the further motoring (mis)adventures of Sion - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Sion · 01-04-2004, 09:57 PM

about two months ago, I had to replace the alternator in my NYer. kind of a pain in the ass, and somewhat expensive, but I got the job done and the car was back on the road. so, today, I had to travel up to Youngstown (Oh) from my home near Columbus. Got there just fine and took care of what I was there for. But upon getting ready to head back home, I notice a faint smell of burning plastic/petroleum, like the smell of burnt wires or oil. I look the car over as best I could and found nothing out of the ordinary. Then, while waiting for the wife to come out of the restroom where we gassed up, I notice the voltage guage is sitting on about 12v. yup, you guessed it, bad alternator again. now, its under warranty, so the cost isnt a problem, but Im 180 miles from home and all my tools, as well as the store where I bought it. fortunately, it was a chain (Advance) and they have stores in Y-town.

so we head over there ASAP, get the guy to call my home store and get warranty info. that checks out so they pull another alt and let me borrow the tools necessary to swap it out in the parking lot. hunky dory, right? well, it would be, except for the cold and rain I had to work in. you'd be surprised at how fast an engine cools off in 40 degree (F) rainy weather. and of course, I was wearing sneakers, so my toes are just now starting to warm up.

so I finish the job after about an hour or so (and with maybe 10 mins of daylight left) test it and we're good to go.

then comes the REALLY fun part, 3.5 hours of driving home, in the dark, with varying degrees of medium to heavy rain. now, I gave up my speeding habits long ago, so of course I get all kinds of idiots riding my ass all the time. I always go the speed limit (+ 5 occasionally) so I'm used to the tailgaters and can usually deal with them without getting too pissed off. But NOT when its cold, rainy and dark out. these fucking assholes with their lifted or huge tire 4x4s putting their headlights right in my mirrors just infuriate me. or the cock-knockers with their million candle power superblue headlights and/or poorly adjust foglights can suck my dick too.

but this time, I got to see some sweet poetic justice. this jerkoff in a silver 4 door import sport sedan (acura maybe, couldnt tell for sure) with the aforementioned headlamps AND foglamps came flying up behind me hard, blinded me with his lights for a couple of seconds, then flew by me the very millisecond I moved over. he then proceeded to do the typical asshole zig-zag from one lane to another up the highway, passing (cutting off would be more accurate) anyone and everyone doing 80+ in very BAD WEATHER with, at best, poor visibility. (Yoo know how the rain sprays up off of tires? well EVERY car on the road had a nice fat cone of spray/fog behind them today). Anyway, Mr Type A (for Asshole) Personality seemed oblivious to the idea the maybe he should SLOW THE FUCK DOWN IN SHITTY WEATHER AT NIGHT. well, I guess he learned his lesson tonight.

about 45 mins later, traffic slows a bit and we get to see the following:

1. a dark gray late 80s/early 90s accord, with one side bashed in, on the grass on the left side of the highway

2. just beyond the accord, a state highway patrol car, lights just a flashin to all to hell. trooper talking to the tow truck driver a few feet further.

3. a couple of yards further, a silver 4 door import sport sedan on the left berm, facing the wrong way, with some front end damage.

4. no ambulance (so I assume/hope no one got hurt).

had to be the same guy. no question in my mind.

I laughed my ass off for about 10 miles.

I do feel sorry for the poor schmuck he bashed, but hopefully asshole-driver has good insurance and he can upgrade that accord.

merkerguitars · 01-05-2004, 12:36 AM

hahahha that guy got owned......not like he didn't have it coming. You must of had the greatest feeling in the world after seeing him in the ditch.

theguyondacouch · 01-05-2004, 12:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sion
cock-knockers with their million candle power superblue headlights and/or poorly adjust foglights can suck my dick too.

I'm sorry, but thats just funny.

Stare At The Sun · 01-05-2004, 01:45 PM

Ahh the joys of driving, good post, had me laughing many times...

MexicanOnABike · 01-05-2004, 02:02 PM

heheh....

Pragma · 01-05-2004, 06:37 PM

I know the feeling - around here (and probably in general) no one has the slightest fucking clue what fog lamps and/or brights are used for, and always have them on when it gets dark. Doesn't matter if they're looking at a mile long stretch of oncoming traffic or tailgating me at 80MPH, brights and/or fog lamps are on in over 50% of the cars.

There needs to be an easy to way to yell at them and tell them to quit trying to kill people.

grumpyolddude · 01-08-2004, 09:24 PM

Glad you survived the trip, Sion.

We had our first appreciable snow here this week. While driving to work, the only roadside casualty I saw was a Ford Bronco on his grille in a ditch. All of us 2 wheel drivers stayed safe. I smiled.

MSD · 01-08-2004, 10:56 PM

Kind of like the time the dick in the Dodge Caravan cut me off, and ten minutes later I sat in traffic, missing an appointment only to discover that the cause of the holdup was that same Dodge upside-down on a hill that sloped up fromt he road, front toward the road, rear of the roof resting on a tree, drive wheels still spinning. Thank God none of the kids in the car were hurt and had all been wearing seatbelts. Maybe next time they'll tell dad to slow down and stop being such an assclown.

01-04-2004, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sion Dumb all over...a little ugly on the side Location: In the room where the giant fire puffer works, and the torture never stops.	the further motoring (mis)adventures of Sion about two months ago, I had to replace the alternator in my NYer. kind of a pain in the ass, and somewhat expensive, but I got the job done and the car was back on the road. so, today, I had to travel up to Youngstown (Oh) from my home near Columbus. Got there just fine and took care of what I was there for. But upon getting ready to head back home, I notice a faint smell of burning plastic/petroleum, like the smell of burnt wires or oil. I look the car over as best I could and found nothing out of the ordinary. Then, while waiting for the wife to come out of the restroom where we gassed up, I notice the voltage guage is sitting on about 12v. yup, you guessed it, bad alternator again. now, its under warranty, so the cost isnt a problem, but Im 180 miles from home and all my tools, as well as the store where I bought it. fortunately, it was a chain (Advance) and they have stores in Y-town. so we head over there ASAP, get the guy to call my home store and get warranty info. that checks out so they pull another alt and let me borrow the tools necessary to swap it out in the parking lot. hunky dory, right? well, it would be, except for the cold and rain I had to work in. you'd be surprised at how fast an engine cools off in 40 degree (F) rainy weather. and of course, I was wearing sneakers, so my toes are just now starting to warm up. so I finish the job after about an hour or so (and with maybe 10 mins of daylight left) test it and we're good to go. then comes the REALLY fun part, 3.5 hours of driving home, in the dark, with varying degrees of medium to heavy rain. now, I gave up my speeding habits long ago, so of course I get all kinds of idiots riding my ass all the time. I always go the speed limit (+ 5 occasionally) so I'm used to the tailgaters and can usually deal with them without getting too pissed off. But NOT when its cold, rainy and dark out. these fucking assholes with their lifted or huge tire 4x4s putting their headlights right in my mirrors just infuriate me. or the cock-knockers with their million candle power superblue headlights and/or poorly adjust foglights can suck my dick too. but this time, I got to see some sweet poetic justice. this jerkoff in a silver 4 door import sport sedan (acura maybe, couldnt tell for sure) with the aforementioned headlamps AND foglamps came flying up behind me hard, blinded me with his lights for a couple of seconds, then flew by me the very millisecond I moved over. he then proceeded to do the typical asshole zig-zag from one lane to another up the highway, passing (cutting off would be more accurate) anyone and everyone doing 80+ in very BAD WEATHER with, at best, poor visibility. (Yoo know how the rain sprays up off of tires? well EVERY car on the road had a nice fat cone of spray/fog behind them today). Anyway, Mr Type A (for Asshole) Personality seemed oblivious to the idea the maybe he should SLOW THE FUCK DOWN IN SHITTY WEATHER AT NIGHT. well, I guess he learned his lesson tonight. about 45 mins later, traffic slows a bit and we get to see the following: 1. a dark gray late 80s/early 90s accord, with one side bashed in, on the grass on the left side of the highway 2. just beyond the accord, a state highway patrol car, lights just a flashin to all to hell. trooper talking to the tow truck driver a few feet further. 3. a couple of yards further, a silver 4 door import sport sedan on the left berm, facing the wrong way, with some front end damage. 4. no ambulance (so I assume/hope no one got hurt). had to be the same guy. no question in my mind. I laughed my ass off for about 10 miles. I do feel sorry for the poor schmuck he bashed, but hopefully asshole-driver has good insurance and he can upgrade that accord. __________________ He's the best, of course, of all the worst. Some wrong been done, he done it first. -fz I jus' want ta thank you...falettinme...be mice elf...agin... Last edited by Sion; 01-04-2004 at 10:02 PM..

01-05-2004, 12:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
merkerguitars Buffering......... Location: Wisconsin...	hahahha that guy got owned......not like he didn't have it coming. You must of had the greatest feeling in the world after seeing him in the ditch. __________________ Donate now! Ask me How! Please use the search function it is your friend. Look at my mustang please feel free to comment! http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=26985

01-05-2004, 02:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
MexicanOnABike Location: up north	heheh.... __________________ - Movie Reviews - Ratings-

01-05-2004, 06:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pragma I am Winter Born Location: Alexandria, VA	I know the feeling - around here (and probably in general) no one has the slightest fucking clue what fog lamps and/or brights are used for, and always have them on when it gets dark. Doesn't matter if they're looking at a mile long stretch of oncoming traffic or tailgating me at 80MPH, brights and/or fog lamps are on in over 50% of the cars. There needs to be an easy to way to yell at them and tell them to quit trying to kill people. __________________ Eat antimatter, Posleen-boy!

01-08-2004, 09:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
grumpyolddude Deliberately unfocused Location: Amazon.com and CDBaby	Glad you survived the trip, Sion. We had our first appreciable snow here this week. While driving to work, the only roadside casualty I saw was a Ford Bronco on his grille in a ditch. All of us 2 wheel drivers stayed safe. I smiled. __________________ "Regret can be a harder pill to swallow than failure .With failure you at least know you gave it a chance..." David Howard

01-05-2004, 01:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Stare At The Sun Eh? Location: Somewhere over the rainbow	Ahh the joys of driving, good post, had me laughing many times...

01-08-2004, 10:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Kind of like the time the dick in the Dodge Caravan cut me off, and ten minutes later I sat in traffic, missing an appointment only to discover that the cause of the holdup was that same Dodge upside-down on a hill that sloped up fromt he road, front toward the road, rear of the roof resting on a tree, drive wheels still spinning. Thank God none of the kids in the car were hurt and had all been wearing seatbelts. Maybe next time they'll tell dad to slow down and stop being such an assclown.