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ohioshooter 02-01-2023 10:18 AM

It’s weird being the same age as old people.
 
I’m 79 and I hope I never drive like a lot of people here.

Jerseygirl08 02-01-2023 10:34 AM

I'm not quite 70 yet but I hope I'll never take ten minutes to back out of a parking spot. And I surely hope I never park right in the middle of a parking spot while in my golf cart. I'm never getting old!!

golfing eagles 02-01-2023 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by ohioshooter (Post 2181865)
I’m 79 and I hope I never drive like a lot of people here.

Me too. Just got back from Sam's club. Driving down Anna Maria north a nice person in a blue Vibe at 9:35 ran the stop sign at Bokeelia Villas to pull out right in front of me then proceeded at 22 mph. Thanks for that, I really appreciated it. Then, entering the Pinellas/Morse RB, planning to go straight through to Moyer I was in the OUTSIDE lane, when some idiot pulled up alongside me in the left exit to INSIDE lane and proceeded to make the jack@$$ move of taking the first exit. I think your car was brown, but I was too busy avoiding the accident that YOU would have caused. If that was you, you will know it was me by the fact that I was leaning on my horn---not for safety, but to let you know you are a jack@$$. If that was unclear, I followed it up by saluting you. Then at a light waiting to make a right on 466A, there was no one coming, but the next jerk, the only car in front of me, refused to turn on red, so we sat there 3 minutes for absolutely nothing(No, visibility was not an issue at all). All that in the first 3 1/2 miles of the trip.

So yes, I agree, I hope I never drive like that either.

I'm Popeye! 02-01-2023 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ohioshooter (Post 2181865)
I’m 79 and I hope I never drive like a lot of people here.

OK, you might not drive like them at this moment but you sure look like them... :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Michael G. 02-01-2023 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2181927)
Me too. Just got back from Sam's club. Driving down Anna Maria north a nice person in a blue Vibe at 9:35 ran the stop sign at Bokeelia Villas to pull out right in front of me then proceeded at 22 mph. Thanks for that, I really appreciated it. Then, entering the Pinellas/Morse RB, planning to go straight through to Moyer I was in the OUTSIDE lane, when some idiot pulled up alongside me in the left exit to INSIDE lane and proceeded to make the jack@$$ move of taking the first exit. I think your car was brown, but I was too busy avoiding the accident that YOU would have caused. If that was you, you will know it was me by the fact that I was leaning on my horn---not for safety, but to let you know you are a jack@$$. If that was unclear, I followed it up by saluting you. Then at a light waiting to make a right on 466A, there was no one coming, but the next jerk, the only car in front of me, refused to turn on red, so we sat there 3 minutes for absolutely nothing(No, visibility was not an issue at all). All that in the first 3 1/2 miles of the trip.

So yes, I agree, I hope I never drive like that either.

Three words to remember when driving around Florida and the TV anytime:
Patience, Patience, Patience

Seriously if you value your life, love ones, and keep your insurance low, use patience and you'll be a much happier person and a relax one.
I find complaining doesn't help and you'll you can use your time doing other things. JMTC

thelegges 02-01-2023 12:48 PM

Well its February 1, so new people arriving today. Younger than some posting, but driving up to 466 today, I felt I could have been the only person who knew how to drive a car.

bargee 02-01-2023 01:09 PM

To quote a safe driver instructor"Drive like their all out to get you"

ohioshooter 02-01-2023 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by I'm Popeye! (Post 2181949)
OK, you might not drive like them at this moment but you sure look like them... :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

You don’t know that. 😎

VApeople 02-01-2023 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 2181927)
entering the Pinellas/Morse RB, planning to go straight through to Moyer I was in the OUTSIDE lane, when some idiot pulled up alongside me in the left exit to INSIDE lane and proceeded to make the jack@$$ move of taking the first exit.

Yeah, the first time that happened to me I was shocked, and then it happened again a few days later.

Now I expect it and have learned how to deal with it, so life is good.

vintageogauge 02-01-2023 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ohioshooter (Post 2181865)
I’m 79 and I hope I never drive like a lot of people here.

You already do but you just don't know it.

ohioshooter 02-01-2023 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 2182011)
You already do but you just don't know it.

Well, I don’t fall asleep at traffic lights, and I don’t need a half mile between cars to enter a highway from a parking lot.

Arctic Fox 02-01-2023 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ohioshooter (Post 2181865)
I’m 79 and I hope I never drive like a lot of people here.

As in:

"I've never caused an accident, but I've seen plenty in my rear-view mirror".

JMintzer 02-01-2023 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by I'm Popeye! (Post 2181949)
OK, you might not drive like them at this moment but you sure look like them... :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Oooh! That's COLD! :p

Worldseries27 02-02-2023 04:59 AM

Last night making a left on warm springs ave departing from magnolia plaza encountered a blue/gray pick-up truck that not only blew the light but also had no lights on. Hope that person is reading this as well as any leo's

Two Bills 02-02-2023 05:08 AM

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