Originally Posted by
nashcommguy
This is SO ******* hard to do, but enough of those ICMs(idiot cager moments) will eat one up if one lets them. For about 2 years I rode 'angry' ALL the time. Probably should've been in some sort of anger management program, seriously.
Can't think of the number of cagers I cussed out or one-upped. Then one day the thought hit me that the only one who was suffering was...me. I was
miserable on my commutes. That was about 8 years ago. My state of mind is
much better these days.
This is not to suggest the OP is in need of AM it's just
my experience w/situations of a similar type and the way I coped at the time.
No, no, no. I have no need for Anger Management. I would have to be numb from the neck up to not have a shot of 5-hour adrenaline after the little "contest" we had over who owned the lane at the time. Normally, I am a smiler and waver when I ride, because I ride for fun and fitness, not to make a statement or save $$$ on gas.
Best part of it was I thought it was a coworker, who was going to hear from me. Did a parking lot prowl and didn't see the car, and the coworker was not yet in the office when I got there. THAT part turned out good - I was still under Adrenal Gland influence at the time and I would have likely said something stoopid.
I usually operate as though every driver will do something idiotic at me or near me, but this one was just amazing. And I can see it now as they zipped up the bag around me and the officer was interviewing her: "I never saw him - he came out of nowhere..."