Redneck Morons in Pickup Trucks
06-04-14, 03:55 PM
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I think they have better parties.
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I believe you can be angry without being fearful. In the OP's particular case I can't see the connection.
I had a Deputy Sheriff almost do the same thing to me. Several cars were stopped at a traffic signal, all of which just passed me, while I was riding in the bike lane. The Sheriff's patrol car was about the 3rd car back from the intersection. On the right was a convenience store with a large driveway opening on to the street. As I passed the stopped cars, still in the bike lane, the sheriff's car abruptly wheeled right into the convenience store's parking lot. I was almost beside him and had to lay my bike down to keep from getting hit or hitting the car. I was not fearful; I was plain pissed off, and if I could have gotten up quicker, I'd have let the deputy know how pissed I was. I asked a lady coming out of the parking lot if he had signaled his move, and she said, "no". She also said she thought that he had actually hit me.
I did call the sheriff's department's dispatcher, and was assured the incident would be discussed at the evenings debriefing.
I never thought that he was a moron or a redneck, just someone who had a bad lapse in judgement. Heck, I've never done anything stupid while driving
I had a Deputy Sheriff almost do the same thing to me. Several cars were stopped at a traffic signal, all of which just passed me, while I was riding in the bike lane. The Sheriff's patrol car was about the 3rd car back from the intersection. On the right was a convenience store with a large driveway opening on to the street. As I passed the stopped cars, still in the bike lane, the sheriff's car abruptly wheeled right into the convenience store's parking lot. I was almost beside him and had to lay my bike down to keep from getting hit or hitting the car. I was not fearful; I was plain pissed off, and if I could have gotten up quicker, I'd have let the deputy know how pissed I was. I asked a lady coming out of the parking lot if he had signaled his move, and she said, "no". She also said she thought that he had actually hit me.
I did call the sheriff's department's dispatcher, and was assured the incident would be discussed at the evenings debriefing.
I never thought that he was a moron or a redneck, just someone who had a bad lapse in judgement. Heck, I've never done anything stupid while driving
Better be careful, in the Orlando area they have had cops hit two riders in the last few months. The department circled around them and no charges were filed. If other departments hear about this they just might not miss anymore....
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Be careful when you use the term truck driver, lots of professional truck drivers, wouldn't dream of cutting close, and they are the ones who are most sure of where their corners are.
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+1. IME, they're also the ones who will wait behind you on a blind curve or hill rather than try to pass.
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Dont bash white for a pickup or a car for that matter. White is the most logical choice for paint. It is made with titanium dioxide which is the strongest pigment for paint. It stays cooler in the summer and prevent the inside of the car from getting so hot. And the usual point, is that it doesnt show dirt quite so bad.
06-05-14, 02:47 PM
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Drivers of these monstrously huge overloaded metal scrap trucks, not in the best of shape by the looks of it, making a delivery at about 6. Were ever so considerate and careful. Week after week...
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- “If you’ve ever made change in the offering plate, you might be a redneck.”
- “You may be a redneck if . . . your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.”
- “If you own a home with wheels on it and several cars without, you just might be a redneck.”
- “You may be a redneck if . . . you think you are an entrepreneur because of the “Dirt for Sale” sign in the front yard.”
- “You might be a redneck if …the blue book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas it has in it.”
- “You may be a redneck if . . . you have spent more on your pickup truck than on your education.”
- “If you ever cut your grass and found a car, you might be a redneck”
- “If you think the stock market has a fence around it, you might be a redneck”
- “If your wife has ever said ‘Come move this transmission so I can take a bath.’, you might be a redneck”
- “If your wife can climb a tree faster than your cat, you might be a redneck”
- “If you’ve ever financed a tattoo, you might be a redneck”
- “If the gas pedal on your car is shaped like a bare foot, you might be a redneck”
- “If you think a turtleneck is key ingredient for soup, you might be a redneck”
- “If someone asks to see your ID and you show them your belt buckle, you might be a redneck”
- “If your dog and your wallet are both on a chain, you might be a redneck”
- “If your wife’s hairdo has ever been ruined by a ceiling fan, you might be a redneck”
- “If you bought a VCR because wrestling comes on while you’re at work, you might be a redneck”
- “If your dad walks you to school because you’re in the same grade, you might be a redneck”
- “If your mother doesn’t remove the Marlboro from her lips before telling the State Trooper to kiss her ass, you might be a redneck”
- “If you only condiment on the dining room table is the economy size bottle of ketchup, you might be a redneck”
- “If you think ‘loading the dishwasher’ means ‘getting your wife drunk’, you might be a redneck”
- “If birds are attracted to your beard, you might be a redneck”
- “If you’ve ever been involved in a custody fight over a hunting dog, you might be a redneck”
- “If you think the French Riviera is foreign car, you might be a redneck”
- “If you have ever spray-painted your girlfriends name on an overpass, you might be a redneck”
- “If you ever cut your grass and found a car, you might be a redneck”
- “If you ever got too drunk to fish, you might be a redneck”
- “If you stand under the misteletoe at Christmas and wait for Granny and cousin Bobby-Sue Ellen to walk by, you might be a redneck”
- “If you think that Dom Perignon is a mafia leader, you might be a redneck”
- “If your idea of a 7 course meal is a bucket of KFC and a sixpack, you might be a redneck”
if you've ever carried a bucket of paint to the top of a water tower to defend your sister's honor, you just might be a redneck.
06-05-14, 09:28 PM
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I gotta say it ...
Demographic most likely to give me grief on the road: 20 something males driving full sized pickups. A distant second is someone driving a luxury car.
Demographic least likely to give me grief on the road: Immigrant gardeners driving their flat bed or pickup with their stuff in the back.
Demographic most likely to give me grief on the road: 20 something males driving full sized pickups. A distant second is someone driving a luxury car.
Demographic least likely to give me grief on the road: Immigrant gardeners driving their flat bed or pickup with their stuff in the back.
06-06-14, 05:48 AM
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Redneck Mormons in pick up trucks? I thought they all rode bikes.
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I was riding in a torrential rain storm a few weeks back. Coming down a hill on a 55 mph road, I was almost at the center line as the rest of the roadway had too much standing water. When the young man in a large wheeled orange pick up slowed and rolled down his window when passing, I expect to hear a complaint about my positioning. Instead, he offered me a ride.
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Last year, I was riding in northern Ontario, taking a rural road north out of Dryden, when a young guy in a diesel pickup with two 6 inch stacks coming the other way stopped to warn me he had just seen a bear with two cubs about a quarter mile ahead.
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Mulholland Double Century several years ago. We're pedaling up a steep section of Cold Creek in utter darkness. A big black SUV appears behind us, and slowly moves over to pass. The passenger window rolls down, and a 20 something male leans out the window ...
"Hey, if you don't mind me asking, what the hell are you guys doing out here, anyway?"
"Finishing up a double century ... a 200 mile bike ride."
He leaned into toward the driver and repeated what we said, then leaned out the window again, fist in the air:
"You guys rock!"
"Hey, if you don't mind me asking, what the hell are you guys doing out here, anyway?"
"Finishing up a double century ... a 200 mile bike ride."
He leaned into toward the driver and repeated what we said, then leaned out the window again, fist in the air:
"You guys rock!"
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I find that are are morons (redneck or not) in every type of vehicle. I find that generally I get buzzed more often by SUVs and pickups in suburban situations. When I ride well out into the countryside almost everyone is courteous. I would say that the vast majority of motorists are courteous and cautious.
I do try to avoid riding through areas with a heavy white working class population. There are too many drunks, methheads, jacked 4X4s, and dumbasses with a chip on their shoulder. It gets a little too crazy for my taste.
I do try to avoid riding through areas with a heavy white working class population. There are too many drunks, methheads, jacked 4X4s, and dumbasses with a chip on their shoulder. It gets a little too crazy for my taste.
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I find that are are morons (redneck or not) in every type of vehicle. I find that generally I get buzzed more often by SUVs and pickups in suburban situations. When I ride well out into the countryside almost everyone is courteous. I would say that the vast majority of motorists are courteous and cautious.
I do try to avoid riding through areas with a heavy white working class population. There are too many drunks, methheads, jacked 4X4s, and dumbasses with a chip on their shoulder. It gets a little too crazy for my taste.
I do try to avoid riding through areas with a heavy white working class population. There are too many drunks, methheads, jacked 4X4s, and dumbasses with a chip on their shoulder. It gets a little too crazy for my taste.
06-06-14, 08:05 AM
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In 30 years of riding, all the sadistic, hateful things I have seen have been done by young white men. I've been spat on, buzzed, had bottles, cans , and even chunks of ice thrown at me, not to mention all the obscenities and insults. Not just here in California, but having toured across the U.S. the worst part of that trip was in Eastern Kansas, Kentucky, and Missouri where thrown objects were a daily part of the ride.
There is a local radio show which on Friday has an hour where you can call in and vent about whatever bothered you that week. Quite a lot of the calls are funny. But one thing I have noticed, week in and week out as a regular listener. There are always 2 or 3 calls *****ing about people on bicycles. There are never any calls from cyclists griping about people in cars. So there is a general pervasive redneck attitude here that cyclists are second class citizens on the road. This is a pretty sedentary town compared to some places I've seen (contrast Denver or Portland, for instance). People here drive huge vehicles, eat a lot of BBQ, and watch movies. So we don't have the overall fitness culture as a city, in general, that promotes bike friendliness.
By the way, having lived in both rural MO and rural KS, I can say that rural Missouri is way scarier and a lot more like Deliverance. Rural MO is a little bit like the film Gummo in a lot of places.
This pretty much sums up the vehicular attitude around these parts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZeFDe44Ddo&feature=kp
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06-06-14, 08:20 AM
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I find your racist rants offensive. This is your second posting pointing out that you don't like working class whites. Your trolling has paid off. Jerks are upholstered in a wide variety of colors. Try riding through Baltimore or Memphis and see what shade "gets a little too crazy" for your taste.
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Your assumptions are making an a s s out of you! I am white and work as a Machinist. I work with a lot of working class white people who are not drunks, methheads and are respectful of all people. Racist? Puhleeeze! Your mention of what shade gets a little too crazy strikes me as coded racism. Chip on your shoulder, perhaps?
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I know I know, some of your best friends are white (trash) people.
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