[Closed] Nearly had fisticuffs this morning!

I ask him if he's got any pistols

This made me laugh a lot, cheers.

Genuinely great response if true.

There are some seriously angry people out there. Kudos to you Wrighty for your reaction and wit. I'd have had the red mist descending under those circumstances.

Reported myself to the police a few months ago after a driver tried to run me over. It escalated when I questioned his behaviour and he rolled out "you don't pay road tax, so shouldn't be in the road" he then got out of his car and started waving his arms around. I got very angry and it was either hit the cockwomble or his car. So I smashed his rear lights in. This made him get back in his car and drive off. I should have walked away 🙁

I felt terrible afterwards, dobbed myself in and paid for the damage. Police asked if I wanted to press charges against him, but I declined. He had a lucky escape as I have a crappy history of being good at the fisticuffs from my youth.

He basically tried to kill me to move up once car space and ruined two people's days as a result. Don't let it get to you, some people are just dicks, including me in that situation.

I find if some Mr Angry (there are an awful lot of them about) is having a pop at you, then blowing them a kiss can instantly ratchet them up a level, from merely angry to absolutely apoplectic 😀

I must admit laughing at him had the same response.
His parting words were "I know you, I know who you are" I'm still intrigued by that comment.

[i]I'm still intrigued by that comment.[/i]

Probably the idea. Either that or he thought you were Ronnie Pickering.

[i]these things can end up with someone in hospital or worse[/i]

My local greengrocer was Tony Magdi.

[i]
A cyclist from Brighton who punched a man in the face after he opened a car door in his path has been jailed for 18 months.

Paul Lambeth, 36, of Stafford Road, was jailed at Hove Crown Court for killing Tony Magdi, 52, in an assault on 7 November last year.

Mr Magdi suffered serious head injuries in the attack in Portland Road, Hove, and died in hospital three weeks later[/i]

[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-13647541 ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-13647541[/url]

There can be fewer activities in motoring more rewarding than flicking a switch, have the back of the car light up like a Christmas tree and watch the idiot behind suddenly consider what they've just done.

I've almost done the opposite, commuting home on the M25, the wind must have been strong as my Citreon Berlingo was doing 70 in the fast lane, i had a bright jaffa orange Ford Focus RS come screaming up behind me and tailgated me literally with a couple of feet gap. I pulled over to the middle and lane and was about to give them the "special salute" when i noticed that they were both in uniform and it was an unmarked Police car.

Living in North Yorkshire there's always a chance that they might have duelling equipment of some sort with them. Or st least a shotgun.

Ask for rapiers or cavalry sabres.

(she often just flashes the blues to calm them down - actually stopping people generates all sorts of paperwork and complications)

The lady is also part of the problem. After all if she's on traffic duty she should be sorting out the egregious types and to hell with the paperwork times.

I suspect that if she is [i]"a gold firearms commander"[/i] travelling in a [i]"a fast, stealthed up police car"[/i] then she's probably not on traffic duty! 😆

[i]The lady is also part of the problem. After all if she's on traffic duty[/i]

She's an Assistant Chief Constable who's using a company car.

She has to call someone in to actually write tickets etc as she doesn't carry the paperwork round with her.

Ronnie Pickering

[i]..she is "a gold firearms commander" travelling in a "a fast, stealthed up police car"[/i]

Shooting the stupid gits is fine with me 😆

His parting words were "I know you, I know who you are" I'm still intrigued by that comment.

People come out with some really random things when enraged. You should have said "I'm Batman" just to get the last word 🙂

Shooting the stupid gits is fine with me

She should be, at the very least, allowed to shoot their tyres out

I never understood how someone can be in such an epic rush that they'll drive like they stole it, make reckless overtakes and crawl up your chuff (the ideal overtaking position, obvs) for daring to do the speed limit, just to save a few seconds and yet have all the time in the world to park up have have a five minute slanging match. People are weird.

I find if some Mr Angry (there are an awful lot of them about) is having a pop at you, then blowing them a kiss can instantly ratchet them up a level, from merely angry to absolutely apoplectic

+1, I've done this, it's properly entertaining.

His parting words were "I know you, I know who you are"

I'm still intrigued by that comment.
People come out with some really random things when enraged

True, but only if one carelessly discounts Wrightyson's existing visual impact on the local populace

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[quote=binners ]I find if some Mr Angry (there are an awful lot of them about) is having a pop at you, then blowing them a kiss can instantly ratchet them up a level, from merely angry to absolutely apoplectic

I do that. It's fun

There can be fewer activities in motoring more rewarding than flicking a switch, have the back of the car light up like a Christmas tree and watch the idiot behind suddenly consider what they've just done.

There is a Youtube video worth of fun to be had right there...

I find if some Mr Angry (there are an awful lot of them about) is having a pop at you, then blowing them a kiss can instantly ratchet them up a level, from merely angry to absolutely apoplectic

I know that I'm going to get the piss ripped out of me, but could someone explain the pistols comment to me please.

I know that I'm going to get the piss ripped out of me, but could someone explain the pistols comment to me please.

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The proper way to challenge someone to a duel.
Woiuld require some kind of armoured DH glove though rather than standard roadie gloves...

when i noticed that they were both in uniform and it was an unmarked Police car.

I've had similar with an unmarked Evo up my arse 😳

I try not to get into physical confrontations any more. I've already had one driver cautioned for assaulting me, I don't want to establish a pattern.

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I find if some Mr Angry (there are an awful lot of them about) is having a pop at you, then blowing them a kiss can instantly ratchet them up a level, from merely angry to absolutely apoplectic

I don't blow a kiss (in case it's seen as a hate crime), but I do smile in a manic friendly way and wave energetically, to similar effect.

I don't blow a kiss (in case it's seen as a hate crime)

Eh?

Racist innit. 😆

You should have said [s]"I'm Batman"[/s] "I know where you live" just to get the last word

With a strong Belfast accent, obvs.

Don't mention pistols in the states,travelling to the masters golf last week there were 4 guys in a car and I was the only unarmed person 😕

I got 'slapped' once by a motorist for having the audacity to ride my bike through a sleepy, West Sussex town one morning with cars parked on one side against oncoming traffic. Luckily an off-duty policeman was riding his bike the other way and saw the incident - no need for witnesses, he reluctantly pleaded and was billed £700 by the judge for his troubles. My sunnies were wrecked, I have a scar on my eyebrow and I learnt that carbon-fibre disco slippers aren't that suitable for trying to kick fat-****ers in the 'nads and legging it - I just hit a foot-ful of flab!

In hindsight, could have a lot worse and rather avoid confrontation - I try not to react, these days regardless of the provocation.

I learnt that carbon-fibre disco slippers aren't that suitable for trying to kick fat-****ers in the 'nads and legging it

Adds to the list of why flat pedals are better for the next clip versus flat thread

A good 12 years ago, when I was young and invincible, I stuck my finger up at a pickup driver here in Thailand. A few minutes later, the pickup driver was along side our car, showing me he had a gun, not pointing it at me, just holding it up to show me, before he burnt off.

Missus was not very happy, and since then I have never gesticulated at a driver in anger, well not in sight of them anyway.

when I was young and invisible

I think you'll find he was trying to get your wife's attention as he thought the car was without a driver 😯

I love when people are in such a rush that they are being an utter tool to everyone, but not in such a rush they can't stop for a quick fight.

(Hope no one else has said this, I read the OP and first couple of comments then posted. If you disagree with my approach, I'm removing my contact lenses and watch in readiness for taking this outside even as I type this)

^FFS - 5 seconds is all it took to correct that auto correct, 5 seconds and someone spotted it,

It made me laugh. One of the best auto-corrects I've seen in a while

I love when people are in such a rush that they are being an utter tool to everyone, but not in such a rush they can't stop for a quick fight.

(Hope no one else has said this, I read the OP and first couple of comments then posted. If you disagree with my approach, I'm removing my contact lenses and watch in readiness for taking this outside even as I type this)

Outside, now.

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/nearly-had-fisticuffs-this-morning/page/2#post-8410292

For my sins, I had the presence of mind to actually question a guy who had been sat up my arse at speed for some time. I pulled over as soon as possible when the duel carriageway started but he sped by, pulled in and slammed on his brakes, gesturing me to pull over to the hard shoulder. I followed him to a standstill, propped open my door and remained seated. As he stormed over, with as much cool as I could muster given he looked like he wanted to kick me in the throat, I slowly removed my sunnies and said

"You can't be in that much of a rush if you've pulled over for a kicking..."

by which I meant he was doing the kicking. I reckon, from the look on his face and the total lack of words and his stomp back to his car, he thought it was the other way round.

I also had a London motorbike courier try to grab me through a slit in my open window. I got quite wound up by that and was up for expressing that to him in a way he'd obviously understand. When we pulled over on Tavistock Street I leapt out ready to get stuck in but he refused to remove his helmet. Sizing up the little hole I decided I'd probably hurt my hand if I tried to get through the gap so I grabbed the mouth guard and furiously shook it until he fell over.

I laughed all the way back to the flyover...

[i]duel carriageway[/i]

Freud would be proud.

🙂

Indeed

@P-Jay: I think we live in the area, and I totally agree with you. Today's ride was bizarre in terms of local traffic!

"I'll fight you on one condition. .......that you lower your nipples"

In a previous job a guy cut in front of one of our vans, stopped and went looking for the fisticuffs. At 10 foot from the van, he spotted the two county youth front row rugby players and Polish weight lifter. They never found out what he had to say.

so I grabbed the mouth guard and furiously shook it until he fell over.

That's brilliant!

Top thread OP.

This reply brought tears to my eyes:

You should have said "I'm Batman" just to get the last word