[Drive Thru Rage] Was I Wrong?

[AroundTheWorld]

Don't want to start a separate thread for this, but I recently had a road rage incident in the south of France where some guy threw hedge shears through my car window at about 70 mph. There was glass all over the inside of the car and I first thought he had shot at me so I kept my head down, so I didn't get his license plate.

Road rage is baaaaad. The other things is, especially in Texas, you don't know whom you are dealing with, so it might be dangerous for you, too.

[across110thstreet]

you could have been nice and just let her in and let the other angry drivers do the freaking out for you.

you could have skipped the line and just parked and walked in.

or you could have skipped Chick Fil-A altogether

[Ras137]

Originally Posted by atomicanderz I don't know you but this screams of there's something else going on in your life that's making you angry. There's no reason why something this small should make you blow up. Find out what the real issue is before your wife gets really scared of your outbursts or even worse, you do something you regret.

Thank you for your concern Dr. Freud. (I do appreciate the concern even I have to make a joke of it) But I'm okay and my wife is fine. The more I think about it the more I do think there were other issues that just made the situation worse: road rage, every time I've blown up at a stranger (which has happened twice before, and one was retaliatory) I've been behind the wheel (something about being in a car makes me feel safer) and the fact that people cutting in line has screwed me over before (on Black Friday, but that's another story).

[TheRealist137]

Originally Posted by pippendagimp the bottomline is that ****ing b!tch in the black beamer will definitely think twice before cutting in the fast food drive thru line now. so you have made a difference in the world. and that's why i voted 'no'.

This, people hating on this guy for making a scene just or 2 minutes of time must be pushovers.

Dude may have went overboard, but in no way do you just let her cut in line freely. No matter what these people will never be CEOs because they'll just let people walk all over them.

[greatpacha1]

Originally Posted by RedRedemption Did you have a right to be angry? Yes. Did you overreact? Yes.

This...but when it comes to food...survival of the fittest :P

[cheke64]

Originally Posted by TheRealist137 This, people hating on this guy for making a scene just or 2 minutes of time must be pushovers. Dude may have went overboard, but in no way do you just let her cut in line freely. No matter what these people will never be CEOs because they'll just let people walk all over them.

Shane battier gonna be president. You think he would react like that?

What will Shane do? Wear that bracelet.

[bigtexxx]

lol I've cut in that drive thru line before. The one on West Rd, right? I was out there coming back into town from a trip, was in a hurry, and saw that line and said "yeah right"

just relax bro -- some people's time is more valuable than yours

[robbie380]

Originally Posted by AroundTheWorld Don't want to start a separate thread for this, but I recently had a road rage incident in the south of France where some guy threw hedge shears through my car window at about 70 mph. There was glass all over the inside of the car and I first thought he had shot at me so I kept my head down, so I didn't get his license plate. Road rage is baaaaad. The other things is, especially in Texas, you don't know whom you are dealing with, so it might be dangerous for you, too.

Muslim?

[LCII]

That's why its called road rage. You overreact to something that probably isn't that bad. If this is a one time occurrence then it's probably OK. But it sounds like your rage was triggered more by your wife trying to stop you from expressing your annoyance/anger, not from the lady in the BMW (most BMW drivers are douches). So you need to talk about that with your wife.

[jev5555]

Overreaction.

But I would have called her a f**king *unt. Hey I don't blame you for getting mad because some people walk around this b**ch acting like you owe them for gracing you with their presence.

[AirBud#10]

You're not wrong Walter you're just an asshole.

[Sooner423]

Originally Posted by AirBud#10 You're not wrong Walter you're just an asshole.

Spoken like a true Dudeist.

[got em COACH]

Originally Posted by bobrek YOLO....

FISH! (F*** it. Sh** Happens)

[percicles]

Originally Posted by robbie380 Muslim?

Most likely if it was the south of France. Lots of entitled Gulf Arabs.

[RedRedemption]

Originally Posted by got em COACH FISH! (F*** it. Sh** Happens)

NO. STOP.

[Honey Bear]

Every time I close my eyes, I wake up smellin the numbah five
I cant get you outta my mind, boy you make me feel alive

Baby this is Texas I want my ****ing food
Waffle fries with burgers to put me in the mood

WAIT!

Whattttt's this, a ho be gettin in my line
Whooaaa this ho aint even a dime

Underneathhhh my skin, no no no no

Get out of line, you ****ing bitch
Get out of line, you ****ing bitch

What must I sayyy
What must I doooo
To show how much
I want to get my burger before you

Now my honey girl be sheddin em tears
And the kids around me be livin life with fears
I had to remove myself from the sitch
Cuz she never got out of line, that ****ing bitch

Anddd bitch, I was in line before you
You dirty little slut. Dirty little slut. **** you in the butt
Yo girl, I aint gon lie
You are makin me cry

What must I sayyy
What must I doooo
To show how much
I want to get my burger before you

[jopatmc]

What you should have done is call the store while you were in line and ask them to send someone out and deal with the line cutters including the black beamer.

[AroundTheWorld]

Originally Posted by robbie380 Muslim?

French (I guess - I barely even saw the guy, he was tailgating behind me and really aggressive). Some guy driving a gardening pickup truck, which explains the hedge shears.

We didn't get to know each other well enough to have a D&D style discussion about his religious affiliation .

[Cold Hard]

Some battles aren't worth fighting. You should have let the whole thing drop, OP...it's not worth it. It's very rarely acceptable to act the way you did in ANY situation. Grow up and act like a mature adult, which includes keeping your emotions under control. Sure, the lady in the BMW was a jerk, but still. Many people in the world act like douches, and there's nothing you can do to change that.

Consider yourself fortunate that she didn't pull a gun on you, or that she or someone else in the vicinity didn't call the police. You could have been in serious trouble.

I also agree with Apps...your wife may never forget this incident, and she may not look at you quite the same way ever again. Things like this tend to remain in people's minds...especially women. You'd better hope this doesn't lead to deterioration in your marriage.

[Nook]

That is what you get for going to Chick fil a.

Other than that next time either get out of the car and beat the #%^* out of the occupants or let it go. You only left a permanent scar on your wife's psyche and ended up losing out on your sugar coated chicken hate sandwich.