Young people and their cell phone cameras

Nov 1, 2022, 7:10 AM

I got into a road conflict recently. Some turd went flying by and cut over in front of me on the freeway, so I gave him the finger and was yelling at him. Dude slows down to ride side by side with me (obviously he wasn't in that much of a hurry).

I'm like great, what is this wackjob gonna do now. I look over and its some Millennial or Zoomer holding up a phone. No yelling or cursing, no hand gestures, no threats, no apparent emotion at all, just holding up the phone.

He rides next to me for at least two miles holding the phone to the window. I speed up, he speeds up; I slow down, he slows down. No emotion or visible anger just holding the stupid phone up for miles like some 21st century zombie. I'm like jeeze pull a gun on me or try to run me off the road or something, anything. This is just really boring and annoying.

It got me to thinking about the scenes when there is some crime or police confrontation or disaster and dozens of young people just stand there emotionless holding up their phones filming. They are almost like a generation of zombies or something. Where is the passion? Where is the normal human response even if bad?

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wallanon3 years ago

Wonder what he was saying while putting you on video. Maybe you'll be a meme

shailynn3 years ago

It appears he is trying to make sure he looks like the victim. A lot of people do that when driving, they were the fools that made the error but for some reason they feel you are the guilty one.

Let’s face it - if you drive enough we’ve all cut someone off or pulled out when we shouldn’t have at some point. That’s when you wave at someone and mouth “sorry,” and hopefully you weren’t in an accident.

skibum6093 years ago

Take a sharpie. Write on a sheet of plain white paper: "I saw you molest that child". They stop.

rattdog3 years ago

so you wanted something interesting to happen?

instead of yelling and giving that douche the finger you should have done that dale earnhardt move. sr or jr-doesn't matter which one as they both know that particular move. in fact jr did it to sr to win a race.

the move is to use your right front bumper and slightly nudge that other guy's rear left bumper. after that the car starts bugging out.

captanmellow3 years ago

Ratting, I worked with some who did the Earnhardt move on someone on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago. There were 2 squad cars waiting for him when he pulled up to his house!

Mate273 years ago

Yeah, Wokism is raising a generation of victims ready to look for an opportunity to capitalize on being a victim, and bait you into it.

Tetradon3 years ago

"Some turd went flying by and cut over in front of me on the freeway, so I gave him the finger and was yelling at him"

Weird flex, bro.

Buy a nice big bottle of Jergens and head to PornHub. You seem uptight.

Icee Loco (asshole)3 years ago

Recording your reaction is the right thing to do. You probably gave off road rage vibes

shadowcat3 years ago

Be careful. You never know who is carrying a gun now a days.

skibum6093 years ago

I was driving westbound on I-290 in my suit and tie. A BMW suv (hate beemrs and suv's) decided they needed to be in the left lane. On goes their blinker and they begin to move over. Only problem is that I am already there, to the extent that the nose of my car is even with his steering wheel, so the fuck knows I am there. I tap the horn, he keeps coming. I blow the horn and he is 2" away. I jack up on the brakes swerve into the 18" of grass before the guardrail and he just continues on as if being there is his god given right and I am just a pos in his way. Being a 61 year old professional (4 years ago) I react in a mature and thoughtful manner: I flip out, blow a gasket and decide, that if it is worth killing me to be in the left lane, it is now my moral obligation to make sure he stays in the left lane.

He has Jersey plates so I know he is headed for the Mass. Pike, so I back off the gas and pull into the middle lane, staying next to him. He slows down. I slow down. He speeds up. I speed up. The whole time I am screaming at the motherfucker in a blind rage. BMW has plenty of power and handles well. WRX has plenty of power, handles better and I am in an insane rage. He tries maybe 20 different maneuvers, no luck. Misses the pike exit and I force him down I-395 and we head towards Connecticut. 27 miles I keep that fuck in the left lane until I accept the fact I am now 30 minutes late, headed for an hour late to an appointment in my office. I speed up get in front of him, give him the finger, the jack off sign and then brake facial him. He almost loses it and I put on my blinker, get off and resume a normal working day.

I'm from Massachusetts and we drive bettah than you.........To be fair I have mellowed since then and when I look back and think of what I would have done differently ... all I can think of is I should have blown off my appointment and kept him there through Connecticut and then hit a strip club......................