Old TexMex
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Probably true, but.....Accuracy In Politics: Snopes Got Snoped
Road Rage, Yet Again
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Well, how about NPR, then . . .
Safe to Blink the Car Headlights?
Of course, Snopes is still around, and the blog you linked has been inactive for four years . . .
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Old TexMex
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Not arguing any of it. The flashing headlight thing happened in Corpus, too, but there wasn't any "turning around and chasing". The jerks just shot at the car as it passed. Our local newspaper is probably as reliable as a Canadian woman with a cat and google.
But did the Bloods really give blood?
But did the Bloods really give blood?
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Not arguing any of it. The flashing headlight thing happened in Corpus, too, but there wasn't any "turning around and chasing". The jerks just shot at the car as it passed. Our local newspaper is probably as reliable as a Canadian woman with a cat and google.
But did the Bloods really give blood?
I agree. Our reliable local paper ran a full blown editorial on Veteran's Day a few years back extolling the courage of one Fred "Mr." Rogers, a former Navy Seal during wartime, who wore long sleeves on his children's show to conceal his many tattoos . . .
Old TexMex
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I did, however, come across one snopes verified road rage case. One that Federali may not have an escape move for...
Elephant Road Rage : snopes.com
Elephant Road Rage : snopes.com
Here is my one experience with "road rage" I was driving on a rural road near the Mississippi River. I came to a stop sign where I stopped to make a left turn. Behind me I hear the screeching of tires and a loud thump, I looked back to see that a large car had not seen me stop had panic braked then run up on the median and was stuck over a road sign it had hit and bent over. I was about to get out to see if they were OK when a young man (there were 4 or 5 "thugs" in the car) jumped out with a pipe in his hand and came swearing towards my car. I was still in my car which had not been touched by the other car, no traffic was coming so I simply drove away before he got to me. I have no doubt that if they had hit my car, or if for some reason I couldn't have driven off I'd have been in for a bad beating, or worse, by this group. I didn't have a gun in the car then but do now!
Steve W
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Why would you draw your weapon? IF no weapon is in site or used removing your gun could make it become lost in the vehicle as a result of a collision and if you encounter police YOU will be the one with a exposed firearm.
Your approach has some drawbacks tactically. A gun is not useful in 99.99% of all situations, even most conflicts.
The headlight thing is something I would have probably fallen for just because, that's what used to be a courtesy to someone who simply forgot to turn theirs on.
Life has changed drastically in the last decade or so & there's never been more of a need of situational awareness as now.
As mentioned earlier, hauling grandkids makes it even more pronounced.
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Life has changed drastically in the last decade or so & there's never been more of a need of situational awareness as now.
As mentioned earlier, hauling grandkids makes it even more pronounced.
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