this is why i always carry my bear mace in my driver door side holder.  i
dont intend to use it but it makes me feel a whole lot better.  you did the
right thing by just staying in your car.  *guys* like that are usually
carrying some sort of *weapon* and have every intention to use it.  bear
mace will take down a 600 pound bruin, i am sure it will put a hurtin on a
200 pound 20 something punk a** kid too!  your lucky he didnt mess with your
van while you were in the movies. my $.02
jason
90 gl

>From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
>Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 04:19:45 EST
>
>tonight i was at the local mall, went there w/ a female friend for a
>dinner/
>movie..   we were heading out from dinner, over to the movie theatres.
>parking lot is filled with big piles of plowed up snow, so visibility
>around
>corners etc, is limited.
>Got to an intersection in the mall parking lot, looked both ways, then
>proceeded. view to my left was blocked by a big pile of snow, so i didnt
>see
>this guy (i am using the term "guy" to be nice at this point) in a SUV
>flying
>aroung the corner.. ok, no biggie, i lead foot it, get out of his way.  he
>slows, (not locking brakes) and hits the horn as he passes me.   ok, so it
>was a minor inconvienience, and i should have been alittle more careful, my
>visibility was limited, but no harm done, shrug it off. .  Anyway so i go
>onto the movie theatre, a few minutes more, and park.   well, much to my
>astonishment - this "guy"  (punk ass kid describes it better)  looked to be
>in his early 20's? who was driving the SUV pulls right up to me (aparently
>he
>did a U turn and followed me!!??!) - fast - hits the brakes - and points
>his
>SUV with Hi-beams on dead on at my drivers door.........he jumps out...
>he
>runs over yelling "F U", "F", this, "F" that, get the "F" outta the car,
>you
>mother F'er ...he then PULLS OPEN MY DRIVERS DOOR.... at this point my
>female
>friend is crying..   this guy then reaches in, grabs my jacket, and tries
>to
>PULL ME OUT OF THE CAR, i was pretty shaken up, i was cornered in by his
>SUV
>and had nowhere to go... he continues to try to get me to "fight him" and
>holds the door, keeping me from shutting it.. i am almost 31.  i have no
>desire to get into a fist fight with anyone. my friend scarted to scream
>and
>cry loudly, and then this guy takes his open hand, smacks the drivers
>window
>(it a wonder he didnt break it) and the door slams closed..i quickly lock
>the
>doors, didnt know what to expect..  he then belts out a few more
>expletitives, then spits on my window (yea, really!) and then gets back in
>his SUV and leaves..   funny thing was his girlfriend (what kind of person
>is
>she??) is sitting in the front SUV pass seat with her head turned away the
>whole time..
>didnt get a plate number.  i was pretty shaken up.
>what kind of person would do that?  seriously F*cked up..  seriously.
>loose cannon.. prolly beats his gf.  dunno.
>lock your doors folks, there are alot of crazy people out there.
>
>still shaking...
>chris

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