When Common Courtesy Bites You In The Arse

Don't forget to add Detroit to the mix. Lol

Don't forget to add Detroit to the mix. Lol

LA, SF, Sac, Portland, Atlanta, NY...... Take your pick =D

I've only been out to Portland once and it wasn't so bad. All the people were busy drinking coffee and the drivers were all stoned and driving reaaaallly slow.

The others I also agree with (laughing)

I know there are many factors that go into complicated problems.... But at the surface IMHO, the only correlation I can make is that as an area becomes more and more congested & difficult to travel, the drivers in said area become withdrawn & become more and more self-centered... they start getting the "screw you, I'm more important and where I'm going is more important than anything else out here" mentality. Once they start getting that mentality ingrained, they start acting out on it.

Though I cant recall at the moment where I heard this, I think it fits.... "Where the mind goes, the body soon follows."

I am in Texas right now and just had an asshat on a cell phone do that to me, they even slowed down when I tried to get behind them. I had to blow my air horn just to wake them up to realize they were blocking my exit.

I'm also outside of Chicago on I80. I'm in Minooka at my delivery but will finish off my reset at the Pilot! Stop by!!

I am in Morris, IL waiting for my load to get finished. Was hooked up to a preloaded trailer ready to pull out, and asked my FM if he had anything else for me to do this morning before heading to West Chester, OH where I live. Problem was, it had a 5am unload tomorrow and I would still have several hours left on my clock. I called the consignee to see if I could drop it earlier when I got in to town because it seemed silly to wait until 5am when I knew they would just tell me to put it in a door and pick up an empty. FM told me to wait because there was another load that had to be there earlier. Told him no problem, unhooked, and took previous paperwork back to office. Just got a preplan that picks up late enough in the morning that I can stay the night at home and not have to get up before dawn! Being flexible pays off in this business for sure. Too bad you aren't already at the Pilot or I would stop in to say hello. Old School is right when he said that place is crazy on its good days!!!!

I'm also outside of Chicago on I80. I'm in Minooka at my delivery but will finish off my reset at the Pilot! Stop by!!

I am in Morris, IL waiting for my load to get finished. Was hooked up to a preloaded trailer ready to pull out, and asked my FM if he had anything else for me to do this morning before heading to West Chester, OH where I live. Problem was, it had a 5am unload tomorrow and I would still have several hours left on my clock. I called the consignee to see if I could drop it earlier when I got in to town because it seemed silly to wait until 5am when I knew they would just tell me to put it in a door and pick up an empty. FM told me to wait because there was another load that had to be there earlier. Told him no problem, unhooked, and took previous paperwork back to office. Just got a preplan that picks up late enough in the morning that I can stay the night at home and not have to get up before dawn! Being flexible pays off in this business for sure. Too bad you aren't already at the Pilot or I would stop in to say hello. Old School is right when he said that place is crazy on its good days!!!!

I'm actually at the Pilot right now and will stay here for a few hours.

It's not just Chicago, it's anywhere, I've drivin thru 47 of the lower 48 states and 2 provinces of Canada in the last 25 years OTR with my Race car rig, 23,000lbs Ford F350 with 42' tripple axle Chaparal goose neck trailer and the last couple years with an 80,000lbs smooth bore tanker Big truck. Pretty much the same story, most truckers appreciate you making room for them so they do what they can to get you back over,, some are Idiots or brain dead. It's the opposite with 4 wheelers, most are Idiots or brain dead, After enough times of being "Nice" and moving over for them and getting stuck in the left lane with them wanting to just pace you under your mirror in your blind spot, one gets more subjective about moving over for most 4 wheelers. Me when I see them coming down the entrance, I'm waiting for Them to make 1 of 3 decisions, if I see them accellorating (this is how I was taught in 1966 and I was 18, how to get on the Dan Ryan at 79th st) then I back off or move over to gladly let them in. If they are just pacing me next to my trailer, then I maintain my lane and speed, then they need to decide to slow down and merge behind me or run out of lane.. the ones that finally wake up and get on the brakes when they run out of entrance lane are the ones that get mad at You,, but hey The Truth is it dosn't bother me anymore because those are the ones that trap you in the left lane with their speed up, slow down Game

Just wanted to add NJ to the list of assclown drivers. All of it.....not just Parsippany/Caldwell.....the whole state. I grew up in NJ and understand what all the jokes mean now.

Just wanted to add NJ to the list of assclown drivers. All of it.....not just Parsippany/Caldwell.....the whole state. I grew up in NJ and understand what all the jokes mean now.

Agreed, there are a LOT of transplants from NJ coming down to Florida. They seem to have learned how to drive on another planet. I'm good friends with a few folks from NJ, sure enough, they can't drive either.