tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post6915085430517452857..comments2024-03-26T19:46:33.565-07:00Comments on Random Walks: Are Volvo Drivers Assholes?John Kurmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-23709616120089575512011-10-02T08:59:06.102-07:002011-10-02T08:59:06.102-07:00Actually, I should clarify. This certainly is not ...Actually, I should clarify. This certainly is not the most controversial topic on the planet, but it has apparently stirred some passions,<br /><br />I published Eldest's remarks without getting permission. As this was what would normally be called a private conservation, I apologize for making public what is an unreserved and unrestrained opinions expressed confidentially.<br /><br />I've heard many such opinions from pretty much everyone, and as such, Mr. Unknown, it is not you who should have to clarify, but me who should ask permissions in the future.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-37673129295003708042011-10-01T21:49:37.102-07:002011-10-01T21:49:37.102-07:00OK, I will have to jump in and clarify my remarks....OK, I will have to jump in and clarify my remarks. Ellen, I have seen those you describe and those are assholes too. You might have noticed I prefaced my comments with "it might be different where you live". I don't drive any of those kinda fancy cars, I have a 13 yr old Ford with 150,000 miles on it -- considerably Less Nice than a Volvo wagon! But I try to get from A to B without having "karmic interactions" with all those whom I meet. I agree with your comments but those guys don't bug me as much for some reason. I typically get the hell out of their way so they can move on to their appointments with the CHP. What gets to me is people trying to bring me down to their level. Kind of like the Handicapper General in Welcome to the Monkey House. And I know this is a stereotype, like terrorists wearing turbans or Asian kids busting ass in school. But come drive my roads with me and you will see I stand by my observations.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792771572179370876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-49336149059369356112011-09-29T14:34:08.316-07:002011-09-29T14:34:08.316-07:00Well, your descriptive would be, in my experience,...Well, your descriptive would be, in my experience, BMWs and Mercedes-es. Oh, and Porches.John Kurmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607323621206823686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8581401473844438605.post-15802742037175183102011-09-29T12:14:35.006-07:002011-09-29T12:14:35.006-07:00considering that I drove a volvo for 25 years I mi...considering that I drove a volvo for 25 years I might take issue with this. asshole drivers? personally I think they are the ones who tailgate, who zip in and out of narrow spaces, who cross three or four lanes at once on a diagonal going 90 miles an hour, who think they are so god-damned important that everyone else should just get the hell out of their way, who think that if they have to slow down for 5 minutes that the quality of their lives is going to be changed forever and who think it's their right to endanger everyone else on the road so they can make it to their destination 1 minute earlier.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com