Gators1240 9 #1 September 26, 2010 Ok so I have seen some retarded people driving before but the beginning of my drive this morning takes the cake. I wake up, get a cup of coffee, get in my car and hop on I-10 in Mississippi on my way out to california. 10 minutes later (at 5:30am) I have to swerve across 3 lanes which luckily were empty, because there was a car coming head on at me on an interstate that is divided by concrete barriers, oh and I was on a bridge as well. I've never even heard of something like this happening or someone being that drunk that they could make that big of a mistake, any ideas? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
futuredivot 0 #2 September 26, 2010 Drunks do it more often than you'd think. Sober people have too, but of course not as likely.You are only as strong as the prey you devour Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 September 26, 2010 QuoteDrunks do it more often than you'd think. Sober people have too, but of course not as likely. It's not always a "mistake" either. Sometimes it's intentional.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #4 September 26, 2010 QuoteOk so I have seen some retarded people driving before but the beginning of my drive this morning takes the cake. I wake up, get a cup of coffee, get in my car and hop on I-10 in Mississippi on my way out to california. 10 minutes later (at 5:30am) I have to swerve across 3 lanes which luckily were empty, because there was a car coming head on at me on an interstate that is divided by concrete barriers, oh and I was on a bridge as well. I've never even heard of something like this happening or someone being that drunk that they could make that big of a mistake, any ideas? Well at 6 AM... the guy was on his way home... Justwait till you get to Southern California...... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #5 September 26, 2010 Dude! It was Mississippi! You didn't expect that? Tsk, tsk.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #6 September 26, 2010 QuoteWell at 6 AM... the guy was on his way home... Justwait till you get to Southern California...... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I don't know where he's going tin LA, but if he can time it right, it would be awesome if he hit the Riverside area going west sometime around 6 am in order to get the true experience of living in SoCal. I think that would really make his day. (Just about all of it.)quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydveraz 0 #7 September 26, 2010 Wait till you get in Texas! The rules of the road don't apply! Arizona only has two seasons, Hot and HOTTER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gators1240 9 #8 September 26, 2010 QuoteIt's not always a "mistake" either. Sometimes it's intentional. It actually may have been intentional. When I swerved out of the way he turned the same direction as me, missed me by about a foot. I'm going to Ventura and yes I have hear ALL about the traffic and definitely not looking forward to that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gators1240 9 #9 September 26, 2010 Quote Wait till you get in Texas! The rules of the road don't apply! Actually I'm in Texas right now, stopped in San Antonio for the night and then back on the road tomorrow morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydveraz 0 #10 September 26, 2010 Quote Quote Wait till you get in Texas! The rules of the road don't apply! Actually I'm in Texas right now, stopped in San Antonio for the night and then back on the road tomorrow morning Just think, You will be able to do 80 mph about 70 miles west of San Antonio to almost El Paso on I-10. Have a safe trip!Arizona only has two seasons, Hot and HOTTER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #11 September 26, 2010 That is super common with drunk drivers! Its also common with elderly drivers. Be lucky it wasn't a drunk elderly driver and near a farmers market!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #12 September 26, 2010 QuoteI'm going to Ventura and yes I have hear ALL about the traffic and definitely not looking forward to that Well, since you're going to VTU or thereabouts, you can actually miss the worst of it in the downtown area by going north of it on the 210. Timing is still tricky though since you'll be caught in traffic going west before noon to a certain point and beyond that it would be bad after noon. If you can plan on doing the section from Riverside to Ventura after about 7pm, you'll make much better time. I don't know if you have your rig with you, but if you stopped at say, Elsinore or Perris, made a few jumps until sunset and THEN left . . . I think you'd enjoy it more than sitting in traffic.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #13 September 26, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Wait till you get in Texas! The rules of the road don't apply! Actually I'm in Texas right now, stopped in San Antonio for the night and then back on the road tomorrow morning Just think, You will be able to do 80 mph about 70 miles west of San Antonio to almost El Paso on I-10. Have a safe trip! The last Texas Legislative session had a bill that would have increased the speed limit to 85mph. If you've ever driven that stretch to and then through Junction, then you understand. Even at 85mph you'll look to the right (if you're west bound) towards the trains and see them passing you!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #14 September 26, 2010 QuoteQuoteIt's not always a "mistake" either. Sometimes it's intentional. It actually may have been intentional. When I swerved out of the way he turned the same direction as me, missed me by about a foot. I'm going to Ventura and yes I have hear ALL about the traffic and definitely not looking forward to that BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Quade .. he is going to be going to Oxnurd and driving THE 101 to get anywhere BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #15 September 26, 2010 QuoteQuade .. he is going to be going to Oxnurd and driving THE 101 to get anywhere. Yeah, but that doesn't mean he has to do it the worst way or waste life looking at red brake lights when he could be looking at a green light at altitude.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #16 September 26, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Wait till you get in Texas! The rules of the road don't apply! Actually I'm in Texas right now, stopped in San Antonio for the night and then back on the road tomorrow morning Just think, You will be able to do 80 mph about 70 miles west of San Antonio to almost El Paso on I-10. Have a safe trip! The last Texas Legislative session had a bill that would have increased the speed limit to 85mph. If you've ever driven that stretch to and then through Junction, then you understand. Even at 85mph you'll look to the right (if you're west bound) towards the trains and see them passing you! What I hated about that stretch was all the fucking jack rabbits that committed suicide on the air dam on the Jetta... I swear to god the damn things would sit there on the side of the road.... dead still.. till I was just a couple feet from them.. and then they would go for it.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydveraz 0 #17 September 26, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Wait till you get in Texas! The rules of the road don't apply! Actually I'm in Texas right now, stopped in San Antonio for the night and then back on the road tomorrow morning Just think, You will be able to do 80 mph about 70 miles west of San Antonio to almost El Paso on I-10. Have a safe trip! The last Texas Legislative session had a bill that would have increased the speed limit to 85mph. If you've ever driven that stretch to and then through Junction, then you understand. Even at 85mph you'll look to the right (if you're west bound) towards the trains and see them passing you! Been there, done that.. Gone through there 5 or 6 times. Lets just make it an even 100 mph and be done with it! Can't let the trains pass us up! Arizona only has two seasons, Hot and HOTTER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gators1240 9 #18 September 26, 2010 QuoteQuoteI'm going to Ventura and yes I have hear ALL about the traffic and definitely not looking forward to that Well, since you're going to VTU or thereabouts, you can actually miss the worst of it in the downtown area by going north of it on the 210. Timing is still tricky though since you'll be caught in traffic going west before noon to a certain point and beyond that it would be bad after noon. If you can plan on doing the section from Riverside to Ventura after about 7pm, you'll make much better time. I don't know if you have your rig with you, but if you stopped at say, Elsinore or Perris, made a few jumps until sunset and THEN left . . . I think you'd enjoy it more than sitting in traffic. Unfortunately I have not bought a rig yet so I would have to rent one but was thinking if stopping by Elsinore or perris on the way out, depending on what time I end up that way. Then I'll be in Ventura a few days and then back to elsinore for chicks rock next weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydveraz 0 #19 September 26, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Wait till you get in Texas! The rules of the road don't apply! Actually I'm in Texas right now, stopped in San Antonio for the night and then back on the road tomorrow morning Just think, You will be able to do 80 mph about 70 miles west of San Antonio to almost El Paso on I-10. Have a safe trip! The last Texas Legislative session had a bill that would have increased the speed limit to 85mph. If you've ever driven that stretch to and then through Junction, then you understand. Even at 85mph you'll look to the right (if you're west bound) towards the trains and see them passing you! What I hated about that stretch was all the fucking jack rabbits that committed suicide on the air dam on the Jetta... I swear to god the damn things would sit there on the side of the road.... dead still.. till I was just a couple feet from them.. and then they would go for it.. Dinner Anyone?Arizona only has two seasons, Hot and HOTTER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #20 September 26, 2010 Quote Quote Quote I'm going to Ventura and yes I have hear ALL about the traffic and definitely not looking forward to that Well, since you're going to VTU or thereabouts, you can actually miss the worst of it in the downtown area by going north of it on the 210. Timing is still tricky though since you'll be caught in traffic going west before noon to a certain point and beyond that it would be bad after noon. If you can plan on doing the section from Riverside to Ventura after about 7pm, you'll make much better time. I don't know if you have your rig with you, but if you stopped at say, Elsinore or Perris, made a few jumps until sunset and THEN left . . . I think you'd enjoy it more than sitting in traffic. Unfortunately I have not bought a rig yet so I would have to rent one but was thinking if stopping by Elsinore or perris on the way out, depending on what time I end up that way. Then I'll be in Ventura a few days and then back to elsinore for chicks rock next weekend. You should really stop at Eloy spend the night... then drive from there the next morning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #21 September 26, 2010 Kind of like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mFKd9esEeU--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #22 September 26, 2010 Quote Kind of like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mFKd9esEeU Yup.... but I got 9 of the fuckers on that trip.... WTF... I go out of my way to avoid hitting animals... but like I said.. they were trying to commit suicide.. and yeah... I fixed the dam 4 times... and finally had to get it removed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydveraz 0 #23 September 26, 2010 Quote Kind of like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mFKd9esEeU Just so it doesn't get stuck in the air cleaner!Arizona only has two seasons, Hot and HOTTER! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gators1240 9 #24 September 26, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote I'm going to Ventura and yes I have hear ALL about the traffic and definitely not looking forward to that Well, since you're going to VTU or thereabouts, you can actually miss the worst of it in the downtown area by going north of it on the 210. Timing is still tricky though since you'll be caught in traffic going west before noon to a certain point and beyond that it would be bad after noon. If you can plan on doing the section from Riverside to Ventura after about 7pm, you'll make much better time. I don't know if you have your rig with you, but if you stopped at say, Elsinore or Perris, made a few jumps until sunset and THEN left . . . I think you'd enjoy it more than sitting in traffic. Unfortunately I have not bought a rig yet so I would have to rent one but was thinking if stopping by Elsinore or perris on the way out, depending on what time I end up that way. Then I'll be in Ventura a few days and then back to elsinore for chicks rock next weekend. You should really stop at Eloy spend the night... then drive from there the next morning That's actually not a bad idea, eloy isn't much further down the road than what I was planning on driving tomorrow and I don't have to be out in cali till Thursday morning so if I get there tomorrow night I could jump all day Tuesday and get out there Wednesday night. I've heard a lot of good things about eloy, my 2nd cousin used to jump out there like 20 years ago lol but sadly he doesn't anymore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #25 September 27, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote I'm going to Ventura and yes I have hear ALL about the traffic and definitely not looking forward to that Well, since you're going to VTU or thereabouts, you can actually miss the worst of it in the downtown area by going north of it on the 210. Timing is still tricky though since you'll be caught in traffic going west before noon to a certain point and beyond that it would be bad after noon. If you can plan on doing the section from Riverside to Ventura after about 7pm, you'll make much better time. I don't know if you have your rig with you, but if you stopped at say, Elsinore or Perris, made a few jumps until sunset and THEN left . . . I think you'd enjoy it more than sitting in traffic. Unfortunately I have not bought a rig yet so I would have to rent one but was thinking if stopping by Elsinore or perris on the way out, depending on what time I end up that way. Then I'll be in Ventura a few days and then back to elsinore for chicks rock next weekend. You should really stop at Eloy spend the night... then drive from there the next morning That's actually not a bad idea, eloy isn't much further down the road than what I was planning on driving tomorrow and I don't have to be out in cali till Thursday morning so if I get there tomorrow night I could jump all day Tuesday and get out there Wednesday night. I've heard a lot of good things about eloy, my 2nd cousin used to jump out there like 20 years ago lol but sadly he doesn't anymore DUUUUUDE ELOY RAWKS Just get there early in the morning.. they get started really early in summer to beat the heat... PLUS they have team rooms and lets not forget the pool... I love Eloy and they have really good rentals since you do not have gear yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
