Just a bit nuts!

woody71 · Mar 28, 2013

CondoCruiser said: ↑

I had one similar to that driving on I-94 through Chicago about 4 am. I was pacing two other 18's ahead of me. One 18 was about twenty feet behind the other but in the next lane. Here comes a 4 wheeler flying by me and he almost rear ended the one truck as he swerved hard in front of the other and almost lost it as he fish tailed. I was like wow! Meanwhile the one truck split off on I-290.

That wasn't the end of it. The 4 wheeler broke hard and the 18 in front of me had no choice to brake hard. As he closed in the 4 wheeler gassed on it. I slowed down and got some distance from them. The 4 wheeler kept messing with him braking and taking off. Each time a little worse. The other truck slowed down so much I had no choice but to pass him. Here come that 4 wheeler after me. He slowed me down once. The second time I didn't slow down and gave them a thrill as big eyes popped out the rear window. But they still didn't stop. Then I got the bright idea and pulled my camera out and started flashing away. That did the trick and they sped away. Little did they know I had a bunch of dark blurry pictures.

Well nice meeting you! Good first post. We'll see you next year!
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Thanks condo! My pa always said "it takes all kinds ". I wonder why it takes those kinds, like the ones you had a run in with.

NavigatorWife · Mar 29, 2013

There are definitely some screwy people out there. I have had them flip me when I had my 78 Mercury Marquee a while ago, I still don't know what I did to them.

It is a shame that cameras are the way to go. It would have been nice to have had one and gotten a shot at the tag on the car and then have someway to download it to the highway patrol for that state.

My husband had a truck pull this stunt on him awhile ago, the pacing him and slowing up and down. It made some other truckers behind mad and they were going to box him in but didn't get a chance to and then the truck decided to pull off on the side of the road. Idiots out there.

woody71 · Mar 29, 2013

Yes navwife there're alot of seemingly unstable people on the road. I have been lucky compared to some of the "are you kidding me " posts that I have read here. I do get the itch for OTR some days when the log landings are screwed up or the mills are slow but I'm home every night and usually have the road to myself or at least with other professional drivers.

NavigatorWife · Mar 29, 2013

woody71 said: ↑

Yes navwife there're alot of seemingly unstable people on the road. I have been lucky compared to some of the "are you kidding me " posts that I have read here. I do get the itch for OTR some days when the log landings are screwed up or the mills are slow but I'm home every night and usually have the road to myself or at least with other professional drivers.
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That is good, but you must really be in the sticks if there is no other traffic out there. I guess I never realized how rotten people can be as drivers and even truck drivers. We are from the Gary, IN area originally and you know how many trucks there are up in that area.

vikingswen · Mar 29, 2013

woody71 said: ↑

Ha! It's a very special option they install on log trucks. That way I don't whine so much about the log landings they send me to. LOL!
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Ha! I thought they would just stuff a dirty sock in your mouth to quiet you down.

woody71 · Mar 29, 2013

LOL! They tried that already Viking. I have an awfully big mouth!

pattyj · Mar 29, 2013

This dui makes it his 4th I reckon.That would be scarely having a guy follow you like that.

WV_Daddys_Girl · Mar 29, 2013

woody71 said: ↑

I have been reading TTR for years and haven't felt the need to post till now. I had a load of pulp on the wagon and was coming off of hwy 29 and merging onto interstate 39 north bound. Clipping along at a nice pace when a 4 wheeler pulls along side and is giving me the one finger salute and is pacing me. I just click ignore on my window and keep on moving but this guy won't give up. Now understand he has been pacing me all the way to the 29 west exit. Roughly 4 miles.
A bullhauler was a couple truck lengths behind me so I raised him on the CB and asked him if I cut this increasingly aggitating guy off when I merged. He just laughed and said the guy was saluting him since shawnoo.
This is where it gets kinda serious. The 4 wheeler followed, paced, passed, slowed down,sped up all the way to the hwy 107 exit. We are talking like 10 miles or so. The guy really wanted a word with me because he followed me north on 107 all the way to the receiver. I pulled into the yard and the guy drove past. I assumed it was over till I pulled across the scale and the guy was waiting on the road. Well it was time to get this resolved because it was only 5 miles from home and didn't want this "person " following me home.
The scalehouse girl told me the guy was driving through the yard while I was unloading so I told her to do the one thing that I am loath to do. Call the cops. They were pretty quick. Cops got there in about 15 minutes. Turns out the guy was very very drunk and was ranting about how truckers got him into trouble for his last 3 dui's! Count em 3!
Sorry for the long post, but in the years I have been driving nothing even close to this has happened to me!
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I choked on the water I was drinking when I read that!

Sorry, I know that this situation wasn't a laughing matter. You handled it professional and tactfully and thankfully it ended well.

Stay safe out there!

woody71 · Mar 29, 2013

pattyj said: ↑

This dui makes it his 4th I reckon.That would be scarely having a guy follow you like that.
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The DUI situation in my neck of the woods is a little bit on the ridiculous side. Go in almost any tavern around here and you would be shocked at the amount of pseudo drunk driving lawyers touting their knowledge, if that's what you wanna call it. Not a whole lot to do around here.

S M D · Mar 29, 2013

you have waayyy better patience then me. i think i would have filled his car with holes

its me or you and it aint gonna be me lol

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