Sidewalk protocol. - Page 4

JimNasium · 07-26-2006, 09:09 AM

I typically take a short walk every morning and afternoon. It helps clear my mind, reduce stress and provides me with some physical benefit. Nearly every day I encounter people who have zero clue on how to properly utilize a sidewalk. It seems to me that common sense would dictate that if you are walking two or three abreast on the sidewalk that one of you needs to yield to oncoming walkers. Instead I often encounter a modified game of chicken with the oncoming offender refusing to move. Usually, out of a spirit of civility, I move to the grass and keep going but I must admit that it irritates the hell out of me. I'm seriously contemplating putting out a bowl of antifreeze to teach these beady-eyed slopeheads a lesson once and for all.

mcan · 07-26-2006, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by cdcox

That really ticks me off. When you are in a car, you can only go when the light is green.

Last fall, some turkey pulled that stunt. I stuck my head out the window and yelled, "Cross with the light!". He yelled back, "FU!" Except his reply had 7 letters instead of 2. It was a really productive conversation.

I like scaring the shit out of those guys... It rarely happens with pedestrians, but I had a couple of guys try to "box me in" on a two lane road one time, and then they slowed down to about half the speed limit, just to piss me off. So, I stopped trying to pass. And followed them back to their neighborhood... It was dark, so they obviously had no idea that I was a skinny white kid. But when we hit those side streets and I was still behind them, they sped off at about 80 miles an hour to lose me. At which point I drove to my mom's house...

KC Jones · 07-26-2006, 10:35 PM

We're having an epidemic of this at the hallways in my workplace now. The root problem, is that a small army of Accenture consultants recently arrived. They really like to play these sort of 'domination' games. I've already bumped into a couple of them on purpose now - I'm 6'5" and 275lbs... if you don't see me coming, you deserve to get a shoulder check.

burt · 07-26-2006, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Jones

We're having an epidemic of this at the hallways in my workplace now. The root problem, is that a small army of Accenture consultants recently arrived. They really like to play these sort of 'domination' games. I've already bumped into a couple of them on purpose now - I'm 6'5" and 275lbs... if you don't see me coming, you deserve to get a shoulder check.

No one at my work place wants to play a "domination" game, so I just don't get to bump people.......

**Rausch** · 07-26-2006, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale Mercer

No one at my work place wants to play a "domination" game, so I just don't get to bump people.......

burt · 07-26-2006, 11:05 PM

Where did you get my picture? Did "he who will not be mentioned" get it for you?

greg63 · 07-26-2006, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale Mercer

Where did you get my picture? Did "he who will not be mentioned" get it for you?

Lin Eliot?

**Rausch** · 07-26-2006, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale Mercer

Where did you get my picture?

Right here.

About 1/2 way down the page...

burt · 07-26-2006, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by greg63

Lin Eliot?

nnnnooooooo much, much worse...... and I will go no farthe ino this scarey story.....

greg63 · 07-26-2006, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale Mercer

nnnnooooooo much, much worse...... and I will go no farthe ino this scarey story.....

...Good to see that you have a sense of propriety.

**Rain Man** · 07-27-2006, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by cdcox

I was walking to dinner last night. Just as I entered a narrow pedestrian ramp (one of those built due to construction) who should enter the other end of the ramp but something like 100 teenage girls. The must have been on campus for some cheerleading camp or something. Needless to say they did not yield, or even acknowledge my existance for that matter. I plowed through on the right hand side, turning sideways to make my profile as narrow as possible.

Without meaning to stereotype entire groups*, the worst offenders of sidewalk protocol are groups of females. They'll be gabbing and for some reason they either are unable to keep track of their surroundings or they're so afraid of missing a word** that they won't step aside. There's a park near my house with a jogging trail, and you constantly encounter women walking two or three abreast*** who won't let you have your own side of the trail. In those cases, I'll come as close as possible and then turn sideways to barely miss brushing them****, while saying "EXCUSE me."

* Actually, I am intending to stereotype, but for legal reasons I have to have this disclaimer.

** Most likely because they know that if they're out of earshot, the other females will begin bashing them, but that's not a stereotype.*

*** Heh-heh.

**** I would prefer to actually brush against them for a variety of reasons, including teaching them about trail-hogging, but I'm afraid to do that because I don't want to get arrested and sued and stuff.

Cntrygal · 07-27-2006, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Logical

It is much worse in Japan. I adopted the ugly American philosophy of screw em. I would walk along staring at the sidewalk/tile in a mall and never look up. Big significantly larger if they could not catch my eye they would steer clear and I would move right on through. They have no concept over their of walking on the right, no matter how wide the sidewalk or mall hallway they spread out and all walk abreast, same with stairs. Very strange and annoying.

It's the same in S. Korea.

And even though I didn't have the size advantage - I had the attitude advantage.

burt · 07-27-2006, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man

you constantly encounter women walking two or three abreast***

I'd like to see a woman walking two or three breasts.....

Big Dick Jones · 07-27-2006, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Dick Jones

Ah, this reminds me of a favorite family story about my Grandpa. He was about 5'6" and weighed about 130# but he was a professional boxer. As he and Grandma walked down the street in Chicago three "toughs" approached and decided to crowd him off the sidewalk. He gave them a lesson on "sidewalk protocol" that day.

After writing this I decided to research Grandad's boxing career. I found that on June 19 of 1915 he fought Benny Leonard, the Lightweight Champion of the World. He lost on a TKO in the 7th round. He was a medical student at the time and went on to become an MD. Interestingly my dad was born 9 months and 4 days after the fight. So Grandma was either pregnant or about to become that way.

SPchief · 07-27-2006, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Dick Jones

After writing this I decided to research Grandad's boxing career. I found that on June 19 of 1915 he fought Benny Leonard, the Lightweight Champion of the World. He lost on a TKO in the 7th round. He was a medical student at the time and went on to become an MD. Interestingly my dad was born 9 months and 4 days after the fight. So Grandma was either pregnant or about to become that way.

Shut up nOOb

Big Dick Jones · 07-27-2006, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by SPchief

Shut up nOOb

You want I should come break your face?

07-26-2006, 09:09 AM
JimNasium Voodoo Chile Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: At the crossroad Casino cash: $-793143	Sidewalk protocol. I typically take a short walk every morning and afternoon. It helps clear my mind, reduce stress and provides me with some physical benefit. Nearly every day I encounter people who have zero clue on how to properly utilize a sidewalk. It seems to me that common sense would dictate that if you are walking two or three abreast on the sidewalk that one of you needs to yield to oncoming walkers. Instead I often encounter a modified game of chicken with the oncoming offender refusing to move. Usually, out of a spirit of civility, I move to the grass and keep going but I must admit that it irritates the hell out of me. I'm seriously contemplating putting out a bowl of antifreeze to teach these beady-eyed slopeheads a lesson once and for all.
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07-26-2006, 10:35 PM	#47
KC Jones Genious Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Colorado Casino cash: $10012761	We're having an epidemic of this at the hallways in my workplace now. The root problem, is that a small army of Accenture consultants recently arrived. They really like to play these sort of 'domination' games. I've already bumped into a couple of them on purpose now - I'm 6'5" and 275lbs... if you don't see me coming, you deserve to get a shoulder check.
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