What would you have done here?
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I had to drop something off earlier at someone's house. As I'm driving there I see a silver car behind me. I turn right, he turns right, I turn right again so does he, I turn into a cul-de-sac, so does he. No stress so far he probably lives there. I miss the place I need so go to the end of the road and turn, so does he. I drive back, park on the right. he drives past, parks on the left and leaves his engine running. I go to the house, couple of minutes later come back and drive off, as I pass him he pulls back in behind me. I do a left, he does, another left, he does.
Now, if you're still with me, at this point I've had enough, stop in the middle of the road, get out and say "Do you want to talk to me or something?" He says "No, why?" but in a slightly panicky voice like he's been caught out or something.
Was I out of order?
How long would you put up with this before getting suspicious?
Now, if you're still with me, at this point I've had enough, stop in the middle of the road, get out and say "Do you want to talk to me or something?" He says "No, why?" but in a slightly panicky voice like he's been caught out or something.
Was I out of order?
How long would you put up with this before getting suspicious?
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robinhood21 said:
Were you driving the F430?
Yeah but I thought of that. If he had wanted to say "Nice car mate" or more likely "How does a w@nker like you get that car", then surely when I pulled up would have been the ideal time, why sit there, wait for me to come back and then follow me again?Very odd.
I would have done exactly the same thing - but probably would have stopped in a petrol station (just because you know what ever happens will be caught on CCTV).
What car was he in and was he one of those milky-milky-train/car spotter types that just follows nice cars because hes.... well... odd I guess!
I would have done exactly the same thing - but probably would have stopped in a petrol station (just because you know what ever happens will be caught on CCTV).
What car was he in and was he one of those milky-milky-train/car spotter types that just follows nice cars because hes.... well... odd I guess!
br d said:
robinhood21 said:
Were you driving the F430?
Yeah but I thought of that. If he had wanted to say "Nice car mate" or more likely "How does a w@nker like you get that car", then surely when I pulled up would have been the ideal time, why sit there, wait for me to come back and then follow me again?SoapyShowerBoy said:
br d said:
robinhood21 said:
Were you driving the F430?
Yeah but I thought of that. If he had wanted to say "Nice car mate" or more likely "How does a w@nker like you get that car", then surely when I pulled up would have been the ideal time, why sit there, wait for me to come back and then follow me again?
Quite possible and, not a nice thought.robinhood21 said:
SoapyShowerBoy said:
br d said:
robinhood21 said:
Were you driving the F430?
Yeah but I thought of that. If he had wanted to say "Nice car mate" or more likely "How does a w@nker like you get that car", then surely when I pulled up would have been the ideal time, why sit there, wait for me to come back and then follow me again? Quite possible and, not a nice thought.I had a similar incident at one time--some middle aged man in a 90's jaguar was following me and snapping photos of my car--so I gunned it up a hill and jumped out at a stop sign and stood in the other lane so he couldn't go past. He came up and stopped and I started yelling, he then snapped a picture of me coming towards his car. For some reason I snapped and started kicking the hell out of his jaguar, the whole time he just had this sort of spaced out look on his face. After a few good kicks and knocks to his jag I guess his senses came too and he gunned the car straight at me!!! I managed to move in time. Later I reported it to the police friends of mine but I only managed to get the first 3 of his plate.
LotusACBC said:
I had a similar incident at one time--some middle aged man in a 90's jaguar was following me and snapping photos of my car--so I gunned it up a hill and jumped out at a stop sign and stood in the other lane so he couldn't go past. He came up and stopped and I started yelling, he then snapped a picture of me coming towards his car. For some reason I snapped and started kicking the hell out of his jaguar, the whole time he just had this sort of spaced out look on his face. After a few good kicks and knocks to his jag I guess his senses came too and he gunned the car straight at me!!! I managed to move in time. Later I reported it to the police friends of mine but I only managed to get the first 3 of his plate.
yikes! you told the cops you've just kicked some blokes car in and he had photos of you doing it?SoapyShowerBoy said:
br d said:
robinhood21 said:
Were you driving the F430?
Yeah but I thought of that. If he had wanted to say "Nice car mate" or more likely "How does a w@nker like you get that car", then surely when I pulled up would have been the ideal time, why sit there, wait for me to come back and then follow me again?Just as a precaution it's probably not a good idea to leave your car keys anywhere near a letterbox/catflap (or within a fishing rod length of the same).
Many years ago a friend and I rode my bike over to the Bee Hive pub, in Brum, to score a rather large bag of 'illegal herbs'. We rode back down the M6 to our home town, and a car followed us,
We rode home the long way round town, the car followed us. We swapped streets several times, then just to be safe we shot off down a back road and pulled into some council garages. The car followed us!!!! We dived off the bike, jettisoned the herbs into some nearby bushes and hid in the hedge...
The car followed us, pulled up in front of a lockup garage, opened the door, parked the car inside and walked off down the road to a house nearby.
We laughed until we were sick. To this day I find it impossible that it was a pure coincidence, but that's all it can have been.
We rode home the long way round town, the car followed us. We swapped streets several times, then just to be safe we shot off down a back road and pulled into some council garages. The car followed us!!!! We dived off the bike, jettisoned the herbs into some nearby bushes and hid in the hedge...
The car followed us, pulled up in front of a lockup garage, opened the door, parked the car inside and walked off down the road to a house nearby.
We laughed until we were sick. To this day I find it impossible that it was a pure coincidence, but that's all it can have been.
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