I figured this might be a fun topic to start.
My story is about a coworker who told me about an incident that happened to him on his commute home from work. We worked in Medfield Ma and Keith lived in Andover Ma. Now those of you that are not familiar with this guys drive, all I can say is it's the drive from Hell. Traffic like you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy.
He tells me that he was entering on the very busy freeway and this guy in a big ol station wagon gets right on his bumper. Keith says he can see this guy cursing and shaking he fist at him. Now like I said, the freeway is choked with cars, but everyone is moving at a good clip. The guy is just about touching Keiths car and Keith says"I'm starting to freak out". During the afternoon commute you can use the breakdown lane so Keith pulls in it and figures this guy will pass him and that would be it. Oh no! the guy pulls in right behind him and is going ballistic. So Keith said "I put the pedal to the medal, hoping to get away from this nut, but he stays right on my tail"."I'm doing over 85 and I'm looking in my rearview mirror at this nut case". Keith says "I look down and I'm almost on top of an abandoned car in the breakdown lane, so I pull back into the first lane not even seeing if there's room (there was) and I hear this tremendous crash as this nut job plows into the abandoned car". Keith says that he was saying "Oh my God" Oh my God" then he said "Yes" "Yes" "Yes"

 

you see, that's why you gotta be packin' heat wherever you go. You never know when the nutjobs will come out of the woodwork and start messin' with you. If that were me I would have simply popped my trunk, taken out the crossbow (it fits), and pinned his shoulder to his seat. That's all you can do in a situtation like that.

 

Just reward.

 

While I think the guy had it coming, I do hope he's okay. An 85mph impact sounds fatal.

Dogas, the first thing that came to my mind when you mentioned the crossbow was Dukes of Hazzards.

 

did the nutjob die?

 

You know he might feel great about it, but what about the broken down car?

Something similar happened here, a car broke down and was in the bus lane, a bus came down at around 65mph and plowed the car, killing the baby inside and the mother, I believe the father was out of the car trying to get help. There could have been a baby in that broken down car

 

While I can see the poetic justice in what happened, I still hope that nobody got hurt. As far as "packing heat" is concerned...i've thought about getting a weapon for my car. I've read plenty a story of an S2k driver getting followed by some nutbag. I've been followed myself, and it's a scary experience. However I think that if you pull out a gun, then you should be fully prepared to take someone's life. You might just be wanting to scare them, but they might see it as imminent death. They might pull out their own weapon, or wrestle you for yours. Life isn't like the movies, and things can go bad very quickly. That's why I decided not to get a gun...too many things can go wrong. Besides...use that sports car like what you bought it for, and race yourself out of that situation like you've never raced before.

 

that's why a crossbow is a practical, economical alternative to a gun. That or a long sword. One of the two.

 

I've got skills with a bowstaff and nunchucks. That, and computer hacking skills.

 

is your favorite animal a liger?