Just Gotta Share This One with You All . . . .

nj2nh · 08-12-2004, 09:38 PM

I just have to share something that happened to my family Tuesday night. We were driving on Route 28A in Alton, headed towards Route 11 and Wolfeboro. There was a red 1981 Corvette with NH plates in front of us (and if you were the driver, you now know who you are and I have your plate number firmly embedded in my brain). The car pulled over to the side of the road, but didn't stop moving forward so we weren't sure what he was doing. He did finally stop in front of a driveway, blocking it so that the car coming towards us couldn't pull in. This left little room for us to pass. After about a half a second, the guy opened his window and started screaming at us to pass him, using a huge variety of colorful language.

We passed and went along our way, scratching our heads and wondering what this guy's problem was. At the intersection of 28A and 11, he was two cars behind us, opened his window again and continued screaming at my husband, using every offensive word in the book plus a few others not in the book as well as the charming hand gesture.

My kids were in the car as were my three nieces. My two boys, both under ten, want to know why this guy was so mad at their dad and what the middle finger meant. Now, being from NJ (and having learned to drive in Massachusetts - no cracks, now), I am familiar with this sort of behavior on our major highways, but in NH?? I never would have thought it would happen here. The guy might have been drunk, but that is really no excuse. If I had had the presense of mind at the time, I would have phoned the Alton police, but I didn't think of it until I saw the car 20 minutes later pulling in Wolfeboro.

Anyway, I was so shocked, I thought I would share this story with you wise locals.

Jersey Girl

08-12-2004, 09:38 PM	#1
nj2nh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 529 Thanks: 80 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Just Gotta Share This One with You All . . . . I just have to share something that happened to my family Tuesday night. We were driving on Route 28A in Alton, headed towards Route 11 and Wolfeboro. There was a red 1981 Corvette with NH plates in front of us (and if you were the driver, you now know who you are and I have your plate number firmly embedded in my brain). The car pulled over to the side of the road, but didn't stop moving forward so we weren't sure what he was doing. He did finally stop in front of a driveway, blocking it so that the car coming towards us couldn't pull in. This left little room for us to pass. After about a half a second, the guy opened his window and started screaming at us to pass him, using a huge variety of colorful language. We passed and went along our way, scratching our heads and wondering what this guy's problem was. At the intersection of 28A and 11, he was two cars behind us, opened his window again and continued screaming at my husband, using every offensive word in the book plus a few others not in the book as well as the charming hand gesture. My kids were in the car as were my three nieces. My two boys, both under ten, want to know why this guy was so mad at their dad and what the middle finger meant. Now, being from NJ (and having learned to drive in Massachusetts - no cracks, now), I am familiar with this sort of behavior on our major highways, but in NH?? I never would have thought it would happen here. The guy might have been drunk, but that is really no excuse. If I had had the presense of mind at the time, I would have phoned the Alton police, but I didn't think of it until I saw the car 20 minutes later pulling in Wolfeboro. Anyway, I was so shocked, I thought I would share this story with you wise locals. Jersey Girl