Signal Failure
My friend and I (both women) were waiting in the center lane to turn left into a shopping center parking lot when a man pulled up behind us and laid on the horn. Despite the heavy traffic and absolutely zero opportunity to turn for all of three minutes, he kept honking.
Eventually, two cars took pity on us, and we were able to turn. The man behind us followed directly, so close that if we had slowed down at all, he would have hit us. [Friend] parked in the second row in the parking lot, and the man took a handicapped spot right in front of the shipping store we wanted to enter.
Friend: “Should we wait?”
Me: “Yeah. He seems like he’s in a hurry.”
[Man] got out of his car and flipped us off. We just watched without saying anything. He went in, did whatever he had to do, and pulled out to leave. We went in, did what we had to do, and walked back out.
[Man] was parked on the passenger side of our car, clearly waiting for us. He got out of his car, slamming the door into my friend’s car, and approached us as my friend opened her door.
Man: “You f****** got something to say? Huh? You got a problem?”
Friend: *Ignores him and opens her door.*
Man: *Slams his door shut.* “Step the f*** up right now! You’re gonna lose your f****** teeth!”
[Man] advanced on my friend, but I stepped between them with my keys in one hand and my little bottle of pepper spray in the other.
Me: *Smiling.* “Hello, I think you should leave.”
Man: *Turns to me.* “I ain’t talking to you, c***.”
Me: “You are now.”
Man: “What the f*** is your problem?!”
Me: “I’ve been waiting for someone to swing on me, so let’s go.”
The man looked me over, noted both of my hands, and lost some of his attitude.
Man: *Sucks his teeth.* “I ain’t got time for your bull-s***.”
He got back in his car, banging his door against my friend’s car again, and left.
I took a video of him leaving, complete with another middle finger out the window and his license plate. According to my friend, the police were not surprised when she gave them the information, and she was able to have her door repaired and repainted at the man’s expense.
