Good Ol' Boy
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So this happened like a year and a half ago and after much thought I've decided to share to my fellow THR friends.
Long intro short, this was a situation of A-holes colliding at the time. I was coming home on a rural road (I live in the sticks) and a guy in a truck was riding my bumper the last 1/4 mile home. Because he was being so aggressive I didn't use my turn signal when turning into my drive, although as close as he was riding me I doubt he would have seen it. Still, I purposely did it and there's no excuse for it.
So it turns out that exact moment when I was turning into my drive was the moment that he had had enough and decided to try and drive around me. Except instead of driving to my right (I was turning left) he decides to go to the inside. He narrowly misses my car and swerves, missing my ditch, two trees and my well. He also managed to not tear up my yard.
We both stop and I got out expecting to "have some words" with this person.
I got out before he did and as soon as he got out the whole dynamic changed. I spotted right off the batt that he was OC a pistol in some crappy "Uncle Mikes" type holster. He wasn't being overly aggressive initially but that didn't matter to me. As soon as I spotted that, based on the situation, I went into a zone where I was just waiting for him to move his hand towards that gun. I was 100% ready to draw.
The story ends with him ranting and thinking he probably "backed me down" because I didn't say much once I noticed him carrying. I was basically just agreeing with everything he said. He didn't realize how close he was to getting shot had he put his hand anywhere in the vicinity of that gun.
Everything worked out for the better in the end. He left, my property wasn't damaged and no one got shot.
Aside from myself and him being un civil one thought remains, OC just isn't a smart thing to do day to day. I don't have any problem with folks OC'ing but if confrontation occurs just be aware that others don't know your intentions. That is super important.
Long intro short, this was a situation of A-holes colliding at the time. I was coming home on a rural road (I live in the sticks) and a guy in a truck was riding my bumper the last 1/4 mile home. Because he was being so aggressive I didn't use my turn signal when turning into my drive, although as close as he was riding me I doubt he would have seen it. Still, I purposely did it and there's no excuse for it.
So it turns out that exact moment when I was turning into my drive was the moment that he had had enough and decided to try and drive around me. Except instead of driving to my right (I was turning left) he decides to go to the inside. He narrowly misses my car and swerves, missing my ditch, two trees and my well. He also managed to not tear up my yard.
We both stop and I got out expecting to "have some words" with this person.
I got out before he did and as soon as he got out the whole dynamic changed. I spotted right off the batt that he was OC a pistol in some crappy "Uncle Mikes" type holster. He wasn't being overly aggressive initially but that didn't matter to me. As soon as I spotted that, based on the situation, I went into a zone where I was just waiting for him to move his hand towards that gun. I was 100% ready to draw.
The story ends with him ranting and thinking he probably "backed me down" because I didn't say much once I noticed him carrying. I was basically just agreeing with everything he said. He didn't realize how close he was to getting shot had he put his hand anywhere in the vicinity of that gun.
Everything worked out for the better in the end. He left, my property wasn't damaged and no one got shot.
Aside from myself and him being un civil one thought remains, OC just isn't a smart thing to do day to day. I don't have any problem with folks OC'ing but if confrontation occurs just be aware that others don't know your intentions. That is super important.