"steve preston" <steves287dak@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> I almost had a Chevy Venture minivan get the
> smack-down on my wife and I today in the Dak. We were
> both side by side at a stoplight,in a 50 mph
> zone,facing a little bit of an incline,waiting for the
> green light. I didn`t expect any kind of competition
> from this van at all,and let my guard
> down,unfortunately. What I didn`t know was,she wanted
> in my (right)lane so she could exit about 500 feet
> ahead onto an Interstate. She apparently figured she
> needed to cut in front of us in case no one behind us
> would let her in,or maybe she just wanted to be the
> leader of every lane she found herself in (yes,you`ll
> notice there`s still some lingering resentment). :)
> Anyway,it turned green. I accelerated moderately,and
> catch her out of the corner of my eye pulling ahead of
> us. Realizing what she`s up to,I accelerate harder,and
> begin to close the gap.
any reason you couldn't slow down and let her in?
punch
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