Sounds like that guy needs a whoopin. The old fashioned kind, where they pull his britches down, put him over a knee, and use a switch that he had to cut himself.

Yes! People must stop for school buses! BOTH DIRECTIONS, people! Kids do silly things- I was running for the bus one day and almost got hit by a speeding car.

I agree with the ass-whoopin.

I feel for you plinth.
I've had this kind of thing happen before, loading all three kids into the backseat and strapping them in with someone trying to squeeze his car by my ass, which is sticking out of the backseat door, into traffic. He's all mad that I'm blocking the a bit of street, but what am I supposed to do? It's the street I live on, in front of my house. They are narrow, downtown Toronto streets, you have to deal with it, buddy. I'm not going to risk the safety of my kids and "hurry up" so you can get to whatever shitty job or event your going to quicker.
But I know that adrenaline feeling you speek of. I'm bad with those kinds of confrontations (I can feel myself starting to shake) and it makes my wife really mad when I say stuff back to these people, because who knows what kind of psycho the other person is and it's not just me, it's our kids I have to be thinking of. And in your case, living in the U.S. (sorry for the stereotype), I'd be afraid the guy might blow my head off.

Aw, that's tough. It's a bad feeling, when something happens out of the blue to spoil a moment and leave you shaking your head or your fist. You know, you're just going about your business, getting the kids off to school, and some jerk is in a big hurry and takes out his anger on you.

One time I was legally parked, on the street in front of a store, getting back into my car. Some guy had to slow down a tiny bit and manoeuver his way around because my door was open as I got in, and he was just enraged, shouting something at me. I felt bad for him, actually, that such a minor blip in his day could cause such fury. How awful to be so filled with anger like that.

I'm sorry this happened and I hope your day gets better.

Whenever I find myself being a dumbass commuter rushing to not be late(r) to my pointless job, I often think of Timothy's quote from "The Cruise". He's pointing out a group of commuters and says "Note the commuters running toward their destinations and away from themselves".

I also think about an old roommate who said "once you get behind the wheel of a car, a multitude of pointless things suddenly become very important."

A few months back I accidentally cut off someone in the left lane while making a left turn (I am short and my car's blind spot is large). As soon as I was in the middle lane he sped past me going hoooooooooooooooooooonk, and then as we approached the next red light he stopped dead in the left lane so he could hooooooooooooonk at me again as I passed, and then when the light went green he revved up and hoooooooooooooooooooooooonked past me again. Somehow it was more hilarious than annoying. But then I like to excuse my (probably overly cautious) driving by saying it's kinda fun to piss off more impatient people.

Years ago when my son was in kindergarten or first grade (i forget which) in Pensacola, Florida, they used to pass his stopped school bus every morning, to the despair and consternation of his bus driver.

It so happened I worked third shift at a Waffle House frequented by police officers. I mentioned this to him,saying that if they wanted to write some tickets, it would be like shooting fish in a barrel. The next morning as I got off work, got my kid ready for the bus and went out, lo and behold the police were in my driveway.

They hung out on and off for a week or two and wrote a buttload of tickets. The kids all cheered. It was really fun to watch, too. One guy almost HIT the cop car, swerved around him, and STILL passed the stopped school bus. SCORE!

That sucks, plinth. Who the hell asks if they have to stop for a school bus? It's for his protection, too, as I imagine flattening a small child would scar one for life.

Who the hell asks if they have to stop for a school bus?

Exactly! Who does not know this? Why are they allowed to drive?

"Geez, dude. I didn't realise you were so important you can't wait for a school bus."

Am I a bad person for laughing at the "short bus" part? Probably.

Aw, jeez. I totally feel for you. I once blocked the road with my car to stop a guy who blew through the stop sign on my residential street. He opened his window and immediately apologized, telling me he had kids, too. He was very, very sincere, so I didn't remove his liver with my car keys.

Having a kid totally changed my driving habits.