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Thursday, August 28, 2025

I'm not saying he was right, but it is understandable

A road rage incident in Florida has left a local charter boat captain dead, with cops saying he was gunned down by another driver who claimed he took the man's life because he was "blocking me in" after "driving super slow," according to court documents.

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I live on a road that's driveable at 55, posted at 45, and invariably I get stuck behind somebody that's doing 35. 
If that's not bad enough, the driver doing 35 is waiting to turn onto my road as I'm approaching and it seems like it's almost always in a spot where he or she can see there's no other cars behind me, yet they'll wait until I'm almost to them before pulling right out in front of me causing me to slam on my brakes, then it takes them forever to get up to 35mph. I'm sorry, but if you're going to pull out in front of me when you could've waited another 5 seconds, you have a moral obligation to drive the speed limit at the very least.

It's funny, but getting stuck behind a tractor, sprayer or combine doesn't bother me one bit. Matter of fact, during the planting or harvesting season you automatically add extra time to your trip planning - it's called the Tractor Factor. It's just part of life around here.