Strange new recreation - or is it just me?

I live in a small, burned out, midwestern city. Blue collar factory town with empty factories - high unemployment - ever increasing crime. Lately, and with increasing frequency I've been the victim of what I would describe as "drive-by shoutings". Driving, walking, or biking - doesn't seem to matter, but from time to time some random idiot (usually a high school age male) will pass by in a car and at the very moment they are nearest to me, they will abruptly and loudly shout something benign like "SUP!" or "HI!", or even "Hey!" clearly with the intent of startling a person, and I usually jump and nearly piss myself. I mean it's as loud as a boat horn. What the hell is this all about? I mean there are people who walk around here with loaded pistols - I can't imagine driving around startling people like that.

 

I live in the same conditions as you, high unemployment, abandoned factories, misery, etc.

However, I've noticed that people are driving by and stealing people's shit and killing people over DVD players.

 

Yeah, we get that too (almost goes without saying), but the shouting thing is just bizarre to me.

 

sounds like people have too much time on their hands.
people do that were I live sometimes, but I live in a shitty town were everybody thinks they need a car. so people will take any opportunity to fuck with someone who isn't is a car or isn't walking a well-worn path. if they have no life.

 

I live in a boomtown, one of the rare places in the country where the economy is growing and the housing market is stable, and yet I've been getting shouted out from passing cars since I grew boobs.

 

LOL
Last week I was hitching out of town because cop wouldn't let me drive my car cause the registration was outdated. So, at two cars of kids pass by and yelled at me "get a car, get a job" I was carrying grocery bags. Fuckers! At least the cop didn't tow my car. I got my plates renewed the next day.

 

yeah, high school kids are dumb...all over the country

 

It's always the high school kids that do weird stuff like that here. I feel it's best to ignore them.

 

when i was in high school, it was cool to be as "random" as possible. some people from high school still act like that a decade later..

i get those random yells, "HEY!" every now and then when i'm riding my bike. but usually it's yelling something ignorant like "use the sidewalk!"

 

Idiot males do that here too. They yell pointless shit from their windows. It's amazing how many people seem to have been dropped on their head as children.

 

those dicks have got me a few times too....i hate them...scare an old fucker like me

 

My ex did it to a street person once as I drove by. The ex was drunk at the time and just thought it was funny as hell to startle someone waiting to cross the street. I guess they view it as harmless amusement for themselves.

 

What I’ve noticed in addition to drive-by shouting are grocery counter checkout machine vultures.

They stand around and watch you use the self-checkout machine just waiting to pounce if you forget to retrieve your change or dollar bills

Hotwater

 

Wow sounds like folks in detroit are really starting to feel friendly.

 

Some guy got fried trying to steal copper out of a live line around here. Idiot.

 

Yeah, I still don't get it - but I guess it's better than someone shooting at me or chucking a bottle at my head. Call me timid, but I don't think I would have had the balls to do this even as kid, when I thought I was immortal. I mean people get shot, stabbed and beat down for less around here. I just can't make sense of it. It's stupid and weird as hell to me. I think I'd rather get jumped - because at least I'd know what the deal was and could act accordingly. I feel stupid as hell for jumping but I have to admit, it kind of makes me laugh. I just hope they're not trying to kill little old ladies with this little prank.

 

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HEY!!!

 

Everyday that happens to me,and the things they say get worse all the time and there is nothing you can do about it.

 

This.

OP, since you go strapped and all first 2 rounds=blanks, rest of the clip loaded normally. Make em run:2thumbsup: