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A Post From Deja News on Road Rage
Subject: Re: Road Rage in Atlanta
From: Nancy <"vacant@mindspring"@atl.mindspring.com>
Date: 1997/09/10
Message-Id: <5v7mql$c9h@camel4.mindspring.com>
Newsgroups: alt.general
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Kudzu wrote:
>Is it just me, or does it seem that driving in Metro Atlanta
>is exponentially becoming an experience in aggression?
It's not just you.
I've lived here for nearly 20 years and I definitely have
noticed a sharp increase in the tempers of other drivers
(and mine). Due to concern of what another driver may
do, I've toned back my responses when I feel angry.
Try to turn on some quiet music and make good use of the time instead. I don't let it bother me. It gives me time to be alone with my thoughts and enjoy the music that I love. Responding to an angry driver only adds to the possibility that road rage will cause him to harm you or another driver in his way down the road. Let him/her go.
>When we moved here, never heard a horn blow. Traffic has become >worse than New York (where I came from) since. Atlanta was a breath >of fresh air back in those days...now people and poor planning have >made it worse than New York. If it weren't for our jobs, we'd move in a >heartbeat. I wouldn't move back to New York but I can tell you that >traffic is better than it is here, now.
>But what was alarming is that the driver had rolled down his window
>and was just screaming at me in a way that indicated he had just >absolutely LOST it! It was that incident that caused me to hold my own >temper and just tolerate annoying or irate drivers.
Seems to me that people have just lost their manners here, period. Put too many inconsiderate people in the same place and they turn into animals. As soon as we can...we're headed for seclusion.
NancyMy Comments
I have to agree with Nancy's post. I think people here in Hawaii have also "just lost their manners here, period." I remember when my parents used to drive me to school and you let someone cut into your lane, it was common courtesy to wave as a sign of thanks/appreciation. Now when I drive, I rarely see the friendly wave. Instead of getting angry, cussing or giving "the bird", I turn up the music and start singing along. There is no way to control the way people act so why get stressed over it?
Paragraph from: Glen P. Acierto's Psychology 409b Report 1
"After viewing newsgroups from both Pine and Netscape, I decided on using Netscape because of its much larger selection of newsgroups and the much easier to read format. Even though I admit that it did get kind of tedious "scrolling" the mouse back and forth, I eventually got used to it and now it doesn't bother me as much anymore.
Just like with many things in working with a computer, once you get used to it and you understand what was going on, what used to be a headache for me is now second nature."My Comments
I must agree with the comments by Glen; the graphical interface Netscape offers in their newsreader is much easier and pleasant to user rather than having to use the text based and keyboard operated "TIN" in the UNIX environment. Although both programs require a bit of time to get used to, both methods became "second nature" with practice.
Paragraph from: Skye's, Report #1- Social Psychology of USENET Newsgroups
"Keeping track of all the different sites soon became a problem. Bookmarks saved the day, creating a shortcut to all my favorite sites. Day after day I would just go to my favorite bookmarked sites and read the postings. This game group was a very "nice" group and seemed to not flame or spam anyone. Although, this could be due to the fact that it was more of a discussion group that shared info between each other. I wanted to post up a few suggestions on some of the games that people were having trouble with, but I chickened out because it felt like I was bragging or something."
My Comments
Skye's report made some good points; it really helps to bookmark sites that you frequent. The World Wide Web is such a large place, bookmarks can help you store sites you like, without having to memorize the web address.
Skye's decision to withhold from posting in a newsgroup was wise. If other subscribers to the newsgroup feel he is bragging, he could have been a victim of flame or spam mail.
Paragraph from: Kristin Evert,G5, Hawaii,Report 1: Social Psychology of USENET Newsgroups: alt.disney.secrets, alt.music.billy-joel, and me.
"Most of the posts from my two newsgroups tended to include the entire (or most) of the original post in their posted replies. After this they would include their reply below the quote. An example of this is shown here from alt.music.billy-joel:
>Does anyone remember if there was a video for the Night is Still Young >song? If there is, where is it (how do I get it?)
Yes there is a video of this. It is off of "The Video Album Volume 1" Y$ can check Blockbuster Video or Media Play. If you cant find it e-mail me directly....Cheryl
Sometimes I found this to be irritating, because if you are keeping up, you don't usually need to read the entire message again. Some people, however, quote the section of the original message that they were most interested in, and then reply. In my opinion, this was the most effective method. "My Comments
I know exactly how Kristin felt about how irritating it can get if you are "keeping up, you don't usually need to read the entire message again." Even if the quotes separate the old message from the new message, the font color is still only type, so it's hard to scan quickly for the new ideas. A contrasting color in addition to the quotes, would be more effective.
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