Petrol station rage

Scene: the crowded forecourt of a petrol station, late morning today, the Shell place on the A585 at Singleton, always crowded because it is also used as a cut-through by people driving from Blackpool to Fleetwood, not always in the best of tempers.

Lady driver wedged and unable to move forwards until customers in front have paid and departed. Loud blasting of horn from vehicle behind her. Obvious to us, and post office lady in front of her, that she is locked in, but not to vehicle behind her. Loud blasting continues until queue has moved forwards, and lady and loud-blaster are at last unlocked. Post Office lady now at pump. Loud-blaster, behind her, now has time to emerge from vehicle and scream in rage at middle-aged lady who had blocked him. He is over six feet tall, fat, and purple of face and language. He is so fat that his breasts wobble while he is raging. He returns to vehicle, male honour satisfied. Lady victim quite shaken, but fills up.

Several witnesses in queue to pay do the un-British thing and say something nice to the lady, who appears to be cheered up somewhat by the support of strangers. But it isn't enough.

Behaviour like this bully's dirties the day, not only for his victim but for everyone in earshot.

There are severe penalties for people who drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs, but not for an equally dangerous combination - ego and testosterone.

I didn't manage to get his registration number. But the next time anything like this happens the reg will go into the blog as a tag, and Google will pick it up, sure as eggs is eggs.

And the Yahoo can sue me.