Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 28, 2024

Sometimes the driver is the boss.

NARCING IS BAD, PERIOD!!!! Dan aka…

I’ve seen stickers that read, “Don’t like my driving? Call 1-800-GET-LOST.”

And that’s one of the nicer ones.

Nice.

That’s kind of what I always think when I see those stickers. Not gonna do that.

You may be working hard, but that does not give you an excuse to cut me off when I am also trying to get to work, or run the redlight so that I miss my light cycle.

I do support good truckers. My grandfather was a trucker for many years, so I heard a lot of his stories, but there appears to be a growing number of truckers who only think about themselves now a days.

Rat’s sticker- 1-800-UP YOURS !

I called one of those numbers once. The guy driving the truck was forcibly creating a third lane on a two-lane road. The flunky who answered the phone literally had no idea what to do with my call. He had to go ask somebody what he was supposed to do.

You not knows of terrible rash driving truck drivers who is kill or destroy life and lifelihood of innocent peoples in the road Rat?

I’ve called such a number a couple of times. Once was to say that the truck had a taillight out, once to tell ’em that their driver did an incredible job of not hitting the idiot kid that skate-boarded out in front of the truck.

I see those stickers, and for the most part I ignore them. BUT, if someone is driving dangerously— either erratically or way too aggressively or exhibiting road rage — I might just report that. Could save a life in the end.

I used to print a sticker of a wood screw, that would fit nicely over the heart of those “I heart my kids” and “I heart my dog”, etc. bumper stickers.

The ONLY driver I would ever consider calling about if I saw driving unsafely is a school bus driver.

Using the word “narc” tells exactly what he’s carrying.

What’s worse than rush hour? Getting cut off by some speeding jerk.

Call the number as you’re passing the truck then look up to see the driver answering his phone.

I never call the number, but some of those guys seem to think an 18-wheeler is a race car, and make you wonder if you’re going to be killed.

Truckers have an extremely high turnover rate. Something like 80 to 90%

Hard workers do not excuse poor/dangerous driving.

Several retired truck driver friends have told there’s two types of drivers, a truck driver and a guy/girl who drives a truck. The difference is obvious in how they drive.

Don’t like my driving? Well, here’s a nice fender for you!!

I like your bumper sticker, Rat.

If you’re behind a dangerous erratic driver wouldn’t your first thought be to call 911?

Yeah, sorry Pastis, but I have to deal with enough inconsiderate and downright dangerous jerks behind multi-ton 18-wheelers “sharing the road” with me on a 6% downgrade on a regular basis to vehemently disagree with the message that you’re unsuccessfully attempting to convey here.

There are a lot more PEOPLE who only think about themselves.

Billionaire boss gave you a job and doesn’t need multi-million dollar lawsuits.

All drivers (except me) are either slowpokes or maniacs.

As a trucker who learned to drive in Chicago, I can only ask, how would the general public act if I road a bicycle around their office, workshop, workstation at a high rate of speed, knocking down stuff and blowing a horn?

I did once call one of those numbers to complain about a truck that was driving recklessly and nearly hit me. The receptionist or whatever she was who picked up the phone seemed unsure how to handle my complaint. I’d imagine an Episcopal priest would react in much the same way if someone were to object at a wedding.

In the Denver metro area they have 3 different Law offices who advertise on TV for injuries from trucking accidents. The run from Cheyenne to Colorado Springs on I 25 will definitely get your attention. Lots of big rigs rolling fast. Be safe out there.

You know what’s REALLY annoying? When cops flash their sirens,pull you over….and congratulate you on being such a careful driver.

I’ve heard this actually DOES happen

I just love those 1-900 numbers ….

A sticker far worse than “How’s my driving?”: Student driver, please be patient. Hate, hate, hate those.

I recall a different version of that same sticker that read “How is my driving? Call 1-800-EAT-SH!T”

I’m surprised/disappointed – unless I missed it reading through, nobody suggested the idea of calling the number for trucks that are being driven well/courteously. How about carrots instead of sticks? Get the good guys a bonus!

Love it! But some people just suck at driving no matter who they work for!

Watch out for female truck drivers with children. You know, mothertruckers.