And one TBHPian cut off another!

Steeroid · 26th December 2005, 22:41

Had an interesting experience....thought I'd share it with you for what its worth.

Was driving down the Creek Road in Dubai this evening when a Dodge Truck decides he wants to street race...so we start swapping places on this nice bit of road, till we reach the long line of traffic leading up to the bridge to Deira at the end. Dodgie decides to take the fast lane and I chase him...only to come to the stretch where the road curves into a single lane leading up to the bridge.

Dodgie is in a particularly nasty mood today and decides to pass the traffic using the zebra shoulder on the curve and I find myself faced with the option of either following him (illegaly) or cutting into traffic. Spying half a chance, I push my nose in front of a car that has been waiting in queue, muttering a silent apology to that driver. The driver made a fight for his position but I pushed in anyway....

I realise there's no chance of catching up with the Dodge thereafter and decide to stay in line with the traffic, changing lanes dutifully. Halfway up the bridge I get a call and its TBHP member Catamaran (who I've never met - we've only spoken over the phone twice).

"Hello! Long time no see, where are you?"

"I'm driving....tell me, whats up"

"Are you driving your white Mondeo?"

"Yes"

"Up Maktoum Bridge?"

"Yes, why?"

"Do you have a K&N sticker on your boot?"

"Yeah, whats up?"

"You just cut across a Galant"

"I thought it was an old camry, but yes I did cut across some car...not a very nice thing to do. Did you happen to see that?"

"Yes I saw it - I was driving that Galant. I was just telling my passenger that only a Mallu can do that when I saw the K&N sticker and just thought I'd check out if it were you by any chance"

Oooops! Wrong way to meet with a TBHPian for the first time.....

Apologies, Catamaran!

But imagine the odds of 2 TBHPians out of 4-5 known members in Dubai crossing paths among a few million vehicles in this City, and of one identifying the other just through guesswork! Great work, Catamaran!

Jaggu · 26th December 2005, 23:03

u can always say merry xmas

kpzen · 26th December 2005, 23:18

Nice write up... as always...
Catamaran's guess work needs some applause...

I myself have a habbit of remembering car numbers....N have caught people with that...

KP

Steeroid · 26th December 2005, 23:21

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Originally Posted by kpzen

I myself have a habbit of remembering car numbers....N have caught people with that...

KP

Whats even better is that he didnt know my car's number....just knew I drove a white Mondy. Amazing guesswork.

cnu · 27th December 2005, 00:04

That was a nice experience you had Steer.

spdfreak · 27th December 2005, 01:01

that;s anice way to bump into a fellow bhpian. and that too on dubai roads...

nitrous · 27th December 2005, 01:26

The world is too small, steeroid.

That too for team-bhpians

general_neo · 27th December 2005, 01:48

Tat was very interesting. And absolutely amazing guess work.
Must have felt a chill pass thru ur spine...
And a smile...

srasania · 27th December 2005, 09:09

A very interesting team bhp meet !

-sr

Catamaran · 27th December 2005, 09:59

apologies accepted steer....you being a senior BHPian i have to respect you

Guys actually i made all my efforts to stop the mondeo from cutting in, but he just kept coming in and i had to give way else the mondeo would have kissed my galant....I was so irritated on loosing the fight and grumbling till i saw the K&N sticker and guessed it would be steeroid ....

Nice write up steer and thanks for the words.. though it was just a wild guess....

CAT

GTO · 27th December 2005, 12:05

What are the chances!! Sweet experience, Steeroid and Catamaran.

I remember filling diesel in my Jeep once, and a young dude walks up at the petrol pump.

He : So you are into cars?

Me : You bet.

He : Must check out this website www.Team-BHP.com. Its all about the Indian car scene.

Me : Thanks. Will surely do

GTO

Zappo · 27th December 2005, 12:12

An interesting episode nonetheless...

kphilip · 27th December 2005, 12:26

There's no better way to Meet up with a fellow bhpian..

vivekiny2k · 27th December 2005, 12:27

are the team BHP stickers still available? makes more sense now to stock them up for my future wheels (and accidental TBHP meets that may follow

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Steeroid · 27th December 2005, 13:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catamaran

apologies accepted steer....

Thank you Cat, but methinks you probably need to change your signature line now...or perhaps I should change mine to 'I Can'?

26th December 2005, 22:41	#1
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	And one TBHPian cut off another! Had an interesting experience....thought I'd share it with you for what its worth. Was driving down the Creek Road in Dubai this evening when a Dodge Truck decides he wants to street race...so we start swapping places on this nice bit of road, till we reach the long line of traffic leading up to the bridge to Deira at the end. Dodgie decides to take the fast lane and I chase him...only to come to the stretch where the road curves into a single lane leading up to the bridge. Dodgie is in a particularly nasty mood today and decides to pass the traffic using the zebra shoulder on the curve and I find myself faced with the option of either following him (illegaly) or cutting into traffic. Spying half a chance, I push my nose in front of a car that has been waiting in queue, muttering a silent apology to that driver. The driver made a fight for his position but I pushed in anyway.... I realise there's no chance of catching up with the Dodge thereafter and decide to stay in line with the traffic, changing lanes dutifully. Halfway up the bridge I get a call and its TBHP member Catamaran (who I've never met - we've only spoken over the phone twice). "Hello! Long time no see, where are you?" "I'm driving....tell me, whats up" "Are you driving your white Mondeo?" "Yes" "Up Maktoum Bridge?" "Yes, why?" "Do you have a K&N sticker on your boot?" "Yeah, whats up?" "You just cut across a Galant" "I thought it was an old camry, but yes I did cut across some car...not a very nice thing to do. Did you happen to see that?" "Yes I saw it - I was driving that Galant. I was just telling my passenger that only a Mallu can do that when I saw the K&N sticker and just thought I'd check out if it were you by any chance" Oooops! Wrong way to meet with a TBHPian for the first time..... Apologies, Catamaran! But imagine the odds of 2 TBHPians out of 4-5 known members in Dubai crossing paths among a few million vehicles in this City, and of one identifying the other just through guesswork! Great work, Catamaran! Last edited by Steeroid : 26th December 2005 at 22:47.
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26th December 2005, 23:03	#2
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,215 Thanked: 15,906 Times	u can always say merry xmas
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26th December 2005, 23:18	#3
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,610 Thanked: 1,876 Times View My Garage	Nice write up... as always... Catamaran's guess work needs some applause... I myself have a habbit of remembering car numbers....N have caught people with that... KP
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27th December 2005, 00:04	#5
cnu BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR/HYD Posts: 297 Thanked: 114 Times	That was a nice experience you had Steer.
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27th December 2005, 01:01	#6
spdfreak BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Trichur, presently in Qatar Posts: 121 Thanked: Once View My Garage	that;s anice way to bump into a fellow bhpian. and that too on dubai roads...
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27th December 2005, 01:26	#7
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	The world is too small, steeroid. That too for team-bhpians
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27th December 2005, 01:48	#8
general_neo BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Abudhabi Posts: 162 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Tat was very interesting. And absolutely amazing guess work. Must have felt a chill pass thru ur spine... And a smile...
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27th December 2005, 09:09	#9
srasania BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Orlando, FL, USA Posts: 321 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	A very interesting team bhp meet ! -sr
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27th December 2005, 09:59	#10
Catamaran BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Dubai - Cochin Posts: 124 Thanked: 307 Times View My Garage	apologies accepted steer....you being a senior BHPian i have to respect you Guys actually i made all my efforts to stop the mondeo from cutting in, but he just kept coming in and i had to give way else the mondeo would have kissed my galant....I was so irritated on loosing the fight and grumbling till i saw the K&N sticker and guessed it would be steeroid .... Nice write up steer and thanks for the words.. though it was just a wild guess.... CAT
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27th December 2005, 12:05	#11
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,520 Thanked: 300,710 Times View My Garage	What are the chances!! Sweet experience, Steeroid and Catamaran. I remember filling diesel in my Jeep once, and a young dude walks up at the petrol pump. He : So you are into cars? Me : You bet. He : Must check out this website www.Team-BHP.com. Its all about the Indian car scene. Me : Thanks. Will surely do GTO
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27th December 2005, 12:12	#12
Zappo Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 5,922 Thanked: 2,699 Times	An interesting episode nonetheless...
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27th December 2005, 12:26	#13
kphilip BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Cochin Posts: 333 Thanked: 6 Times	There's no better way to Meet up with a fellow bhpian..
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27th December 2005, 12:27	#14
vivekiny2k Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: cincinnati, jabalpur,chennai Posts: 1,264 Thanked: 209 Times View My Garage	are the team BHP stickers still available? makes more sense now to stock them up for my future wheels (and accidental TBHP meets that may follow )
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