https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:50:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker/page/2#post-565274 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:25:20 +0000 Pepper 565274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I honk! I'm more likely to honk if it's seriously dangerous/I could have been hurt. Lately I've been doing the "throw hands up in the air as though you're an idiot" move, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker/page/2#post-565124 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:53:39 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 565124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I rarely ever use my horn, not because it's difficult to use but because DS is usually asleep in the back in his car seat. Since I'm hardly never without him, I've just gotten out of the habit. Instead I just talk to the driver in question - never yelling - and use hand signals (usually just an open hand thrust upwards, like 'What's your problem?') </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker/page/2#post-565113 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:49:49 +0000 rachiecakes 565113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: love this! I'm a total road bitch as well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker/page/2#post-564859 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:46:32 +0000 BSB 564859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I get the chance to honk, I'll honk if it's stupid/ crazy/ dangerous enough. Sometimes, it will happen so quickly that I'll just curse and wish I could have honked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402556 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:50:41 +0000 tororojo 402556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Yeah...I always say "I'm teaching them, honey!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402546 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:47:42 +0000 .twist. 402546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@tororojo: I'm pretty sure mine does too, he always says "And you think I road rage". haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402543 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:46:54 +0000 tororojo 402543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't honk all the time, but if someone is doing something especially rude or stupid, I think it's my duty to warn/chastise them! DH thinks I'm a bad person for honking, I'm pretty sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402434 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:11:49 +0000 SugarplumsMom 402434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I def honk! When someone's being extra a-holish, I give them the super looooong I forgot to take my hand off the honker honk :)</p> <p>I don't do that here though, there's not enough ppl on the road to piss me off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402428 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:09:17 +0000 mrs. bird 402428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: Hahahahaha :D</p> <p>I only honk if there is imminent danger of collision. Otherwise you just set off a chain reaction of everyone honking &amp; driving even more pissed off. They call us massholes for a reason, once the honking starts, it doesn't stop! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402414 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:05:35 +0000 .twist. 402414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pointybird: I say this to my husband all.the.time. He doesn't listen and instead just yells and curses. I'd much prefer a quick honk to let them know than to rage in front of our kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402404 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:02:41 +0000 Alivoo01 402404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I mainly curse out loud and depending on how severe the action is (cutting me off for no reason), I occasionally give them the bird. I tend to only honk if the light changes and they're not moving because they're busy texting on their phone or if they're merging into my lane and I'm RIGHT there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402340 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:39:03 +0000 Sammyfab 402340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I honk if I feel like my safety is in danger OR when someone is driving slowly/stupidly because they're on their phone!! Otherwise, I curse like a pirate. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402288 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:17:37 +0000 MediaNaranja 402288@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When DH first moved here he was amazed at how polite everyone was...hardly anyone honks! I honk when necessary, but lots of times it doesn't occur to me to do so until the moment has passed. DH is a crazy honker though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402212 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:37:25 +0000 JoJoGirl 402212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Haha it must be a New England thing! It makes me insane!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402209 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:36:30 +0000 plaidpants 402209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a honker! My husband doesn't and I'm like, "How are they going to know they are about to merge into our car if you don't tell them?? They cannot hear you swearing." I don't honk for him though. I think he'd make me sit in the backseat if I started doing that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402203 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:32:42 +0000 annie624 402203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not really. Only if I feel like I'm in danger &amp; need to let someone know I am there! DH uses his enough for the both of us! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402201 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:32:04 +0000 yoursilverlining 402201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoJoGirl: We do the "honk back" up here too. It drives me batty and I've gotten in a honking war too. Because the honk back drives me insane I try not to honk unless someone does something really bad, then I lay on the horn! </p> <p>I also curse at other drivers a lot, and it is definitely NOT under my breath!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402195 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:29:36 +0000 MrsBrewer 402195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a honker!!! DH tries, but most of the time he doesn;t hit it in the right spot, he gets pissed off cause it isn't honking, then he normally just swears at himself, the car, the person.....he's a ball of rage! LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402183 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:24:23 +0000 JoJoGirl 402183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Boston drivers are crazy and do the "honk back" - ie if you honk at someone for being a real a-hole on the road, they honk at YOU for honking at THEM. It's infuriating. I once got into a full out honking war with someone where we were just honking at each other until the guy rounded the corner and I could STILL hear him honking from a block away. So I try not to honk at all unless the light turns green and someone is clearly on their iPhone or something. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402168 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:11:34 +0000 Ash 402168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tricycle: Same here! I forget I even have a horn! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402098 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:30:05 +0000 Bookish 402098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honker/cusser right here! Although my old car had the most pathetic little honk, so I tried to avoid using it and just made faces/yelled :p I discovered yesterday though that my new car has a wonderfully angry honk and I plan on using it often! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402091 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:28:03 +0000 Mrs. Lovejoy 402091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally a honker. It almost always embarrasses me right after the fact, but doesn't stop me from doing it again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-402012 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:59:18 +0000 Andrea 402012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honker, also honk my husband's horn. He told me that we should not exhibit any road rage in front of DD though. Ugh, it's hard. People just suck at driving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-401781 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:51:59 +0000 banana 401781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: LOL!!! Me too!!!! hahahahaha!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-401707 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:38:44 +0000 pinkcupcake 401707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yeah! And I'm an obnoxious one. I'm a very spiteful driver :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-401687 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:22:47 +0000 erwoo 401687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I saw someone flick her cigarette out her window today and I just rolled my eyes and thought, "you can start a fire, lady!" But if someone cuts me off or drive erratically or doesn't pay attention and is moving over to my lane I'm definitely going to honk at them. Although, I do honk with caution. I pick and choose b/c who knows what these crazies have in their car these days. Plus, most times I have one of my two boys with me in the car so I have to be very mindful of who I honk at. If it's just to remind people that the light is green, then I will give a polite quick honk. The longer honks are for those things I mentioned above that is going to put me and my family in danger. I used to be a lot more aggressive... Being a mom has sure changed me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-401608 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 22:34:32 +0000 Meridian 401608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I rarely honk, and when I do, I'm a "polite" honker. Just a short blast to say, "hey, please move!" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-401486 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:54:15 +0000 MamaMoose 401486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a total honker!!! And I also honk on my hubby's behalf. He gets soooo mad at me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-401484 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:53:21 +0000 autumnlove 401484@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't honk that much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-are-you-a-honker#post-401479 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:52:00 +0000 MamaCate 401479@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don' think I abuse my horn but I am not afraid to use it when needed! It's funny because there was a day earlier this week when I honked twice on the way home, for good reason. DH almost never honks and I am encouraging him to learn, but I have never honked while he is driving. </p>