Road rage, rants and storms

[So Auckland] Kia ora Aucklanders I always think twice before using my car's horn. When another driver pulls into my path, fails to indicate or stops without warning, I clench my teeth and grumble under my breath. There was once a time I was trigger-happy with the horn, but I'm more wary of road rage now. A few years ago, my husband used his horn on a driver who dangerously overtook him on Dominion Rd. The driver responded by slamming on his breaks, racing out of his car and attempting to stop my husband's car for whatever altercation he planned. To the man's annoyance, my husband safely drove around him and continued on his journey. Now when I find myself angry, I wonder if using my horn might spark an attack? We reported in January on a man who was bashed unconscious in a road rage incident in Massey. More needs to be done to reduce road rage. [A recently launched safety app is a step forward]( but the technology relies on road rage offenders owning up to their problem. Meanwhile senior reporter Simon Smith was one of those [Aucklanders who had to endure days without power after the hurricane strength storm](. He writes: “I squatted naked in half darkness yesterday morning, washing myself with a freezing-cold bucket of water before work. Yes I could have heated it with the portable stove – but what a time-consuming hassle, I'd rather put up with the shivering pain. My partner, our baby girl and I were one of the up to 1500 unlucky Auckland "customers" left waiting days to have power restored. We were luckier than most though. Our neighbours had to cart water inside to cook and wash, or to flush the toilet. Some people didn’t have a wood-burner to keep warm. Others worked from home, but couldn’t. We learnt to adapt; we had a bag of ice keeping the fridge cold, and a pot of water on top of the wood-burner for an instant hot cuppa.” [Should clamping be banned?]( After an Auckland grandmother was clamped while visiting her doctor, there are calls to ban clamping. [Free speech or did he go to far]( Local board member apologises after offensive Facebook rants. Should he resign? Saturday, 21 April 8:00pm [Weirdo -]( When Waylon is promoted, Richard suspects his Māori heritage has something to do with it. The Basement, Lower Greys Ave, CBD --------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 21 April 8:00pm [The Auckland Pun Battle Champs -]( Pun-ishing head-to-head battle of wits Encore, 258 K-Rd, CBD --------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday, 21 April 8:00pm [The Iliad Homer’s Epic Retold in WWI -]( Achilles, Agamemnon and a battle of honour The Pumphouse Theatre, Takapuna --------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, 22 April 6:00pm - 6:50pm [Alice -]( Lewis Carroll meets David Lynch and Sylvia Park ASB Waterfront Theatre, Halsey St, CBD --------------------------------------------------------------- Did a friend forward this to you? [Sign up to get So Auckland to your inbox]( [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](