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Demovictory9

(32,465 posts)
Sun Apr 24, 2022, 08:02 PM Apr 2022

egging of trucker convoy wasnt planned. trucks made error of driving past young people & Safeway

a perfect group of events: Detoured trucks, california traffic, bored young people in DARK BLUE CITY, grocery store selling eggs.


Inept 'People's Convoy' chased out of Bay Area by egg-throwing kids

The dreams of the “People’s Convoy” quickly died in the Bay Area after a critical tactical error: turning onto a street with a Safeway and a group of bored kids.

The trucker convoy, which aimed to emulate the disruptive Canadian protests against COVID-19 restrictions, has failed spectacularly at every turn. During a few weeks of driving around Washington, D.C., the convoy was held up by a single bicyclist, and some convoy members said they were having difficulty finding places for bathroom breaks and, as a result, were forced to urinate in their pants.

After an anemic showing in Washington, the convoy made the long drive back across the country, landing in the Bay Area this week. Since the convoy began, practically all major COVID restrictions have been lifted in the United States, so it appears it’s switched its messaging to support other conservative causes.

On Friday afternoon, the small convoy of semitrucks, pickup trucks, minivans and other cars drove to Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks’ East Bay home to protest her support of an abortion rights bill. As they honked and used bullhorns in the quiet residential neighborhood, neighbors gathered to heckle them right back, yelling at the truckers to get off their street.

Livestreams posted by convoy participants show police arriving to protect Wicks’ home, which eventually prompted the group to move on. It was here the convoy members made their mistake, driving onto busy, one-lane College Avenue on the Berkeley-Oakland border. There, slowed down by the usual Friday afternoon traffic, they were sitting ducks outside the Safeway. A large group of kids, armed with eggs purchased at the grocery store, began pelting the convoy.

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Peoples-Convoy-chased-out-of-Bay-Area-17122881.php

video was already posted in DU... here it is again for those who missed it



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egging of trucker convoy wasnt planned. trucks made error of driving past young people & Safeway (Original Post) Demovictory9 Apr 2022 OP
wonder where they will go next. i can imagine a circus shooting gallary with those trucks at a stand AllaN01Bear Apr 2022 #1
I find myself admiring very young folk more and more Skittles Apr 2022 #2
K & R Celerity Apr 2022 #3
I could watch that all day. FoxNewsSucks Apr 2022 #4
I admire the spirit. BlueTsunami2018 Apr 2022 #5
technique improved near the end. last few trucks got major egging Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #10
Great job dalton99a Apr 2022 #6
Tuna packed in oil Red Mountain Apr 2022 #7
Only eggs? DBoon Apr 2022 #8
With the price of eggs where it is these days, Totally Tunsie Apr 2022 #9
I saw them today shanti Apr 2022 #11
Awww a live spotting of the convoy Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #12
I laughed and laughed. What a tonic! Great citizen response! Hekate Apr 2022 #13
I have a couple questions Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2022 #14
I can only answer question number 1. Yes, they are still at it. They don't seem to have a plan or Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #15
Eggcellent! CottonBear Apr 2022 #16
Forced to "urinate in their pants?" alphafemale Apr 2022 #17
That was a thing of beauty HAB911 Apr 2022 #18
I did enjoy that although malaise Apr 2022 #19

AllaN01Bear

(18,289 posts)
1. wonder where they will go next. i can imagine a circus shooting gallary with those trucks at a stand
Sun Apr 24, 2022, 08:06 PM
Apr 2022

still.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,493 posts)
5. I admire the spirit.
Sun Apr 24, 2022, 08:48 PM
Apr 2022

Some of those throwing techniques though, ugh. I like the old dude, he was having none of it.

Red Mountain

(1,736 posts)
7. Tuna packed in oil
Sun Apr 24, 2022, 08:54 PM
Apr 2022

across the front windshield and most importantly the air intakes at the bottom of the windshield.

The gift that keeps on giving.

shanti

(21,675 posts)
11. I saw them today
Mon Apr 25, 2022, 12:41 AM
Apr 2022

and they were heading east on I-50. Holding back traffic and in general, being assholes.

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,330 posts)
14. I have a couple questions
Mon Apr 25, 2022, 03:21 AM
Apr 2022

These idiots are still at it?

Why aren’t they being cited for illegal horn usage?

And how is that retired fire truck driver not being cited for illegal use of emergency signals?

Demovictory9

(32,465 posts)
15. I can only answer question number 1. Yes, they are still at it. They don't seem to have a plan or
Mon Apr 25, 2022, 03:53 AM
Apr 2022

end game

 

alphafemale

(18,497 posts)
17. Forced to "urinate in their pants?"
Mon Apr 25, 2022, 07:08 AM
Apr 2022

These are not actual truckers.

I have not met an experienced trucker without a pee can.

The guys anyway.

These posers are being financed because a real trucker would not spend this much idle time wasting fuel.

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