I THOUGHT we were done with gripes for this season when I recently shared many from readers.

Then I found myself in two situations recently that needed to be included.

My two gripes came from topics that readers constantly mention: driving and movies.

My driving gripe came from not just one or two episodes of the same infuriating practice, but a full half-dozen over the past week or two.

That infuriating practice: a driver pulling onto the road in front of me so that unless I slow down drastically, we'll collide.

I'm not talking about situations where a car pulls onto the road well in front of me so that I have to brake a little bit.

No, I'm talking about the folks who look, see me coming at 55 mph, and then pull onto the road in my lane when I'm only a few car lengths away.

What are they saying with this maneuver?

I'm in a hurry and more important than you are, so you'll just have to slow down.

The only solution: slamming on your brakes--when it's happening on a two-lane road--or quickly zooming into the other lane if its on a four-lane roadway.

Only slightly less obnoxious and dangerous are the drivers who pull out onto the road across oncoming traffic to slowly accelerate in the left lane on a four-lane road.

Here's a thought: just wait another few seconds and all oncoming traffic will pass on by, leaving the roadway open to slowly and safely pull onto the highway.

After the first fellow in a slow pickup on State Route 3 west in Spotsylvania made the last-minute pull-out on me about 10 days ago, I started noticing. Since then, no fewer than six others have done the same.

I'm no great driver, but if I see a car coming toward me at speed, it's clear that the smart move is to let all vehicles pass before I pull onto the road.

Even if I'm in a hurry.

My other gripe: having to see new movies in the dinky-sized halls some local theaters still have.