Yay for you on your 2000 miles! That's AWESOME!!! I toot my own horn all the time, by the way.

As for your incident with the moron motorist. It sounds like there wasn't a whole lot you could have done differently. Like you said, maybe wait a little longer to get into the lane, but no matter when you get into the lane, motorists are supposed to yield to you. I'm glad you're okay.