Wierd story
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From: Quincy MA
Wierd story
Was driving down the highway on my way to work. Going about 70mph i come up behind a Honda Insight. He is doing 55 in the fast lane. I make my presence known to him and he generously moves to the right. As I accelerate back up to my original speed i pass him and he holds up a sign saying "Your are killing the Earth by driving that car!"
SERIOUSLY!?!?!
I was sooo taken back by this, I casually responded by flooring it and scooting away burning much more precious fuel than I needed. I thought the Gas Guzzler tax was bad enough but people holding signs up while I drive by is a completely new experience. Anyone else have something similar to share?
BTW that has motivated me to get a license plate that says "15MPG HW"
SERIOUSLY!?!?!
I was sooo taken back by this, I casually responded by flooring it and scooting away burning much more precious fuel than I needed. I thought the Gas Guzzler tax was bad enough but people holding signs up while I drive by is a completely new experience. Anyone else have something similar to share? BTW that has motivated me to get a license plate that says "15MPG HW"
Safety Car
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From: Carbondale Pa.
Years ago a friend of mine worked on a per-diem basis for American Honda in their racing division (Motorcycles) and he lived in Bergen County New Jersey. They were based in Sunny So. Cal. His vehicle of choice used for "commuting" was an early (1969 or so) Ford Econline van that had a Street Hemi powering it, it flew, so did his gas gauge, especially at traffic lights. His license plate frame read,,, "theres more to life then gas mileage". Even so he claimed excellent fuel mileage when on the open road,,,go figure. Peace,,,Moosie 
Le Mans Master
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From: Wilmington DE, Drive it like you stole it, 68 327 4 speed coupe
Was driving down the highway on my way to work. Going about 70mph i come up behind a Honda Insight. He is doing 55 in the fast lane. I make my presence known to him and he generously moves to the right. As I accelerate back up to my original speed i pass him and he holds up a sign saying "Your are killing the Earth by driving that car!"
SERIOUSLY!?!?! I was sooo taken back by this, I casually responded by flooring it and scooting away burning much more precious fuel than I needed. I thought the Gas Guzzler tax was bad enough but people holding signs up while I drive by is a completely new experience. Anyone else have something similar to share?
BTW that has motivated me to get a license plate that says "15MPG HW"
SERIOUSLY!?!?!
I was sooo taken back by this, I casually responded by flooring it and scooting away burning much more precious fuel than I needed. I thought the Gas Guzzler tax was bad enough but people holding signs up while I drive by is a completely new experience. Anyone else have something similar to share? BTW that has motivated me to get a license plate that says "15MPG HW"
Probably would have blown his car over
Le Mans Master
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From: Peekskill NY
The thing he dosen't realize is that he burns way more gas over the course of a year. I might put 3-4k per year on my vette. The average driver these days does what, 15K+ per year? He's just way jealous. I would have responded the same way you did!
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From: Canton Michigan
Was driving down the highway on my way to work. Going about 70mph i come up behind a Honda Insight. He is doing 55 in the fast lane. I make my presence known to him and he generously moves to the right. As I accelerate back up to my original speed i pass him and he holds up a sign saying "Your are killing the Earth by driving that car!"
SERIOUSLY!?!?! I was sooo taken back by this, I casually responded by flooring it and scooting away burning much more precious fuel than I needed. I thought the Gas Guzzler tax was bad enough but people holding signs up while I drive by is a completely new experience. Anyone else have something similar to share?
BTW that has motivated me to get a license plate that says "15MPG HW"
SERIOUSLY!?!?!
I was sooo taken back by this, I casually responded by flooring it and scooting away burning much more precious fuel than I needed. I thought the Gas Guzzler tax was bad enough but people holding signs up while I drive by is a completely new experience. Anyone else have something similar to share? BTW that has motivated me to get a license plate that says "15MPG HW"
I live about 15 min north of Ann Arbor, bunch of hippie wantabees's.I was sown there picking up a girl I used to date, while driving my 77z28. At a light I had a girl pull up to me in one of those Honda electric cars, forget the name. She yells at me " That piece of sh#t your driving is killing the enviorment and funding terrorism". I just reved the engine and peeled out. She caught up to me at the next light screaming and yelling at me, I just reved the engine over her yelling, which she loved.
I hate people like that, go hug a tree.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Grafton MA
It's one thing to buy the hybrid....but i can't believe he actually took time out of his day to make a sign and keep it with him in his car so he can flash it at people. That guy needs to get a life! As for saving the earth...the worst we can do is kill ourselves, the earth isn't going anywhere. And as long as we're still here we might as well enjoy ourselves driving a vette 
Drifting
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I passed a guy on the right while he was on the phone in the passing lane 10 miles under limit with no one ahead of him. He came flying up real close on my right, hanging out of the window, fist waving & shaking and screaming something.
I just cranked the cd, gave him an emotionless dead pan look and turned my head back to driving. I guess he wasn't prepared for that, and he drifted back to the slow lane where he belonged.
be careful of those crazed yelling do gooders. Many of them are packing heat.
I just cranked the cd, gave him an emotionless dead pan look and turned my head back to driving. I guess he wasn't prepared for that, and he drifted back to the slow lane where he belonged.
be careful of those crazed yelling do gooders. Many of them are packing heat.
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From: Kawartha Lakes and PEC, Ontario
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From: Kansas City, MO ...I'd like to go fishing and catch a fishstick. That'd be convenient. - Mitch Hedberg
That's funny. I would have been at a loss of what to do as well.
I was driving to work one day and got behind a minivan that was speeding up, slowing down, swerving and hogging up the left lane. When my opportunity appeared, I passed on the right. When I looked over I was amazed to see a fat lady text messaging while drinking her coffee. I muttered some choice words and the next thing I know, her van is a cruise missile and she is staring at me and boy was she pissed off. Guess she could read lips. I gave her a blank face and moved over another lane for my exit. I guess I was the asshat in that situation?
I was driving to work one day and got behind a minivan that was speeding up, slowing down, swerving and hogging up the left lane. When my opportunity appeared, I passed on the right. When I looked over I was amazed to see a fat lady text messaging while drinking her coffee. I muttered some choice words and the next thing I know, her van is a cruise missile and she is staring at me and boy was she pissed off. Guess she could read lips. I gave her a blank face and moved over another lane for my exit. I guess I was the asshat in that situation?
Pro
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From: Ozark MO
When we trailered our Vette to Corpus Christi this summer we were getting gas (again...) and a hybrid was on the other side of the pump. As I finished filling up my son asked what mileage we got this time. I said 11.8 mpg, better than the last tank. The guy in the hybrid looked at us and said "42.6" I looked at the car a moment and said, "I'd rather buy the gas." His smile kinda slid off his face. 
Drifting
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From: Tampa FL
Haha, I've never seen that before. I doubt it was written on the fly, so that means this clown had to actually write it down and just leave it in his car in case he needed to use it? He probably has a whole stack of them with different phrases.
If someone held up a sign like that to me, and I had a passenger in the car, I'd have him/her make a little sign of our own to flash back. It would say "You're killing the earth with you B.O. Take a bath, hippie."
If someone held up a sign like that to me, and I had a passenger in the car, I'd have him/her make a little sign of our own to flash back. It would say "You're killing the earth with you B.O. Take a bath, hippie."
TheCorvetteBen
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From: Van Alstyne, TX
I live about 15 min north of Ann Arbor, bunch of hippie wantabees's.I was sown there picking up a girl I used to date, while driving my 77z28. At a light I had a girl pull up to me in one of those Honda electric cars, forget the name. She yells at me " That piece of sh#t your driving is killing the enviorment and funding terrorism". I just reved the engine and peeled out. She caught up to me at the next light screaming and yelling at me, I just reved the engine over her yelling, which she loved.
I hate people like that, go hug a tree.
Le Mans Master
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From: Boca Raton Florida
Hmmm, got me thinkin now...
Maybe a little bundle of signs, or a flip chart sign...
Lovely little witicisms like...
"Dikhead"
"Does your mother know your a Dikhead?"
"Meet me in the parking Lot"
"Your Face or Mine?"
Hmmm.....
Maybe a little bundle of signs, or a flip chart sign...
Lovely little witicisms like...
"Dikhead"
"Does your mother know your a Dikhead?"
"Meet me in the parking Lot"
"Your Face or Mine?"
Hmmm.....
Drifting
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From: Circleville Ohio
Vader Vette
Got behind A lady driving in the fast lane, slow on Rt 23 South A fairly busy Rural Route Well I keep trying to get around her and she speeds up enough that each time I have A chance She Shuts the door well after about 20 or so miles of this Im getting Pissed so i start Cursing At her, she Also must have been able to read lips (backawards in the mirror ) Because she held up her phone and shook it at me well not to be out done I shake my hand drill rihgt back at her well in the little next town 5 police cars pull me over, Im on my stomach, in the middle of Rt.23 South while they check my van for the GUN I Yelled out for them to be carful as the drill gun is loaded. Even after the B*(*&^% thought I was shaking the Gun At her do you think she got over Hell no she knew it was a drill or something the Sherrif started ruffing me up and I looked him Right In his bald headed eyes and said Quote "you might find Im innocent .Sure enough I did not have A gun And they just leyt me go . so beware of the little white VW Bug hoggin Rt 23 South.