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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 12:05 AM
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..been driving your "other" car, saw a vette and instinctively waved? Only to have the vette driver look at you with the "do I know you expression"?

Ok, not a deep subject but just wondering. I have caught myself on more than one occassion waving at another vette while I was not in a vette. It happened to me today while I was driving my vette and a driver of a Lexus waved as we passed. Got me thinking that maybe he owns a vette also and just naturally waved.

Anyway, just curious if anyone else has caught themselves doing this to. Yeah, I know, I have to much time on my hands!
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 01:46 AM
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Yes.

Even when I'm in my vette I have a hard time getting a wave back from the others around here... especially the C4 guys.. curious.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 02:47 AM
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I do it all the time - intentionally. But when you drive the same route every day at about the same time and you see the same Vette coming toward you and you wave with a "V" sign, I think after a while the other fellow catches on and now he waves back. BTW, I'm usually in my DD - a Saturn! Most of the time the Vette drivers just look puzzled as you go by.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 03:39 AM
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Yes several times
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 07:46 AM
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I do it without even thinking regardless what I'm driving.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 08:56 AM
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Yes Yes Yes! Thank God I'm not the only one. The almost instinctive now. I realize what I just did when they look at me funny and then its like one of those airline commercials-- wanna get away!!
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 09:01 AM
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Not a whole lot of vette waving people in MObile Al. It's a shame.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 09:43 AM
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No, I can't say that I have.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 09:55 AM
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Yes.

Even when I'm in my vette I have a hard time getting a wave back from the others around here... especially the C4 guys.. curious.
Probably just peni...er, engine envy!
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Bop Bop
Not a whole lot of vette waving people in MObile Al. It's a shame.
The next time I'm in Mobile in my vette, I 'm looking for for you Bop Bop to give you a wave.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 11:04 AM
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happens to me to lol force of habit i guess I'm a wavaholic
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Yes, after I wave I think "what the heck?"..when they just pass on by, then remember I am in the van or Taco.
Everyone ought to wave to anyone who waves at them!!! LOL
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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I purposely give a wave or the peace sign about 3/4 of the time when driving my other cars. I have gotten waves while in the Vette from people in other types of cars. Figured they owned a Vette also.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 04:16 PM
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It's force of habit for me in either car! Rarely get waves back when rocking the Jeep though.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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Yea I have done this when I'm in my work van I got a funny look then.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:45 PM
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Just today I had a guy driving a Durango (at an intersection) give me the wave.
I waved back, he laughed and gave me the thumbs up. I figured he forgot he wasn't in his vette!
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Originally Posted by utownal
The next time I'm in Mobile in my vette, I 'm looking for for you Bop Bop to give you a wave.
Yes, 3 times today and I wasn't in the vette. I'll watch out and wave at the Uniontown and Mobile folks when I'm in those areas.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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No I’m not old enough to be absent minded. JK! But no I've never done it before that is of course unless I knew the person.
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Old Oct 17, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Not too often,,but I'm in the vet most of the time anyhow!!
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