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I would have done the panic button thing also 
I do that when my girlfriends kids get to close to the car and now they stay away from it since they never know if it will go off or not.
I do that when my girlfriends kids get to close to the car and now they stay away from it since they never know if it will go off or not.
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Originally Posted by VettXPert
Oh Come on now that nothing compared to when you take the car in to the dealer for service. Ever See Ferris Buellers Day Off? 
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Originally Posted by Zilla
I would have done the panic button thing also
I do that when my girlfriends kids get to close to the car and now they stay away from it since they never know if it will go off or not.
I do that when my girlfriends kids get to close to the car and now they stay away from it since they never know if it will go off or not.
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Originally Posted by blacksedan87
You're right E.T. - tolerance is the correct approach, and now that I've passed the big 50, I am much less explosive than I used to be.......
But it's not just kids or old folks (I have to be careful as I'm no youngster). As I've told before, I had a guy, who should have known better, plop his road map, belly, and elbows on my deck lid, while I was pumping gas, wanting directions. 
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The panic button was a good idea. But, I think I would have had a hard time not going out and at least asking why he was pounding on my car.
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Originally Posted by Patches
Yes, but Bill would be rapping on the guy's trunk lid with his lead cane. 
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Originally Posted by SideStep
I was sitting at a red light, right behind the crosswalk lines, as an elderly lady (80 at least) was walking across. As she got in front of my car I honestly just so happened to blimp throttle (seriously, I was not thinking about her being there). It startled her a good bit I guess, and her body jerked to one side. She rapped on my nose cone with her cane and then pointed it at me as she walked off. Well at that point I had to start laughing. I felt terrible because she was probably thinking I did it on purpose and of course I did not. I did not even think about getting mad at her considering how hard I was laughing.... :o
37 years of wedded blissSome old people look for an excuse to be abusive.. and then demand respect for their age..
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Using your Vettes panic button to scare the bejeezus out of an elderly
couple pounding on your trunk lid: PRICELESS!
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Instead of hitting the panic button, I think hitting the hatch release would do more good. He would have thought that he broke it, then I'd hit the panic button. Either way you got his attention. Good work. 
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Originally Posted by 3RD-INF
Instead of hitting the panic button, I think hitting the hatch release would do more good. He would have thought that he broke it, then I'd hit the panic button. Either way you got his attention. Good work.
I will remember that for my next alien encounter,.
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Originally Posted by Evil-Twin
I hit my panic button on my fob, and I though they were both going to have a stroke.. It took a lot for me not to get up and confront him..
They got in their car and I thought to myself to go out and beat on their car.. I just thought I would share that little tidbit. It's early and Im old... "They shoot horses dont they? "
They got in their car and I thought to myself to go out and beat on their car.. I just thought I would share that little tidbit. It's early and Im old... "They shoot horses dont they? "
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Whoah!
Does a 50yr old woman on a moped nearly crashing directly into the front of my Z (parked I might add), rate? Did I mention the back tired on the moped came off the ground due to her stopping so hard?
I feel your pain...
Does a 50yr old woman on a moped nearly crashing directly into the front of my Z (parked I might add), rate? Did I mention the back tired on the moped came off the ground due to her stopping so hard?
I feel your pain...
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WOW! I cannot believe you didnt move. I surely wouldnt have tried to smack the guy, but he would have most definitely gotten some course words and such...nice job!
I have no patience for people that intentionally do things like that..
Little kid ran away from his mom only to run up and grope my car with his grubby hands. His mom apologized after running up and grabbing him, so I just let it go.
I have no patience for people that intentionally do things like that..
Little kid ran away from his mom only to run up and grope my car with his grubby hands. His mom apologized after running up and grabbing him, so I just let it go.
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Originally Posted by EFI-1
My foot would be covered with *** if I had been in your shoes....way to restrain! LOL
I'm not as dumb as I look.. in the split second that it happend, I considered your approach, but then the "Depends" flashed into my mind.