Some people.....
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From: Coldwater Michigan
Originally Posted by gilly6993
today my commute to work was about a half hour north of Springfield, MA....it was nice out where I was so I took my vette....getting closer to work their were some light snow flurries....no big deal to me.....stopped for gas and it was still snowing but a more steady pace...an older guy (in his sixties) walks up to me and says "you should be ashamed of yourself driving that car in the snow"....."you don't deserve to drive a corvette!" he says.....I look at him and say "it's only a car".....that pissed him off more and he stormed off.... 
He could only nod and walk away! 
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From: Winter Garden, Florida
Originally Posted by Big Ron 77
Translation: "I'm one jealous SOB and I wish I had your car, but all I have is my big mouth, so I'll run it instead."
Originally Posted by SilverCoupe
I'd have told him that when he got ready to pay for the car and it's upkeep, he could decide how & when it was driven. Until then it was none of his da** business.
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A ship is safest in the harbor, but that's not what ships are for. 
Having left harbor 3 times to ride out hurricanes at sea, I can assure you that is an incorrect statement.
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Originally Posted by own2vettes
By the way, you should've put 87 octane in it right in front of him just to make hime even more mad.
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Originally Posted by gilly6993
today my commute to work was about a half hour north of Springfield, MA....it was nice out where I was so I took my vette....getting closer to work their were some light snow flurries....no big deal to me.....stopped for gas and it was still snowing but a more steady pace...an older guy (in his sixties) walks up to me and says "you should be ashamed of yourself driving that car in the snow"....."you don't deserve to drive a corvette!" he says.....I look at him and say "it's only a car".....that pissed him off more and he stormed off....
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From: Midland TX
Originally Posted by SilverCoupe
I'd have told him that when he got ready to pay for the car and it's upkeep, he could decide how & when it was driven. Until then it was none of his da** business.
That kind of stupidity could get a person hurt in my part of the country.