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mmartian · 05-29-2012, 04:17 PM

Feeling a bit beat down today. I was on my way to work, stuck in traffic (sat thru the same light thru 3 cycles) and from the corner of my eye i caught this middle age woman trying to get my attention. I figured she was just trying to shoot me a compliment about my car so I rolled down my window. For no reason at all she just went on this tangent about how I am the cause of all the worlds enviormental problems, that I am wasteful and ignorant. I didnt let her talk long before i rolled up my window and atttempted to ignore her but i could tell i really irritated her for some reason. For a moment she acted like she was going to throw a bottle of soda at me but i guess she decided against it. I let it go but the whole situation was frustrating.

1badtie · 05-29-2012, 04:19 PM

I would hate to see what she would of done is you where driving a diseal

BowtieBelle · 05-29-2012, 04:21 PM

I would have done something irrational like lay down a smoke screen in front of her car

Silly hippies...

insomniac2k2 · 05-29-2012, 04:24 PM

Next time, go out of your way to explain that the car is actually pretty good on gas mileage. That its the performance mods that you added to it are what made it really bad on the environment.

linc400 · 05-29-2012, 04:24 PM

I haven't gotten any of these comments with the Camaro, but I have gotten them with my 1976 Lincoln "gas pig".

I usually reply with "I bought an American car to support the American economy. Did you?" 9 times out of 10 they are driving something foreign. Of course if she was walking this might not work.

RallySS · 05-29-2012, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BowtieBelle

I would have done something irrational like lay down a smoke screen in front of her car

Silly hippies...

Moonchopper · 05-29-2012, 04:27 PM

Get that crap outta here, damn. If any insane environmentalist has anything to say about my car, they better be riding a bike or walking. If you're driving a car in the first place, you're not 'helping the environment,' no matter how 'clean' or 'eco-friendly' it is.

Can't stand hypocrites at all. Bunch of tools.

i.e. don't feel bad, OP. She was just a bitch.

awfarley · 05-29-2012, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mmartian

Feeling a bit beat down today. I was on my way to work, stuck in traffic (sat thru the same light thru 3 cycles) and from the corner of my eye i caught this middle age woman trying to get my attention. I figured she was just trying to shoot me a compliment about my car so I rolled down my window. For no reason at all she just went on this tangent about how I am the cause of all the worlds enviormental problems, that I am wasteful and ignorant. I didnt let her talk long before i rolled up my window and atttempted to ignore her but i could tell i really irritated her for some reason. For a moment she acted like she was going to throw a bottle of soda at me but i guess she decided against it. I let it go but the whole situation was frustrating.

Don't let irrational morons get you down.

mmartian · 05-29-2012, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by awfarley

Don't let irrational morons get you down.

Thanks, I would have never thought someone would hate me so much for me minding my own business sitting at a red light.

mmartian · 05-29-2012, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linc400

I haven't gotten any of these comments with the Camaro, but I have gotten them with my 1976 Lincoln "gas pig".

I usually reply with "I bought an American car to support the American economy. Did you?" 9 times out of 10 they are driving something foreign. Of course if she was walking this might not work.

Too funny, I have to remember this for future use, but hopefully it will never happen again

RallySS · 05-29-2012, 04:34 PM

Next time tell her it is a hybrid, then when she acts smart tell her it burns gas and tires and lay 'em down for her. Some of these people don't understand how toxic their batteries are in their cars, how much coal is burned when they charge their cars, etc. Don't even get me started on the "carbon footprints" they preach on constantly about while having children who will only add to the very thing they are preaching against. They are just clueless morons who believe they are of higher intellect/intelligence than the rest of society and want to run (ruin) everybody's lives except their own, which is usually in constant disarray from lack of attention.

Mr Snappy · 05-29-2012, 04:34 PM

I had the same sort of reactions when I owned a Hummer H3. Of course, it made no difference that it had a tiny 5-cylinder engine that had better gas mileage than most SUV's....I still got hastled.

One day my wife was driving it and some A-hole in a Yaris cut right in front of her while getting on to the freeway and then slammed on his brakes. My wife nearly ran off the road avoiding him with my two childeren in the truck. He flipped her off and drove away.

Another time I came out of a restaurant to find the back of the truck had been plastered with "YOUR SUV IS KILLING THE PLANET" bumper stickers on it.

I can handle the stickers, although I would have shot the F-er if I had caught him/her. But the evironmental whack-jobs putting my kids in danger was the last straw. I traded it off on a Cadillac CTS.

mmartian · 05-29-2012, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonchopper

Get that crap outta here, damn. If any insane environmentalist has anything to say about my car, they better be riding a bike or walking. If you're driving a car in the first place, you're not 'helping the environment,' no matter how 'clean' or 'eco-friendly' it is.

Can't stand hypocrites at all. Bunch of tools.

i.e. don't feel bad, OP. She was just a bitch.

I am not that great with cars/models, unless it is a car I have owned. I can tell you its a cube (funny looking grey boxy looking thing) so I have no idea if it is foreign or if its good with gas.

upflying · 05-29-2012, 04:37 PM

Good thing were in your car or she may have keyed it.
Look at the abuse H2 owners put up with.
http://www.fuh2.com/

05-29-2012, 04:17 PM	#1
mmartian Drives: 2011 Camaro XM Appearance Package Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: College park MD Posts: 370	verbal bashing/attempt at guilt trip Feeling a bit beat down today. I was on my way to work, stuck in traffic (sat thru the same light thru 3 cycles) and from the corner of my eye i caught this middle age woman trying to get my attention. I figured she was just trying to shoot me a compliment about my car so I rolled down my window. For no reason at all she just went on this tangent about how I am the cause of all the worlds enviormental problems, that I am wasteful and ignorant. I didnt let her talk long before i rolled up my window and atttempted to ignore her but i could tell i really irritated her for some reason. For a moment she acted like she was going to throw a bottle of soda at me but i guess she decided against it. I let it go but the whole situation was frustrating.

05-29-2012, 04:19 PM	#2
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05-29-2012, 04:21 PM	#3
BowtieBelle They see me trollin'... Drives: 217 ci of fury; Chauffeured by SS Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 13,876 View My Garage	I would have done something irrational like lay down a smoke screen in front of her car Silly hippies... __________________ "Never race anything you can't afford to light on fire and push off a cliff." -CamaroSpike 2011 Custom LT/RS: Bella's Build Thread

05-29-2012, 04:34 PM	#11
RallySS Drives: 2011 Rally Yellow RS/2SS Vert M6 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Saucier, MS Posts: 623	Next time tell her it is a hybrid, then when she acts smart tell her it burns gas and tires and lay 'em down for her. Some of these people don't understand how toxic their batteries are in their cars, how much coal is burned when they charge their cars, etc. Don't even get me started on the "carbon footprints" they preach on constantly about while having children who will only add to the very thing they are preaching against. They are just clueless morons who believe they are of higher intellect/intelligence than the rest of society and want to run (ruin) everybody's lives except their own, which is usually in constant disarray from lack of attention. __________________ If you expect to score points by whining, join a European soccer team.

05-29-2012, 04:24 PM	#4
insomniac2k2 Drives: 2012 2SS/RS IOM Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Concord, Ca Posts: 204	Next time, go out of your way to explain that the car is actually pretty good on gas mileage. That its the performance mods that you added to it are what made it really bad on the environment.

05-29-2012, 04:24 PM	#5
linc400 Drives: 2012 2LT 45th anniversary convert Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 265	I haven't gotten any of these comments with the Camaro, but I have gotten them with my 1976 Lincoln "gas pig". I usually reply with "I bought an American car to support the American economy. Did you?" 9 times out of 10 they are driving something foreign. Of course if she was walking this might not work.

05-29-2012, 04:27 PM	#7
Moonchopper Drives: 2010 RJT Camaro SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Raleigh-Durham, NC Posts: 150	Get that crap outta here, damn. If any insane environmentalist has anything to say about my car, they better be riding a bike or walking. If you're driving a car in the first place, you're not 'helping the environment,' no matter how 'clean' or 'eco-friendly' it is. Can't stand hypocrites at all. Bunch of tools. i.e. don't feel bad, OP. She was just a bitch.

05-29-2012, 04:34 PM	#12
Mr Snappy Drives: Mercedes GL-450, Mercedes C300 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 104	I had the same sort of reactions when I owned a Hummer H3. Of course, it made no difference that it had a tiny 5-cylinder engine that had better gas mileage than most SUV's....I still got hastled. One day my wife was driving it and some A-hole in a Yaris cut right in front of her while getting on to the freeway and then slammed on his brakes. My wife nearly ran off the road avoiding him with my two childeren in the truck. He flipped her off and drove away. Another time I came out of a restaurant to find the back of the truck had been plastered with "YOUR SUV IS KILLING THE PLANET" bumper stickers on it. I can handle the stickers, although I would have shot the F-er if I had caught him/her. But the evironmental whack-jobs putting my kids in danger was the last straw. I traded it off on a Cadillac CTS.

05-29-2012, 04:37 PM	#14
upflying Drives: '86 Monte Carlo SS Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,119	Good thing were in your car or she may have keyed it. Look at the abuse H2 owners put up with. http://www.fuh2.com/