I got tired of the questions about "Did I find any coke in the car?" or "Where is the coke?" I came up with an answer that usually shuts them up, " I didn't get the snow tire option!" My friend, who is a cop is tired of "What happens if you go 88 mph?" He responds, "You get a ticket!" Feel free to use them if you like. Gary Masie ----- Original Message ----- From: "K.L. (KAYO) Ong" Date: Saturday, November 27, 2010 10:09 pm Subject: Re: [DML] Displaying Our Cars To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Nothing compares to the some of the weird people in NYC. If you > stop > at a red light at an intersection, some weirdo may come up to > your > vehicle and place their hands or knocking on it while commenting > such > as "Is is aluminum," or "Is it really stainless steel?" Beside > the > usual standardized comments: "Where's the coke?" "What happens > after > 88 mph?" How many "Jigga Watts?" And etc.... In some > neighbors, > you're lucky they don't hurl things at you in envy. > > Kayo Ong > #5508 > Lic 9D NY > > > On Nov 27, 2010, at 8:37 AM, Dick wrote: > > > Right on Toby! I have shown my car several times per year > during my > > 28 years of ownership. The number of rude, unthinking > individuals I > > have encountered can be counted on one hand and none of those > > caused any damage other than fingerprints. And, let's face it, > > > folks, the first time you saw a DeLorean you probably ran your > > > hands/fingers over the surface to see if you could feel the > > graining. I know I did. And that's the very reason others do it. > > > > Toby, I don't think it is the rain. I think that we westerners > are > > a) more respectful of other folks property and b) a bit more > > tolerant of unthinking errors on the part of others!! > > > > Just my 2¢. > > > > Dick Ryan > > Vin 16867 > > Steamboat Springs, Colorado > > > > This is an interesting and eye-opening thread. I have owned > Winged1 > > for just shy of 23 years and have had it in countless car > shows, > > rallies, parades, and promotional events. I can only recall > perhaps > > a handful of incidents where somebody was disrespectful of the > car > > or abusive towards me. I guess that we grow "them" differently > up > > here in the Pacific Northwest. Granted, I have had a few folks > jump > > in and have a friend snap a quick picture when they think that > I am > > not looking, but there has never been any damage or mischief > to > > speak of. Most of the time people will ask politely if they > can sit > > in the car, and many people ask for permission just to take a > > picture of it on display. Maybe all of the rain up here washes > away > > the rudeness? Fascinating. > > > > > > Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" > > > DMC Northwest > > > DeLorean Parts Northwest ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/