Re: IML: Gawkers and Ego and Peeves

["Darrell Smith" <dssmithdc@xxxxxxxxx>]

YB,

Some great points in your email.  I have thought about the ego thing,
and while I am still in denial, you are correct.  I live in DC, and
have no garage or off street site on which to clean my car.  I
recently waxed my car about 3 weeks ago, on the street in front of my
house.  This invited a whole host of people walking by, making
comments, with a few people stopping and talking to me while I worked
on my car.  You might want to throw in the fact that unsolicited
advice from complete strangers is always going to happen along with
the usual gawkers. (I am not about to put spray paint on my car to
temporarily cover up paint defects-oh hell no).

May you find a star to guide it by!

Scott

'73 triple black two door coupe.

On 11/3/06, YBSHORE@xxxxxxx <YBSHORE@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Imperialists,
>
>     It goes without saying we are in this for ego:  because few people have
> them, and because we LOVE to be looked at, waved at, thumbs-upped at as we
> cruise in our dream behemoths.....people, even strangers, ask me if I take
> her to shows and I laugh as I tell them by the mere conversation taking
> place, the truth is I AM a show wherever I go, though I do visit them on
> occasion.....I have a particular place I go for relaxation in a downtown
> area and often either leaving or entering my vehicle I am accosted by the
> gawkers and nosers who want the WHOLE history, which sometimes I am wont to
> give and other times I JUST WANT MY PEACE.....adding to the ego thing is
> walking away from her and watching other peoples reaction to the car, just
> as she sits, and I could watch others' gander at the car all the day long
> and never reveal who I am, just steps away at my bench.....but then I HAVE
> to, as improper Gawk Etiquette is tossed, and some, not so much
> disrespectful (sometimes though) as inconsiderate, come over to the car and
> PAW AT IT.....the cupped face and the cheek/nose on the windows; the palm
> prints on the roof as they try and lean in to a closed car; and my all time
> favorite:  the window left down and the gentleman/lady has his/her FRONT
> TORSO levered over the door to the point of I can read the imprint on the
> sole of their shoes, inside the car with their hands all over the steering
> wheel, dash and/or seats..... when I explain that one puts one's hands
> behind their backs and leans no closer than a foot from the vehicle to look,
> while NEVER touching without the owner's permission, they are understanding,
> though some are actually standoffish.....a good cleaning of my car takes 4
> to 6 hours-- a great cleaning is an all day love affair/inspection--and
> those who don't understand that, have never cared for a car.....
>
> ybshore


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