Tagging another Bronco

[AZCoyote]

This is really the only acceptable thing to find waiting on your Bronco windshield. Leave these and we will get along fine.

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[not on the rug]

This is really the only acceptable thing to find waiting on your Bronco windshield. Leave these and we will get along fine.

Uh oh...next fight incoming...

Scotch is gross. Bourbon rules!

 

[GToddC5]

Uh oh...next fight incoming...

Scotch is gross. Bourbon rules!

I knew you couldn't be all bad!

 

[buzzcutt2]

 

[GToddC5]

Canadian Duck Royal seems appropriate

 

[Felix808]

Canadian Duck Royal seems appropriate

A man who knows his origin story

 

[BroncoAloha]

Wow! Who would have thought that a little rubber duck would create over 17 pages of pent-up anger and resentment?

Listen, I don't like people touching my stuff just like the next person, but to read some of the comments, you would think that placing a token of goodwill and admiration is the same as someone dragging a screwdriver along the side of your vehicle.

In my retirement job I work for an automotive performance company. A few weeks ago, I took one of our Corvettes to a car show. The car was parked, and I was standing next to it having a conversation with someone I knew.

All of a sudden, this older gentleman, I estimate probably late 70s or so, walks up, opens the driver door, leans in and picks up a food ticket on the seat that was given to me. I call out, "can I help you?!". Completely ignores me and proceeds to sit in the driver seat and then picks up my sunglasses that were laying on the console. I then walk up to him again and ask him what he was doing. I was in utter disbelief at the gall this guy had.

In a much-elevated voice, I ask him again if there was something I could help him with and that he just can't be opening cars and sitting in them. He then gruffly asked me a question about the car and then walked away. This was not some entitled, ill-mannered kid, but instead an entitled old guy who figured he could do whatever he wanted.

Now that's something that upsets me.

I'm not into the rubber duck thing, but it's not going to piss me off if someone puts one on my car. I will likely throw it out. You go to car shows and people are always putting flyers on your windshield or laying them on the seat if your window is open. Heck, the police can put a parking ticket on your windshield. What are you gonna do? Start a fight every time?

Listen, I am obsessive about my cars and am meticulous about caring for them and their appearance. That said, I'm not condoning people leaving stuff on my car (within some sort of reason) but there seems to be a lot of an old man "get off my lawn" sentiment out there.

Life is short. I've dealt with disease and loss within my family, but I try to keep things in perspective on these types of things. As for the "ducking" thing, I personally look at it as someone complimenting you on your ride. It may not be something I would do, but it's well intentioned, and as long as they aren't harming the vehicle, I take it as a sign of goodwill.

This world has too much ill will and polarization to get real bent out of shape over this.

That's my opinion at least that I figured I would throw into this 17-page thread along with everyone else.

Honestly, that sounds a lot like early stage dementia. We will see a lot more of it as life spans increase. Need to have empathy. Because it could be you one day wondering around sitting in the cars you remember from your youth, but have no idea where the car you arrived in is parked.

Hopefully the Depends worked and he didn't leave anything on your seat.

 

[BroncoAloha]

Late but laughing

The amount of butt hurt in this thread is right up there with the Wave or not to wave threads

Wave, duh. At a minimum wave back. Just like the Porsche 911 snobs and VW Bug Hippies do, and when you see an Eagle Globe and Anchor sticker.

 

[5GENIDN]

Honestly, that sounds a lot like early stage dementia. We will see a lot more of it as life spans increase. Need to have empathy. Because it could be you one day wondering around sitting in the cars you remember from your youth, but have no idea where the car you arrived in is parked.

Could be... or it could be the guy is just a prick... I have met a few of those in my life as well.

 

[BroncoAloha]

I imagine the gentleman would have said to fuck off if he was of sound mind and just a prick.

 

[userdude]

Could be... or it could be the guy is just a prick... I have met a few of those in my life as well.

Was it late at night in a house you didn't recognize?? Were there 16 white 6g Broncos outside, some in varying states of disassembly??? Did he want you to "shake hands with ma devil" before you ran screaming into the night????

 

[GoHawks63]

Honestly, that sounds a lot like early stage dementia. We will see a lot more of it as life spans increase. Need to have empathy. Because it could be you one day wondering around sitting in the cars you remember from your youth, but have no idea where the car you arrived in is parked.

Hopefully the Depends worked and he didn't leave anything on your seat.

I suppose that's possible....

Could be... or it could be the guy is just a prick... I have met a few of those in my life as well.

however, I think you're right. It just didn't seem like he was confused. He just seemed like a grumpy old man like some people on.... ummm... uh..... Never mind.

 

[AZCoyote]

Uh oh...next fight incoming...

Scotch is gross. Bourbon rules!

hey hey hey now. Can’t we have both!!!!

 

[BroncoAloha]

I suppose that's possible....




however, I think you're right. It just didn't seem like he was confused. He just seemed like a grumpy old man like some people on.... ummm... uh..... Never mind.

My 83 year old dad, who looks 70 due to a life time of daily swimming, is at that stage. But you would not realize it right off. We try to keep an eye on him, but sometimes he gets away from us. Never know what others are going through. Sucks when the mind starts to fail before/faster than the body. But then, I am sure having a broken body and a strong mind sucks too, but you can communicate. Just saying.

He does not pass out ducks, although he used to carve decoys. Had to take the carving knives away, though.

 

[GoHawks63]

My 83 year old dad, who looks 70 due to a life time of daily swimming, is at that stage. But you would not realize it right off. We try to keep an eye on him, but sometimes he gets away from us. Never know what others are going through. Just saying.

Oh, I understand. My girlfriend's dad is going through that at 78 (early onset). Physically fine but keeps repeating the same stories and is easily confused, so I'm sympathetic. I wasn't really hard on the guy and wasn't confrontational. Just kept asking if I could help him.

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