I wave at everybody. Barn animals. Everybody. What the hell.
Chip Brown
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Subject: Re: hierarchy of waving.
Author: Gary Kneisley <kneisley@ohio.net> at nylanr01
Date: 7/28/97 10:44 AM
At 08:36 AM 7/28/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Fellow mog-o-philes:
>
>: I noticed something else on my test drive having to
>do with the hierarchy of waving. This is a topic that poses an seemingly
>endless number of puzzles to me. Who deigns to wave to whom? I've spoken
>at length on the wave relationship between MG, Jag, Mog, and TR owners and
>won't go into it here. I was surprised to discover motorcyclists will wave
>at Mog drivers. I've never been waved at by a motorcycle driver when in
>any other lbc, but I have *three* times now in the Mog. Once I even
>received a hearty 'thumbs up!' from a fellow on a freeway in Deeeeetroit.
>Can someone suggest why? As to that TD, what can I say? I was filled with
>generosity, what with my newly shimmyless Mog and the other fellow only has
>a TD, after all, and... well... what the heck!
>
>
Re: hierarchy of waving
Years ago I recall reading an article by, I believe, Tom McCahill (sp) in
Mechanix Illustrated or one of those publications I read with fervor as a
youth, and his observations of the tradition of waving, sports car to sports
car. Now, nearly forty (yeeks! where did the time go) years later, when I
finally get my chance to drive an LBC, do selected portions come back.
I was tooling along a local road a few weeks ago when an MG driver waved. I
was stunned and instantly remembered that article. Now, whenever I see a
low slung car coming down the road, I am prepared to wave . but considering
the rough ride characteristics and the wind in my watering eyes . I waved at
a Miata the other day. Not that there is anything wrong with that. but was
it proper protocol?
Will Z. suggests the Mog is the superior vehicle, and implies should only
"return the wave". Perhaps that right is only for the DHC "snob-mog."
Seems a bit stuffy to me. But, since I'm so new at this, perhaps someone
with more experience in lbc manners might like to outline the tradition.
Frankly, here in Ohio, everyone is so friendly we wave a lot anyway.
Gary
Grafton, OH USA
1991 +8
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