Sunshine and highways
The thermometer in my car said 64 degrees this morning when I got in. Granted, that’s in the shade, but it was only up to 72 by the time I got to work. That’s just unheard of for this time of year. And fabulous - clear and sunny and breezy. I will definitely be eating lunch outside today.
Now, I like pickup trucks as much as the next girl, but I’ve got a question about pickup-driving fellows. Some recent driving encounters have indicated to me that many of these guys assume that, since I am alone in my car, I obviously want to be with them. Both yesterday and today I had to put up with some serious road flirting from pickup-driving men. Being alone in my car does not indicate being alone in my life, for the record. Even if it did . . . does anyone ever actually get together like that? By waving and flirting on the highway? Are highways the new bars?
July 16th, 2004 at
I have never, and will never, try to pick up a woman while I’m driving my truck.
July 16th, 2004 at
Highway flirting! Unheard of! Maybe you need to write “Just Married” in soap on your windows…
Happy Anniversary! (belated, or so)
July 16th, 2004 at
Come on, Geof, everybody’s doing it!
July 16th, 2004 at
You know, I’ve noticed highway flirting has increased for me ever since I bought a sports car.
What’s with that? Was I not worth the trouble when I was driving a Camry?
July 16th, 2004 at
Maybe it’s: The nicer the car, the more obvious it is that the girl needs a pickup-driving man. That’s logical, right?
July 16th, 2004 at
Logical for the South, maybe.
July 16th, 2004 at
The thought of highways becoming the new bars would completely change the face of joke-telling.
“So…this guy walks into a highway…”
July 16th, 2004 at
A friend of mine and his wife met while “cruising” which is not exactly the same thing.. but close.. hehe..
As far as highway flirting is concerned.. I will refer you to my “mooning while going to Edgefest” story..
Guys are always on the prowl.. and its not that they think you need it.. its that they think they have a shot with a cute girl.. so they go for it.. who knows where it could lead.. also if you return the longing glance.. you’ve just stroked their fragile male ego for a week… you think Im kidding.. Im not.. Have you ever seen the They Might Be Giants DVD?.. because there is a HILLARIOUS part of an interview that is about highway flirting… hehe
July 16th, 2004 at
None of my friends ever got married to anyone they met while cruising. Knocked up, yes, but not married.
I did not return any longing glances, because I don’t like to reward that kind of behavior. Do you have that DVD? Because I would love to see it.
July 16th, 2004 at
I had a friend who got into a wreck because he was gawking at a girl while driving.
smoooooooooth.
One time Sarah was going to charlotte and some guy kept pulling up beside her and wouldn’t leave her alone…so she got out her phone and acted like she was calling someone….he suddenly sped up and left.
July 16th, 2004 at
That happened to me much more in the south than it ever did out here. Maybe its a southern thing…not that the truck drivers are southern but its a code that its safe to flirt with southern gals.
July 16th, 2004 at
So do you ignore them? flip them off? look disgusted? how do you handle the trucker flirt?
July 16th, 2004 at
I would immediately start picking my nose.
July 16th, 2004 at
Sometimes I’ll smile or whatever, but yesterday I did the disgusted look thing. This guy was one who kept pulling up beside me, so he deserved the eye roll.
July 16th, 2004 at
Oh, and . . . I have never flipped anyone off. Except in my heart. hehe.
July 16th, 2004 at
You should try the nose picking thing, though, Kari. LOL
July 16th, 2004 at
I would love to hear a story about Kari flipping a guy off.. hehe.. DO THAT!.. THEN pick your nose…actually.. pick your nose.. and then when you flip him off.. it will be like you’re flipping a booger at him…
July 16th, 2004 at
trey is very wise.
i was just reading an article about picking up chicks by flying southwest airlines - since they offer open seating, people apparently check each other out at the gate and flirt during the flight - but i didn’t realize things were this out of hand on the highways…
July 16th, 2004 at
Charles . . . I am just hoping you are referring to Trey’s first post instead of the flipping off/booger post.
July 16th, 2004 at
you probably mistook him for teasing but let me tell you…
BOOGERS SEND A MESSAGE!
(an “eye roll?” sheesh! the truckers will just think you heard a really bad joke on the radio or something…)
July 16th, 2004 at
The Trucker Flirt should be handled with great care. For some southern boys, picking your nose or flipping them just gives them more certainty that you are Exactly What to Bring Home to Mama.
A harsh glare works best for some but then again, that might appear to be a challenge. =P
July 16th, 2004 at
if the picking a booger doesn’t work, then pick a booger and then pretend to eat it. Maybe that will work! :-p
July 16th, 2004 at
I’m telling you Kari, when you got a 4×4 you think you can go anywhere and do anything. Here in MN people think that having 4 wheel drive means you can stop on ice. 4×4s make you feel invincible. Not even a cold heatred woman who takes gleeful pleasure in making men feel small and unwanted can stop a guy in 4×4 from recklessly flirting with them.
July 17th, 2004 at
my friend bill drove from here back up to SC, saw some girl with a clemson sticker. drove up along side of her, flashed his number, they ended up talking for over half an hour. don’t ask me what kind of car she was driving because i’m not sure. i have not done any highway flirting, but i drive a nice honda, girls should be flirting with me. also, i think girls who drive SUVs and bugs are cool, so yeah, i guess if i had my choice, i’d flirt with a girl in a bug over a girl in a sports car (sorry jennifer! :))
July 17th, 2004 at
Where were you when I was driving my Camry??
July 18th, 2004 at
haha, i don’t know. when i was still in clemson, i drove a saturn, so i think a camry would have been “out of my league”.