[Mr. Chevy]

Joe, we have the same issues here... Some of these people, mainly non car people, that show up to these cruises or shows want to touch everything.. I either yell at or politely tell these people to get their paws of the car. I have used the line, "I don't come to your house and feel up your siding!!"

I have seen people get in someone's car and sit in the drivers seat. I have also seen people open hoods, trunks and doors like they are at a new car show or dealership lot.

And what is even worse are frickin kids!!! Over the years I have caught the little bastards jumping on someone's running boards, and of course touching or screwing with every damn thing they can get their little hands on. Last year I caught a kid trying to peel the front area of the body stripe on my 69 Chevelle..

I blame the stupid parents for this... I NEVER leave my car alone.. If I do leave to go to the restroom or grab something to eat or drink one of my buddy's that I park with stays with the cars and watches them and vise versa..

I hate to say it but you have to babysit your ride at these events... Even this doesn't prevent everything from happening but hopefully you can ward off a problem or accident before it starts. A trick I like to use when you have undesireables around your car is to keep the old micro fiber rag handy and start wiping the car down in front of them and that usually makes them either walk away or else they back way away from the car (which is where you want them to be) and they start asking you stupid questions...

That brings up another topic, stupid questions asked at a car show... One year I made up a David Letterman style top ten most stupid questions or phrases said at car events.. Here it is:

10.Do you drive this everyday??
9. Did you buy it new??
8. I'll give you three thousand dollars cash for it now
(comparing this dollar amount to the old window sticker)
then this is always followed up by their laugh HA HA...
7. Is it for sale??
6. They don't make em' like this anymore..
5. My Brother's Uncle's Friend's Lover had one of these only
it was a 4 door, was brown and didn't have the big motor...
4. How fast will it go, will it peel the tires??
3. Is it all original??
2. Boy, you should take this to Barret Jackson. You would
get big money for this thing!!!!
1. What year is this??

OK off my soapbox now... Hang in there Joe...

Rich