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Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

shoestring — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:23:12 GMT

I think we could all benefit from a demonstration of this sarcastic wave, I'm having difficulty in imagining the movements, is this wave a cross gender thing or is it something only a bossy lady could hope of getting away with

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

lizhosken — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:02:35 GMT

shoestring:
tell us more about your sarcastic wave

Well its like this................I'm still perfecting it......

Being the well behaved lady that Iam gesticulating is something I shouldn't take part in.... so.... I'm trying other ways of letting those 'drivers' know I'm happy with the design of the '5' & don't wish them to re-design it.

I've tried the 'glare'... that earnt me a 'v' from male driver.....Signing in BSL (British Sign Language) 'Im seeing you' is no good as a majority of the public don't know BSL. So I'm trying a (sarcastic) wave, Sundays version was obviously too friendly, maybe I'll try something more Regal as befitting my name, failing that maybe a long blast on the horn may lower my blood pressure.

It seems to be worse when I'm driving roof down, I seem to become invisible (as if they couldn't see me), ...............or am I taking it the wrong way & they are in fact trying to be friendly

Either way I will remember ......I'm a lady & not revert to bad language or gesticulation (yet)

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

bk65 — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:32:29 GMT

shoestring:
What ever way it is I shall still try and encourage and use the wave to fellow MX% and open/soft top drivers

persevere my old son !.....one morning last week, whilst on my way home from work, 6.45am ish, cold,damp,dark, (therefore roofs up), i pulled level with a mk2 just as i was leaving the motorway and decided to chance my arm and give a wave...the response from the bearded gent driving it was THE biggest grin and a return wave..admittedly this type of response are few and far between, but when you do get one it more than makes up for the times you don't.....keeeeeeep waving

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

shoestring — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:48:32 GMT

English and Mal

Ive had some similar experiences, negative responses form MX5 drivers while TVR and MG (even a TR4) drivers tend to wave and sometimes catching me off guard and I don't get my wave deployed in time. Quite frankley not quite sure what the answer is. Maybe if you are passionate about your car you are more likey to wave, if you feel it's just a mode of transport (although a very nice mode of transport) you are less likely to be a waver. I do agree that when concentrating on supplting a wave to every MX5 that comes along, some other clubs (TVR, MG and Triumph) make me feel it's more of an open/soft top curtousy. The MX5 marque has been very sucessful and this means they are popular and many fold and this may be the answer if they were a rarer breed then the fewer owner may show more of a clanship. What ever way it is I shall still try and encourage and use the wave to fellow MX% and open/soft top drivers

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

shoestring — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:36:20 GMT

Liz you must tell us more about your sarcastic wave and try and explain it to us as it's not a tool Ive got in my tollbox yet. Must admit if someone cuts me up I tend to say "bless their cottons" My wife asked me why and I said you've got to feel sorry for someone who clearly hasn't got the sense to drive properly in the first place, it actually goes back further than that about 15 years ago I was travelling to work, I was in town then a car coming the other way stopped to pick someone up (probably a work colleague) this encited the driver behind him who started blasting his horn and who waited for the car in front of me to go through but as I was travelling through he decided he would have to pull out and pass. I had to stop but his guy then stops level with the first car leans across and gesticulates to the driver of the car that stopped to pick up his mate sticking his fingers up at his and moving his hand with an open fist up and down, he was shouting at the time and I didn't have to be a lip reader to determine whet he was shouting to this other chap. then he took off at high revs leaving a bit rubber on the road, I looked across at the bloke that had stopped for his mate and shrugged my shoulders and he did the same. I just thought if you can allow yourself to get that excited at 06:30 in the morning then what is the rest of your day going to like. I vowed on that day that no matter how annoyed I may get with someone else on the road I was not and would not act in any way like this mindless idiot on this morning, so hence "bless their cottons". Ive got to be careful with my blood pressure anyway!

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

english — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:06:14 GMT

Sorry i dont quite understand this sarcastic wave / how does it work because after todays experiance i think i need to learn how to do the

sarcastic wave not the mexican wave i can do that one

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

lizhosken — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:09:17 GMT

Just returned from my son's house. On the way I have to make a right turn out of side road onto main road. Quite often trafic going right from the main road cuts the corner, sure enough theres a car doing exactly that so I brake & don't go to my position for risk of loosing my drivers corner.

I did wave (as a polite sarcastic gesture) to driver who completely blanked me, but his passenger waved back Think I need to improve my sarcastic wave

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

mal jones — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:49:18 GMT

Well top this. On the SWM drive today we had to waight for a group of about 7 TVR's to come through past some parked cars. We had waves from all of them. Other members, who did not have to stop got waves as well. I see a large number of 5's where I live and very few wave, so maybe it is only members of the OC that wave.

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

english — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:32:55 GMT

today i took the beloved mx out for a run and i was driving through totnes slowly very slowly as the trafic was being redirected anyway comeing towards me was a brg mk1 i gave a wave at 15mph and this old bearded git looked at me and blanked me no wave nothing so whats the point this old boy looked at me and thaught why am i being given this wave i felt as if, that is the last time i wave or give the thumbs up to other 5 owners come on is it me or are we all being mk1 mk2 mk2.5 mk3 snobs

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

shoestring — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:04:25 GMT

At about 8 this morning (saturday) I was on my way to work, just going to turn right after the bridge at Hexham and had to wait for a car coming the in the other direction to pass first, It was a silver MK 2.5 with a hard top fitted, now I was stationary only the 2 cars to be seen so I started my wave, it was a bit damp so I had the roof up not that it was raining at the time but I like my hood to dry a bit before I put it down. My wave was clear and her (the driver of the other car) couldn't have really missed this justure of good will but alas it went without response , she (with highlighted blonde bits in her hair) never even looked. I mean thats the first thing I do when I see another 5. Maybe she was too old to see, if so she should have had her glasses on. Thing is a fear at being that furstrated at these non-wavers that when a genuine 5er comes along I might get myself too cheesed off to wave. We must be strong fellow wavers and not let ourselves fall into the trap mediocrity and become non-wavers

wish there was a spell checker on the forum for posts, even the F7 thing doesn't work wish I'd listen more at school, maths was always more my thing.

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

lizhosken — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:14:51 GMT

shoestring:
Then again it may be the sight of someone driving along with the roof down when the frost is barely cleared off the windscreen. Wife thinks I'm mad and it may be others do to.

Mad..........if you are then so am I, school use me as a weather guide.........'it must be really cold/raining, Liz has got here roof up'.Love the choice/chance to drop the roof. When hubby gets in the car his words are ' suppose you want the roof down'. Do get waves from regular drivers (think they're use to me now) Got use to giving more waves than getting in return but won't stop, I'm rather amused when I see expressions on their face & wonder how their day is.

Keep waving

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

shoestring — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:47:02 GMT

It would seem just about everyone on this thread is having more sucess than me, I stay true to the MX5 wave but alas all goes invane as waves back are few and far between. Then again it may be the sight of someone driving along with the roof down when the frost is barely cleared off the windscreen. Wife thinks I'm mad and it may be others do to.

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

HJ2 — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:18:46 GMT

Whilst driving my daughters Mini Cooper, I waved at a 5 (automatic reaction) and received a wave back.

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

mook — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:18:00 GMT

Hi waved to a guy in a white 5 leaving the A1 westerhope turn off are you a forum member?

mook.

Re: To wave or not to wave that is the question

Bluebelle — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:05:02 GMT

Upon picking up my newly acquired 5 both my son and myself waved at a fellow 5.....we didn't get a wave back so we didn't try again! On taking my sister out for a test drive she also waved at another 5 who didn't respond.......my sister is a big mini fan and states that all minis wave at each other! C'mon mx5 owners don't let us be outdone by minis!!!

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