Thread: Are Landy drivers snobs?

Originally Posted by Boxhead63

And to you Scott (Scouse) I would have thought a thank you on this subject would have been below you.
I hope you and the family are well Scott.

Cheers
Rob

G'day Rob, good to see you're still enjoying the humour on AULRO .
You've been up there for a while now - any plans to head back this way?

In the metro area we only wave to Deafeners and the Cook insists on doing that even if we're in her Camry!
On country roads it's a finger lift to all, especially above the 26th.
Can't see the point of waving to yobs in Hifluxs etc.
AlanH.

Originally Posted by Scouse

G'day Rob, good to see you're still enjoying the humour on AULRO .
You've been up there for a while now - any plans to head back this way?

Scott,
There's been some rumblings back East that my presence may be required soon. With new contracts being tendered for as we write. That would suit the family as my young blokes 5 now and the girl 5mths. Schooling is still a bit of an issue as is the weather. The young fella wants to get outside and run around as kids do, but most of the time it's just too hot for him. So the best thing i can do is send them to England to spend 4mths of the year with the Outlaws. Win-Win situation. At least I don't feel guilty leaving them on their own for weeks at a time sometimes.
You're right about it being a while- 2 years next week. It's gone so quick. From Brown Snake attacks to dog attacks (x2) to car accidents (many) to road train accidents, to feral people attacks. The list goes on. A book could be written about this 2 years and maybe will one day. But for now for the families sake it maybe time to return to the more mundane and urbane life of the East coast. It would be sad to leave but i will have some great memories.

Cheers
Rob

I have to admit that after a few years out bush I became a bit of a wave-aholic. Just the lazy one-to-two-fingers-off-the-steering-wheel kind of wave, but still a wave. Most locals wouldn't wave to tourists, but I'd wave to anyone and feel that rush of connection if I got the one (or two) finger salute in return.

I tend to think that the urge to wave is inversely proportional to how much of a hermetically sealed box you're in. If you're in a climate controlled, sound proof, tinted windowed bubble listening to the strains of something soft at volume 2 it's pretty unlikely you're going to want to engage with a wild-eyed and dust covered Defender driver hurtling towards you with it all hanging out, or off.

I also own an a MX5 sports and mx5's nearly ALL wave to each other.
However having owned a d2 for nearly a year and living near Geelong , I could count the number of returned waves I get on one hand.

I went for a 4wd through Mt Mee forestry today and was disappointed with the amount of return waves I got in my D4. What made it particularly disappointing was that most of the time I was sticking my car into the bush to let them get through on the narrow track, and they still didn't wave back. They couldn't blame sun in their eyes either because it was in mine. Oh well, I'll keep waving anyway.