It took 2 weeks but I finally got the one finger salute.

[RobsNVRL8]

2 weeks ago I purchased my 2006 H2 (no pics yet). I've been reading the past threads and laughing at some of the stories told. Driving today in the Baltimore area, came to a one way street where cars were parked on both sides. Nicde tight fit, i was getting the nastiest looks from an econobox driver as i slowly rolled down the street (stupidly looking for a parallel parking spot). So I finally squeeze the H2 into a spot, and start walking to my appointment when I hear a honk, look over and see 3 ass clowns giving me the finger and saying "nice truck ass h$@#". I wasn't surprised that they waited till they have an easy get away after the salute. I was totally amused, even laughed out loud. I'll be checking FUH2 to see if I get my props.

[Anthony33]

Welcome to the " You are Number 1" club. After owning my bad boy for over two years, I finally got the finger from a guy at a cross street. I laughed and told him to get it out of his system. ;)

[ratesguy]

The last guy who gave me the 1 finger salute was riding on a recumbent bicycle. I accidently veered from my lane to avoid a leaf in the road and he bailed in an alley. I see him regularly on the road and he does'nt do that anymore. I don't know why.:D

[KenP]

Rob, I probably would have "run" after them just to F.. with them. They'd have taken off just like they did.

No finger yet for me, but I think CP got one. Which she returned to laughs. I'm sure she'll fill you in.:D

[HummBob]

Congrats on the FINGER!!!!:D

I don't recall SEEING anyone flip me off, but I am on FUH2, so it happened at least once ;)

[murf]

It took me almost a year before I got saluted

[31_bandits]

man, its been at least a month since i last got the bird. i'm going to have to make it a point to drive through downtown during hippie-on-the-street hours or i'll go into withdrawal.

i'd worry that i'm losing my panache and becoming too boring, but i've been getting alot of the back-rapping salutes. Pickup pulls up behind you, tailgates for a while, then pulls out with pipes rappin, pulls back in real close. As far as i can tell, this never involves pickups with stock exhaust. :D

[Vettster]

I got it from some idiot redneck in an old Ford puckup when I was pulling out of the lot after buying the truck.:eek:
Didn't really know what all the fuss was about until I found the FUH2 site later on. My Son and I got a good laugh out of it.:D

Drive Safe,
Vettster

[31_bandits]

now that i got to talking about it over lunch, i wonder if the loss of some of my bling and a savage gouge in the side have coincided with the reduction of getting the finger?

Hmmmm, that would beg the debate of whether people A) react less violently to a truck that isn't as nice or B) sit down, rationally think through whether a truck with a big scratch is in fact used in its intended function, and thus not subject to their emotional outbursts, and decide to not give it the finger (;) )

or maybe C) the truck has been around town for going on a year, and people have seen it enough times to stop having a fit. If i was feeling psychological, i could offer that "they've seen this particular wolf at least 3-5 times, and it hasn't eaten them, so they've stopped freaking out when it wanders by the window"

I swear that when my half-summer semi-vacation is over and i have to work all the time i'm going to miss wasting time surfing hummer hate.

on the flip side, this truck will be responsible for the last time a carload of high school girls screams out their window at me. I'm not that young anymore, but they can't tell with the tinted windows.

[Goalkeeper]

Hey Rob,

Get used to it, especially in the city. There's alot of fkrs like that here in MD.

I get it more from Jeepers than the tree huggers though.

Welcome to the club!

Where'd you buy? Anderson?

-Matt