Tired of the Hummer haters, Help !

[HummerMann]

You're not going to change their opinion and I've found talk is pretty useless, although sometimes I tell them that battery waste from the Prius is responsible for more pollution. I drive in Manhattan with my H2 quite a bit and in two years, I've only had two problems. One time a homeless person spit on the hood in front of the Stage Deli and shouted "polluter" and I figured he had enough problems in life, and spit washes off.
The most interesting was at a mall when a Camry pulled up so close it almost touched the entry step bar, making it impossible to open the driver's door more than a few inches. I did get in by opening the passenger side and climbing over the console. Apparently, this 20ish young girl was watching from afar and came out as I started to pull out worrying I would scratch her car. She just shot me the bird and I smiled back at her. I have a NY Rangers sticker on the back and I had four of my son's hockey sticks hanging out the side of my SUT. I think she was hoping to meet one of the Rangers!
On the flip side, I've had dozens of positive experiences, but I seem to get that question a lot we all get at the gas station, "Can I ask you the mileage on that big rig?" Also, I've gotten a half dozen, "Can I sit in your Hummer?"