Hands off !
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Hands off !
Don't ya just love the kids ( and grown up kids) at car shows who have no clue as to how to act around the show cars and trucks? Running their hands on 'em, riding bikes around them, no respect at all. So show truck owners have these cool little stickers that tell ya to keep your cotton-pickin' hands off. What are some of the coolest stickers you have seen?
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I agree with you all that there is an etiquette to a car show, just like there is for model train shows and hockey games and symphonies. And sometimes teaching the etiquette to the public can be frustrating. But you must also understand that the minute you put your car or truck into a show you have also accepted the fact that you are exposing your vehicle to the public. So, if you can't show your truck with grace - don't show your truck. If you turn into a grumpy snapping sour-puss you don't do any of us any good in the image building department.
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I have harped at my kids since they were just tiny little pups to keep their hands to themselves at car shows. Last year my son and his friend and myself were at a car show, I was walking along behind them and I saw my sons friend start to reach out towards a car, before I could say anything my son reached out and stopped him and started in on how that wasn't cool.
I got a huge smile on my face....they DO listen sometimes....
Bobby
I got a huge smile on my face....they DO listen sometimes....
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The last person to touch this ride was Jimmy Hoffa. This was a sign included in the goody bag at the red lion run this year. Some signs wont help at all, I have a "not a step" sign showing a foot with the red circle and slash over it and the newly painted running board gets stepped on while the dad watches. I asked him politely to take control of his kids and he tells me that I need to get a sign in spanish. WOW. I also run no hood and put a "HOT,do not touch" decal right on the radiator near the cap. Well , you guessed it, most folks grab the rad and the cap. Ouch. Oh well!!
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I have 3 kids, 2 girls in their 30's, A son 17. They learned from the time they were old enough to go to car shows DON'T TOUCH. And they didn't. And still don't. When my son was about 5 we were at a car show, I was bent down with my head in the window of a chop top to see how it was done (no headliner) and my son came up and kicked me and said DON'T TOUCH THE CARS. I gave him a big smile and said that's right don't touch the cars. He still remembers that day.
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I find that a large percentage of people ignore signs. We have our store hours on our door 3'x3', yet several times a week someone will yank on the locked door then stand there peering inside rather than reading the sign. If they stand there long enough, I'll sometimes walk up and point to the sign. My wife thinks we should rig a sign that swings down and smacks them in the back of the head when they yank on the door!
If it's really that important then the best thing to do IMHO is to carry some stantions and plastic chain to rope off around the vehicle.
If this thread is to be amused by funny signs, please ignore this post.
If it's really that important then the best thing to do IMHO is to carry some stantions and plastic chain to rope off around the vehicle.
If this thread is to be amused by funny signs, please ignore this post.
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Originally Posted by RUSTY50F1
I have 3 kids, 2 girls in their 30's, A son 17. They learned from the time they were old enough to go to car shows DON'T TOUCH. And they didn't. And still don't. When my son was about 5 we were at a car show, I was bent down with my head in the window of a chop top to see how it was done (no headliner) and my son came up and kicked me and said DON'T TOUCH THE CARS. I gave him a big smile and said that's right don't touch the cars. He still remembers that day.
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I guess, with 7 grandkids and 3 greatgrands, I'm a little looser than some of you. I've been known to get out of my lawn chair/throne and open the door of my truck to let kids look inside. And have put some tyke in the seat and watch him or her grin from ear to ear!
That's where the next generation of truckers is coming from, you know.
That's where the next generation of truckers is coming from, you know.