WTF...HUMMER HATER CONFRONTS ME TODAY

[CONRAD II]

ipeefreely,

Are you sure you didn't accidently take his girlfriend for a ride in your HUMMER the night before? Maybe thats why he's so pissed/jealous?

[DennisAJC]

I just spoke with DRTYFN.

He'll be there in 24 hours.

[usetosellhummer]

i am a big man and noone has come right up to me. It's sad

[ROX]

Originally Posted by Quicksilver

This guy was looking for a target and it had nothing or little to do with you driving a Hummer. You could've been in any nice car and got a similiar response.

The only thing I wouldn't do is feed the fire.

Feed the fire?! I was a freakin INFERNO!

The Hater I posted above said

I ought to hang you from that Fkin Hummer you Fkn C***"

These are not happy turn your back on them words! Wait till it happens to you Quick. You said you're from Seattle, wait till you show up in your new Hummer. I live in Portland, I know what the freaks out here are like, and it's sad. If I had been standing there, I probably would have hit him with my fire extinguisher. My girlfriend was just stunned. I felt aweful for her.

[Sewie]

Originally Posted by Tah2oe

Was this in Bezerkely? I get a lot of strange looks when driving my H2 there.

That's what I was thinking too. F*cking crazies up there, especially at the UC.

[BKLYNH2]

ipf-
Sorry to hear about your experience. As I have often written before I park in NYC near New York University (very liberal arts college). I have frequently been the subject of hummer hating and even had mine severly vandalized, and it is incredibly aggrevating. I finally got to the point of buying another car for driving around in the city.
Firstly I think you need to file a report with the police, not talk to your cop friend, a full on police report. If this was on the college campus it must be reported to them as well. I hope you saved a flyer to use as evidence. This guy must be given a reason to fear stepping foot into that neighborhood ever again, and despite what others may say you really can't cary a gun around at school in SF playing vigilante. The police and college have to be aware that there is somone walking around that is a threat to people, as well as property. I would recommend that you only park in places where your h2 is going to be in plain sight of a lot of traffic or people. Good luck.

[Quicksilver]

Originally Posted by H2 Rocks

Feed the fire?! I was a freakin INFERNO!

The Hater I posted above said These are not happy turn your back on them words! Wait till it happens to you Quick. You said you're from Seattle, wait till you show up in your new Hummer. I live in Portland, I know what the freaks out here are like, and it's sad. If I had been standing there, I probably would have hit him with my fire extinguisher. My girlfriend was just stunned. I felt aweful for her.

Good point. I will have to wait and see when I have an encounter. Lot's of city Hummers in my area of Florida so not to many problems.

I'm not going to assume everyone that makes a comment about my ride deserves a response. Alot of ppl have the intent of pissing you off and when they do it makes them feel good. These ppl feed off of that response . So I choose to ignore them.

But I could have first hand experience one of these days so until then I will read and learn.

[PackerFever]

I would ask campus security if they have cameras in that parking lot then show it to the police.

[MovinH2]

That's why I carry my glock rather I'm on duty or not. Stupid asses out there. You can never be too safe.

[Escondido]

It always amazes me, and pisses me off, that the H2 is a target. I have been confronted a few times. Fortunately around here there are plenty of trucks and suv's in the parking lot. When somebody ask me about the mileage, I just point to the closest pickup or suburban and tell them the same as those. That usually helps them with their uninformed opinion. If I am still getting a dirty look or a sneer I ask them why they are not talking to the owner of one of those cars that have the same economy, some costing nearly as much and by far more of them on the road. I also point them to a Range Rover if they want something more expensive to pick on with similar mileage, at least based upon a friends RR mileage. I know my D90 mileage is just slightly better than my '03 H2 was but nobody ever picked on it.

Once they realize that the mileage is not a lot different than half of the other cars in the parking lot, at least around here that is the ratio, they usually slink away. Some are just bitter, jealous idiots and just use poor information to justify their attitude.

[twenty2]

They always talk about the air pollution that we, (H2) owners are polluting the air. The other day here in Chicago, some dumb as* comes up to me and starts barking about that issue.... so, I then take him over to the driver side of the vehicle and I point to him this sticker on my windshield. The sticker reads that "my vehicle meets all state air pollution and I'm in no violation of any code."

He then walks away with his tail between his legs and moves on.

Here in Chicago, if you own a vehicle for at least 4 years, YOU HAVE to take the vehicle in for a pollution test to make sure it complies. Once it passes, then you don't have to test it for another 4 years. Its called "Air Team"

[3Hummer]

That was a smart plan of action instead of throwing a fist, as for you view on hummer haters i totally agree, but this guy deifntly crossed the line by far.

[Shrek_H2]

WOW!!!...I think i will end up witha situation like that pretty soon....especially after the letter they left on my window today...

-10Celcius...remote start before i go to home depot

"Your car was running for no reason and this is unacceptable"
"angry neighbour"


WHAT THE ****!!!!....now im waitingto see whats next.

[ipeefreely]

Thanks for all the support guys and looking back now, i'm pretty glad i didnt throw a fist in his face. Never know what kind of actions he might've taken, especially with those kinds of people.

And for everyone's information, i was in oakland. I usually cruise around UC Berkeley cause i have some close friends there and probably 3/4 times i've gone there, i've either been booed at or someone is shaking their head at me. It's pretty bad, but that's what berkeley is about, lol.

But yeah, people definately need to realize that there are a whole load of cars out there that get a similar mpg. I also think that sometimes hummer haters have the wrong impression of owners like us. We're generally nice, helpful people, and truth be told, if there was any way that we could get our cars to waste LESS gas, i'm 100% sure we'd be the first in line to implement such a system into our cars.

Keep the stories comin guys, its really interesting reading all of them.

[Huck BB62]

A lot of the hate is stemming from the movie "Who killed the electric car?"

Now really, if we all started driving electric cars tomorrow, wouldn't they bitch about the thousands of electric plants we'd need to build to "fuel" them?

What would they think of the mountains of toxic Nimh batteries in a few years? Who'd be stuck paying for the recycling?

Sheesh.

[jdrew]

Originally Posted by MovinH2

That's why I carry my glock rather I'm on duty or not. Stupid asses out there. You can never be too safe.

X2.. well my Sig Sauer, not Glock..

[NJ H2]

Originally Posted by PackerFever

I would ask campus security if they have cameras in that parking lot then show it to the police.

My wife Lidia likes the Metallic Hot Pink Lithium Powered C2 Taser with the Ergonimic Grip!

[Adam in CO]

They do have some crazies in Portland. I borrowed Rocks' truck for a week and saw more birds than in my entire life.

[DRTYFN]

Originally Posted by Adam in CO

They do have some crazies in Portland. I borrowed Rocks' truck for a week and saw more birds than in my entire life.

I haven't seen one for some time. I think the kooks' uni-mind has figured out not to screw with Team Pewter.

[ROX]

Originally Posted by Adam in CO

They do have some crazies in Portland. I borrowed Rocks' truck for a week and saw more birds than in my entire life.

Remember the guy in the Ford Truck that flipped us the bird when I was taking you and your family to the airport? What'd I do? Rolled down the window and told him to have a nice day. I was embarrassed, too. Sorry Adam.