Comments on: Auto-emotive

By: Hel Fire

Hel Fire — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 02:25:00 +0000

I’ve always wondered about those “Baby On Board” signs too, i always wondered if the people who had them were just showing off or something, but someone told me once that they were originally invented to save lives – if there was a car crash a small baby could be hidden in it, so the “Baby on board” signs would alert rescuers to it. But then it seems people started using these signs to show off or be fashionable or whatever, instead of their original purpose.

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:59:00 +0000

I really prefer the subtle signs like
“BABY IN TRUNK”

By: AllyKay

AllyKay — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 15:22:00 +0000

I have definatly seen some very funny political stickers on cars but most of them just make me mad. I wouldn’t consider myself a Bush administration supporter and I’ve seen some pretty ignorant stickers. Living in northern New Hampshire the stickers that piss me off the most are usually attached to bumpers on 1993 Ford F150s sporting gun racks and a driver looking very much like a character from Deliverance.
You know what else I see a lot of now are the ribbon magnets. They have them for everything these days. I think that the ribbon has now lost a lot of it’s simbolism because of the popularity of these magnets. Although I did see one that I found hilarious…”Support Road Head”
I apologize if this comment comes up twice, I don’t think it posted the first time.

By: Summer

Summer — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:17:00 +0000

I know it’s rough around here, traffic wise and the people can be just a bit annoying. I hope you find something good about it. If you have some spare time, head west on route 7, see a little history in Leesburg, the Blue Ridge Mountains, maybe take a trip to Harper’s Ferry. Thomas Jefferson said that where the Potomac and Shenandoh rivers meet is the most beautiful place on earth. Oh and there are some good vinyards in Loudoun County too. I’ve been to your Bermuda, 3 times. Heaven on earth!

By: Tom Q

Tom Q — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 03:30:00 +0000

e.i. – N for new driver, eh? Sometimes I miss Europe for such obvious but useful ideas. Bermuda’s equivalent is white crash helmets for tourists on scooters (you can’t hire a car in BDA). It makes them easy to spot and ignore…

Summer – I am definitely sorry that I missed that – it sounds so much nicer than the mall environment at Tysons now. As for my stay, it’s more like a second home right now – I am here every two to three weeks…

By: Summer

Summer — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:53:00 +0000

I know McLean all too well. I grew up there. I wish you could have seen it before the Mall was there. It use to be a dairy farm and my father worked there as a young boy. At the actual corner of Tyson’s, there was a gas station, a general store and a bar. They bar was named The Crystal Pistol. Aren’t you sorry you missed that? Enjoy your stay.

By: E.I.

E.I. — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:19:00 +0000

Hm, we don’t have colleges here, so no college stamps (we are not illiterate, it’s just a different educational system!) but we do have some private highschools like the American college which is considered tops and the stickers create an impression that makes me go hm!
As for politics stickers, we are very suspicious to cry outloud what we vote…!
We usually see the N for new driver but don’t pay much attention especially when seen in old fashioned vehicles barely standing on four wheels with middle-aged drivers. You don’t need N to pay attention to those!
I suppose your suggestions would cause more attention (he…he… bump!)

By: Tom Q

Tom Q — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:30:00 +0000

summer – don’t get me wrong – I love DC, I just hate the traffic. And the problem is that I am not actually working downtown but at Mclean. Great for malls, but not much else…

By: Summer

Summer — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:09:00 +0000

What? You don't like my fair city? I've lived here all my life, born in northern VA, but my youngest was born in DC. We don't like the traffic either, I'm always saying, "Welcome to DC, now go home!"

The college sticker thing, well, my oldest is working on his masters and I've yet to put any of his school stickers on my car. I do think that it is very much a status symbol, especially in this area. In NVA, it's very important to have the right sticker, on the right car or they won't deem you fit for their presence.

The political stickers, let me just say this. The Republicans feel far superior, see above paragraph and the Dems, well, we just want to make sure you that you don't mistake US for one of THEM.

Enjoy your visit.