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Offline McClare

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Where's the comraderie?
« on: September 09, 2007, 04:25:25 PM »
I moved here from Nova Scotia and back there anytime jeep drivers passed each other they always waved. I never see it out here and sorta wonder why. I just got my jeep mostly finished so if you see me around town give me a wave. Cheers!











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Offline LanceM

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« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2007, 05:21:49 PM »
Ya it seems weird that no one ways out here, i guess there's just to many jeeps too wave too maybe :shock:

But on another note your jeep looking good, you been wheeling it out here yet?
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Offline McClare

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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2007, 05:53:10 PM »
no not yet. I'd like to try some of the easier paths first because mine wouldn't have the articulation that most of your rigs would. Anywhere you'd recommend for a beginner?
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« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2007, 07:35:16 PM »
whenever i go past a lifted jeep there's usually a wave or nod of the head, might just be the area i live in though.  gotta be friendly or someone will come steal yer parts.
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Offline LanceM

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« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2007, 08:17:54 PM »
I'm kind of new to the area myself, well to the offroading part anyways. Just got my jeep up to Calgary a week ago form Nova Scotia , got a little welding to do before i can hit any trails up here due to it sitting for two years :cry: . But I'm not even to sure where any of the trails are up here?
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« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2007, 08:45:32 PM »
Most the comraderie here is at my garage, specially on saturdays and sundays...lol

But yeah, there are a billion non wheeler jeep street rigs around this city that waveless. But there are lots of us who do wave.

I've been at red lights with 6 jeeps in the first two rows in this town. The number of jeeps here is huge. You really notice it when you go to a different city.

But modded jeeps are few and far between compared to the stockers around.

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Offline Gearhead

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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2007, 08:57:39 PM »
There are so many Jeep's here , a guys arm could get sore from waving at all of them .

I usually only wave at blue Jeep's , they gotta have mud on em , or dents  ,  at the very least , some scratches.

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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2007, 08:58:42 PM »
When I had my CJ, I was constantly waved at and returned in kind, I am thinking it may have been the "old school" look of the CJ that almost all Jeep owners appreciate.

Likewise when I had my ZJ, I never saw one wave with it, but it was also my fault, I never really waved with it, I think it is a CJ/YJ/TJ and the like thing out here.

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« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2007, 02:31:13 PM »
I always look at other Jeeps and their  drivers, if they're looking, I'll wave, but most don't even look so I'm not wasting my wave on them.

If I see you and your 10 square lights, I'll wave   :D
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Offline murdajeep

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« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2007, 06:55:59 PM »
I always wave to jeeps with mods.  Even the slightest mod I will wave.
I find that from past experiences only the guys with the jeeps turned into rigs will the wave.  The off-roading community is small and we all respect each others stuff and values.  I find that all the guys with rigs built up respect the others move than the guys that drive a stocker around as their Daily Driver.  It's too bad but owell I will continue always to wave at the jeeps as the go by me in an province or country I am in.
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« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2007, 07:11:07 PM »
I'll wave at the modded jeeps, 'speacially the ones that have CB's or winches. Then i know they are probably not pavement princess's.

Even though some jeeps have winches and antenna and still never go off road. Or maybe once a year.
  You know who i mean :twisted:

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« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2007, 08:18:30 PM »
I need to put an auto tranny in my Cj cause I'm always wavin

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« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2007, 10:23:42 PM »
welcome to Cowtown.... :D

come and check us out ... we're meeting in a few weeks. Come say "Hi" and show us that MJ of yours.

nice rig!

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Offline McClare

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« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2007, 10:27:40 PM »
I'll be there! thanks!
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