Neighbor just got a Hummer and it's driving me nuts!!! Must be Freepers??

[Bleacher Creature]

Am I too judgmental?

I live just outside DC in an area that is part-urban/part-suburban. Most of the houses on my street are fairly small, and most don't have driveways. A couple of houses have been torn-down and rebuilt with those oversized McMansions that don;t really fit on the lot.

Anyway, I've always been a bit quick to judge the people who buy those houses, assuming that they are people will way too much money on their hands, but not quite enough to buy a big house that also has property -- while still living close to town. Last week, one of them came home with the biggest, most audacious car I've ever seen. It's this GIGANTIC Hummer that is so big that they can't fit it in their two-car garage, so they park it on the street all the time. So now, I've completely got it in my head that these people are total selfish Republican assholes. Is that too much?

As an aside, anyone have any suggestions for lowering my blood pressure on this? Every time I drive by I get myself all worked up. What the hell could someone be thinking? Environmental issues aside -- which is hard to do -- why would someone think that something so damn audacious looks good? And the danger they pose to everyone else. . .

One thing that would make me feel better is the thought that they are getting dirty looks and nasty comments from other people. Think there's any chance of that happening????

[wtmusic]

1. It's possible they needed to get one

to help defend the neighborhood from terrorists.

[blogslut]

2. Let life take it's course

Let them suffer with ridiculous gas prices and a hulk of a car...

[Faygo Kid]

3. Not judgmental at all. Merely observant. Share this with them.

(Hoping to move to Silver Spring this summer from Michigan, the most beautiful state - but she lives there).

[kath]

25. methinks you should print out that poster and stick it under their

windshield wiper late one night...

[Faygo Kid]

28. Windshield wiper won't be big enough to hold it.

If you get my drift.

[bunkerbuster1]

54. Wrong hummer, methinks

Sounds like the folks in question have the ultrastupid H1, that thing that can seat four across when used for its intended purpose.

[pimpbot]

4. Free country, they can buy whatever they want

Not that I dont agree they are prolly big time jerks. Maybe you can call the county and report their truck blocks the way for the mailman or trash pickup guys. I guess you could start parking your car where they usually park it just to piss them off :).

[Atman]

27. Self delete

Wrong place

[MADem]

5. LAUGH, LAUGH, LAUGH!!!

The idiot probably has a business, and got the tractor and farm vehicle discount, so he paid close to nothing for the thing.

But he'll pay every time he heads to the pump.

On the downside, get used to that thing looking more like a neighborhood static display of excess, because the asshole cannot afford to fill 'er up.

Gives new meaning to the phrase "Give the pig a drink."

[DS1]

6. Regardless of politics, they are simple shits

[Taxloss]

7. You should feel sorry for the guy.

Wouldn't you feel bad if you had a penis as tiny as his?

[Retired AF Dem]

24. Damn I don't have a Hummer

I could afford one if I wanted, but never liked the military ones I drove in the airforce and yet my penis isnt porno size. God I hate it when people bring up penis size when it comes to cars, guns or whatever.

[retread]

26. Yeah, especially when they bring up penis size in a thread about hummers!

*

[Retired AF Dem]

33. Well more than a mouth full

is a waste. :)

[ldf]

50. hear, hear!

i always try to use logic.

don't you hate how people who were born rich think they are such hot shit?

you know the type, trustfund brats, who have never had to work a day in their life. yet they are SOOOO much better, SOOOOO superior to the rest of us "little people".

they get on my last nerve.

well, a big dick is the same damn thing.

you didn't do squat to earn it, it was something you inherited. and if you HADN'T inherited it, there is not a damn thing you can do to GET it. and you feel SOOOOOOO superior to the rest of us 'cause you got it.

big fucking deal. i know a few lesbians who can do more with their tongue than you ever THOUGHT about doing with that BIG DICK of yours.

AND a thread in the lounge by our lovely, straight du ladies tended to put it into perspective.

5 inches is sufficient (after all, that 13 inch gargantuan monster has to go SOME place, and the only place that is REALLY built to take it is, guess where.... THE COLON!!! hahahah)

and, once again, according to the experts in the lounge, girth is MUCH more important in length.

so if you ain't got a beer can for dick, you are SORELY LACKING....!

so there. :-)

and i agree with retired af dem, more than a mouthful is a waste. i am so NOT into ruptured membranes. (sorry for the graphic description..)

edit for spelling

[napi21]

8. Try thinking about the day they go to fill that baby up with gas

and the price is $4.50/gal! As they're still pumping, you can pull up to the next pump. get your 10-15 gal, pay for it, and give them a BIG GRIN as you drive off!

Bear in mind, you will probably go to that gas station once a week, and I bet you'll see them there every other day!!!!!!

[Warpy]

9. There was a story in the local fishwrap a couple of weeks ago

about piggy pubbies trading in their H2s because they were tired of getting dirty looks and the one finger salute wherever they went.

My guess is that an equivalent reason is that anything that huge is a total pig to drive.

I have seen only 3 of those rolling obscenities in this town, and all 3 have been driven by trophy wife types who didn't look like they were enjoying the experience.

[Arkansas Granny]

You trophy wife remark sounds pretty accurate. Most of the

Hummers I see around here are being driven by women. I saw one sitting on a car lot the other day that was painted bubble gum pink. I couldn't believe my eyes.

[marzipanni]

43. Is Mary Kay giving pink Hummers

instead of pink Cadillacs to their top salesladies?

[Cassandra]

36. The bigger the SUV...

the smaller and blonder the trophy wife within. At least in NYC.

[salin]

10. Think of them each time you are filling up at the gas pump.

And try to calculate how much MORE their bill would be.

Try imagine the mentality of someone who needs to play dress-up everyday they drive, and their desired dress-up role is driving dodging IEDs. Think of how nuts that is.

Then try to find the website with the Hummer Dealer in the LA area, whose inability to move the cars was caught in photos - on lot after lot after leased lot of Hummers (that they couldn't move) - then think of how upset new Hummerowner neighbor would be of how BEHIND the trends they are in terms of their timing to buy a Hummer (Oh, that is SOOO 2004).

Just a few thoughts that might lower the blood pressure though the acidity of the snarkiness might not taste too good.

[democracyindanger]

11. Dirty looks for sure,

high probability of many middle fingers, too.

For Janna Jensen, it was the dirty looks and nasty gestures from other drivers that finally persuaded her to give up the family's $55,000 Hummer H2.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/18/business/18trucks.html?ex=1300338000&en=ce6fe6cf68ea0c24&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

[CatholicEdHead]

12. Must be the $100K H1 model

While not as bad,the H2 and H3 are not as bad as the civilian version of the big military unit. Even though the "entry level" H3 is just a Chevy Colorado with a new body, they give off that aura that is very distintive to say the least.

[mitchtv]

20. distinctive?

copy of Jeep

[SoCalDem]

13. Just remember karma.. When he loses his job, it will be for sale

and he will be gone..

No one is immune from outsourcing-downsizing these days..

[Bleacher Creature]

14. I just found something to help me deal :)

http://www.fuh2.com/index.php

[pacalo]

15. They may get dirty looks when the Hummer takes up 2 parking spaces

in a crowded parking lot.

[gristy]

16. No, you are not being too judgmental

I have the same visceral reaction when I see a hummer. On the road they get the bird whenever I can get my windown down fast enough. As far as your neighbor's hummer, best to lay low, I think. Odds are good he will get rid of it all on his own within the year. You wouldn't want to give him motivation to keep it out of spite.

[Kerrytravelers]

17. Must have a very small penis.

That's always my first impression. :shrug:

[long_green]

18. the tragedy is that they may not have more $ than they know...

what to do with. They may be doing well but are so locked into the greed/envy thing that they are living way beyond their means in order to persuade themselves that they have it made. Every time I see a Hummer, apart from snickering over the amount they must pay to fuel the thing, I see a frightened person behind the wheel.

Considering the cost to fuel, I also see a lot of frightened people selling the things!

[xultar]

19. OMG MINE DID TOO!!!! I was just going to post that my neighbor

got one and that for every idiot turning one in there is one who can't wait to buy it.

[WePurrsevere]

21. Ah for the good ole days when a guy getting a "hummer" was usually...

considered a good and occasionally envied thing (or so I was told way back many umm... moons ago;))

Hmm... maybe that's the problem with the fundi-cons... they're suffering from hummer and penis envy and GM's Hummer is a way they try to compensate for the lack of both. ;)

[Poppyseedman]

22. It's a free country. At $2.65 as gallon they are morons.

As long as they don't block your way or ask you to gas it up for them.

I never understand why people get uptight about what other people are doing.

As long as they aren't pissing down your leg, what's the big deal?

[kath]

30. Well, for one thing, Hummers and the other huge SUVs pump WAY, WAY

more pollution into the air than a passenger car. This effects ALL of us. And wasting gas contributes to terrorism, oil wars, etc. - How many lives per gallon???

[Poppyseedman]

38. I agree they make little more pollution than a passenger car, but

it's a specious argument.

If everybody in the USA would convert to a hybrid vehicle tomorrow, it would almost have no impact on world wide CO2 emissions. It would be a meaningless gesture in terms of real impact.

If my neighbor wants to drive a new Hummer, I have no real problem with that because he probably turned in a vehicle that was older and pollutes as much or more.

Plus the bonehead is paying a larger share of road taxes than I do.

[gristy]

31. I think many of us "people" see the indirect impact on us all

with such frivolous consumption. No, they aren't pissing down anyone's leg directly. They are, however, degrading ever so slightly the lives of most everyone.

[Poppyseedman]

40. frivolous consumption on my neighbor behalf

degrades my life?

I find that argument without substance. Just how does that happen in real terms?

Extravagant consumption I can understand. Like if everyone one of my neighbors owned a gulf stream airliner.

[Swamp Rat]

34. "What's the big deal?!?"

I guess you don't have family in Iraq!

[Poppyseedman]

35. I did have family in Iraq.

....my brother is about to go back for a second go around.

Just what does that have to do with driving a Hummer? I can understand if you are against driving a behemoth motor vehicle for ecological reasons and I actually would agree with you.

But, you are going to make the galactic leap of illogical conclusion that my neighbor driving a Hummer are killing american troops, aren't you?

Darn, I was hoping this would be a rational discussion.

[Swamp Rat]

39. Yes, your neighbor driving a Hummer is KILLING U.S. TROOPS!

Your neighbor is an asshole and a coward.

Now you know not to expect to have 'rational discussions' with me. :)

[kestrel91316]

45. You sic 'im Swampy!!!!!!!

[Poppyseedman]

49. Since I can't expect rational discussions

I'll ask you a simple question.

Just how does driving a Hummer kill a solider in Iraq based on thoughtful empirical factual evidence. No straw man arguments. No connect this dot to this dot to this dot and we have dead solder's in Baghdad's street.

The case can be made if we went there EXCLUSIVELY for oil, but since rational people know we are there for several different reasons depending on the conspiracy decoder ring the person is wearing that day.

All kidding aside, we are currently in Iraq for reasons ranging from maintaining stable oil markets (that worked out well, snicker) to building a regional hegemony dictated by US policy (PNAC) to one as simple as freeing 38 million people from a tyrant or as conspiratorially as Saddam tried to kill Bush daddy and pay back is a bitch.

Bottom line for me is simple: If Iraq didn't have a drop of oil in it, I still think we would be there. Regardless of who is driving a Hummer

[Swamp Rat]

51. Why should I answer your passive-aggressive questions on your terms?

Or are you really kidding?

Bottom line: We are there for the oil. There may be other reasons, but they are mostly related to controlling the flow of oil and maintaining the transaction currency in U.S. Dollars.

Nobody can refute this fact, though for over three years I have heard many people try.



On a side note, I am truly sorry you have family in or returning to Iraq - I know how you feel.

[Bleacher Creature]

52. More fodder for your arguments.

I linked to this below, but figured I'd respond directly to your mini-thread.

http://www.katu.com/stories/82188.html

[Swamp Rat]

56. That is really sad n/t

[kestrel91316]

44. What's the big deal?? Because people who WASTE GAS

drive up the cost for EVERYBODY ELSE. Remember the law of supply and demand??????

No man is an island unto himself. Especially in this day and age.

[Poppyseedman]

48. in reality

Anyone who can afford to own a Hummer is probably not overly concerned about what they pay for gas.

Are we prepared as a society to start determining by government fiat that nobody can own a higher fuel consumption vehicle?

If we aren't, then let the supply and demand principles determine the number of Hummer / large vehicles on the road.

Price goes up. Fewer big vehicles.

[benburch]

23. H1, H2, or H3.

The difference is significant.

H2 and H3 are cars for posers. They are "sissy" cars dressed up in tough car drag.

An H1, especially from the first few model years, is one hell of a tough vehicle, and if you do serious off-roading or construction or other work in rough terrain, you cannot be faulted for owning one.

[hlthe2b]

41. Well, I remember the H1s ( the real deal, Nat. Guard ones)

getting snowbanked-- during the extreme blizzard Denver experienced Halloween, 1997. I sat three days locked in at the Denver Airport watching newscasts and seeing all the southern suburbs with bumper-to-bumper stranded motorists along I-25. Park Meadows Mall was taken over by Nat. Guard for a staging area and they dispatched tons of these behemoths to try to go pull motorists out. Being heavy, heavy, heavy, they were far less likely to get through than jeeps and other more traditional 4wheel drive vehicles. So, I'm not convinced of their testosterone laden "invincibility." While little was particularly funny that long, long weekend, I must say I secretly smiled at all the Highlands Ranch (heavy Freeperland) H1 owners who thought they'd just cruise through anything...

[Atman]

29. Maybe they're about to lose their home and needed a place to sleep

Happening lots in America today. And Hummers are selling so poorly, he was probably able to get a great deal on it! When the shit hits the fan, he'll be a lot happier sleeping in a Hummer than a Prius!

[upi402]

32. Hummers, not just for cool Presidents anymore

I think you're not being judgemental. Hummers and their ilk are symptoms of the disease. Those posers will never take it off the concrete.

[lonestarnot]

37. Absodamnlutely. They want your kid to go die for his gas. And they don't

give a rats ass about sending their own.

[The Straight Story]

42. Hummers are better for the earth than hybrids! See this article:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=820146&mesg_id=820146

Well, at least some people think they are :) So I say we all rush out and buy one to save the earth...

[Bleacher Creature]

46. This is why it matter -- sorry Poppy

http://www.katu.com/stories/82188.html

[proud2BlibKansan]

47. They must be stacking up on car lots these days

My son's friend has been shopping for a new car. She has 3 kids under 6 and has been looking at SUVs and vans because they are the only vehicles big enough for 3 car seats in the back. My son has been going car shopping with her and he says every lot they go to, the salesman tries to sell her a Hummer.

[mdmc]

53. What if they are liberal progressives

:shrug:. I hate H3 and hummer. I hate it when I see "W" stickers on a Volvo. That is just me.

[bunkerbuster1]

55. Ok, ask yourself honestly

What kind of a "liberal progressive" would own an H1 for personal use?

Please, that's absurd. I assume that any H1 (or, for that matter, H2) owner is making a statement about what an obnoxious dickhead he (or she) is committed to being.

[mdmc]

57. In Newburgh, NY there is a hip black dude that has one (an H3)

and a local Green party member inherited one from his dad (his own secret shame. He kids that he has to walk everywhere because he is ashamed to park close to events) :)

SUV or Hummer does not necessarily mean neo-con. Sometimes it just means ego-maniac asshole!

[AlabamaYankee]

58. Check if your street has weight restrictions

A number of cities have restrictions on the weight of vehicles that can travel in residential areas, and a Hummer just might violate them

[IdaBriggs]

59. You should feel sorry for them; its obviously compensation for "small." nt