Miata Mailing List: February 1995, Message #232
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   From: JEANNIE_HOBBS@HP4200.desk.hp.com
Subject: Re: Redneck mentality
   Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 12:44:54 -0500

Steve T. sez:

>filling up, I noticed a scruffy, bearded man wearing dirty
>overalls walking toward me and my sparkling clean Miata.  I
>noticed he had finished filling his beat-up Ford pickup truck,
>and I was fearing the worst.

Goes to show you can't tell a book by its cover.  Remember when
I said I get smiles and sometimes waves from Datsun Z owners?
The other group I get those from are...Harley packs.  Yes, even
when Kevin and I are both in the car.

And for those women traveling cross-country...don't panic if you
find yourself surrounded by Harleys on the road.  Most of them
are the nicest people imaginable, and like to pretend they're
riding shotgun and protecting you.  Don't get too friendly, but
don't react with fear and revulsion either.  Think of them as
Doberman lap dogs, and wave when you leave them behind (most likely
on the side of the road with a breakdown!).

Jeannie Hobbs
Boulder Creek, CA (one of the last Bay Area redneck/biker strongholds)
See the movie "Mask" for an accurate portrayal of scruffy Harley riders.