[at-l] Speaking of southern culture.

[Charles Copeland" <charles@uswnet.com (Charles Copeland)]

I still wave at people out of habit.  Not a big wave but a few fingers
lifted off the steering wheel - more of an acknowledgement that a wave
really.  Every time I do that my wife or my sons ask "Did you know him? ..
or her.   Usually the answer is "no" and is followed by "Then why did you
wave?".   When I visit my mom they see everyone that drives by waving at us
and I *think* they are beginning to understand.

A couple of years ago my dad went to Miami on a business trip.  He stopped
at a gas station and filled up his tank.  He was on his way into the station
to pay -he'd only gone about 15 feet- when someone jumped in his car and
stole it.  He had left the keys in it - thinking he was still home in
Alabama - where we always leave keys in the car and the doors to our house
unlocked.

Charles


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From: <KellyGoVols@aol.com>
To: <tjfort@netdoor.com>; <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Speaking of southern culture.


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In a message dated 8/21/02 12:26:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
tjfort@netdoor.com writes:


> Ever been walking along side a country road, and, have the driver wave to
> you.  It's a small thing, but, I've always liked that little recognition.
> .

If you do that here in South Florida, people will think that either you are
crazy, that you are being a smart-ass, or if they're pi**ed off, they'll
just
shoot you.  God, I love this town.

Kelly
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