I think cars like this threatens their masculinity (I'm talking about the big burly men/boys in their F350 and Hummers). They are also jealous that this car, even if it's 3 times as small as theirs gets twice the attention.
Just like with guns, vehicles are no different in compensating for something...
I just realized, after reading this thread, that I have yet to take my smart thru any kind of a drive thru. Food Allergies have kept me away from fast food for several years. The only other place I can think of would be a bank drive thru, but I usually just park and go inside.
Okay. So the "to do" list
-drive in snow
-drive thru
-drive on beach
Uhhhhhhh......guns and Smart cars? ....is that consider even a good mix? Something sounds out of place here.
Guns....Plaxico Burress...Yes
Guns...Hamas.....Yes
Guns.....Ted Nugent....Yes
Guns...Smart car owners.......
No connection that I can see. I have routinely carried my .45 Officer's ACP down to the pistol range in the smart. Even the "good 'ol boys" that have seen the smart uniformly think it is a nice piece of kit. Back to the 'burger joints.
I've only had one rude encounter, and it wasn't that interesting. But I've had several pleasant ones that were...
I have an Actual Size sticker on the back glass. One day I was in the line at a drive-through and an earnest woman stopped next to me and motioned me to roll down the window. I did and she asked, "Is that really the actual size?" It took me a moment to decide if she was serious, but I deemed that she was. So I played it straight and replied, "No ma'am, it's really much larger in real life." She nodded, smiled, said thanks and drove off. I giggled for an hour! Heck, I'm still giggling!
Another time, at the same drive through, a young mom stopped abruptly next to me as I waited. She raised her sunglasses up, scrunched up her face as if she were really trying to figure out something, and then yelled, "Is that a real car?" I couldn't help myself. "No, it's not," I yelled back. She said, "Ahhh," nodding her head as if that made sense. "How much was it?" she shouted. "I dunno, about two hundred bucks, I think," I shouted back. She sat up real straight, giving my car another head-to-toe look and asked, "Where did you get it?" I smiled and pointed back up the road and said "Toys-R-Us!" She smiled real big and said, "Wow! I'm gonna go there right now!" and drove off. I wish I could have heard the dialog at the toy store later!
Another guy barked out, "That's not the actual size!" in a parking lot, and I said, "SHHHH! Please don't tell everyone!" He backed up a step, covered his mouth and said, "Sorry!"
The car itself is a conversations piece. Decorated (I did the reindeer thing, with the antlers and red nose, along with garland and snowflakes, etc) either made folks smile, laugh or scowl! One joker made ME laugh, when I rolled up and he smiled expansively and said, "...don we now our GAY apparel!" I had to laugh. Zing!
I've only had one rude encounter, and it wasn't that interesting. But I've had several pleasant ones that were...
I have an Actual Size sticker on the back glass. One day I was in the line at a drive-through and an earnest woman stopped next to me and motioned me to roll down the window. I did and she asked, "Is that really the actual size?" It took me a moment to decide if she was serious, but I deemed that she was. So I played it straight and replied, "No ma'am, it's really much larger in real life." She nodded, smiled, said thanks and drove off. I giggled for an hour! Heck, I'm still giggling!
Another time, at the same drive through, a young mom stopped abruptly next to me as I waited. She raised her sunglasses up, scrunched up her face as if she were really trying to figure out something, and then yelled, "Is that a real car?" I couldn't help myself. "No, it's not," I yelled back. She said, "Ahhh," nodding her head as if that made sense. "How much was it?" she shouted. "I dunno, about two hundred bucks, I think," I shouted back. She sat up real straight, giving my car another head-to-toe look and asked, "Where did you get it?" I smiled and pointed back up the road and said "Toys-R-Us!" She smiled real big and said, "Wow! I'm gonna go there right now!" and drove off. I wish I could have heard the dialog at the toy store later!
Another guy barked out, "That's not the actual size!" in a parking lot, and I said, "SHHHH! Please don't tell everyone!" He backed up a step, covered his mouth and said, "Sorry!"
The car itself is a conversations piece. Decorated (I did the reindeer thing, with the antlers and red nose, along with garland and snowflakes, etc) either made folks smile, laugh or scowl! One joker made ME laugh, when I rolled up and he smiled expansively and said, "...don we now our GAY apparel!" I had to laugh. Zing!
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Food Allergies have kept me away from fast food for several years. The only other place I can think of would be a bank drive thru, but I usually just park and go inside. 
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