Miata Mailing List: February 1995, Message #93
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   From: "Kate W. Hughes 4-1913" 
Subject: Lonely Truckers
   Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 09:24:14 -0500

    Les wrote:
    >So... I'm planning a cross country trip, much of which will probably 
    >be with the top down, and also with a fairly attractive female friend 
    >riding along. What should we do to avoid horny-er, I mean 
    >LONELY-truckers?? Aside from keeping a full tank of gas to be able to 
    >outdistance them...
    
    
    Well, I no expert either, but I have done two cross country trips, one 
    alone in the Miata and one with an attractive blonde (female) passenger 
    (I'm blonde too (are a majority of female Miata owners blonde, or 
    what?)).
    
    I have never had a problem with a trucker while at a gas or rest stop.  
    Had one chase me one time in Kentucky (kind of scary to be chased by an 
    18-wheeler in traffic at 95mph, where was the speed trap?  I'd have 
    _loved_ to get pulled over), but I lost him as we approached the city.
    
    At rest stops, as Jeannie said, just go briskly about your business.  
    Sometimes they've said hi, or commented on the car or the trailer with 
    the race tires, but no worries.  I guess for every trucker who tries to 
    hit on you, there's nineteen who'll beat him up for bothering you.
    
    Got stopped in the highway for construction in Indiana (?) and the guy 
    in the Refridgerated Semi behind us offered me and my passenger 
    ice-cream bars from his truck!  Very welcome at 85 degrees :-)
    
    And then there's the T & L approach...
    "I don't think he's sorry Thelma.  Do you think he's sorry?"
    "No, I don't think he's sorry, Louise"
    
    kate