tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post4318382449076515667..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: WavingDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-30301045795882101232014-06-25T20:45:47.031-06:002014-06-25T20:45:47.031-06:00What great memories you have Diane! I bet living l...What great memories you have Diane! I bet living life with a vet was always full of excitement. My dad was a preacher and an EMT (would be a paramedic now I guess). he always knew everyone. It didn't occur until I was much older that he was saving people every which way!Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296781992150172086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-76836143446501940882014-06-25T01:06:17.868-06:002014-06-25T01:06:17.868-06:00Giggling here at cars driven by hats!
Out here in ...Giggling here at cars driven by hats!<br />Out here in Australia when I was a kid the finger wave was done by just about everybody out on the highway and even more so in rural areas. Anyone who didn't wave was considered a snob. It didn't matter if you knew the other driver or not, it was a silent G'Day.When finger-waving a semi trailer, the driver would sometimes blow his horn as acknowledgement especially if there were kids in the car.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-72289409703237810512014-06-24T12:48:51.566-06:002014-06-24T12:48:51.566-06:00I remember lots of people waving with just a finge...I remember lots of people waving with just a finger. Then, years later, about the time I started college, people starting waving with a more prominent finger. I either wave with the finger(s) off the wheel although there are times I wave the way most friendly/familiar people do. Then I like to wave at someone I don't even know. I enjoy their reaction: 'Just who the devil is that?'George Stringamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375285536941813368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-68940228316923789472014-06-24T11:33:11.150-06:002014-06-24T11:33:11.150-06:00"Why couldn't I have a hat for a Grampa?&..."Why couldn't I have a hat for a Grampa?" Hee hee hee! Love that line! jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-88928568423814300482014-06-24T09:10:37.075-06:002014-06-24T09:10:37.075-06:00I stared at it really hard when we went past, beca...I stared at it really hard when we went past, because I couldn't believe that it really was a hat that could drive! And never saw anything that indicated there may be a person under it. Not once!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-85567212218501450582014-06-24T09:06:42.507-06:002014-06-24T09:06:42.507-06:00Alberta and Montana are so similar! The semi-commi...Alberta and Montana are so similar! The semi-committed wave. I remember it! And I'm just like you! I can't recognize anyone till they've passed me. I blame it on the fact that most of the cars look alike these days . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-65985696996010256232014-06-24T09:03:21.520-06:002014-06-24T09:03:21.520-06:00Heehee! A ghost! Now I could definitely gotten beh...Heehee! A ghost! Now I could definitely gotten behind that! :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-90451753795235486982014-06-24T09:03:01.918-06:002014-06-24T09:03:01.918-06:00Yikes! All of those Grampa Balogs driving around ....Yikes! All of those Grampa Balogs driving around . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-69834266984354473082014-06-24T09:01:38.990-06:002014-06-24T09:01:38.990-06:00She and Grampa Balog would have made a good team!She and Grampa Balog would have made a good team!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-77758193206904702112014-06-23T21:39:11.885-06:002014-06-23T21:39:11.885-06:00What a great memory. My aunt lived in the country ...What a great memory. My aunt lived in the country and they knew everyone going down their road as well. <br />I would love to see the hat that drove..Thanks for sharingKathyhttp://www.bloomingburghboomer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-86451677665094145002014-06-23T14:20:14.998-06:002014-06-23T14:20:14.998-06:00In Montana, the rural way to wave while driving is...In Montana, the rural way to wave while driving is to continue to grip the steering wheel at the top, and just lift a finger or two of that hand. I have adopted this custom - because I am incapable of recognizing a vehicle (even my own when driven by my children!) until after it has gone by. Using this subtle wave, I can acknowledge practically everyone I pass, but quickly turn it into a different motion, if I realize I don't know them!Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15294204009310379754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-54432702279387346332014-06-23T13:03:02.724-06:002014-06-23T13:03:02.724-06:00What a great memory from your childhood. My mothe...What a great memory from your childhood. My mother in law was a hat - if I was driving behind her, it looked like a ghost was in charge of the car!Lanahttp://www.twoteensandtheirmama.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-29581984647166892382014-06-23T12:12:21.310-06:002014-06-23T12:12:21.310-06:00Reminds me of Miami Beach--headless cars. Just han...Reminds me of Miami Beach--headless cars. Just hands on the wheel.Carol Cassarahttp://www.carolcassara.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-87426409270573392722014-06-23T11:59:01.148-06:002014-06-23T11:59:01.148-06:00That's a great memory. My husband had an aunt...That's a great memory. My husband had an aunt who would have been a driving hat if she had worn one. She sat on cushions and could barely see over the steering wheel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com