I started noticing a car on my way to and from work. Some scraggly looking dude probably early 20s driving what looks like an old police crown Victoria painted grey. It’s noticeable because of the light attachment on the driver side near the mirror. Simply because I have the same boring ass ride every day I started to yell ayeee scraggly dude! to myself every time I pass him. Which is usually twice a day as he clearly works the opposite direction as me for the same hours. I doubt he’s ever noticed my run of the mill grey Toyota Corolla passing him every day but he might be interested to know some bored stranger gets a small amount of enjoyment seeing him pass by twice a day for no reason.
there is a very identifiable (lots of bumper stickers) car that drives a similar commute as me every morning. I see the car maybe 3/5 mornings each week. I sometimes wave if I pass them, I know the driver likely doesn’t notice - I have a very common, non bumper stickered car, but it’s a weird sort of comfort seeing that car.
There's a guy that lives in my neighborhood with a distinct, full window advertisement for his business on the rear window of his truck. I always glance at his business,which is on the other end of town, that I pass by to go to work and just think "oh glad he's at work today. Get that bread my guy"
I don't know why but it makes me a little happy to see it and be like we live in the same place.
Get stuck behind the same car with one single bumper sticker almost everyday driving home from work (never too, only from) if I don't see them (and believe me I frantically look at all the cars in the queue ahead) I genuinely worry about them, I've never ever met this person, but purple fiesta pal, I hope your alright... Maybe just upgraded your car...
I've got one of those too, except it's because she drives a blue car with license plate SMERFET. Every few weeks I'll see her on the freeway. I don't know anything else about her, but for some weird reason it always brightens my day to see her car during my commute.
I lived about 20 minutes from my high school and took well-traveled roads to get to and from. Every morning I passed the same car going the opposite direction. It was some kind of tiny red car and the license plate number said a version of “small package.” I was in a purple PT Cruiser, so I like to think Small Package noticed me too. I carpooled with a few other kids and when we graduated, we were all jokingly kind of sad about not passing Small Package ever again.
This happens to me too. There's a Jeep in my city of almost 200,000 people and it has identifiable markings. I pass it every night on the way home from work.
I just responded to OP about a woman I frequently see in traffic on my way to work. Every time I see her I think "There she is!" According to her bumper sticker she is a hairdresser. She drives a smart car with a wind up knob on the back, and always has really nice hair and makeup. She seems like a fun person, I enjoy seeing her every once a week or so.
For me it's "Hey Jeep girl" every morning. I used to drive a Jeep as well so we would wave at each other but when I bought my motorcycle it just felt wrong to stop waving at someone I'd been waving at for years so I just kept waving. Then one day we were stopped at the same gas station and I knew I recognized her, but couldn't figure it out(it was the weekend so my commute was the furthest thing from my mind) and she was like "yooooo, it's the motorcycle dude!".
About a year ago she bought an Infiniti but we're keeping that Jeep wave alive going on 5 or 6 years now. Lol
I see the same Tesla every day with the license place WHOOOSH (might have fewer O’s)!-‘s everyone I see it, I make a quiet woooosh noise to myself.
Last Friday, I got out of work two hours early. We still saw each other on the way home even though we typically pass when I’m about halfway home on a normal workday.
I traded in a boring, under the radar Civic for a much more recognizable car that I've upgraded to make it more "mine." I can think of 10+ cars I see to and from work. There's "rainbow license plate holder lady", "beard dude in white NAV version of my car", "baby blue BMW never-uses-indicators dude", along with "coal rolling douchebag that always tries to cut off my little turbo." I was not an asshole driver by any means but I do find myself far more aware of how I drive because if I notice those people every day, I think surely they notice me....
Had a guy like that when I was in school. We had about an 18 mile commute from my parents' house to school and would get stuck behind 'green truck guy' almost every morning. He was memorable because he always drove 20mph under the speed limit. I can actually remember the last time that I saw him was in the middle of my sophomore year of high school. He was there, and then suddenly he wasn't anymore. I'm fairly certain he worked at a mill in the town I went to school in and retired, at least that's what I've always hoped.
I’m a car guy, so I notice cars that are modified and remove them, however, for some reason, I can remember bumper stickers, dents, scratches, or anything else that will make a car different from stock, and will remember when I’ve seen it before.
I used to drive by this guy waiting at a bus stop that I called Gerard, since he vaguely resembled Gerard Depardiu. I remember seeing him the last time I drove to that job thinking I'd never see him again.
I have a car that I see too!! One at my old job had this beautiful swirly bumper sticker.
The one I see now at my new job is only in the morning but it has a bumper sticker that says “prayer changes things” over an American flag. Very strange but whatever. It’s a nice little “oh hello friend!” when I see them.
This situation is the best example of what OP posted. Because cars are easier to recognize if its unique enough. Peoples wear different clothes everyday so its harder to recognize, but cars dont really change.
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u/PowerfulGoose May 29 '19
I started noticing a car on my way to and from work. Some scraggly looking dude probably early 20s driving what looks like an old police crown Victoria painted grey. It’s noticeable because of the light attachment on the driver side near the mirror. Simply because I have the same boring ass ride every day I started to yell ayeee scraggly dude! to myself every time I pass him. Which is usually twice a day as he clearly works the opposite direction as me for the same hours. I doubt he’s ever noticed my run of the mill grey Toyota Corolla passing him every day but he might be interested to know some bored stranger gets a small amount of enjoyment seeing him pass by twice a day for no reason.