So I was at my bank this afternoon, and one of the 40-something tellers who knows me looks out the window at my car. She likes how it looks so we go to check it out. She asks what model it was, how much it costs, all the standard stuff. Then she asks what type of radar detector that was in my windshield.

"It's an Escort Passport 8500 X50," I said.

She got this really smug look on her face and sneered. "Oh, those are worthless."

"Really?" I asked. I knew that was a complete falsehood. THe Escort X50 and the Valentine 1 were in a tie for best detector in the country. "Who tells you so?"

Her wrinkled, hairy lips curdled up in what passed for a grin. "My son," she said proudly. "He knows everything about cars! He even installed my radar detector! It's a Rocky Mountain Radar that can block radar and detect laser! Can YOURS detect laser?"

This woman has always been smug and snooty. I tried to slowly break the news to her that RMR products are complete scams and have been condemned by the Better Business Bureau. She didn't want to hear it.

"Well, first off, yes it can detect laser, but laser detection is useless, and RMR products have been shown by various news stations and consumer watchdogs not to jam anything, in fact -"

"Yes they do!" she snapped. "I know they do! It goes off and blocks their radar!"

"And what evidence do you have of this?"

"Well... it goes off! That means it works! And my son says it works, and he knows EVERYTHING about cars. E V E R Y T H I N G ! He even showed me the RIGHT way to mount it - STRAIGHT UP. And he told me the police mount radar guns on some stores like Target and Home Depot and he's right because it goes off whenever I get near one!" I thought her head was going to burst with snobbiness.

I was getting annoyed with this woman. I don't know how much her son knew about cars, but if he knew as much about cars as he did about radar detectors, he didn't know much. We all know that the hits she was experiencing when she was close to a store was their motion detectors and that pointing the detector straight up is just moronic. I'd love to punch whoever thought that idea up right in the mouth. Stupid, stupid, stupid. :bang:

I shrugged. "Well, if you're trying to pick up low-flying aircraft radar, I guess that's the best placement for it. Listen, I wish you luck with it, though. You'd be the first person to have an RMR product that works."

"You should call my son. He'll get you fixed up with a good radar detector."

Then, as I left, she offered a parting sentiment. "You should've gotten the V6 Mustang model. It has much more modification potential. My son says so."

I rolled my eyes. "I'll be sure to trade it in as soon as possible."

This experience reminds me why I have mostly stopped trying to help people.

 

Great story! I'm impressed you maintained your composure so well! Her son is a genius!

 

The reason it goes off near store roofs is beacause of microwave communications.

 

In some very rare cases that may be true (radio stations/towers), but 99% of the X and K band falses you get near department stores are from their motion detectors, door sensors, and garage door sensors.

 

 

ill agree with the NJ chicks thing. Not all of them are like that. there is the 0.1% that arent. but the rest are. Thats jsut from my personal experience

 

That story is proof of why I'm reluctant to have children!!!!!!

 

According to this ladies son, most of the false readings we get are from low flying stealthed alien transportation. Hence the need to stand the detector in a vertical position to detect these craft so we don't become abducties and get "probed" such as her son did. I know this because he spoke to me via esp trhough one of those speakers at a vacant Taco Bell.

 

I can just picture State Troopers hiding on top of the roofs at K-Mart and Wally World with a radar guns. None of that hiding behind billboards on the interstate, this is the 21st century law enforcement. Sounds like her kid rode the short bus to a special school.

 

And he forgot his aluminum foil helmet!

 

I woulda knocked her into next year. V6 more mod potential?!?!?! Oh yeah, what was shelby thinking building off the GT platform! That lady was rude...don't take that from her!

Where in Jersey are ya? I'll pay her a visit? I'm in central Jersey myself.

 

great story.

 

 

This is why siblings shouldn't have kids ! :nono:

And I am going straight to the dealership to trade in my GT for a V6... and get an RMR for this weekend. Don't wanna get caught by those stealth vehicles.....

 

hahahahaha....omg...I could see this story as I read it. LOL Nice...you held back very nice man.....that woman deserved a good whallop!

 

You should have told to have her son meet you some where with his 92 Honda Civic so you could check out his 6 inch muffler, neon underlighting and K-mart performance peddals

btw: I've had to hide on the roof of buildings so I could meet my quota for the month....NOT

 

If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people happy ?

 

Topic heading is kinda misleading. IT said things got nasty. I thought you were actually gunna stand up and slap that thing to the ground.

 

That's why she's working at a drive up window!

I went to MCDonalds drive thru one day and this kid working inside comes running up to the window. He's hanging out the window looking at my car. Then yells "hey everyone come look at this thats a $160 thousand dollar car"!! I was like I just drove off laughing.

 

Robyn... I know... I have had a bunch of kids on a bus hold up a sign that sad FINE CAR. One of them tells my daughter... "Wow, is that YOUR mom's car?? Ya'll must be really rich!" LOL And all I have is the V6