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Sighted by: Delta Flyer
Vehicle: H2 Hummer
Place: Richardson, Texas
Date: April 8, 2008, 5:30 PM

About a quarter mile or so from work, I see this with a huge Harley-Davidson sticker on the back....note the inset and the arrow....that's a closeup of the "Restricted Parking" sign eclipsed by the H2. The patriotic thug - just the ambassador this country needs. {sigh} Now sing with me and try not to think this FUV is a mockery and chicken hawk...

I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me.
And I’d gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today.
‘Cause there ain’t no doubt I love this land God bless the U.S.A.

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Hope this poll does not get me in trouble.

IMHO, looking patriotic and being patroitic are two different things.

Does he properly take down the flag every night and fold it correctly? Does he not allow it to touch the ground?

I like the huge Harley sticker... reduce viability anyone?
Plus the made in communist red China... "God bless America" cliche magnet ribbon!

Good job!
Keep on pump' liquid terrorism buddy for 8 MPG beast. At least its not piped out, with the Catalytic convert removed and pawned.

Just today, I whipped of the international registry of our Airbus A319 aircraft, an American flag... and sang that song in my head... and then vomited. So I cranked up Neil Young's "Rock'n in the Freeworld" on my Nano, as I watched them pump gallon after gallon of high grade fuel from an idling Mitsubishi FUSO refueling tanker. Meanwhile, we waited three hours for the FAA inspector to pull up in his... V8 Tahoe! :) Driving 300 feet.... then stop... 200 feet.... then... stop... 100 feet then stop... Talk about your visual inspection.

God Bless America

Good point Lord Biron...a large part of our trade debt goes to OPEC countries not particularly friendly with us and the debt is financed in part by China...putting less of that on our charge card is more patriotic than whiping around in an H2 with a flag flapping.

Did you know that around 2001 there was a big flap about the Army berets because they were made in China?

I've hear that the spare tire limits what can be seen from a Hummer's rear view mirror...the Harley-Davidson pretty much makes it useless.

You have a problem with someone displaying a flag at their house? And I happen to like the Lee Greenwood version of that song. It helped me get through boot camp.

Did you know that around 2001 there was a big flap about the Army berets because they were made in China?

I do remember that. Amd there was a nother beret flap because the Army was moving toward all soldiers wearing them. In the past only green berets (green, duh!) and Rangers (black) wore them. One ex-Ranger even marched 750 miles to Wash DC to portest the change.

You have a problem with someone displaying a flag at their house? And I happen to like the Lee Greenwood version of that song. It helped me get through boot camp.No - not at all

Maybe I'm not being clear but it's going thru the motions of showing the flag, etc while doing something like speeding in a gas guzzler that causes a big disconnect that disturbs me.

I'm fine with the Lee Greenwood song.

You have a problem with someone displaying a flag at their house? And I happen to like the Lee Greenwood version of that song. It helped me get through boot camp.I need to add I appreciate what you, BailOut and others have done serving in the US Armed Forces. :flag:

I take displaying things like the flag, religious symbols, company logo, etc seriously....you represent it well.

If I had time, about six years ago, I suffered a miserable European absolutely slamming the US for basically everything and it really would not have mattered who was President.

Just saying that Hummer does not represent our country well....now if it was a HUMVEE in the field - it's serving with distinction.

No - not at all

Maybe I'm not being clear but it's going thru the motions of showing the flag, etc while doing something like speeding in a gas guzzler that causes a big disconnect that disturbs me.

I hear ya. The US is probably the only country in the world that seems to pride itself on its huge gas guzzling vehicles. And hopefully that will change. High gas prices are helping!

One comment though. My realtor's son (who was also a realtor) had a Hummer with the company sign on the side, and he said he sold 5 or 6 houses just because people saw it and called him.

Sorry I've been doing firedrills today, but in the picture I'm not pointing to the flag but what's just below it...a "reserved parking" sign for that Hummer...kind of redundant need to say an H2 is for priviledge characters.

About five houses west of the H2 pictured...

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/500/mini_cooper.jpg

:D:thumbs_up:

Sweet plates!

The "reserved parking" sign is really too much. Sorry, but only a really obnoxious jackass would post a sign like that-even in jest.

I'm very patriotic, and would love to show it in a big way.

But flying a huge flag from the roof is just bad on gas. :(

I'll have to pick something lower key such as an "Anyone But McCain" sticker.

So he owns a hummer - I don't see how he qualifies for JOTD... Maybe he uses it to haul stuff. Who knows?!? It's tough to say simply based on what he drives. Sure, he may need that to daily haul huge loads. Maybe not. It just simply rubs me the wrong way to categorize someone based upon what they drive as a jerk (or the fact they have a "Reserved for xxxxxxx" sign). :( Sure he could reduce his gasoline habit... but I don't know about the title 'Jerk'.

:flag: God bless him for flying the American flag. :flag: I just hope he puts Old Glory to bed at night and back up in the morning.

But flying a huge flag from the roof is just bad on gas. :(

I'll have to pick something lower key such as an "Anyone But McCain" sticker.

Look closer - the flag is affixed NOT to the roof of the Hummer, but rather to the roof of the house. ;)

About five houses west of the H2 pictured...

http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/500/mini_cooper.jpg

Absolutely Brilliant! That has to be a neighbor war. America vs. England, Guzzler vs. Miser!

Guys,

While I knew there would be a reaction, some of you skimmed and made some conclusions on the fly, such as the flag is attached to the vehicle (it's not). That's advise I need to remind myself.

I'll practice being an attorney and try to spell things precisely:

Flag on the house. :thumbs_up::thumbs_up::thumbs_up: I have a prominent flag decal on the back of my car. The issue is how a civilian Hummer is compatible with patrioism.
Lee Greenwood song - I like it. :thumbs_up::thumbs_up::thumbs_up:
Large Harley-Davidson Sticker in the middle of the rear window :thumbs_down: Visibility is quite limited even without the sticker. I've driven with my rear window mirror down a couple of weeks and it's no fun...effectively this H2's rear view mirror is useless. Not as much as in the past, Harley-Davidson had this thugish image consistent with this vehicle.
Choice of commuting with an H2 in the middle of suburbia. :thumbs_down::thumbs_down::thumbs_down: To state the obvious, any other large vehicle can be justified as having a legit use for towing stuff or carrying people - the H2 does neither very well. The only execptional thing is does is offroading, which in Richardson Texas is miles away. Anyone want to make a compelling case that a 8-10mpg gas H2 is purchased for anything other than a scream for attention and/or "You better not mess with me?". Even the H1 with a real HUMVEE linage has better fuel economy.
Rude or dangerious driving is clear-cut Jerk of the Day material , but it's only that one-time event. Purchasing an H2 as a urban commuter is a willful decision to drive one of the worst gas guzzlers for years, not to mention the parking headache or seeing around it in traffic. For this reason, it's not just an afternoon JOTD, but a serial JOTD.
The "Reserved Parking" H2 sign - how is that anything but narcissistic? :thumbs_down::thumbs_down::thumbs_down: This sign is the over-the-top factor that earned the JOTD.
For a moment pretend it's 1943 in the middle of WWII. Both gas and food is rationed to fight a war of survival. Before the oil and gas piplines connect Texas to the East Coast, tankers have to sail around the coast with U-boats waiting for them over a two-year period. There are four levels of gas rations. Among other things, pulse and glide was actually used to make the ration book last until the next issue. So lets say you see a doctor...they are one of the few with unlimited rations that can drive as much as they have something lika an H2 - is that serving God and Country? If you read material about people that used more than their fair share, the pubic pressure was severe - it does not exist today. If today's attitudes existed during WWII, we would have lost that war. At least back in WWII we did not import any oil - now it's 70%. In this context, what do you think of the red-white-and blue bow on the back of that H2?After saying this, some may yet say I'm being harsh and unfair.

I wish I was quicker on the draw today--I saw a limo'd out H2. Not so bad by itself, but the sucker was blocking the box. :eek::mad: