Rule needs to be added to "Sluggers Etiquette"

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   Okay - so I'm new to the world o' slugs, and slowly but surely I'm learning all the minutia.  I've gone through the forums and read the rules on what I am supposed to do and not do - however I think there needs to be just ONE MORE RULE added to the list of rules...and this rule is for drivers.  What's that, you ask?

	Well, I am aware that these are tough times and not everyone can afford a new this or late model that....and this rule is not singling out just the older model cars....IF YOU HAVE A TWO DOOR VEHICLE, MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE'S BACKSEAT IS EASILY ACCESIBLE OR DON'T BOTHER PICKING UP SLUGS!!  I wear a suit and tie to work every day, and the last thing I want to do is have to slither and squirm my way into a the backseat of a two door anything and wrinkle my suit in the process.  That is all.  Thank you. [:D]

	** you're more than welcome to chime in on this!

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MrV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Aug 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MrV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Rule needs to be added to "Sluggers Etiquette" Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 4:07pm
	Okay - so I'm new to the world o' slugs, and slowly but surely I'm learning all the minutia. I've gone through the forums and read the rules on what I am supposed to do and not do - however I think there needs to be just ONE MORE RULE added to the list of rules...and this rule is for drivers. What's that, you ask? Well, I am aware that these are tough times and not everyone can afford a new this or late model that....and this rule is not singling out just the older model cars....IF YOU HAVE A TWO DOOR VEHICLE, MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE'S BACKSEAT IS EASILY ACCESIBLE OR DON'T BOTHER PICKING UP SLUGS!! I wear a suit and tie to work every day, and the last thing I want to do is have to slither and squirm my way into a the backseat of a two door anything and wrinkle my suit in the process. That is all. Thank you. [:D] ** you're more than welcome to chime in on this!

sluDgE Members Profile Find Members Posts Master Slug Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Status: Offline Points: 501	Post Options Post Reply Quote sluDgE Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 4:29pm
	Please remember that you can always pass on any ride offered to you in a slug line. The next person in the line may not mind getting into the back seat of a 2-door car. And the next car may be a 4-door with easy entrance and exit to help avoid suit wrinkling. Ain't sluggin'a wonderful thing? [;)]

CJ Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote CJ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 5:45pm
	what a condescending post. Well "Mr-I-wear-a-suit-and-tie-so-please-have-the-proper-car-for-me-to-get-into", you are well within your rights to pass up on a car for whatever reason, including you don't want your designer suits wrinkly. Small cars can be cramped, but your entire tone, ironically, displays both entitlement and elitism. Get over yourself. CJ

Pele Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 May 2008 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pele Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Aug 2010 at 10:49pm
	Simple solution is to stop wearing suits to work. Jeans and a T-shirt is much more practical and comfortable solution... ------------------------- Times to beat: Horner Rd to/from Pentagon: 12 mins Without Slugs - 17 mins With slugs Dale City exit to/from 3rd St Tunnel, D.C. 18 mins (No slugs - Holiday)

Dale H Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 18 May 2009 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dale H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 6:55am
	I don't ride in cramped back seats due to arthritic knees. When a two door comes up, I politely step back and let the next person in line take it if they want. No problem. Dale H

USA Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 06 Jun 2002 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote USA Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 9:30am
	To the OP: Don't you take your jacket off to ride in a car anyway? I no longer wear a suit most days, but any time I do wear one, or if I wear a blue blazer instead, I always take it off and fold it over and put it on the back seat. If I were the slug rider, I'd take it off, fold it over, and carry it (setting it on the seat next to me if the seat were empty). The only time I wear a jacket/blazer when in a car is if I'm in a taxi or if it's wintertime and I have on an overcoat over the suit, but even that's rare for me because I prefer to use my seat heater for warmth when driving. I just don't follow your concern about wrinkling your suit when the problem is so easy to avoid. But with that said, if you want to wear your jacket, the other people are right in suggesting that you just pass on the ride if it's a two-door car. Don't feel that you need to give an excuse, either. You don't.

mycroftt Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 11 Feb 2002 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote mycroftt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 9:52am
	I hear you, MrV! When I bought my current vehicle a couple of years ago one of the "must have" features was 4 doors with easy access and plenty of room in the back, because I was going to be using it for carpooling and picking up slugs when necessary. I even sat back there myselfto check it out. [:)]

MrV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Aug 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MrV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2010 at 7:34am
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MrV Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 04 Aug 2010 Location: VA Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote MrV Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2010 at 12:00pm
	quote: Originally posted by MrV ... ooohhh....I get it...i can be called an elitist and condescending but i cant reply in kind? got it. thanks!

Pele Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 27 May 2008 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pele Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Sep 2010 at 12:09pm
	"Edited by - getmehome pweeze on 02 Sep 2010 08:42:23" Aww. I wanna hear what this guy has to whine about. ------------------------- Times to beat: Horner Rd to/from Pentagon: 12 mins Without Slugs - 17 mins With slugs Dale City exit to/from 3rd St Tunnel, D.C. 18 mins (No slugs - Holiday)