Car Stereos

[c9]

I don't understand most car stereo owners. The types:

• Woofers bigger than a dinner plate, pumped up so high ("this one goes to 11") that the plastic door panels of his 1996 Civic (with modded airfoil) are rattling, destroying the music for pedestrians (some of whom might, possibly, like the song) and driver alike. Usually has more candlepower in lights on stereo faceplate than on front of car.
• Crank it with the top down, let the air run through what's left of his hair, pretending that he's Bruce driving somewhere with Christie in mid 1985, but unable to grasp the simple fact that it's time to select music that's a little more appropriate. Read: no more Rod Stewart. This is the one who just drove by. Usually has some ridiculous colour choice going on, like a tan corvette, or a tan sports jacket.
• Getting a little older, maybe slightly addled, and not really sure about this whole on/off idea. Suspicious of it. Tends to turn radio down to almost nothing rather than power it off. Sometimes turns the tuner instead of the volume, leaving his more hearing-unimpaired passengers listening to maddening amounts of almost-quiet-but-not-quite static. Never uses CDs.
• Cabbies. Tried to come up with a description of this type, but have concluded they are a chapter unto themselves. Feel free to comment with your best cabbie stories. In fact, I insist!

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Comments

[amnewsboy.livejournal.com]

When I was in college, I used to drive through fraternity row, with the speakers blaring out "Dancing Queen." It scared the frat boys to death.

Also - I've noticed that a hell of a lot of cabbies listen to NPR in their cabs. Whowouldathunkit.

[c9.livejournal.com]

Hahaha -- that's fun!

Not sure about in KC, but in Canada many cabbies are actually professionally trained engineers, doctors, lawyers, dentists, etc, but unable to break into very closed ranks of Canadian-trained professional occupations. So NPR (or rather, CBC Radio One here) would make a lot of sense, since most other radio stations are just ongoing crapfests. :)

[c9.livejournal.com]

Yes, cab drivers! There are certainly many who are locals with less-than-stellar academic careers, in any city, but I know there are also (even in Quebec though maybe less due to language?) many professionals stuck working as janitors, cabbies, etc. There was a big story on CBC last year we saw, though some of the details have fled my mind.

[adamos.livejournal.com]

Just a few days ago I was listening to CBC Radio One (I guess this makes me a cabbie!) and they had a story about a new by-law in Detroit that will actually charge drivers if their car stereos are above a certain decibal-rating. Its especially designed for all the 'woofers as big as a dinner plate' drivers.

[c9.livejournal.com]

You'd make a great cabbie, Adam. :) And/or politician.

[adamos.livejournal.com]

Thank you...I hope those are compliments :-)