How do you handle disrespect for you & your car?

[Charlie ny]

Guys,
My tale is not not about dollars but disrespect just the same. At the yearly
car show in my town I used to enter my '35 sedan which won quite often..it was
decent. One year I get back to the '35 and here is this six year old jumping on the
running board, sticky fingers hanging on the window opening....his fool 30 something
father standing proudly watching the kid. I asked the fool what was going on
and that this car was mine.....the fool was incredulous. He 'calmly' advised me he was
allowing his child to experience an old car.
What could I do?...I walked the fool around the back of the '35 and told him
to get his kid out of my sight now or I'd kick his ass (the dad). My '35 was as all black
and my face was all red. The fool and kid departed pronto.
Yep he was smaller than me.
Charlie ny

[Shadetree]

Originally Posted by Charlie ny

Guys,
My tale is not not about dollars but disrespect just the same. At the yearly
car show in my town I used to enter my '35 sedan which won quite often..it was
decent. One year I get back to the '35 and here is this six year old jumping on the
running board, sticky fingers hanging on the window opening....his fool 30 something
father standing proudly watching the kid. I asked the fool what was going on
and that this car was mine.....the fool was incredulous. He 'calmly' advised me he was
allowing his child to experience an old car.
What could I do?...I walked the fool around the back of the '35 and told him
to get his kid out of my sight now or I'd kick his ass (the dad). My '35 was as all black
and my face was all red. The fool and kid departed pronto.
Yep he was smaller than me.
Charlie ny

I was at a car show and a mother was allowing her (I assume) two young sons to use a front fender as a sliding board. Even though I did not know the owner or his whereabouts, I scolded her and she made them stop. I asked if she realized how expensive the paint was on that car. I am sure she didn't have a clue.