No Ducks For Me(Beware, rant/negative duck comments)

[hepcat]

I just wasted twenty minutes of my life reading every post in this thread. I am amazed at the enmity some people harbor about something so silly. If rubber ducks is the main complaint of the day, I'd say you've got a pretty decent life.

Perspective... I'm nearly 70. I drove my first Jeep, a Haze-gray '71 Navy CJ-5 in 1975. I bought my first Jeep, an AMC CJ-7 in 1979. My next Jeep was an '81 Scrambler, also new. The Jeep Wave came about as those of us hardy enough to drive a Jeep CJ as a daily driver acknowledged one another on the street as we passed. There weren't many CJ's on the streets in those days. Most of you will never know the joys (and terror) of driving a CJ.

I have a stock Jeep, and have kept my Jeeps stock since that first CJ7. I have taken them all over the SoCal mountains and deserts, stock. For those folks who feel the need to crawl over house-sized boulders somewhere, I enjoy seeing how those Jeeps get built. Seeing one of those in a mall without a scratch or dent on it always makes me shake my head, but, to each his/her own... but neither do I have the desire to denigrate them, or anyone else for that matter. A couple of years ago I had a woman in a jacked-up Gladiator give me a hard time about my box-stock JKU Rubicon. She went on about not having it lifted and 35" tires and blah blah blah... my response was: "and yours is a six-speed manual tranny, then?" "Oh no, it's an auto." "Then when are you going to buy a REAL Jeep with a REAL transmission? Yours is a mall-crawler! I have a six speed manual in mine. It's a REAL Jeep." Now, I don't actually feel that way, but it shut her up. It's been my experience that people who get worked up about what others do or don't do to theirJeeps need to get a life.

If someone in a Jeep waves at you, enjoy the experience and wave back. They're merely acknowledging you. The least you can do is acknowledge them as well. it's called courtesy, something we could use a lot more of right now.

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[Jefe1018]

Got ducked, insurance went up again because the key fob it is too big, my frame bent on my 3.6 gasser, so I traded for a diesel because the valvetrain needed to be rebuilt anyways but now the HPFP derated and blew up on me.. this is the last jeep I'll ever own... riveting thread coming up.

 

[Zachanadandy]

In no way does it make me angry, also in no way do I think its going to damage my Jeep. But its an annoyance I don't want. Probably more so for the point @Sweetums made in that most are accompanied by someone else's opinion or advertisement. The car culture rule of not touching someone else's vehicle doesn't mean that any touch will damage it, its about respecting someone else's property. Like how they don't let you touch a painting at the museum, some are roped off and some aren't but everyone knows you don't touch it. By no means is my truck a work of art, but unwritten rules on boundaries are just that.

And @Gvsukids I performed a quick search to see if there was an existing thread and most of the search popped up posts from people saying they got ducks not talking about how to send the message that I don't want them.

It's like a flyer under the windshield wiper, or a parking ticket for that matter. It's a made up unwritten boundary that doesn't exist. Go ahead and try to fight that ticket with "the meter reader assaulted my personal space and touched my vehicle". They didn't "touch your vehicle", they left you a gift on the cowl or door handle as a friendly gesture, relax. Throw it away if you don't want it and move on. This is almost as bad as the "I don't Jeep wave because the other guy might be a pedophile" comment I read a while back. Being nice is cheap and doesn't hurt anyone aside from the overly sensitive.

 

[Stan H]

Being nice is cheap and doesn't hurt anyone aside from the overly sensitive.
I thought talk was cheap

 

[Bbannongmu]

You could get a vinyl decal made and place it on your drivers door.

"No ducks please."

Or Duck Off!!

 

[Tech Tim]

Seen in a Bronco somewhere:

 

[Dmag33]

My wife has this on her 392, lol.
I’ve found if you don’t have ducks, you don’t get ducks. Also agree, they are dumb and seem to be popular amongst all the “new” Jeep owners. Nothing like seeing a stock Jeep with colored door handles, some goofy name, and 27 ducks on the dash!

I'm far from a "New jeep owner", First one I rejuvenated was in the late 70's My granddaughter gets a kick out of placing them on other jeeps so if it upsets some that's the breaks I guess.

 

[Dmag33]

Seen in a Bronco somewhere:

How could that be, unicorns are reserved for Bronco's

 

[Jefe1018]

Seen in a Bronco somewhere:

My Little Ponies hate Sesame Street.. Ernie specifically... everyone knows that.

 

[WilldWilly]

I am not sure the history behind the duck thing, but I am all set. No ducks for me. Wave at me, and I will wave back. Except for Broncos. Screw those guys. Give them ducks. They need all the help they can get.

 

[Sweetums]

Some of you would blow a gasket if you attended Jeep Beach. Every hour your JT would be littered with a Flock of Seagulls..I mean ducks hanging out on your hood. You literally had to de-duck every hour.

I take all the ones I've received and put them on Compasses and Renegades. The Government tells me I should include everyone.

There's a reason I don't attend those kinds of events, not the least of which is my dislike of crowds.

 

[Spicy Pumpkin]

I'm on my first Jeep and really dig the "Duck thing" and also like the "Jeep Wave". I finally bought some to hand out myself and am trying to figure out how to mount the ones I've been given.

One thing about the Ducks that I didn't plan on is how much they can really brighten someone's day. Last week I went out to a local bar and saw a really cool Wrangler in then parking lot. I rolled up and handed the guy standing next to it a duck with a "Dude, I love what you did with your Jeep!". He smiled, complemented my Gladiator and gave me a duck in return...then started to break down crying as he was going through a rough breakup with his girlfriend.

Long story short, he was going to have to move out and someone liking his new-to-him Jeep (which was a lifelong dream of his to own) was a bit of kindness that really helped him feel better. We hung out for a couple of beers and then went our separate ways, and he now tells me that he's moving back to California but keeping his Wrangler.

Just saying, the ducks may be a bit goofy and ridiculous to some but to others going through hard times it can really make someone's day a bit brighter.

 

[ecidiego]

I get ducks but never give a duck.

That said....I'm gonna start giving ducks because of the OP.

 

[MoDean]

Nothing like a duck thread to bring out the snobby "you're not real jeepers" crowd. Gatekeepers gotta gatekeep.

 

[KidBobot]

Wow. This is the Jeep equivalent of Karen ranting at the HOA meeting about how Kevin's hydrangeas are out of control.

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