What's Hanging On Your Rearview Mirror?

[Bear Up North]

Katie and I had to drive up to Adrian, MI, this morning. Birthday gift time for my oldest granddaughter.....Anjelica. She is now thirteen (13). I'm old.

On the way up I was noticing the gentle sway of the stuff that is hanging from my rearview mirror. Here's the list:

A smaller-than-a-credit-card sized card that says "Pittsburgh Steelers".

A small Bear, hanging on a chain.

A pair of fuzzy dice, black and white.....soon (warmer weather) to be changed to black and gold (Steelers colors).

This got me thinking back to my 1959 DeSoto. During the late 1950's all Chrysler Corporation cars had the interior rearview mirrors mounted on the dashboards. Tough to hang stuff from those mirrors.

So, what's on your rearview mirror?

Bear

[Queen B]

Nothing. I don't want any distraction in my view. I really hate things on my dash too! I won't even wear sunglasses unless the glare is un bearable cause it interfers in my line of sight. Weird, huh!

[Dan]

Nothing. During my college years, it was a parking pass and my high school graduation tassel. (Don't know where that is now.)

When the revolution comes, big-haired women who drive Chevrolet Cavaliers, all of which have a shiny crystal danging from their rear view mirrors, will be up against the wall along with telemarketers, e-mail spammers, every executive and management-level employee -- excluding on-air staff -- of Clear Channel, and those responsible for Jamster and Dirtyhippo.

[Super Amputee Cat]

I don't even have a rearview mirror.

[SkeLeton]

Hmmm I don't own a car... My parents car (which I rarely drive) doesn't have anything hanging... it's distracting, period.

Now... rearview mirrors in mass transit busess are excessively adorned... Let's start by the mandatory hanging jesus statue and other catholic parafernalia, and it can't be a mass transit bus without CDs on the windshield (remember that urban myth that says that if you put CDs in your windshield they'll reflect the laser from speed contolling guns?) Oh... I was forgetting about the curtain in the windshield also... (CLASSY!!!) And that's why I preffer using the subway...(much better LOS and speed, and all for the same price!)

[Zoning Goddess]

Nothing. Anything I would want to hang there (work ID, whistle) would start swinging back and forth and drive me nuts.

[JNA]

I will go even a step further than Queen B to include the back window deck.

[Michele Zone]

I don't even have a rearview mirror.

I have a black exterior, black interior car that gets VERY hot in summer. Due to the incessant baking, the rear view mirror falls off like clock work about every three years. I imagine it would fall off more often if I had anything hanging from it (other than the occasional parking pass -- I still sometimes take college classes on a real campus). Like others here, I also don't like distractions when driving. I already drive like a little old lady. We don't need to do anything to exagerate my pathetic driving.

[Jen]

nothing hangs from the rearview mirror at the moment, mycar is completely unadorned, no photos pasted to the dash, no statuettes, no fuzzy critters or prism stickers printed with my babies names no crystals snowflakes or angels spinning not even a pine freshener.

I should put a shell necklace or mardi gras beads, or a bandana with a picture pin of my soccer players stuck in it...just to jazz it up a bit.

[Cardinal]

Nothing but a parking permit.

Trivia question: My grandmother used to have a small chimney sweep hang from hers. Who knows the significance?

[Zoning Goddess]

Nothing but a parking permit.

Trivia question: My grandmother used to have a small chimney sweep hang from hers. Who knows the significance?

She had a thing for midgets?

[Chet]

Just my earpiece for the cell phone. I will NOT talk on the phone without being hands free, and even then will usually not answer, just note the Caller ID and cll them back later. This is a driect result of watching people do STOOPID things while talking on the ohone and driving.

[zman]

Just my earpiece for the cell phone. I will NOT talk on the phone without being hands free, and even then will usually not answer, just note the Caller ID and cll them back later. This is a driect result of watching people do STOOPID things while talking on the ohone and driving.

I should do that!

I only have a discount ski pass hanging from there. I used to have parking passes and the like, but not anymore.

[Jaxspra]

Nothing hanging from mine.

[boilerplater]

A Homer Simpson air freshener, long dried out, and a little green alien figurine on a string that my friend's daughter left behind. Maybe its time to update. There's an EZ Pass transponder stuck up behind it. Does that count? Its hanging on velcro in the mirror area.

Man, I'm bored.

[donk]

This should be everyone's answer.







"'cause you find one in every car."





In reality, nothing.

[psylo]

Noting, in fact I don't even own a rearview mirror

[Maister]

Before the 'lowrider' rear view mirror fell off 8 months ago, it sported a 2001 Michigan parks campsite sticker. I was going to glue the mirror back on but decided not to after a couple of weeks driving around without. It seems I stress a lot less not knowing who's tailgating me...

[Gedunker]

I have two rerview mirrors: one for traffic and the second, non-factory option, rearview mirror to ward off the inevitable fights between 8yo boy and 5yo girl.

Both (mirrors) beautifully unadorned.

[Big Owl]

Nothing but a parking permit.

Trivia question: My grandmother used to have a small chimney sweep hang from hers. Who knows the significance?

It was there for luck.

i have a WWJD necklace that my foster daughter insisted that i place there... i guess she experienced one to many intances of road rage. she told me i needed it more then her. Also a bathroom pass from the same foster daughter that i need to get back to preschool.

[clare2582]

Hula girl air freshener and parking pass.
In the past I had my tassel from college graduation hanging there.. but it was too distracting... It was however fun on on/off ramps, it would sway with the centrifugal (or whatever) force.

[Suburb Repairman]

Nothing at this time. My old car had a pair of fuzzy dice and a pair of baby shoes that my girlfriend had decorated and given me (inside joke about my feet).

My far the most obnoxious thing are the people that hand a CD off their mirror. That thing spins around and just about blinds you when the sun or headlights hit it just right.

[Salmissra]

Nuttin, honey. I used to hang a school parking permit, but then I graduated. Then it was a parking permit for work, but then I left that hellhole. Here, I ride the bus.

I do have a Beanie Baby snake (tag says name is Hissy) wrapped around my gearshift. But that's not distracting - and it relates to my handle, so it's a must!

[Trail Nazi]

Nothing. I like to go "bare" as much as possible.

[Whose Yur Planner]

My worker ID badge. I find that if I don't put it there, I'll forget it, then I can't get into the building.