Nice folks say "hello". "Jerks and ASSbuckets" don't acknowledge...that pretty much sums it up. If someone takes the time to throw up a hand, and you're so high and mighty that you just ignor that person, then you are a charter member of one of the two clubs previously listed. Mail in your dues. I seldom waive first, but always respond in kind...called being courteous.

With a name like grumpy.....

Nice folks do things because they are nice folks, not because they are expecting a response, and people who get angry when they don't get a response are well into the 'jerk' category.

+2

Let's get this correct. You waive, you open a door for someone, you let a car out in front of you, you say good morning to someone, and you don't expect even a response. I just added "strange" to my list. Also for you to insinuate someone is a "jerk" for expecting, what to most is common courtesy is STRANGE...Sorry....To ignor a friendly hello borders in the weirdo catagory +3

"i saw a bearded man"

Well, there you go, OP. That was probably the important part of your story

waive (wv)
tr.v. waived, waiv·ing, waives
1. To give up (a claim or right) voluntarily; relinquish. See Synonyms at relinquish.
2. To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule or penalty, for example); dispense with: "The original ban on private trading had long since been waived" (William L. Schurz).
3. To put aside or off temporarily; defer.

wave (wv)
v. waved, wav·ing, waves
v.intr.
1. To move freely back and forth or up and down in the air, as branches in the wind.
2. To make a signal with an up-and-down or back-and-forth movement of the hand or an object held in the hand: waved as she drove by.
3. To have an undulating or wavy form; curve or curl: Her hair waves naturally.

I've also noticed that cyclists don't wave much. I've owned Jeeps and motorcycles, two groups that ALWAYS wave at each other. Cyclists, not so much. I always wave, but about 75% of the other guys just ignore.

If your precious ego can't handle not being waved at, don't go to Europe.

Wow. There's irony for you.

I wave to everyone, pointlesslessly, like Benny Stulwitz at the mall on a busy Saturday afternoon.

It's exhausting, but it raises my TSS by at least 20%.

this is important:

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/5714405/

Exactly.

I got waved by a full team during the summer, 20 guys all waving at me. That. Was. A.W.E.S.O.M.E.

:lol:

redundant.

I wave at everybody. Probably more of them laugh at me than wave back.

Guys on recumbents are always telling me "This is what you should be riding." I think it's because I'm fat, but I like to think they're all just evangelists. A while back, I accidentally clicked on the recumbent forum when I was meant to click on the road forum. It made me feel dirty.

Well, in our defense, we tend to need both hands to ride depending on how hard we're riding. That's why I generally just give a friendly nod unless I'm costing.

This spoke to me.

No, this will speak to you.

If I can wave riding a motorcycle, you can wave riding a bike.