Hmm...I wonder... if vehicles weren't all 'push button' and they had to all go back to a manual transmission....if it would alleviate some of that?...And, don't even get me started on the "Text, Fix Hair, Eat Lunch Concurrently Crowd" ..
Hmm...I wonder... if vehicles weren't all 'push button' and they had to all go back to a manual transmission....if it would alleviate some of that?...And, don't even get me started on the "Text, Fix Hair, Eat Lunch Concurrently Crowd" ..
I do notice that when I approach a stop, my right hand still drifts to the gear shift lever.
Add "apply makeup" to that.And, don't even get me started on the "Text, Fix Hair, Eat Lunch Concurrently Crowd" ..
Ah, you were teasing me out of my lurkdom!LOL....I was thinking of you when I posted that because I knew you would know where I was coming from...
Hmm...I wonder... if vehicles weren't all 'push button' and they had to all go back to a manual transmission....if it would alleviate some of that?...
...It worked... I do remember when you would post from time to time...Ah, you were teasing me out of my lurkdom!
Sigh...you're right about them wanting a self driving car ... I always preferred to be in control of my vehicle...started with 4 on the floor and never looked back.Doubtful .. the Vehicle has become, apparently, the New Personal Space (NPS) .. (not that is was not a Personal Space in years gone by, but that was a different Personal Space ..) .. these folks are salivating over the Future Prospect of a Self Driving Car .. where you can just kick back and Let the Car Do The Driving .. (I have to admit, for many of todays Motorists, that could be an improvement in the safety area) ..
The first vehicle I ever drove was an old Chevy truck of my Grandpa's .. I was around 14 or so, spending the Summer with them .. 3 on the column stick .. now that I think about it, I can still recall the gear grinding and the "look" on his face, although, he was a patient man and still encouraged me .. I got pretty smooth with a stick, owned a 1970 Dodge Challenger along the way with the pistol grip floor shift Torqueflite 4 speed 426 Hemi during my Gearhead time .. that was one car I wished I still had .. along with the 1958 Les Paul I sold for dirt money to support my long ago "Bad Habits" ..
Brief Story :: I had a girlfriend along with my good buddy and his woman in the Challenger tooling down a twisting road from Cripple Creek, CO that led to Manitou Springs .. we were baked on more than one "substance" .. I think my Brain just shut off for a second and I shifted the Challenger into reverse while doing about 60 outside of a curve .. within a micro-second, I realized what I had done and shifted back into 4th gear .. the car didn't blink an eye, drove it for at least another couple years ..
Oh, the Good Old Days ..
Well, I've made it three years without a cigarette, and, truth be told, without even a strong desire for one.
Last year on this date I wrote a fairly extensive message thanking all the people on this website for not only helping educate me in the ways of vaping, but also for adding a great deal of joy to the journey. This year, I'll just say that still holds true.
I just never thought I could quit smoking after more than 45 years. I did, though. I quit.
Congratulations!I've made it three years without a cigarett
It also can help you stay awake. I used to drive on city streets instead of the highway when I needed a little help staying awake on my way home. It really helped.Until last year, I drove a manual exclusively. I liked it, and felt I had either better control - or at least more alertness.
Mine too.I do notice that when I approach a stop, my right hand still drifts to the gear shift lever.
Well, I've made it three years without a cigarette, and, truth be told, without even a strong desire for one.
Last year on this date I wrote a fairly extensive message thanking all the people on this website for not only helping educate me in the ways of vaping, but also for adding a great deal of joy to the journey. This year, I'll just say that still holds true.
I just never thought I could quit smoking after more than 45 years. I did, though. I quit.
And, don't even get me started on the "Text, Fix Hair, Eat Lunch Concurrently Crowd" ..
Future Prospect of a Self Driving Car
Well, I've made it three years without a cigarette, and, truth be told, without even a strong desire for one.
Last year on this date I wrote a fairly extensive message thanking all the people on this website for not only helping educate me in the ways of vaping, but also for adding a great deal of joy to the journey. This year, I'll just say that still holds true.
I just never thought I could quit smoking after more than 45 years. I did, though. I quit.
Well, I've made it three years without a cigarette, and, truth be told, without even a strong desire for one.
Last year on this date I wrote a fairly extensive message thanking all the people on this website for not only helping educate me in the ways of vaping, but also for adding a great deal of joy to the journey. This year, I'll just say that still holds true.
I just never thought I could quit smoking after more than 45 years. I did, though. I quit.
I hope the dang computer controlling all this doesn't have a bug and I go shooting off the road.