The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

@ImperfectPixie , you might appreciate this…!!!

 

[ImperfectPixie]

@ImperfectPixie , you might appreciate this…!!!

Love it!!!

Muscle cars are my weakness, lol.

 

[donaldtoo]

Love it!!!

Muscle cars are my weakness, lol.

Yep, that radical cam lope just makes my heart sing…!!!!!

 

[Goofyernmost]

@Mr Ferret 88 . I ran across an interesting bit of info. about what people on Guernsey, call each other. (I pasted a copy of this from Google below.) Have you ever been called a donkey?! (Then again, not sure if the names below refer to ferrets as well.)

From Google --
Guernsey people are traditionally nicknamed donkeys or ânes, especially by Jersey people (who in turn are nicknamed crapauds - toads). Inhabitants of each of the parishes of Guernsey also have traditional nicknames, although these have generally dropped out of use among the English-speaking population.

According to Figgy, it is probably a daily happening. Well, maybe not the exact wording.

 

[donaldtoo]

OK gang, I’m outtie…or am I innie…? Or am I Audi…???!!!!!…!!!!!
Laterrrrrrr…!!!!!!!

 

[Figgy1]

 

[MinnieM123]

We've never had any problems washing them. They only get used when we're going to get over 6 inches of snow or ice otherwise, we just use the windshield covers

Do you just normally put the windshield cover on every night, or do you watch the forecast and only use it if a storm is coming? I imagine you'd have to be careful to put on the cover prior to a storm starting, but weather can be unpredictable at times. (I assume once there is any moisture on the windshield, you can't put any cover on it.) Anyway, having a cover like that sounds like it may be a good idea, prior to any storm coming.

 

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[Figgy1]

Do you just normally put the windshield cover on every night, or do you watch the forecast and only use it if a storm is coming? I imagine you'd have to be careful to put on the cover prior to a storm starting, but weather can be unpredictable at times. (I assume once there is any moisture on the windshield, you can't put any cover on it.) Anyway, having a cover like that sounds like it may be a good idea, prior to any storm coming.

Thery're on just about every night this time of year.

 

[Figgy1]

 

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[Figgy1]

8 days until Valentine's Day

 

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[Songbird76]

As @Lilofan said, it definitely takes practice. However, having driven roughly half automatics and half manuals in my 50 years of life, a manual transmission is far safer for a number of reasons.

1) you can downshift or disengage the transmission to stop in an emergency, which results in much faster stopping
2) you have much more control over your speed without the need of using the brakes, which is important in inclement weather
3) automatic transmissions may free up your hands, but also create optimum circumstances for people to be doing things they shouldn't while driving (shaving, reading - yes...seen people reading the newspaper while driving, putting on makeup)
4) dozing off behind the wheel is far more likely in an automatic because of the lack of driver involvement
5) automatic transmissions create a false sense of security and drivers are more likely to get "lost in their heads"
6) DOOMSDAY SCENARIO - you can keep the RPMs high and get through a flooded area without the engine stalling out provided that the water isn't as high enough to drown the engine itself (Storrow Drive through Boston...done it more than a few times...water was above the exhaust pipe and higher than the bottom of the doors on the car)

Many newer manual transmission cars have a light that comes on to tell you when to shift. That being said, I would never drive a manual transmission car that didn't also have an RPM gauge, because that's truly the best way to know when it's time to shift. Manual transmissions also last longer than automatic transmissions (unless you're constantly stripping the gears), and they do definitely get better gas mileage. I currently drive an automatic (bought it when we decided it was time to start a family after driving a manual for years), but my next car will be a manual.

I DO understand where you're coming from - there's definitely a learning curve involved in driving a stick, and driving one only for the length of time it takes to learn to drive just isn't enough for it to become second nature.

I saw a guy yesterday who had his nose buried in his phone while he was driving, which is illegal here, but I guess he figured it's only illegal if the police catch you. People still try to put on makeup, text, etc when they are driving stick. I don't see how they manage, but they do. But I don't see how you have more conrol over your speed in a manual....that doesn't make sense to me. I can see how it would be harder to doze off in a manual, but I don't understand how you have more control. Maybe it's because I'm just learning stick where I drove an automatic for years, but cruise control is a God-send for me, because keeping a constant speed is a pain in the patootie. And it seems so subjective....I can go 30 km/h in 2 or in 3. It depends on what I'm more comfortable with. But if I take a round-about in 3, I end up going faster than I would in 2. In an automatic, I'd be controlling the speed by how much gas I give it, not by what gear I'm in. That, to me, is easier to control. Same with getting going after a stoplight. I have a hard time giving it enough gas that it goes, but not so much that I lurch forward once I let up the clutch. I'm better than I was in the beginning, and that's one of the things my instructor helped me with a LOT, and our new car is much easier than our old one, but still, I feel much more in control of that in an automatic. To each his own, I guess. I feel much safer and in control in an automatic. But then, I hate driving in general, so I tend to be super focused and tense....it's not a place where I can really get lost in my head, because I'm so uncomfortable, thinking about all the rules and paying close attention to what everyone is doing so I can adjust if I need to. Adding in shifting gears just gives me one more thing I have to worry about.

 

[Songbird76]

It is described as : " 1/2 CT. T.W. Diamond Double Pear-Shaped Frame Twist Shank Engagenent Ring in 10K White Gold" $599.98

Sorry, I'm a bit late....does she wear a lot of rings? Does she wear a lot of jewelry in general? I think it's beautiful, and it would certainly show her you were thinking of her, but personally, I'm not a jewelry person. I have my wedding ring set, and a "friendship" ring we got when we were just dating, that I wear on the other hand, and I have a little black hills gold ring I normally wear on my pinky, but I take it off when I shower, and it fell somewhere and I can't find it now. If my husband got me a ring to replace that, that would make me feel really special. But just another piece of jewelry, I probably wouldn't wear it, and as beautiful as it is, it would kind of be a waste of money. So I guess it depends on your wife and what her style is. If she wears a lot of rings and switches them out regularly based on what she is wearing, I'm sure she'd LOVE this! If she wears a lot of bracelets or necklaces or earrings, but not rings, you might consider getting her something other than the ring, that she's more likely to wear.

 

[SteveBrickNJ]

Sorry, I'm a bit late....does she wear a lot of rings? Does she wear a lot of jewelry in general? I think it's beautiful, and it would certainly show her you were thinking of her, but personally, I'm not a jewelry person. I have my wedding ring set, and a "friendship" ring we got when we were just dating, that I wear on the other hand, and I have a little black hills gold ring I normally wear on my pinky, but I take it off when I shower, and it fell somewhere and I can't find it now. If my husband got me a ring to replace that, that would make me feel really special. But just another piece of jewelry, I probably wouldn't wear it, and as beautiful as it is, it would kind of be a waste of money. So I guess it depends on your wife and what her style is. If she wears a lot of rings and switches them out regularly based on what she is wearing, I'm sure she'd LOVE this! If she wears a lot of bracelets or necklaces or earrings, but not rings, you might consider getting her something other than the ring, that she's more likely to wear.

Thanks for your feedback. Very helpful.