begin quoting Lan Barnes as of Fri, May 20, 2005 at 01:59:16PM -0700: [snip] > I've had cars stop running. Usually electrical. I kicked in the clutch > and coasted to the shoulder. Not even scary.
Where's the story in that? Vehicle breakdowns are a great source for stories! But manual transmissions are quite nice. > How about a car still going 70 where you suddenly can't steer even a > smidgen to the left or right? Where you can't brake at all? Where the > accelerator won't let up and neutral won't work? Dump atheism, forgo agnosticism, and pray to God that the emergency brake is still manual...and adjusted. Oh, also, lay on the horn like a madman. > This thread started with the story of a computerized car where the > steering locked in straight ahead. Which counts as a serious failure mode, from my point of view. > Only one cup of coffee in the morning for a week now. Another week and > I'll be ready for the next step (1/2 cup); then the next (postal, > homicidal rage ... no, no, something else!) Yay! Don't worry about the rage -- that's easy to detect. Worry about the cynicism. . . -Stewart "At least it isn't 'knurd'." Stremler
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