Yeah. I never suggested anyone should drive blind. My neighborhood seems to be full of people who think that they need to let their cars idle for 10 minutes before they can drive them, regardless of the temperature. Fifty years ago it may have been necessary to "warm up the engine" before driving on a cold day. With today's engine technology it's actually harmful to do so.
When I lived in Atlanta, it took me a while to realize that the dudes saying hello to me in the men's room were actually -not- trying to hit on me. One thing we don't do up north is say, "how you doin'?" to the guy pissing into the urinal next to ours.
That's a fact. It's because the cell does not send your voice to your earpiece. With a landline phone, you can hear your own voice in your earpiece, which is reassuring. Not so with cell phones.
I'm tempted to slap cell phones of people's hands when they are being particularly rude. It would be relatively easy to make it seem like I accidentally bumped into them. A water pistol would work at the movie theatre although if I were caught, I would probably be arrested for assault.
Yikes. So there is Unix or Linux work in Anchorage? I can't ever find *nix work except in medium to large cities. I would love to work in a small city like Anchorage.
So I heard people just leave their cars and trucks running all night in winter in Alaska.
Yes, I want people to crash into trees and run over chirren on the way to work. But be honest with me, you live in New Jersey where the mercury never drops to -10F.
Engines are designed to operate "under load" i.e. pushing the car down the road. Engines lubricate themselves much better when you are actually driving the car, not sitting idle in a traffic jam or driveway.
Oh, you meant "sub zero F", probably. It gets down to -10F here in Boston once a year if we are unlucky. You want a block heater if you live where it's -20F at night for months on end. No?
I'm from Boston, and so are Tom and Ray. I have lived in Boston most of my life. Tom and Ray are automotive mechanics and have been working on cars since the NINETEEN SEVENTIES. Tom has an engineering degree from MIT. I trust them not to spew disinformation.
Tom and Ray are reasonable people. They would not ask you to drive blind. I find that heated seats make more difference than heated air. Heated floors would be even better.
Yeah, of course it depends on HOW cold. It never hits -40F where I live. If it did, I'd use a block heater. If your car stalls when you try to back up out of the driveway, it's still too cold. Otherwise, just drive it slow for a few miles. Of course for many Americans, slow drivers are just another kind of terrorist.
Hey. I wait for the idle to come down and if the windscreen is fogged, I wait for it to clear. Clear?
I've been driving in the Northeast for 30 years with no serious accidents. Oh, I was rear ended by some yuppie fuck in his Volvo once. He was talking on his cell.
Right on. Yes, they really are that lazy and ignorant.
http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/cartalk/posts/list/669811.page
Also, you gunk up your catalytic converter while idling which creates back pressure on the exhaust system.
Cat converters are not cheap to replace.
According to Consumer Reports AND The Tappet Brothers (Tom and Ray Magliozzi) it's bad for the engine to "warm up" your car by letting it run idle in park. It's also a waste of time and gasoline.
Whatever I pay for a Mac, it more than pays for itself on the job. Every job I get these days comes with a flimsy Dell laptop running Win XP_64. I thank the tech who gives it to me and then I lock the laptop in a drawer and use my personal Mac.
I work in a 24x7x365 shop but MIS is only available during business hours. Sure, they might be able to fix my shitty Dell laptop on Monday but Monday is 48 hours away.
I need a reliable machine, and Windows just isn't reliable enough for me. Now that Mac OS has support for Exchange, there is no need of Windows.
As for the the tablet issue, I'd like to keep the number of devices I carry to a minimum. If I can draw diagrams on the Apple tablet AND respond to email AND ssh into remote systems then I'll go with the Apple tablet. And most new devices such as Boogie Board only come with Windows drivers initially.
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Yeah. It freaked me out for a while. Then I realized it meant nothing.
Yeah. I never suggested anyone should drive blind.
My neighborhood seems to be full of people who think that they need to let their cars idle for 10 minutes before they can drive them, regardless of the temperature. Fifty years ago it may have been necessary to "warm up the engine" before driving on a cold day. With today's engine technology it's actually harmful to do so.
When I lived in Atlanta, it took me a while to realize that the dudes saying hello to me in the men's room were actually -not- trying to hit on me. One thing we don't do up north is say, "how you doin'?" to the guy pissing into the urinal next to ours.
The best part is when the cell phone shouter shouts his email address or phone number for all to hear.
I said, "MOVE ZIG!"
Patience, not patients. The latter is what doctors have.
That's a fact. It's because the cell does not send your voice to your earpiece. With a landline phone, you can hear your own voice in your earpiece, which is reassuring. Not so with cell phones.
I'm tempted to slap cell phones of people's hands when they are being particularly rude. It would be relatively easy to make it seem like I accidentally bumped into them. A water pistol would work at the movie theatre although if I were caught, I would probably be arrested for assault.
Should read, "AND I TRIED REBOOTING MY HARD DRIVE" since almost all lusers refer to their computer as "the hard drive."
Yikes. So there is Unix or Linux work in Anchorage? I can't ever find *nix work except in medium to large cities. I would love to work in a small city like Anchorage.
So I heard people just leave their cars and trucks running all night in winter in Alaska.
Yes, I want people to crash into trees and run over chirren on the way to work. But be honest with me, you live in New Jersey where the mercury never drops to -10F.
Engines are designed to operate "under load" i.e. pushing the car down the road. Engines lubricate themselves much better when you are actually driving the car, not sitting idle in a traffic jam or driveway.
Can you give me an example? I can't recall them talking about Diesel engines.
I believe the manufacturers of the automobiles will corroborate this.
Oh, you meant "sub zero F", probably. It gets down to -10F here in Boston once a year if we are unlucky. You want a block heater if you live where it's -20F at night for months on end. No?
Most of us have moved on to Linux or OS X. I predict that Windows XP will be the Best Version of Windows EV4R!
I'm not confusing anything. If your windshield is fogged, you have no choice but to unfog it. Do what ever it take to avoid running me over!
I'm from Boston, and so are Tom and Ray. I have lived in Boston most of my life.
Tom and Ray are automotive mechanics and have been working on cars since the NINETEEN SEVENTIES. Tom has an engineering degree from MIT. I trust them not to spew disinformation.
Tom and Ray are reasonable people. They would not ask you to drive blind. I find that heated seats make more difference than heated air. Heated floors would be even better.
Yeah, of course it depends on HOW cold. It never hits -40F where I live. If it did, I'd use a block heater. If your car stalls when you try to back up out of the driveway, it's still too cold. Otherwise, just drive it slow for a few miles. Of course for many Americans, slow drivers are just another kind of terrorist.
My car is a Camry with 50K on it. Barely broken in. It handles Boston winters just fine, ya twat.
Hey. I wait for the idle to come down and if the windscreen is fogged, I wait for it to clear. Clear?
I've been driving in the Northeast for 30 years with no serious accidents. Oh, I was rear ended by some yuppie fuck in his Volvo once. He was talking on his cell.
Right on. Yes, they really are that lazy and ignorant.
http://action.publicbroadcasting.net/cartalk/posts/list/669811.page Also, you gunk up your catalytic converter while idling which creates back pressure on the exhaust system. Cat converters are not cheap to replace.
According to Consumer Reports AND The Tappet Brothers (Tom and Ray Magliozzi) it's bad for the engine to "warm up" your car by letting it run idle in park. It's also a waste of time and gasoline.
Whatever I pay for a Mac, it more than pays for itself on the job. Every job I get these days comes with a flimsy Dell laptop running Win XP_64. I thank the tech who gives it to me and then I lock the laptop in a drawer and use my personal Mac.
I work in a 24x7x365 shop but MIS is only available during business hours. Sure, they might be able to fix my shitty Dell laptop on Monday but Monday is 48 hours away.
I need a reliable machine, and Windows just isn't reliable enough for me. Now that Mac OS has support for Exchange, there is no need of Windows. As for the the tablet issue, I'd like to keep the number of devices I carry to a minimum. If I can draw diagrams on the Apple tablet AND respond to email AND ssh into remote systems then I'll go with the Apple tablet. And most new devices such as Boogie Board only come with Windows drivers initially.