tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post2577756314481549810..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.850-05:00Comments on Althouse: 2 men try to carjack a Corvette at gunpoint, but can't make it go, because it's a stick shift.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63806815935450192812013-02-26T07:21:24.520-06:002013-02-26T07:21:24.520-06:00A unique blog read and found on net which is remar...A unique blog read and found on net which is remarkable blog to read from your side.<br /><a href="http://escort.se" rel="nofollow">escorts stockholm</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754942487888800395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89976089632893524522013-02-03T00:04:14.177-06:002013-02-03T00:04:14.177-06:00Wanna have fun? Try driving a stick in Japan (or E...Wanna have fun? Try driving a stick in Japan (or England I suppose). Being on the right side of the car, and shifting with your left hand throws your whole brain off. Always fun coming back to US after a few years too.lomar1234https://www.blogger.com/profile/03345983545822199686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16375591871606705322013-02-02T15:13:58.781-06:002013-02-02T15:13:58.781-06:00The car with paddle shifters that I test drove was...The car with paddle shifters that I test drove was a Nissan SUV. So yeah, not intended to be driven in the snow or sand.Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588265716990310130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54285754450697497142013-02-02T10:36:04.872-06:002013-02-02T10:36:04.872-06:00Hagar has it right. If you live in snow country as...Hagar has it right. If you live in snow country as I do, automatic trannys are useless when trying to get unstuck or when starting in icy conditions. My Jetta with stick shift and snow tires is almost the equivalent of having 4-wheel drive.Third Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164034977282528857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53506005896462369952013-02-02T08:53:36.077-06:002013-02-02T08:53:36.077-06:00@Hagar, dunno about paddle shifters, but I have an...@Hagar, dunno about paddle shifters, but I have an "autostick" that lets me do clutchless manual shifting. I got caught in a snowstorm so I just put it into 2nd and left it there. Drove right past all the people with regular automatics stuck spinning their wheels thanks to their automatics.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60447282299637260652013-02-02T08:47:51.024-06:002013-02-02T08:47:51.024-06:00Paddle-shifters are a way of manually controlling ...Paddle-shifters are a way of manually controlling an automatic transmission. Wonder how good they are in rocking your way out of snowbank or sand-dune.<br />Of course, cars with paddle-shifters are not supposed to be driven into that kind of situations.Hagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653025261513705773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-959020975995885332013-02-02T08:38:59.693-06:002013-02-02T08:38:59.693-06:00// 10 inch Newtonian; Orion mono camera.
I don...<br />// 10 inch Newtonian; Orion mono camera.<br /><br />I don't know if I want a telescope, but I always wanted to build a lens grinding and polishing machine.Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-84347220477023122792013-02-02T08:30:34.287-06:002013-02-02T08:30:34.287-06:00The more you drive, the less intelligent you are. ...<i>The more you drive, the less intelligent you are. </i><br /><br />Based on the chauffeured crowd in D.C., I think it's the other way around. Joe Biden used to take the train; I think that that ought to settle the argument.<br />I test drove a car once with paddle shifters. Seemed like a gimmicky add-on. F1 cars need to shift faster than a person's reflexes can work a clutch; in their case it makes sense.<br /><br />// 10 inch Newtonian; Orion mono camera.Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588265716990310130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-3308181057858809412013-02-02T07:30:45.054-06:002013-02-02T07:30:45.054-06:00Driving a stick shift is a handy skill to know. I ...Driving a stick shift is a handy skill to know. I taught my oldest daughter and all she ever buys are cars with manual transmissions.<br />The youngest one at 20 is just showing interest in driving. Alas I'll have to borrow a car with a manual transmission to teach her. Rustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938263272237104128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-11554554173499159902013-02-02T07:19:21.078-06:002013-02-02T07:19:21.078-06:00Now these fine young democrats know where this tot...Now these fine young democrats know where this totally affable, UNARMED gentleman lives. When they do the next rational economic choice of "do we break into a house we don't know, where we might get shot, or do we hit the guy who didn't have a gun," is made, good luck Mr Bean.timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686937304021446157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9739600902238944942013-02-02T07:03:25.254-06:002013-02-02T07:03:25.254-06:00None of this would have been a problem if the car ...None of this would have been a problem if the car owner had a Trunk Monkey.RLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737584461091165571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48033107500884584842013-02-01T22:29:42.689-06:002013-02-01T22:29:42.689-06:00Those who drive stick, rejoice! You're now in ...Those who drive stick, rejoice! You're now in the same category as <a href="http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2012/05/manual-transmissions-fading-out-of-midsize-sedan-lineups.html" rel="nofollow">Masters of the Buggy Whip!</a><br /><br /><br />F1 race cars haven't had manual transmission since 1991... they're all <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddle_shift" rel="nofollow">paddle-shifters</a> now.John Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979918255430186425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48792695832912683122013-02-01T22:23:53.054-06:002013-02-01T22:23:53.054-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.leslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976589297868178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40705074378655135872013-02-01T22:22:41.201-06:002013-02-01T22:22:41.201-06:00Broomhandle said... "I'm not the handiest...Broomhandle said... "I'm not the handiest guy in the world but I'm often amazed at the stuff (drive a stick, replace an outlet, change a tire, paint a room) that many young guys think is just too complex for them to attempt. As someone above noted, absent or disengaged fathers."<br /><br />Why does this have to be taught by fathers? I've done all of these many times. Still do. My mother taught me how to do power turns. She took my brother out driving when he was six. My dad did teach me how to drive a tractor, though.<br /><br />@Madison Man: You have no sense of humor.leslynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976589297868178854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-23531770909390822282013-02-01T22:03:55.701-06:002013-02-01T22:03:55.701-06:00"Women prefer an automatic since it allows th..."Women prefer an automatic since it allows them to talk, text, fix their lipstick..." <br /><br />Real men have drivers/chauffeurs or ride in Taxis. The more you drive, the less intelligent you are. rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-44204618119670066052013-02-01T21:46:36.327-06:002013-02-01T21:46:36.327-06:00I drove the delivery truck for the Madison Public ...I drove the delivery truck for the Madison Public Library in the 70's when I was in college. It was a panel truck (think UPS or Fed Ex delivery trucks). My route was to visit each branch library in the city over the course of an evening. It usually took me from 4 to 8pm. <br /><br />One night I showed up and the regular truck was in for service. My regular truck was an automatic. The replacement truck was a rental, and it had a manual transmission. I had not yet learned how to drive a stick. I stuttered that truck across the entire city, I think I finished about 2am.<br /><br />I felt really sorry for that truck.Original Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714345479248980398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88168422259369709672013-02-01T21:34:51.892-06:002013-02-01T21:34:51.892-06:00"That's not where you're supposed to ...<i>"That's not where you're supposed to put it."</i><br /><br />Yeah, that would put me off too.Original Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714345479248980398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76370236554010808472013-02-01T21:32:09.366-06:002013-02-01T21:32:09.366-06:00"Yes, M51. Took the photo myself."
Good...<i>"Yes, M51. Took the photo myself."</i><br /><br />Good show. Scope? Camera?Original Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714345479248980398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62797807109860329092013-02-01T21:03:21.046-06:002013-02-01T21:03:21.046-06:00Hey, this is a chance for me to tell a story from ...Hey, this is a chance for me to tell a story from when I lived in Madison. A female friend of mine who lived in the same building as I did had a fight with her boyfriend and she was through with him. However, she had recently purchased a new car and was letting him use the old one, which she now wanted to retrieve. So, she asked me if she could drive us over to where he lived and then I would drive her old car back to her apartment.<br /><br />I agreed but I informed her of a couple crucial points. One, I had never driven a stick shift and, two, I did not and had never had a license. Nevertheless, off we were to get her car.<br /><br />I understood the concept of driving stick and the plan was for me to follow her back to the apartment building; however, on the way, I lost her or took a different route... for whatever reason, we were separated. <br /><br />I continued on my own towards home through downtown Madison. At a stoplight, a pedestrian flagged me down. He asked where Doty Street was. He said he was from out of town and trying to get back to a friend's house. I could also tell he had been drinking a bit. I explained to him how to get there but it was obvious he was unsure he would remember, so, I told him to just hop in and I'll drive him there as it is on my way.<br /><br />He hopped in and I tried to drive but the stick shift was giving me trouble. He gave me a look as though he was unsure what he just got himself into. I got the car going and crossed the next intersection to see my female friend stopped at the light from the other direction. Her mouth dropped open a touch as she saw me cross in front of her with an unknown man in the passenger seat.<br /><br />I got my inebriated vagabond safely to his destination and returned the car to the building none the worst for wear and that is one of my funny memories of living in Madison.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902260988617421481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74581341809082088812013-02-01T20:40:29.231-06:002013-02-01T20:40:29.231-06:00Yes, M51. Took the photo myself.Yes, M51. Took the photo myself.Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588265716990310130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25043117603341546192013-02-01T20:37:35.635-06:002013-02-01T20:37:35.635-06:00Sorry, but driving a stick is a pain in the ass.
...<i>Sorry, but driving a stick is a pain in the ass</i>.<br /><br />That's not where you're supposed to put it.Big Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831645119853118904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-86101697956384394292013-02-01T20:21:23.693-06:002013-02-01T20:21:23.693-06:00Astro - Is that M51?Astro - Is that M51?Original Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714345479248980398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13934033428535647082013-02-01T20:19:46.811-06:002013-02-01T20:19:46.811-06:00BTW, I love driving a stick shift. Drove manual tr...BTW, I love driving a stick shift. Drove manual transmission cars around the British Isles for a few weeks this past summer and it was a hoot. Okay, not so much fun at Heathrow, but that's just Heathrow; too many cars and lorries and not enough good signage. The road from Killarney to Kenmare in Ireland, with a stick shift, is pure joyous exhiliration.Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588265716990310130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33536406882825529462013-02-01T20:13:52.088-06:002013-02-01T20:13:52.088-06:00Driving a stick shift isn't a fine motor skill...Driving a stick shift isn't a fine motor skill, it's a gross motor skill. Nor, obviously, does it require much multitasking. The skills needed are the same as what any hunter needs.<br /><br />Women prefer an automatic since it allows them to talk, text, fix their lipstick, check their lists, fiddle with the radio knobs, adjust the temp control, try to remember if it was the red pair or white pair of shoes that pinched when they wore that blue dress, plan tomorrow night's dinner, and think of a birthday gift for Aunt Mabel. If you're driving a stick shift while doing all this, you're probably gonna get the wrong color sweater for Aunt Mabel.Astrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588265716990310130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-53468253604437705652013-02-01T20:06:00.866-06:002013-02-01T20:06:00.866-06:00Sorry, but driving a stick is a pain in the ass. I...Sorry, but driving a stick is a pain in the ass. I haven't driven a manual transmission in 30 years, and will never drive another one.<br /><br />You can believe a manual is a carjack prevention device, but I'd rather prevent my carjacks with a Glock.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.com