Steven Kurylo wrote:
>> I was mildly amused how little bit of snow freaks out folks who aren't
>> used to it.
>
> Most people seem to think the answer to their tires slipping is giving
> the car more gas. Seriously.
>
> When we got a couple feet of snow a couple months ago, I started
> parking cars for people at work. They would sit there spinning their
> tires, giving it more gas. Then some more gas.
The people who live in the little apt block beside me, all students,
uniformly seem to believe this is true too. It should also be noted that
first you should turn your wheel all the way to the right or the left,
since that is the way you want to go, then gun it.
The other day 4 young men from that building were "stuck" in the back
alley. For 20 minutes I could hear them revving the engine, pushing and
pulling. I offered to help. Since the driver had never heard of rocking
the car, I offered to get behind the wheel. I just drove out. I don't
think they learned a thing. I think they are better off paying a tow
truck to solve their problems - they might learn faster.
And this explains why Windows is ubiquitous. If something doesn't do
what you want it to, don't think, just find someone to pay.
Wait a second, that's how I get a lot of my income. Never mind.
Les...
Received on Wed Jan 10 16:18:09 2007
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