datlas 

The hair speaks for itself.

genejockey 

Yeah, we had Drivers Ed, but the school was so small we only had one teacher, and one car - yeah, it had the auxiliary brake pedal. The teacher lived in my town so the few times I drove with him he'd swing by my house and I'd drive a few miles to where another student lived, we'd pick THEM up and they'd drive either to school or to the next student's house. IIRC we'd end up with 3 of us plus him.

EDIT: The car was an Oldmobile Cutlass. Looked like this but IIRC had a white vinyl top.

big john

We always had 5 students plus the instructor. Those cars had super sensitive brakes so the first time each student stepped on the brake we would all lunge forward against our lap belts. Or, if a student failed to signal or made some other mistake the instructor would jump on the brake. I got so tired of getting jolted forward in those things.

t2p

I actually saw them ... back in the day

drummer had a wild drum set - mix of regular and electronic... he was amazing

DougRNS

where's the "F that" emoji?

DougRNS

Like ones out of the strike zone?

MoAlpha

I have been very careful too. Just sailing, cycling, and classical music. So far, so good. On the other hand, I am what suspect is a few days from deleting my Twitter account.

MoAlpha

One of those good news-bad news things that could make sense with either polarity.

phrantic09

you should check out the Pactimo Summit Raptor bibs- top notch and often on sale for 50% off

genejockey 

One channel Mrs. GJ and I have been enjoying is Geoff Lindsey, a British linguist, discussing how different English speakers pronounce things differently, which just shows you how truly nerdy we are!

MoAlpha

I like that kind of thing too.

Bah Humbug

Even past that, I can't stand the clickbaity covers with a shocked face and bold text superimposed. Those are everywhere - bikes but also TVs and lord knows probably everything. I despise what YooToob rewards.

I also just don't want to sit and passively watch something, really. If someone wants to get me information, type it out. I'm not interrupting what else I'm listening to just because someone's borderline illiterate.

LesterOfPuppets

Shadetree mechanicing is infinitely easier with the Youtube of today than it was back in the day when I only had Chilton's (or even the factory manual), asking autoparts store cashiers, and grilling the drunk mechanic that lived next door.

genejockey 

Ever since buying a couple pairs of bibs that ended up being completely useless, I'm very leery of experimenting. I got a pair of Performance Ultras a few years ago, which appeared to be of pretty good quality, but after a few miles the legs creep up and the fabric bunches in the crotch. I've tried to use them a number of times and I keep having to stop and pull the legs down again. And then there were the $60 Black Bibs that feel good, fit well, but slide all over the damn saddle so I can't stay in one spot. I keep sliding forward on the saddle, which doesn't happen with any other shorts.

MoAlpha

I would include servicing appliances (or deciding: nope, not doing that, before breaking them worse) too.

genejockey 

True! I've been able to do a few repairs to Mrs. GJ's Sienna that cost only parts, like fixing the passenger side window, or the handle for the sliding door. I even replaced her front door speakers. BUT the car is so old that they need replacing again!

rjones28 

IIRC, our school's drivers' ed. car was a Malibu. I drove it once.

rjones28 

Fancy

rjones28 

I still have Haynes manuals for cars I no longer own.

ls01

Trsrtr my best to your son and his recovery. I read this yesterday and couldn't write afterwards. Made me nauseous for a while. Godspeed .
Doug RNs. Have no words. May your luck improve.

genejockey 

Hey, some day I might own an MGB again. I mean, almost certainly not, but only ALMOST certainly!

ls01

That an abomination in Eddys eyes.

ls01

Ah! Nix dine good!

ls01

I see what you did there...

ls01

I can quit any time I want to...