Subj : Re: weather was: food option To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu Mar 12 2020 23:39:04 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 07-Mar-2020 10:00 <=- BM>>>> Nothing wrong with that! There are different degrees of one feeling BM>>>> safe. NB>>>> Indeed... and he always has been more intrepid in nasty weather than NB>>>> I, even back to our college days... ;) BM>>> "Different strokes for different folks!" :) The bravery (or BM>>> fearfulness) depends on a lot of factors: NB>> And as he's recounted it since, he's further explained that his risk NB>> analysis was that the other drivers were more of a risk to him than NB>> the weather/road conditions themselves... too many stupid ones still NB>> out there... and that he'd've braved it had there been fewer ones to NB>> contend with... ;) BM> Haha yes: those other drivers are always a major factor! I pretty BM> much know how I'm going to react; not at all sure about those others BM> out there. Always possible that they'd be good drivers... but also possible that they'd be too cautious and become a hazard, or take their share of the road across more than one lane... or be too foolhardy and start slewing all over the road and maybe into the ditch..... BM>> As we increase our age our stupidity lessens! They say when young BM>> most people have a feeling of immortality. Broke my leg in 2nd grade: BM>> hey neat! cast gets signed, swing from the crutches.... Broke the BM>> other leg several decades later: "wanna sign my staple" doesn't have BM>> the same fun-ness. Walker - well guess could swing a little bit! BM>> Takes five minutes to shuffle to the bathroom - plan ahead! NB>> Besides, fewer people around are awed by the cast or equivalent when NB>> one is older... ;) BM> No - gets to be commonplace. The Wow Factor now comes with the fancy BM> cane or the scooter with all the bells and whistles! Or the knee scooter... ;) NB>>> His car does have a little more clearance, as his is a Volvo wagon, NB>>> and mine is a sport suspension Volvo sedan with not a lot of NB>>> clearance.... But until yesterday, his tires were in pretty bad shape NB>>> (he just got the new ones on the car yesterday afternoon), and they NB>>> are probably not quite as grippy as mine are, at least when one NB>>> compares new to new... ;) BM>> The Wizard had worn most of the tread off burning rubber??!! NB>> Ummm, no.... actually, it was that his tires were rather old, he was NB>> figuring maybe 13 years old...? And the tread was separating from NB>> the steel, left a bubble on the one tire under the tread... He NB>> actually had enough tread left on them that the company gave him 40% NB>> off on the replacements under the warranty.... BM> Wow! Not so much the age of the tires as my parents didn't need to BM> drive too far so not much milege on the car nor tires. I vague BM> remember Dad saying something about the tread was fine but the rubber BM> was was getting old and could fail. Don't recall him mentioning BM> anything about a plenty-of-tread discount. These had been bought with a road hazard warranty included, and what actually precipitated the trip to the tire place was that he'd hit a curb hard, and that eventually had caused a bubble under the tread itself.... it was a bit of a surprise that the manager got the discount for him on both the tires he was replacing.... NB>> But my tires, while designed for gripping the road well, are a much NB>> lower profile than his... so for inclement conditions, mine might not NB>> be quite so good as digging through the junk... The car is low enough NB>> and heavy enough that it's still pretty safe in slush though... :) BM> That's good: sort of compensates for the potential loss of grip. BM> ...Was just thinking: wonder if any of the neighbours think I'm a wild BM> driver? In possibly slick driving conditions I'll do some testing in BM> the driveway and on the street: driveway has a slight incline so when BM> backing up I'll hit the brakes harder to test for sliding. Might also BM> in the street. Sometimes a slightly fast takeoff to again test the BM> conditions. Will sometimes test (gently!) while driving depending on BM> how things feel. And of course no other driver too close. I suspect that your "pushing it" driving isn't all that obvious to others... doing it intentionally probably makes it look not that different from the ones that don't know what they are doing and skid around some.... ;) BM> If potentially slippery just slow down -- the others can pass if they BM> want to. As long as you leave plenty of space for them to do so... :) BM> ... Unknown Saints: Saint Misbehavin', Patron Saint of Jazz Cute... :) ttyl neb .... Deja Booboo: The feeling you've screwed this up before. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .