Subj : Re: weather was: food option To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Apr 03 2020 00:21:16 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 26-Mar-2020 07:37 <=- 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. NB>>> Always possible that they'd be good drivers... but also possible that NB>>> they'd be too cautious and become a hazard, or take their share of NB>>> the road across more than one lane... or be too foolhardy and start NB>>> slewing all over the road and maybe into the ditch..... BM>> Or.... Yes, I assume the other driver isn't a maniac and in BM>> control but also know some won't be. NB>> At least we certainly hope that the other drivers aren't maniacs... ;) BM> That's true! Just constantly check those mirrors! As well as the view ahead.... BM>> Maybe the better way of thinking is I want a safety circle around me; BM>> whether good driver or bad, just stay away! NB>> Easier said than done.... as you noted below.... BM> True: "Oh look! A hole!". Yup. 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! NB>>> Or the knee scooter... ;) BM>> Those do look rather fun! Don't really want the condition requiring BM>> use, but have seen some in use with plenty of 'performing' room and BM>> they have been interesting! NB>> Indeed.... One lady at church took a tumble and broke one ankle and NB>> sprained the other... when they finally let her go anywhere, she had NB>> one of those so that she could keep total weight off the one leg and NB>> minimize the effort for the other one... I think she had to start in NB>> a wheelchair.... BM> My guess is start with the wheelchair to keep weight off the broken BM> ankle until suitably mended to bear some weight, or with the knee BM> scooter so the weight of the foot hanging doesn't cause pain. And BM> maybe to see if the patient likes to 'peel out' with the wheelchair not BM> to give them the knee scooter! That latter is just a bit far-fetched.... but she probably did have to keep weight off the sprained ankle for a while first.... the broken ankle she still wasn't allowed any weight on when she got the scooter... 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. NB>>> These had been bought with a road hazard warranty included, and what NB>>> actually precipitated the trip to the tire place was that he'd hit a NB>>> curb hard, and that eventually had caused a bubble under the tread NB>>> itself.... it was a bit of a surprise that the manager got the NB>>> discount for him on both the tires he was replacing.... BM>> Ah! Sort of forgot about the road hazard warranty. I've had it on my BM>> tires but never needed to use it. (The idiot who slashed my tire BM>> wasn't considerd a road hazard -- unless accidentally I ran over him. BM>> ) As for the Wizard getting the discount on both tires, that is BM>> surprising! Even if purchased as a pair only one was damaged. I'd BM>> probably be continuing to do business with that shop! NB>> We've been buying our tires from this particular BJ's for a long NB>> time... decades... The current manager recognizes me when he's NB>> wandering the main warehouse part of the store.... ;) I've had a few NB>> road hazard incidents over the years, picking up nails/screws, hitting NB>> potholes with these low-profile tires, etc... BM> Long-time customer who is nice and follows the rules; maybe the BM> manager stretched his rules a bit in appreciation. :) Possibly.... and might have just been some factor we weren't all that aware of, that was allowed under the warranty.... 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. NB>>> I suspect that your "pushing it" driving isn't all that obvious to NB>>> others... doing it intentionally probably makes it look not that NB>>> different from the ones that don't know what they are doing and skid NB>>> around some.... ;) BM>> Probably right: it's not a peel out nor slam the brakes as I'm testing BM>> the driving conditions. Probably more "odd he's braking there". NB>> If they even notice the brake lights... BM> True. While I'm temporarily driving a hare erratically looking at the BM> entire story (driving conditions) probably make sense. I'm not BM> concerned. Exactly... as long as you have your driving unde control, what they think isn't particularly important.... BM>>> If potentially slippery just slow down -- the others can pass if they BM>>> want to. NB>>> As long as you leave plenty of space for them to do so... :) BM>> I try to! Some will see the hole in front of me and pass to get where BM>> they're going a split-second sooner and so fill my extra space. NB>> It would be more amusing as one comes up behind them at the next light NB>> where they've been stopped, if it weren't so frustrating to have them NB>> cut in on you.... ;0 BM> Oh there have been times when I pull up behind or even pass the other BM> person and secretly smile to myself. Likewise... :) ttyl neb .... Format: (v.) to erase irrevocably and unintentionally. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .