Lambone Posted July 1, 2002 Posted July 1, 2002 quote: Originally posted by erik: and all cars in general. truck broke down eh...bummer. Quote
b-rock Posted July 1, 2002 Posted July 1, 2002 Have a bad experience on your bike on the way to work this morning? Quote
allthumbs Posted July 1, 2002 Posted July 1, 2002 fuckin' A get a boat bootie luv boats the crabbin' is good this summer Quote
sk Posted July 1, 2002 Posted July 1, 2002 I feel your pain. I broke 2 yes count them TWO cars last week Quote
rr666 Posted July 1, 2002 Posted July 1, 2002 You haven't driven my truck yet: 1953 Studebaker Pick-up!! Quote
iain Posted July 1, 2002 Posted July 1, 2002 I would save the money on the heated tailgate and instead spend it on multiple calvin pissing stickers to remind yourself how badass you are as you push. Flip off any good samaritans as warranted. Quote
texplorer Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 I drive a 93 Cougar. It's got over 200000 miles and is great except that sometimes my champion snafflehounds go to the big backpack full of cheese, gu, and HC in the sky cause of her. Yep its true. Quote
bellemontagne Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 Sorry to hear Erik... Â As for me, I'm a Subaru man. My Subaru wagon drives the chicks CRAZY! Quote
wdietsch Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 quote: Originally posted by erik: and all cars in general. Hey erik, Â That big bad chevy of yours give'n you problems? ... Should have opted for the Ford .... Quote
sk Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 at least then you know what you are getting in to  Fix Or Repair Daily  [ 07-01-2002, 12:53 PM: Message edited by: sk ] Quote
Greg_W Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 Also, when buying a Ford make sure you get the heated tailgate option. This way, when it breaks down and you have to push it your hands won't get cold. Quote
erik Posted July 2, 2002 Author Posted July 2, 2002 quote: Originally posted by trask: who's pedalin? i am, 19 miles one way!!!!!!!!!! Quote
allthumbs Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 geez dude, you still without wheels of the motorized variety? suks Quote
Dru Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 you can tell in a slideshow when somebody put the slides in backwards cause they are driving ATOYOT trucks on the screen Quote
erik Posted July 2, 2002 Author Posted July 2, 2002 quote: Originally posted by trask: geez dude, you still without wheels of the motorized variety? suks naw i got it kinda fixed i think....i have never worked on a newer vehicles electrical system....to say one thing though it aint like any of my previous vw vans!!!!! Â still not sure what the malady is, but i got da fawker jimmy rigged!!!!! Â need to lose the fatness that why i am riding my bike..... Â though i will never shave my legs!!!!! again Quote
allthumbs Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 ya, shavin sux i had to shave my sac once when i was neutered once is enuf Quote
allthumbs Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 no punches pulled around here baby! like i've said before...  "us mountaineers we have no fears we do not care for riches  we knock our cocks against the rocks us hearty sons-a-bitches"  present company excluded Quote
sk Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 I like that so much I wrote it down last time you posted it and sent it to this guy i know who lives in Alaska Quote
glacier_dup1 Posted July 2, 2002 Posted July 2, 2002 Cribbed from the Underground Terrorist Motorcycle Cult page (http://www.blackletter.org/)  Why Cars Need To Be More Dangerous by: Reverend Jon  By now, most of you who are reading this have cars with antilock brake systems (ABS), a clever innovation which detects when the brakes have locked and modulates them automatically to prevent loss of traction. Truly a marvel of technological sophistication, the average ABS is a fantastically complicated bit of machinery, loaded with sensors & equipped with a microprocessor which can store literally hundreds of different error codes, should anything go wrong with the equipment. So, what effect has the widespread use of ABS had on accident statistics? Zippo. Nada. Big goose egg. OK, then, why the hell don't they take them out? Those of us in the engineering profession tend to want to believe that every problem can be solved with technology. We would like to think that we can make a car which is so sophisticated, so automatic, that it will make even the biggest numbnuts on earth drive like Mario Andretti. So we load cars up, to the tune of $10,000, with safety features like ABS, airbags, impact crumple zones and daytime running lights.  Trouble is, the problem is not, nor has it ever been, the safety of the cars. The problem is still, as it has always been, the safety of the dickhead behind the wheel. In fact, all of these supposed safety features might be counterproductive, since they tend to give the driver a feeling of invulnerability. (Picture some yuppie moron who thinks that an SUV can corner like a sportscar, saying in a Superman-like voice, "I can drive like an asshole; I've got antilock brakes!")  So, how do we make cars safer? Simple. First, take out all the seat belts, air bags, crumple zones and ABS crap. Next, put an eight inch steel spike in the center of the steering column. Maybe have the spike emit a faint humming sound at random intervals, just so you don't forget that it's there. This is also appealing from a Darwinian natural-selection viewpoint, since the chronic tailgaters/rear-enders would undoubtedly be the first ones to get spiked. Imagine the bloody horror show right on the 11:00 news; a young stockbroker-type in a spotless new Ford Explorer, slumped over the steering wheel with a razor-sharp steel tip protruding from his back, viscera and gore spattered all over the windshield and soaked into the upholstery... Now that would make cars safer! Quote
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