Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 19-May-2020 11:10 <=-
There's also something about the speed perception if one is seated low
to the ground versus up higher. Not recalling which is which but one
'altitude' it feels like one is travelling a lot faster then the same
speed at the other.
I'd guess it would be the lower to the ground that would seem faster,
but that's only a guess... ;)
I'm thinking that's accurate.
Lower to the ground you get more of a sense that things are rushingPlus up in the sky no real landmarks to guage speed and distance.
past, so more sense of speed... And I'm also reminded of airplanes...
up in the air they seem to be just floating along, but when they land,
going much slower, suddenly you are aware of how FAST you are going...
...I've also noticed while driving in
my hatchback, trucks and SUVs -- vehicles that sit higher - tend to come
closer to my rear bumper at a stop than cars. Half-thinking might be
because the drivers sitting higher can look down and see the actual
space between us whereas the drivers sitting lower see their hood and
have to guess the spacing. Or could be just when I see my rear view
mirror filled with a reflection of a semi it just looks really close!
Probably some of each... :)There have been times when I've been tempted to step out and check;
the problem of course is the other driver would probably think I'm
being confrontational just for getting out of the car, much less approaching.
My other 'problem' is just about everything I need is within a handful
of miles of the house. The I-74 Interstate is only a few blocks away
and there is an interchange convenient but most of what I need is the
opposite direction. ...So putting along at 35 and 45 MPH....!
That would make a difference... :)Yes. My concept of a commute to work is about 12 minutes (well,
was!). Boston, Chicago, etc., -- an _hour_??!! Two hours??!!??!!
So you were a wild woman!! <g> And having a hood lift either means it
wasn't latched properly or a lot of slack in the mechanism.
This hood was lifting at the windshield end of the hood, not the latch
end... I could see into the engine compartment from the driver's seat..
it lifted maybe a half-inch or less, just enough to be noticeable...
Better the windshield end! My guess with the «" lift is the hood
wasn't fully latched, or maybe with all that breeze there was enough
play in the mechanism: seems some hoods move over and around vs. just
hinging.
Definitely with the breeze the higher speed was generating, the airWould seem when moving there was always air rushing under the hood but could see where above a certain speed a spring or something else in
was getting up under the hood... whether it was from the latch or the
grill, I don't really know, but I think it more likely the latter...
As I recall, the latch end of the hood seemed pretty solidly in
place, so likely play in the hinge.... scary enough to get me to let
off on the accelerator... ;)
the latching assemblies moved/flexed. And yes, that would cause me to slow down too ==> something's not right and so slow down to be a little safer/easier to stop, etc.
I've seen a police show or two where the hood of the car being chased
opens -- one did remarkably well driving with hood pinned against the
windshield.
Those are shows... ;)
IIRC it was on _Cops_ which is supposedly reallife.
Still, probably at best reenactments, not filmed as it originallySort of early reality show: <checking> First aired March 11, 1989, ad apparently still going as another Google hit mentioned 32 seasons and 2019; the math is right. We just don't get the network it is
happened... or was that an early reality show....? ;)
currently on and stopped recording the syndicated reruns as were reruns
of the reruns.
Once the hood on my Shadow unlatched and flew to the windshield...
fortunately, I wasn't going too fast, and was able to pull over to
the side of the road safely... but I had to have the car towed, and
then had to replace the hood, since it had damaged the mechanism
that let the hood close... Not a good experience... :)
No, but at least you didn't panic and nothing more than a hood
replacement. So you can now start qualifying as a stunt driver! <bseg>
No thank you... ;) Not into the adrenaline of it... <G>After a while it'll just be ho-hum-daily and you won't even raise a
heart beat!
Yes, eating in the car or rewarming at home just doesn't quite do it,
though as you indicated better than not at all.
We've been bringing it home, and eating it right away... generally
hasn't cooled down too much... :)
Right. Autumn's mother forwarded to us an e-mail coupon from a local
pizza chain for a large pizza, bread sticks and pint of ice cream --
they arrived nice and warm (well, fortunately not the ice cream!) and
so maybe the good delivery experience will break the slump.
And pizza delivery has a reputation for keeping the pizza nice andYes, cool pizza, especially the initial pie/slice, isn't all that desireable. It is expected to be very warm to hot, The ice cream probably was deep-frozen or at least not freshly scooped out as was
warm... they probably have the ice cream pints deep-frozen so that
they'll stay frozen for the trip, too...
rather solid.
Wonder if they'll have paper in a decade or two -- maybe I should
start hoarding?!
I'm sure there will always be paper... at least in our lifetime...That's for sure! ...I'm guessing "to get one's attention" it's better
computers were supposed to do do away with paper, and instead there's
far more than there ever was... ;)
to use a paper (so snail-mailed) flyer as is something physically
handled; just too easy to glance and hit <delete> with an electronic advertisement.
I wouldn't be getting Velveeta anyway, but agree with your point...
<chuckle> I'm not sure if Velveeta is one of those acquired tastes.
I should also mention I've been purchasing the Mexican flavour which
has a slight bit of tang as opposed to the somewhat blandness of the
regular flavour. Have not had what I'm recalling as a "Bianco": seems
like that would be even blander.
The spicy one might be almost tolerable... I've heard that Velveeta
melts easier, but I don't usually need to do that anyway... :)
It's been so long since I had anything other than Velveeta I don't
recall. Velveeta does melt into a nice ooze for a grilled cheese
sandwich -- not too thick a slice!
I'm happy with the way cheddar melts... ;)But Velveeta would be New and Improved!! <g>
(Ramen noodles)
I'd do a regular Ramen Noodle meal, possibly with the pot pie added,
before the dessert/snack.
Four packs should make decent meal's worth... ;)
Those still need to be prepared.
One of these days.... ;) Or, you could just donate them to a foodThat's a possibility too.
cupboard for someone else to use.... ;)
Just waiting for this to cycle back around... ;) Last week, on a
"it's too hot to cook, so let's pick up something cool at Wegmans
for supper" foray (Thursday, I think), I found those 2-pk
packages of hard-cooked and shelled eggs...! There was a whole
slew of them in the "quick-grab" dairy display in the front of
the store... funny I never noticed them there before... :)
Grabbed one package, and as it's good until July 7, haven't done
anything with it yet, but expect it to be an addition to a supper
salad at some point... :)
...I've also noticed while driving in
my hatchback, trucks and SUVs -- vehicles that sit higher - tend to come
closer to my rear bumper at a stop than cars. Half-thinking might be
because the drivers sitting higher can look down and see the actual
space between us whereas the drivers sitting lower see their hood and
have to guess the spacing. Or could be just when I see my rear view
mirror filled with a reflection of a semi it just looks really close!
Probably some of each... :)There have been times when I've been tempted to step out and check;
the problem of course is the other driver would probably think I'm
being confrontational just for getting out of the car, much less approaching.
Yeah... probably best to just stay put and wonder... ;) Maybe
you could set up the experiment with a friend that has the larger vehicle... have them come up behind as at a light, and then go
out and see... :) There's also the possibility that some of those
higher riding vehicles actually have less stuff in the front of
their vehicle than a shorter normal car's hood would extend... :)
My other 'problem' is just about everything I need is within a handful
of miles of the house. The I-74 Interstate is only a few blocks away
and there is an interchange convenient but most of what I need is the
opposite direction. ...So putting along at 35 and 45 MPH....!
That would make a difference... :)Yes. My concept of a commute to work is about 12 minutes (well,
was!). Boston, Chicago, etc., -- an _hour_??!! Two hours??!!??!!
Yeah, around here, too... if something takes half an hour, it's
WAAAY out there... ;)
So you were a wild woman!! <g> And having a hood lift either means it
wasn't latched properly or a lot of slack in the mechanism.
This hood was lifting at the windshield end of the hood, not the latch
end... I could see into the engine compartment from the driver's seat..
it lifted maybe a half-inch or less, just enough to be noticeable...
Better the windshield end! My guess with the «" lift is the hood
wasn't fully latched, or maybe with all that breeze there was enough
play in the mechanism: seems some hoods move over and around vs. just
hinging.
Definitely with the breeze the higher speed was generating, the airWould seem when moving there was always air rushing under the hood but could see where above a certain speed a spring or something else in
was getting up under the hood... whether it was from the latch or the
grill, I don't really know, but I think it more likely the latter...
As I recall, the latch end of the hood seemed pretty solidly in
place, so likely play in the hinge.... scary enough to get me to let
off on the accelerator... ;)
the latching assemblies moved/flexed. And yes, that would cause me to slow down too ==> something's not right and so slow down to be a little safer/easier to stop, etc.
And just a little concern that in a moment I might have become
airborne, even.... <G>
Yes, eating in the car or rewarming at home just doesn't quite do it,
though as you indicated better than not at all.
We've been bringing it home, and eating it right away... generally
hasn't cooled down too much... :)
Right. Autumn's mother forwarded to us an e-mail coupon from a local
pizza chain for a large pizza, bread sticks and pint of ice cream --
they arrived nice and warm (well, fortunately not the ice cream!) and
so maybe the good delivery experience will break the slump.
And pizza delivery has a reputation for keeping the pizza nice andYes, cool pizza, especially the initial pie/slice, isn't all that desireable. It is expected to be very warm to hot, The ice cream probably was deep-frozen or at least not freshly scooped out as was
warm... they probably have the ice cream pints deep-frozen so that
they'll stay frozen for the trip, too...
rather solid.
I can eat leftover pizza warm or cold, depending... but fresh
certainly is better nice and warm with melty cheese... :)
Wonder if they'll have paper in a decade or two -- maybe I should
start hoarding?!
I'm sure there will always be paper... at least in our lifetime...That's for sure! ...I'm guessing "to get one's attention" it's better
computers were supposed to do do away with paper, and instead there's
far more than there ever was... ;)
to use a paper (so snail-mailed) flyer as is something physically
handled; just too easy to glance and hit <delete> with an electronic advertisement.
Just as easy to glance and toss into recycle, though... ;) But
nicely done might be enough of an eye-catcher to at least read
once... <G>
Everything is relative!
Agree! I prefer leftover pizza cold just because it never seems to be right when rewarmed: crust gets soggy, hot spots next to cold spots,
too hot.... There are devices and techniques to reheat pizza which
appear to work, for us generally just something else to store. And
often to me the cold leftover slice has a different flavour from when
it was originally hot.
Everything is relative!
Is the theory of relativity on how you do in-law relations?? <G>
Agree! I prefer leftover pizza cold just because it never seems to be right when rewarmed: crust gets soggy, hot spots next to cold spots,
too hot.... There are devices and techniques to reheat pizza which
appear to work, for us generally just something else to store. And
often to me the cold leftover slice has a different flavour from when
it was originally hot.
Not me...I have to zap it. But, I haven't had pizza or Italian
food in several weeks, as it sets my acid reflux off.
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