tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29504535.post9030956666122811517..comments2024-03-08T14:04:00.258-08:00Comments on Breathing Treatment: What I learned in (traffic) school last nightBrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450393891493020636noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29504535.post-49240754277378282942008-06-01T19:25:00.000-07:002008-06-01T19:25:00.000-07:00Fine comedy! At least you got to do it at home. C...Fine comedy! <BR/><BR/>At least you got to do it at home. Can you imagine attending an actual class for that? Imagine the questions from the other students.<BR/><BR/>My partner's mother (in her mid-80s) keeps a window-breaking piece of metal in her car in case they ever drive off the road into a swamp. <BR/><BR/>She's really afraid that could happen and she thinks she'll be able to break the window, unfasten the seat belt, and swim to safety if it ever does.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29504535.post-3330335057635732902008-05-21T16:54:00.000-07:002008-05-21T16:54:00.000-07:00It's amazing how educational a driving class can b...It's amazing how educational a driving class can be, for a cave man who's never seen a car before.<BR/><BR/>I had to take one in Texas, when I was 17 and got my first ticket. They told me nothing my father hadn't already said.<BR/><BR/>Cool blog, though.Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358496556865231547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29504535.post-17497024814940219952008-05-16T00:40:00.000-07:002008-05-16T00:40:00.000-07:00As Paul MacCready was fond of pointing out, airpla...As Paul MacCready was fond of pointing out, airplanes are actually designed to be aerodynamically efficient, but for some reason we don't take aerodynamics very seriously when designing (most) cars.<BR/><BR/>By luck rather than design, I think I do have a hammer or screwdriver handy in all my driver's side doors. In the case of the Volkswagen, the door latch comes loose at regular intervals, so we keep a star-head screwdriver right there ready to tighten it back up again.Richard Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833387144768089695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29504535.post-13980465765959366272008-05-15T13:53:00.000-07:002008-05-15T13:53:00.000-07:00I read about an air freight company that washed th...I read about an air freight company that washed their planes often for fuel economy. I never worked the numbers, but apparently, dirty planes do use noticeably more fuel. Who knew dirt could cause so much turbulent dissipative energy?badmomgoodmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569728075698885020noreply@blogger.com