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On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 08:16:30 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/5/18 8:11 AM, Tim wrote: 7:08 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. ........ Same for semi-trucks? Actually, no, because most of the big truck drivers know how to drive and their trailers are heavy enough with large wheels to not wander all over the lanes or be blown about by the wind, and most of them manage to get up hills without slowing down too much. Really? You must not have driven anywhere that has very big hills. When you actually get to a place that has them, trucks are slow going up and scary coming down. |
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On 6/5/2018 8:08 AM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/5/18 6:29 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 6/4/2018 8:17 PM, wrote: On Mon, 4 Jun 2018 16:51:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 6/4/2018 4:41 PM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/4/18 4:37 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Cold, rainy two days so I've been holed up doing next to nothing. Tired of politics and listening to all the political pundits so I've been watching a PBS series on Amazon Prime video* about how the human brain works. Not a lot is understood but what is know is freaking me out. For example: Sight.* We don't often think about how it works but most assume it's like a CCD camera or something where images are focused on the retina, transmitted to the brain via the optic nerves and we "see". Doesn't work that way at all. We are not actually "seeing" anything.* What we are visualizing is the brain's (specifically the Thalamus section) interpretation of the electrical impulses it receives via the optical nerves which it compares to a vast data base of previously acquired and created visualizations that have been generated, stored and updated since you first opened your eyes as an infant.* What you "see" is your own, personal reality and not necessarily what others "see".* You "see" a tree and, unless there's something unique or special about it, the thalamus just draws from the data previously stored and adds that to the generated image.* The amount of new data it processes is very small compared to the amount of previously acquired data it uses to create the visualization. First time I drove to the store after watching this, I was thinking about it and started wondering if the car I saw slowing down ahead of me was really there.*** :-) Well, that last thought of yours implies you are eating too many magic 'shrooms.** :) Reminded me of the Nissan Pathfinder I briefly owned.* It had the automatic braking system that would apply the brakes if you were about to smash into something. Curious as I was, I decided not to see how well it worked. I was always afraid it would slam on the brakes when I was pulling a NASCAR move changing lanes and get me rear ended by a truck. It must work pretty well.* Many car manufacturers have it available as an option or as standard equipment now-a-days.* You don't hear of many accidents occurring because it activates when it shouldn't. I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. They pay taxes to use the roads just like you do. What's the difference between being behind one of them or behind a big box or trailer truck? |
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On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:45:28 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:47:49 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 08:16:30 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 8:11 AM, Tim wrote: 7:08 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. ........ Same for semi-trucks? Actually, no, because most of the big truck drivers know how to drive and their trailers are heavy enough with large wheels to not wander all over the lanes or be blown about by the wind, and most of them manage to get up hills without slowing down too much. Really? You must not have driven anywhere that has very big hills. When you actually get to a place that has them, trucks are slow going up and scary coming down. === Yes, and in places like I-81 in Pennsylvania, truckers are prone to racing each other uphill at 40 mph, side by side of course. Up is just frustrating, down is scary when you hear that Jake Brake rapping and they are still gaining on you at 65-70. |
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 14:22:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 6/5/2018 8:08 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 6:29 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 6/4/2018 8:17 PM, wrote: On Mon, 4 Jun 2018 16:51:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 6/4/2018 4:41 PM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/4/18 4:37 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Cold, rainy two days so I've been holed up doing next to nothing. Tired of politics and listening to all the political pundits so I've been watching a PBS series on Amazon Prime video* about how the human brain works. Not a lot is understood but what is know is freaking me out. For example: Sight.* We don't often think about how it works but most assume it's like a CCD camera or something where images are focused on the retina, transmitted to the brain via the optic nerves and we "see". Doesn't work that way at all. We are not actually "seeing" anything.* What we are visualizing is the brain's (specifically the Thalamus section) interpretation of the electrical impulses it receives via the optical nerves which it compares to a vast data base of previously acquired and created visualizations that have been generated, stored and updated since you first opened your eyes as an infant.* What you "see" is your own, personal reality and not necessarily what others "see".* You "see" a tree and, unless there's something unique or special about it, the thalamus just draws from the data previously stored and adds that to the generated image.* The amount of new data it processes is very small compared to the amount of previously acquired data it uses to create the visualization. First time I drove to the store after watching this, I was thinking about it and started wondering if the car I saw slowing down ahead of me was really there.*** :-) Well, that last thought of yours implies you are eating too many magic 'shrooms.** :) Reminded me of the Nissan Pathfinder I briefly owned.* It had the automatic braking system that would apply the brakes if you were about to smash into something. Curious as I was, I decided not to see how well it worked. I was always afraid it would slam on the brakes when I was pulling a NASCAR move changing lanes and get me rear ended by a truck. It must work pretty well.* Many car manufacturers have it available as an option or as standard equipment now-a-days.* You don't hear of many accidents occurring because it activates when it shouldn't. I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. They pay taxes to use the roads just like you do. What's the difference between being behind one of them or behind a big box or trailer truck? Oh, they all sway all over the road, doncha know. I've seen maybe two towed trailers without enough weight on their hitch and no anti-sway bar do a bit of swaying. Never seen a fifth-wheel sway. Of course all Harry's comments were directed at me, as I'm the only one here pulling an RV with a truck. And that's OK, it demonstrates again his lack of knowledge. |
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 12:57:09 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 11:47 AM, wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 08:16:30 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 8:11 AM, Tim wrote: 7:08 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. ........ Same for semi-trucks? Actually, no, because most of the big truck drivers know how to drive and their trailers are heavy enough with large wheels to not wander all over the lanes or be blown about by the wind, and most of them manage to get up hills without slowing down too much. Really? You must not have driven anywhere that has very big hills. When you actually get to a place that has them, trucks are slow going up and scary coming down. We drove up to Morgantown a few weeks ago. Lots of hills, lots of semis, couple of buses, too many badly driven trucks towing campers. Ant hills? Hills with “escape roads” for runaway trucks. -- Posted with my iPhone 8+. |
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 14:22:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 6/5/2018 8:08 AM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 6:29 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 6/4/2018 8:17 PM, wrote: On Mon, 4 Jun 2018 16:51:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 6/4/2018 4:41 PM, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/4/18 4:37 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote: Cold, rainy two days so I've been holed up doing next to nothing. Tired of politics and listening to all the political pundits so I've been watching a PBS series on Amazon Prime video* about how the human brain works. Not a lot is understood but what is know is freaking me out. For example: Sight.* We don't often think about how it works but most assume it's like a CCD camera or something where images are focused on the retina, transmitted to the brain via the optic nerves and we "see". Doesn't work that way at all. We are not actually "seeing" anything.* What we are visualizing is the brain's (specifically the Thalamus section) interpretation of the electrical impulses it receives via the optical nerves which it compares to a vast data base of previously acquired and created visualizations that have been generated, stored and updated since you first opened your eyes as an infant.* What you "see" is your own, personal reality and not necessarily what others "see".* You "see" a tree and, unless there's something unique or special about it, the thalamus just draws from the data previously stored and adds that to the generated image.* The amount of new data it processes is very small compared to the amount of previously acquired data it uses to create the visualization. First time I drove to the store after watching this, I was thinking about it and started wondering if the car I saw slowing down ahead of me was really there.*** :-) Well, that last thought of yours implies you are eating too many magic 'shrooms.** :) Reminded me of the Nissan Pathfinder I briefly owned.* It had the automatic braking system that would apply the brakes if you were about to smash into something. Curious as I was, I decided not to see how well it worked. I was always afraid it would slam on the brakes when I was pulling a NASCAR move changing lanes and get me rear ended by a truck. It must work pretty well.* Many car manufacturers have it available as an option or as standard equipment now-a-days.* You don't hear of many accidents occurring because it activates when it shouldn't. I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. They pay taxes to use the roads just like you do. What's the difference between being behind one of them or behind a big box or trailer truck? === To 'Airree they are a symbol of wealth and success, therefore worthy of his scorn and ridicule. |
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John H
- show quoted text - Oh, they all sway all over the road, doncha know. I've seen maybe two towed trailers without enough weight on their hitch and no anti-sway bar do a bit of swaying. Never seen a fifth-wheel sway. Of course all Harry's comments were directed at me, as I'm the only one here pulling an RV with a truck. And that's OK, it demonstrates again his lack of knowledge. .. I pull my big Cub Cadet mower in the trailer behind my car. A nice bit of tongue weight system off. It’s well distributed so the cars bumper isn’t dragging. Lol! |
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