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On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 4:44:29 PM UTC-4, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 2:40 PM, justan wrote: Keyser Soze Wrote in message: On 6/6/18 11:13 AM, justan wrote: Keyser Soze Wrote in message: On 6/6/18 9:43 AM, justan wrote: Wayne.B Wrote in message: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Wayne.B wrote: 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. There?s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn?t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn?t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don?t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. The finest RVs start at 2 mil on up. But I suppose if Fat Harry owned a Hatteras, the finest RV wouldn't be beyond his reach. Two million dollars for an RV to do what? Stay in some bug-ridden campground with the likes of you or Herring? Not when you can share your hotel room with roaches, ants, scorpians, bed bugs, mites, crusty semen, spiders, hiv, and god knows what else. Yeah, I'll bet you'd find those where you'd choose to stay. No sir, you are wrong. I know who and what has been sleeping in my bed. You and your body full of roaches, ants, scorpions, bedbugs, mites, spiders, but no semen because your body hasn't produced any in decades. Wow, that's the most childish response I've read in rec.boats, ever. Stick around. This is just the tip of the iceburg. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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On 6/6/18 5:46 PM, justan wrote:
Its Me Wrote in message: On Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 4:44:29 PM UTC-4, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 2:40 PM, justan wrote: Keyser Soze Wrote in message: On 6/6/18 11:13 AM, justan wrote: Keyser Soze Wrote in message: On 6/6/18 9:43 AM, justan wrote: Wayne.B Wrote in message: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Wayne.B wrote: 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. There?s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn?t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn?t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don?t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. The finest RVs start at 2 mil on up. But I suppose if Fat Harry owned a Hatteras, the finest RV wouldn't be beyond his reach. Two million dollars for an RV to do what? Stay in some bug-ridden campground with the likes of you or Herring? Not when you can share your hotel room with roaches, ants, scorpians, bed bugs, mites, crusty semen, spiders, hiv, and god knows what else. Yeah, I'll bet you'd find those where you'd choose to stay. No sir, you are wrong. I know who and what has been sleeping in my bed. You and your body full of roaches, ants, scorpions, bedbugs, mites, spiders, but no semen because your body hasn't produced any in decades. Wow, that's the most childish response I've read in rec.boats, ever. Stick around. This is just the tip of the iceburg. Seventy percent of your stupidity and ignorance are hidden from sight? |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 15:49:36 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 6/6/2018 12:35 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 06:59:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. They are loud but you have to remember that a diesel, unlike a gasoline engine, does not provide any engine braking when you take your foot off the gas/fuel pedal. Going down a hill a diesel powered truck will just keep accelerating and truckers would be replacing expensive brakes often. In 'tow/haul' mode, mine will downshift to slow down if I have the cruise control at a slower speed. Also, going downhill and hitting the brakes will cause it to downshift. I understand but still, a diesel offers no engine braking like a gas engine. I haven't figured out how it works, but the engine RPM goes up as the truck is slowing down - without me using the brake. It sure sounds and feels like the engine is slowing the truck down somehow. |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 16:44:27 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/6/18 2:40 PM, justan wrote: Keyser Soze Wrote in message: On 6/6/18 11:13 AM, justan wrote: Keyser Soze Wrote in message: On 6/6/18 9:43 AM, justan wrote: Wayne.B Wrote in message: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Wayne.B wrote: 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. There?s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn?t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn?t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don?t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. The finest RVs start at 2 mil on up. But I suppose if Fat Harry owned a Hatteras, the finest RV wouldn't be beyond his reach. Two million dollars for an RV to do what? Stay in some bug-ridden campground with the likes of you or Herring? Not when you can share your hotel room with roaches, ants, scorpians, bed bugs, mites, crusty semen, spiders, hiv, and god knows what else. Yeah, I'll bet you'd find those where you'd choose to stay. No sir, you are wrong. I know who and what has been sleeping in my bed. You and your body full of roaches, ants, scorpions, bedbugs, mites, spiders, but no semen because your body hasn't produced any in decades. Holy ****, do you and donneee think of *nothing* besides gay sex, semen, reach-arounds, **** in toilets, etc.? |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 11:26:16 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
And you don't have to see not much looking out that window before you get to your destination. We're heading out to the Pacific Northwest this summer for a few weeks, with a side cruise to Alaska. We don't want to waste four days driving, say, to Seattle, and then wasting four days driving back. It's a six hour nonstop flight to Seattle. We've been to most of the states between here and there for work and play. I haven't been to Idaho, but my wife has. I hope you actually get off the tour bus and take a hike. There are some wonderful things to see out there but the best ones are more than 100 yards from the parking lot. Same with Alaska. In Oregon I liked the area around Mt. Hood the best. Great hikes and we had a really nice house we rented. This is looking up from the creek out back http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Mt%20Hood/Cabin.jpg If you don't mind a 700' vertical climb and some flat walking on the Pacific Coast trail, this view is a nice "reward". (Top Spur trail) http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Mt%2...top%20spur.jpg I would skip Bend unless you like extinct volcanos. If you are going to the beach, Yahats is better than Cannon Beach or anything closer to Portland. (unless you really like tourist traps) but Cannon Beach does have it's charm. You aren't getting in the water anyway, not without a wet suit. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Pac%...h%20sunset.jpg You can build a fire on Cannon Beach. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Pac%...%20Bea ch.jpg |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 12:36:38 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 08:54:18 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 1:25 AM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 04:30:19 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:43:09 -0400, wrote: 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. === Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. If road and traffic conditions are decent I'll just keep accelerating enough to stay ahead of them. My wife's Benz is very solid at even 90+ and the brakes are superb. There's a lot to be said for German quality and engineering. Jacob brakes are godsend for western trucks. Huge mountains. That is what I was referring to with Harry. He calls those 4000 foot hills "mountains". I don't often drive where "western trucks" drive. What is a 'western truck'? The tractors used out west are the same ones used here. They haul longer trailers and a lot of times, 2 at a time. |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 16:40:11 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote: Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 9:13 AM, justan wrote: John H. Wrote in message: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:22:19 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 15:51:33 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: 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. And the trucks do not slow down going up hill? I call bull****. Yes, they slow down. That's why they have truck lanes on many of those hills. The hills around Morgantown, coming in on I-68, are no fun whatsoever. Going up, for me, is no problem. Coming down I keep my speed down to 50mph or less. From the way Harry talks, I'm wondering if he's making up the whole thing. Fat Harry is an I95 kind of guy. He doesn't know there are other more pleasant north south routes I don't find anything "pleasant" about a long drive to Florida, or even Hilton Head. My interest is in getting to my destination as quickly as possible, at, at most, a couple of MPHs over the posted speed limit, just enough to not attract the attention of the local or state mounties. I do take 301 from southern Maryland to Hanover, Virginia, and then cut over to I-95 north of Richmond. Saves me the aggravation of I-95 from Herring's 'hood to Richmond. 301 can be pleasant once you get over the Potomac River bridge. You miss the journey and the nice things along the way. We are planning a Glacier Nat’l park trip later this summer. Stop first Lava beds National monument. Lewiston, ID for a jet boat trip to the dam on the Snake. Flathead lake. Some Lewis and Clark places. Glacier and Waterton Park in Canada. Enjoy a leisurely trip. Seems as if go to Europe, would be a trip to Paris, or some other city. Not a region. Glacier is pretty nice and not nearly as crowded as Yellowstone. We walked around there for a day or two. This is McDonald Lake http://gfretwell.com/ftp/montana/Bad...20Mcdonald.jpg There are a few nice walks around there but nothing I would call a hike. We didn't do it but they will take you for a ride around the park in one of these. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/montana/Bad...te%20coach.jpg If you like getting off the hard road there are lots of cool logging roads up the side of mountains around there. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/montana/Bad...ing%20road.jpg |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:32:02 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/6/18 11:49 AM, wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:27:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: There’s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn’t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn’t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don’t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. He is really saying his wife wouldn't be caught dead in an RV and she calls the shots. He also hates America so he has to hate traditional American music. He lives in his urban east coast enclave, oblivious to the wonders of this country beyond the very narrow corridor he lives his life in. He has already said if he moves to South Carolina, he will never venture west of I-95. He might actually meet some real Americans. Oh the horror! There you go again, offering up conclusions based on nothing. It was not "based" on anything. I just repeated what you said. |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 15:49:36 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 6/6/2018 12:35 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 06:59:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. They are loud but you have to remember that a diesel, unlike a gasoline engine, does not provide any engine braking when you take your foot off the gas/fuel pedal. Going down a hill a diesel powered truck will just keep accelerating and truckers would be replacing expensive brakes often. In 'tow/haul' mode, mine will downshift to slow down if I have the cruise control at a slower speed. Also, going downhill and hitting the brakes will cause it to downshift. I understand but still, a diesel offers no engine braking like a gas engine. Not without dumping the compression after the piston goes up anyway. |
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The John flushes his head...
"Holy ****, do you and donneee think of *nothing* besides gay sex, semen, reach-arounds, **** in* toilets, etc.?" Look around and see who we have to deal with, JohnnyMop. |
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On 6/6/18 8:20 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:32:02 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 11:49 AM, wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:27:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: There’s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn’t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn’t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don’t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. He is really saying his wife wouldn't be caught dead in an RV and she calls the shots. He also hates America so he has to hate traditional American music. He lives in his urban east coast enclave, oblivious to the wonders of this country beyond the very narrow corridor he lives his life in. He has already said if he moves to South Carolina, he will never venture west of I-95. He might actually meet some real Americans. Oh the horror! There you go again, offering up conclusions based on nothing. It was not "based" on anything. I just repeated what you said. 1. Neither of us would be caught dead in an RV. 2. My wife and I share calling the shots. 3. I don't hate America. 4. I don't hate traditional music. 5. I'm not oblivious to the wonders of this country. I've lived in a number of states and traveled in many of them for work and for pleasure. 6. I've been west of I-95 in South Carolina. I doubt I'll wander west of it again. I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/6/18 8:20 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:32:02 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 11:49 AM, wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:27:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: There’s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn’t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn’t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don’t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. He is really saying his wife wouldn't be caught dead in an RV and she calls the shots. He also hates America so he has to hate traditional American music. He lives in his urban east coast enclave, oblivious to the wonders of this country beyond the very narrow corridor he lives his life in. He has already said if he moves to South Carolina, he will never venture west of I-95. He might actually meet some real Americans. Oh the horror! There you go again, offering up conclusions based on nothing. It was not "based" on anything. I just repeated what you said. 1. Neither of us would be caught dead in an RV. OK I think I said that 2. My wife and I share calling the shots. OK 3. I don't hate America. The only thing you seem to like about America is the ability to trash the president, ridicule the military and **** on the flag without going to jail. 4. I don't hate traditional music. I have never heard you say anything good about it. All we ever hear about your musical taste is how much you like symphony orchestras playing 18th and 19th century European composers. 5. I'm not oblivious to the wonders of this country. I've lived in a number of states and traveled in many of them for work and for pleasure. Did you actually get off the bus/train? 6. I've been west of I-95 in South Carolina. I doubt I'll wander west of it again. That is what I said. I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. |
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John H. wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 08:54:18 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 1:25 AM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 04:30:19 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:43:09 -0400, wrote: 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. === Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. If road and traffic conditions are decent I'll just keep accelerating enough to stay ahead of them. My wife's Benz is very solid at even 90+ and the brakes are superb. There's a lot to be said for German quality and engineering. Jacob brakes are godsend for western trucks. Huge mountains. That is what I was referring to with Harry. He calls those 4000 foot hills "mountains". I don't often drive where "western trucks" drive. What is a 'western truck'? The tractors used out west are the same ones used here. Trucks that drive mountains and not hills. |
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Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/6/18 11:47 AM, justan wrote: Keyser Soze Wrote in message: On 6/6/18 11:07 AM, justan wrote: Keyser Soze Wrote in message: On 6/6/18 10:04 AM, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 09:43:26 -0400 (EDT), justan wrote: Wayne.B Wrote in message: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: Wayne.B wrote: 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. There?s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn?t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn?t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don?t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. The finest RVs start at 2 mil on up. But I suppose if Fat Harry owned a Hatteras, the finest RV wouldn't be beyond his reach. === If you can afford an imaginary Hatteras, then an imaginary RV or two should be well within reach. I have no interest in towing, driving, or sleeping in an RV. You can't see much looking out an airplane window. And you don't have to see not much looking out that window before you get to your destination. We're heading out to the Pacific Northwest this summer for a few weeks, with a side cruise to Alaska. We don't want to waste four days driving, say, to Seattle, and then wasting four days driving back. It's a six hour nonstop flight to Seattle. We've been to most of the states between here and there for work and play. I haven't been to Idaho, but my wife has. Hey, you apparently like to go slow and stop. We don't. Have a fun trip. You can see the USA another time if you are so inclined. You are so much like the old junk man's horse. You have blinders on and go where you ars steered. I've seen a lot of the USA. Flying over it. And business trips do not really leave a lot of sightseeing time. My wife saw more of Singapore in one trip I took her on than I did in several trips. I spent the days working. |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 15:49:36 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 6/6/2018 12:35 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 06:59:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. They are loud but you have to remember that a diesel, unlike a gasoline engine, does not provide any engine braking when you take your foot off the gas/fuel pedal. Going down a hill a diesel powered truck will just keep accelerating and truckers would be replacing expensive brakes often. In 'tow/haul' mode, mine will downshift to slow down if I have the cruise control at a slower speed. Also, going downhill and hitting the brakes will cause it to downshift. I understand but still, a diesel offers no engine braking like a gas engine. I haven't figured out how it works, but the engine RPM goes up as the truck is slowing down - without me using the brake. It sure sounds and feels like the engine is slowing the truck down somehow. Changes valve timing I understand. Makes it more a compressor. And the fuel is shut off. |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 11:26:16 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: And you don't have to see not much looking out that window before you get to your destination. We're heading out to the Pacific Northwest this summer for a few weeks, with a side cruise to Alaska. We don't want to waste four days driving, say, to Seattle, and then wasting four days driving back. It's a six hour nonstop flight to Seattle. We've been to most of the states between here and there for work and play. I haven't been to Idaho, but my wife has. I hope you actually get off the tour bus and take a hike. There are some wonderful things to see out there but the best ones are more than 100 yards from the parking lot. Same with Alaska. In Oregon I liked the area around Mt. Hood the best. Great hikes and we had a really nice house we rented. This is looking up from the creek out back http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Mt%20Hood/Cabin.jpg If you don't mind a 700' vertical climb and some flat walking on the Pacific Coast trail, this view is a nice "reward". (Top Spur trail) http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Mt%2...top%20spur.jpg I would skip Bend unless you like extinct volcanos. If you are going to the beach, Yahats is better than Cannon Beach or anything closer to Portland. (unless you really like tourist traps) but Cannon Beach does have it's charm. You aren't getting in the water anyway, not without a wet suit. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Pac%...h%20sunset.jpg You can build a fire on Cannon Beach. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Pac%...%20Bea ch.jpg Bend has the Erickson aircraft museum. |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 16:40:11 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 9:13 AM, justan wrote: John H. Wrote in message: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 00:22:19 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 15:51:33 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote: wrote: 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. And the trucks do not slow down going up hill? I call bull****. Yes, they slow down. That's why they have truck lanes on many of those hills. The hills around Morgantown, coming in on I-68, are no fun whatsoever. Going up, for me, is no problem. Coming down I keep my speed down to 50mph or less. From the way Harry talks, I'm wondering if he's making up the whole thing. Fat Harry is an I95 kind of guy. He doesn't know there are other more pleasant north south routes I don't find anything "pleasant" about a long drive to Florida, or even Hilton Head. My interest is in getting to my destination as quickly as possible, at, at most, a couple of MPHs over the posted speed limit, just enough to not attract the attention of the local or state mounties. I do take 301 from southern Maryland to Hanover, Virginia, and then cut over to I-95 north of Richmond. Saves me the aggravation of I-95 from Herring's 'hood to Richmond. 301 can be pleasant once you get over the Potomac River bridge. You miss the journey and the nice things along the way. We are planning a Glacier Nat’l park trip later this summer. Stop first Lava beds National monument. Lewiston, ID for a jet boat trip to the dam on the Snake. Flathead lake. Some Lewis and Clark places. Glacier and Waterton Park in Canada. Enjoy a leisurely trip. Seems as if go to Europe, would be a trip to Paris, or some other city. Not a region. Glacier is pretty nice and not nearly as crowded as Yellowstone. We walked around there for a day or two. This is McDonald Lake http://gfretwell.com/ftp/montana/Bad...20Mcdonald.jpg There are a few nice walks around there but nothing I would call a hike. We didn't do it but they will take you for a ride around the park in one of these. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/montana/Bad...te%20coach.jpg If you like getting off the hard road there are lots of cool logging roads up the side of mountains around there. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/montana/Bad...ing%20road.jpg Going to use the red bus for the going to the sun highway. They can drive while I watch. Also they know where the rare animals are. We used the Yellowstone version and saw 90% of the wolf’s in Yellowstone about 5 years ago. |
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True North wrote:
The John flushes his head... "Holy ****, do you and donneee think of *nothing* besides gay sex, semen, reach-arounds, **** in* toilets, etc.?" Look around and see who we have to deal with, JohnnyMop. You think ****, so everything is **** to you. |
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says... On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. Pure cracker, or is just voting for Trump enough? This is an interesting map. Might scare you though. https://tinyurl.com/y83xn8jm |
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On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 17:39:22 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:
The John flushes his head... "Holy ****, do you and donneee think of *nothing* besides gay sex, semen, reach-arounds, **** in* toilets, etc.?" Look around and see who we have to deal with, JohnnyMop. You and Harry bringing out the best in each other? |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:07:14 -0400, wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 11:26:16 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: And you don't have to see not much looking out that window before you get to your destination. We're heading out to the Pacific Northwest this summer for a few weeks, with a side cruise to Alaska. We don't want to waste four days driving, say, to Seattle, and then wasting four days driving back. It's a six hour nonstop flight to Seattle. We've been to most of the states between here and there for work and play. I haven't been to Idaho, but my wife has. I hope you actually get off the tour bus and take a hike. There are some wonderful things to see out there but the best ones are more than 100 yards from the parking lot. Same with Alaska. In Oregon I liked the area around Mt. Hood the best. Great hikes and we had a really nice house we rented. This is looking up from the creek out back http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Mt%20Hood/Cabin.jpg If you don't mind a 700' vertical climb and some flat walking on the Pacific Coast trail, this view is a nice "reward". (Top Spur trail) http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Mt%2...top%20spur.jpg I would skip Bend unless you like extinct volcanos. If you are going to the beach, Yahats is better than Cannon Beach or anything closer to Portland. (unless you really like tourist traps) but Cannon Beach does have it's charm. You aren't getting in the water anyway, not without a wet suit. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Pac%...h%20sunset.jpg You can build a fire on Cannon Beach. http://gfretwell.com/ftp/Oregon/Pac%...%20Bea ch.jpg I cannot imagine Harry getting far from the comforts of the tour bus. I'm sure his first question for the driver will be, "Do you have WiFi so I can get on rec.boats?" |
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On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:10:27 -0400, wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 12:36:38 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 08:54:18 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 1:25 AM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 04:30:19 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:43:09 -0400, wrote: 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. === Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. If road and traffic conditions are decent I'll just keep accelerating enough to stay ahead of them. My wife's Benz is very solid at even 90+ and the brakes are superb. There's a lot to be said for German quality and engineering. Jacob brakes are godsend for western trucks. Huge mountains. That is what I was referring to with Harry. He calls those 4000 foot hills "mountains". I don't often drive where "western trucks" drive. What is a 'western truck'? The tractors used out west are the same ones used here. They haul longer trailers and a lot of times, 2 at a time. I'm seeing double trailers frequently in the east now also. |
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On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 04:34:26 -0500, Boating All Out wrote:
In article , says... On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. Pure cracker, or is just voting for Trump enough? This is an interesting map. Might scare you though. https://tinyurl.com/y83xn8jm If blue represented welfare recipients and red represented working taxpayers, the map would look almost the same, no? Go back to bed. |
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On 6/6/2018 7:42 PM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 15:49:36 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 6/6/2018 12:35 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 06:59:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. They are loud but you have to remember that a diesel, unlike a gasoline engine, does not provide any engine braking when you take your foot off the gas/fuel pedal. Going down a hill a diesel powered truck will just keep accelerating and truckers would be replacing expensive brakes often. In 'tow/haul' mode, mine will downshift to slow down if I have the cruise control at a slower speed. Also, going downhill and hitting the brakes will cause it to downshift. I understand but still, a diesel offers no engine braking like a gas engine. I haven't figured out how it works, but the engine RPM goes up as the truck is slowing down - without me using the brake. It sure sounds and feels like the engine is slowing the truck down somehow. Some HD GM and Ford pickups have an exhaust brake that works with the turbocharger. It's not a "Jake" brake and is not noisy like those on big trucks. The Ford F-350 diesel I had (2005) had one. Mine had no "control" or off/on switch like in the video (below). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLLOE2sV6SI |
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On 6/6/2018 11:50 PM, Bill wrote:
John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 15:49:36 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 6/6/2018 12:35 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 06:59:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. They are loud but you have to remember that a diesel, unlike a gasoline engine, does not provide any engine braking when you take your foot off the gas/fuel pedal. Going down a hill a diesel powered truck will just keep accelerating and truckers would be replacing expensive brakes often. In 'tow/haul' mode, mine will downshift to slow down if I have the cruise control at a slower speed. Also, going downhill and hitting the brakes will cause it to downshift. I understand but still, a diesel offers no engine braking like a gas engine. I haven't figured out how it works, but the engine RPM goes up as the truck is slowing down - without me using the brake. It sure sounds and feels like the engine is slowing the truck down somehow. Changes valve timing I understand. Makes it more a compressor. And the fuel is shut off. It works with the turbocharger. Transmission downshifts, increasing engine RPM which increases turbo PSI. It's an "exhaust" brake but not the same as a Jake brake used in large trucks. |
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On 6/7/2018 5:56 AM, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:23:13 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 15:49:36 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 6/6/2018 12:35 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 06:59:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. They are loud but you have to remember that a diesel, unlike a gasoline engine, does not provide any engine braking when you take your foot off the gas/fuel pedal. Going down a hill a diesel powered truck will just keep accelerating and truckers would be replacing expensive brakes often. In 'tow/haul' mode, mine will downshift to slow down if I have the cruise control at a slower speed. Also, going downhill and hitting the brakes will cause it to downshift. I understand but still, a diesel offers no engine braking like a gas engine. Not without dumping the compression after the piston goes up anyway. Maybe that's what my truck does in 'tow/haul' mode. Ah, that's what turned the turbo "exhaust brake" on in the Ford I had. It works when you use the tow/haul mode. |
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On 6/6/18 9:35 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 8:20 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:32:02 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 11:49 AM, wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:27:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: There’s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn’t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn’t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don’t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. He is really saying his wife wouldn't be caught dead in an RV and she calls the shots. He also hates America so he has to hate traditional American music. He lives in his urban east coast enclave, oblivious to the wonders of this country beyond the very narrow corridor he lives his life in. He has already said if he moves to South Carolina, he will never venture west of I-95. He might actually meet some real Americans. Oh the horror! There you go again, offering up conclusions based on nothing. It was not "based" on anything. I just repeated what you said. 1. Neither of us would be caught dead in an RV. OK I think I said that 2. My wife and I share calling the shots. OK 3. I don't hate America. The only thing you seem to like about America is the ability to trash the president, ridicule the military and **** on the flag without going to jail. 4. I don't hate traditional music. I have never heard you say anything good about it. All we ever hear about your musical taste is how much you like symphony orchestras playing 18th and 19th century European composers. 5. I'm not oblivious to the wonders of this country. I've lived in a number of states and traveled in many of them for work and for pleasure. Did you actually get off the bus/train? 6. I've been west of I-95 in South Carolina. I doubt I'll wander west of it again. That is what I said. I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. 3. Wrong. I love my country when it acts the way it should and doesn't act the way you conservatives want. 4. So? 5. Yes. I'm not interested in meeting any more small-minded, isolated people who live in rural areas and who hate blacks, Latinos, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, and love Trump. Your kind of 'Mericans, eh? |
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Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/6/18 9:35 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 8:20 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:32:02 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 11:49 AM, wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:27:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: There’s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn’t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn’t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don’t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. He is really saying his wife wouldn't be caught dead in an RV and she calls the shots. He also hates America so he has to hate traditional American music. He lives in his urban east coast enclave, oblivious to the wonders of this country beyond the very narrow corridor he lives his life in. He has already said if he moves to South Carolina, he will never venture west of I-95. He might actually meet some real Americans. Oh the horror! There you go again, offering up conclusions based on nothing. It was not "based" on anything. I just repeated what you said. 1. Neither of us would be caught dead in an RV. OK I think I said that 2. My wife and I share calling the shots. OK 3. I don't hate America. The only thing you seem to like about America is the ability to trash the president, ridicule the military and **** on the flag without going to jail. 4. I don't hate traditional music. I have never heard you say anything good about it. All we ever hear about your musical taste is how much you like symphony orchestras playing 18th and 19th century European composers. 5. I'm not oblivious to the wonders of this country. I've lived in a number of states and traveled in many of them for work and for pleasure. Did you actually get off the bus/train? 6. I've been west of I-95 in South Carolina. I doubt I'll wander west of it again. That is what I said. I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. 3. Wrong. I love my country when it acts the way it should and doesn't act the way you conservatives want. 4. So? 5. Yes. I'm not interested in meeting any more small-minded, isolated people who live in rural areas and who hate blacks, Latinos, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, and love Trump. Your kind of 'Mericans, eh? How do you know what kind of people they are? You avoid anybody but Northeast Liberals with a passion. |
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On 6/7/18 11:36 AM, Bill wrote:
Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 9:35 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 8:20 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:32:02 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 11:49 AM, wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:27:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: There’s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn’t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn’t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don’t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. He is really saying his wife wouldn't be caught dead in an RV and she calls the shots. He also hates America so he has to hate traditional American music. He lives in his urban east coast enclave, oblivious to the wonders of this country beyond the very narrow corridor he lives his life in. He has already said if he moves to South Carolina, he will never venture west of I-95. He might actually meet some real Americans. Oh the horror! There you go again, offering up conclusions based on nothing. It was not "based" on anything. I just repeated what you said. 1. Neither of us would be caught dead in an RV. OK I think I said that 2. My wife and I share calling the shots. OK 3. I don't hate America. The only thing you seem to like about America is the ability to trash the president, ridicule the military and **** on the flag without going to jail. 4. I don't hate traditional music. I have never heard you say anything good about it. All we ever hear about your musical taste is how much you like symphony orchestras playing 18th and 19th century European composers. 5. I'm not oblivious to the wonders of this country. I've lived in a number of states and traveled in many of them for work and for pleasure. Did you actually get off the bus/train? 6. I've been west of I-95 in South Carolina. I doubt I'll wander west of it again. That is what I said. I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. 3. Wrong. I love my country when it acts the way it should and doesn't act the way you conservatives want. 4. So? 5. Yes. I'm not interested in meeting any more small-minded, isolated people who live in rural areas and who hate blacks, Latinos, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, and love Trump. Your kind of 'Mericans, eh? How do you know what kind of people they are? You avoid anybody but Northeast Liberals with a passion. More ignorance and stupidity on your part. |
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On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 04:34:26 -0500, Boating All Out
wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. Pure cracker, or is just voting for Trump enough? This is an interesting map. Might scare you though. https://tinyurl.com/y83xn8jm Nothing surprising there at all but if I was going on vacation I would get out of those blue areas as fast as my rental car would take me. I do question the map you linked tho. They show far too much blue in Southwest Florida where the democrats don't even bother to run a candidate for most local offices. Hillary got 37% of the vote in Lee County, 35% in Collier County, 34% in Charlotte County Where did all the blue dots come from? Are blue dots bigger than red ones? I call bull****. |
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2018 05:49:20 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:10:27 -0400, wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 12:36:38 -0400, John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 08:54:18 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 1:25 AM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 04:30:19 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:43:09 -0400, wrote: 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. === Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. If road and traffic conditions are decent I'll just keep accelerating enough to stay ahead of them. My wife's Benz is very solid at even 90+ and the brakes are superb. There's a lot to be said for German quality and engineering. Jacob brakes are godsend for western trucks. Huge mountains. That is what I was referring to with Harry. He calls those 4000 foot hills "mountains". I don't often drive where "western trucks" drive. What is a 'western truck'? The tractors used out west are the same ones used here. They haul longer trailers and a lot of times, 2 at a time. I'm seeing double trailers frequently in the east now also. That used to be illegal. I suppose those mobbed up Teamsters union guys bought off someone. |
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On 6/7/18 1:15 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 04:34:26 -0500, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. Pure cracker, or is just voting for Trump enough? This is an interesting map. Might scare you though. https://tinyurl.com/y83xn8jm Nothing surprising there at all but if I was going on vacation I would get out of those blue areas as fast as my rental car would take me. Yeah, I appreciate you are scared to death of intelligent, educated, informed people. |
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On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 06:33:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote: On 6/6/2018 7:42 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 15:49:36 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: On 6/6/2018 12:35 PM, John H. wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 06:59:53 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote: Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. They are loud but you have to remember that a diesel, unlike a gasoline engine, does not provide any engine braking when you take your foot off the gas/fuel pedal. Going down a hill a diesel powered truck will just keep accelerating and truckers would be replacing expensive brakes often. In 'tow/haul' mode, mine will downshift to slow down if I have the cruise control at a slower speed. Also, going downhill and hitting the brakes will cause it to downshift. I understand but still, a diesel offers no engine braking like a gas engine. I haven't figured out how it works, but the engine RPM goes up as the truck is slowing down - without me using the brake. It sure sounds and feels like the engine is slowing the truck down somehow. Some HD GM and Ford pickups have an exhaust brake that works with the turbocharger. It's not a "Jake" brake and is not noisy like those on big trucks. The Ford F-350 diesel I had (2005) had one. Mine had no "control" or off/on switch like in the video (below). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLLOE2sV6SI I suspect they could put mufflers on the exhaust port of the Jake brakes. If enough places outlaw them I bet they do. |
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On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 07:47:28 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/6/18 9:35 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 8:20 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:32:02 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 11:49 AM, wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:27:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: There’s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn’t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn’t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don’t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. He is really saying his wife wouldn't be caught dead in an RV and she calls the shots. He also hates America so he has to hate traditional American music. He lives in his urban east coast enclave, oblivious to the wonders of this country beyond the very narrow corridor he lives his life in. He has already said if he moves to South Carolina, he will never venture west of I-95. He might actually meet some real Americans. Oh the horror! There you go again, offering up conclusions based on nothing. It was not "based" on anything. I just repeated what you said. 1. Neither of us would be caught dead in an RV. OK I think I said that 2. My wife and I share calling the shots. OK 3. I don't hate America. The only thing you seem to like about America is the ability to trash the president, ridicule the military and **** on the flag without going to jail. 4. I don't hate traditional music. I have never heard you say anything good about it. All we ever hear about your musical taste is how much you like symphony orchestras playing 18th and 19th century European composers. 5. I'm not oblivious to the wonders of this country. I've lived in a number of states and traveled in many of them for work and for pleasure. Did you actually get off the bus/train? 6. I've been west of I-95 in South Carolina. I doubt I'll wander west of it again. That is what I said. I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. 3. Wrong. I love my country when it acts the way it should and doesn't act the way you conservatives want. 4. So? 5. Yes. I'm not interested in meeting any more small-minded, isolated people who live in rural areas and who hate blacks, Latinos, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, and love Trump. Your kind of 'Mericans, eh? Nice deflection but I still have not heard you say anything about how you like traditional American music, bluegrass, country/western or even Motown. I have also not heard you say much about visiting anywhere out of the urban areas or you would understand those people are not the bigots you depict them to be. The fact is when you run into black people in the Dakotas, rural Colorado or Idaho, they are not your typical urban thugs or welfare cheats and their neighbors usually like them. The same is true of Latinos. |
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On 6/7/18 1:26 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 07:47:28 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 9:35 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 8:20 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:32:02 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 11:49 AM, wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:27:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: There’s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn’t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn’t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don’t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. He is really saying his wife wouldn't be caught dead in an RV and she calls the shots. He also hates America so he has to hate traditional American music. He lives in his urban east coast enclave, oblivious to the wonders of this country beyond the very narrow corridor he lives his life in. He has already said if he moves to South Carolina, he will never venture west of I-95. He might actually meet some real Americans. Oh the horror! There you go again, offering up conclusions based on nothing. It was not "based" on anything. I just repeated what you said. 1. Neither of us would be caught dead in an RV. OK I think I said that 2. My wife and I share calling the shots. OK 3. I don't hate America. The only thing you seem to like about America is the ability to trash the president, ridicule the military and **** on the flag without going to jail. 4. I don't hate traditional music. I have never heard you say anything good about it. All we ever hear about your musical taste is how much you like symphony orchestras playing 18th and 19th century European composers. 5. I'm not oblivious to the wonders of this country. I've lived in a number of states and traveled in many of them for work and for pleasure. Did you actually get off the bus/train? 6. I've been west of I-95 in South Carolina. I doubt I'll wander west of it again. That is what I said. I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. 3. Wrong. I love my country when it acts the way it should and doesn't act the way you conservatives want. 4. So? 5. Yes. I'm not interested in meeting any more small-minded, isolated people who live in rural areas and who hate blacks, Latinos, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, and love Trump. Your kind of 'Mericans, eh? Nice deflection but I still have not heard you say anything about how you like traditional American music, bluegrass, country/western or even Motown. I have also not heard you say much about visiting anywhere out of the urban areas or you would understand those people are not the bigots you depict them to be. The fact is when you run into black people in the Dakotas, rural Colorado or Idaho, they are not your typical urban thugs or welfare cheats and their neighbors usually like them. The same is true of Latinos. As I have stated, I used to like some bluegrass music, but my tastes have evolved over the years. Now, it all seems to sound the same to me. I still like acoustic folk music, with or without voices. I like jazz, I like the old Motown sounds. I know a good number of "urbanized" blacks, Latinos, et cetera. None of them are thugs or welfare cheats. One of our closet friends is a black psychologist from rural Virginia who managed to get his doctorate a few years ago from George Washington University. |
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On 6/7/2018 3:44 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
Bill wrote: Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 9:35 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 8:20 PM, wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 13:32:02 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/6/18 11:49 AM, wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 09:27:45 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Wed, 06 Jun 2018 05:58:34 -0400, John H. wrote: On 6 Jun 2018 01:36:24 GMT, Keyser Soze wrote: There’s nothing about towing or sleeping in a camper that appeals to me. I especially wouldn’t tow one to West Virginia to be at a bluegrass venue at what likely will be a rainy weekend. I wouldn’t go to a bluegrass concert at Constitution Hall, and I don’t dislike the music. I used to like the Dillards. Harry, you need to stop your fixatin on me and my RV. Go talk to the shrink upstairs about this issue. === If 'Airree owned an RV it would be the finest in the world. He is really saying his wife wouldn't be caught dead in an RV and she calls the shots. He also hates America so he has to hate traditional American music. He lives in his urban east coast enclave, oblivious to the wonders of this country beyond the very narrow corridor he lives his life in. He has already said if he moves to South Carolina, he will never venture west of I-95. He might actually meet some real Americans. Oh the horror! There you go again, offering up conclusions based on nothing. It was not "based" on anything. I just repeated what you said. 1. Neither of us would be caught dead in an RV. OK I think I said that 2. My wife and I share calling the shots. OK 3. I don't hate America. The only thing you seem to like about America is the ability to trash the president, ridicule the military and **** on the flag without going to jail. 4. I don't hate traditional music. I have never heard you say anything good about it. All we ever hear about your musical taste is how much you like symphony orchestras playing 18th and 19th century European composers. 5. I'm not oblivious to the wonders of this country. I've lived in a number of states and traveled in many of them for work and for pleasure. Did you actually get off the bus/train? 6. I've been west of I-95 in South Carolina. I doubt I'll wander west of it again. That is what I said. I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. 3. Wrong. I love my country when it acts the way it should and doesn't act the way you conservatives want. 4. So? 5. Yes. I'm not interested in meeting any more small-minded, isolated people who live in rural areas and who hate blacks, Latinos, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, and love Trump. Your kind of 'Mericans, eh? How do you know what kind of people they are? You avoid anybody but Northeast Liberals with a passion. Do you work at being ignorant or does it come naturally to you. I interact with people who are all over this country...even Texans. We've noticed how you interact with others ... especially those who don't agree with your political ideology. |
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On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 13:17:02 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/7/18 1:15 PM, wrote: On Thu, 7 Jun 2018 04:34:26 -0500, Boating All Out wrote: In article , says... On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 20:45:23 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: I'm not sure what your definition of a real American is. ` The areas away from the big, over congested cities where you can meet people who still love America. Pure cracker, or is just voting for Trump enough? This is an interesting map. Might scare you though. https://tinyurl.com/y83xn8jm Nothing surprising there at all but if I was going on vacation I would get out of those blue areas as fast as my rental car would take me. Yeah, I appreciate you are scared to death of intelligent, educated, informed people. Unfortunately that is not what I usually see there and I am not really "scared" of much of anything. I can certainly hold my own in a conversation with just about anyone, on a wide range of subjects without having to talk about anal sex, masturbation or fellatio and that seems to be beyond your capabilities. |
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