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Wayne.B Wrote in message:
On Wed, 6 Jun 2018 04:30:19 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: 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. === Maybe so but some attempt should be made to muffle the sound. I don't know the specifics but there are quieter ways to acomplish the job other than exhaust brakes. Mine don't seem that loud, at least from where I sit. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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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. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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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. -- x ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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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. |
Feakin' Weird
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. |
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