Car Thread

[rogruth]

No change.

[webenda]

What is the guy on the bike doing?
Is that you, Wayne?

Guy (Matt Hunter, not me) on bike is jumping a train. I keep my wheels on the ground as much as possible (I have enough scars from little jumps gone wrong.)

Here is the train jump video:=> https://youtu.be/qNX3zgiUUUw

No change.

That is disappointing about the easy to use spell check on-off button not being the problem because Internet Explorer Spell-Check is not that easy to turn on and off.

However, there is a video tutorial on-line: How to Spell-Check in Internet Explorer=> https://youtu.be/IrKWSG3pp-E

Where Internet Spell-Check is located depends on the browser. I use Google Chrome more than Internet Explorer. In Chrome Spell-Check is in the Language tool.

[rogruth]

Wayne,

I'm going to stay silent about crazy, stupid stuff some will do.
I never did anything like that in my younger days.


Maybe you have hit on the spell check problem.
I use Firefox.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Wayne,

I'm going to stay silent about crazy, stupid stuff some will do.
I never did anything like that in my younger days.
...

Yeah, but that's where all the good stuff is. Even The Nun's Story had its moments. Which character(s) added the most interest in The Wizard of OZ ? It wasn't Toto.

How 'bout, Now, Voyager ?
Stella Dallas ?
Mildred Pierce ?
...just off the top of my head.
Murph

[webenda]

Spell-Check in Firefox for Roger...

You can check if spell-check is turned on in your language settings in your "about:preferences" page.
Go to the Content tab for the languages. Check if spell-checking is turned on in the Advanced section, under the General tab. The video => https://youtu.be/aM8J6C-g8-0

[rogruth]

Wayne,

I got it. Thanks.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Which character(s) added the most interest in The Wizard of OZ ?

Flying monkeys!

Fly, my pretties!!!!!

[healey36]

Cleaning up...going through some older diecast. Pulled out this Minichamps Tyrrell-Ford from 1972. Jackie Stewart campaigned this car through the last four or five races in 1972, winning two, the Canadian and US Grand Prix, and finishing second in the championship to a very young Emerson Fittipaldi in his JPS Lotus. I was really into F1 at the time, frequently watching bits on ABC's Wide World of Sports. The two Jackie's, Stewart and Ickx were great favorites.

Minichamps 1972 Tyrrell-Ford in 1/43 (pardon the dust):





I remember being torqued off at the time that Stewart, a Scotsman, was driving what was essentially an English car painted French blue (Elf, the lead sponsor, was a French petrol company). Such trivial things were a big deal when you're fifteen.

Healey

[John Webster]

[sarge]

Oh I want that!

[John Webster]

[healey36]

Jimmy Clark was a great talent. I can remember wondering if Chapman made Clark, or visa-versa. He was something at Indy...drove like he was shot from a cannon. Regardless, the tarmac dimmed a lot once they departed.

What's the car? Looks like the tail-end of a Lotus or BRM. Not sure who the other fellow is...Chris Amon? Dan Gurney? Love the shoes.

Healey

[Big Jim]

The "other guy" is Dan Gurney.
After recognizing he and Clark, I heard a bit of Steely Dan ringing in my ears..."He said you must be joking son, where did you get those shoes...where did you get those shoes?"
I'm guessing Lotus on the car, don't know the type.

[healey36]

Thanks Jim. I recall reading that Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti, and JP Montoya of all people, are the only guys to win in four categories: sports cars, Indy, NASCAR and F1. Throw in the fact that Gurney built his own cars for awhile, and won in them...he did pretty much everything.

Healey

[Big Jim]

I was fortunate enough to meet Dan a number of years ago at Watkins Glen. A very nice guy and easy to talk to. When he drove the Woods Brothers #21at the Riverside, Calf. NASCAR race, he pretty much owned the track. And, if you didn't know, he developed a motorcycle too. If I am not mistaken, I think it is called The Alligator.