Car Thread

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Get a semi load of logs to split; do 30 min a day.

I've done a bit of that but the shoulder can't take more than fifteen minutes or so...continuing to work on my ambidextrous ax-handling.

Got to get both sides in play to stay balanced and to save both the shoulders and the back.

Like Mitch said, you need shin guards while raising your proficiency.

Never had any.....but then I'm using the same axe now for 43 years,

[healey36]

My ax is ~ 30 years old. Bought it second hand from an old guy that used to sell tools along the side of the road in Sykesville MD. I've only sharpened it once in all of that time, which may be the reason I'm not chopping so well.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

My ax is ~ 30 years old. Bought it second hand from an old guy that used to sell tools along the side of the road in Sykesville MD.

Bought mine at a farm auction one summer when I was living with my grandparents in PA. Has a slightly shorter handle style that fits my longer arms.

I've only sharpened it once in all of that time, which may be the reason I'm not chopping so well.

Maybe, but I find that accuracy and speed to be important. Sort of a Zen thing focus on striking the log and target.....also excellent for working our one's frustrations......

[Big Jim]

i was saddened to hear that Dan Gurney passed away today. I was fortunate to be able to talk to him one year at watkins Glen.
He was a very gracious man!
https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/us-racing/dan-gurney-1931-2018

[healey36]

Gurney and his Eagles...they were something. He did it all, Indy, F1, sports cars...

Best memory is Gurney and Foyt winning Le Mans in '67 in their GT-40 long-tail:



Henry Ford II dancing in the pits, Enzo Ferrari shaking his fist. Proof of the old adage "Given enough time and money, anything is possible."

[John Webster]

Very saddened to hear of Dan Gurney's passing. He was active up until the last couple years; his company builds parts for the landing gear on the Space X rocket boosters that land tail first on a pillar of flame, the way God and Robert Heinlein intended.

His greatest achievement was probably his win at Spa in 67 in the Gurney Westlake Eagle V-12 Formula One car he designed and manufactured.

There was much more:

He drove a Porsche to the company's first Formula One win at Rouen in 62.

He was a major influence in the bringing together of Ford and Lotus which led to the first rear engined Indy Car win in 65.

His Eagles dominated Indy Car racing for many years in the 70s and 80s.

We have lost the greatest American race driver and engineer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gurney

[E7]

Don't forget the inaugural "Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash" with Car & Driver columnist Brock Yates in a 72 (I think) Ferrari Daytona!

[rogruth]

What are your thoughts about the driverless/controlfree cars that are soon to be offered?
My wife doesn't like it that car doors lock automatically. I don't think she will accept this.
Lots of sci-fi stuff here.

[Big Jim]

Very saddened to hear of Dan Gurney's passing. He was active up until the last couple years; his company builds parts for the landing gear on the Space X rocket boosters that land tail first on a pillar of flame, the way God and Robert Heinlein intended.

His greatest achievement was probably his win at Spa in 67 in the Gurney Westlake Eagle V-12 Formula One car he designed and manufactured.

There was much more:

Don't forget that he virtually owned the NASCAR race at Riverside for years!

[John Webster]

Roger, there is a growing faction of the elites of the democratic party that wants to make driverless cars mandatory. They want to make "manual" driving illegal in order to reduce the death toll from automobile accidents. Every car will continuously upload it's location, speed and direction to the central government database to assure our safety.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Roger, there is a growing faction of the elites of the democratic party that wants to make driverless cars mandatory. They want to make "manual" driving illegal in order to reduce the death toll from automobile accidents. Every car will continuously upload it's location, speed and direction to the central government database to assure our safety.

Given the death toll on the roads and the costs thereof, not a terribly bad altruistic thought, and given the pathetic skill set of the average driver in this country, also not a bad thing. But, the Gov't lacks competency to pull that off, so no worries there.

However, MS and the insurance companies are another story altogether,

Now, if the car does the driving, then do you need a driver's license? A lot of states make a lot of money handing out licenses like prizes from cracker-jack boxes. If the car runs a red light, etc. who's responsible? Going to require a total overhaul of motor vehicle codes in every state. I'd bet that the sates are not going to be overly cooperative on this effort.

[Tom Dempsey]

Roger, there is a growing faction of the elites of the democratic party that wants to make driverless cars mandatory. They want to make "manual" driving illegal in order to reduce the death toll from automobile accidents. Every car will continuously upload it's location, speed and direction to the central government database to assure our safety.

Names please, otherwise my nose senses the possibility of fake news here.

[Seaboard Air Line Fan]

Three words...Star Trek Transporter. No cars, no streets, no laws to break, no accident claims, puts a lot of people out of business.

Of course they can get jobs in the ERs when the scrambled atoms of what once was a human get dumped out of a can onto a gurney. It'll be like putting a puzzle together.

[rogruth]

I'm bothered that someone else unknown to me could/would be in complete control.
Where you could go, when you could get out, etc., and a whole lot of sci-fi events.

[E7]

What are your thoughts about the driverless/controlfree cars that are soon to be offered?

They can stick them up their rosy red rectum.