On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 12:46:53 PM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2015-05-29 6:44 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
> >> Yes yes I know... but it was the 5th gear you were talking about being
> >> some sort of major problem for you, and most drivers tend to do a lot of
> >> shifting in lower gears, in the sort of traffic conditions you encounter
> >> in cities. That should preclude 5th gear, which most cars only need at
> >> higher, constant speeds. It is not the gear you be shifting in and out
> >> of frequently in normal traffic.
> >
> > I disagree about the 5th gear being so special that you can't use it but
> > everybody drives differently. Obviously, it's possible because I used to
> > shift into 5th frequently in town. It's hardly a fault of mine if you
> > don't know how and when to do this. I was also gentle on the clutch
> > i.e., I kept the clutch temperatures down by engaging it early on and
> > reducing slippage. It's just another advanced technique I used. Man, I'm
> > good!
> >
> Yep. You are a legend in your own mind.

And you sir, are dull. I'm not saying in the sense that you're not the life of a party, but maybe that too. Hee hee.

On Fri, 29 May 2015 12:44:55 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

>On 5/29/2015 12:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2015-05-29 2:45 PM, the dude wrote:
>>
>>>> Bear in mind this is the guy who didn't like having to shift into
>>>> 5th gear all the time, the gear that most normal drivers use only
>>>> when they get up to highway speed. He figures cars are more
>>>> efficient when driven in the highest possible gear.... which helps
>>>> to explain why so many auto manufacturers are switching to 2 speed
>>>> transmissions instead of 5.
>>>
>>> I have already explained to you that I do that to get a little more
>>> MPG. You get the best MPG during high vacuum manifold pressure
>>> conditions. This implies driving with a very light throttle. This
>>> implies driving in the highest gear that's practical for the
>>> conditions.
>>
>> Yes yes I know... but it was the 5th gear you were talking about being
>> some sort of major problem for you, and most drivers tend to do a lot of
>> shifting in lower gears, in the sort of traffic conditions you encounter
>> in cities. That should preclude 5th gear, which most cars only need at
>> higher, constant speeds. It is not the gear you be shifting in and out
>> of frequently in normal traffic.
>
>I disagree about the 5th gear being so special that you can't use it but
>everybody drives differently. Obviously, it's possible because I used to
>shift into 5th frequently in town. It's hardly a fault of mine if you
>don't know how and when to do this. I was also gentle on the clutch
>i.e., I kept the clutch temperatures down by engaging it early on and
>reducing slippage. It's just another advanced technique I used. Man, I'm
>good!

Yeah, good at demonstrating what a deluded himbo you are.

Clutch temps and reducing slippage... Jesus. Normal, non-idiotic use
of a clutch in good condition will see it last hundreds of thousands
of miles, so what's the point of such ******y?

On Fri, 29 May 2015 18:46:53 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2015-05-29 6:44 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>
>>> Yes yes I know... but it was the 5th gear you were talking about being
>>> some sort of major problem for you, and most drivers tend to do a lot of
>>> shifting in lower gears, in the sort of traffic conditions you encounter
>>> in cities. That should preclude 5th gear, which most cars only need at
>>> higher, constant speeds. It is not the gear you be shifting in and out
>>> of frequently in normal traffic.
>>
>> I disagree about the 5th gear being so special that you can't use it but
>> everybody drives differently. Obviously, it's possible because I used to
>> shift into 5th frequently in town. It's hardly a fault of mine if you
>> don't know how and when to do this. I was also gentle on the clutch
>> i.e., I kept the clutch temperatures down by engaging it early on and
>> reducing slippage. It's just another advanced technique I used. Man, I'm
>> good!
>>
>Yep. You are a legend in your own mind.

Let's hope he never teaches anyone to drive, or do vehicle
maintenance/repairs...

On Tue, 26 May 2015 21:22:58 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Wed, 27 May 2015 11:54:13 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 26 May 2015 18:51:13 -0600, Janet B >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 27 May 2015 07:52:52 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 26 May 2015 20:43:42 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In article >,
says...
>>>>>> I guess a lot people need to visit farm equipment stores. They'd
>>>>>> be amazed to see manure spreaders being sold. What do they think
>>>>>> was the main fertilizer being used before all these chemical ones
>>>>>> were introduced?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My former next door had a lovely raised bed vegetable garden last
>>>>>> year; that little plot was quite a producer! Her fertilizer of
>>>>>> choice was chicken poop.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My grandfather's hugely productive veg garden was fertilised entirely
>>>>>by human waste from the bucket lav used by all the family. He dug a
>>>>>hole, tipped the bucket, shovelled soil on top.
>>>>
>>>>'night soil'
>>>>
>>>>> My veg garden is fertilised entirely by home made compost (includes
>>>>>sheep and horse manure) and seaweed.
>>>>
>>>>Sounds good.
>>>>
>>>>My soil here is very good nutrient-wise and it is basically old river
>>>>bed soil, but high in clay.
>>>>
>>>>After some years of half-heartedly trying to fix the problem (gypsum
>>>>did nothing), I've gotten serious this year. So far I've added six
>>>>inches each of sheep, cow and poultry manures, same again with old
>>>>sawdust and large bales of partly rotted sheep's fleece. Also added a
>>>>few loads of seaweed I collected (I dumped it in the creek for a few
>>>>weeks to wash the salt out first). Also three large bales of straw.
>>>>And lots and lots of lime with each layer... all turned over with a
>>>>cultivator.
>>>>
>>>>It's really starting to look good now and is already crawling with
>>>>worms. Because of this I only have a small patch of broad beans and
>>>>garlic in the main bed ATM, but this coming spring I will plant the
>>>>whole area out.
>>>
>>>The bales of straw will give you a headache. I did straw one year and
>>>had field weeds for years and years after.
>>
>>Ah-ha yes... you do need to be careful.
>>The bales of barley straw I use are weed free, this is the third year
>>I've bought them from the same place and so far no problems <fingers
>>crossed>.
>>
>>>You may not have used
>>>enough gypsum. Did you turn it in? It should be effective for about
>>>5+ years.
>>
>>As I found out far too late after digging in probably *30* bags...
>>Gypsum only works on some (but not all) types of clay. There is a
>>simple test to find out if your clay is suitable for gypsum, which
>>escapes me right now but found easily on a search.
>
>What a bummer! Gypsum was a life saver in my garden/yard when we
>moved here. Over the years I have put a lot of organics in my
>gardens. The soil just eats it up.

It does indeed, I have put a huge amount of organic matter into the
garden this year and it's breaking down quickly. But the soil is *so*
much better...

>Have a good garden year. I still have to plant beans and corn seeds.
>Tomorrow maybe.

Thank you and hope you do too. This spring I plan to go mad with
planting it out, especially tomatoes, capsicums and chilli's, which I
haven't grown for a couple of years now.

On Wed, 27 May 2015 07:08:49 -0300, wrote:

>On Wed, 27 May 2015 11:26:12 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 26 May 2015 20:09:25 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:
>>
>>>On 2015-05-26 18:55, wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 26 May 2015 14:28:00 -0700 (PDT), "
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>
>>>>> That's true at most dealerships but a neighborhood garage doesn't provide transportation to and from your house. At least few I've dealt with
>>>>> don't.
>>>>>
>>>>> Taxis ain't cheap. :-(
>>>>
>>>> On the other hand, the money you would save by taking your car to a
>>>> neighbourhood garage instead of a dealership would probably compensate
>>>> for the cost of a taxi.
>>>>
>>>That is so true. I take vehicles to dealers only when they are under
>>>warranty and only for things covered by the warranty. Even those trips
>>>can involved rude surprises, which is why I don't buy any of the Big 3
>>>NA car products. They treat their dealership as a license to steal.
>>
>>From what I understand, dealerships these days make their money from
>>parts and servicing - not the actual car, due to strong competition.
>>
>>So they gouge the living hell out of any sucker who takes their car
>>there for service or repairs.
>>
>>I remember a few years ago when the timing belt was due on my Subaru
>>Forester, I did some research to find out what else I should replace
>>whilst I was at it. The local Subaru dealership wanted $1300 for the
>>parts, I bought the exact same parts online for $500 delivered.
>
>That's how I felt, something like a game of Catch Me if you Can - when
>taking the old car in first I would have my grandson check out any
>problem so that at least it sounded like I might know something when
>there

It's sad that people have to think that way, but it is well justified.

>With this one, Mazda, I did buy a package for the first five years of
>services, that worked out pretty fairly divided into payments for
>same. What I didn't like was taking the basic car it did not have
>keyless entry, so I did go one up to get it. He was pointing out that
>also had quad speakers, ask me how much I care about that! I like
>the keyless entry because most of all you don't make all those
>scratches around the lock with other keys on the chain.

But... it has QUAD SPEAKERS!!

"graham" > wrote in message
...
> On 29/05/2015 2:33 PM, sf wrote:
> .
>>>>
>>>
>> Paying people not to work at jobs that don't exist.
>>
> A bit like the feds paying farmers not to plant crops.

There is a very valid reason for that.. Think Dustbowl.



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On Wed, 27 May 2015 22:13:36 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
>news
>> On Tue, 26 May 2015 19:15:23 -0400, Username >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 5/26/2015 5:28 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 4:16:24 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2015-05-26 1:24 PM, wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The other thing I had against that was spending time getting it
>>>>>>> fixed,
>>>>>>> there's only me and I find it boring as hell sitting around in a
>>>>>>> waiting room, generally with blaring television on a sports channel
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You can always drop it off for repairs and go home until it is ready.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> That's true at most dealerships but a neighborhood garage doesn't
>>>>> provide transportation to and from your house.
>>>>
>>>> I never knew a dealership that offered free transportation, either.
>>>>
>>>>> Taxis ain't cheap. :-(
>>>>>
>>>> Taxis aren't available everywhere, either.
>>>
>>>Hyundai dealerships probably don't offer that service.
>>
>> I'm guessing that's supposed to be derogatory. There's nothing wrong
>> with late model Hyundais, in fact they're a lot better designed and
>> built than Australian or American built cars, for example.
>
>My husband has a 2011 Hyundai and so far no problems with it. I think there
>might have been one recall but not sure. Then again, pretty much most late
>model cars will be recalled with the air bag thing.

That's right, all makes of cars have recalls at some point.

>I have a 2014 Ford. My
>Ford dealership almost always provides transportation. Only time they
>didn't was when the driver was ill or the car was being repaired. I once
>got a complimentary rental car for several days when they couldn't repair my
>van promptly. There is a car repairs shop near here that offers you a ride
>home as well. Most shops have a shuttle car or van these days.
>Advertisement for them. I have been to other shops where they will give you
>a ride. Either the owner or one of the mechanics, in their own car.

On Fri, 29 May 2015 20:58:25 -0300, wrote:

>On Sat, 30 May 2015 09:15:44 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>
>>>With this one, Mazda, I did buy a package for the first five years of
>>>services, that worked out pretty fairly divided into payments for
>>>same. What I didn't like was taking the basic car it did not have
>>>keyless entry, so I did go one up to get it. He was pointing out that
>>>also had quad speakers, ask me how much I care about that! I like
>>>the keyless entry because most of all you don't make all those
>>>scratches around the lock with other keys on the chain.
>>
>>But... it has QUAD SPEAKERS!!
>
>And that turned out to be a dubious attraction since I only listen to
>CBC talk radio and to pick up the FM nicely the antenna should be
>raised. However if I do, it clips the garage door and some of the
>plumbing pipes in the underground parking lol I had raised it as they
>said but that's what happened. My old car had the antenna on the wing
>and all was fine, this has it on the roof and being only just over 5'
>tall I have to open the door and stand on the sill to touch it

Now that would be annoying... if it truly bothers you enough, you
could probably get an on-glass antenna installed to replace your
current one.