Forum: Driving
August 3rd 08, 09:39 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.soc,rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.rides,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 82
Views: 2,114
Cell phone junkies are as bad as drunks!
"Peter Grange" (clip) If we both get in the car we talk to each other,
which must be
> remarkably like talking on a mobile.(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
No, it's not. When you're talking to someone...
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Forum: Driving
July 30th 08, 05:14 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.soc,rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.rides,uk.rec.cycling
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Replies: 82
Views: 2,114
Cell phone junkies are as bad as drunks!
"KingOfTheApes" wrote: "A student talks on a hands-free cell phone while
operating a high-
> tech driving simulator. (clip)
NOTE: Some states are found to be totally innocent since they have
>...
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Forum: Technology
April 20th 08, 12:02 AM Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 143
Views: 5,155
Surprising increase in truck MPG
"sdlomi2" wrote: (clip) In older times a prof.
> I had would say "as the needle approaches "E" asymptotically". (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I wish your prof. were right. If the tank approached...
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Forum: Technology
April 19th 08, 11:56 PM Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 143
Views: 5,155
Surprising increase in truck MPG
"Pete C." wrote: Once you get below around half a tank, the vertically
mounted fuel pump
> is no longer submerged. The motor still gets some cooling from the gas
> flowing over it inside the pump,...
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Forum: Technology
April 19th 08, 11:49 PM Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 143
Views: 5,155
Surprising increase in truck MPG
"Doug Miller" wrote: (clip) pumping premium instead of regular.(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Premium does not have more energy per gallon than regular. It has a higher
antiknock rating. ...
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Forum: Technology
April 19th 08, 09:02 AM Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 143
Views: 5,155
Surprising increase in truck MPG
"T.Alan Kraus" > wrote in message
...
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> You will get *really good* gallons per hour standing still with the...
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Forum: Technology
April 18th 08, 07:05 PM Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.autos.tech
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Replies: 143
Views: 5,155
Surprising increase in truck MPG
"T.Alan Kraus" wrote: I never think in terms of MPG (miles per gallon),
but rather in terms of
> GPH (gallons per hour) . At the speeds we are allowed to travel this is a
> better gauge of...
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Forum: Driving
April 18th 08, 04:55 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 16
Views: 861
Saw a motorcyclist carrying a bicycle
> wrote: (clip) Seems to me the same arrangement could
let one bicycle tow another.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I have seen this done. A bicycle mechanic named Conrad Oho (some of...
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Forum: Driving
April 18th 08, 01:52 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 16
Views: 861
Saw a motorcyclist carrying a bicycle
"Brent P" wrote: The largest thing I've ever moved by bicycle was probably
the electric
> cooling fan assembly for my mustang. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bicyclists in Asia haul some ungodly...
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Forum: Driving
April 16th 08, 09:35 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 16
Views: 861
Saw a motorcyclist carrying a bicycle
"Marz" wrote: He had one of those contraptions you see on the back of cars
for carrying
> bikes. But he had it on his motorcycle.(clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There is a guy I have seen more than once...
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Forum: Driving
February 28th 08, 10:35 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 500
Views: 14,458
Saw an intelligent bicyclist today
> wrote: (clip) But night or day, a
> motorist has no right to complain about jeans and a dark shirt. They
> are legal. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Frank, have you ever heard this...
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Forum: Driving
February 27th 08, 11:04 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 500
Views: 14,458
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Forum: Driving
February 27th 08, 09:25 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 500
Views: 14,458
!n Saw an intelligent bicyclist today
> wrote: (clip) as long as the cyclist is
> legal, he has no obligation to dress funny so motorists can exert less
> care. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Frank, it looked to me like...
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Forum: Driving
February 27th 08, 05:44 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 500
Views: 14,458
!n Saw an intelligent bicyclist today
> wrote: If you have trouble seeing ordinary (non-orange)
cyclists or
> pedestrians in plenty of time, you're not driving responsibly. Try
> slowing down and paying more...
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Forum: Driving
October 23rd 07, 04:58 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,082
Finally I Meet An Intelligent Mountain Biker
The idea of locking a brake to keep the bike from rolling and tipping is
good for another reason. If you can lock a brake, this is a deterrent to
casual theft. The person decides to walk away or...
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Forum: Driving
October 18th 07, 02:36 AM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,082
Finally I Meet An Intelligent Mountain Biker
"Zoot Katz" wroe: (clip) "stay there you disgusting chunk of monkey snot",
had the desired results (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
He was probably sitting there trying to figure out what it was you were...
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Forum: Driving
October 17th 07, 08:51 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,082
Finally I Meet An Intelligent Mountain Biker
Two of us rode up behind an old couple that were walking side-by-side on a
multi-use trail. I guess our bikes were pretty quiet-- they didn't notice
us for several seconds, and we just rolled...
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Forum: Driving
October 17th 07, 08:45 PM Posted to rec.autos.driving,rec.bicycles.misc
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Replies: 61
Views: 1,082
Finally I Meet An Intelligent Mountain Biker
"Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" wrote: No - i don't want to hear
some biker telling me to get outta the way.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You find, "On your left, please," abrasive or pushy?
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Forum: 4x4
July 20th 07, 05:09 AM Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.autos.4x4,alt.autos.toyota
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Replies: 48
Views: 3,861
sparkplug
"C. E. White" (clip) Aluminum expands at a higher rate than steel, but it
also cools faster, particularly on a water cooled engine where the water in
the head should limit the peak temperature...
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Forum: 4x4
July 18th 07, 09:28 PM Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.autos.4x4,alt.autos.toyota
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Replies: 48
Views: 3,861
sparkplug
"Mike Romain" wrote: (clip) I would also have the cylinder on the intake or
exhaust stroke so there would maybe be a chance of a shopvac sucking out
any crumbs that fell in because the open...
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Forum: 4x4
July 18th 07, 06:06 PM Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.autos.4x4,alt.autos.toyota
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Replies: 48
Views: 3,861
sparkplug
"Jeff Wisnia" wrote: Don't be TOO sure....(clip)
the shop which did the job found that the ground electrode on one plug had
disappeared, and installed a new plug at no cost....
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Forum: 4x4
July 18th 07, 07:09 AM Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,rec.autos.4x4,alt.autos.toyota
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Replies: 48
Views: 3,861
sparkplug
": P" wrote:
why are you worrying about it if your mechanic broke the sparkplug. let him
figure it out and deal with it.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It's not really the mechanic's fault, so I think he...
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Forum: Driving
February 2nd 07, 01:08 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.misc,rec.bicycles.soc,rec.autos.driving,misc.consumers.frugal-living,alt.energy.renewable
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Replies: 490
Views: 17,657
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