On Mon, 19 May 2008 17:52:19 -0700 (PDT), Veronique
<veroniqueunique@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>On May 19, 1:56 pm, Bob Ward <bobw...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 19 May 2008 12:35:39 -0700 (PDT), "Richard R. Hershberger"
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>> <rrhe...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >On May 18, 12:12 am, "MWB" <bick...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> >> I don't own a cell phone, a GPS or an automatic transmission. I
would never
>> >> buy a vehicle with out a manual transmission.
>>
>> >I finally cracked on the cell phone issue a couple of years ago, for
>> >my wife's sake. I go pre-paid, with a minimum payment of $20 every
>> >three months. I tend to slowly ac***ulate more and more unused time,
>> >as I don't use it much.
>>
>> >On the other hand, there are a few functions where a cell phone is
>> >very handy, and where there is no good substitute. Meeting someone,
>> >for example, is much easier if you can call and determine whether you
>> >are a block apart, or one of you is running late and won't be there
>> >for half an hour. Obviously back in the day we made do without, but
>> >this is a clear improvement in a way that having automatic
>> >transmission or GPS is not.
>>
>> >Richard R. Hershberger
>>
>> You would probably say the same thing about long-distance phone calls
>> or airmail letters, early-on.
>>
>> Although I can survive ok without either, GPS and automatic
>> transmissions do make life a lot easier and more enjoyable.
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>
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>See, I think that's a basic difference between people who drive
>automatics and people who drive manual transmissions. I enjoy driving
>a manual car. I like the control it gives me. Nb, I don't really
>commute, with lots of stop and go traffic, and if that's a large part
>of one's driving experience, I can see where an automatic might make
>it more bearable.
>
>
>Friend and I used her new GPS last week on the way to, and my route
>choice on the way back. My route was faster, although more twisty. The
>GPS led us onto 101 and into heck.
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>
>V.
Mine gives several options - fastest, shortest, most use of freeways,
and least use of freeways.
Sometimes I take a wrong turn just to piss it off.
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