My wife's mazda6 is pretty much undrivable in the winter without snows.
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On Mar 28, 2011 4:18 PM, "Barrie Robinson" <barrie at look.ca> wrote:
> I think snow tyres comes in there too. I have friends who spend a
> fortune on rims & snow tyres. They never go out in the snow and
> rumble around on perfectly clear roads in winter. M'thinks the tyre
> companies generate ridiculous wants for them. Mind you if you are a
> doctor (do they still make house calls?), fireman (definitely make
> house calls!), or one just has to go - then yes!
>
>
>
> At 01:17 PM 3/28/2011, Mike Eldred wrote:
>>Barrie, Bill,
>>
>>That's the point, exactly. I let my little rant get in the way of it.
>>
>>I don't have any objection to the use of GPS/Sat Nav, or the people
>>who use them - that's their prerogative. I don't want or need one,
>>and for that reason, I hate to see them become "standard equipment"
>>that I have to pay for.
>>
>>I am also concerned about how they will change driving and drivers
>>in the future, and I think the trend toward including them as
>>standard equipment will encourage people to depend on them.
>>
>>-Mike Eldred
>>Wilmington, VT
>>
>>
>> > Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:16:25 -0400
>> > To: geoff at 1956mga.com; paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk
>> > From: barrie at look.ca
>> > CC: mgs at autox.team.net
>> > Subject: Re: [Mgs] MG6 Review
>> >
>> > What we have is technologies desperately chasing problems. I do not
>> > need a GPS and when I buy a car I do not want to have to pay for
>> > it. Similarly I do not need a wet cabbage leaf reader so I do not
>> > have to buy one in my new car.
>> >
>> > Hey! whatever happened to cigarette lighters ? Used to use them to
>> > burn leeches off when in Malaya!
>> >
>> > At 11:51 AM 3/28/2011, Geoff wrote:
>> > >Complaining about GPS/Sat Nav just seems silly. It's a tool, use it
wrong
>> > >and it'll be an issue. There are plenty of examples of dumb people
getting
>> > >lost in the wilderness because they can't read a map or use a compass.
>> > >Shall we complain about that technology too? Don't blame the tool,
blame
>> > >the idiot using it.
>> > >
>> > >I use my GPS all the time. I travel a bit for work, and arriving in a
new
>> > >town, I can pull up Yelp on my phone, get a review for a restaurant,
and
>> > >click a button to open the directions in the GPS functions, which can
then
>> > >give me walking or driving directions to the restaurant. It's
brilliant.
>> > >For the luddites out there, I suppose you could catalog the restaurant
>> > >reviews from the paper, maybe in a three ring binder. Then, once
you've
>> > >picked one, find a pay phone (good luck with that) to call and get the
>> > >address, then pull out the paper map. Good luck with the rerouting if
you
>> > >miss an exit or there is construction. Make sure you pull over before
you
>> > >use the map.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Barrie
>> > barrie at look.ca
>> > 705--721-9060
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> Regards
>
> Barrie
> barrie at look.ca
> 705--721-9060
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