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ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
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 now i am aggrevated because i got out to buy the garmin and the price was different and added shipping which was stated as being free. so i am going to shop a bit more. 

 
 
> > Subject: Re: GPS
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Date: Friday, November 14, 2008, 9:14 AM
> > Yeah, me too.  I don't like the
> "computerized"
> > ignition and fuel systems
> > they have in cars today.  Sure, they're supposed
> to run
> > more efficiently,
> > but when something goes wrong you have to have the
> computer
> > to read the
> > codes--and they're several hundred bucks!  It
> costs
> > more these days to
> > replace one fuel injector than an entire carburetor. 
> We
> > can thank the
> > Carter administration for making the emissions laws
> that
> > essentially stopped
> > people from being able to work on their own cars.
> > 
> > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:33 PM, ken barber
> > <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > 
> > > i tuned my own car back then.
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Wed, 11/12/08, KE Cleveland
> > <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > From: KE Cleveland
> <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Subject: Re: GPS
> > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 9:59 PM
> > >  > Yeah, electronic ignition sucks, don't
> it? 
> > Those were
> > > > the days, eh Ken?
> > > > <sigh>
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:46 PM, ken barber
> > > > <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > in the days of distributors one could
> just
> > put pencil
> > > > lead on the
> > > > > distributor wire and that buggy would
> not
> > start and it
> > > > would not be apparent
> > > > > what the problem was.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- On Wed, 11/12/08, Cleveland, Kyle
> E.
> > > > <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > From: Cleveland, Kyle E.
> > > > <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > > Subject: Re: GPS
> > > > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > > Date: Wednesday, November 12,
> 2008,
> > 8:51 AM
> > > > >  > Mags, you're right, it was a
> joke.
> >  Severely
> > > > visually
> > > > > > impaired folks
> > > > > > generally can't (and
> shouldn't)
> > be
> > > > driving.
> > > > > > Speaking of your elderly
> > > > > > friend, Laura's grandmother
> had
> > age-related
> > > > vision
> > > > > > issues so bad that
> > > > > > she had to watch TV with a pair of
> > binoculars (no
> > > > > > kidding!)...and she'd
> > > > > > still drive!  She had so many
> fender
> > benders that
> > > > she
> > > > > > eventually lost
> > > > > > her license and her ability to
> purchase
> > car
> > > > insurance.  She
> > > > > > kept driving
> > > > > > anyway, and no amount of pleading
> or
> > > > rationalization from
> > > > > > the family
> > > > > > could sway her.  She would drive,
> on
> > the freeway,
> > > > 20 miles
> > > > > > round-trip
> > > > > > each week to her favorite market. 
> We
> > offered to
> > > > take her
> > > > > > anywhere she
> > > > > > wanted, anytime she wanted, but
> that
> > car was her
> > > > > > independence and no one
> > > > > > was going to take it from her (I
> > understand her
> > > > passion,
> > > > > > but not her
> > > > > > logic).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Laura's brother and I would
> try to
> > immobilize
> > > > the car
> > > > > > by doing things
> > > > > > like stripping the spark plug
> wires
> > from the
> > > > engine, but
> > > > > > she'd pay some
> > > > > > neighbor kid to slap 'em back
> on
> > and away
> > > > she'd go!
> > > > > >  Craig (Laura's
> > > > > > brother) even called the cops on
> her to
> > have her
> > > > arrested
> > > > > > when he found
> > > > > > the car out of the garage one day.
>  We
> > wanted the
> > > > judge to
> > > > > > force her to
> > > > > > sell the car, but there was
> nothing in
> > the law
> > > > that would
> > > > > > provide for
> > > > > > that.  The whole family is
> fortunate
> > that she
> > > > didn't
> > > > > > get out and kill
> > > > > > someone.  She was a stubborn old
> bird!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Kyle
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > bob, i have an elderly friend who
> was
> > driving for
> > > > many
> > > > > > years with vision
> > > > > > in one eye... scary.  however I
> think
> > kyle was
> > > > joking when
> > > > > > he said the
> > > > > > audio was for vision impaired...
> > It's also
> > > > good for
> > > > > > people because it
> > > > > > keeps the drivers eyes on the
> road!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > > http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag*
> > > > > > Tamar Mag Raine
> > > > > >
> > [log in to unmask]
> > > > > >
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ________________________________
> > > > > > From: Bob Segalman
> > <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
> > 6:25:48 PM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: GPS
> > > > > >
> > > > > > WHat constitutes a visually
> impaired
> > driver? How
> > > > visually
> > > > > > impaired can
> > > > > > you
> > > > > > be and still drive safely?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dr. Bob
> > > > > >
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