Flight Service wrote:Curmudgeon wrote:Ditto.Lesley wrote: Sigh. I suck at heel n' toe.Good to know I'm not the only one.I just have never gotten the hang of it, it's sheer luck I haven't destroyed something in the process.
I physically am unable to. Due to repeated injuries to that leg/knee/ankle/foot, I can't turn my foot the right way to make it work. If the pedals are right I can sort of "sidestep it" but that's VERY rare.
Flight Service wrote:Curmudgeon wrote:Ditto.Lesley wrote: Sigh. I suck at heel n' toe.Good to know I'm not the only one.
I can heel and toe just fine, but I'm such a coward I won't ever be a demon late-braker. I use the "Slow in fast out" excuse, but really, I'm just a Bob Costas.
Streetwiseguy wrote:Flight Service wrote:I can heel and toe just fine, but I'm such a coward I won't ever be a demon late-braker. I use the "Slow in fast out" excuse, but really, I'm just a Bob Costas.Curmudgeon wrote:Ditto.Lesley wrote: Sigh. I suck at heel n' toe.Good to know I'm not the only one.
Late braking is how I discovered the ms3's penchant for unloading the rear end and snapping over on me. I came into a decreasing radius cloverleaf offramp SUPER hot one night. Stabbed the brakes as I knew it'd haul me down. Felt the front end bite HARD, cut her right. About that time the right rear completely unloaded and overwhelmed the left rear, which took all of point-zero seconds to get loose on me. That was a bit of a scary episode.
Today, I learned the stability control on the family van could be (is) disabled by doing a J-turn.
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Lesley wrote: Sigh. I suck at heel n' toe.
It takes practice and familiarity. That's really difficult when you drive different vehicles on a daily basis.
I regularly H&T my Honda's but I've got years of practice, too. I also started left-foot braking for autocrossing and now it's the only way I slow down when driving an auto-tragic.
Having been a Toyota fanboy for around 20 years, I've owned Starlets, Hiluxes, Supras, Celicas, Cressidas, Coronas and Corollas, all RWD and all awesome.
I have never driven, nor do I ever want an AE86.
If I -have- to accept a 4A-G, please make mine in MR-2 form.
Heel toe is more of a car thing than the driver, a lot of newish cars have all the wrong pedal spacing to protect idiots from themselves. The Yugo damn near heel toes itself, thats partially the phantom brake air bubble though.
Mitchell wrote: My confession: I withdrew an application from an internship that I would have really liked, because someone in my department quit. As the department manager, should I have left, the department would have been in really bad shape. I regretted my decision almost immediately. Learn from my mistake; take the other job.
I have a coworker and good friend mad at me right now too because I walked out of a safety orientation Friday morning. Just bad timing - I would have walked whether or not this new gig was on the horizon. I don't think I'll ever be able to convince him of that.
My only regret is confiding in him about this job possibility. Live and learn.
The only reason I ever go to Turn 10's Forza 4 forums is to see if the folks that crash into us (Team GRM) on purpose are whining about being banned. I haven't seen one we've suffered from yet..but can't help but notice that every replay I've uploaded with some clown running counter-race to hit us on purpose has been watched multiple times..
I hate detailing cars. Deep cleaning, waxing, all of it. Anything but a 2 buck spray off at the car wash irritates me. It isnt just because I live on a dirt road. Hated it in town too.
Really? I love washing the cars sometimes I would do mine, my moms, dad, and my sisters if it was a nice day with nothing else to do. Do you make sure to have music and beer available?
logdog wrote: I hate detailing cars. Deep cleaning, waxing, all of it. Anything but a 2 buck spray off at the car wash irritates me. It isnt just because I live on a dirt road. Hated it in town too.
Me too!
I haven't washed a car in about a year.
nepa03focus wrote: Really? I love washing the cars sometimes I would do mine, my moms, dad, and my sisters if it was a nice day with nothing else to do. Do you make sure to have music and beer available?
I am definitely in this camp, I love detailing my car - especially one I have just recently acquired.
tuna55 wrote:logdog wrote: I hate detailing cars. Deep cleaning, waxing, all of it. Anything but a 2 buck spray off at the car wash irritates me. It isnt just because I live on a dirt road. Hated it in town too.Me too! I haven't washed a car in about a year.
Confession: I am pretty ambivalent about how my car looks (Ford Focus SVT). I wash it perhaps annually, it sees the inside of a garage only when I stay at my dad's, and when someone swiped it pretty bad at work, I wasn't even mad.
It is my daily, it's paid off, I don't have a garage, and I park in a public lot. I use it as a produce hauler for work perhaps weekly. These are facts. No use crying over the inevitable wear and tear.
tuna55 wrote:logdog wrote: I hate detailing cars. Deep cleaning, waxing, all of it. Anything but a 2 buck spray off at the car wash irritates me. It isnt just because I live on a dirt road. Hated it in town too.Me too! I haven't washed a car in about a year.
You are doing it too often
I left foot brake....all the time (well, not when I'm driving something with a stick).
Almost failed my initial driving test 30+ years ago because of it.
Or was that the smoky throttle induced left turn into the Van Nuys DMV parking lot...at rush hour.
I never wear sleeves when I weld... Im sunburned from my short sleeves to my leather glove cuffs.
FranktheTank wrote: I never wear sleeves when I weld... Im sunburned from my short sleeves to my leather glove cuffs.
I don't wear gloves either. It gets rid of those annoying tan lines. 
I have a radio in my daily driver, but it isn't hooked up yet.
Confession: At least once a week, usually when engine braking toward a line of cars at a red light, I instinctively reach for the volume knob to turn down my exhaust noise.
Maybe its a little too loud...
Toyman01 wrote:FranktheTank wrote: I never wear sleeves when I weld... Im sunburned from my short sleeves to my leather glove cuffs.I don't wear gloves either. It gets rid of those annoying tan lines.
I welded in shorts and sandals once. You know... because it was hot out and I only needed a 6" joint. I can point to a permanent reminder of why I wear gear when welding now ;)
JohnInKansas wrote: I have a radio in my daily driver, but it isn't hooked up yet. *Confession*: At least once a week, usually when engine braking toward a line of cars at a red light, I instinctively reach for the volume knob to turn down my exhaust noise. Maybe its a little too loud...
I DDed the GMC in my build thread, same deal, no radio, two pipes that stopped at about the footwell, right after a portion of a normal downpipe. I tried turning the knobs ALL THE TIME. It never worked.
I put on my welding leathers when I'm grinding because I'm scared of grinders. They're useful, but terrifying.
Sometimes, particularly with car movies, I'll pause and spend hours on Google Maps satellite view figuring out where the character is driving, or the chase scene route, or the like. I don't use Google Seach to cheat, just try to do it based on surroundings/landmarks and a sense of direction.
"Movie is set in LA. Its evening, and I can see the sun setting, so he's driving southwest along a canal, just passed a bridge with lamp posts on the concrete guardrails, art-deco styling on the abutments... okay, where is that?"
EastCoastMojo wrote:nepa03focus wrote: Really? I love washing the cars sometimes I would do mine, my moms, dad, and my sisters if it was a nice day with nothing else to do. Do you make sure to have music and beer available?I am definitely in this camp, I love detailing my car - especially one I have just recently acquired.
Me too - I miss the days when truck club buddies would drop by for a day of "Detail Therapy". We'd go to the car wash, then spend most of the day at the river with clay bar, towels and various waxes. Add a BBQ, and you've got the perfect day.
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