Oh, and "meteorological winter" is from Dec. 1 to Feb 28. Which is closer to how the weather behaves....
I wanna hurt you, but I can't resist the sinister attraction of your cold and muscular body!
Buffybot ,'Dirty Girls'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jan 03, 2008 4:44:38 am PST #607 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Emily - Jan 03, 2008 4:48:04 am PST #608 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Please talk, people. I need your help to stay awake until my next class!
tommyrot - Jan 03, 2008 4:52:33 am PST #609 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What should we talk about?
Oh, I know. High-beam headlights! How come nobody in big cities knows how to use them?
If you live in the country and someone is coming towards you with their high-beams on, you flash yours at them and then they dim their headlights. But in Chicago no one seems to know that. Maybe because in big cities there's really no reason to use high beams, so people never learn about them at all and then some people just leave theirs on all the time?
tommyrot - Jan 03, 2008 4:54:22 am PST #610 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh, and I know a guy who learned to drive in LA. When he was driving in the Wisconsin countryside, he refused to use high-beams at all, even when there were no other cars around (and there were deer around).
Dana - Jan 03, 2008 4:56:58 am PST #611 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
If you live in the country and someone is coming towards you with their high-beams on, you flash yours at them and then they dim their headlights. But in Chicago no one seems to know that.
I know that! I also know to flash the lights at a truck that's passing you to let the driver know it's safe to come over.
Emily - Jan 03, 2008 4:57:58 am PST #612 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I am always worried I'll forget about them and leave them on, but so far so good. And I HAVE to use them out here -- I think my headlights may be tilted funny, because I just can't see anything without the high beams (that is to say, when there are no lights around. In town, I'm fine).
Here's something that bugged me on my long drive -- what's with the extremely bright headlights? You know how most headlights are yellowish? Some of them are more blue, and look like maybe halogen, and are sort of painfully bright.
CaBil - Jan 03, 2008 5:00:05 am PST #613 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
Happy Birthday shrift!
juliana - Jan 03, 2008 5:02:06 am PST #614 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHRIFT!!
Y'know, for all the noise the street cleaners make EVERY DAY at 4:30 a.m., my street still looks like New Year's threw up all over it. Grrrr.
Some of them are more blue, and look like maybe halogen, and are sort of painfully bright.
They are halogen, and are being touted as safer, because they throw light further. Personally, I think not blinding oncoming motorists is safer.
Tom Scola - Jan 03, 2008 5:03:42 am PST #615 of 10001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Happy Birthday Shrift!!
tommyrot - Jan 03, 2008 5:05:18 am PST #616 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The blueish lights are not halogen, but xenon (newer and more high-tech). They're more expensive so it's mostly luxury cars that have them.