'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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.
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.
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.
Happy Birthday shrift!
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.
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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.
Right, but why?
Because the universe hates me.
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Personally, I think not blinding oncoming motorists is safer.
No kidding. Or those ahead of you who are being blinded by their rear-view mirrors.
Happy Birthday shrift!
It's 0 degrees here this morning!!!
And it's only about 50 degrees in my apartment.
These are Fahrenheit.
I injured my other knee yesterday or I would have gone down to the basement and turned on the big heater last night. (You know, the big heater that I can't really afford to run - but it was that cold.) I think I'll do it today and run it a couple of days and then turn it off for the 40 degree weather we're having early next week.
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.
Unfortunately, all too often this means their possession coincides with people too self-absorbed to realize they're tailgating.