And the screen in the dash lit up all flashing and blinking with huge red letters: "STOP!"
Now that's an effective warning light. My warning light looked like a human heart. I was all, "I have a blockage in my ventricle?"
I'm not on the ship. I'm in the ship. I am the ship.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Kristen - Jul 10, 2009 1:53:41 pm PDT #28501 of 30000
Lee - Jul 10, 2009 1:55:14 pm PDT #28502 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I kind of wonder though if I would be tempted to talk back to the car.
Dashboard: STOP!
Me: NO! YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME.
StuntHusband - Jul 10, 2009 1:56:07 pm PDT #28503 of 30000
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
My warning light looked like a human heart. I was all, "I have a blockage in my ventricle?"
Next will be some sort of air-particulate sensor, and it'll flash a wagging-finger sign when you've got a donut in the car.
StuntHusband - Jul 10, 2009 1:56:46 pm PDT #28504 of 30000
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Me: NO! YOU ARE NOT THE BOSS OF ME.
Da!
However, at the time, I was all "BY YOUR COMMAND IMPERIOUS LEADER"
Kristen - Jul 10, 2009 1:56:51 pm PDT #28505 of 30000
I talk back to my Sprint Navigation. (I've named her Moneypenny.)
Moneypenny: You are now off track...
Me: No, I'm NOT!
Lee - Jul 10, 2009 2:01:42 pm PDT #28506 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hee
dcp - Jul 10, 2009 2:03:09 pm PDT #28507 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Visual warnings are good things.
I was halfway to altitude on aerotow once, giving a sailplane ride, when a thin stream of smoke started coming from the towplane.
Very pretty. Just like a display at an airshow.
I called him on the radio. "Ah, Tow One, Blanik Eight Seven Zero, you're showing a little smoke there, everything okay?"
No radio reply, but there was a two second pause and then he gave me the "Release right the fuck now!" waveoff, then peeled off and headed for the runway and made a for-real power-off landing.
Later, the tow pilot said that when I called all the instruments showed everything was fine, but half a second later the oil pressure needle hit the bottom peg. Turned out that the Super Cub's prop seal had blown. No engine damage, though, thanks to just a little warning and some quick reactions.
Lee - Jul 10, 2009 2:19:46 pm PDT #28508 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Eesh. I'm glad he was okay.
So, when I go get my hair cut tomorrow, should I chop off all but about a half inch (the not currently dyed part), or would that be too extreme?
Kristen - Jul 10, 2009 2:24:13 pm PDT #28509 of 30000
I'm considering cutting all of my hair off, too. I'm deeply unhappy with how it looks and think I should just get rid of it and start (almost) fresh.
Lee - Jul 10, 2009 2:28:50 pm PDT #28510 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Yeah, that's where I am. I have no desire to deal with roots, but it would be nice to have more options.