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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This

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.

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Ginger - Oct 29, 2013 9:35:31 am PDT #10466 of 30000

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

This is what the manual says I have to do to reset the system for inspection:

2. Accelerate the vehicle to 55 mph (88 km/h), then quickly release the accelerator pedal completely and keep it released for at least 6 seconds.

3. Quickly depress the accelerator pedal for a moment, then drive the vehicle at a speed of 53 to 60 mph (85 to 97 km/h) for at least 5 minutes.

4. Stop the vehicle.

5. Accelerate the vehicle to 35 mph (55 km/h) and maintain the speed for 20 seconds.

6. Repeat steps four through five least three times

I can't think of any road I could do this on and not get killed.

§ ita § - Oct 29, 2013 9:44:12 am PDT #10467 of 30000

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I can't think of any road I could do this on and not get killed.

Mall parking lot outside business hours? That's where I did my manual training, with no victims other than the clutch.

Dana - Oct 29, 2013 9:46:28 am PDT #10468 of 30000

I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

Oh, holy shit, I hate dealing with insurance, how does anyone ever get any kind of medical care in this fucking country?

Ginger - Oct 29, 2013 9:53:31 am PDT #10469 of 30000

"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

There may be a combination of interstate and mall that would work. The dealer suggested a drive I could take and then bring it there to be checked. However, I can't see how that drive would be any different than the 150 miles I've already put on the car.

Theodosia - Oct 29, 2013 10:15:56 am PDT #10470 of 30000

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Dana, you moved to Texas voluntarily, as I recall, where the state government is actively trying to prevent you from getting it. You have my sincerest sympathy.

Dana - Oct 29, 2013 10:19:43 am PDT #10471 of 30000

I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

It's not even anything complicated! It's the fact that the pharmacy doesn't say things like "Oh, by the way, we only gave you X number of pills instead of Y, because your insurance had some kind of complaint they won't explain to us."

Jesse - Oct 29, 2013 10:37:28 am PDT #10472 of 30000

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Man, working part-time would be so great, if it paid full-time money. I'm not at work, but had this interview all morning, came home and had lunch, and then met my mom for coffee! Now a little TV, and then dinner with a friend. It's all very civilized.

shrift - Oct 29, 2013 10:55:37 am PDT #10473 of 30000

"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I need to go to the post office. What are the odds that the machine will let me buy a first class international letter stamp, or if it'll send me to wait in the line of human despair?

Jesse - Oct 29, 2013 10:56:13 am PDT #10474 of 30000

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm pretty sure the machine will give you any kind of postage.

shrift - Oct 29, 2013 11:00:26 am PDT #10475 of 30000

"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

It usually laughs in my face if I try to do anything but domestic, but I'll give it a whirl.

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