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From: Brian on 1 Jul 2010 21:12 On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:48:32 -0500, Rudeney <rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> wrote: >Greg, you're too easy. On the rare occasion that I am a passenger when >my wife is driving, I go into "wife impersonation mode" which means I >say all the same things to her that she says to me when I'm driving. >Oh, and my wife is one of the few people whi drive faster than me. ;-) My wife doesn't drive faster than me but I pick my spots and opportunities for driving fast. There have been a few times that I've advised her to slow down and then we've seen speed traps. One time in Wyoming, we were on a road in the middle of nowhere. She was doing 90 and I said she should slow down. She was only doing 80 when a sheriffs's car approached on the other side of the road over a little hill. She did get a ticket but it would have been worse. She usually does half the driving and will usually drive in areas that we aren't familiar with because she would rather I navigate.
From: Keane on 2 Jul 2010 11:12 On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:16:27 -0400, Brian <drmorrisnospam(a)comcast.net> wrote: >On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:06:54 -0700 (PDT), Blossom ><dznyknitter(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >>On Jun 29, 9:53�pm, Brian <drmorrisnos...(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>> On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:34:40 -0400, Lisa Cubbon <cub...(a)bellsouth.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >> And because we're Hilton HHonors Diamond members, we get cooked to >>> >> order breakfast included. >>> >> B >>> >Us too which helps.. � Lisa >>> >>> How many nights/yr. is that? >> >>Hilton HHonors >> >>Silver VIP -- 4 stays or 10 nights in a calendar year >>Gold VIP -- 16 stays, 36 nights, or 60,000 base points in a calendar >>year >>Diamond VIP -- 28 stays, 60 nights, or 100,000 base points in a >>calendar year >> >>Blossom > >Thanks. That's a lot of nights for Diamond. There's a joke there. Something about a ring. But I better leave it alone. Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Greg K. on 3 Jul 2010 10:43 On Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:12:37 -0400, Brian <drmorrisnospam(a)comcast.net> wrote: >On Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:48:32 -0500, Rudeney <rudeney(a)mickeypics.com> >wrote: > > >>Greg, you're too easy. On the rare occasion that I am a passenger when >>my wife is driving, I go into "wife impersonation mode" which means I >>say all the same things to her that she says to me when I'm driving. >>Oh, and my wife is one of the few people whi drive faster than me. ;-) > >My wife doesn't drive faster than me but I pick my spots and >opportunities for driving fast. There have been a few times that I've >advised her to slow down and then we've seen speed traps. One time in >Wyoming, we were on a road in the middle of nowhere. She was doing 90 >and I said she should slow down. She was only doing 80 when a >sheriffs's car approached on the other side of the road over a little >hill. She did get a ticket but it would have been worse. > >She usually does half the driving and will usually drive in areas that >we aren't familiar with because she would rather I navigate. Brian, Rodney, My wife is a little more cautious (i.e. slower) driver than I am. We bought a gps a few years ago and I've noticed a discrepancy between the gps speed and speedometer speed. Thde gps speed is always a 3-4 mph lower than the speedometer speed at highway speeds, not around town. What I always thought was 75-80mph was actually 71-76 mph. I've even confirmed it using stopwatch and odometer using cruise control. I chose a time when I was fairly certain there would be no construction or other slowdowns on the road and I wouldn't have to go off cruise control.
From: Keane on 3 Jul 2010 12:53 On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:43:53 -0400, Greg K. <gregrph(a)mindspring.com> wrote: >Brian, Rodney, >My wife is a little more cautious (i.e. slower) driver than I am. We >bought a gps a few years ago and I've noticed a discrepancy between >the gps speed and speedometer speed. You can get that corrected, but it's hardly worth the effort. > Thde gps speed is always a 3-4 >mph lower than the speedometer speed at highway speeds, not around >town. What I always thought was 75-80mph was actually 71-76 mph. I've >even confirmed it using stopwatch and odometer using cruise control. Why would you doubt the GPS? :-) It's actually more accurate that you think. I used to TSD Rally, and car speedometers are rarely accurate. If the tires are new, try again in 50,000 miles. If other tire/wheel options were available for your car, the speedometer might have been calibrated for one of those. It could be, your speedometer is just mis-calibrated. You say not around town. At 40mph, you should still be off by 1-2 mph... Maybe not as noticeable. Don't use your odometer, it's just as inaccurate as your speedometer. Interstate mile markers are remarkably reliable, over a distance. The mileage must be going up, and you must stay in the right lane without weaving or changing lanes. It has to be done over a distance, since sometimes an accident will take out a mile marker, and some DOT guy will use the (uncalibrated) truck odometer to replant the sign. >I chose a time when I was fairly certain there would be no >construction or other slowdowns on the road and I wouldn't have to go >off cruise control. Or do it in certain parts of the West (Montana comes to mind), where you could park the car and have a picnic in the middle of the interstate without any cars coming by... :-) (Mostly in the early morning before the people that don't live there get on the road.) Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Brian on 3 Jul 2010 20:54
On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:53:40 -0500, Keane <keane(a)keanespics.com> wrote: >Don't use your odometer, it's just as inaccurate as your speedometer. >Interstate mile markers are remarkably reliable, over a distance. >The mileage must be going up, and you must stay in the right lane >without weaving or changing lanes. It has to be done over a distance, >since sometimes an accident will take out a mile marker, and some DOT >guy will use the (uncalibrated) truck odometer to replant the sign. Back before GS, I would check it on trips when there was no traffic usually over a period of ten miles. > >>I chose a time when I was fairly certain there would be no >>construction or other slowdowns on the road and I wouldn't have to go >>off cruise control. > >Or do it in certain parts of the West (Montana comes to mind), where >you could park the car and have a picnic in the middle of the >interstate without any cars coming by... :-) (Mostly in the early >morning before the people that don't live there get on the road.) > >Keane |