tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post4130533417601249124..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: "Bye-bye Car Wash, Farewell Wipers: Future Cars Won't Get Dirty"Trooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-26760588751890319592014-04-27T16:54:47.757-04:002014-04-27T16:54:47.757-04:00Chip Ahoy said ...
... find a good place to pull...Chip Ahoy said ...<br /><br /><i> ... find a good place to pull over and stop and play. The dog thought that was the whole point of making a trip and I ended up discovering lots of neat places I would otherwise never have seen and those turned out to be some of the best times we had together. Once returning to the car too wet and too dirty to just hop in a and go. I learned to keep towels in the trunk just for that.</i><br /><br />Of course they do, why wander if not to have fun? And as for what's in my van for dogs...three people seats, a 6 x 4 foot area for dog lounging, a kennel crate for the obstreperous, and a big wicker kit box full of doggie gear, doggie toys, towels, towelettes, and Bissell stain & odor elimination spray (the blood & vomit variety), plus sundry brushes, combs, and leashes. <br /><br />Yeah, we spoil our dogs here. I get asked why only three people seats? Answer: so Judi (or I) can ride in the rear people seat (part of third row not removed) when a dog decides to ride in the front passenger seat. Aridoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345930150667529742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-4985161657355470762014-04-27T16:25:35.938-04:002014-04-27T16:25:35.938-04:00Nice. keeping the camera rolling through puke. A...Nice. keeping the camera rolling through puke. A friend would have at least held her hair for her. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-41864645762191792262014-04-27T14:26:40.037-04:002014-04-27T14:26:40.037-04:00Cars won't get dirty?
More youth unemployment...Cars won't get dirty?<br /><br />More youth unemployment...Fr Martin Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01375628123126091747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-87341548331019732832014-04-27T13:50:45.275-04:002014-04-27T13:50:45.275-04:00The Belgians would get sick but they gave fairly o...The Belgians would get sick but they gave fairly obvious signal of stress by a bit of foam at their mouth so I'd start talking continuously saying their name, "good girl" over and over until I could find a good place to pull over and stop and play. The dog thought that was the whole point of making a trip and I ended up discovering lots of neat places I would otherwise never have seen and those turned out to be some of the best times we had together. Once returning to the car too wet and too dirty to just hop in a and go. I learned to keep towels in the trunk just for that. Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-84707048063554748452014-04-27T12:24:50.750-04:002014-04-27T12:24:50.750-04:00My second born was known as the puke-a-matic.
I f...My second born was known as the puke-a-matic.<br /><br />I finally took her out of the legally required car seat and let her ride in the booster with only the belt around her waist so she didn't have the big plastic bar thing jiggling against her tummy.Synovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311191981918160095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-26132031987693059042014-04-27T11:47:53.094-04:002014-04-27T11:47:53.094-04:00Ooops. Link broken to the photo of a Travelall H...Ooops. Link broken to the photo of a Travelall <a href="http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=1962+travelall&id=E052F99B721D6BD2E818C35795155328103DE171&FORM=IQFRBA#view=detail&id=2A2238FBCA033E8429A1E17421609A713F46C05D&selectedIndex=20" rel="nofollow">Here</a> Like this. Not our vehicle, but similar.Dust Bunny Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115422951538885247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-67029588209968154332014-04-27T11:43:48.626-04:002014-04-27T11:43:48.626-04:00“But if our eyes are at a downward angle and do no...“But if our eyes are at a downward angle and do not see the view outside the vehicle, our bodies become sensitive to motion and increase the chance of sickness.”<br /><br />Not only that, kids strapped in backwards facing the rear seat, like little mental patients in straight jackets. Can't even see their parents. Can't look any one in the eyes. Can't see out of the windows or be engaged in conversation on what they might be able to see. <i>Ooooh. Look at the cows. What do cows say? See the yellow building? What other things are yellow? Bananas? The Sun? Let's read the signs on the side of the road as we go past.</i> <br /><br />Nope. Stare at the fake leather seats, ignored by the adult(s) in the front...... and puke.<br /><br />The reason that no one cares about paying extra for self healing paint is that today's cars are featureless plastic clones of each other. Who cares? A bunch of identical jelly beans. You are going to throw the car away in a few years anyway. The cars today will NEVER EVER be classics or can NEVER EVER be considered works of art.<br /><br />We just came back from a car show and saw beautiful pieces of art like <a href="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/originals/56/03/2e/56032ef647fa300776bd29ce63573205.jpg" rel="nofollow">THIS</a> and <a href="http://picklyman.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/image0071.jpg" rel="nofollow">THIS</a> Hot rods, classics, muscle cars. Beautiful lines, fantastic paint jobs, lovingly polished and dusted by proud owners. Washing and polishing these cars is not a chore....it is an act of love.<br /><br />Also at the show old ratty trucks and works in progress. Each one means something to the owners and to the show viewers. We took our 1962 International Traveall (2wd) <a rel="nofollow">Not ours but similar</a>. Each person who stopped had a story about their own personal experiences with this car. Reminiscences of trips to Yosemite. Cross country trips when they were kids. Loggers who went to work in these indestructible vehicles. The same holds true for those who stopped and looked at the Road Runners, Mustangs and old Panel Vans.<br />Dust Bunny Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115422951538885247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-3214912021694760922014-04-27T11:27:16.044-04:002014-04-27T11:27:16.044-04:00I had a guy puke out my car window on the highway ...I had a guy puke out my car window on the highway in sub zero weather. Try explaining frozen puke on your old man's car to him!ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-17286482505080552722014-04-27T10:57:14.878-04:002014-04-27T10:57:14.878-04:00Kids: There's No Stopping Them
Eyes up, the p...Kids: There's No Stopping Them<br /><br />Eyes up, the puke zone ends;<br />Eyes down, the yellow stream wends.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.com