That is the stupidest thing I've ever seen.
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That would make sense if it were in a kitchenette. Hot for tea and cold for drinks.Opinions are like rear-ends, everybody has one. Here's mine. (|)Comment
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Uhhh, you should get out more.Originally posted by SteveRiley View Post
While that is unarguably a very stupid thing, it can't be the stupidest thing you've ever seen. For example: How long has it been since someone drove through your fence!
On the plus side to the above referred plumbing device: You could wash your your hands in hot water while simultaneously pouring yourself a glass of cold water...
...very carefully, of course.Comment
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BTW, patiently waiting for Feathers and Nickstone to chime in on the "tools" remark...
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Three years, in fact. The car was going so fast that it plowed right through the fence and struck the building in front of mine. The headlights from the car, now being mere inches away and no longer burdened by a wall, provided more than adequate illumination for the two individuals fornicating in the first floor bedroom.Originally posted by oshunluvr View PostHow long has it been since someone drove through your fence!Comment
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Wow. What an IDIOTIC thing! I can't even find words to describe how STUPID I think that is.Originally posted by Teunis
BTW, why is everything reversed on that side of the pond? Hot water on the right? Weird!Comment
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They don't just DRIVE on the wrong side of the road, they even put the DRIVER on the wrong side of the car!Originally posted by SteveRiley View Post
As a person who chooses to only drive vehicles with manual transmissions, I always wonder how weird it must be to work the stick shift with your left hand.
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It does take some getting used to it. But at least the pedal layout is the same. Down Under, we drive on the correct side of the road, as they do in the UK, India, Japan and other important countries.Originally posted by DoYouKubuntu View PostI always wonder how weird it must be to work the stick shift with your left hand.
They did try to change it here once, starting out with trucks over 10 ton first, but that was not a great success.
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Ha! Me, too, preferred 5-speed Toyotas, until I hit about 60, gave in and bought a Honda Civic with automatic trans. As you age, even in good, strong, healthy shape, sh*t happens, often. It doesn't take cancer or dreadful RA or a broken limb or hand. All it takes is a mis-step or getting out of bed wrong, twist something, pull a tendon in feet or hands, and shifting a car becomes an inconvenience, even painful. Or emerging from various medical procedures: much easier, less stressful to have an automatic to drive home. Fact is, they are making even compact cars like the Corolla and Civic with more power now, so you get a good feel, even at low-end torque speeds with an automatic. More fun, though, to drive a 5-speed.DYK: As a person who chooses to only drive vehicles with manual transmissions,...An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles BukowskiComment
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It's definitely a different, uh, rhythm, fer sher...Originally posted by DoYouKubuntu View PostI always wonder how weird it must be to work the stick shift with your left hand.
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Same here! I've owned nothing but Toyotas since 1985. My first was a Toyota truck, with a 4-speed manual transmission. Then I progressed through multiple RAV4s, each with a 5-speed manual transmission. I was planning on buying yet another RAV4, but they stopped offering it with stick shifts, so I've pledged to keep my current one until it disintegrates. (Of course, being a Toyota, it has never had anything mechanically wrong with it. Oh...wait...I DID have to replace the pad on the clutch pedal once...)Originally posted by Qqmike View Post
Honestly, I've seen some glimpses of that myself, but I can't bring myself--yet--to think of dumping my beloved stick shifts. In fact, I've been planning on buying the revamped Mazda M5 Miata, with a 6-speed stick, when it's available as I want it (no leather, convertible hard top). But...we'll see...until I hit about 60, gave in and bought a Honda Civic with automatic trans. As you age, even in good, strong, healthy shape, sh*t happens, often. It doesn't take cancer or dreadful RA or a broken limb or hand. All it takes is a mis-step or getting out of bed wrong, twist something, pull a tendon in feet or hands, and shifting a car becomes an inconvenience, even painful. Or emerging from various medical procedures: much easier, less stressful to have an automatic to drive home.
Definitely more fun.Fact is, they are making even compact cars like the Corolla and Civic with more power now, so you get a good feel, even at low-end torque speeds with an automatic. More fun, though, to drive a 5-speed.
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I guess having the pedals the same would help, but it just seems like it would be really weird shifting left-handed.Originally posted by GerardV View Post
Too funny!Down Under, we drive on the correct side of the road, as they do in the UK, India, Japan and other important countries.
They did try to change it here once, starting out with trucks over 10 ton first, but that was not a great success.
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South Africa is another important country.
Here's some info on why some countries started out driving on the left and other (late developing ...) countries started driving on the right.
Why do some countries drive on the left and others on the right? - World Standards
I have no explanation as to why hot and cold are randomly on the left or the right. Nor why we seem to have so many different light bulb (globe) fittings nowadays.I'd rather be locked out than locked in.Comment
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