The highway adopted me. It held me in it's bosom of asphalt. Roadkill was my sustenance, the hawk my adversary. The road took it's toll, I kept it's secrets. Black ribbon spiral onward.
-Dan Johnson
1987 Bad Road Poetry Laureate
Ever Seen a Grown Man Cry?
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-Dan Johnson
1987 Bad Road Poetry Laureate
Damn straight.
This guy gets it.
The Secret To All Things is driving a stick shift.
Always has been, always will be.
I’ve never owned a vehicle with an automatic transmission.
I could make the observation that people drive an automatic because it gives the driver a free hand to scratch their vag***, but I won’t.
Likewise.
Besides the overall "connected" and "in control" feeling a manual provides, in some situations they are truly necessary to do a good & safe job.
Ever tried to back a trailer with inches to spare with an automatic? Or gone down a truly steep and long grade with a heavy load and no compression braking? Etc.
No thanks.
4WD 7.3 International Powerstroke w/manual all the way, baby.
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
I can scroll this forum for weeks without commenting on the threads because many become mundane with the same old, same old. But then, there is this........
Hey, I’m crying, cause I just found out today, that after 22 years, EVGA is no longer making Nvidia video cards.
www.nme.com
I’m a PC Geek and an extreme gamer LOL
I just built this computer a few months ago with an EVGA 3080 FTW Ultra.
Such a sad day in the world of PC Gaming!
P.S. For anyone that doesn’t know, EVGA was the largest for Nvidia graphics cards in the world, so this is no small news...
EVGA terminates partnership with Nvidia and leaves the GPU market
EVGA has terminated its partnership with Nvidia and some reports cite “disrespectful treatment” as the reasoning
www.nme.com
I’m a PC Geek and an extreme gamer LOL
I just built this computer a few months ago with an EVGA 3080 FTW Ultra.
Such a sad day in the world of PC Gaming!
P.S. For anyone that doesn’t know, EVGA was the largest for Nvidia graphics cards in the world, so this is no small news...
So, you probably couldn't hear it but I played Taps, Last Post, and Flowers Of The Forest, all on a kazoo I found at a flea market in honor of our fallen brother No. 1.
Also, I can drive a manual without using the clutch and one without synchros. Does that make me even more manly?
Also, I can drive a manual without using the clutch and one without synchros. Does that make me even more manly?
I have the ultimate manly vehicle, a Toyota minivan, meaning I have successfully procreated multiple times and have maintained a stable monogamous relationship for more than a decade, and I have a doghouse (Norm Macdonald fans will know what that means).
Amen brother. I’m a proud driver of an automatic transmission Toyota liteace Noah decked out with car seats too. My neighbor calls it a vasectomy on wheels, but I use my spare hand to flip a birdie or scratch a vag*** (not my own of course)
Do you mean down the flue like Santa? I hope you get it sorted soon
@mikethompson : The good news is it is not COVID since the test came back negative so I am afraid it is the winter flu!
It's said that what we drive tells a lot about us. I'm trying to figure how that applies to me. I'm 78 years old and drive a 5 speed manual... Like someone said recently, does that make me "cool"?
Perhaps like our clothing, our cars just reflect what was cool the last time we were of an age to be cool.It's said that what we drive tells a lot about us. I'm trying to figure how that applies to me. I'm 78 years old and drive a 5 speed manual... Like someone said recently, does that make me "cool"?
Like when I wear boot cut jeans?Perhaps like our clothing, our cars just reflect what was cool the last time we were of an age to be cool.
Just got a NVIDIA 3070 Ti card. A year and a half delay from when they were first supposedly going to be available. I don’t play games, need it for work!Hey, I’m crying, cause I just found out today, that after 22 years, EVGA is no longer making Nvidia video cards.
EVGA terminates partnership with Nvidia and leaves the GPU market
EVGA has terminated its partnership with Nvidia and some reports cite “disrespectful treatment” as the reasoning
I’m a PC Geek and an extreme gamer LOL
I just built this computer a few months ago with an EVGA 3080 FTW Ultra.
Such a sad day in the world of PC Gaming!
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P.S. For anyone that doesn’t know, EVGA was the largest for Nvidia graphics cards in the world, so this is no small news...
Being the one who started the whole manual thing, I must confess I drive an automatic. But it is a near vintage Jag, which I guess makes it ok.