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  #11  
Old September 22nd 12, 04:08 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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"Sarah-Sue" wrote in message
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On Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:21:31 +0000 (UTC), Bastette
wrote:

Christina Websell wrote:


"Adrian" wrote in message
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I know you're very fond of Mr F, but maybe it's time to think of
trading
him in for an automatic. I hope your operation goes well and you get
the
use of your arm back sooner than you expect.
-
I will never get rid of Mr F until he cannot be repaired. He's so
brilliant. He starts every time I turn. the key. Next week he gets
his
MoT, hold your breath for Tuesday.
Besides



I don't know how to drive an automatic. I would be one of those
people that drove them into a shop window like you see on the telly.


Tweed, if you can drive a stick shift, you can certainly drive an
automatic.
Automatic transmission requires *less* skill.


When I learned how to use a manual transmission I felt "in control"
and developed and interest in the mechanics of the vehicle. I'm on
your side tweed - keep the automatic as long as possible! Besides,
that two leg exercise to engage clutch along with gas is a GREAT
exercise!


I think you mean keep the gearbox ;-)
I wouldn't consider getting rid of Mr F for a mere few weeks until I
recover - and besides, getting an automatic wouldn't help as I won't be able
to steer a car either.

Good luck on your surgery.

Sarah_Sue



Thank you. Welcome to the group.



  #12  
Old September 22nd 12, 04:57 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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Default My arm surgeon OT


"MaryL" wrote in message
...


"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...


"Adrian" wrote in message
...

I know you're very fond of Mr F, but maybe it's time to think of trading
him in for an automatic. I hope your operation goes well and you get the
use of your arm back sooner than you expect.
-

I will never get rid of Mr F until he cannot be repaired. He's so
brilliant. He starts every time I turn. the key. Next week he gets his
MoT, hold your breath for Tuesday.
Besides I don't know how to drive an automatic. I would be one of those
people that drove them into a shop window like you see on the telly.

Tweed

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Anyone who knows how to drive a stick shift also knows how to drive an
automatic. With an automatic, you will use only an accelerator and a
brake; you will not use a clutch. I learned on a stick shift, and it was
child's play to move to an automatic. The reverse (automatic to shift
shift) would have been more difficult. Of course, that does not have
anything to do with the question of whether you *want* to make the
transition. I do understand Adrian's suggestion--an automatic would not
place the same strain on your arm and shoulder because you would not have
to shift gears.

But I luuurve him. He's the most reliable car in the world. And as I said
to Sarah Sue, I wouldn't be able to steer a car even if I did trade him for
an automatic while my arm recovers so I might as well wait until I can drive
Mr F again. He's quite elderly and faces a challenge on Tuesday for his
annual test of roadworthiness commonly called MoT (ministry of tranport
test)

Luckily I have a fantastic mechanic who will service him, take him for The
Test and hopefully bring him back with his certificate. He's been looking
after Mr F for quite a few years now and once he gets his service and test I
can drive my car for another year. After Tony has done his stuff, unless a
part fails,
like the alternator (once happened) Mr F will be up and running for another
year with no problems.
In the hailstorm of golfball proportions in June, Mr F got 5 small dents in
his roof and a few on his bonnet. My neighbours newer car with thinner
metal on the body got written off. More than 250 dents on hers which was
parked at the time and I was out driving in it. It was very scary. I
thought for sure the windscreen and the sunroof would be smashed by the
sheer force of how the hailstones came down and the huge size of them. I
pulled into the side of the road until it was over, probably only 10 minutes
but it seemed like hours.
I've never seen anything like that hailstorm in my life. It occurred in a
small area of my county and caused millions of pounds worth of damage.
But not to Mr F!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ML4qydhzk

I think they just got the edge of the storm there. A few hailstones were
the size of tennis balls where I was. Most were golfball size.
Luckily Boyfie missed the whole thing as he was snoozing on his duvet at the
time. Phew.
Tweed








  #13  
Old September 22nd 12, 07:03 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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"MatSav" wrote in message
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Sharon & Smudgie" wrote in message ...

Sending purrs for a successful outcome at your hospital appointment
today.


I saw a registrar at first, very pleasant chap and he hastened to add
that Mr Murty (consultant) would see me after he did.
Although he had my notes, he wanted me to tell the whole story again, so
I did.
Then Mr Murty came in the room and instructed his registrar to look up my
nose with one of those scope thingies. I was hoping to avoid it, as it's
very uncomfortable, but I guess he has to learn.
I was limping just out of plaster at one of my ENT appointments, and Mr
Murty remembered and asked me about it. When I told him I had to have yet
another op in 3 weeks time he said "Oh, you poor wee thing, haven't you
had more than enough?" He's Scottish, obviously.

Some hospital consultants are full of themselves - the one who operated
on me once for my incisional hernia was like that...
...he swept through the ward to look at his patients on his ward round
with all his students around him.
I found him to be quite rude, he asked me if I smoked and I desperately
wanted to say "you are really hugely fat" but of course, I didn't.


He sounds very much like an "old school" surgeon - just like the character
played by James Robertson Justice in the "Doctor..." series of films, Sir
Lancelot Spratt. (or is that "Sir Lancelot's Pratt"?) :-)

well, he messed up my op and I had to be taken into hosp as an emergency a
year or so later to have it done again. By another surgeon.
Yes. you are right, he was old school, but there's no room for them now in
modern hospitals.
He wasn't even as nice as Sir Lancelot.









  #14  
Old September 22nd 12, 01:22 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
MaryL[_2_]
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Default My arm surgeon OT



"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...


"MaryL" wrote in message
...


"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...


"Adrian" wrote in message
...

I know you're very fond of Mr F, but maybe it's time to think of trading
him in for an automatic. I hope your operation goes well and you get the
use of your arm back sooner than you expect.
-

I will never get rid of Mr F until he cannot be repaired. He's so
brilliant. He starts every time I turn. the key. Next week he gets his
MoT, hold your breath for Tuesday.
Besides I don't know how to drive an automatic. I would be one of those
people that drove them into a shop window like you see on the telly.

Tweed

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Anyone who knows how to drive a stick shift also knows how to drive an
automatic. With an automatic, you will use only an accelerator and a
brake; you will not use a clutch. I learned on a stick shift, and it was
child's play to move to an automatic. The reverse (automatic to shift
shift) would have been more difficult. Of course, that does not have
anything to do with the question of whether you *want* to make the
transition. I do understand Adrian's suggestion--an automatic would not
place the same strain on your arm and shoulder because you would not have
to shift gears.

But I luuurve him. He's the most reliable car in the world. And as I said
to Sarah Sue, I wouldn't be able to steer a car even if I did trade him for
an automatic while my arm recovers so I might as well wait until I can drive
Mr F again. He's quite elderly and faces a challenge on Tuesday for his
annual test of roadworthiness commonly called MoT (ministry of tranport
test)

Luckily I have a fantastic mechanic who will service him, take him for The
Test and hopefully bring him back with his certificate. He's been looking
after Mr F for quite a few years now and once he gets his service and test I
can drive my car for another year. After Tony has done his stuff, unless a
part fails,
like the alternator (once happened) Mr F will be up and running for another
year with no problems.
In the hailstorm of golfball proportions in June, Mr F got 5 small dents in
his roof and a few on his bonnet. My neighbours newer car with thinner
metal on the body got written off. More than 250 dents on hers which was
parked at the time and I was out driving in it. It was very scary. I
thought for sure the windscreen and the sunroof would be smashed by the
sheer force of how the hailstones came down and the huge size of them. I
pulled into the side of the road until it was over, probably only 10 minutes
but it seemed like hours.
I've never seen anything like that hailstorm in my life. It occurred in a
small area of my county and caused millions of pounds worth of damage.
But not to Mr F!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ML4qydhzk

I think they just got the edge of the storm there. A few hailstones were
the size of tennis balls where I was. Most were golfball size.
Luckily Boyfie missed the whole thing as he was snoozing on his duvet at the
time. Phew.
Tweed

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes, I can understand an emotional attachment to a car (plus the economic
benefits of the car you described). I traded in my car after driving it for
11 years, and I really felt bad about it--it was like getting rid of an old
friend, a friend that had been extremely reliable. That car still would
have been a good car for someone who did not do a lot of long-distance
driving, or a "second car" for a family. However, my sister and I drove
1300 miles (one-way) every summer to visit my parents, and the car had just
gotten to an age where "little things" were starting to go bad. I did not
want to be stuck in a remote area far from people we knew if something were
to go wrong with the car. However, I will make this point concerning the
problem you mentioned. That is, you can drive a car with an automatic
transmission with one arm. Even if you have one arm in a sling, cars with
automatic transmission are so easy to steer that you should have no
difficulty steering. The one difficulty you could encounter with *any* car
is that you do need to be able to move the gear shift from park to drive and
back again. Other than that, there is no need to shift gears.

MaryL








  #15  
Old September 23rd 12, 09:35 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Christina Websell
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"MaryL" wrote in message
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes, I can understand an emotional attachment to a car (plus the economic
benefits of the car you described). I traded in my car after driving it
for 11 years, and I really felt bad about it--it was like getting rid of
an old friend, a friend that had been extremely reliable. That car still
would have been a good car for someone who did not do a lot of
long-distance driving, or a "second car" for a family. However, my sister
and I drove 1300 miles (one-way) every summer to visit my parents, and the
car had just gotten to an age where "little things" were starting to go
bad. I did not want to be stuck in a remote area far from people we knew
if something were to go wrong with the car. However, I will make this
point concerning the problem you mentioned. That is, you can drive a car
with an automatic transmission with one arm. Even if you have one arm in
a sling, cars with automatic transmission are so easy to steer that you
should have no difficulty steering. The one difficulty you could
encounter with *any* car is that you do need to be able to move the gear
shift from park to drive and back again. Other than that, there is no
need to shift gears.

MaryL

Well, Mr F will just have to wait until I can drive him again after my
operation. No way would I trade him in for an automatic for a temporary
glitch in my ability to change his gears.
He's the best car I ever had. He starts first time,always and I don't need
a posh car to impress my neighbours.
All I want is a car to get me from A to B

He gets his test on Tuesday. Please hope he passes it.




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Old September 23rd 12, 09:49 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
MaryL[_2_]
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...


"MaryL" wrote in message
...

That is, you can drive a car
with an automatic transmission with one arm. Even if you have one arm in
a sling, cars with automatic transmission are so easy to steer that you
should have no difficulty steering. The one difficulty you could
encounter with *any* car is that you do need to be able to move the gear
shift from park to drive and back again. Other than that, there is no
need to shift gears.

MaryL


Well, Mr F will just have to wait until I can drive him again after my
operation. No way would I trade him in for an automatic for a temporary
glitch in my ability to change his gears.
He's the best car I ever had. He starts first time,always and I don't need
a posh car to impress my neighbours.
All I want is a car to get me from A to B

He gets his test on Tuesday. Please hope he passes it.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes, best wishes for Mr. F to pass his test. It sounds like he will pass
with flying colors.

MaryL




  #17  
Old September 23rd 12, 11:14 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
Joy
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Default My arm surgeon OT

"Christina Websell" wrote in message
...

"MaryL" wrote in message
...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Yes, I can understand an emotional attachment to a car (plus the economic
benefits of the car you described). I traded in my car after driving it
for 11 years, and I really felt bad about it--it was like getting rid of
an old friend, a friend that had been extremely reliable. That car still
would have been a good car for someone who did not do a lot of
long-distance driving, or a "second car" for a family. However, my
sister and I drove 1300 miles (one-way) every summer to visit my parents,
and the car had just gotten to an age where "little things" were starting
to go bad. I did not want to be stuck in a remote area far from people
we knew if something were to go wrong with the car. However, I will make
this point concerning the problem you mentioned. That is, you can drive
a car with an automatic transmission with one arm. Even if you have one
arm in a sling, cars with automatic transmission are so easy to steer
that you should have no difficulty steering. The one difficulty you
could encounter with *any* car is that you do need to be able to move the
gear shift from park to drive and back again. Other than that, there is
no need to shift gears.

MaryL

Well, Mr F will just have to wait until I can drive him again after my
operation. No way would I trade him in for an automatic for a temporary
glitch in my ability to change his gears.
He's the best car I ever had. He starts first time,always and I don't
need a posh car to impress my neighbours.
All I want is a car to get me from A to B

He gets his test on Tuesday. Please hope he passes it.


I understand. If you have a car that is reliable, you want to keep it. If
you've had it long enough, it becomes an old friend. I fully expect to
drive my 2000 Toyota Corolla as long as I'm able to drive. Considering the
fact that I'm driving a lot less than I used to, and based on the
reliability of my previous Corolla, I figure I'll be unfit to drive long
before it is.

Joy


 




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