Things I've learned the hard way . . .(Part 2)

[Hooked on Fenix]

While everyone is on the subject of cars...
Never leave your car in drive when you get out of it. I left the car running to keep the air conditioner on for my brother (who was in the car), but I forgot to put it in park. It turned out okay. I got back in and stepped on the brake before the car was able to hit the dumpster.

 

[dulridge]

While everyone is on the subject of cars...
Never leave your car in drive when you get out of it. I left the car running to keep the air conditioner on for my brother (who was in the car), but I forgot to put it in park. It turned out okay. I got back in and stepped on the brake before the car was able to hit the dumpster.

Done worse than that...

Do NOT hold the cables in place for door speakers while closing the car door. One of the more embarrassing visits to the ER to get the thumbnail removed.

Really do not try this at home... :(

 

[dulridge]

Ah yes.... Cars are good places to learn.

A)
If you ever have a leaking brake cylinder, it wall cause one (just one) tire to lock up. When that one is a front tire, you will change lanes quickly. You might even do so when you want to.

B)
If you can't drive your car because the brakes are locking up, do NOT 'fix' it by disconnecting the brake line from the bad wheel.

C)
Emergency brakes will not stop your car in an emergency.

D)
The dumpster will.

Daniel

And

E) When you have lost the hydraulics (Steering, suspension, brakes) do not attempt to drive it any farther. The motor will need a new drivers' seat afterwards. Gave the car away immediately afterwards.

It did not help that I was doing rather more (>100) mph than was allowed with the car fully loaded at the time. Took 2 miles to stop.

Passengers did not enjoy it one little bit.

Fortunately the road was empty and there weren't any dumpsters on it. I even managed to get it to a halt outside a garage...

The mechanic did enjoy the gift of an Audi 100 station wagon.

 

[TITAN1833]

Do)be patriotic,but keep your mind open to the world ? we are all human,the same.:)

Don't)do on to others anything!you would not like done to you.:devil:

 

[PhotonWrangler]

I was reminded of this lesson again this evening, having not learned it from previous experiences: Never go to the grocery store on the day before a major holiday!
:hairpull::rant::banghead:

 

[adamlau]

There is such a thing as a free lunch. It's just very hard to find.

Easier to find than one may choose to believe. You can fall into any number of lunch lines down along Skid Row, Los Angeles and get a free meal. My sis does volunteer work there and has repeatedly mentioned that very few people go hungry on the streets.

 

[woodrow]

Paypal does not send out emails asking you to update credit card information. Don't ask:( I still can't belive I fell for it! At least I got my $$$ back and a new card is on its way.

Also, when I was 15 I learned not to shoot .22's at bricks!

 

[TigerhawkT3]

The receipts you save will accumulate uselessly, but the few you throw away (or lose) immediately would have come in handy a few days later. :ohgeez:

...Also known as Murphy's Law.

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Measure twice, cut once.

However, ay wire cut to length will still be too short. Murphy indeed!

 

[gadget_lover]

Measure twice, cut once.

Valuable skills to learn: weld, solder, braze and glue



Measure twice,
Cut once.
Apply Glue.
Let Dry
Cut again

 

[adamlau]

Don't waste your money on bunk lights and we wary of advice from n00b CPFers who collect DX/KD lights exclusively. That was learned the hard way.

 

[SilentK]

Not me but, when firing a handgun, do not put the sights right up to your eye, then fire.:sigh:

-HID lens can get hot! :ohgeez:
-a car moves even when you do not press the gas petal.
-if you overdrive a halogen bulb a little, it flashes, 500% with several 9v cells, it explodes.
-A minimag is not the uber-pwner of flashlights anymore.

 

[Diesel_Bomber]

Cheap ammo is cheap for a reason. Spend the money and get the good stuff, especially if you're counting on your firearm for self defense.

:buddies:

 

[BVH]

Buy the one you want the first time. Buy anything less and you'll end up taking a loss on it when you dump it to get the one you wanted in the first place.

 

[Hooked on Fenix]

Buy the one you want the first time. Buy anything less and you'll end up taking a loss on it when you dump it to get the one you wanted in the first place.

I'm still learning this lesson, but the flashlight I really want doesn't exist yet. I want a 400+ lumen Fenix P3D size light with infinitely variable brightness adjusted by the head with a forward clicky tailcap that has 1AA, 2AA, 123A, and 18650 lego bodies available, using a single die emitter for throw with a warm tint and 200+ lumens/watt, and all for under $100.

 

[AlphaTea]

When you see NEW! IMPROVED!! FASTER ACTING!! or any other bold font on the package of an old familiar product, hold on to your wallet.

More than once I have noticed that there is just less inside the package (also known as the economical size), the color has been changed or there is less salt. Why the heck do they charge MORE for LESS salt, as in potato chips?

 

[Burgess]

It's called Marketing. :)



When an organization sez:

" We're changing things, to serve you Better ! "


It usually means:

" We're cutting corners, but it'll still probably be Good Enough. "



( Sigh )
_

 

[TorchBoy]

Why the heck do they charge MORE for LESS salt, as in potato chips?

One of my friends (who wholesales food) tells me whenever he can that salt is cheap, so it can be used to add weight to a product without adding much cost. To keep the same weight of "real" food would thus be more expensive.

But I'm sure Burgess is right about the marketing.

 

[Crenshaw]

When you see NEW! IMPROVED!! FASTER ACTING!! or any other bold font on the package of an old familiar product, hold on to your wallet.

More than once I have noticed that there is just less inside the package (also known as the economical size), the color has been changed or there is less salt. Why the heck do they charge MORE for LESS salt, as in potato chips?

what i cant stand, is toothpaste commercials, shampoo commercials, etc etc, all use acronyms to describe thier "special ingredients"

"use our product!, its got DHA, TYS, WTH.......its also FOS!"

:ohgeez:

you know the differnce between panadol, and panadol extra? few mg of caffine.


Crenshaw

 

[Hooked on Fenix]

Don't let anyone take more than one headlight of yours into a portapotty. My autistic brother had my Huntlight FT-01XSE when he went in (as well as a PT Quad headlight). He set the Huntlight down for 15 minutes in the portapotty urinal. :eek:When he got out, I made him use it for the rest of our 3 hour hike (We were ten minutes into it.). Then, I made him wash the light and his hands with soap and hot water when we got home. That has got to be the grossest thing anyone has ever done to one of my lights. At least the light was waterproof and it could be washed off easily.