Re: About those rings, and old things in general

hank Wrote:
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> Things that were common become mysteries over
> time.
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> hank

Doesn't necessarily take a century either. One of my wife's relatives had an older (1960's era) Peterbilt and heck if I could figure out how the transmission worked on that thing. Had numerous levers and seemed like a driver needed about four arms to shift gears and also steer. On the exceedingly rare occasions I drive a manual at all anymore (I don't love them, never have) I habitually double-clutch....learned that way. Apparently it's a holdover from the pre-war cars Dad first learned to drive on. It's unlikely my daughter will ever even need to learn to drive a manual. There's no point anymore, it's obsolete technology.

Speaking of obsolete, years back I got to drive a replica model T. Wow. The gas pedal was a lever on the steering column like a tractor might have and the transmission was worked with the pedals on the floor. I wouldn't want one, in black or any other color. I suppose it's an acquired taste.



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