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DennisN
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 Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:21 pm Post subject: Cruise Control - Toughy or Softy Pants? |
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OK, I wasn't going to start this until Thursday afternoon, at which time I'd have started off by saying "This time tomorrow, I'll be in this ...
so whilst all you lot are slaving, I'll be sunning and getting ready for the Amstel bears. My room is behind the palm trees on the far right".
But I'll probably be too busy to do it tomorrow, so I'll do it now.
To keep you all amused during my absence, Discuss the following...
Real Men don't use Cruise Control, only Southerner Softy Pantses use it. I thought of this when I read of a certain A4 doing 90 across France and thought he wouldn't have the strength in his ankle to keep the accelerator that hard down.
I'll try to keep an eye on you from the Time Out internet cafe, so behave yourselves.
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BMW330
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:03 am Post subject: Re: Cruise Control - Toughy or Softy Pants? |
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| DennisN wrote: | OK, I wasn't going to start this until Thursday afternoon, at which time I'd have started off by saying "This time tomorrow, I'll be in this ...
so whilst all you lot are slaving, I'll be sunning and getting ready for the Amstel bears. My room is behind the palm trees on the far right".
But I'll probably be too busy to do it tomorrow, so I'll do it now.
To keep you all amused during my absence, Discuss the following...
Real Men don't use Cruise Control, only Southerner Softy Pantses use it. I thought of this when I read of a certain A4 doing 90 across France and thought he wouldn't have the strength in his ankle to keep the accelerator that hard down.
I'll try to keep an eye on you from the Time Out internet cafe, so behave yourselves. |
Errr, I don't remember approving your holiday...?
Enjoy, and no lurking on the forum in Internet cafe's!! |
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Skippy
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Location: Escaped to the Antipodies! 36.83°S 174.75°E
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:06 am Post subject: Re: Cruise Control - Toughy or Softy Pants? |
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What, no Germans nicking all the loungers? What country is this?
| DennisN wrote: | | Real Men don't use Cruise Control, only Southerner Softy Pantses use it |
I use it all the time in the car. It helps me maintain a steady speed without ending up going too fast.
You set it to (ahem) 70 MPH and it holds that speed so you don't find yourself slowing to 55 or 60 up hills or (heaven forbid) creeping up to 71 MPH going down hill. It holds a nice steady speed and you can concentrate on driving...
Also good for SPECS zones in road works etc.
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DennisN
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:11 am Post subject: Re: Cruise Control - Toughy or Softy Pants? |
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| BMW330 wrote: | Errr, I don't remember approving your holiday...?
Enjoy, and no lurking on the forum in Internet cafe's!! |
I forgot to say that Southern Softy Pantses isn't as far south as that!
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DennisN
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:16 am Post subject: Re: Cruise Control - Toughy or Softy Pants? |
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| Skippy wrote: | | What, no Germans nicking all the loungers? What country is this? |
When I said "My room is behind the palm trees", I meant precisely that - about another two yards beyond where you can see, and it has a ground level balcony - you can hop (well, I struggle) over the rail and beat even Germans to the sunloungers. But anyway, they're not allowed in - there are only three apartments for all that pool!
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Border_Collie
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| Quote: | | Dennis - Soon to be getting the bears in, in Corfu (2 hours ahead). |
Is that Polar, Brown, Black or Koala bears? |
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Tim Buxton
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:09 am Post subject: |
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I'm with Skippy (not literally) on this. I use my cruise when and wherever I can. And I'm from the Midlands, so fall into neither of your categories.
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mikealder
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:21 am Post subject: |
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I use it but prefer the Merc system which can be cruse control or speed limiter, this last mode lets you modulate the cars speed using the pedal but will never exceed a set level - works much better in heavy traffic.
Enjoy the holiday, let us know if the old 710 works out there  - Mike |
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DennisN
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Will do Mike. But I have to really take care of it now - it's the only one I've got now that the 720 has been refunded. From 3 to 1 in less than two weeks, how are the mighty fallen.  Nobody will recognise me out on the road now - anonymity looms large!!
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GPS_fan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:41 am Post subject: Re: Cruise Control - Toughy or Softy Pants? |
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| DennisN wrote: | | My room is behind the palm trees on the far right |
Is that bars on the window or just a reflection? 
Only a picture and no coordinates? Oh dear, what sort of GPS user do you think your are? ....not to mention ommitting to tell us where to point that missile
I'm sure the peasants will be breathing a sigh of relief knowing that they're safe from your van for a while
Try not to miss us all too much while you're cuddling up to a nice cold bear.
Have a good one 
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GPS_fan
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| Tim Buxton wrote: | | I'm from the Midlands, so fall into neither of your categories. |
A conundrum - do you fall into neither category, both categories (north and south) or does that depend upon the topic at a given time?
I also like to use cruise control to maintain a steady and constant speed.
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Skippy
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:58 am Post subject: Re: Cruise Control - Toughy or Softy Pants? |
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| DennisN wrote: | | only Southerner Softy Pantses use it. |
I guess I fall into that category, you don't get further South than New Zealand...
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mostdom
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Cruise Control - Toughy or Softy Pants? |
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| DennisN wrote: | | ...thought he wouldn't have the strength in his ankle to keep the accelerator that hard down... |
Ahem! I don't have C/c in my car, and you sould see the size of my ankle...
It's about the same size as the other ankle.
Mind your head as you dive into that that, pond!
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GPS_fan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: Re: Cruise Control - Toughy or Softy Pants? |
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| Skippy wrote: | | you don't get further South than New Zealand... |
Antarctica? Or has someone gone moving it again?
...and surely the flagrant north/south discrimination shown by Dennis is against some forum rule or other - quick, somebody revoke his game licence 
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DennisN
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| Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:11 am Post subject: Re: Cruise Control - Toughy or Softy Pants? |
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| GPS_fan wrote: | | Only a picture and no coordinates? Oh dear, what sort of GPS user do you think your are? ....not to mention ommitting to tell us where to point that missile |
I have to take my GO710 with me - it's my very only one left since the 720 went back and refunded yesterday, so I simply dare NOT leave it hidden in the van at the airport parking. I may be tempted to try seeing how fast it will go in the plane, but it does say you shouldn't, so perhaps not. But I'll certainly switch it on some time when we are out there, not least to see if it actually displays coordinates for you! I'm curious to see if it will know where it is without TT's maps to lock to - blank screen with coordinates in Browse Map (I'm sure somebody here already knows the answer to that, but humour me).
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