A Big Thank You.
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To all of those people who spared some of their valuable time in answering my question yesterday http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3931206/Giving-a-youngster-encouragement-How.aspx[^] a real big heartfelt thank you to you all. When I showed my daughter the responses with advice that had been given, she was overwhelmed that people actually wanted to help. We went out for a practice again yesterday evening to a quiet industrial estate and did some simple manoeuvres and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Confidence is on its way to being restored! :-D
As I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil for I am the God of Death... and this is my valley. Aici zace un om despre care nu sestie prea mult
It's not a bad thing to show her what it's like to maintain control of a car in difficult situations. From your previous post, I doubt she would do anything to show off or goof around, so it may be a good idea. Get her up to 30-40mph (I prefer faster) in an empty area and let her see how surprisingly long it takes to stop, and sometimes maintain going straight while slamming on the brakes. It's also good to get her to floor it, so in case of emergency, she is aware of the capability of the car. I remember the first day it snowed when I was 15 my father took me to the school parking lot to learn how to control a car on ice / snow. I already had my 4 wheeler / dirtbike license, so he knew I'd pick it up. By the time I graduated high school, I was driving the family snow plow for spare cash in the winter.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
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It's not a bad thing to show her what it's like to maintain control of a car in difficult situations. From your previous post, I doubt she would do anything to show off or goof around, so it may be a good idea. Get her up to 30-40mph (I prefer faster) in an empty area and let her see how surprisingly long it takes to stop, and sometimes maintain going straight while slamming on the brakes. It's also good to get her to floor it, so in case of emergency, she is aware of the capability of the car. I remember the first day it snowed when I was 15 my father took me to the school parking lot to learn how to control a car on ice / snow. I already had my 4 wheeler / dirtbike license, so he knew I'd pick it up. By the time I graduated high school, I was driving the family snow plow for spare cash in the winter.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
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To all of those people who spared some of their valuable time in answering my question yesterday http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3931206/Giving-a-youngster-encouragement-How.aspx[^] a real big heartfelt thank you to you all. When I showed my daughter the responses with advice that had been given, she was overwhelmed that people actually wanted to help. We went out for a practice again yesterday evening to a quiet industrial estate and did some simple manoeuvres and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Confidence is on its way to being restored! :-D
As I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil for I am the God of Death... and this is my valley. Aici zace un om despre care nu sestie prea mult
Hey, we had to be sensible once. :) Seriously, this is what shows :bob:land is a community.
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^] "Program as if the technical support department is full of serial killers and they know your home address" - Ray Cassick Jr., RIP
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Definitely a good idea. You can't prepare for every scenario, but you might as well try to prepare her for as many as you can.
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To all of those people who spared some of their valuable time in answering my question yesterday http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3931206/Giving-a-youngster-encouragement-How.aspx[^] a real big heartfelt thank you to you all. When I showed my daughter the responses with advice that had been given, she was overwhelmed that people actually wanted to help. We went out for a practice again yesterday evening to a quiet industrial estate and did some simple manoeuvres and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Confidence is on its way to being restored! :-D
As I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil for I am the God of Death... and this is my valley. Aici zace un om despre care nu sestie prea mult
Sometimes it is nice to see that in some small way something you've said or done has had a positive impact, as an individual or as a group. So, thank you. :cool:
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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Yeah, making steering into the skid (which initially feels counterintuitive) an instinct has probably saved my life.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
Same here... although my newer car doesn't skid out of control very easily with traction control and all that new fancy technology...
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Same here... although my newer car doesn't skid out of control very easily with traction control and all that new fancy technology...
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Albert Holguin wrote:
although my newer car doesn't skid out of control very easily
My Jeep has that same exact problem!
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
:laugh: :laugh:
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Hey, we had to be sensible once. :) Seriously, this is what shows :bob:land is a community.
Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^] "Program as if the technical support department is full of serial killers and they know your home address" - Ray Cassick Jr., RIP
We do have our moments where we're a rather nice little village. Of course, we also occasionally seem to have more than our fair share of idiots :rolleyes: ...
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To all of those people who spared some of their valuable time in answering my question yesterday http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3931206/Giving-a-youngster-encouragement-How.aspx[^] a real big heartfelt thank you to you all. When I showed my daughter the responses with advice that had been given, she was overwhelmed that people actually wanted to help. We went out for a practice again yesterday evening to a quiet industrial estate and did some simple manoeuvres and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Confidence is on its way to being restored! :-D
As I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil for I am the God of Death... and this is my valley. Aici zace un om despre care nu sestie prea mult
Benjamin Breeg wrote:
she was overwhelmed that people actually wanted to help.
Mine would have said "Dad! stop being so corny"
Und wenn du lange in einen abgrund blickst, blickt der Abgrund auch in dich hinein.
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To all of those people who spared some of their valuable time in answering my question yesterday http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3931206/Giving-a-youngster-encouragement-How.aspx[^] a real big heartfelt thank you to you all. When I showed my daughter the responses with advice that had been given, she was overwhelmed that people actually wanted to help. We went out for a practice again yesterday evening to a quiet industrial estate and did some simple manoeuvres and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Confidence is on its way to being restored! :-D
As I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil for I am the God of Death... and this is my valley. Aici zace un om despre care nu sestie prea mult
That's great. I'm glad we were able to offer some small help.
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To all of those people who spared some of their valuable time in answering my question yesterday http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3931206/Giving-a-youngster-encouragement-How.aspx[^] a real big heartfelt thank you to you all. When I showed my daughter the responses with advice that had been given, she was overwhelmed that people actually wanted to help. We went out for a practice again yesterday evening to a quiet industrial estate and did some simple manoeuvres and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Confidence is on its way to being restored! :-D
As I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I fear no evil for I am the God of Death... and this is my valley. Aici zace un om despre care nu sestie prea mult
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And a big thank you to you for giving us a warning to stay away from Industrial Estates yesterday! :thumbsup: ;)
:) worth a 5 of anybodies money.
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And a big thank you to you for giving us a warning to stay away from Industrial Estates yesterday! :thumbsup: ;)
Ᵽompey wrote:
And a big thank you to you for giving us a warning to stay away from Industrial Estates yesterday!
Good point. I shall do precisely that.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Yeah, making steering into the skid (which initially feels counterintuitive) an instinct has probably saved my life.
"I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson
The real challenge isn't on strait roads, it's when steering into the skid and staying on the road are mutually contradictory. Unfortunately my score on that front is 0/1. :doh: I was going slowly enough the only casualty was the car; while the 20" oak was easily able to keep me from going down a 40' embankment, but climbing the 2' leading up to the tree sideways put the car into a barrel roll and that was that. :doh:
3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18