Archive / 1998 / November

THANKS , GPL!!!!!!!

3 posts by 3 people · 20 Nov 1998 - 23 Nov 1998

Rafael Medeiro 20 Nov 1998#435568

Hi, Today i was driving my car ,going to get my kids at school.I was passing by a tunnel when suddenly the car in front of me braked very hard.I was very close to him and i remember that the only thing that came to my mind was "Don't lock the brakes,Don't lock the brakes"(sounds familiar????),it was instinctive.My car stopped within 1 inch or less from the front car. So Thanks GPL to really improving my real daily driving and for giving me some very good arguments to show my wife that staying in front of the computer for long hours, really saves a lot of money. :-) PS: Although a 67 volks beetle ,that was close behind, was not able to avoid hitting me hard, my car didn't suffer any damage.I guess i was riding on the Novice damage model. The beetle was severely damaged and had to retire. :-) Rafael Medeiros

Marc Collins 22 Nov 1998#435883

LOL at your P.S.!!!!!!

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>Hi, >Today i was driving my car ,going to get my kids at school.I was passing >by a tunnel when suddenly the car in front of me braked very hard.I was >very close to him and i remember that the only thing that came to my >mind was "Don't lock the brakes,Don't lock the brakes"(sounds >familiar????),it was instinctive.My car stopped within 1 inch or less >from the front car. >So Thanks GPL to really improving my real daily driving and for giving >me some very good arguments to show my wife that staying in front of the >computer for long hours, really saves a lot of money. :-) >PS: Although a 67 volks beetle ,that was close behind, was not able to >avoid hitting me hard, my car didn't suffer any damage.I guess i was >riding on the Novice damage model. The beetle was severely damaged and >had to retire. :-) >Rafael Medeiros

Anssi Lehtinen 23 Nov 1998#436124

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> Hi, > Today i was driving my car ,going to get my kids at school.I was passing > by a tunnel when suddenly the car in front of me braked very hard.I was > very close to him and i remember that the only thing that came to my > mind was "Don't lock the brakes,Don't lock the brakes"(sounds > familiar????),it was instinctive.My car stopped within 1 inch or less > from the front car. > So Thanks GPL to really improving my real daily driving and for giving > me some very good arguments to show my wife that staying in front of the > computer for long hours, really saves a lot of money. :-)

And you weren't too close to the leading car, looking for that sweet slipstream _because of_ GPL? :) -- Anssi Lehtinen