Steering: what to do with thumbs?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I was too busy stressing myself to death today. Uggh.

I only knew them as suicide knobs, anyhow. Guess I need my redneck card revoked.

I must confess that the only reason I knew the name is from 30 years of performing forklift training. We usually just called them "knuckle busters" on the tractors.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

That's what she said.

That is what she DID.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I was too busy stressing myself to death today. Uggh.

I only knew them as suicide knobs, anyhow. Guess I need my redneck card revoked.

Nah,......you just need it renewed...........

I remember doing "browdies" out in the cow pasture, back on the farm. My dad would get upset with me ...... then I explained that I learned in FFA, that roughing up the turf actually improved it by increasing aeriation to the roots and increased water penetration ........

So, @Ultramaroon ..... what was stressing you today ...... trying to drive with no thumbs ..... ??


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

That is what she DID.

Hahaha.... DOH!

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Nah,......you just need it renewed...........

I remember doing "browdies" out in the cow pasture, back on the farm. My dad would get upset with me ...... then I explained that I learned in FFA, that roughing up the turf actually improved it by increasing aeriation to the roots and increased water penetration ........

So, @Ultramaroon ..... what was stressing you today ...... trying to drive with no thumbs ..... ??


humfrz

Oh, I get too wrapped up in actually trying to accomplish stuff at work. I'll never understand the culture that values deflection of accountability over actually getting shit done.

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

We called them Brody knobs but I have no clue why. Still have them on forklifts here.

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I was too busy stressing myself to death today. Uggh.

I only knew them as suicide knobs, anyhow. Guess I need my redneck card revoked.

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I must confess that the only reason I knew the name is from 30 years of performing forklift training. We usually just called them "knuckle busters" on the tractors.

Alot of the "poorer" locations in Philadelphia tend to have people who own used police crown victorias or chargers and literally every one of them has some ghetto dude who added that to the steering wheel. I got bored googled how legal they are here in the U.S. and it turns out they're legal almost everywhere


http://www.suicideknob.net/state_laws.html

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN

Alot of the "poorer" locations in Philadelphia tend to have people who own used police crown victorias or chargers and literally every one of them has some ghetto dude who added that to the steering wheel. I got bored googled how legal they are here in the U.S. and it turns out they're legal almost everywhere


http://www.suicideknob.net/state_laws.html

So stupid. They made sense when you had to crank the wheel a few revolutions to make a sharp turn.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

So stupid. They made sense when you had to crank the wheel a few revolutions to make a sharp turn.

My standard steering 58 Chev required a few revolutions to make a gradual turn. Apparently watching me parallel park was hilarious to my buddies.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Oh, I get too wrapped up in actually trying to accomplish stuff at work. I'll never understand the culture that values deflection of accountability over actually getting shit done.

Oh, after many years of supervising people in the military and the civilian workforce, I discovered that half of them need a hug and half of them need a smack in the face ....... I suggest you just put them all into one of those two groups and ....... carry on .....


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

My standard steering 58 Chev required a few revolutions to make a gradual turn. Apparently watching me parallel park was hilarious to my buddies.

Well, we're all easily amused. I would've joined in on the joke.

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, after many years of supervising people in the military and the civilian workforce, I discovered that half of them need a hug and half of them need a smack in the face ....... I suggest you just put them all into one of those two groups and ....... carry on .....


humfrz

Sage advice.

[soulreapersteve]

This thread has satiated my need for old stories.

I'm good for 2 weeks now.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Oh, after many years of supervising people in the military and the civilian workforce, I discovered that half of them need a hug and half of them need a smack in the face ....... I suggest you just put them all into one of those two groups and ....... carry on .....


humfrz

Just never miss the two groups up or things can go badly fast.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by soulreapersteve

This thread has satiated my need for old stories.

I'm good for 2 weeks now.

Ya, we should save some for next time ........ but, we have soooooo many .....


humfrz

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

So stupid. They made sense when you had to crank the wheel a few revolutions to make a sharp turn.

Exactly and definitely makes no sense in a Crown Victoria with a decent steering ratio and it's power steering