From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018012920080067104-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > I disagree.  The side doors are sliding things, typical on mommie vans.   
   > There is a slidding door on each side. They are electrically operated.   
   > Gently pull the handle and the door will open itself.  That CAN'T be   
   > allowed to happen when the vehicle is moving. So, if you try, the car over   
   > rides that, and won't activate the motors that open the side doors.  Once   
   > triggered, they stay closed until you stop.   
      
   Many of our Caravans have motorized side doors, some of them actually still   
   work ;)   
   But all of them may be overridden simply by opening the doors manually, the   
   way it should be.   
   The only exception is if the child proof locks have been engaged first.   
      
   > This is a problem ONLY if you try to mess with the doors while the vehicle   
   > is moving. Once triggered ..... too bad, that door isn't opening.   
      
   Sliding doors on helicopters can be opened and closed in flight, and cargo   
   planes with rear loading hatches can have them opened and closed in flight,   
   and at much higher speeds and far greater altitudes than minivans...so NO   
   PROBLEM!!!   
      
   This clearly indicates that while the  Objectives of "safety" may be the   
   same, the Practice(s) of Achieving them is Always Subjective, and Must   
   Always remain so - as Subjective as the Unique Individuality of each Unique   
   Individual involved!!!   
      
   > It is possible to over ride this. There is a physical switch for each door   
   > that will defeat the safety.  Thing is, I don't want someone opening the   
   > doors while I'm driving down the expressway, so the the safety system is   
   > activated, by my choice. It doesn't bother me. It bothers passengers.   
   > They bother me :-)   
      
   That should be all under the driver's control anyway, just like the   
   deployment of reverse thrust on an aircraft should be under the control of   
   the pilots.   
      
   > I don't think mine even has a latch on the inside back.  Never been back   
   > there. The one on the oustide back is all I ever use.   
      
   Ours require the door to be open to get access at the rear of the door.   
      
   > I'm happy with the XR18.   
      
   I downloaded the manual for it...I'd be happy with it too ;)   
      
   > Why would I want to hear instruments that don't help me play my parts ?   
      
   Because they're in the same BAND!!!   
      
   If you don't want to hear any particular instrument(s), doesn't that   
   indicate that perhaps those instruments are pretty much UNNEEDED?   
      
   > Because onstage I need to hear myself the best I can.   
      
   Same here. But Why would hearing yourself the best you can Preclude hearing   
   the Entire rest of the band too?   
      
   > I wasn't thinking of a stereo recording. I was thinking of recording each   
   > track / channel of the mixer individually.   
      
   That's a bit involved but in that case, of course, get another computer.   
      
   Planning on duplicating the sound of a performance? ;)   
      
   Any Holograms to go with it? ;)   
      
   > It is quite an improvement over what we had before.  We used it today for   
   > a duo gig.  Went great.   
      
   I can't wait to get one and use it for our duo gigs!   
      
   > Got home just before the snow started  .... again.   
      
   Jim   
      
   Snow? Again?   
   Only got a very little over here - time for winter to be OVER!!!   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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