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   Lewis to Your Name   
   Re: Finally, California drivers can read   
   11 Mar 14 20:43:52   
   
   XPost: comp.mobile.ipad, comp.mobile.android   
   From: g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies   
      
   In message <120320140910131887%YourName@YourISP.com>   
     Your Name  wrote:   
   > In article , DevilsPGD   
   >  wrote:   
   >> In the last episode of <110320141917332297%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your   
   >> Name  said:   
   >> >In article , DevilsPGD   
   >> > wrote:   
   >> >> In the last episode of <110320141812046507%YourName@YourISP.com>, Your   
   >> >> Name  said:   
   >> >>   
   >> >> >You "adjust things" when you get in. You pull over somewhere safe to   
   >> >> >"adjust things". There's no need to "adjust things" while actually   
   >> >> >driving.   
   >> >>   
   >> >> Given that most cars have no thermostat, and instead rely on a "hotter   
   >> >> vs colder" style knob, adjusting the temperature is often necessary.   
   >> >   
   >> >The knobs (or in my car it's a slider) usually has a few variable   
   >> >positions. In a car you drive often you would get used to what those   
   >> >settings mean in terms of comfort.   
   >>   
   >> Probably. However, current interior and exterior temperatures are a   
   >> factor, as will be the heat of the engine in a non-thermostat-controlled   
   >> car.   
   >>   
   >> >> And a safety issue, if your windows start to fog unexpected.   
   >> >   
   >> >Yes, and you carefully pull over and stop somewhere safe to do that,   
   >> >then drive off when you can actually see properly again.   
   >>   
   >> You don't actually drive much, do you? You can normally observe the fog   
   >> start since it typically appears first at the edges of the windshield.   
   >> You can safely drive for minutes or seconds before the windshield is   
   >> obscured, or with the flip of a switch, drive indefinitely.   
   >>   
   >> It's also difficult to predict when it will or will not fog, since one   
   >> of the factors is the humidity and body heat of the passenger's breath.   
      
   > "You can safely drive for minutes or seconds" ... which means you can   
   > pull over safely and stop (or at worst at a red traffic light), and   
   > THEN fiddle with the controls. You DO NOT fiddle with controls while   
   > actually driving.   
      
   You're still an idiot. I do not believe that *anyone* pulls over to turn   
   on the heat, change the station on the radio, turn on their headlights,   
   set the defroster, or any of the other things you claim you pull over   
   for.   
      
   Yes, that anyone includes you.   
      
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