MM_Dandy wrote:There's a moose loose about the house.
That's "hoose". Ach, laddie, yea bin awa' in the Colonies too long. :wink:
MM_Dandy wrote:There's a moose loose about the house.
tubeswell wrote:Hi - Enzo said to tell you all that he sent me here
I am a mid-lifer in the Southern Hemisphere, where I have been all my life. I have a wife, 3 kids, a pet cat and 3 mortgages on the family house. For the last 20 years I have worked as an environmental planner (and still do). In my spare time I am a tube amp junkie and a musical has-been. I hope to attain enlightenment by visiting here once in a while. Thank you.
tubeswell wrote:An'89 US strat (sunburst with maple fretboard), which is my 'the geetar'
Enzo wrote:Can you still buy vacuum tubes? A lot more choices now than there were 20 years ago. Plenty of tubes out there.
Enzo wrote:The commercial guitar amp business thrives on vacuum tubes, and the high end audiophile stereo crowd uses them.
Blue Monster 65 wrote:Unless you wanna come down and hang out with Enzo and I on Friday nights! :D
wring wrote:Hey - Fridays are date nights!
Blue Monster 65 wrote:Uhh ... all this sounds awfully bad ...
Enzo wrote:They invented automatic transmissions for cars, but they still make lots of cars with a clutch and manual transmission. I drive a stick shift, always have, I enjoy operating the vehicle. The automatics are easy to drive and convenient, and I am sure more efficient. But I feel less connected to the car, and nice as it may be, it is just not the same.
Mactep wrote:Enzo wrote:They invented automatic transmissions for cars, but they still make lots of cars with a clutch and manual transmission. I drive a stick shift, always have, I enjoy operating the vehicle. The automatics are easy to drive and convenient, and I am sure more efficient. But I feel less connected to the car, and nice as it may be, it is just not the same.
I know what you mean, but it's awfully tough driving through the toll booth with your beer in one hand, tossing the money in with the other hand, and still trying to shift gears, not to mention steering. I guess that's why they invented these electronic toll collection systems, so we wouldn't have to give up manual transmission.
Years ago, the manuals were more fuel efficient, but I'm guessing the technology in the automatics has improved to the point where they may well be more efficient. Not sure.
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