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No, he passed about 8:00 AM this morning.
I live near Charlotte, NC, and until mid-January, used to work in Charlotte; my regular commute would take me past Billy Graham Parkway where the Billy Graham Library is. Normally, that is not an issue; however, when his wife, Ruth, passed, she was buried at the Library - traffic was horrendous that day.
If I were still working in Charlotte, I'd be working from home on the day of his services - he will be buried beside his wife - and traffic is going to be horrendous that day, too.
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Tim Carmichael wrote: and traffic is going to be horrendous that day, too.
As well as the highway to heaven? 
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Nope... all traffic headed there is going in one direction on the expressway.
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You read the roadsign wrong: it's "Stairway to Heaven, Highway to Hell".
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Gently does it with the stick, you don't want to break it 
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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My dad taught me how to change gears that way: if you can do it it means you are doing it right (i.e. at the right engine rpm and with the clutch fully depressed).
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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...and suddently JSOP is your brother.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Well my dad likes and taught me guns, he likes flying toys and he's a mechanic who used to rally and prep cars for races. By the age though I'd say JSOP could be my uncle, as my dad is only 53.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Interestingly, if the speed's exactly right, you don't even need to use the clutch.
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That's also one thing he taught me  every time I change gears imprecisely I hear my dad yelling at me
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Hah I learnt on a prime mover with no synchromesh on any of the gears, bastard instructor would make me run it down a grade in neutral and then move it into first - had to rev the crap out of the engine to get it into the gate.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Didn't we have that already recently? Ending with the big surprise that reverse gears are not synchronized?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Useful to known when your clutch cable breaks...
(I always double declutch a down change, you hardly need any clutch then either)
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My dad taught me not to mess with JSOP 
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And why not, when changing gears on modern manual transmissions can be done so smoothly?
I remember when I was a kid, every once in a while the (lady) schoolbus driver had a bus she would curse because she (almost) had to use both hands to change gears.
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THe comments on imgur state that this is a swedish system, where you preselect the gear using the lever, and the gear is automatically changed when you press the clutch pedal.
(Yes, I am the fun guy at parties).
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I fived you because of the pinky technique.
Reality:
The weekend after I finished the V6-V8 swap:
427 Mustang - Showin' Off For My Dad - YouTube[^]
After installing open cutouts:
open cutouts - YouTube[^]
After installing supercharger:
Ride-Along 20170329 - YouTube[^]
The last two videos are a good measure of how I drive. The car already gets enough attention from the cops, so I have a very strict "No Stupid Sh|t in the Mustang" rule.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Quote:
Artery – The study of paintings
Bacteria – Back door to cafeteria
Barium – What doctors do when patients die
Benign – What you be, after you be eight
Caesarean Section – A neighbourhood in Rome
Cat scan – Searching for Kitty
Cauterize – Made eye contact with her
Colic – A sheep dog
Coma – A punctuation mark
Dilate – To live long
Enema – Not a friend
Fester – Quicker than someone else
Fibula – A small lie
Impotent – Distinguished, well known
Labour Pain – Getting hurt at work
Medical Staff – A Doctor’s cane
Morbid – A higher offer
Nitrates – Rates of Pay for Working at Night,
Normally more money than Days
Node – I knew it
Outpatient – A person who has fainted
Pelvis – Second cousin to Elvis
Post Operative – A letter carrier
Recovery Room – Place to do upholstery
Rectum – Nearly killed him
Secretion – Hiding something
Seizure – Roman Emperorv
Tablet – A small table
Terminal Illness – Getting sick at the airport
Tumour – One plus one more
Urine – Opposite of you’re out
Don't let your mind wander too far.
It's too small to be let out alone.
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Okay... those are funny. BTW, are you a Newfie? I use to work with one.
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I'm not but have a good friend who is.
Don't let your mind wander too far.
It's too small to be let out alone.
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Newfie's always have the best Newfie jokes.
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Guess I'm just an old fashioned Alfie 
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Dilate and prosper!
Just does not sound right.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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