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Unfortunately, in our polarized world... every topic has now become political. 
Jeremy Falcon
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I win!
Degree of hardness
phobia COMPLEX
of computing IT
variable Y
COMPLEXITY
I'm up again tomorrow then - I'll try to make it harder for you ... 
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Randor posted that Paul
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Yes, but two minutes too late.
(And I didn't notice - I started typing the Solution post at the 4 hour mark but got interrupted before posting it.)
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My post is dated 10 minutes before you posted the solution. 
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Yes - but four hours and two minutes after I posted the CCC! 
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Most of the regulars know there is a 4 hour time limit on them, and now, you are one of those people that know too!
It has been called up before (sorry no link) but usually people are lenient if it's close to the wire. Like today, when Griff has offered that you can take the win if you want it.
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No, because it's not happened before!
You are a unique case
Seriously, this is meant to be fun - if you want the win, it's yours! Nobody will mind at all, just say the word.
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He's telling the truth - most of the regulars know there is a four hour limit (it's in the rules) just as there was in the original Dalek Dave CCC.
But we've not had to enforce it until today!
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OriginalGriff wrote: most of the regulars know
Looking forward to the day when I get to become one of the regulars. I'm looking forward to joining all 10 of you.
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Consider yourself a fully-paid-up member!
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So basically due to injury in one of my legs, I have to reduce the strain on my legs for a few weeks.
Driving is not the issue but when in city and waiting for signals, I have to keep my legs on the brake to prevent the car from going forward or backward (neutral gear) due to inclinations and I do not want to keep pressing on the brake.
So What I do it using my hand brake to keep the car still.
Whats is the downside of it ?
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Well, it's better than slightly easing off the clutch, innit!
Assuming the hand brake controls a cable, it could eventually fail from overuse, but I'd hope that it could handle the extra use for a few weeks.
I know very little about these things so had better shut up before I embarrass myself, if I haven't already.
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Greg Utas wrote: Assuming the hand brake controls a cable, it could eventually fail from overuse
You set the handbrake after every drive, and it stays set until the next drive. Given that most of us spend most of our time out of the car, I doubt the handbrake will fail because of a few extra pulls.
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The foot-controlled parking brake on our vehicle failed several years ago. Mind you, it's 13 years old.
Edit: Quite possibly explained by its entire lifetime having been spent in places where roads are salted during winter.
modified 22-Sep-20 7:50am.
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Something over half a century ago, my father's car had one of those "pull the handle under the dash" handbrakes. One day I grabbed it hard, the cable parted and I smashed my elbow into the door pillar. Many naughty words...
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About 5 or 10 years ago, I pulled up at the testing station for my MOT* pulled on the handbrake ... and the cable snapped. Also many naughty words ...
* MOT is the compulsory annual vehicle check in the UK for all vehicles over three years old to ensure roadworthiness. It used to check you had tread on your tires, the lights worked, and your brakes were capable of stopping you - but it's been expanded to the point where you can fail for having a missing dust cap on your spare tire, or a dashboard light that doesn't come on or go off at the right time.
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That sort of wearing doesn't happen overnight. How often did you (or the garage mechanics) check the cables to ensure that they weren't worn?
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Me? Never - I don't fit under the car or have a lift / inspection pit.
Mechanics? In theory, twice a year - once for the MOT test, and once when it's serviced.
But ... it can be next to impossible to see corrosion if it's inside the outer Bowden cable cover - only the two exposed ends are "inspectable" without desoldering the nipple.
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Quote: desoldering the nipple.
Sounds painful!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Cars should be serviced on a regular basis. If you have your car serviced at a proper garage, they will check the brakes and other safety equipment, and replace anything that looks like it is failing. This may be expensive in money, but the lives of my family are more than worth it!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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OTOH a lot of people don't use their handbrake, ever - especially those who drive an automatic transmission. The risk here is that unless it's regularly used, the handbrake cable will be seized/severely rusted, and it just might snap when you do try to use it. Or it'll stay applied when you try to take it off.
My dad worked as a mechanic for over 4 decades, and his advice on that topic is, if you never use it, don't start out of the blue--for the reason stated above.
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Don't you always set the hand brake when parking your car? In many countries, it's required by law, and it's always a good idea - especially if parking on a slope.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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