CFLs and UHF interference

[Ivor Jones]

In news: [e-mail], Rod typed, for some strange, unexplained reason: : Mortimer wrote: : > Another thing that offends my sense of symmetry, though it's not : distracting : > in itself, is the trend for some modern cars to have just one rear : > fog light and one reversing light. The last few cars that I have : > owned (VW Golf and Peugeot 306) had two bulb-holders and "lenses" : > for the fog lights but only had a bulb fitted on one side - luckily : > it was easy to fit the missing bulb. : >

: : Unfortunately, this is not so simple on at least some cars with bulb : failure detection. They complain if both sockets are used. And if they : do not complain, I suspect that they would be unable to detect a : single bulb failure. : : Always struck me as madness that we can drive onto a train at : Folkestone, drive off at Calais and have these lights exactly the : opposite way round to how they should be for the country.

The problem with most smaller cars (such as my Ford Fiesta) is that the rear light assemblies are different for LHD and RHD models with the single rear foglight fitted to the offside (right for the UK) and the reversing light on the other side. Each lamp occupies the same space on its own side, there is nowhere to fit an additional fog or reversing light.

Ivor

[PeterMcC]

Rod wrote in

Automatic gearbox and an additional accelerator pedal on the left-hand side of the brake pedal with a bar across to the normal accelerator. Press the extra pedal and the bar pushes down the original pedal.

My father lost his right leg - though he always said that it wasn't lost, he knew exactly where it went - and his cars were adapted.

Strange sensation, to sit with an accelerator pedal under each foot - really did feel as though it ought to go faster.

[PeterMcC]

Ivor Jones wrote in

IRONY

[Ivor Jones]

In news: [e-mail], Paul Martin typed, for some strange, unexplained reason: : In article , : :Jerry: wrote: : : > They DO change ratios up and down (it's just that it's *consciously : > variable*, unlike a conventional manual or auto box were each of the : : Ooer! Self-aware gearboxes! Should we be afraid?

Only if Jerry's driving ;-)

Ivor

[:Jerry:]

Most cars fitted with auto transmission are fitted with an electrical interlocking switch that prevents operation of the starter unless the gearbox linkage (at the box) is in either park or neutral.

The issues here is that anything can develop a fault and as most vehicle get booked into a repair workshop due to being in some way faulty and as the person moving the vehicle might not be aware of the fault....

[Rod]

"Cretin" is a woundingly insulting term. If you knew *ANYTHING* about the effects of inadequately working thyroid glands (from whatever cause) and the *HELL* they cause people you would not have written that.

You are obviously too ignorant and opinionated to even have read my sig line - which has been broadcasting my thoughts on the subject for some time now.

No amount of four-letter word usage could be as vindictive, cruel, nasty, bigoted and heartless as that one word.

I shall never again knowingly respond to you civilly.

[:Jerry:]

...and lethal to others who might have to move the vehicle, I attended an RTA were a vehicle so fitted had been *lightly involved* (no real damage) in the accident but the driver suffered shock so was carted off in an ambulance, along came a PC Plod who tried moving the car, I nearly had another couple of cars for the panel shop....

[charles]

depends on the height of the bumper. The C&U regulations used to specify that the centre of the lamp had to be 24" above ground to avoid being classed as fog light. I've no reason to believe this has changed.

[Paul Ratcliffe]

This is classic :Jezzer: behaviour. He is the same with everybody. Strangely, he still thinks that everybody else is the problem and not him.

Quite what any of this has to do with broadcasting though is beyond me. Same applies to d-i-y.

[:Jerry:]

If the kitchen is to hot for you, the door is ====>>> that way...

[:Jerry:]

Hmmm, is that a pig I see flying overhead...

[:Jerry:]

I'm not questioning it, I'm telling you, if you and Ivor are correct then an awful lot of manufactures are fitting four fog lights to the front bumper...

[dennis]

The last time I looked at the research it said 22 mph was the optimum speed for getting traffic through. I suspect it may appear to have more cars going through at 40 mph but doesn't actually have more. Maybe you could do a traffic census or ten to see?

[charles]

There was a story that cars in the Heathrow long term car park got used for "spare parts".

[:Jerry:]

More trolling from those who can't accept when they are wrong.

[Rod]

Unfortunately, maintaining ceteris paribus is impossible to achieve. :-)

otherwise, I'd love to.

[Ivor Jones]

: > Come 5pm and he picks up his car, gets in and sits there for several : > minutes wondering where the clutch pedal had gone. Turns out his : > mate had : > simply lifted out the entire engine and (manual) gearbox and : > replaced it : > with a completely new engine and auto box..!! : >

: : Hmmm, is that a pig I see flying overhead...

Believe me or not, I don't care, doesn't alter the truth.

Ivor

[Ivor Jones]

In news: [e-mail], charles typed, for some strange, unexplained reason:

[snip]

: There was a story that cars in the Heathrow long term car park got : used for "spare parts".

I can well believe it.Wouldn't park at an airport for free. Always go on the coach if Heathrow/Gatwick or taxi if my local (BHX) airport.

Ivor

[Ivor Jones]

: : : More trolling from those who can't accept when they are wrong.

Not really my argument, but if I'm *not* wrong I'll be buggered if I'll accept some troll telling me I am.

Ivor

[Paul Martin]

Is there any response you make that doesn't start with a hostile attitude? If you were to take your current attitude in a face-to-face situation you'd probably end up ejected from the workplace or pub at the very least.

You're coming across like a 16 year old in a back bedroom with more time on his hands than he knows what to do with. You might be right about some things (and I don't doubt you're wrong on others) but you need to be far less obnoxious about it. You do occasionally have something pertinent to contribute. Your responses at other times cheapen your reputation, and make it less likely that you'll be taken seriously.

Verbal abuse is neither clever nor funny.