Monday, November 28, 2005
Automobiles
Years ago an automobile had to be driven.....It took an effort.....
No power steering, no power breaks, no automatic
transmission.....You had to use two hands and two feet to
operate the contraption....
Engineers have taken the struggle out of operating a 2 ton
vehicle to the point that now the contraption is controlling
you.....An engine is an engine, a transmission is a transmission...
Steering wheel and seats are still there.....But......Now we have
onboard computers, interrogated circuits, relays, transistors
and diodes.....There are even electrical wires that go to a
carburetor, these days.....And that is where the gasoline is....
Bottom line.....Faulty break sensor does not activate door
locks, denoting open doors, resulting in dome light from
going out (while doing 60mph with all doors closed).....So,
park car, shut off engine, remove key and dome light still
on (while car IS NOT doing 60mph with all doors closed).....
Don't you just love what these engineers design.....Pumps
No power steering, no power breaks, no automatic
transmission.....You had to use two hands and two feet to
operate the contraption....
Engineers have taken the struggle out of operating a 2 ton
vehicle to the point that now the contraption is controlling
you.....An engine is an engine, a transmission is a transmission...
Steering wheel and seats are still there.....But......Now we have
onboard computers, interrogated circuits, relays, transistors
and diodes.....There are even electrical wires that go to a
carburetor, these days.....And that is where the gasoline is....
Bottom line.....Faulty break sensor does not activate door
locks, denoting open doors, resulting in dome light from
going out (while doing 60mph with all doors closed).....So,
park car, shut off engine, remove key and dome light still
on (while car IS NOT doing 60mph with all doors closed).....
Don't you just love what these engineers design.....Pumps