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lydamorehouse I noticed that Dreamwidth is just "Journal of Lyda Morehouse," but back when LJ wasn't evil, my blog name used to be "Day in the Life of an Idiot." Today, I would have earned that name.
It snowed last night. More importantly, it rained, froze, and then snowed on top of that. It's slippery AF out there, kids. This is the first real foul winter weather conditions in which we have driven our new-to-us car. I have never had anti-lock breaks before. First time they engaged (as I was sliding through an intersection) I thought: MY BREAKS ARE BROKEN. I had no idea they sounded SO AWFUL. I called Shawn in a panic and she convinced me to take the car to our mechanic. He just listened to my woes and said, "You say they're stuttering." Then he makes a sound similar (though not as violent) as the horrible noise issuing from my breaks, and adds, "Like that?" I'm like, "OMG, yes, like that." He nods sagely and says, "Those are your anti-lock breaks engaging." I thought about it for a second and said, "Well, I guess that's fixed then," and headed out the door muttering, "It's a feature not a bug!"
I'd feel more embarrassed, but I have literally never had a car with this "feature" before.
It snowed last night. More importantly, it rained, froze, and then snowed on top of that. It's slippery AF out there, kids. This is the first real foul winter weather conditions in which we have driven our new-to-us car. I have never had anti-lock breaks before. First time they engaged (as I was sliding through an intersection) I thought: MY BREAKS ARE BROKEN. I had no idea they sounded SO AWFUL. I called Shawn in a panic and she convinced me to take the car to our mechanic. He just listened to my woes and said, "You say they're stuttering." Then he makes a sound similar (though not as violent) as the horrible noise issuing from my breaks, and adds, "Like that?" I'm like, "OMG, yes, like that." He nods sagely and says, "Those are your anti-lock breaks engaging." I thought about it for a second and said, "Well, I guess that's fixed then," and headed out the door muttering, "It's a feature not a bug!"
I'd feel more embarrassed, but I have literally never had a car with this "feature" before.
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Date: 2017-12-05 04:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-12-06 09:13 pm (UTC)The first time I drove a car with ABS and it engaged, it was startling enough just as a noise. My current car also pushes back when the antilock brakes engage, like the resistance from the pedal increases -- that actually cues me to push down even harder, instinctively, which is in fact what you want to do with antilock brakes. (You know how you used to pump your brakes to stop on ice? Don't do that anymore.)