[Magdalen] the ironies of heading south

[Marion Thompson]

Mostly I back out of my drive, which is a quirky thing of unusual 
angles, onto a hill running up/down past the end.  It doesn't quite face 
directly on to my neighbour's drive.  My impression is that, not 
unexpectedly, we have had rain or snow or road slop which spots the 
camera so that it isn't much use in that initial application. When 
elsewhere I obey the red lines in the picture, I am not where _I_ think 
I want to be in relation to something.  Small kids are not part of my 
drive and, obviously, I check for kids and other people's animals before 
and while launching.  i do look at the thing and maybe it will come, but 
so far my own cautions seem good.  Not that I'm resistant, but I still 
can do some things for myself and it is good for me to use my common 
sense and brain.  See, for instance, those who trust a GPS implicitly 
just to cross town!  When my neighbour had to get his wife to hospital, 
he told the ambulance (he's a mere 9 minutes from the nearest hospital) 
that the Whitevale bridge was out and they must use the detour.  More 
than  half an hour later they turned up saying they couldn't cross the 
bridge and had been mucking  about out in the area.  Their GPS hadn't 
told the truth and they didn't listen to local knowledge!  Ironically, 
it now seems that GPS is now showing the bridge as closed -- but it has 
been open for nearly a month!  Could  have been a matter of life and death.

Marion, a pilgrim   ... today my sail I lift .... (despite this damn 
concussion)


On 1/16/2015 9:28 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
> Being able to back up without turning around is great.  The camera has
> light sensitivity so that I have good vision at night as well.  It did take
> me a while to realize that, like every new thing, one has to learn new ways
> of using it, but I'm a believer now, and I suspect you will too, given time.
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
>
> On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Check your rearview mirror vicinity for sunroof control.  I am loving my
>> heated seats -- and also the sunroof, which is forever unshielded, but
>> probably not going to be opened anytime soon!.  Love the light!  Have no
>> use for the rearview camera.  I find I can see 'better' myself looking
>> back, but it may come when I truly understand what it's showing me!
>>
>> Marion, a pilgrim who loves her Subaru Forester
>>
>> On 1/16/2015 1:34 PM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
>>
>>> Whoot indeed!  Have a blast with all the bells and whistles!
>>> Lynn, in snowy and blistery Plymouth who did survive the drive down last
>>> night with snow, ice and maniacs using the Hazard Lane at 80 mph
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jan 16, 2015, at 11:45 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Had requested a car with a backup camera.
>>>
>>> Was pleased to see that Avis obliged.
>>>
>>> Last Friday I was happy to note that the car has heated seats. Toasty!
>>>
>>> This morning I saw FOR THE FIRST TIME that I also have a sunroof. Woot!
>>> -M, trying to figure out how to open the darned thing
>>>
>>>