Automobile manufacturers should just go ahead and hide the damned hood release latch somewhere underneath the chassis and be done with it.
I wrenched my back today simply trying to pop the damned hood while at the Kwik Lube. Why must shit be so difficult?
sdandrea1 searching for the SECOND hood release
If you've ever seen a hood pop open on the highway you'll understand why there needs to be a backup. I was driving to work near the airport in St. Louis a long time ago when a car in front of me had the hood spring open and slam back over their windshield - and then it popped off and flew about 40 feet into the air spiraling back down frisbee style to the highway as my car scooted under it and the guy behind me ran over it. Very bizarre and highly dangerous.
I get it. I just like complaining.
sdandrea1 Me too! It's not logical, but is somehow the natural order in the behavior of man and probably linked to his superiority in some way.
johnnydoom saw that happen a couple years ago. Car in the lane to my right had the hood pop at about 65-70 mph. Driver kept her cool, slowed down, and pulled over between traffic lanes, and off ramp. Pretty sure she probably shit herself, I sure would have!!
Had my first post 60 physical. I'm now on Tamsulosin for my prostate and Lisinopril for my blood pressure along with a blood pressure machine for dailey testing.
azgreg Had my first post 60 physical. I'm now on Tamsulosin for my prostate and Lisinopril for my blood pressure along with a blood pressure machine for dailey testing.
I'm on both of those as well. I'm down to 5mg on the Lisinopril since retiring. It helps
. 10mg was making me dizzy (BP too low). I'm probably going to have to get the prostate lasered down a bit......maybe this year
johnnydoom back in the day, mid 70s, this happened to me driving a yellow cab. On lake shore drive, near soldiers field. Hood snapped off, flew over cab. My passenger actually helped me retrieve it. Stuffed it in back seat.
Taking Lisinopril, Atorvastatin, Amlodipine Besylate for many years. My PSA just took a little jump, threatening me with Lupron. YIkes, know someone who went through that and said never again. Going to do another PSA test in a month. If still up, will do the $20,000 full body scan. A newer test that only scans for prostate cancer anywhere in the body. Had 40 radiation treatments about 15 years ago. Just about back to normal after my back surgery at the end of December.
