Public Service announcement:
Having spent some time on the expressways in Chicago yesterday, I have to take this moment to put up a reminder to many of the fine drivers I saw on the road:
The pedal on the right is the accelerator. Some people call it the “gas” pedal. Please use it.
If you are hispanic, the pedal may look like this:
THe “gas” pedal would be the one shaped like a big bare foot. You can see it through the tiny chrome chain steering wheel.
If you’re a hippie, the front of your car looks a bit like this:
The gas pedal is the one the brick is on. Point your microbus down a flower covered hill, with a steep drop at the bottom, put it in gear, and put the brick (shown) on the accelerator. Then climb in the back, light up, and let the free lovin’ begin!
If you’re a yuppie, and you drive a car with a stickshift,
the gas pedal is the one on the far right, again, and it can also be necesary to push in on the pedal to the far left and change to a higher gear.
Have a safe ride, and GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY WAY, YOU NIMRODS!!!
My, my- such a hateful diatribe. Have you no understanding of our diverse culture?
::snicker::
Way to GO Og!
lol
Are you sure the brick is not for anchor purposes?
Back in the day I had a beat up old beetle without working parking brakes. It had one of the “automatic stickshift” transmissions, so putting it in gear to hold it in place was not an option either.
My solution was to carry a brick around with me that I wedged under one tire to keep it in place. In order to recover the brick without the car running away on me on a hill, I tied it to a chain. When I went to go, I put my foot on the brake and hauled in the brick. If I stopped on a hill I had to get the brick in place before I took my foot off the brake. I’d toss it toward the tire and pull it back on the chain until it lodged correctly.
Of course this was a source of endless mirth on the part of my friends at the time. The myth grew with time, so that when it came back around to me, apparently my method for stopping this vehicle was to toss the brick out the window like an anchor and the drag would eventually stop the car.
The severe rust-through in various places (including the entire floorboard under the driver side) and the mass of duct tape and coat-hanger wire I used to hold it all together just added to the mythos.
Cat, you use the spare transmission for the anchor. The brick is just a chock.