Laser Blue, an air born problem?

[N2OInferno]

every car i've had, no matter what color (red, white, and then blue.. hey look i'm patriotic and didn't even know it!) has had birds s*** on it..

one of these days i'm going to shoot a bird out of the air with my co2 pistol and then take a s*** on the bird...

although it was funny, they seem to hit cars more often than anything, but one time a bird took a s*** and it landed right in my brother's face. that makes me believe that it's karma.

 

[goldwing2000]

I've declared war on the birds around my house. (gun)

 

[scotthidley]

I could swear an entire flock of birds shat all over my car about 2 weeks ago. I think the car wash companies have trained birds to only crap on cars.

 

[goldwing2000]

I've got a guy on the next street who breeds pigeons. (hand)

 

[slyydrr]

sounds like fun! .... no

 

[slyydrr]

and btw, this is quite possibly the only thread i have responded to in awhile... how sad is that... birds suck

 

[goldwing2000]

and btw, this is quite possibly the only thread i have responded to in awhile... how sad is that... birds suck

How are those new springs treating you??

 

[slyydrr]

i'm liking them quite a bit.. the ride looks good lowered. i still haven't gotten around to hooking up the oil pressure and a/f gauges yet though, lol. i've just been too busy w/ other s*** lately (good stuff to be busy w/ but busy nonetheless). they'll get done eventually. but yes, the springs = good

 

[scotthidley]

To top it off birds are playing chicken with my car now. So far 1 has lost, 2 have won. They wait until I'm right at them to try and fly away. The 2 that won, got away because I slammed on my brakes, which isn't a smart thing to do in a turn. The 1 that lost I even swerved to avoid but the damn thing flew towards my car instead of away from it.

 

[goldwing2000]

I would never EVER swerve or brake to avoid an animal unless it's bigger than a cat. No animal is worth risking an accident for.

 

[AbbyVonNormal]

Just take some Alka seltzer, break it up into little pieces, then roll it up in little bread balls. Place bread balls around your parking area....Problem solved!

(evil)

 

[scotthidley]

Goldwing, I know my limits of me and the car, I wouldn't jeopardize an accident over that either.

Abby, that'd just make the birds exploder on our cars.

 

[AbbyVonNormal]

True...but i dont think blood does as much damage as excrement!? (j/k)

 

[goldwing2000]

Goldwing, I know my limits of me and the car, I wouldn't jeopardize an accident over that either.

Abby, that'd just make the birds exploder on our cars.

Knowing your limits is irrelevant. If you have to swerve or brake suddenly, it is just inherently more dangerous then driving in a straight (or curved) line. It has nothing to do with your abilities, just simple physics and laws of probability.

And no, the birds would not explode on our cars. Their stomachs would rupture and they would fall out of the sky but they would not explode like someone stuck an M-80 in their poop-chute. (eek2)

 

[scotthidley]

Knowing your limits is irrelevant. If you have to swerve or brake suddenly, it is just inherently more dangerous then driving in a straight (or curved) line. It has nothing to do with your abilities, just simple physics and laws of probability.

It's completely relevant. If the car can handle swerving in the current conditions, it isn't a risk. It has a lot to do with the drivers ability as well. If the driver doesn't know how the car is going to react, or can't compensate for it, then yes it does increase the risk.

 

[Iconoclast]

Whats this car washing concept your speak of (dunno) ???

(drinks)

 

[goldwing2000]

It's completely relevant. If the car can handle swerving in the current conditions, it isn't a risk. It has a lot to do with the drivers ability as well. If the driver doesn't know how the car is going to react, or can't compensate for it, then yes it does increase the risk.

You're not understanding what I'm saying. Performing emergency maneuvers is more dangerous then driving in a straight line, regardless of your or the car's abilities. It is ALWAYS more of a risk then NOT braking or swerving.
It has nothing to with knowing how your car is going to react. There are more variables than just your car or the noodle between your ears.

What if you swerve and are suddenly on some gravel that you didn't see?

Or there's a kid on a Big Wheel in your blind spot?

What if you slam on the brakes and you didn't notice that you were driving over an oily spot on the road?

Much safer to maintain your course. If Tweety gets flattened, oh well.

 

[scotthidley]

You're not understanding what I'm saying. Performing emergency maneuvers is more dangerous then driving in a straight line, regardless of your or the car's abilities. It is ALWAYS more of a risk then NOT braking or swerving.
It has nothing to with knowing how your car is going to react. There are more variables than just your car or the noodle between your ears.

What if you swerve and are suddenly on some gravel that you didn't see?

Or there's a kid on a Big Wheel in your blind spot?

What if you slam on the brakes and you didn't notice that you were driving over an oily spot on the road?

Much safer to maintain your course. If Tweety gets flattened, oh well.

Read my last post I stated current conditions there's a million what if's, that's besides the point. Why hit something if there is a reasonable and safe chance of avoiding it. Going beyond the "safe chance" is exceeding my or the car's limits. Staying within that "safe chance" isn't adding any to the risk. Think about it.

 

[goldwing2000]

Read my last post I stated current conditions there's a million what if's, that's besides the point. Why hit something if there is a reasonable and safe chance of avoiding it. Going beyond the "safe chance" is exceeding my or the car's limits. Staying within that "safe chance" isn't adding any to the risk. Think about it.

I read what you said. My point is that you can't possibly know all the current conditions, so it's better to avoid chancing an emergency maneuver just to save a frickin' bird!

 

[scotthidley]

I read what you said. My point is that you can't possibly know all the current conditions, so it's better to avoid chancing an emergency maneuver just to save a frickin' bird!

If you can't tell where you're aiming the car, or what you're driving the car on, you're already putting yourself and others at risk. You're trying to make this too broad of a scenario. The bottom line is if I'm going to swerve 5 feet to the left and there is clear open road in that spot, it isn't a risk. If you want to try to throw roll over crap into this, those occur after a driver over re-corrects. If all you do is swerve one way, it's almost impossible to make the car roll over (unless intentional, or an abrubt change in road surface is experienced). When I refer to as driving within my limits, it means doing something less than what the car and / or I am capable of handling, not doing everything right at the edge. Yes there's always exceptions to this, but those can happen any time, any where, such as when my stainless front left brake line popped on me when I was getting ready to make a left hand turn last year.