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I had planned on mowing the lawn yesterday. Thought I'd get out there before noon. My mom called at 10:10 asking if I was coming over. Oh, yeah, a couple of weeks ago she asked if I could help her on this day, and I think we agreed on 10:30. I wasn't even dressed yet. A friend of hers built an entertainment center for her, and needed help bringing it over. I ended up staying for a while, to help reconnect her electronics.
I got home and was looking at Facebook while eating a sandwich and got a message. The Zoom link for our meeting at 1:30. Someone was teaching me how to do website things, for my Scottish org. I'm not sure who it would have been more annoying for - her, for setting aside time for me, or me since who knows when we could have connected again. Total coincidence that I got her message at that time.
So I didn't get out to mow the lawn until 4:00.
In the evening I spent some time with my new Mustang. I learned that Sport mode is a bit annoying. It says the acceleration is a bit better and the shifting is tighter, but the main thing is that the automatic transmission stays engaged while slowing down. Apparently race car drivers downshift to reduce speed, rather than burning out the brakes? I don't know but it's really annoying. They should save that for track mode.
It has a lanekeeping mode, that warns me when I drift, and actually pushes the steering wheel a bit. It doesn't have adaptive cruise control, which adjusts my speed to the car in front of me. It has a big touch screen, but it doesn't have onboard navigation. It does allow me to sync phone apps (including ones for navigation), and use them from the touch screen, but I have to find a compatible app. The car is keyless, and it knows where the fob is. If the fob is inside the car, I can start it. If it is on me when I walk up, it unlocks the doors automatically when I reach for the door handle. I never have to take it out of my pocket!
I got home and was looking at Facebook while eating a sandwich and got a message. The Zoom link for our meeting at 1:30. Someone was teaching me how to do website things, for my Scottish org. I'm not sure who it would have been more annoying for - her, for setting aside time for me, or me since who knows when we could have connected again. Total coincidence that I got her message at that time.
So I didn't get out to mow the lawn until 4:00.
In the evening I spent some time with my new Mustang. I learned that Sport mode is a bit annoying. It says the acceleration is a bit better and the shifting is tighter, but the main thing is that the automatic transmission stays engaged while slowing down. Apparently race car drivers downshift to reduce speed, rather than burning out the brakes? I don't know but it's really annoying. They should save that for track mode.
It has a lanekeeping mode, that warns me when I drift, and actually pushes the steering wheel a bit. It doesn't have adaptive cruise control, which adjusts my speed to the car in front of me. It has a big touch screen, but it doesn't have onboard navigation. It does allow me to sync phone apps (including ones for navigation), and use them from the touch screen, but I have to find a compatible app. The car is keyless, and it knows where the fob is. If the fob is inside the car, I can start it. If it is on me when I walk up, it unlocks the doors automatically when I reach for the door handle. I never have to take it out of my pocket!
