Rituals before driving the Z?
09-19-2011, 05:35 AM
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I don't necessarily have any rituals before driving my z... though i do unlock the doors 3 or 4 times... for some reason, it still makes me feel like a BOSS!
My biggest rituals are at work or whenever i'm just generally out somewhere. I park in the furthest most unoccupied area. At absolute closest I'll park no less than 2 spots away from another car. And i'll do everything possible to park in plain view of my cube at work... just so i can keep an eye on her
My biggest rituals are at work or whenever i'm just generally out somewhere. I park in the furthest most unoccupied area. At absolute closest I'll park no less than 2 spots away from another car. And i'll do everything possible to park in plain view of my cube at work... just so i can keep an eye on her
Also anywhere i go, i do a quick lap around the car just to make sure i dont see any new rock chips.
09-19-2011, 12:00 PM
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What does this even have to do with what I posted? Calm down dude. My car is garaged, always clean, etc. I just don't have a friggin' ritual while getting into my Z.
09-19-2011, 06:04 PM
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Same ritual every week day for the last 7 years, 7 months, 17 days - wake up, eat breakfast, take dog out, shower, get dressed, get in Z, drive it to work. I have a similar but reversed ritual in the afternoons. 
Speaking of Maple Syrup, check this out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw
Speaking of Maple Syrup, check this out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw
Thank you for that.
09-20-2011, 09:23 AM
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I fonzy my drivers side marker light before / after I turn it on.
I'm guessing the socket is loose, I'm too lazy too take the wheel well off and check right now.
I'm guessing the socket is loose, I'm too lazy too take the wheel well off and check right now.
09-20-2011, 10:29 AM
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had to do it the other day at the gym. i park in the very back corner spot i come back after an hour with no one within 15 spaces of me except this one ford sedan.
09-20-2011, 10:46 AM
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Walk around car inspection (no garage) check cleanliness of interior start car. Turn on headlights. Go back inside drink protein drink admire car from inside. Drive to destination.
Makes it so much more worth it to after a deployment over seas
Makes it so much more worth it to after a deployment over seas
09-20-2011, 11:00 AM
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Well..
1) I refuse to park next to someone. The only way would be if there's an island (place with a tree and bushes) next to me. If there is no island spot available, idgaf I'll park a mile away.
2) maybe I have OCD, but I lock my doors at least 4 times lol
3) occasionally walk around the car.
4) will sometimes wrote down the plate numbers of cats surrounding me just in case
1) I refuse to park next to someone. The only way would be if there's an island (place with a tree and bushes) next to me. If there is no island spot available, idgaf I'll park a mile away.
2) maybe I have OCD, but I lock my doors at least 4 times lol
3) occasionally walk around the car.
4) will sometimes wrote down the plate numbers of cats surrounding me just in case
my only ritual is when walking to my car i check to see if a car has parked too close to me, if so i take out my key, stick it in thier valve stem, flaten the tire to the ground, get in my car, leave.
had to do it the other day at the gym. i park in the very back corner spot i come back after an hour with no one within 15 spaces of me except this one ford sedan.
had to do it the other day at the gym. i park in the very back corner spot i come back after an hour with no one within 15 spaces of me except this one ford sedan.
09-21-2011, 09:49 AM
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First, I take a few moments to get the coordinates from the navi-computer because traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations I could fly right through a star, or bounce too close to a supernova and that'd end the trip real quick, wouldn't it?
Sometimes I notice a flashing light and then I'll yell, "What's that flashing?!" but it's usually just the airbag sensor going through its self-check. At that point, as is often the case, I end up losing a deflector shield. If I have any passengers with me, I tell them to, "Go strap yourself in. I'm going to make the jump to light speed."
And then I do.
Sometimes I notice a flashing light and then I'll yell, "What's that flashing?!" but it's usually just the airbag sensor going through its self-check. At that point, as is often the case, I end up losing a deflector shield. If I have any passengers with me, I tell them to, "Go strap yourself in. I'm going to make the jump to light speed."
And then I do.
09-30-2011, 11:49 AM
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LOL lov'n those Starwars references! But after starting my Z I always turn off the slip control button. I forget what the three letter acronym for it is, because I'm so used to guiding my hand there by touch. "VDC" I believe.
10-15-2011, 09:25 AM
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Before I drive her
I unlock her like 4 times. Then i walk to the front of her and then I stay there for like 10 sec stare.at the front. then I walk to my car . I don't know why but.I have to pedal the gas like once.before I start her and.then.when i.start her up my eye alway have to eyeball the rpm gauge and then I look at oil pressure then i look at battery and volatge after that i wait for like 7 sec until it idle at 7rpm then i.drive. if i don't do those then it not me or I'm not driving.my z
I unlock her like 4 times. Then i walk to the front of her and then I stay there for like 10 sec stare.at the front. then I walk to my car . I don't know why but.I have to pedal the gas like once.before I start her and.then.when i.start her up my eye alway have to eyeball the rpm gauge and then I look at oil pressure then i look at battery and volatge after that i wait for like 7 sec until it idle at 7rpm then i.drive. if i don't do those then it not me or I'm not driving.my z
10-15-2011, 02:28 PM
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Before I drive her
I unlock her like 4 times. Then i walk to the front of her and then I stay there for like 10 sec stare.at the front. then I walk to my car . I don't know why but.I have to pedal the gas like once.before I start her and.then.when i.start her up my eye alway have to eyeball the rpm gauge and then I look at oil pressure then i look at battery and volatge after that i wait for like 7 sec until it idle at 7rpm then i.drive. if i don't do those then it not me or I'm not driving.my z
I unlock her like 4 times. Then i walk to the front of her and then I stay there for like 10 sec stare.at the front. then I walk to my car . I don't know why but.I have to pedal the gas like once.before I start her and.then.when i.start her up my eye alway have to eyeball the rpm gauge and then I look at oil pressure then i look at battery and volatge after that i wait for like 7 sec until it idle at 7rpm then i.drive. if i don't do those then it not me or I'm not driving.my z
