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When I am traveling down a hill with a manual transmission, I select a low gear and let the engine help control my speed. There is less need to apply the brakes and a greater chance that the vehicle is balanced meaning more grip on all tires. It's all about NOT losing grip and I have less chance of losing grip heading down a slippery slope with a manual transmission. Automakers like to put the general population in FWD automatic transmission vehicles because the panicky public can limit the trouble they find themselves in. An oversteering RWD vehicle can be big trouble for someone who panics. For the general population, it is better to understeer as they get to see the tree they are about to hit versus not seeing the tree thanks to the monster spin they are in. For myself I avoid these FWD understeering automatics like the plague. I will take an oversteering RWD manual transmission vehicle thank you very much (having the ability to occasionally shift into 4WD is a nifty neat-o feature when you need to go up a steep slippery slope). You may choose to disagree with me, but I still contend that I have so many more car control options in balancing my vehicle to maintain grip when using a manual transmission versus an automatic. With automatics the wheels are always driving when it is in gear. Yikes Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Of course it has a huge influence. With an automatic transmission the wheels are always driving forward while the vehicle is in gear (which is usually the case). Of course now comes the argument "Oh I just shift into neutral" to be followed with "What takes less time? Engaging the clutch with your foot, or trying to find neutral with your hands and the shifter?". No as long as both of my arms, both of my legs and that thing between my ears continues to work, I will avoid automatic transmissions like the plague. You just have so much more control with what your wheels are doing with a manual transmission. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I agree ... also there is nothing wrong with a RWD vehicle if that RWD vehicle is equipped with a manual transmission. Where the RWD fails on the snowy icy stuff is when it is coupled with an automatic transmission. Of course driving a manual transmission vehicle requires two functioning arms, two functioning legs and a functioning brain between your ears. I will never understand why people want their wheels to be automatically still be driving while the vehicle is in gear (usually all of the time) when one is trying to navigate the snowing and icy stuff. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

This video was from Spokane, you would think these people would have some experience driving on the icy stuff. Someone should have ran to the top of the hill and stopped the other vehicles from coming down the hill once a few cars started piling up at the bottom. But that is too logical. Oh and before someone says I don't know what I am talking about, I live on a hill just as steep if not steeper than the one seen in this video. I live in a cold icy climate where snow and ice is a daily reality from October through to May (sometimes June). In order to get to and from work as well as the stores I must navigate my hill every day. If the normal track becomes icy, get off of the track and drive a different line. Oh and how many of these vehicles seen in that video use automatic transmissions? Probably all of them. Automatics are for people who park their brains in automatic while they drive. Icy hills can be a challenge to navigate, especially when your brain is parked in automatic. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

My Jeep has gotten me through tons of snow (and mud) up some pretty steep hills. One of my last years in Colorado we had a huge dump of snow and myself and another guy made it to work (we both drive Wranglers). Another fellow from work emailed us telling us he could not make it into the office because his Jeep got stuck in the snow. Myself and the other Wrangler owner looked at each other and laughed each saying "That's not a Jeep, it's a Cherokee". Of course myself and the other Wrangler owner were fools, we could have had a snow day like everyone else from the office. Instead we foolishly drove our Jeeps in the deep snow to work. What were were thinking? Oh and snow is a daily reality I must deal with from October through to May (sometimes even June). Great stuff when it is in the mountains, but the last thing you want in cities. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

It was no airplane ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Not sure if you can call it a "Chick Flick", but I liked Hard Candy which empowered a young 14 year old teenage girl to turn the tide on an older male sex predator. If you are skittish about losing your balls, don't watch this movie. Great independent flick made on a budget. More along the lines of a "Chick Flick", I also liked Juno and no I don't have a thing for Ellen Page except to say she is a great actress. Recently I watched a movie called Fast Girl which actually turned out to be pretty good. It's about a young woman who grew up around race tracks and she wants to pursue her dream of being a pro race car driver. Of course there are people in the movie who get in her way telling her "NO", but one of the good things about this movie was that the producers of the movie brought in some professional teams to work with them. They brought in the Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche team and also brought in Maryeve Dufault (real world female race car driver) as a consultant and used the Formula Mazda race cars from the Phenom Racing Group. So all these real world drivers/teams made sure a certain level of authenticity was used in the movie. Definitely a good movie for young girls to watch who don't want to hear "NO" when they are off chasing their dreams. But if you want to talk real "Chick Flicks", I did like Debra Messing in The Wedding Date and I also have the hots for Katherine Heigl, so I liked her in 27 Dresses ... sue me. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

But what would Hitler do? Now it's over. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

What is rich? quotes from Gordon Gekko BTW ... I am NOT rich. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

That vidoe was painful to watch. How can anyone be that stupid??????? It is actually a pretty funny video (because he didn't get hurt). Outside of the jumper appearing to be intoxicated (or is he always like that?), I think it is safe to assume that you don't understand (yet) why BASE jumpers do what they do. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

+1 Sequels usually disappoint, but not in the case of T2. I do have to say though that the sexiest Terminator (the T-X) was in T3. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Does this mean that the messiah savior of the world won't be doing his "Parting of the Red Sea" matinees on Tuesdays and Thursdays anymore? Or is it simple a case where Hollywood has become more obsessed with finding a replacement for Lindsay Lohan (word has it Miley Cyrus is the front runner) that Hollywood just is not sending the messiah savior of the world any more special effects teams to make everyone believe that he can actually part the Red Sea. Maybe Hollywood is working on a new plot to sell the world that their messiah will save us all in 2012. After all the world is supposed to come to an end about 6-7 weeks after the next US presidential election. Wouldn't it just be the best ever Hollywood story if Barack was to swoop in and save us all. Got to love Hollywood, nobody can make up things better than they can. Barack Obama is the Hollywood president. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

It's hilarious that you actually take this thread serious. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Wait outside the changing room ... I see no issues with waiting for someone outside of the changing room. Just as long as they don't ask me a trick question like "does this make me look fat". LOL Buy tampons etc. ... I have no issues buying tampons, I can't use them. Just make sure you tell me exactly which ones to buy. Change a diaper ... no brainer, if you can make a baby you need to be willing to help raise it and changing diapers is just one of may jobs you must do. Buy hair dye or girlie shampoo --- I have no issues buying hair dye or girl shampoo. First off I don't have much hair, but why can't I change the color if I really wanted to and besides paying a higher price, maybe the girlie skampoo is of a better quality? Hold a purse in public ... now this is where things get difficult. Extra sex favors must be granted if I am to hold her purse in public. People might confuse me for being a European holding my European hand bag and I surely don't want people thinking I am a Eurosexual. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I don't know what the Afghan war is about anymore. But I do know that the messiah savior of the world, the one, the only "Yes we can ... spend more money than anyone in history" Barak Hussien Obama won a Nobel Peace prize for the war ... before he decided to escalate it. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

He has no balls So his days of being a sex predator are now over. Here's a quarter, call someone who cares. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Can you say hyperinflation? I knew you could (said in my best Mr Rogers voice). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Wow and here I thought things like this only happened in the movies. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Keep pushing your hollywood created messiah also known as the savior of the world, puppet president. The guy is a fucking joke (almost as much of a fucking joke as the fool who proceeded him). Do I have to post the "look what happens to the messiah when his teleprompter fails" video for the umpteeth time? Amazing how a community organizer who had zero leadership experience can within a few short years find himself as the puppet president. Will you be at Tuesday's or was it Thursday's "Parting of the Red Sea" matinee? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Having the women out themselves would be more difficult, but for the men it is easier. Have the men do "male-on-male" sex is a better test. No if two men engage in "male-on-male" sex they are either 1) gay or 2) extremely desperate refugees. I know I am not about to stick my pecker up some guy's ass and sure as hell won't be letting some guy stick his pecker in mine. I just don't get this "male-on-male" sex thing ... but that's just me. LOL Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

LOL ... "Why do you lie to me? This is not a fishing boat." - said by one of the Russians in the video. The international community has the firepower to blow these pirates out of the water. Too bad they don't have the will. Good on these Russians for taking a stand. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Ron Paul makes too much sense for the people who control the USA (that would be the central bankers) to ever let Mr Paul be their puppet president. GWB and Obama make much better puppets. After all Barak Obama was sent to us as the messiah savior of the world. Is he still doing "Parting the Red Sea" matinees on Tuesdays and Thursdays? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

You referring to the Denver airport? Nice apples to oranges comparison. Big difference between a teepee design used at Denver's airport: http://www.visitingdc.com/airports/denver-airport-address.asp and the roofs found on some stadiums. By the way, Vancouver who has a similar domed stadium to Minneapolis has also had problems with it's roof and Vancouver is not known to get that much snow (tons of rain yes, but snow only on every blue moon). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

She cooks? Wow you learn something new every day. I was always too busy admiring her assets.

Anyone notice that the United Nations have concluded yet another one of their "Climate Change" get togethers (this time at the Mexican resort city of Cancun) where the United Nations has vowed that the developed nations will be forking out $100 billion dollars a year to developing nations all under the guise of climate change? Global Communism is coming. It may not happen tomorrow, but it's coming. The UN has their "Agenda 21" that will eliminate personal freedoms of people around the world and they plan on doing it with this guise of climate change. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over