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Re: Rain-X
Well, yes, obviously. You might even be able to measure the decreased distance with a micrometer and good microscope. Heck, if a bug hits your windshield whilst you are chugging along at 75 mph, your vehicle *is* slowed a microscopically small amount. And of course you do know what the last thing that goes thru that bug's mind as it hits your windshield is... Approximately 11/11/03 11:06, Joe uttered for posterity: > "Especially when you're pulling 70,000 to 80,000lb's at 65mph and need a > good 400 to 500 feet you need to get stopped." > If you rear-end a minivan in that 400 to 500 feet does that decrease your > stopping distance? > > "Simon Juncal" <sjuncal@erols.com> wrote in message > news:3FB11B37.6010802@erols.com... >> >> >> L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote: >> > Tim, I live in Southern California where I must drive in fog. You can >> > snow a snow bird, but you can't sh*t a Sh*t bird. >> > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O >> > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ >> >> Exactly you live in southern California. SoCal is one of the driest >> area's in the entire US. Fog is not rain and and isn't what Rain-x is >> intended to deal with. >> >> Try driving around the country for a couple years in a Frieghtliner with >> and without rain-x... Rain-x might be the single best and cheapest >> "safety upgrade" a driver can put on a big truck. And you seem to be a >> fan of things things used on comercial trucks. It isn't perfect it seems >> to eat at the leading edge of a wiper blade but the visibility >> improvement (it can be hard to tell that it's raining if you were only >> looking at your windshield) is well worth it. Especially when you're >> pulling 70,000 to 80,000lb's at 65mph and need a good 400 to 500 feet if >> you need to get stopped. >> > > -- My governor can kick your governor's ass |
Re: Rain-X
I use denatured Alcohol to clean off any auto wax or other
contaminate that may cause a glare, that's near impossible to see through, at night, and a couple ounces of coolant added to my windshield washer. The links below are a few of the trucks I used to drive over a million miles: http://www.----------.com/rextrans.jpg http://www.----------.com/kenworth.jpg http://www.----------.com/white.jpg http://www.----------.com/mack.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- Simon Juncal wrote: > > L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote: > > Tim, I live in Southern California where I must drive in fog. You can > > snow a snow bird, but you can't sh*t a Sh*t bird. > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > > Exactly you live in southern California. SoCal is one of the driest > area's in the entire US. Fog is not rain and and isn't what Rain-x is > intended to deal with. > > Try driving around the country for a couple years in a Frieghtliner with > and without rain-x... Rain-x might be the single best and cheapest > "safety upgrade" a driver can put on a big truck. And you seem to be a > fan of things things used on comercial trucks. It isn't perfect it seems > to eat at the leading edge of a wiper blade but the visibility > improvement (it can be hard to tell that it's raining if you were only > looking at your windshield) is well worth it. Especially when you're > pulling 70,000 to 80,000lb's at 65mph and need a good 400 to 500 feet if > you need to get stopped. |
Re: Rain-X
I use denatured Alcohol to clean off any auto wax or other
contaminate that may cause a glare, that's near impossible to see through, at night, and a couple ounces of coolant added to my windshield washer. The links below are a few of the trucks I used to drive over a million miles: http://www.----------.com/rextrans.jpg http://www.----------.com/kenworth.jpg http://www.----------.com/white.jpg http://www.----------.com/mack.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- Simon Juncal wrote: > > L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote: > > Tim, I live in Southern California where I must drive in fog. You can > > snow a snow bird, but you can't sh*t a Sh*t bird. > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > > Exactly you live in southern California. SoCal is one of the driest > area's in the entire US. Fog is not rain and and isn't what Rain-x is > intended to deal with. > > Try driving around the country for a couple years in a Frieghtliner with > and without rain-x... Rain-x might be the single best and cheapest > "safety upgrade" a driver can put on a big truck. And you seem to be a > fan of things things used on comercial trucks. It isn't perfect it seems > to eat at the leading edge of a wiper blade but the visibility > improvement (it can be hard to tell that it's raining if you were only > looking at your windshield) is well worth it. Especially when you're > pulling 70,000 to 80,000lb's at 65mph and need a good 400 to 500 feet if > you need to get stopped. |
Re: Rain-X
I use denatured Alcohol to clean off any auto wax or other
contaminate that may cause a glare, that's near impossible to see through, at night, and a couple ounces of coolant added to my windshield washer. The links below are a few of the trucks I used to drive over a million miles: http://www.----------.com/rextrans.jpg http://www.----------.com/kenworth.jpg http://www.----------.com/white.jpg http://www.----------.com/mack.jpg God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- Simon Juncal wrote: > > L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote: > > Tim, I live in Southern California where I must drive in fog. You can > > snow a snow bird, but you can't sh*t a Sh*t bird. > > God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O > > mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ > > Exactly you live in southern California. SoCal is one of the driest > area's in the entire US. Fog is not rain and and isn't what Rain-x is > intended to deal with. > > Try driving around the country for a couple years in a Frieghtliner with > and without rain-x... Rain-x might be the single best and cheapest > "safety upgrade" a driver can put on a big truck. And you seem to be a > fan of things things used on comercial trucks. It isn't perfect it seems > to eat at the leading edge of a wiper blade but the visibility > improvement (it can be hard to tell that it's raining if you were only > looking at your windshield) is well worth it. Especially when you're > pulling 70,000 to 80,000lb's at 65mph and need a good 400 to 500 feet if > you need to get stopped. |
Re: Rain-X
yup, all of us. You were drunk at the time !
Dave Milne, Scotland "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message news:qWWrb.3007$ly4.1217865893@newssvr30.news.prod igy.com... > We landed on the moon?? > > travis wrote: > > > On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 22:16:30 GMT, RichH <RhmpL33@NOSPAM.net> shared > > the following: > > > > > >>Yes it will damage them, will eventually roughen the surface. > >> > >>I use "Boeshield" UV protectant/wax on my vinyl windows. > >> > >>Dana Rohleder wrote: > >> > >>>Does anyone know if Rain-X will damage plastic windows on a rag top? > >>> > > > > > > Maybe it's intentional. Like a conspiracy. You buy the rain-x and > > start to use it, your wiper blades deteriorate, so you either buy more > > rain-x or more wiper blades...rain-x priced a little below wiper > > blades so you're hooked like a junkie. Yeah, yeah. That's it. It's > > a conspiracy. If you don't believe me then I'll bet you're one of > > those "Yeah, we really did land on the moon" guys. heh heh > > *dons flame suit* > > > > > > -- > > Travis > > http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html > > The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it. > > :wq! > > -- > __________________________________________________ _________ > tw > 03 TJ Rubicon > 01 XJ Sport > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." > -- Dave Barry > > Pronunciation: 'jEp > Function: noun > Date: 1940 > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in > World War II. > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) > __________________________________________________ _________ > |
Re: Rain-X
yup, all of us. You were drunk at the time !
Dave Milne, Scotland "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message news:qWWrb.3007$ly4.1217865893@newssvr30.news.prod igy.com... > We landed on the moon?? > > travis wrote: > > > On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 22:16:30 GMT, RichH <RhmpL33@NOSPAM.net> shared > > the following: > > > > > >>Yes it will damage them, will eventually roughen the surface. > >> > >>I use "Boeshield" UV protectant/wax on my vinyl windows. > >> > >>Dana Rohleder wrote: > >> > >>>Does anyone know if Rain-X will damage plastic windows on a rag top? > >>> > > > > > > Maybe it's intentional. Like a conspiracy. You buy the rain-x and > > start to use it, your wiper blades deteriorate, so you either buy more > > rain-x or more wiper blades...rain-x priced a little below wiper > > blades so you're hooked like a junkie. Yeah, yeah. That's it. It's > > a conspiracy. If you don't believe me then I'll bet you're one of > > those "Yeah, we really did land on the moon" guys. heh heh > > *dons flame suit* > > > > > > -- > > Travis > > http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html > > The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it. > > :wq! > > -- > __________________________________________________ _________ > tw > 03 TJ Rubicon > 01 XJ Sport > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." > -- Dave Barry > > Pronunciation: 'jEp > Function: noun > Date: 1940 > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in > World War II. > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) > __________________________________________________ _________ > |
Re: Rain-X
yup, all of us. You were drunk at the time !
Dave Milne, Scotland "twaldron" <twaldron@sbcOBVIOUSglobal.net> wrote in message news:qWWrb.3007$ly4.1217865893@newssvr30.news.prod igy.com... > We landed on the moon?? > > travis wrote: > > > On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 22:16:30 GMT, RichH <RhmpL33@NOSPAM.net> shared > > the following: > > > > > >>Yes it will damage them, will eventually roughen the surface. > >> > >>I use "Boeshield" UV protectant/wax on my vinyl windows. > >> > >>Dana Rohleder wrote: > >> > >>>Does anyone know if Rain-X will damage plastic windows on a rag top? > >>> > > > > > > Maybe it's intentional. Like a conspiracy. You buy the rain-x and > > start to use it, your wiper blades deteriorate, so you either buy more > > rain-x or more wiper blades...rain-x priced a little below wiper > > blades so you're hooked like a junkie. Yeah, yeah. That's it. It's > > a conspiracy. If you don't believe me then I'll bet you're one of > > those "Yeah, we really did land on the moon" guys. heh heh > > *dons flame suit* > > > > > > -- > > Travis > > http://jeepadventures.dyndns.org/jeep.html > > The meek shall inherit the earth. After I'm finished with it. > > :wq! > > -- > __________________________________________________ _________ > tw > 03 TJ Rubicon > 01 XJ Sport > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." > -- Dave Barry > > Pronunciation: 'jEp > Function: noun > Date: 1940 > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in > World War II. > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) > __________________________________________________ _________ > |
Re: Rain-X
Vicariously of course. But, with about ten years of my taxes.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ twaldron wrote: > > We landed on the moon?? > __________________________________________________ _________ > tw > 03 TJ Rubicon > 01 XJ Sport > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." > -- Dave Barry > > Pronunciation: 'jEp > Function: noun > Date: 1940 > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in > World War II. > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) > __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: Rain-X
Vicariously of course. But, with about ten years of my taxes.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ twaldron wrote: > > We landed on the moon?? > __________________________________________________ _________ > tw > 03 TJ Rubicon > 01 XJ Sport > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." > -- Dave Barry > > Pronunciation: 'jEp > Function: noun > Date: 1940 > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in > World War II. > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) > __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: Rain-X
Vicariously of course. But, with about ten years of my taxes.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/ twaldron wrote: > > We landed on the moon?? > __________________________________________________ _________ > tw > 03 TJ Rubicon > 01 XJ Sport > > There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." > -- Dave Barry > > Pronunciation: 'jEp > Function: noun > Date: 1940 > > Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) > A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, > 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in > World War II. > > http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html > (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) > __________________________________________________ _________ |
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