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 ***

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

 

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)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

 

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)
> __________________________________________________ _________
>

 

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)
> __________________________________________________ _________

 

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)
> __________________________________________________ _________

 

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)
> __________________________________________________ _________