[AT] OT I'm getting older are you?

[charliehill]

Mike I have the opposite opinion on floor mounted dimmers.  Yes the switches 
needed improvement but when I drive my hands are always busier than my feet. 
Turning a corner and needing to dim my lights happens much more often than 
changing gears and needing to dim.  You never need to have your left foot on 
the clutch pedal for more than about 2 seconds to shift gears.

As for dash mounted ignition, that has been back for close to 10 years now 
on some cars.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Sloane" <mikesloane at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT I'm getting older are you?


>I remember most of those nostalgic items, some fondly, some not so much.
>
> The dimmer switch on the floor was not one of the auto industry's better
> ideas - it was exposed to all the (mud/snow/ice/manure/etc.) on the
> floor, and if you were in the middle of shifting gears and had to dim
> the headlights because of an oncoming vehicle it was a real dance. I was
> not sorry to see that "feature" become part of history.
>
> Mike
>
> pga2 at basicisp.net wrote:
>> I'm older than dirt too! I remember all 15.
>> Here's another one: 4 digit phone numbers.
>> And another: Ignition switches on the dashboard,
>> right next to the starter button you pressed to engage the starter.
>> (my 1953 Mercury had this "feature)
>> I still have a pickup with the dimmer switch on the floor.
>>
>> Phil in Durango, TX
>>
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