Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Ian Jackson Newsgroups: alt.os.linux,uk.comp.os.linux,alt.windows7.general,alt.photography,uk.tech.digital-tv Subject: Re: Male Chauvinism Of Former Times Date: Sat, 28 May 2022 13:53:09 +0100 Lines: 27 Message-ID: References: <8qsapg1mutu0veu0t1u3fvuq066or69nds@4ax.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=us-ascii;format=flowed X-Trace: individual.net eTaPli0bIuMywRnx3r6clgui2Jl2osTrB9A2VnVRzdjJwowR5D X-Orig-Path: g3ohx.co.uk!ianREMOVETHISjackson Cancel-Lock: sha1:0fu67OiznzwPqBn3tgp7wytw5F8= User-Agent: Turnpike/6.07-S () X-Antivirus: AVG (VPS 220528-2, 28/05/2022), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Xref: csiph.com alt.os.linux:75715 uk.comp.os.linux:22635 alt.photography:41842 uk.tech.digital-tv:237035 In message , Java Jive writes >Re double de-clutching ... > >On 27/05/2022 18:43, MB wrote: >> >> On 27/05/2022 16:55, NY wrote: >>> >> Anyone who can >>> master that skill deserves much kudos. >> It is surprising how quickly you get used to it, I think our first >>couple of Land Rovers at work needed it. > >Yes, in the days I worked on farms, it was considered best practice to >DDC tractors. That is to say, they had a 'crash' gearbox, so could >take a bashing, but I was taught to DDC by the farm's foreman, and when >you got it just about right you could change gear without anything >worse than a satisfying 'clunk'! > 60 years ago I learned to drive on a car with (deliberately) no synchromesh on 1st, and needed to know how to double-declutch. I still do it (although the actual accuracy my rev matching is rather questionable!). With some cars I could drive without using the clutch (very useful when, say, the hydraulics had failed - although starting off and stopping was a bit scary) - but modern cars won't let you do this. -- Ian