Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.advocacy Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1 Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2025 23:14:26 +0100 Lines: 60 Message-ID: <2brg4lxeo4.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> References: <4f7tmjplbte7cnuh2pqrh1fufs4iatv3fd@4ax.com> <1126njll2vjtnlvjhrtme7k7oe3cds496q@4ax.com> <696149c1-ea5d-8a08-6db1-8f69ede19d92@example.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net Yk9nmRjay/+uzZ6BOk7lDQ81hdgbYE8igPgbdSP3T3yoTNvMgb X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:iDdNotOeBDsm7KGGqHTofBo6CVw= sha256:g0gsMn2x+JqoJZDg/M5qEBshrrH+iljMJMcGKn/HUWU= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:63522 comp.os.linux.advocacy:682131 On 2025-01-01 23:00, D wrote: > On Wed, 1 Jan 2025, Carlos E.R. wrote: >> On 2025-01-01 12:43, D wrote: >>> On Tue, 31 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 31 Dec 2024 05:11:09 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm not disputing whether BMWs are better vehicles, whether to >>>>> drive or >>>>> for some other reason.  What I do notice is that many people who drive >>>>> BMWs feel that the car confers some sort of superior class on the >>>>> driver, and they feel it is the God-given duty for us plebes who drive >>>>> lesser cars to get out of their way - to the point of making >>>>> exasperated >>>>> hand gestures at those of us who don't. >>>> >>>> When I was trucking I was amused by BMW drivers who tried to play >>>> chicken >>>> with a 65' long 18 wheeled vehicle outweighing them by about 75,000 >>>> pounds. >>>> >>> >>> That reminds me... when I was in spain once, a big truck didn't look >>> out before changing lanes and almost pushed me off the road. He saw >>> it in time though and apologized. I had an elevated pulse for a while. >> >> Was that recently, or long ago? > > Probably 2 or 3 years ago. > >> Lorry drivers in Spain, long ago, were known as gentlemen of the road. >> Certainly not so in recent times. They are exploited, and it shows in >> their tempers. They drive around tired. > > Oh he definitely was very sorry about the incident, and as far as it is > possible for two humans to communicate wordlessly through windows, my > feeling was that he deeply sorry and apologetic about the incident, so > no shadow on that man. Well, anybody can make mistakes :-) > >> They tend to change lane fast because otherwise a car comes and >> impedes it. This forces the incoming traffic on the left lane to brake >> and swear softly. > > Yes, exactly what happened... semi-hard break and soft swearing. ;) Once I overtook a lorry that had a wheel... dunno how to describe. It had burst, part of the rubber was lost, and the rest of the rubber was spinning loosely, still thankfully retained. I was amazed, did not know what to do. I had passengers. I just speed past the danger. It was very early in the morning. I still do not know what I should had done. Probably pull back and phone 112. -- Cheers, Carlos.