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  • TeckFire@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is driving a car this awful all the time?English
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    1 month ago

    As someone who drives an automatic, I so wish I could have a manual. I much prefer driving them.

    Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad I was able to drive an automatic and get experience first, but once you start really driving a car, you realize how much an automatic limits you. Things like engine braking, coasting, and honestly just staying in one consistent gear when you’re trying to maintain good speed control are much harder, if not next to impossible depending on the automatic.

    Learning to drive is going to take a lot of time though, and the fact that everyone just does it and takes it for granted I think really messes with you. Speaking from experience, most people don’t even learn to drive that well, no matter how much they drive. I see people constantly driving off the lines, poor speed control, braking distance, etc. just blows my mind that where I live (USA) there’s next to no requirements to drive.

  • TeckFire@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•One way ticket to midnightEnglish
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    5 months ago

    So, this is gonna sound weird, but I actually find a lot of these bands calming to listen to. I’m autistic, and have a lot of weird sensory issues because of it, so music that’s too simple (a lot of pop or punk or other genres that show up on the radio usually) doesn’t fully grab my attention. Like, there’s not enough happening at once for me to feel immersed in it.

    So I’ll end up listening to Power Metal to fall asleep sometimes because I can hear every instrument individually, and my brain switches focus to each one at random times, and it’s stimulating enough that I can be completely distracted from my other senses and calm down. Dragonforce is my go-to because they even have two lead guitarists at the same time.

    That said, I do have songs of every genre in my library, and if I do want something slower or simpler, there’s a ton of Metal ballads that aren’t necessarily high energy. Try something like Crimson Day by Avenged Sevenfold, Remembrance Day or Trail of Broken Hearts by Dragonforce, Christmas Truce by Sabaton, or Mother Gaia by Stradivarius.

    There’s a lot more examples, but you can certainly have slow, calm metal. I could probably make a decent sized playlist

  • TeckFire@lemmy.worldtoMemes@lemmy.ml•One way ticket to midnightEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I will!

    Metallica for a dark, thoughtful mood

    Dragonforce for fun, energetic, silly moods

    Mick Gordon’s DOOM soundtrack when working out

    Avenged Sevenfold for a carefree, fuck the world attitude

    Blind Guardian when I’m looking for high fantasy, “take me away” mood

    Sabaton when I want some motivation for work

    Rhapsody of Fire for when I’m cleaning alone and want to get into some classical feeling stuff

    Killswitch Engage when I’m feeling edgy

    Korpiklaani when I’m wanting to go on a run

    Parkway Drive when I’m angry or sad

    There’s so many more than this, and much of these have overlap with specific songs instead of general artists, but this gets the point across, I think

  • TeckFire@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•Small car problems ruleEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I don’t know about where you live, but I often make 150+ mile trips from where I live. Just to and from work is 190, and there’s nowhere to charge at work. I usually work from home, so that’s not a problem, but I just can’t afford to live anywhere closer.

    If I could find one, I’d love to get an old Honda Insighf. Mfers get like 70+ miles to the gallon. With a 10 gallon tank, that could bring you 700 miles! More if you do some mods to it to improve MPG further.

  • TeckFire@lemmy.worldto196@lemmy.blahaj.zone•Small car problems ruleEnglish
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    8 months ago

    I was at a set of train tracks behind a large truck. Well, in front of him, a car was stalled with hazards on. He looks behind him, backs up to go around the guy, and taps my front bumper. Dude’s truck was so large he couldn’t even see me in the rear view, and the side mirrors made me invisible since the wheel wells were so wide.

    I don’t even drive a tiny car or anything, just a mid-sized sedan….

    I hate driving or riding in large vehicles though. I feel like they’re tall, unwieldy, and I’m short, so I usually can just see high enough to drive but always feel like I’m about to hit everything. Can’t imagine having one as a daily driver.