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Wellness Wednesday for December 7, 2022

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I'm already hunting for a new low mileage old car now, My 2008 isn't anywhere near shot, but I hate screens in cars and it looks like those are going to be universal from here on out. I just hate the distraction of them. Especially when with features like Bluetooth it works better to just use a radio adapter plugged into the cigarette lighter, fewer buttons to press.

Also, clean and press is the king of lifts. That and muscle snatch are my all time favorites.

I have, err had, a dashboard mount for my phone that I usually have open to either Google maps or Spotify while I'm driving, and I don't really want any more than that. The lack of tactile feedback on a touch screen also make it a real PITA as a interface while driving and/or wearing gloves. I didn't have to take my eyes off the road to do things like change the audio volume or turn on the defroster in my old truck, but in this one I do. It's ostensibly a much nicer truck with many more features than my old Ford but its got a sort of "premium mediocre" vibe to it, and I feel like there's certain lack of engineering thought put into it. (things like having climate controls run via a touch screen menu)

As for the lifting, we are in full agreement there.

I don't mind (heck, even like) most of the things you mentioned disliking in your rental vehicle. But on one thing we are in complete agreement: touchscreens have no place whatsoever in vehicle controls. For stuff like playing music fine, whatever, I'm not doing that while driving. But I insist on actual physical controls for functions like climate control, volume, etc. That touchscreen nonsense needs to die ASAP.

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