Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 20:15:46 -0400 From: ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> Subject: Re: My 900 Needs a Cup Holder
Christian M. Mericle wrote: > On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:04:15 -0400, ma_twain <ma_twainnospamo.com> > wrote: > > >>Dave Hinz wrote: >> >> >>>On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:32:17 -0600, Christian M Mericle <newsgroupinkynospamail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>I have an '85 900 that's desparately in need of a cup holder. Have >>>>there been any aftermarket ones made for this year? Or, maybe, does >>>>anyone know of any plans that will instruct me on how to make my own? >>>> >>>> >>> >>>Here comes the cultural gap discussion regarding eating and drinking in >>>the car... >>> >>Just my personal preference, but I like to keep two hands on the >>steering wheel while driving except when shifting gears. So, I have no >>need for a cupholder in my Saabs. When I drive, I drive - when I drink >>I drink :-) and the two don't mix, even it it is just water. Also - I >>don't use my cellphone. I let voicemail take the calls. There are enough >>distracted drivers on the road, I don't need to increase the number by >>one . . . >> > > Well, Dave nailed that one. > > Even if one perfers not to drink any beverage while driving, that > doesn't mean that the passenger won't want to (unless you prohibit > that, too). In my case, I always take something with me to drink at > the office each morning. I don't drink it on the way but it is VERY > distracting trying to keep it upright w/o a cup holder. > > BTW, there are a lot of people who drive when they should be sleeping. > I know they're not going to stop and take a nap, so I'd rather have > them distract themselves sucking down caffeine than to doze off and > cause an accident. > > -- Christian > Objective studies have shown that drinking coffee, even Starbucks does nothing to wake up a tired driver. Remember the words "objective studies". The official recommendation is to get enough sleep and if you find yourself too tired to drive while driving, pull and get some rest. Again, coffee does nothing to enhance the performance of a sleepy driver. However, it has been proven that drinking anything and driving causes accidents . . . As for passengers drinking - I ban that too. My wife allows the kids to have drinks in the minivan - nonalcoholic of course :-) They have "glued" the sliding doors of the minivan shut twice with spilled soda. She has spilled enough soda to gum up the sealtbelt mechanism. Guess what - NO DRINKS in my Saabs!! No soda, no spills, no odors, no glued doors, no problems . . . sounds like the start of a country song. I am lucky, my office provides free coffee. I don't need to bring any drinks. It also has real dairy cream and hot chocolate mix. With the ice dispensers and a mixer I can make just about anything I can buy :-) When I was working on a Federal account, they provided free Starbucks - your tax dollars at work!!! > > >>>>I don't have any kind of console between the seats (just the ignition >>>>switches and a switch for the dome lights). I do have the console >>>>beneath the dash with the ashtray and storage compartments. >>>> >>>> >>> >>>Well, that leaves the window/door area. I've seen cupholders that >>>slide in next to the window, but not tried them. >>> >>>Dave Hinz >>> > > Save Darfur -- http://www.savedarfur.org/ > World Vision (Darfur) -- http://donate.wvus.org/OA_HTML/xxwvibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?section=10025&item=1072182 > ICC (Sudan) -- http://www.persecution.org/Countries/sudan.html >
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