libes@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Don Libes) (03/27/86)
> ... it is definitely a good idea to honk the horn > and wait a bit before starting your car. I live in a complex with dozens of cars in a nearby lot. If all these people honked their horns every morning, I would kill them (and their cats). Especially because I usually sleep later than most of them. A much more reasonable solution is to pop open the hood every morning. I've always done this just to look at my fluid levels every day. I would be only too glad to save a cat at the same time that I save my car. I refuse to honk my horn (unless it is an emergency, or I want to get all my neighbors pissed at me). Don Libes {seismo,umcp-cs}!nbs-amrf!libes
jcp@osiris.UUCP (Jody Patilla) (03/28/86)
> > ... it is definitely a good idea to honk the horn > > and wait a bit before starting your car. > > I live in a complex with dozens of cars in a nearby lot. If all > these people honked their horns every morning, I would kill them > (and their cats). Especially because I usually sleep later than > most of them. One person made the suggestio that you thump the hood with your hand and that is probably a good solution (I know I'm not keen on the horn-blowing either). -- jcpatilla ..{seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!aplcen!osiris!jcp "Makes your bread dance and your cakes sing doo-dah !"
wiebe@ut-ngp.UUCP (Anne Hill Wiebe) (03/28/86)
Or just SLAP the hood as you pass if you're in a hurry (like I always am). Doesn't make much racket, unless you happen to be inside the hood and a cat, in which case it makes you dash out of there as fast as possible. I did this for a long time when I had a cat that liked to sleep within the car. Since I'm in Texas now, it's not often so cold that cats are looking for shelter. Or maybe we just have hardier cats now :-). Anyhow, your neighbors probably won't hear you slap the hood. No noisier than a car door closing, anyway. Anne Hill Wiebe (wiebe@ngp.CC.UTEXAS.EDU, or !ihnp4!ut-ngp!wiebe, or !allegra!ut-ngp!wiebe)