@goatsarah Um… I disagree with your paraphrasing of the answer you gave though. To my eyes at least, you went: "This is the history. This is why it makes sense."
And their response was along the lines of: "Thanks for the history. I meant it when I asked people not to explain why they think it makes sense today though."
Given the sheer volume of responses the OP gets from Reply Guys when they ask questions like that, I can understand why they might reply to you that way. Maybe you overreacted?
@goatsarah my current car is a four year old Audi Q3 (yeah, I know, but the height makes it significantly more accessible to my mobility impaired wife, and the boot's big enough to hold her wheelchair without having to fold it down) and every time I turn on the ignition, I have to tap the 'do not ask me again' dialogue on the main screen because I've set security to "No, don't use any of your online crap".
@goatsarah I loved my Squib. I wasn't ever very competitive in it, but had a great time. Much twitchier than the YODs, which were great family boats. Best sailed by two and a half adults, so lots of husband and wife teams with either their own kid or a club cadet on board. The steering was a bit slow motion, but a great way to learn about yacht racing.
I've never had to deal with really fun tides. We were mostly sailing off Bridlington, so it was pretty much running one way or t'other with no serious complications. Could still get up a fair lick, and wind vs tide off Flamborough Head could get nasty, but nothing like the Channel or all the complications around somewhere like the Isle of Wight.
@goatsarah Been a while since I sailed, but once I started sailing on the sea, lakes seemed so *boring*. There's nothing quite like racing a buoy and losing to make you appreciate how fast the tide can run.
@tomasekeli Car Sex? Is *that* what the self-driving thing's up to with all those crashes? It's not trying to kill anyone, it's just trying to shag other cars.
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