Re: Full video of ship hitting and destroying the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore

On Mon, 1 Apr 2024 08:43:37 -0700, Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
wrote:

On 4/1/2024 8:05 AM, Joe Gwinn wrote:

On Sun, 31 Mar 2024 20:27:34 -0700, Don Y
<blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> wrote:
 
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Distressing to see "old folks" who just put it in reverse and HOPE
(it appears many elderly have problems rotating their heads that far)

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It is possible.

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I suspect it is the case.  As I get older, I am more observant of still older
folks' physical and mental "conditions".  The "don't look backwards while in
reverse" syndrome seems to be very real.

 
It is.  I'm in my 70s, and no longer can look over my shoulders, so I
try to maneuver the car enough to see for instance oncoming traffic
when entering a highway.  My wife also has this problem, but a bit
less so.

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Is this because of accretions on the vertebrae?  Stenosis?  etc.
I.e., is it "just uncomfortable" or is it mechanically not possible?
(e.g., my elbow was broken, as a child, and a bone spur mechanically
prevents me from touching my shoulder; no pain, it just feels like
you're trying to open a door and something is in the way)
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Said another way, can exercise/PT help you regain that motion?
Or, would an orthopedic surgery be required (as in my case)?

It doesn't hurt, but it's mechanically impossible.  Don't know the
exact cause, but it's quite common.

Nor is it possible to see backwards out of modern cars, which have
become far too aerodynamic, with tiny misplaced rear windows, so we
depend on those backup cameras.  Which can be rendered useless by
slush or droplets of water on the lens.

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We have neither of those problems.  SUV (which is the modern day version
of a station wagon) has a full/upright pane of glass at the rear.
Likewise, many folks driving pickups, Yukons, Esplanades, Jeeps, etc.
(she wanted an SUV because all the other cards towered above her little
sedan!)

My wife and I both got small SUVs for that reason.  And cataract
surgery really helped.  Still cannot see out the back - tunnel vision,
very deceptive.

I originally drove straight into my down-sloping driveway, and backed
back out.  One fine day I almost ran over an elderly neighbor by
backing into him.  He could not move fast enough to escape.  I saw him
just in time in the side mirror.

Now I back in, and drive out, because I can see far better, in both
directions.

[Though we did have to remove the headrests from the rear seats
as they stood up too high to interfere with vision]

I would think that the headrests could be folded down.  Ours are
foldable.


Joe Gwinn