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What's this useful optimism
Dec. 6th, 2004 10:31 amDriving down the motorway at the weekend, I had a sudden moment of panic as the accelerator pedal disappeared.
Common sense kicked in, and I told myself that pedals don't just disappear. Further checking revealed it was still there and, since I was still travelling at 70, presumably still working. It had, however, lost almost all its "spring", meaning that the slightest pressure from my foot sent it all the way to the floor. Wearing big boots, I could barely feel the pedal under my foot at all.
( Venta v. the AA, Part 1 )
Common sense kicked in, and I told myself that pedals don't just disappear. Further checking revealed it was still there and, since I was still travelling at 70, presumably still working. It had, however, lost almost all its "spring", meaning that the slightest pressure from my foot sent it all the way to the floor. Wearing big boots, I could barely feel the pedal under my foot at all.
( Venta v. the AA, Part 1 )
