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Sira
I've reposted that article so you can see what I mean.
posted by
johnmacnab
on June 6, 2008 at 5:12 AM
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Sira890
I like it, Sira. That's what car salespersons are for - changing your mind. I did that once. I went to buy a white gas powered Ford and came away with a diesel powered red Rover It did blend in slightly with the garage door.
posted by
johnmacnab
on June 4, 2008 at 9:12 AM
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Re: mneme
Thank you very much, mneme. We sometimes see the programme over here on Public Service Broadcasting and BBC Canada. Ah, nostalgia, where would I be without it - probably richer, I suppose.
posted by
johnmacnab
on June 4, 2008 at 9:09 AM
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I had a friend once, who was shopping for a new car
Knowing him as well as I do, I should have known better than to ask, but I couldn't help myself.
"What color are you looking for?" I asked. And was then treated to a 40 minute explanation on the best and safest color for your vehicle.
Apparently, my darling friend had spent no small amount of time researching the subject, and had come to the conclusion that it is best to have a yellow vehicle. This is the most visible color, at all times of day and in all weather, because yellow falls directly in the center of the color rainbow matrix, or something like that. There was a lot of technically information at this point, and I'll admit I wasn't paying much attention so I can't explain it very well now...
Anyways, because yellow the most visible color, your less likely to be involved in an accident, as everyone will be able to see you clearly at all times.
He ended up getting a black SUV.
posted by
Sira890
on June 3, 2008 at 10:21 AM
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ho ho ho johnmacnab - and especially for you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxlezoo5wAc&feature=related
posted by
mneme
on June 3, 2008 at 9:55 AM
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TAPS
I'm saying nothing, TAPS, except perhaps you have a parasol and not an umbrella. Surely ladies would get wet back and front in that situation? During Ell's aqua fitness sessions, when the trainer wants the ladies to straighten their backs and throw their shoulders back, she shouts -
"headlights on full beam ladies."
posted by
johnmacnab
on June 2, 2008 at 8:45 PM
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Re: mneme
No! No! No! Yes, mneme. All you'd have to do is make sure you ordered a car to match your house.
posted by
johnmacnab
on June 2, 2008 at 8:38 PM
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The rain today tempted me to skip my morning walk and blog. But, the weather looked threatening enough and rumbled loudly enough that I thought perhaps I should shut down the PC. So I did and dug my umbrella out of the closet. The umbrella only kept my top parts dry, so when I got back, I had to change everything from the waist down. Does that mean that my butt sticks out further than the umbrella reaches?
posted by
TAPS.
on June 2, 2008 at 4:26 PM
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johnmacnab, in spite of the rain and the blackflies it sounds a charmingly eccentric place:) like the vicar of dibley in canada.. i' m wondering about cars to match the house; a nice idea but wouldn't you have to paint the house every time you changed the car?
posted by
mneme
on June 2, 2008 at 3:50 PM
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Pat_B
UNSUB- Unknown Subject of an investigation. Leave your hair its natural colour, Pat; I just discovered that SUV doesn't mean
Suburban Utility Vehicle. Apparently it means
Sports Utility Vehicle. I'm putting blonde streaks in my white hair - should be quite fetching and may take away from my naivety/ignorance.
posted by
johnmacnab
on June 2, 2008 at 10:39 AM
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Re: CSI Miami...
Haven't seen this one. By the way, what's an "unsub"? I know they're talking about the perpetrator, but where'd they get the term "unsub" -- all I can think of is unsubstantiated... I'm reaching for the hydrogen peroxide as we speak, turning my hair to it's true color -- "Well, Duh! Blonde."
posted by
Pat_B
on June 2, 2008 at 7:04 AM
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Azur
He hasn't painted it yet, Azur; there hasn't been a long enough dry period. It is 'primer' cream just now and it is beginning to irritate Ell. God; I just had a thought! If he's going to leave it that colour it will irritate me as well.
posted by
johnmacnab
on June 2, 2008 at 4:51 AM
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I read this amid my crazy busy days and thought it...........
was excellent. But what colour did he paint the door?
posted by
Azur
on June 2, 2008 at 3:13 AM
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sam444
I want my car to be glaringly obvious when it is on the road, sam, but I was thinking of how they look parked beside a perfectly designed home - NOT like ours.
posted by
johnmacnab
on May 31, 2008 at 8:36 PM
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majroj
I think the AMTRAK diesel would be the easiest bet, majroj. My Scots buddy sent me some photographs of tractor-trailer units that had been camouflaged in differing ways. One of them was painted so that it looked like its load was falling off; another one had the front end of a Peterbilt painted on the back of it.
posted by
johnmacnab
on May 31, 2008 at 7:15 PM
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Kayzzaman
Thank you Kayzzaman.
posted by
johnmacnab
on May 31, 2008 at 7:07 PM
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Pat_B
I love it Pat_B, but I think that comes under 'destruction' rather than 'camouflage.' Why not just drive it into the desert and cover it with sand? As you seem to be well versed in destroying Hummers, how about taking a shot at the CSI Miami vehicle - just as it screams along with its lights flashing and sirens blaring towards the unsub's address - a deaf unsub who hasn't heard a thing.
posted by
johnmacnab
on May 31, 2008 at 7:06 PM
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How to camouflage a hummer
Take it to the middle of a desert. (have a friend follow in another vehicle)
Pour flammable liquids all over it, including the engine, the cab, the passenger area, the trunk if it has one.
Rip up an old tee shirt, or use a long athletic sock. Soak the rags in gasoline and insert them in the fueling slot. The tail end of this wick should touch the ground and be as long as you can make them -- up to five or six feet from the vehicle.
Light a match to the end of the wick and run like hell.
Climb in your friend's vehicle and drive away.
In a very short time you will not be able to see the hummer. But there will be a warm glow.
posted by
Pat_B
on May 31, 2008 at 3:50 PM
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I could visualize the imagery. I can't imagine changing a door in good weather let alone a rain storm. The camouflaging of vehicles is kind of odd for me. I want mine to be seen at all times. The car matching a house would look peculiar as well to me. You write a great story! sam
posted by
sam444
on May 31, 2008 at 12:37 PM
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My son's Accord is sorta chameleon
Graphite colored but very shiny, it looks black or it looks like whatever light source is shining off it, including the sky (albeit, since the reflections are highlights it is sort of a "chameleon in negative" effect).
Paintthe Hummer like a bigger vehicle, so it is no longer a monstrous SUV, but an exceedingly small Bekins moving truck. Or AMTRAK diesel locomotive.
posted by
majroj
on May 31, 2008 at 9:44 AM
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Good post, nice read for me
posted by
Kayzzaman
on May 31, 2008 at 9:42 AM
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