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Last year I took my truck in for a servicing, and the guys argued over who got to drive the stick shift truck into the bay. All young guys, they were excited to get a stick shift vehicle.
A couple of months ago when I took the truck in for inspection, the young lady who drove the truck into the bay knew how to drive a stick. It's not a completely lost art. [My younger son jumped through a few hoops to get a stick in his Tacoma, and my elder son is thinking about getting one.]
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So weird because all our kids learned to drive a stick when starting out. At least one car of ours has been a stick forever. My 04' Honda S2000 just turned 50K miles. Has a 6 speed stick that shifts like silk. These days I use it to drive to go play golf. My clubs fit in the trunk perfectly somehow.
I drove a stick for many years but got over it while living in CA for 20 years. 2 hour commutes in traffic are not enhanced by clutching. Our current fleet is three pickup trucks. A Chevy, a Nissan and a Ram (mine). They all have electronic shifters. One on the column, one on the floor and the Dodge is a dial on the dashboard 
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My dad taught me and my siblings to drive a stick (MUCH more common when I was 16), and I made the point to ensure my sons knew how to do it.
At least half the adults over 30 that I know cannot drive a stick shift. Under 30 it's probably 90%.
I drove Jetta's and the Tacoma between 1988 and 2008, and admit that driving a stick in heavy traffic really sucks. Leaves my left left in stitches.
OTOH, I love driving my truck when it's not heavy traffic.
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Boatboy24
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Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
my sentiments exactly!
I used to believe this, but the courts got me sorted out!
I kid,I kid.
Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
winemanden
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I hadn't seen or thought of a Newton's Cradle for years, but just recently they used one in a UK TV Advert.
Boatboy24
No longer a newbie, but still clueless.
They're extremely rare, and the price reflects it.
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"Fine," said the man, "I sold 500 tickets for $50 each and made just under $25,000."
The farmer was very surprised and asked, "Didn't you get a lot of complaints?"
The man said, "Just one, from the guy who won, so I gave him his money back."
