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- From: rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade)
- Subject: Re: HOW TO AVOID HITTING THE WALL IN GARAGE
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.221351.15578@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Keywords: garage
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- References: <1992Nov19.020843.4524@attila.weitek.COM> <19NOV199212543467@lmsbv2.tamu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 22:13:51 GMT
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- In article <19NOV199212543467@lmsbv2.tamu.edu> daniels@lmsbvx.tamu.edu writes:
- >ehsan@attila.UUCP () writes...
- >=
- >=hi, I am sure a lot of people have a similar problem. Where can one buy
- >=blocks of cement/concrete so that we know how far to drive a car into
- >=garage. similar to one found in parking lots?
- >
- >step 1: Park your car where you would like for it to normally reside.
- like...uh..in the garage?
- >
- >step 2: Find a piece of string and a rubber ball (or just about any other
- > small object).
- can i use a rabbits foot?
- >
- >step 3: Hang the ball from the ceiling so that it just touches the center
- > of your windshield.
- horizontal center or vertical center?
- >
- >Now, when you enter the garage with the car, STOP when the ball touches the
- >windshield!
- or...stop before the front of your car hits the wall.
- >
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