People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?
People of Lemmy that take more than 5 seconds to start your car and drive, what are you doing?
As the title says...what are you all doing?
Defrosting my windows so that I can actually see to drive
Also, connecting my phone via bluetooth to play music or podcasts
Taking a breather goddamn.
Putting on spotify and getting a Playlist so I don't mess with my phone when I start driving. Possibly GPSing.
Telling someone that I'm on my way. Finding music to listen to. Figuring out what my next errand is or checking if I have anymore errands.
- get in
- get keys into hand
- the abyss gazes also into me
Watching the person waiting for my parking space lose their shit.
sometimes you gotta just sit and breathe for a minute, man.
My car is old and has a display for Android auto that is powered by the cigarette lighter. I'm waiting for it to turn on, then I'm picking some music on Spotify to play during my drive.
Queue podcasts, reply to txt/email, or anything else that needs to be taken care of on the phone so that it can be put away while driving.
Waiting for oil to reach the top of the engine
Seatbelt on, plug phone in, get sunglasses, put on radio, put in gear, examine surrounding area to ensure it's safe to go
Waiting for my kid to put on his seatbelt.
Letting the oil circulate for a bit, adjusting fan-settings, A/C, selecting music etc. If it’s wintertime I let the car warm up for a while while I scrape the windows.
Waiting for the oil pressure to protect the timing chain.
Or, in the winter, waiting for the CVT to warm up.
Waiting for whoever is obnoxiously climbing up my ass to take my spot to leave.
Adjust seat from when my husband used it. Adjust mirror from when my short husband moved it Put laptop bag down into the passenger footwell Fish can of drink out of my bag and put it in the holder Put phone into holder, turn on Bluetooth Turn of Bluetooth speaker Connect car Bluetooth if it hasn't happened automatically Choose podcast or music Seatbelt on Set wipers if needed Pull away! Takes a minute, roughly
I gotta find the perfect song. What is the perfect song? I don't know, but I gotta sit here and hit the skip button over and over until I find it.
Waiting for the engine to warm up a bit? Centering myself and dealing with distractions before I drive. Mapping out my egress routes and bailout locations after eliminating the parties specified in the verbal contract? All normal things you are supposed to do before you drive.
Putting away the windshield shade, plugging my phone in to charge, choosing what to listen to on my drive, setting the heat/AC/defrost, making sure no one is walking in front of me, and letting the oil circulate in the engine before I get going.
Seatbelt too, but I can't think of where that fits in the lineup. It's so automatic, I don't notice that I have the seatbelt on until I park and take unclick it.
Checking my mirrors, checking tire pressure, waiting for the on-screen button to become responsive so I can ok the dumb EULA on screen so I can use the infotainment unit, reconnecting bluetooth a few times because the phone and infotainment unit randomly choose to connect.
Brushing off the snow and scraping off the ice from my windows
well, I usually roll a few cigarettes for the road, put directions on Google maps, and adjust my seating/coffee/whatever else I need to be comfortable. In total it takes a minute or two.
Adjusting my pants/nuts.
Waiting for the will to live to kick back in after that brief pause when you're alone in a quiet space
rubbin' one out real quick i need that post nut clarity vision for maximum safety
Starting car Putting on seatbelt Backing out of carport without hitting house hopefully Backing out of driveway without hitting a neighbor dogwslking or biking Looking at the the neighbor’s house wondering what is going on over there Pushing gas to move to next exit trying to remember where I am going.
- Get in
- Start car
- Connect up bluetooth for tunes
- Wait for startup high-idle to finish warming the cats or whatever
- Drive
My mother will sit in the car and watch at least three tiktoks before starting the car and before getting out .
Leaning in, starting the car, hitting the garage door button, putting stuff in, grabbing ice scraper, begrudgingly pondering why I had to get another car that's currently in the garage, parked where if my running one was it would not need scraping.
Starting Spotify and syncing it with Android Auto
if it's winter and really cold I'll let the car run for a bit before going. also have to clear ice/snow off the car sometimes too.
Setting up music, navigation, and letting it defrost
Waiting for my old phone to get ready to navigate and play music
I get in:
- seat belt
- turn on car
- fix phone stuff
- fix temperature and/or windows open/close
- make sure seat/mirrors are good to go
- jam to music
- then cautiously head out and drive
Not often this is the case, but when it is; it's always "fuck my seatbelt got stuck, let me pull it slowly"
Reflecting on how ironic it would be for a deer to crash a car into a human crossing the road for a change.
Checking pbone, eating food, looking for cord, checking pockets, enjoying the view, making sure mirrors are adjusted properly, adjusting chair, adjusting steering wheel. Could be any number of things.
Loading up my favorite podcast
Responding to this post, can't comment and drive
How about making sure I don't hit anything on my way out?
I wait for my car to idle for a few seconds because the dealer told me to. The “cold engine” light turns off and then I’m good to go.
Depends. I drive a hybrid and live on top of a hill so my routine is set up to try and keep the engine off until I hit flat land and go above 30 mph. Typically that means plug in and set up my phone, buckle in, turn car in, and slowly cruise out of there with no delay. I don't really want the engine warming up until it actually needs to run.
Contemplating existence
Blue tooth. My music doesn't have radio stations
Waiting for Android Auto to load up
Buckle up and check the dashboard to see if any unwanted indicator lights up...
...Then proceed to doom scroll for 2 min.
uConnect sucks. It will literally take 10 to 15 seconds to finalize the connection in my wife's van. Sometimes I wait for it and sometimes I just have Bluetooth off and listen to my phone through its own speakers.
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