Cupholders

[ScharfR@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-11-14 12:40:06 EST, you write:

<< Both my hands are usually on the steering wheel.  My passengers generally
find 
 their hands occupied when I'm driving.  I simply cannot imagine driving with

 open liquids in the car.  It's like juggling in bed. >>

You probably don't smoke either.  And your passengers?  Just what _are_ they
doing with their hands? ...covering their eyes?  By the way, if you don't
juggle in bed, then what do ... (oh well, never mind).

What I find most interesting about the German disinclination to respond to
certain market preferences is that a huge number of the Audi design engineers
smoke.  Given the choice of trying to handle an incendiary device in the
cockpit  or a cupa joe, I'll go with the coffee.  In fact, I gave up juggling
cigarettes in bed for just that reason.

While it is barbaric (as is our wont) we Yanks tend to spend lots of time
burning lots of cheap fossile fule in our cars at very low speeds, on very
straight roads.  What else are we going to do after we put the smooth music
on the radio and set the climate control to max. cool?  The only driving
challenge that remains is steering with your left knee while holding the
drink in one hand, the burger in the other and balancing the fries somewhere
in the middle console.  Thank God for cruise control.

In fact, I could envision solid grounds for a law suit against any company
that refused to install safe and effective cup holders.  Failing to install
proven "safety devices" seems negligent, doesn't it?  After all, the public
has demonstrated its preference for eating/drinking/usw. in the car.  What is
less safe, installing a competant cup holder, or ignoring the bahavior of
missions of people and allowing them to spill hot/cold liquids on their
persons.  Get me a lawyer!!