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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 09:38 AM
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RDS - do we have it ?

Some of you may relate to this ....
not the radio part since most of you READ your manual and tried most of the features the first night you got the Ex!!!!!
but the special spouse part may give u a chuckle...

The 02 Lincoln LS is "her" car...
I drive it maybe once a month ...
or when it needs gas or washing

I like it and WANT to drive it, but it's "hers" !!! and it's a lease, and she's the mileage getapo... and I like her, so it's no big deal...
besides I got a big honkin excursion that I like more
and is more powerful than hers -
just can't take the cornering like hers!

but "my" car, the excursion is in the shop for adjustments and the loaner they gave me had the RDS feature ON in the car so it displays the artist name, songs name, etc...

She's riding with me yesterday and in her best Jessica Simpson pouty voice with a bottom lip that blocks the sun !!! says:

"I want that on my car!" I said go ahead and set it...

well, this morning the book is in my study ....
so I read up on it and set it for her....

She LIKES it - try it out ! (if you have it)

Now, she'll probably have a wreck trying to read the data display

references I found on the web....
www.radioandtelly.co.uk/rds.html
www.rds.org.uk/rds98/rds98.htm
 

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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 12:23 PM
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LOL

I have to share this story with you... your post seems to have given me permission to tell a "family" story..

My wife and youngest daughter are almost genetic clones.. They think very much alike but completely differently from my other 2 kids and me. They are also (I kid you not) the only 2 blonds....

Shortly after getting our X, the whole family is in the truck goiong someplace..... my wife sees the song name displayed along with call letters of station etc.. She looks at the radio faceplate a bit the asks aloud.. "Are we getting different kinds of radio stations in this car?"
Meanwhile my youngest daughter is as interested in this new development in our city's media choices and is now staring at the radio trying to figure it out...My other kids save me from a terrible fate of embarassing my wife in front of the kids by breaking out in an loud, uncontrolable laugh.. and manage to get out "Mom its the same station, the truck just shows you whats on!"

true story... but dont tell anyone you heard from me...! If my wife finds out, I may not be able to peacefully sneak in my radius rods this spring!!

Bill
 
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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Makes them more endearing doesn't it !?!
 
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Old Feb 15, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jdadamsjr
Makes them more endearing doesn't it !?!

"endearing" yeah... thats the word I was looking for
 
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 10:30 PM
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LOL I have the same "endearing qualities in my better half too. Sounded very familiar.
 
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Old Feb 18, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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LOL.....


but back to the RDS... MY Ex DOES have it and many stations here in the area transmit some form of the data...
 
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