AC not working

I'm with you NoSb. I have dual air control in the car though I try to keep the car chilly as we can always let the car warm up. I also try to let them know they can change their temp if too warm or cold. I'm a newbie to slugging (been slugging for a little over a month now.) I totally appreciate the riders and love how much time I have saved. For certain reasons I was unable to use it in the past but now I'm there every morning. The worst thing you may have to deal with in my car is children's music (I take a 19 month with me in the morning but he's normally quiet and falls asleep)

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~ Aristotle

I know this sounds whiney, but I have gotten to almost dread the cars that have the automatic temp control. It seams like 95% of the time it is hotter than hades and the driver is just oblivious. Usually almost no air is coming out. Dont know whether these thermostat based systems just dont work or if the people that get them dont know how to adjust them.

I actually rode with a fellow the other day who said that he pulls up to the line with his windows cracked, as if he was trying to let some of the hot air escape and after he picks up his slugs and gets on HOV, announces that he does not have air conditioning.[xx(]

I listened to him talk about what a good job he does of maintaining his vehicle and between he and his mechanic they decided that if he eliminated his air conditioning he would have a more get-up-and-go and less of a chance of stalling out between lane changes. OK boys and girls, can we say real freakin' genius[?] I hope the puddle I left in his backseat didn't short out any of his electrical wires!

Talk about iconsiderate.[:(!] Needless to say, the commute home was miserable and I will never make that mistake again.

This issue came up in the Spring, I believe. If you've had this happen twice don't you think it's time to ask the driver is the A/C will be on??!! I learned this 10 years ago when I started slugging. I almost lost lunch in the guy's car cause the A/C was broken. I was soooo annoyed that anyone who drives a BMW is so cheap to get the darn A/C fixed but drives the car just to show off and feel important. He DID apologize and said he bought the car (older car) to make himself feel better. I said if you continue to pick up slugs it would be proper and considerate if he announced that the air would NOT be on. Fair warned. I don't feel like slugs are like non-human beings and should just "be lucky for a ride" like a few on this board do. Basic creature comforts are the minimum for a driver to provide. Look at the rules for drivers and it says it all.

Actually many cars are aerodynamically designed to get better fuel efficiency with the windows up and AC on than windows down, AC off.

Maybe the drivers were from Saudi Arabia and 94 degrees is a nice cool morning for them!

NoSb