-Man and his machine-

Late winter snowfall.

Not much accumulation.
Deep cold, though.

De-ice the front stairs.
No need to clear a pathway to the car.

I'll start the car.

Strong startup.
Turnover sound's good.

Strap in.
Seatbelt click sounds good.

Cabin heat and defrosters on

Full-blast.—— good function.

Gasoline reading looks good.
Dial sweeps to F, hard-over.
Instrument display function bright and clear.

(Fidget with the touchscreen)

Navigation systems functioning ok.

Car's where it’s supposed to be.

Little green dot is where we are.

Radio sound-check ok.

Speaker balance good

Front left and right good

Rear left and right good

Sound at the equalizer checks-out.

Engine RPM good function.

Driver-side power window down and up.
Good function.
Passenger side power window...umm..
One moment...

Uhh..window seems frozen.

Button's non-functional.
Light's red.

Driver side checks-out ok.
Auto down and up, check.

Passenger side still negative-function. Umm...
Uh...passenger window still no go.

Light's red.
Umm..still negative-function.
Release first safety.
First safety released.
First safety.
Release second safety.
Second safety released.
Second safety.
Umm...bomb bay door circuits still negative-function.
Light's red...uhh..
"Three miles to target"!
Umm..
"Three miles to target"!
Bomb door circuits still negative-function...umm..
uhh..

Hyundai from the Swansea driveway

approaching the ICBM complex at Minsk