By Elliott Brack
Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum
FEB. 7, 2020 | Newton’s Third Law tells “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
The action was simply daily using the key fob to enter the automobile. The opposite reaction cost $20.
You see, this smart automobile told me: “Your key fob battery is low.” Suddenly it dawned on me that of course the key fob had a battery. It’s necessary to power the signal for the car to unlock itself. Yet how to get that battery replaced?
There are more than 1,500 batteries sold at Batteries Plus. I went to the Pleasant Hill Road location, and within five minutes, I was out, just $20 poorer. But I had a lifetime guarantee on the battery, which really means until I dispose of that car.
That’s modern driving, thanks, somewhat, to Issac Newton.
SO WHAT ARE the first two Laws of Newton?
Law 1 – “An object at rest shall remain at rest until an outside force acts upon it. An object in motion shall remain in motion unless an outside force acts upon it.”
Law 2: Newton’s second law is a quantitative description of the changes that a force can produce on the motion of a body. (It’s complicated. Let’s move on.)
EACH GENERATION CHANGES. For anyone born since the 1960s, we have learned, their lifestyle doesn’t fit what the Traditionalist or the Silent Generation does, that is, those born before.
We found another difference this week: Those born from the 1960s on don’t routinely carry handkerchiefs. Instead, they usas Kleenex. For me, I don’t see leaving the house without at least one handkerchief. And I certainly start the day with socks on. And, the telephone is an instrument of communication, not information, for most of my generation. Maybe you have an example of your own how our generations are different.
No telling what the next generation will bring.
2020 ELECTION DATES: the way Georgia handles its 2020 election may be confusing to some, what with voting for president and all the other voting days this year. Here is the line-up on voting in Georgia in 2020:
- Presidential Preference Primary: March 24;
- General Primary/Nonpartisan election for judges: May 19;
- General Primary/Nonpartisan Election Runoff: July 21;
- General Election: November 3;
- State General Election Runoff: December 1; and
- Federal General Election Runoff: January 5.
Meanwhile, persons wanting to run in the Republican or Democratic Party primaries must qualify for office between March 2 and March 6 at noon. That’s a month from now! Watch for announcements soon in many races in Gwinnett.
This means that if you vote in each election, you will make in 2020 at least three trips for voting, if there are no runoffs. And remember, the General Primary on May 19 is when we elect our judges. GwinnettForum’s Continuing Objectives advocates electing our judges in the General Election, when the most people participate in elections. Ask your representative to introduce this change in our voting procedures.
SOME HAVE ASKED why we missed a few editions last month. Simple answer: the person who formats GwinnettForum was incapacitated. He’s our son, Andy, who had unexpected bypass surgery two weeks ago in Charleston, S.C. He’s making good progress, but still isn’t allowed to drive an automobile for another two weeks. Some things you cannot speed up. We appreciate the concern that many showed about our son.
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