except for the first and last 500ft, it is mainly pushing buttons to command automatics these days !
Aah! But knowing which button to press is everything! It reminds me of the tale of the computer expert who was called out to fix the Government's big computer, which was costing £millions each day it wasn't working.
After just 1 hour, he marked a component with a chalk 'X', and told them to replace that component. He also left an invoice which read:
"1 chalk 'X' £50,000"
They replaced the marked component and the computer sprang back into action, but nevertheless, they were outraged at the cost of having just one chalk 'X' put on a component. So they told the expert that the invoice was outrageous and that he'd have to modify the invoice where the chalk 'X' was only £500. He gladly agreed to do so for them. Next day, they received a new replacement invoice:
"1 chalk 'X' £500
Knowing where to put it £49,500"