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Old July 17th 03, 12:52 AM
Doug Huffman
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"...get anywhere on a bike...?" Bikes are toys. If you want to get
anywhere then drive an Stupid Unnecessary Vehicle. (OOoh, I can't believe
that I wrote that.)

Compare the coverage of the motorist mowing down twenty bicycles in Floriduh
with the eight dead and twentyish injured peds in Santa Monica Lewinsky
today.


"Luigi de Guzman" wrote in message
om...
"Mark Weaver" wrote in message news:

In her possible defense, though -- the other slow moving vehicles down

there
that tend to obstruct traffic are tractors and combines. And the

farmers
driving those will go to some trouble to get as far to the side as

possible
and even pull over and stop to let cars around. I would hope bicyclists
would be equally courteous. There's no reason to have a long line of
frustrated drivers stuck behind you when pulling over for a couple of
seconds would save everybody a lot of frustration.


pulling over every few seconds? How do you propose to get anywhere on a

bike, then?



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Old July 17th 03, 01:46 AM
Chris Neary
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Don't tell her, but those cyclists were on their way to the secret black
helicopter base.

"Are these groups really into recreation and exercise, or are they being
mentally trained for the Sustainable Communities where bicycles will be a
way of life? Automobiles are not popular in Sustainable Communities. They
may never be totally outlawed as people would protest too much, but they can
price the middle class out of affording a vehicle. If there is no gasoline,
or it is so expensive you cannot afford it, what good is the car? Only the
rich and elite would own and drive cars in a Sustainable Community.

Smart Growth, which passed in Illinois last year, is the design for
Sustainable Communities. This is where everything we need is stacked
together, and we can ride our bicycles and walk for most of our needs and
use mass transit for any other needed travel."


Jesus, people, get off those bikes before you're all turned into horrible,
environmentally responsible zombies!



Chris Neary


"Against stupidity even the gods struggle in vain" - Goethe
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Old July 17th 03, 01:48 AM
Chalo
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"Peter Cole" wrote:

I thought is was the typical, misinformed, logic-challenged, rant of an
indignant motorist until I got to the last paragraph, which I think reveals
pretty paranoid thoughts. Going to the original article, she raises the
specter of bicycles displacing (via conspiracy) automobile use by the
middle-class. Wacko! What kind of paper is that, anyway?


Conservative, of course. And that old sow makes about as valid a case
as most conservatives these days.

Chalo Colina
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Old July 17th 03, 11:50 AM
GABIKE
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Conservative, of course. And that old sow makes about as valid a case
as most conservatives these days.


Its not a conservative/libral issue. Being political requires thought of the
issues at hand, that article clearly showed no thought. I think the sight of
all the in shape men in front of her gave her a tingley sensation she hasent
felt in a while and since she cant "get any" she got frustrated. Did you see
her photo? Id bet she went to the pharmacy later that day to try to get some of
that viagra for her husband.
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Old July 17th 03, 07:11 PM
Pat
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x-no-archive:yes

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Conservative, of course. And that old sow makes about as valid a case
as most conservatives these days.


Its not a conservative/libral issue. Being political requires thought of

the
issues at hand, that article clearly showed no thought. I think the sight

of
all the in shape men in front of her gave her a tingley sensation she

hasent
felt in a while and since she cant "get any" she got frustrated. Did you

see
her photo? Id bet she went to the pharmacy later that day to try to get

some of
that viagra for her husband.


Gabe


I agree it shouldn't be a conservative/liberal issue, but the case here is
that it was an outspoken conservative that took the time to write that
screed against cyclists. Can you imagine a liberal writing such a thing?

Pat in TX


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Old July 17th 03, 07:47 PM
Brent Hugh
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(Brent Hugh) wrote in message . com...
http://illinoisleader.com/columnists...iew.asp?c=6972

It gets better and better . . .

Joyce gives us this gem:

I don't know about you, but our recreation and exercise is not
paid for. For one thing, we have little time for recreation
these days trying to earn enough to pay the taxes that pay
for bike trails which bikers choose to avoid. Our exercise
comes from our work.


This brings up a little fact dug up by Bob Foster, chair of the
Missouri Bicycle Federation: Joyce Morrison's husband, a farmer, has
received $125,000 in payments from the USDA over a five-year period.

For complete details, see
http://www.ewg.org/farm/farmerdetail.php?pid=AYOH9G4

Joyce Morrison--who portrays herself as a poor victim who has no time
for recreation because she is so busy working to pay her onerous load
of taxes--is actually a welfare queen who has almost certainly
received more in government subsidy payments than she has paid in
taxes over the last five years.

Now that you know that, go back and re-read her spew of righteous
indignation, all based on the "fact" that she is nothing but an
honest, hard-workin', God-fearin' citizen who's literally being EATEN
ALIVE by the high taxes the EVIL government is forcing her to pay.
And meanwhile being put upon by a bunch of freeloading bicyclists who
demand handout after handout and don't pay their fair share.

As you're reading, try--just try--to avoid breaking out in GALES of
laughter.

I mean, take your handout if you must. But afterwards you just
really, really, gotta lose the "I pay my fair share--get the
freeloading losers out of my way" diatribes . . .

--Brent
bhugh [at] mwsc.edu
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Old July 18th 03, 10:47 PM
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On 17 Jul 2003 11:47:18 -0700, (Brent Hugh) wrote:

(Brent Hugh) wrote in message . com...
http://illinoisleader.com/columnists...iew.asp?c=6972

It gets better and better . . .


An interesting little thread.

Presumably Joyce Morrison has fallen into the trap of thinking that
cyclists pay no taxes. I also assume that she, as an American, is at
least a little proud of Lance Armstrong's and his USPS team mates'
exploits of the last few years. Where does she think Lance trains? On
a rural path designed for picnickers?

There have been several news items recently on this side of the pond
stating that more and more of us are becomming obese, and that the
situation is far worse in the USA. I wonder how mnany of those c4,500
cyclists were overweight.

On a personal note: I am epileptic and am not allowed to drive. Would
Joyce Morrison wish to prevent me travelling around under my own steam
solely because of my disability?

Disconnected musing over.
James

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Old July 20th 03, 01:34 AM
Tom Sherman
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Mark Weaver wrote:
...
No, nobody out there in the corn fields rides bikes (Republicans or
Democrats if there are any)--except maybe the kids who happen to live in
town....


I happen to know several Illinois farmers that ride bicycles. The
Illinois Farm Bureau even puts on a multi-day bike ride.
http://www.ilfb.org/viewdocument.asp?did=6057

Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)
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Old July 20th 03, 01:40 AM
Tom Sherman
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Fritz M wrote:

I think it's a rural Illinois thing. When I lived in downstate Illinois
it was the worst eight years of my life riding a bike....


I have never had any incidents with unfriendly motor vehicles while
riding in rural downstate Illinois, except near the fringes of the
cities where some luxury SUV owner take offense at anything that is in
front of them on the road.

Tom Sherman - Quad Cities USA (Illinois side)
 




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