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Beware Passing the Parked Car, Bicycle Reminder.
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, Andre Jute wrote: On Apr 13, 4:57*pm, Brian Huntley wrote: On Apr 13, 2:09*am, Ryan Cousineau wrote: Best beer in Canada: Unibroue Don de Dieu. Better than la Fin du Monde? (We can only get FdM, Maudit, and Blance du Chambly locally. :0( ) How can you even think that beers with French names are worth considering? My nose and tongue know better than your eyes. -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls." "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them." |
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Beware Passing the Parked Car, Bicycle Reminder.
On Apr 14, 2:27*am, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article , *Andre Jute wrote: On Apr 13, 11:41*pm, Chalo wrote: Andre Jute wrote: Brian Huntley wrote: Ryan Cousineau wrote: Best beer in Canada: Unibroue Don de Dieu. Better than la Fin du Monde? (We can only get FdM, Maudit, and Blance du Chambly locally. :0( ) How can you even think that beers with French names are worth considering? Andre Jute Wine-drinker Ryan (aka R-Cooz) has a Fwench name, and he's top quality. *Besides, it ain't Fwance, it's Canadia we're talking aboot. *They are much better at barley than they are at grapes. Certain local vintners might take offense at that. I will only say that while I am happy to drink wine, I find that the beer that fits into my drinking budget is tastier than the wine that fits into my drinking budget. In short, you can pretty much drink the finest beer on the planet for about $3/glass. Wine from Canadian latitudes would have to be *very dry*. The most famous Canadian product is icewine: it's an extremely sweet dessert wine. Aha! I must see if I can find a bottle from a specialty bottle store. I like drinking dessert wines, chilled, as an aperitif. Also, the Okanagan wine region experiences near-desert summer conditions. A desert isn't necessarily hot, or conducive to viniculture. I grew up in one, the Little Karroo, that was hot in summer but too cold at night for vines though other soft fruits were grown in abundance in irrigated areas. Andre Jute A cycling world tour right here at my computer |
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Beware Passing the Parked Car, Bicycle Reminder.
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Ryan Cousineau writes: In article , Andre Jute wrote: On Apr 13, 11:41*pm, Chalo wrote: Andre Jute wrote: Brian Huntley wrote: Ryan Cousineau wrote: Best beer in Canada: Unibroue Don de Dieu. Better than la Fin du Monde? (We can only get FdM, Maudit, and Blance du Chambly locally. :0( ) How can you even think that beers with French names are worth considering? Andre Jute Wine-drinker Ryan (aka R-Cooz) has a Fwench name, and he's top quality. *Besides, it ain't Fwance, it's Canadia we're talking aboot. *They are much better at barley than they are at grapes. Certain local vintners might take offense at that. I will only say that while I am happy to drink wine, I find that the beer that fits into my drinking budget is tastier than the wine that fits into my drinking budget. In short, you can pretty much drink the finest beer on the planet for about $3/glass. Wine from Canadian latitudes would have to be *very dry*. The most famous Canadian product is icewine: it's an extremely sweet dessert wine. Also, the Okanagan wine region experiences near-desert summer conditions. I could never figure out an appropriate wine to go with oysters on the half shell. But certain Mexican top-fermented beers seem to work nicely. I'm partial to dark Dos Equis. The de rigeur sangria in Portuguese tapas places is just too sweet and runny (low specific gravity) to go with oysters, which to my taste demand a slightly savoury/bitter accompaniment which still retains a hint of sweetness. Beer is also good with 5-alarm -- suicide hot wings. In fact, as you've probably discovered yourself, it can be necessary, along with naan or some other exotic bland flat bread. And bleu cheese dip with orange zest. Speaking of hot -- Blair's Death Sauce[tm] comes with a keychain with a li'l plastic human skull dangling on it. Great mojos to hang on yer bike, to go with yer skull valve caps. I've got a few of 'em already. But all that hot sauce has probably rendered my organs even more non-donatable. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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Beware Passing the Parked Car, Bicycle Reminder.
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article , Andre Jute wrote: On Apr 13, 4:57 pm, Brian Huntley wrote: On Apr 13, 2:09 am, Ryan Cousineau wrote: Best beer in Canada: Unibroue Don de Dieu. Better than la Fin du Monde? (We can only get FdM, Maudit, and Blance du Chambly locally. :0( ) How can you even think that beers with French names are worth considering? My nose and tongue know better than your eyes. Just stay away from Belzebuth. |
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Beware Passing the Parked Car, Bicycle Reminder.
On Apr 11, 4:16 am, Erness Wild wrote:
I was "lucky?". Going for a ride on my old 10 speed had me more interested in how it was working mechanically than remembering to look for occupied parked cars. Sure enough as I came along side a parked car the driver decided to begin a u-turn. We missed each other. I last had that close call on a motorcyle over ten years ago. Each one brings a sudden wake up call. Most of the street where I ride don't have parked cars, which probably makes for being less prepared for it. hopefully not teaching how to suck eggs, but from years ago when I taught motorcycle safety - cars without occupants (as you suggest) just about never move (though I've had one do so) you can also watch out for fumes from exhaust (not sure about these fancy-schmancy hybrids) peripheral vision is excellent for seeing movement of wheels anyone wearing a hat in a car is dangerous |
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Beware Passing the Parked Car, Bicycle Reminder.
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Carl Sundquist wrote: Ryan Cousineau wrote: In article , Andre Jute wrote: On Apr 13, 4:57 pm, Brian Huntley wrote: On Apr 13, 2:09 am, Ryan Cousineau wrote: Best beer in Canada: Unibroue Don de Dieu. Better than la Fin du Monde? (We can only get FdM, Maudit, and Blance du Chambly locally. :0( ) How can you even think that beers with French names are worth considering? My nose and tongue know better than your eyes. Just stay away from Belzebuth. Forewarned is forearmed. -- Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/ "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls." "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them." |
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