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Jay Bollyn wrote:
... Why do I need to lecture a Packer fan on COLD? Because DA BEHS kicked Slacker booty in the last cold weather game they played? This is not rocket science...and I do know rocket scientists. I know some rocket scientist (sic) in the Chicagoland area: http://www.wisil.recumbents.com/home.asp?URL=wisil/main.asp. (The "We could be rocket scientist" page seems to have disappeared, however). -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "And never forget, life ultimately makes failures of all people." - A. Derleth |
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Tom Keats wrote:
... Rocket bikes pique my interest. I have a Rocket bike like this one: http://www.ransbikes.com/Rocket07.htm. -- Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia "And never forget, life ultimately makes failures of all people." - A. Derleth |
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In article ,
Andrew Price writes: On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:29:43 -0800, (Tom Keats) wrote: Just as there are various kinds of rockets, there are various kinds of COLD. I opine the PNW kind of COLD is among the most miserable. Why ? Because the coldness is accompanied by a clammy, insidious dampness. It chills you simultaneously from the skin in, and from the bones out. If you're wearing the wrong kind of clothing, it feels like your wearing clothes fresh out of the cold water cycle of your washing machine. And they exuberantly stick to you. Even the Pacific Ocean air we breathe is cold & wet. You can't stand in the sunlight to warm up a li'l, 'cuz there ain't any. Just grey, overcast sky, and a bleak, dismal vista to pervade your mind. Our humid coldness will make you shiver and scrunch-up your shoulders. You can stand on the land or swim in the ocean: same difference. Cold + wet. cheers, Tom -- Nothing is safe from me. I'm really at: tkeats curlicue vcn dot bc dot ca |
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On Jan 26, 4:17 pm, "Jay" wrote:
Hey Ron: I don't talk about it much...I just ride, every day, year round, 20 miles daily in Chicago. I can get at least one mile in every day, but to do 20 on some of the storm days is a real challenge, unless you've found a route that is salted early and often (my last wintry a.m. on business in Chicago, I did a bunch of loops from the Planetarium to the Field Museum, which roughly met that criterion.) Winter happens, on a predictable schedule. Dress for it. Ride an appropriate bike. That can keep you from freezing, but it doesn't make the roads passable. Why do I need to lecture a Packer fan on COLD? Even though Lambeau is 200 miles north of Soldier Field, it doesn't have those howling lake winds. Favre said that Dec. 2007 game in Chicago was the worst weather he ever encountered for a game. A Yahoo account of the 20 or so worst weather games in NFL history showed a good sampling from Soldier Field, even though the Ice Bowl at Lambeau was the single worst. (I must boast that I was there). This is not rocket science...and I do know rocket scientists. I don't Chicagoan J. |
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"Tom Keats" wrote in message
... In article , Worst of all are drivers who come here from places where they get /real/ snow. They think they're experts at dealing with Vancouver "snow", and set out to teach the local populace a lesson about how to deal with it. Just came back from your fair city this evening. It was snowing to beat the band. I 3 Vancouver. It's such a great city. I always feel like Vancouver is to Seattle the way I'd feel about a more glamorous cousin - about the same genetic material, but more beautiful, more sophisticated, more on top of things. ObBikeContent: the professional two-day workshop I was at had about 20% of the people attending get there by bike. I thought that was a remarkably high number, especially for this time of year. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:11:07 -0800, "Claire Petersky"
wrote, in part: ObBikeContent: the professional two-day workshop I was at had about 20% of the people attending get there by bike. I thought that was a remarkably high number, especially for this time of year. Twenty percent is peak season numbers entering the UBC campus or commuting downtown on a nice day during a summer long bus strike. Given that the other professionals at the workshop were probably of similar bent and background as your self, twenty percent shouldn't be outstanding. It however is encouraging to see people using bikes as transport. . . at least in nice weather. Thursday and Friday were glorious days for riding. Did you bring your bike too? -- zk |
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:17:54 -0600, "Jay" wrote,
in part: Winter happens, on a predictable schedule. Dress for it. Ride an appropriate bike. I think I remember reading here that "There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad gear.". -- zk |
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Tom Keats wrote:
How I long for the summer heat! Oh, well -- no use whining about it. But looking forward to it gives me sustaining hope. Then, it'll be clear, dry & sunny while I'm at work during the week, and just rain on the weekends. I can live with that. The Pacific Northwest doesn't _get_ any summer heat; that's one of its attractions for those who love it. Here in Austin we got hotter temperatures during late December of last year than I saw during the "dog days" of summer in Seattle. That's one reason I love Austin. Last week the weather turned Seattle- like for a few days, but now the cold dark drizzle seems to have let up for a spell. Chalo |
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