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Oh, thank you, helmet zealots!
I just got back from my first bike ride to church. Wearing a helmet when my hair is pinned up is impossible. A Skid Lid would have been Gibson-compatible, and it would have protected the parts of my head that hit the pavement when I fall off my bike, but of course a Skid Lid is utterly useless when someone happens to drop a wrench while one is riding under a bridge, therefore it is far, far better that I ride with no protection at all. Thank goodness zealots are looking out for my welfare! -- Joy "Where's the popcorn" Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net |
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On Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:16:49 -0400, Joy Beeson
wrote: I just got back from my first bike ride to church. Wearing a helmet when my hair is pinned up is impossible. A Skid Lid would have been Gibson-compatible, and it would have protected the parts of my head that hit the pavement when I fall off my bike, but of course a Skid Lid is utterly useless when someone happens to drop a wrench while one is riding under a bridge, therefore it is far, far better that I ride with no protection at all. Thank goodness zealots are looking out for my welfare! Is there a mandatory helmet law where you are? We here have a mandatory helmet law for motorcycles but bicycles are free of the foolishness. Too many Grannies pedaling to the market every morning for the day's groceries. -- Cheers, John B. |
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On Mon, 24 Mar 2014 08:23:06 +0700, John B.
wrote: On Sun, 23 Mar 2014 13:16:49 -0400, Joy Beeson wrote: I just got back from my first bike ride to church. Wearing a helmet when my hair is pinned up is impossible. A Skid Lid would have been Gibson-compatible, and it would have protected the parts of my head that hit the pavement when I fall off my bike, but of course a Skid Lid is utterly useless when someone happens to drop a wrench while one is riding under a bridge, therefore it is far, far better that I ride with no protection at all. Thank goodness zealots are looking out for my welfare! Is there a mandatory helmet law where you are? We here have a mandatory helmet law for motorcycles but bicycles are free of the foolishness. Too many Grannies pedaling to the market every morning for the day's groceries. As an addendum to my above, don't women normally wear a hat, or other head covering, when they enter a church? I seem to remember that it was the practice at one time. -- Cheers, John B. |
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On 3/23/2014 1:16 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:
I just got back from my first bike ride to church. Wearing a helmet when my hair is pinned up is impossible. A Skid Lid would have been Gibson-compatible, and it would have protected the parts of my head that hit the pavement when I fall off my bike, but of course a Skid Lid is utterly useless when someone happens to drop a wrench while one is riding under a bridge, therefore it is far, far better that I ride with no protection at all. Did someone tell you that you needed to wear a helmet on your way to church? Thank goodness zealots are looking out for my welfare! In my experience zealots of any stripe are typically not looking out for the welfare of anything but their own religion. Glad to see that your back on the bike plan is working out. Keep on trucking. |
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Oh, thank you, helmet zealots!
On 3/23/2014 11:34 PM, John B. wrote:
As an addendum to my above, don't women normally wear a hat, or other head covering, when they enter a church? I seem to remember that it was the practice at one time. That practice went away long ago. From what I see - which is Roman Catholic practice - most "church" clothes are almost indistinguishable from, say, going-to-the-basketball-game clothes. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On Mon, 24 Mar 2014 23:25:16 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 3/23/2014 11:34 PM, John B. wrote: As an addendum to my above, don't women normally wear a hat, or other head covering, when they enter a church? I seem to remember that it was the practice at one time. That practice went away long ago. From what I see - which is Roman Catholic practice - most "church" clothes are almost indistinguishable from, say, going-to-the-basketball-game clothes. I was depending largely on very youthful reminiscence and I remember that my mother always wore a hat to church. -- Cheers, John B. |
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Oh, thank you, helmet zealots!
On 3/25/2014 6:57 AM, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2014 23:25:16 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 3/23/2014 11:34 PM, John B. wrote: As an addendum to my above, don't women normally wear a hat, or other head covering, when they enter a church? I seem to remember that it was the practice at one time. That practice went away long ago. From what I see - which is Roman Catholic practice - most "church" clothes are almost indistinguishable from, say, going-to-the-basketball-game clothes. I was depending largely on very youthful reminiscence and I remember that my mother always wore a hat to church. Mine did too but then again the masses were in Latin then. Frank's right, it ain't like that no more. |
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Oh, thank you, helmet zealots!
On Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:21:17 -0400, Duane
wrote: On 3/25/2014 6:57 AM, John B. wrote: On Mon, 24 Mar 2014 23:25:16 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 3/23/2014 11:34 PM, John B. wrote: As an addendum to my above, don't women normally wear a hat, or other head covering, when they enter a church? I seem to remember that it was the practice at one time. That practice went away long ago. From what I see - which is Roman Catholic practice - most "church" clothes are almost indistinguishable from, say, going-to-the-basketball-game clothes. I was depending largely on very youthful reminiscence and I remember that my mother always wore a hat to church. Mine did too but then again the masses were in Latin then. Frank's right, it ain't like that no more. I had a good friend who had attended mass in every major cathedral in Western Europe. He said that when the mass was in Latin he could follow right along but after they changed to the vernacular they were incomprehensible. -- Cheers, John B. |
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Oh, thank you, helmet zealots!
On 3/25/2014 9:11 PM, John B. wrote:
On Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:21:17 -0400, Duane wrote: On 3/25/2014 6:57 AM, John B. wrote: On Mon, 24 Mar 2014 23:25:16 -0400, Frank Krygowski wrote: On 3/23/2014 11:34 PM, John B. wrote: As an addendum to my above, don't women normally wear a hat, or other head covering, when they enter a church? I seem to remember that it was the practice at one time. That practice went away long ago. From what I see - which is Roman Catholic practice - most "church" clothes are almost indistinguishable from, say, going-to-the-basketball-game clothes. I was depending largely on very youthful reminiscence and I remember that my mother always wore a hat to church. Mine did too but then again the masses were in Latin then. Frank's right, it ain't like that no more. I had a good friend who had attended mass in every major cathedral in Western Europe. He said that when the mass was in Latin he could follow right along but after they changed to the vernacular they were incomprehensible. Not to **** off anyone or offend their sensibilities but once you can understand what they are saying it really IS incomprehensible. Growing up in a catholic family left me with very little tolerance for religion or zealots of any stripe. |
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Oh, thank you, helmet zealots!
On 3/27/2014 9:14 AM, Duane wrote:
Not to **** off anyone or offend their sensibilities but once you can understand what they are saying it really IS incomprehensible. Growing up in a catholic family left me with very little tolerance for religion or zealots of any stripe. I remain amazed that anyone thinks their God (or any god) would be comprehensible. We don't expect our goldfish to really understand us. Why would we expect to really understand God? -- - Frank Krygowski |
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