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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
In article .com,
wrote: Those of us on the rec.bicycles.* groups are very familiar with impressive-sounding numbers that have no validity. The most famous (in our sphere) is an almost universal claim that a certain style of hat will reduce certain injuries by "85%". Is it a baseball cap? One of those Panama jobbies? Perhaps a fedora? :-) -- There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. |
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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
In article , Matthew T. Russotto wrote:
In article .com, wrote: Those of us on the rec.bicycles.* groups are very familiar with impressive-sounding numbers that have no validity. The most famous (in our sphere) is an almost universal claim that a certain style of hat will reduce certain injuries by "85%". Is it a baseball cap? One of those Panama jobbies? Perhaps a fedora? :-) Stylish plastic and styrofoam. |
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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
"Mike Young" wrote in
et: "Stephen!" wrote in message ... evelyn wrote in news:1178196585.232753.237380 @o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com: Lets refresh your memory...you called me a loser for no reason. Nope. I called you a loser (and still do) because you insist that carrying a revolver in a fanny pack will help you in a self-defense situation. I wonder why the police don't all wear their firearms in fanny packs... Some do. And not all fanny packs are equal. Situational awareness helps a LOT. If you walk,drive or ride around clueless about what's going on around you,being armed is not going to be of any benefit. People who are intending on jumping/attacking you act differently than ordinary people. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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Pre-emptive strike is best
On May 3, 2:52 pm, dgk wrote:
On 3 May 2007 05:49:45 -0700, evelyn wrote: I don't thing that when I'm riding my bike, someone will be able to "surprise" me and tackle me to the ground. I think that you're very wrong here. All someone has to do is push you while you bike past and you're lying on the ground wondering what happened. A stick in the spokes will do the same thing. A rock to the head and off you go. Pre-emptive strike is best when riding a bike. A suspicious-looking black SUV, particularly if it got tinted windows (is someone looking at you or simply chatting on the phone?) with an "innocent soccer mom" on board, may be sufficient reason to draw and... Well, then you wake up from your dreams, and realize you own a stationary bike that gives you great peace of mind. |
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the dinosaur was still there
--An excess of sardines can give you gout
Which is very painful.-- "The shark overhunts sardines till they disappear. Then he dies too." Sorry to have made a short story with a sad ending. Do you know one of the classics of the short story??? It's Augusto Monterroso's famous story, 'The Dinosaur'... "When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there." What analysis or application can you make out of it? Say a nightmare where a dinosaur gets elected for 4 years and then re-elected, so he never goes away? How about the SUVs? I see them in my nightmares where they chase me in my bike. Are they trying to crush me, or just overtake me? Or simply they live in the own big world and couldn't care less about such an insect in a bike. Those are deep thoughts... |
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the dinosaur was still there
--An excess of sardines can give you gout
Which is very painful.-- "The shark overhunts sardines till they disappear. Then he dies too." Sorry to have made a short story with a sad ending. Do you know one of the classics of the short story??? It's Augusto Monterroso's famous story, 'The Dinosaur'... "When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there." What analysis or application can you make out of it? Say a nightmare where a dinosaur gets elected for 4 years and then re-elected, so he never goes away? How about the SUVs? I see them in my nightmares where they chase me in my bike. Are they trying to crush me, or just overtake me? Or simply they live in the own big world and couldn't care less about such an insect in a bike. Those are deep thoughts... |
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the dinosaur was still there
--An excess of sardines can give you gout
Which is very painful.-- "The shark overhunts sardines till they disappear. Then he dies too." Sorry to have made a short story with a sad ending. Do you know one of the classics of the short story??? It's Augusto Monterroso's famous story, 'The Dinosaur'... "When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there." What analysis or application can you make out of it? Say a nightmare where a dinosaur gets elected for 4 years and then re-elected, so he never goes away? How about the SUVs? I see them in my nightmares where they chase me in my bike. Are they trying to crush me, or just overtake me? Or simply they live in the own big world and couldn't care less about such an insect in a bike. Those are deep thoughts... |
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the dinosaur was still there
On May 4, 4:12 pm, donquijote1954 wrote:
--An excess of sardines can give you gout Which is very painful.-- "The shark overhunts sardines till they disappear. Then he dies too." Sorry to have made a short story with a sad ending. Do you know one of the classics of the short story??? It's Augusto Monterroso's famous story, 'The Dinosaur'... "When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there." What analysis or application can you make out of it? Say a nightmare where a dinosaur gets elected for 4 years and then re-elected, so he never goes away? How about the SUVs? I see them in my nightmares where they chase me in my bike. Are they trying to crush me, or just overtake me? Or simply they live in the own big world and couldn't care less about such an insect in a bike. Those are deep thoughts... Was that repetition or what? I guess that's a recurrent dream. (Or simply didn't show successful post.) |
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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
"Matthew T. Russotto" wrote in message t... In article .com, wrote: Those of us on the rec.bicycles.* groups are very familiar with impressive-sounding numbers that have no validity. The most famous (in our sphere) is an almost universal claim that a certain style of hat will reduce certain injuries by "85%". Is it a baseball cap? One of those Panama jobbies? Perhaps a fedora? :-) -- There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can result in a fully-depreciated one. I have a Panama Hat, I've never had a head injury while wearing it, so they must work. |
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Should Cyclists Pack Guns?
On Fri, 04 May 2007 14:08:42 -0500,
(Matthew T. Russotto) wrote: In article .com, wrote: Those of us on the rec.bicycles.* groups are very familiar with impressive-sounding numbers that have no validity. The most famous (in our sphere) is an almost universal claim that a certain style of hat will reduce certain injuries by "85%". Is it a baseball cap? One of those Panama jobbies? Perhaps a fedora? :-) Tin foil. -- Click here every day to feed an animal that needs you today !!! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/ Paul ( pjm @ pobox . com ) - remove spaces to email me 'Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.' 'With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.' HVAC/R program for Palm PDA's Free demo now available online http://pmilligan.net/palm/ |
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