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Handlebar rotation
On 7/22/2017 9:11 AM, AMuzi wrote:
On 7/22/2017 3:32 AM, Jon B. Slocomb wrote: With all the terror stories about the wars (by the way I also served in the Korean war) why can't I speculate on those who shout Danger! Danger! when they see a bicycle? There's a pathology in our culture which paints soldiers as victims, made from wholecloth. It's worse every year. On one hand, I don't want to disrespect those who served in the military. I didn't, but my wife did. My father earned a purple heart. But ISTM that except in times of draft, joining up is an economic decision, especially if we accept a broad definition of economics. I know guys who enlisted because the GI Bill would help pay for college, or help with a home loan. And of course, there are guys who enlist in order to shake off their own bad behavior or bad associations. And that often works. They made their decision based on the benefits they expected, not because they wanted or expected to give their life for their country. Besides, most people with military experience saw no more hazards than the average auto mechanic. Is it time for auto mechanics to get the fancy T-shirts, the discounts on coffee, and the "Thanks for your (auto) service"? -- - Frank Krygowski |
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How to trim [was: Handlebar rotation]
On 7/21/2017 7:54 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On Friday, July 21, 2017 at 6:56:59 PM UTC-4, Frank Krygowski wrote: Snipped And BTW, almost everyone accepts that topic drift happens, just as it does in a normal face-to-face conversation. If the drift during any particular thread bothers you, you can always alter the thread subject, as I did above. Snipped Why not just be courteous and start an entirely new thread then? That would make searching RBT for PERTINENT DATA in a thread topic a lot easier. Besides RBT is NOT a face to face conversation. There's a term used to describe what happens when the thread topic is changed to something unrelated to that thread topic; the term is hijacking a thread and that's what happens here most of the time. Um... Should that post have been in a new thread? Maybe one titled "Start an entirely new thread"? ;-) -- - Frank Krygowski |
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Handlebar rotation
On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 13:09:18 -0400, Frank Krygowski
wrote: On 7/22/2017 9:11 AM, AMuzi wrote: On 7/22/2017 3:32 AM, Jon B. Slocomb wrote: With all the terror stories about the wars (by the way I also served in the Korean war) why can't I speculate on those who shout Danger! Danger! when they see a bicycle? There's a pathology in our culture which paints soldiers as victims, made from wholecloth. It's worse every year. On one hand, I don't want to disrespect those who served in the military. I didn't, but my wife did. My father earned a purple heart. Actually, your father didn't "earn" a purple heart :-) In fact had he been offered a chance to earn one he would probably have declined. But ISTM that except in times of draft, joining up is an economic decision, especially if we accept a broad definition of economics. I know guys who enlisted because the GI Bill would help pay for college, or help with a home loan. And of course, there are guys who enlist in order to shake off their own bad behavior or bad associations. And that often works. They made their decision based on the benefits they expected, not because they wanted or expected to give their life for their country. That was certainly true in the past. I was stationed with a guy who was on his third enlistment, He served the first one, got out, couldn't find a job,, reenlisted, got out, etc. I'm not so sure that is as common these days what with unemployment, aid to unwed mothers, etc. Besides, most people with military experience saw no more hazards than the average auto mechanic. Is it time for auto mechanics to get the fancy T-shirts, the discounts on coffee, and the "Thanks for your (auto) service"? -- Cheers, John B. |
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Roads: was: Handlebar rotation
On Fri, 21 Jul 2017 12:11:16 -0700 (PDT), jbeattie
wrote: Some roads are more dangerous. That reminds me of two roads near Albany, New York. On one road, the drivers made me nervous by giving me altogether too much room; I was afraid that somebody going the other way would come along and I'd get hit with flying debris. On the other road, drivers wouldn't shift a single centimeter for me. After I got my knuckles rapped with a mirror, I stopped using that road entirely, no matter how inconvenient the alternative was. The drivers on both roads were the very same people. Road A was used primarily for getting to Road B. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net |
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