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Re: Quote of the Day

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From: Pete Hickey
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 1994 21:45
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patrick@casbs.Stanford.EDU (Patrick Goebel) writes:

>I was dining with some friends last night here in the SF Bay area.  At
>one point the conversation turned to trail usage in the nearby Open
>Space Preserves.  One of my dinner companions, a new acquaintance who
>is both an off-road cyclist and an equestrian, pointed out with some
>relief that: "At least the horses pack back down what the bicycles
>tear up."

Not only that, but they add some 'glue' to help it stay packed.

>Thought you might get a kick out of that one...

I don't know why, but it didn't surprise me much.
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