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Article #3241Re: Bikes (was Re: GUN CONTROL)
From: Norman Richards
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 06:35
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 06:35
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In article <3absg2$ahu@news.onramp.net>, <cnelson@onramp.net> wrote:
>In article <3aba80$1t7@bashful.cc.utexas.edu>, <orb@bashful.cc.utexas.edu>
>> to say that most people use a car for short trips that are more suited for a
>> bike for no other reason than that they are too lazy.
> Oh buddy, grab a shovel and start digging out.
> 95% of the miles on my car are to and from work.
> 17.5 miles there and 17.5 miles back. If I do go to
> the store or some other place it is most likely to
> be on the way to and from work.
Do you know the difference between the words like ALL and
words like MANY/MOST/SOME? In retrospect I think perhaps many might
have been more accurate thean most, but it is a little late now.
> So, before you start painting everyone with
> your "eco" brush, try to figure out where they are to put
> their kids on the bike when they drop them off at daycare in
> rain. Consider your self fortunate to be able to live your
> livestyle and do not be so board in your postings.
What "'eco' brush"? I am about as ecologically aware as a disposable
diaper. Can you say stereotype? And yes, I do consider myself
fortunate. But it is not luck - it is a choice. I had to make
sacrifices to be able to live the way I do - just as you have had yo
make sacrifices to live the way you do.
> BTW I think most of the recentment against
> cyclist in my area is not against those who use them
> as transportation, but those that use them as sport.
What is wrong with biking as a sport?
______________________________________________________________________________
orb@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I chose to climb the nearest tree.
And that has made all the difference."
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