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Re: Bikes (was Re: GUN CONTROL)

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From: Norman Richards
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?   

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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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From: orb@bashful.cc.utexas.edu (Norman Richards)
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Subject: Re: Bikes (was Re: GUN CONTROL)
Date: 17 Nov 1994 00:35:23 -0600
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