haha.. I drooled over the iPad for the time frame of 1 day while chatting.. now I'll ignore it until I see a price.
I used to love cycling in Auckland before I had to raise my child alone and ran out of time. Mission Bay to Mt Albert was always a good ride. Lots of bad drivers to be careful of, but I use the same mindset as when I ride a motorcycle and luckily had no accidents on the Cycle. on the motorcycle 2 injuries by illegally u-turning Cars that didn't look. total time in bed 1.2 years. Using delphi for at least 7 hours a day.. youtube for at least 1 :D On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Jolyon Smith <jsm...@deltics.co.nz> wrote: > Are there any Delphi users on this list actually using Delphi right now > or are we all too busy drooling over Apple products that Delphi doesn’t > support and getting our knickers in a twist over road transport issues? > > > > J > > > > But since everyone else has chimed in, my contribution on the cycling > issue… > > > > > > What are the annual registration, licensing, insurance and WOF costs for > your bicycle? > > > > “free” – as usual - comes with a price. > > > > I ride my bicycle **occasionally** for leisure – I would very much like > the roads to be more bicycle friendly, but I don’t expect that to happen for > free. In the meantime I ride my bicycle where it is safe and permitted to > do so. > > > > I also do not presume to judge someone simply for being alone in their > vehicle. I do not know how far they have had to travel or how much further > they have yet to go. Bicycles are simply not practical for long journey’s, > and not everyone has the benefit of a workplace equipped with shower > facilities. > > > > I also do not know what equipment or materiel the driver may be carrying in > their boot or in the vehicle with them, that may simply be impossible to > carry on a bicycle or even a moped. > > > > Even if they do not have far to travel to get to their workplace, I would > not presume to think that they might not have to make a more substantial > journey – or be available/capable of making a journey – later in the day, or > have to be able to travel to a customer site or meeting as quickly as > legally possible to minimize the impact of travel time on their working day. > > > > And in Auckland anyone needing to cross the harbour bridge to get to/from > work or during the course of their working day simply cannot afford the > planet the luxury of a bicycle, or even a moped under a certain engine > capacity – the law simply won’t allow it. (should the law change to allow > it? maybe, but currently it doesn’t). > > > > > > But why let such practical considerations get in the way of a sense of > moral superiority, eh? > > > > > > If only everyone lived within practical cycling distance of their work and > nobody had to do a job that involved anything more than staying in one place > all day waiting to cycle home. > > > > Of course, that itself would all come at a price too – you would lose > mobility of labour and much of the choice that you currently enjoy in the > range of possible workplaces you may be employed or areas that you may > choose to live. > > > > > > We may dream of a return to the lifestyle of a pastoral society, but it’s > simply not going to happen, at least not until the oil runs out and we’re > forced into it. > > > > > > *From:* delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] > *On Behalf Of *Leigh Wanstead > *Sent:* Friday, 29 January 2010 3:35 p.m. > *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > *Subject:* Re: [DUG] Apple iPad - OT > > > > I ride bicycle in Auckland around 10 years. Auckland road is not fit for > riding bicycle. Most road does not have proper cycle way. The cycle way is > not continuous. And the road suppose to ride bicycle is only around 20 cm > wide and shared with cars. And car runs very fast. It is so easy to be hit > by the car in Auckland. I guess riding bicycle is far more easy to be killed > than driving car. So to look after myself not to be hit by the car, riding > on pavement is quite acceptable. Anyway the pavement most of the time is > empty. > > > > I saw most car have four seats and only one driver sitting in the car which > wastes lots of natural resource moving around. Remember we only have one > earth to live. > > > > *From:* delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] > *On Behalf Of *Cameron Hart > *Sent:* Friday, 29 January 2010 2:27 p.m. > *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > *Subject:* Re: [DUG] Apple iPad - OT > > > > Imho it is not getting stuck behind bikes that gets car drivers irate, but > the flaunting of the road rules demonstrated by cyclists. Car drivers start > thinking it is unfair every time they see one ride through a red light, or > fail to indicate, or ride double/triple, or skip from road to footpath as it > suits, and unless everyones is following the same rules it starts to turn > into two sides – them against us. You start resenting cyclists because they > are not following the rules you are required to. > > > > Maybe they should address this imbalance by bringing into effect some > things like cycle licenses (so you know they are qualified and even know the > road rules), headlights, brake lights, and indicators. Maybe they need a > WOF and cycle registration. > > > > Bring us all onto an equal footing and more respect for cyclists might be > found. It is easy to be tolerant of others when it is a level playing > field. > > > > cameron > > > > *From:* delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] > *On Behalf Of *Robert martin > *Sent:* Friday, 29 January 2010 10:23 a.m. > *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List > *Subject:* Re: [DUG] Apple iPad - OT > > > > What an idiot. > I think what most of the nasty drivers forget is that for every cyclist on > the road its one less car for them to get stuck behind. However I must > admit the Dyers pass road is terrible to drive up / down especially with the > Lycra brigade riding two a breast up a thin winding road. No excuse for > nocking people off the road or for driving a hummer ! > > Rob > > > > > > > On 29/01/2010 9:53 a.m., Conor Boyd wrote: > > Basically the need for a bit more tolerance from both cyclists and > car-drivers to sharing the road. > > > > Exacerbated this week by a guy who lives in Cashmere, drives a black Hummer > (plate WARNIN with a surround that says "does not play well with others"), > and who posted online this week that he had knocked 2 cyclists into the kerb > in the last 6 months and was quite prepared to do the same again, but who > subsequently half-heartedly apologised after he realised that he was easily > identifiable as Richard Freeman, the co-owner of the Sign of the Takahe > cafe/restaurant and a number of other businesses who look like they will be > taking a bit of a dent in patronage from now on. > > > > Front page news in the Press on Wednesday I think it was. > > > > Following by an alleged case of car-passenger assault on a cyclist at the > bottom of Dyers Pass Road yesterday morning. > > > > Neither side are completely blameless, and it's a small minority on either > side who make it seem more of a car/cyclist war than it actually is, or than > it should be. > > > > Personally, I'm glad I've got a commute that mostly sticks to quieter roads > than the main arteries. > > > > C. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz > [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz<delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz>] > *On Behalf Of *Robert martin > > > I come in from the other side (St Albans). Whats happening in Cashmere? > I'm obviously out of the loop :) > > On 29/01/2010 9:23 a.m., Conor Boyd wrote: > > Likewise. > > > > Although we won't mention the current Cashmere-based shenanigans. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe > -- Kyley Harris Harris Software +64-21-671-821
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