Very nice group of bikes, Steve On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 6:33 PM Dorothy C <dorothycr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My US located bikes > > On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 3:29:23 PM UTC-7 Dorothy C wrote: > >> I am in SoCal now - Simi Valley. Most of my family members still live in >> North Wales, where I grew up, and I have a grey 47cm Roadini on long term >> loan with my sister there, for when I visit. I have 4 more Rivendells here, >> too, orange Roadini, bronze Clem, sky blue Appaloosa and an RBW blue Cheviot >> >> On Saturday, April 30, 2022 at 1:02:46 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: >> >>> Dorothy: Thanks for the translation! >>> >>> Where in GB do you live? Photo of bike (Rivendell?) in >>> English/Scottish/Welsh/No Irish countryside? >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 1:15 PM Dorothy C <doroth...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> He was riding a bike with rod brakes too! >>>> >>>> As a Brit, this is what I could make out of the interview sections >>>> >>>> Interviewer: how many miles? >>>> >>>> Postman: Near about 27 I suppose. Hilly, yeah >>>> >>>> I: Every day for 6 days a week? >>>> >>>> P: Yeah >>>> >>>> I: For the past 42 years? >>>> >>>> P: Yeah >>>> >>>> I: I saw 2 postmen this morning, one in a car, one on a motorbike. Is >>>> that the future now, are lads like you finished? >>>> >>>> P: I suppose we are finished, getting I am finished anyway >>>> >>>> I: You don’t think think that many more fellers will be riding bicycles? >>>> >>>> P: I would say not, I’d say not >>>> >>>> I: Is it very difficult? Is it very tough work? >>>> >>>> P: Well it is. Sure you will notice when you can drive up >>>> [unintelligible] another big difference >>>> >>>> I: Why don’t you start driving a car or motorbike? >>>> >>>> P: [unintelligible] >>>> >>>> I: Too late? >>>> >>>> P: Too late >>>> >>>> I: Do you know how to drive a car or motorbike? >>>> >>>> P: No >>>> >>>> — >>>> >>>> P: When you get to our age, you know, weather (?) and weight makes a >>>> big difference >>>> >>>> I: It is a beautiful day today, what is it like when the weather closes >>>> in here? >>>> >>>> P: Oh it is bad >>>> >>>> I: What is the worst part of it? The wind? >>>> >>>> P: The wind and the rain. [unintelligible] you are not able to stop >>>> >>>> I: Were you ever not able to deliver the mail? >>>> >>>> P: No, I delivered all the time, that many years >>>> >>>> I: Rain or snow? >>>> >>>> P: Rain or snow >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 11:20:22 PM UTC-7 brendonoid wrote: >>>> >>>>> When I first started as a bicycle postie I had a single speed and the >>>>> hilliest run in the office. Fittest year of my life. Really great job >>>>> though. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1fe6dd1d-0706-4d3b-8bad-d6f98815b9d3n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1fe6dd1d-0706-4d3b-8bad-d6f98815b9d3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Patrick Moore >>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1f3b2d60-3f94-4a3e-b129-79b34d29460en%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1f3b2d60-3f94-4a3e-b129-79b34d29460en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Steven Sweedler Plymouth, New Hampshire -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALimyfLE4rFDzz189aPTNLq4QQN1e4QN7vvwQeju3%2BK5rPMjuw%40mail.gmail.com.
