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Behalf Of Cotty
Sent: 01 November 2006 08:05
To: pentax list
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On 1/11/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
Hmm. Maybe.
That's a small crack of willingness I can just get my crowbar of
persuasion
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[...]
However, they offer a greatly increased chance of survival and/or
minimization of brain injury in a surprisingly large number of
collisions. I can think of at least three
On 4/11/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
Strangely enough, cycling is safer than living!
Which begs the belief that cycling is not actually living.
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Sent: 04 November 2006 10:19
To: pentax list
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On 4/11/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
Strangely enough, cycling is safer than living!
Which begs
Looks like I'm better off cycling without my helmet than I am sitting
here on my fat ass reading PDML mail. g Conversely, here in the
States fishing is often a very relaxing endeavour. Depending on the
fisherman he may decided to sit on a bank, take a boat ride, or wade
out into a stream with a
On 4/11/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
absolutely. So next time you see a cyclist (are there any in Oxford?)
it's your duty to shout Get a life, loser!.
This before I hit them with the vehicle or after ? ;-)
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On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 03:42:11PM +, Cotty wrote:
On 4/11/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
absolutely. So next time you see a cyclist (are there any in Oxford?)
it's your duty to shout Get a life, loser!.
This before I hit them with the vehicle or after ? ;-)
There's not a lot
On 4/11/06, John Francis, discombobulated, unleashed:
There's not a lot of point shouting at them *after* you hit them,
is there? (Although get a life does seem strangely appropriate).
Oh, c'mon, I wouldn't kill a cyclist outright, that would be very bad. I
like to see some suffering first.
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From: David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/03 Fri AM 05:04:06 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On Nov 2, 2006, at 8:15 PM, Bob W wrote:
You make your own choices (or do you? isn't it compulsory in NZ?)
It is compulsory in NZ
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From: David Mann
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
Nothing can guarantee protection against a really serious head
injury. The impact is just too large, and even the best helmets can
only absorb so much of it.
Helmets are a compromise solution to head protection
On 11/3/06, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Helmets are a compromise solution to head protection.
They can offer exceedingly good protection, but at the expense of
weight.
A heavier helmet is more likely to cause soft tissue injuries (whiplash)
to the neck.
~Everything~ in life is a
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
That makes as much sense as anything else in this thread...
Bob W wrote:
thanks to the magic of HG's time machine, Orson was simultaneously his
grandfather and his niece.
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From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/01 Wed PM 09:23:41 GMT
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Adults on bicycles
That might work, Bob, if it were applied consistently in all other
areas of activity, and if the wearing of cycle helmets could be shown
On 2/11/06, John Forbes, discombobulated, unleashed:
Of course, it's different in America. Your suburbs are much larger.
Amazing what botox can do ;-)
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From: John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/01 Wed PM 10:26:38 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 09:12:22PM -, Bob W wrote:
Your wise neurosurgeon might care to reflect on this:
(http
, Australia
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From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
Hi John,
There must have been something seriously wrong with the bicycle for a
front wheel to collapse
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
Hi John,
There must have been something seriously wrong with the bicycle for a
front wheel to collapse. A little maintenance might have helped -- as
well as care and attention when riding? A serious fall would do me no
good whatsoever at 74. I tweak the spokes
mike wilson wrote:
Short, regularly travelled routes seem to have a disproportionate
number of accidents. I don't think anyone has done any work (at
least, I can't find it online) to work out if that is merely due to
a statistical function or if there is a human effect at work.
I suspect
I find it difficult to disagree with you. 8-)))
From: Doug Franklin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/02 Thu PM 01:13:53 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
mike wilson wrote:
Short, regularly travelled routes seem to have a disproportionate
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Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On Nov 2, 2006, at 10:49 AM, Bob W wrote:
The best protection for cyclists is to learn how to cycle properly
in traffic.
That helps, but you need to bear in mind that drivers
Doug Franklin wrote:
I suspect that it mostly boils down to familiarity breeds contempt.
Those short, regularly traveled routes are the ones where the
driver is most likely to be running on autopilot because
they know the route, and probably also the most likely,
therefore, to be where
In that case you'd better unsubscribe. Doug B won't want agreement
breaking out all over his list.
I find it difficult to disagree with you. 8-)))
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One of my favorite photos ever...
I'm way behind on reading stuff on list -
I was expecting a photo of yours though :)
ann
Bob W wrote:
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, said H G Wells, I no longer
despair for the human race
Cast your despair to the four winds, and enjoy:
Proper maintenance of the bicycle? Bicycle wheels are immensely strong
they support my fat body no problem. They do not just collapse out of
the blue for no reason.
You folks remind me of those college kids I see jaywalking, If I don't
look he will not hit me. You have to operate with the
Message -
From: Don Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
Hi John,
There must have been something seriously wrong with the bicycle for a
front wheel to collapse. A little
I suggest that folks read Effective Cycling by John Forester with a open
mind, then think critically about what he says because his information
is based upon the facts, not the feelings involved. Riding according to
his teachings I have never even had a near accident even when commuting
in big
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
One of my favorite photos ever...
I'm way behind on reading stuff on list -
I was expecting a photo of yours though :)
ann
Bob W wrote:
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, said H G Wells,
I no longer
despair for the human race
Cast your
From: Malcolm Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/02 Thu PM 02:30:47 GMT
To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Adults on bicycles
Doug Franklin wrote:
I suspect that it mostly boils down to familiarity breeds contempt.
Those short, regularly traveled routes
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 09:12:22PM -, Bob W wrote:
Your wise neurosurgeon might care to reflect on this:
(http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/digest/effectiveness.pdf)
... the average distance cycled per person in the UK each year is
only 62 km42 (and in the Netherlands
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Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 09:12:22PM -, Bob W wrote:
Your wise neurosurgeon might care to reflect on this:
(http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/digest/effectiveness.pdf)
... the average distance cycled per person in the UK
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Date: 2006/11/01 Wed PM 09:26:40 GMT
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Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
That makes as much sense as anything else in this thread...
Bob W wrote:
thanks to the magic of HG's time machine, Orson was simultaneously his
grandfather and his
LOL
Based on a 30 stride, that's 528 steps.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Gonz
In my household, besides driving to work
(15miles and 6miles), there are mostly short trips:
gym 1/4 mile
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On 11/2/06, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Nov 2, 2006, at 10:49 AM, Bob W wrote:
The best protection for cyclists is to learn how to cycle properly
in traffic.
That helps, but you need to bear in mind that drivers have blind
spots, are often inattentive (especially while in a
We drop off the kids to go swimming.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
LOL
Based on a 30 stride, that's 528 steps.
Shel
[Original Message]
From: Gonz
In my household, besides driving to work
(15miles and 6miles), there are mostly short trips:
gym 1/4 mile
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Sent: 02 November 2006 15:20
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Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
One of my favorite photos ever...
I'm way behind on reading stuff on list -
I was expecting a photo of yours though :)
ann
Bob W wrote:
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, said H
On Nov 2, 2006, at 8:15 PM, Bob W wrote:
You make your own choices (or do you? isn't it compulsory in NZ?)
It is compulsory in NZ, and I just happen to agree that wearing a
helmet is a good idea for my situation. I may have become
indoctrinated by the requirement though :)
The way things
On 1/11/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
Hmm. Maybe.
That's a small crack of willingness I can just get my crowbar of
persuasion into
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From: graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/01 Wed AM 01:47:38 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
Let's see, did he say that before WWII when almost no adults in the US
rode bicycles, durning WWII when many rode out of necessity, after
I have only rode bicycles for a short while, less than sixty years, but
I have never fallen off and landed on my head. Most of my contemporaries
managed to get through at least childhood without wearing a helmet too.
I imagine those laws sure do make a lot of money for the helmet sellers,
Wed AM 01:47:38 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
Let's see, did he say that before WWII when almost no adults in the US
rode bicycles, durning WWII when many rode out of necessity, after WWII
when adults never would be caught on one in fear
On 01/11/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have only rode bicycles for a short while, less than sixty years, but
I have never fallen off and landed on my head. Most of my contemporaries
managed to get through at least childhood without wearing a helmet too.
I imagine those laws sure do
On 11/1/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have only rode bicycles for a short while, less than sixty years, but
I have never fallen off and landed on my head. Most of my contemporaries
managed to get through at least childhood without wearing a helmet too.
I imagine those laws sure do
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:03:49 -, frank theriault
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 11/1/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have only rode bicycles for a short while, less than sixty years, but
I have never fallen off and landed on my head. Most of my contemporaries
managed to get through
From: Digital Image Studio [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/11/01 Wed PM 12:30:05 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On 01/11/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have only rode bicycles for a short while, less than sixty years, but
I have
On Nov 1, 2006, at 5:23 AM, John Forbes wrote:
Here lies the body of Michael O'Shay,
Who died defending the right of way.
He was right, dead right, as he sailed along,
But he's just as dead as if he'd been wrong.
I don't tend to wear a helmet, though common sense dictates that I
should.
Sent: 1. november 2006 13:14
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
I have only rode bicycles for a short while, less than sixty years, but
I have never fallen off and landed on my head. Most of my contemporaries
managed to get through at least childhood without wearing
The only dead person I have seen in the UK, outside a coffin, was a
cyclist who had just been knocked over.
John
I guess you've been lucky. I've seen dead motorists, dead shoppers who
were waiting for a lift, and dead motor-cyclists (all wearing
helmets), but never a dead cyclist.
Bob
2006 08:05
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Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On 1/11/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
Hmm. Maybe.
That's a small crack of willingness I can just get my crowbar of
persuasion into
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OTOH, it is a personal decision, and I wouldn't think less of
someone
who has perhaps decided that they don't want or need a helmet...
Precisely, and I would not think less of someone who chose to wear
one. I am an adult of sound mind. It's not for some
health-and-safety-obsessed busybody
I use a bike to get to work from the beginning of April to the end of October
each year and I never used a helmet (or had an accident) until last year. Then
someone reminded me that my head was realy not only mine any more and that I
have three kids who at least partially depend on it.
Then I
On 11/1/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Then there's always the possibility that a cyclist may be completely
in the right, and that a car might be in the wrong and hit a cyclist.
Since cars have a mass of some 20 times that of a bicycle and rider,
physics tend to be on the side of
My old neurosurgery teacher said:
”It is wise to use a helmet,
it protects the brain,
that is were the wisdom is located.
Regards,
Bertil
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I believe the law should read, If you won't wear a helmet on your
motorcycle, no public funds or insurance monies may be used to support
your life or recovery after an accident.
Bicycle riding is another matter, but still deserves the helmet.
Regards, Bob S.
On 11/1/06, Mat Maessen [EMAIL
: Adults on bicycles
Oh, well, I was having one of those senior moments and was
thinking of
Orson Wells who became famous with a radio broadcast based
upon one of
HG's stories. I wonder if they were related? Yes, I know I could
look
that up...
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Bertil Holmberg
Sent: 01 November 2006 20:50
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: RE: Adults on bicycles
My old neurosurgery teacher said:
It is wise to use
On 11/1/06, Bob Sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I believe the law should read, If you won't wear a helmet on your
motorcycle, no public funds or insurance monies may be used to support
your life or recovery after an accident.
Bicycle riding is another matter, but still deserves the helmet.
On 11/1/06, Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 11/1/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Then there's always the possibility that a cyclist may be completely
in the right, and that a car might be in the wrong and hit a cyclist.
Since cars have a mass of some 20 times that of a
Of graywolf
Sent: 01 November 2006 12:23
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
Oh, well, I was having one of those senior moments and was
thinking of
Orson Wells who became famous with a radio broadcast based
upon one of
HG's stories. I wonder if they were related? Yes
If you get hit by a car doing 30mph a bicycle helmet is not likely to
help you at all. Paranoia is far better protection. Thet are out to get
you, don't let them.
Mat Maessen wrote:
On 11/1/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Then there's always the possibility that a cyclist may be
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Bob Sullivan
Sent: 01 November 2006 21:03
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
I believe the law should read, If you won't wear a helmet on your
motorcycle, no public funds or insurance monies may be used to
support
your life
On 11/1/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you get hit by a car doing 30mph a bicycle helmet is not likely to
help you at all. Paranoia is far better protection. Thet are out to get
you, don't let them.
Absolutely wrong on both counts, IMHO.
If a car hits you doing 50kmh, the direct hit
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Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
If you get hit by a car doing 30mph a bicycle helmet is not likely
to
help you at all. Paranoia is far better protection. Thet are
out to get
you, don't let them.
Mat Maessen wrote:
On 11/1/06, frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED
On 11/1/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The best protection for cyclists is to learn how to cycle properly in
traffic. This means behaving like the driver of a vehicle, obeying the
traffic laws, changing lanes properly, positioning yourself on the
road properly, stopping at red lights,
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
I believe the law should read, If you won't wear a helmet on your
motorcycle, no public funds or insurance monies may be used to
support
your life or recovery after an accident.
Bicycle riding is another matter, but still deserves the helmet.
Regards, Bob
frank theriault wrote:
On 11/1/06, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you get hit by a car doing 30mph a bicycle helmet is not likely to
help you at all. Paranoia is far better protection. Thet are out to get
you, don't let them.
Absolutely wrong on both counts, IMHO.
If a car hits
On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 09:12:22PM -, Bob W wrote:
Your wise neurosurgeon might care to reflect on this:
(http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/digest/effectiveness.pdf)
... the average distance cycled per person in the UK each year is
only 62 km42 (and in the Netherlands only 850 km43), so the
No, wearing a helmet is a way to avoid paranoia. Anything that makes you
feel safer, actually increases your real world risks. Any competent
survival instructor will tell you the safest thing to do in a real
survival situation is to be alone, unarmed, and naked.
Adam Maas wrote:
frank
On 1/11/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
The best protection for cyclists is to learn how to cycle properly in
traffic. This means behaving like the driver of a vehicle, obeying the
traffic laws, changing lanes properly, positioning yourself on the
road properly, stopping at red lights,
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:55:02 -, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, wearing a helmet is a way to avoid paranoia. Anything that makes you
feel safer, actually increases your real world risks. Any competent
survival instructor will tell you the safest thing to do in a real
survival
On Thu, Nov 02, 2006 at 12:13:05AM -, John Forbes wrote:
I believe that in the UK the average car journey isn't much more than 3
miles. All those mums who drive their kids half a mile to school, and
then a quarter of a mile to the supermarket. It's why they're so fat.
I'd question
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:26:38 -, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Nov 01, 2006 at 09:12:22PM -, Bob W wrote:
Your wise neurosurgeon might care to reflect on this:
(http://www.cyclecraft.co.uk/digest/effectiveness.pdf)
... the average distance cycled per person in the UK
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Behalf Of graywolf
Sent: 01 November 2006 21:26
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Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
If you get hit by a car doing 30mph a bicycle helmet is not likely
to
help you at all. Paranoia is far better protection. Thet are
out to get
On Nov 2, 2006, at 10:49 AM, Bob W wrote:
The best protection for cyclists is to learn how to cycle properly
in traffic.
That helps, but you need to bear in mind that drivers have blind
spots, are often inattentive (especially while in a hurry), and in
some cases, as much as I hate to
02, 2006 4:00 PM
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On Nov 2, 2006, at 10:49 AM, Bob W wrote:
The best protection for cyclists is to learn how to cycle properly
in traffic.
That helps, but you need to bear in mind that drivers have blind
spots, are often inattentive (especially while
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of David Mann
On Nov 2, 2006, at 10:49 AM, Bob W wrote:
The best protection for cyclists is to learn how to cycle properly
in traffic.
[...]
The dynamics of any crash are far too variable to
List
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
Having once, many years ago, gone over the handlebars when a
front wheel
collapsed, landing on my face and spending three days in
hospital as a
result, I would prefer to wear a helmet when riding, whether
or not I was
required to do so.
Note
4:00 PM
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On Nov 2, 2006, at 10:49 AM, Bob W wrote:
The best protection for cyclists is to learn how to cycle properly
in traffic.
That helps, but you need to bear in mind that drivers have blind
spots, are often inattentive (especially while
On 10/31/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, said H G Wells, I no longer
despair for the human race
Cast your despair to the four winds, and enjoy:
http://todayspictures.slate.com/20061031/
Well, if the bicyclist is the main subject of the photo, I'd
On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:07:12 -, frank theriault
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10/31/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, said H G Wells, I no longer
despair for the human race
Cast your despair to the four winds, and enjoy:
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/10/31 Tue PM 01:07:12 GMT
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On 10/31/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, said H G Wells, I no longer
despair
The up to date version should be:
Every time I see and adult cyclist wearing a helmet, I no longer
despair for the human race
Take care, Bertil
31 okt 2006 kl. 09:39 skrev [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, said H G Wells, I no longer
despair for the human race
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On 10/31/06, John Forbes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You're absolutely right, Frank, but I don't think this chap had AE and
zoom lenses. It only goes to show that you need decent equipment if you
want to take a good photograph.
We must remember: People don't take photographs, cameras do...
I never wear a bicycle helmet. I don't even one, and I cycle everyday
(2 days at weekends).
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
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Sent: 31 October 2006 16:30
To: pdml@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Adults
On 10/31/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I never wear a bicycle helmet. I don't even one, and I cycle everyday
(2 days at weekends).
Obviously...
-frank
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frank theriault wrote:
On 10/31/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I never wear a bicycle helmet. I don't even one, and I cycle everyday
(2 days at weekends).
Obviously...
Could you clarify this a bit, Frank. Do you mean you think it's obvious
he never wears a helmet? (Inquiring minds and
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 04:58:17PM -0500, Mark Roberts wrote:
frank theriault wrote:
On 10/31/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I never wear a bicycle helmet. I don't even one, and I cycle everyday
(2 days at weekends).
Obviously...
Could you clarify this a bit, Frank. Do you mean
On 10/31/06, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Could you clarify this a bit, Frank. Do you mean you think it's obvious
he never wears a helmet? (Inquiring minds and all that...)
I have no idea what I meant. I rarely do.
cheers,
frank
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Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri
On 10/31/06, John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My guess is that Frank's comment is aimed at the parenthetical phrase.
That's as plausible an explanation as I can provide.
cheers,
frank
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He's a subtle one is Frank - he could mean anything.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
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Sent: 31 October 2006 22:37
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On Tue, Oct 31, 2006
On 31/10/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
He's a subtle one is Frank - he could mean anything.
You must meet Frank. How about North Carolina in June?
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Let's see, did he say that before WWII when almost no adults in the US
rode bicycles, durning WWII when many rode out of necessity, after WWII
when adults never would be caught on one in fear that others would think
they could not afford an automobile, or in the 70's and later when
bicycles
I rode my bicycle to work today. :)
On Oct 31, 2006, at 2:53 AM, Bob W wrote:
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, said H G Wells, I no longer
despair for the human race
Cast your despair to the four winds, and enjoy:
http://todayspictures.slate.com/20061031/
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Regards,
Bob
Frank, I can only say, HAR!.
frank theriault wrote:
On 10/31/06, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, said H G Wells, I no longer
despair for the human race
Cast your despair to the four winds, and enjoy:
http://todayspictures.slate.com/20061031/
Well,
On Nov 1, 2006, at 5:29 AM, Bertil Holmberg wrote:
The up to date version should be:
Every time I see and adult cyclist wearing a helmet, I no longer
despair for the human race
Last week I saw a fellow riding down one of our local trails without
a helmet. I don't care that it was the
Hmm. Maybe.
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Cheers,
Bob
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Subject: Re: Adults on bicycles
On 31/10/06, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed:
He's a subtle one is Frank - he
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