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08-15-2004, 05:33 PM

>Subject: Yippee! I'm free!
>From: tomk2003@hotmail.com (Tom Keats)
>Date: 8/15/2004 7:07 PM US Eastern Standard Time
>Message-id: <pstofc.ir6.ln@bud.garden.local>
>
>Went for a ride up just for something to do. I was actually
>heading toward the Harry Jerome Sports Centre in Burnaby, BC.
>While I was grunting it up the Barnet Hwy I spotted a strange
>sort of glint from among the roadside litter. I stopped and
>had a closer look. It was a $20 bill, slightly faded from
>the sunlight, but in otherwise good condition. I quickly
>scooped it, and continued on for awhile until I thought:
>"Waidaminnit!" So I doubled back and looked around for
>more bills, but there weren't any.
>
>Somewhere along the homebound leg, my cycloputer head fell
>off without my noticing. Free at last! I'm saving the
>Yanking Off Of The Wiring Harness for a little later, when
>I can truly savour the experience. The $20 is /not/ going
>toward a new computer.
>
>Ya win some; ya lose some. Sometimes you can even win
>by losing.
>
>
>cheers,
> Tom
>

uh...you never liked the bike computer?

08-15-2004, 05:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Fx199 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Yippee! I'm free! >Subject: Yippee! I'm free! >From: tomk2003@hotmail.com (Tom Keats) >Date: 8/15/2004 7:07 PM US Eastern Standard Time >Message-id: <pstofc.ir6.ln@bud.garden.local> > >Went for a ride up just for something to do. I was actually >heading toward the Harry Jerome Sports Centre in Burnaby, BC. >While I was grunting it up the Barnet Hwy I spotted a strange >sort of glint from among the roadside litter. I stopped and >had a closer look. It was a $20 bill, slightly faded from >the sunlight, but in otherwise good condition. I quickly >scooped it, and continued on for awhile until I thought: >"Waidaminnit!" So I doubled back and looked around for >more bills, but there weren't any. > >Somewhere along the homebound leg, my cycloputer head fell >off without my noticing. Free at last! I'm saving the >Yanking Off Of The Wiring Harness for a little later, when >I can truly savour the experience. The $20 is /not/ going >toward a new computer. > >Ya win some; ya lose some. Sometimes you can even win >by losing. > > >cheers, > Tom > uh...you never liked the bike computer?