01-22-2007, 08:23 AM
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| Guest | Re: Can a newbie teach things about descending?
> As a friend of mine once said, the secret to happiness in life is to
> follow a few very basic rules. In his opinion trying to be more
> specific is a waste of time. Here are the rules:
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> Don't rob a bank.
> Don't marry a hooker.
> Don't get a tatoo on your neck.
Hmm. I thought the three most-important things were what Homer had to tell
Bart before he thought he was going to die-
"Good idea, Boss"
"Cover for me"
"It was that way when I found it"
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
<joseph.santaniello@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
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>> If I've got a question here, I haven't quite figured out what it is.
>> Maybe
>> just looking for what others have experienced themselves, and trying to
>> work
>> through what to teach my kid about descending. I'd like him to have fun,
>> but
>> wouldn't mind if he could learn the limits without losing as much skin as
>> I
>> did growing up.
>>
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> Would that all things in life you would like to impart your experience
> to him about were as cut and dried as descending!
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> My guess is that he will listen to you about as much as he listens to
> you on other topics, so the key is to decide what it is you want to
> make sure he knows, and focus on that. Pick your battles in a way.
> Maybe focus on teaching him to not be stupid and to think ahead and
> forget about any fine techniques which he will probably figure out for
> himself anyway. Keep him from having a dumb crash or getting hit by a
> car and the rest is just details.
>
> As a friend of mine once said, the secret to happiness in life is to
> follow a few very basic rules. In his opinion trying to be more
> specific is a waste of time. Here are the rules:
>
> Don't rob a bank.
> Don't marry a hooker.
> Don't get a tatoo on your neck.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Joseph
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