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11-22-2006, 08:24 AM

On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:12:23 -0500, "S Curtiss" <stevecurtiss@cox.net>
wrote:

>
>"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>news:k9b6m21rq7mo74vh1o1411pl4ndl7kjg20@4ax.com.. .
>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:06:51 GMT, "Roberto Baggio"
>> <baggio94@telus.net> wrote:
>>
>>>"S Curtiss" <stevecurtiss@cox.net> wrote in message
>>>news

d%7h.26$2t3.18@newsfe16.lga...
>>>
>>>> You have yet to ACKNOWLEDGE good reasons. You have chosen to ignore the
>>>> facts, the evidence, and the real experiences and abilities of cyclists
>>>> to
>>>> continue with a focus on your opinions. In doing so, your attempts only
>>>> cause friction which hampers real efforts of preservation.
>>>
>>>The last sentence is crucial; too bad it is only exacerbated by what is
>>>stated in the first two sentences.
>>
>> I'm still waiting to hear even ONE good reason for someone to permit
>> mountain biking on public lands.
>> ===
>Your choice not to acknowledge the several valid answers to this question
>over the years

Show me even ONE valid answer. Since you CAN'T and DON'T, that proves
my point.

continues to leave you in a corner of your own making. Beyond
>that, you have NO power to make the request as you have NO power to wield in
>making decisions. Fortunately, your own lack of substance in dealing with
>the reality of the benefits put forth has left your credibility in a
>shambles and your voice empty in the actual discussions that continue to
>move forward.
>The expansion of access, the actual rules of access and the growth of
>cooperation between all groups continues to leave you and your phony
>"research" behind.
>
===
I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to
humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8
years fighting auto dependence and road construction.)

Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of!

http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande

11-22-2006, 08:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mike Vandeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Last Child in the Woods -- Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:12:23 -0500, "S Curtiss" <stevecurtiss@cox.net> wrote: > >"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote in message >news:k9b6m21rq7mo74vh1o1411pl4ndl7kjg20@4ax.com.. . >> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 09:06:51 GMT, "Roberto Baggio" >> <baggio94@telus.net> wrote: >> >>>"S Curtiss" <stevecurtiss@cox.net> wrote in message >>>newsd%7h.26$2t3.18@newsfe16.lga... >>> >>>> You have yet to ACKNOWLEDGE good reasons. You have chosen to ignore the >>>> facts, the evidence, and the real experiences and abilities of cyclists >>>> to >>>> continue with a focus on your opinions. In doing so, your attempts only >>>> cause friction which hampers real efforts of preservation. >>> >>>The last sentence is crucial; too bad it is only exacerbated by what is >>>stated in the first two sentences. >> >> I'm still waiting to hear even ONE good reason for someone to permit >> mountain biking on public lands. >> === >Your choice not to acknowledge the several valid answers to this question >over the years Show me even ONE valid answer. Since you CAN'T and DON'T, that proves my point. continues to leave you in a corner of your own making. Beyond >that, you have NO power to make the request as you have NO power to wield in >making decisions. Fortunately, your own lack of substance in dealing with >the reality of the benefits put forth has left your credibility in a >shambles and your voice empty in the actual discussions that continue to >move forward. >The expansion of access, the actual rules of access and the growth of >cooperation between all groups continues to leave you and your phony >"research" behind. > === I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans ("pure habitat"). Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and road construction.) Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are fond of! http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande