11-22-2006, 11:11 PM
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| Guest | Re: Last Child in the Woods -- Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder
On Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:48:52 -0500, "S Curtiss" <stevecurtiss@cox.net>
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>"Mike Vandeman" <mjvande@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>news:idu8m217c346kdtmpr9olrja16qggr7cpf@4ax.com.. .
>> On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:12:23 -0500, "S Curtiss" <stevecurtiss@cox.net>
>> wrote:
>>>Your choice not to acknowledge the several valid answers to this question
>>>over the years
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>> Show me even ONE valid answer. Since you CAN'T and DON'T, that proves
>> my point.
>Your choice to split context and ignore the complete text (below) proves my
>point to everyone except you. That is all the proof I need as off-road
>cycling makes progress within the entire community and your voice has been
>dropped by the wayside.
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>> 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.
>>>
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>Posted exactly one year ago (11/22/05):
>"Cycling off-road is an excellent physical and mental exercise, allows the
>rider to enjoy this exercise without the constraints and dangers of being in
>auto traffic, allows the rider to enjoy the natural environment, and develop
>an appreciation for the natural environment.
NONE of that is a reason to allow BIKES off-road. Show me where a BIKE
is necessary for off-road exercizing! Idiot. Try again....
The appreciation of any
>activity is highly subjective. If your PhD was worth the tissue paper it is
>written on, you would grasp that as fundamental. However, with your opinion
>firmly in place, you perceive anything you dislike or disagree with as being
>senseless, wasteful or hazardous in some way. You say "give me one good
>reason to bike off-road" in the same manner in which one would ask "give me
>one good reason to put your hand in a fire".
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>Progress has been made while your distorted views show only more holes.
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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
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