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12-27-2006, 09:49 PM

"JD" <dij@usafcct.com> wrote in message
news:1167180049.843775.263170@79g2000cws.googlegro ups.com...
>
> Mack The Kneophyte wrote:
>> Kind of a silly question to ask, my man. Ask yourself a question. If
>> there
>> were a .01% chance of you getting a career ending injury riding 100x a
>> year,
>> would you pay, let's say, $500 for body armor which would diminish those
>> chances to .0001%? If you care more about what ****heads like JD think
>> than
>> about your own safety, that's your call. Also, ask yourself what the true
>> cost of an injury would be if it prevented you from working for 3 months,
>> or 6 months, or... forever.
>
>
> With pussified thinking like that, it's a wonder this country (and
> others) aren't full of shut-ins who are afraid of their own friggin'
> shadow. Don't drive, or the odds are higher that you will be killed or
> injured!
>
> Go spend your money on marketing hype for instant gratification.
> Someone has to put food on those scam artists' plates. Just don't let
> me catch you being a jackass on the trail in front of me. No *****
> armor will save you from the taunting I will give you and if you don't
> go away, I shall taunt you a second time!
>
> Now go back to the gym or wherever it is you fell out of to act stylish
> or whatever it is you do on a bike, newb:
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.m...e=source&hl=en
>
> JD 2002=newb
>

lol, how old are you?

12-27-2006, 09:49 PM	#65 (permalink)
Mack Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Body armour? "JD" <dij@usafcct.com> wrote in message news:1167180049.843775.263170@79g2000cws.googlegro ups.com... > > Mack The Kneophyte wrote: >> Kind of a silly question to ask, my man. Ask yourself a question. If >> there >> were a .01% chance of you getting a career ending injury riding 100x a >> year, >> would you pay, let's say, $500 for body armor which would diminish those >> chances to .0001%? If you care more about what **heads like JD think >> than >> about your own safety, that's your call. Also, ask yourself what the true >> cost of an injury would be if it prevented you from working for 3 months, >> or 6 months, or... forever. > > > With pussified thinking like that, it's a wonder this country (and > others) aren't full of shut-ins who are afraid of their own friggin' > shadow. Don't drive, or the odds are higher that you will be killed or > injured! > > Go spend your money on marketing hype for instant gratification. > Someone has to put food on those scam artists' plates. Just don't let > me catch you being a jackass on the trail in front of me. No *** > armor will save you from the taunting I will give you and if you don't > go away, I shall taunt you a second time! > > Now go back to the gym or wherever it is you fell out of to act stylish > or whatever it is you do on a bike, newb: > http://groups.google.com/group/alt.m...e=source&hl=en > > JD 2002=newb > lol, how old are you?