How to break the news of expensive bike purchases to your spouse - Page 18

03-06-2005, 08:11 AM

Tom Keats wrote:
> In article <d0dp4e$jfe$[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
> "greggery peccary" <.@.> writes:
> >
> > "Claire Petersky" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> > news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> >> "TomP" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com> wrote in message
> >> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].com...
> >>
> >> > Where's Claire?
> >>
> >> I'm here. I'm thinking about leaving when individual.net goes
away. I got
> > an
> >> offer for free usenet access which I haven't figured out how to
configure
> >> quite yet, but maybe I just won't. It just seems like not much is
really
> >> going on these days on the bicycling newsgroups, and my interest
in having
> > a
> >> newsreader just to read rec.humor.funny is pretty small.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Warm Regards,
> >>
> >> Claire Petersky
> >
> > this one's gotten worse lately. lots of trolls, some sort of
jesus-bot and
> > vitriol from crossposts. there are still some good ng's out there,
but IMO
> > rbm is no longer one of the better ones. think i'll just join a
bike club
> > and speak to folks face to face...
>
> I think we've just hit a seasonal low point, and it's starting
> to get better again. The rec.autos.driving x-posts seem to
> have stopped, the abortion thing is eminently killfile-able,
> and people seem to be hauling out their bikes again (and
> putting away their trainers & rollers) as their respective
> local weather becomes more clement. I think that'll bring up
> more interesting real-life bikes-&-riding stuff to talk about.
> cheers,
> Tom
>
> --
> -- Nothing is safe from me.
> Above address is just a spam midden.
> I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca

How can anyone post anything about bicycles when its too cold, snowy
and rainy to ride one? I joined this newsgroup when I bought a bike.
Since then the weather has not cooperated and I have not been outdoors
to ride.
I stayed on the newsgroup to find out more about the people who post
here.

That way, when I participate in the rides I have signed up for in the
spring I could post more bicycle experience and also know something
about you all. Is that a bad thing?

It's nice to know more about the people who are posting, instead of
just the type of bike they ride or where they ride or how they fix or
build their bike. It's nice to read about other aspects of their life.
To see the whole picture.

If you think Bicycles.misc is a newsgroup that goes off topic, just
look at some of the others. If a group is not moderated, it goes off
topic. I think it makes for interesting reading when someone adds a
little personal information to their post.

We all have our own unique personalities and I love to watch a thread
start out in the east and end up in the west with a few north and south
detours. It's life, it's fun, it's interesting, and it's bicycle chat
with extras. When a newsgroup is controlled, it becomes boring. I would
never post on Bicycles Tech or whatever that is..I would not want to
piss off the technical people trying to mathmatically calibrate
something.....but it seems Bicycles.misc. should contain the MISC. as
well as the bikes. Thats why new people choose the MISC. Life is
Misc. Thats what makes it fun. Fun is a good thing. ;-) Isn't fun a
GOOD THING???
All Good things,
Maggie.

03-07-2005, 04:58 AM

Maggie wrote:

> How can anyone post anything about bicycles when its too cold, snowy
> and rainy to ride one? I joined this newsgroup when I bought a
bike.
> Since then the weather has not cooperated and I have not been
outdoors
> to ride.

Ssaying it's too cold to ride is like saying it's too cold to ski.

03-07-2005, 04:58 AM

Maggie wrote:

> How can anyone post anything about bicycles when its too cold, snowy
> and rainy to ride one? I joined this newsgroup when I bought a
bike.
> Since then the weather has not cooperated and I have not been
outdoors
> to ride.

Ssaying it's too cold to ride is like saying it's too cold to ski.

03-07-2005, 05:31 AM

Peter Cole wrote:
> Maggie wrote:
>
> > How can anyone post anything about bicycles when its too cold,
snowy
> > and rainy to ride one? I joined this newsgroup when I bought a
> bike.
> > Since then the weather has not cooperated and I have not been
> outdoors
> > to ride.
>
> Ssaying it's too cold to ride is like saying it's too cold to ski.

I am not a cold weather person. I fell through the ice while ice
skating at 17 at our local mud-hole, I rolled down a hill on a
snowmobile, I tripped getting on a ski lift, and I drove my car into a
snow/ice bank and sat in the vertically positioned sports car for hours
waiting for my husband to come rescue/scream at me. I will ride when
its warm. Screw the cold.
All good things,
Maggie

03-07-2005, 05:31 AM

Peter Cole wrote:
> Maggie wrote:
>
> > How can anyone post anything about bicycles when its too cold,
snowy
> > and rainy to ride one? I joined this newsgroup when I bought a
> bike.
> > Since then the weather has not cooperated and I have not been
> outdoors
> > to ride.
>
> Ssaying it's too cold to ride is like saying it's too cold to ski.

I am not a cold weather person. I fell through the ice while ice
skating at 17 at our local mud-hole, I rolled down a hill on a
snowmobile, I tripped getting on a ski lift, and I drove my car into a
snow/ice bank and sat in the vertically positioned sports car for hours
waiting for my husband to come rescue/scream at me. I will ride when
its warm. Screw the cold.
All good things,
Maggie

03-07-2005, 05:52 AM

In article <1110205898.501190.153590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
"Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Peter Cole wrote:
> > Maggie wrote:
> >
> > > How can anyone post anything about bicycles when its too cold,
> snowy
snip
>
> I am not a cold weather person. I fell through the ice while ice
> skating at 17 at our local mud-hole, I rolled down a hill on a
> snowmobile, I tripped getting on a ski lift, and I drove my car into a
> snow/ice bank and sat in the vertically positioned sports car for hours
> waiting for my husband to come rescue/scream at me. I will ride when
> its warm. Screw the cold.
> All good things,
> Maggie

....and you live near "Nerk, NJ"...???... Amtrak pronunciation

I used to love the cold, but now that I am an olde farte, anything below
my age is cold!

go for it Maggs!

03-07-2005, 05:52 AM

In article <1110205898.501190.153590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
"Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Peter Cole wrote:
> > Maggie wrote:
> >
> > > How can anyone post anything about bicycles when its too cold,
> snowy
snip
>
> I am not a cold weather person. I fell through the ice while ice
> skating at 17 at our local mud-hole, I rolled down a hill on a
> snowmobile, I tripped getting on a ski lift, and I drove my car into a
> snow/ice bank and sat in the vertically positioned sports car for hours
> waiting for my husband to come rescue/scream at me. I will ride when
> its warm. Screw the cold.
> All good things,
> Maggie

....and you live near "Nerk, NJ"...???... Amtrak pronunciation

I used to love the cold, but now that I am an olde farte, anything below
my age is cold!

go for it Maggs!

03-07-2005, 06:29 AM

H M Leary wrote:
> In article <1110205898.501190.153590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
> "Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
> > Peter Cole wrote:
> > > Maggie wrote:
> > >
> > > > How can anyone post anything about bicycles when its too cold,
> > snowy
> snip
> >
> > I am not a cold weather person. I fell through the ice while ice
> > skating at 17 at our local mud-hole, I rolled down a hill on a
> > snowmobile, I tripped getting on a ski lift, and I drove my car
into a
> > snow/ice bank and sat in the vertically positioned sports car for
hours
> > waiting for my husband to come rescue/scream at me. I will ride
when
> > its warm. Screw the cold.
> > All good things,
> > Maggie
>
> ...and you live near "Nerk, NJ"...???... Amtrak pronunciation
>

Do you take Amtrak out of Penn Station or do you hear NERK traveling
from the West? I hear
"Next stop NEEE-RRRRRRKKKKKKK PENN STASH-EN" Then I know I am home.

Tapping my red shoes three times and saying "THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE
JOISEY."
All Good Things
Maggie

03-07-2005, 06:29 AM

H M Leary wrote:
> In article <1110205898.501190.153590@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
> "Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
> > Peter Cole wrote:
> > > Maggie wrote:
> > >
> > > > How can anyone post anything about bicycles when its too cold,
> > snowy
> snip
> >
> > I am not a cold weather person. I fell through the ice while ice
> > skating at 17 at our local mud-hole, I rolled down a hill on a
> > snowmobile, I tripped getting on a ski lift, and I drove my car
into a
> > snow/ice bank and sat in the vertically positioned sports car for
hours
> > waiting for my husband to come rescue/scream at me. I will ride
when
> > its warm. Screw the cold.
> > All good things,
> > Maggie
>
> ...and you live near "Nerk, NJ"...???... Amtrak pronunciation
>

Do you take Amtrak out of Penn Station or do you hear NERK traveling
from the West? I hear
"Next stop NEEE-RRRRRRKKKKKKK PENN STASH-EN" Then I know I am home.

Tapping my red shoes three times and saying "THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE
JOISEY."
All Good Things
Maggie

03-07-2005, 08:16 AM

On 7 Mar 2005 07:29:17 -0800, "Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>> > waiting for my husband to come rescue/scream at me. I will ride
>when
>> > its warm. Screw the cold.
>> > All good things,
>> > Maggie
>>
I couldn't agree more - moved to CA in the 70's so that if you really
wanted to see snow you could drive 2 hours - touch it - look at it -
get back into car and go back to decent weather.

CA got too cold in 90's so I moved to Hawaii - gave all weather
related gear to goodwill - can't move back - too expensive to restock.

Planning San Diego to Dallas ride late April - hopefully after cold
weather has run it's course.

Tom