Just realized that the addendum took over the reply; sorry, should have started a new thread. I write as quickly as I think, so sometimes I can't keep up with the typing.
On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 5:44 PM, Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > Impressive indeed! > > Curious: do you face any typical urban/suburban feeder boulevards on your > shopping trips? I mean the typical 4 or 6 lane, 50 mph arteries exiting to > parking lot cul de sacs, with no lightly traveled side street alternatives? > > If not, I'm curious about the development in your area! There are 2 > Costcos within 5 miles of my house, but both require travel on such > arteries; there's no alternative at all, unless you count sidewalks as > alternatives, and even these are not continuous. > > What horrible urban arrangements! > > Aside: I post this link to show that cycling righteousness is not a > liberal or a conservative matter (those terms and the categories they name > are only very superficially meaningful; there is far less between the WSJ > and Diane F or Hilary than most people think. Off with the political > commentary! > > http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2017/11/cycle-helmets-for-everyone- > that-will-put-more-cyclists-at-risk.html > > I like much of what Peter Hitchins says; I disagree with much, too. He is > rather annoyingly hysterical and obsessive, and I post this only for the > reason given, and for this sensible statement: > > *A bike helmet is not a device to make cyclists safer. It is a device for > making drivers feel safer while driving selfishly. Far too many motorists > want cyclists to be wholly responsible for their own safety, so they don’t > need to bother taking care. Many of their minds have been poisoned by > Clarksonite rubbish about how we ‘don’t pay road tax’. Oh yes, we do.* > > More on helmets buried in this screed: > > http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2017/11/on- > reading-and-seeing-what-is-not-there-a-widespread- > problem-and-on-bicycles-.html > > Are there any British cyclists on this list? I know there are on the iBob > list. What I hear about cycling in urban Britain leads me to believe that > it is pretty hellish. I'd be very happy to be corrected. > > Patrick "damn both liberals and "conservatives" Moore, who is a Christian > traditionalist *and* who just got a 90 minute turnaround reply from his > city Councilman's chief of staff or somesuch to a letter written about a > nearby intersection dangerous to cyclists and pedestrians! > > On Mon, Nov 27, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Deacon Patrick <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> My reward for riding Pikes Peak? Another ride! Bulk orders in at the >> grocery and I got to save my wife a trip and test out poser fixie mode with >> a stupid insane load in the trailer. Sweet! >> https://thegrid.ai/withabandon/tenth-of-a-ton-of-groceries/ >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> www.CredoFamily.org >> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
