In my opinion the 28 degree Winter morning ride (commute) is worse than the 98
degree, humid, afternoon Summer ride.
But, then again, I was born here.
Dale in Houston
> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:19:02 -0800> From: [email protected]> Subject:
> [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: displaced Southerner> To:
> [email protected]> > > I got the line of "being born there as
> the only reason they could stand it" one day riding the MTA up the 405 and
> reading some alternate newspaper with a column by some guy imitating the talk
> of the then popular social phenomena "Valley Girls". The girls were having a
> conversation about ppl who lived in other places and they came to the
> conclusion that the only way they could do it was to be born there. This hit
> me as the absolute truth and I never forgot it.> > > --- On Fri, 2/13/09,
> Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote:> > > From: Kyle Munz
> <[email protected]>> > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: displaced Southerner>
> > To: [email protected]> > Date: Friday, February 13, 2009,
> 8:13 AM> > I'm glad I don't know any better ;) I have noticed> > that bread
> lasts longer> > up here before it turns green. I've also noticed how> > raw
> my throat feels> > with each painful breath of dry air up here.> > > > -Kyle>
> > > > > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:12 AM, Mark Hasslinger> >
> <[email protected]>wrote:> > > > >> > > I lived in Huston for one year
> back in 1980. Aside> > from the oppressive> > > humidity, well not aside but
> along with the oppressive> > humidity is the foul> > > mildew that is
> pervasive, covering everything outdoors> > and indoors if you> > > don't
> constantly clean and run an air-conditioner.> > the outdoors is> > >
> permanently mildewed except for a few weeks in winter> > when it dries up a>
> > > bit. the only way a person could live there on a> > permanent basis is to
> be> > > born there. Just like living in the frozen tundra you> > only last if
> you were> > > born there and don't know any better.> > >> > >> > > --- On
> Wed, 2/11/09, Dennis Hammerl> > <[email protected]> wrote:> > >> > > > From:
> Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]>> > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re:
> displaced> > Southerner> > > > To: [email protected]> > > >
> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 11:06 PM> > > > Talk about air you can
> feel? The first time I> > went to FL,> > > > after riding in an air
> conditioned train for> > almost 24> > > > hours, we got off in West Palm
> Beach... I almost> > died. How> > > > can anybody breath here? It was about
> 96. That> > was back in> > > > '62. The coldest it's been here lately> > was
> -2. with> > > > a chill factor of -9. Isn't it wonderful how> > man can> > >
> > adapt to almost anything. One of the reasons I> > gave up on> > > > riding
> in extreme cold was the "ice> > cream"> > > > headaches. Still have my snow
> suit for riding but> > only wear> > > > it to blow snow. I did make a mistake
> once that I> > still pay> > > > for every winter. I went sledding in a local
> park> > without> > > > gloves.. frostbite of the thumbs. Dumb, very> > dumb.
> It's> > > > been quite warm here past three days (upper> > 50's) and> > > >
> the bikes are out in force. Cabin fever has set> > in.> > > >> > > > --- On
> Wed, 2/11/09, Kyle Munz> > <[email protected]>> > > > wrote:> > > > From:
> Kyle Munz <[email protected]>> > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re:
> displaced> > Southerner> > > > To: [email protected]> > > >
> Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 7:09 AM> > > >> > > > I know not everyone
> enjoy's Houston's> > weather, but> > > > I'm finding the only time I can
> breathe up> > here is in> > > > the shower. I guess I'm just used to> >
> breathing air you> > > > can "feel". 28F is really about the> > lowest> > > >
> I've ever seen it in Houston, and we get> > those days very> > > > very
> rarely. Back home I'm seen as somewhat> > extreme for> > > > riding in temps
> as low as mid 30s. I'm> > thinking I would> > > > rather be up here in
> August.> > > >> > > >> > > > -Kyle> > > >> > > >> > > > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009
> at 12:17 AM, Dennis Hammerl> > > > <[email protected]> wrote:> > > >> > > >>
> > > > My sympathy Kyle. The years I lived in FL, I> > couldn't> > > > adjust
> to the heat in summer (102 day, 85 night> > in Orlando)> > > > and was never
> so cold as I was one morning at 28> > in> > > > February. By afternoon it was
> 74. I was born up> > here and am> > > > no fan of the cold. In my younger
> days, I rode> > straight> > > > through two years. Rode to work everyday
> unless> > it was> > > > snowing. Then I discovered cars... WOW ! You> > don't
> have> > > > to endure a runny nose all the time. You can be> > warm. Now at>
> > > > my advanced age, I treasure the simple pleasure> > of not> > > >
> freezing.> > > >> > > >> > > > --- On Tue, 2/10/09, Kyle Munz> >
> <[email protected]>> > > > wrote:> > > >> > > > From: Kyle Munz
> <[email protected]>> > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Hello from a new>
> > member,> > > > 1986 650SC owner. Throttle cable routing.> > > > To:> > > >
> [email protected]> > > > Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009,
> 8:55 AM> > > >> > > > No, unfortunately I'm up here in Cleveland,> > or
> rather> > > > Mentor, until spring. I get to go home this> > weekend though,>
> > > > just enough time to spend Valentine's day> > with the> > > > missus,
> then right back up here to the> > frozen-white-north.> > > > Today isn't so
> bad, I can deal with 40F or> > 50F, we get> > > > those temps in Houston.
> However things were quite> > foreign> > > > for me a few weeks ago when it
> was -11F outside> > and I was> > > > trying to knock 10 inches of some weird
> white> > stuff off of> > > > the rental car while my insides were freezing> >
> solid.> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > -Kyle> > > > -misplaced southerner> > > >>
> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>
> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > >> >
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