AHHH! Now I get it -- cycling is dangerous because it could inflict hypothermia and frost bite.
Sort of gives new meaning to the phrase 'birdbrain'. Cyclemom > > From: "Simpson, Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/02/18 Mon PM 03:44:22 EST > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [obc] rare bird siting - pushing spring > > > There must be some idiot around responsible for these sightings. A few > weeks ago I was riding home west on Heron at Bank and I saw a guy in -5 > degree weather with shorts on. I think this must be a mental health case > and I feel sorry for his or her knees knowing the abuse this person's > inflicting on them. Circulation is sometimes good enough to the leg muscles > to keep warm for a little while in cold weather, but the circulation around > the knee is very poor. > > Bob Simpson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Renaud Pr�fontaine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 9:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [obc] rare bird siting - pushing spring > > > After reading comments on observations of persons in summer attire at this > time of the year, I may have spotted the prize winner this morning. > > At 08:30 this morning I spotted a rider on a mountain bike heading West on > Albert Street near Lebreton Flats - bare headed, bare hands, short sleeve > white cotton T-shirt, cotton shorts, wool socks and hiking boots. Checked > the thermometer when I arrived home a few minutes latter and it was reading > -14s C. > > Can anyone beat that? > > > Renaud Pr�fontaine > > ------ > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > > ------ > To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 > Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter > > > ----- Get your free WebMail account from Sympatico-Lycos at www.sympatico.ca ----- ------ To unsubscribe, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED], (613) 230-1064 Web/mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb/Newsletter ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
