They're trying to convince people that riding to work will be a jolly little tootle along the canal on a sunny day, instead of the reality which, in my experience, is a cold sweaty grind through icy rain and diesel fumes over pot-holed roads, against a headwind and into the teeth of an Atlantic storm, while trying to dodge psychopathic Sun-reading van drivers who treat you as idle sport, or the drivers of 40-ton trucks who crush you against a barrier*, squirting your entrails out of your arse and across the Walworth Road, then lumber on without ever realising they've done it.
But at least it's tax-free. -- Bob *this is the leading cause of cyclist death in London! > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of P. J. Alling > Sent: 19 January 2008 14:16 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Ford claims ownership of images > > I find it interesting that the pictures don't seem to have people on > bikes in any type of work clothes. I don't think they're entirely > serious. > > Bob W wrote: > >> Would the gov't pay you to ride a bike? > >> > > > > as a matter of fact, they do (sort of ): > > http://www.cyclescheme.co.uk/ > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
