Wow, I didn't know he was on; I would have listened. I like Brian Lehrer's show; intelligent guy who has good topics and interesting guests.
Not sure I agree with Peter M about NYers being a$$holes. Of course such folks live here. There are lots of good, interesting, and really smart people here too, though. And lots of them stop me in my tracks to compliment me on my Rivendell. Joe On Jul 23, 3:42 pm, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hahahahaha, my local c-town aisles are so narrow two carts wont fit down > them, I can only imagine if you tried to bring a bike down those things, > especially with 58cm Bosco Bars!! I do think that dense areas like NYC are > more eco friendly if you think about it since most of us just carry our > groceries home. I even have my old lady cart for the big loads! Its like > the crowding makes it so difficult to drive so unless you like sitting in > traffic all day you have to walk more. I walk 25 blocks a day just getting > to work which is more than my friends upstate walk in a month. Shame that > the alot of the city is still stuck in Robert Moses mode though, driving is > just such a waste here. > > > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:36 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I was just reading Lovely Bicycle's thread about walking bikes into > > grocery stores in lieu of shopping carts, something I've done here in > > ABQ, NM for years to the welcoming smiles and greetings of the two > > Albertson's stores in question (I keep the bikes out of stores with > > narrower aisles). I get the sense that this sort of behavior is a lot > > more chancy in the eastern-urban areas of the US. Perhaps it's all > > that crowding compared to our wide-open spaces. > > > Assuredly, ABQ has its share of assholes, but on the whole it's pretty > > relaxed about cycling and the various species thereof -- roadies > > proffer friendly greetings to duffers like me, for example. > > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 1:30 PM, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Alll good points, I personally dont agree with grant over the helmet > > thing > > > either, but having lived in NYC for a long time I can personally attest > > > that it is filled with assholes, haha. Some of them just happen to ride > > > bikes but for the most part the bike haters dont even ride, they are just > > > know it all asshole New Yorkers whose cars stay parked for weeks at a > > time > > > to save their spots, geniuses! > > > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:10 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Oh, c'mon. Just because someone disagrees with someone else doesn't > > >> make him an asshole. > > > >> I personally disagree with much of what the commentators say; I'll go > > >> further and say that some of the comments are stupid; but then I also > > >> disagree with much of what Grant says, and I think tweed mudflaps are > > >> stupid. That's fine, I like and respect Grant and his company and have > > >> been a member at least in spirit since it started in 1994. > > > >> There *is* a lot of koolaid quaffing on this list, even tho' Grant > > >> does not encourage it. > > > >> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Peter M <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> > [snip] comments on the bottom of the page prove what an > > >> > asshole place NYC is to live.... > > >http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2012/jul/23/bicycling-101/?utm_source=fe... > > > >> -- > > >> "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." > > > >> Flannery O'Connor > > > >> ------------------------- > > >> Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > > >> For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > > >>http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > >> ------------------------- > > > >> -- > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > "When in Rome, do as they done in Milledgeville." > > > Flannery O'Connor > > > ------------------------- > > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > >http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > ------------------------- > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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