I'm going to have a nice steak tonight. If there is one thing that annoys, it is badly reasoned yet still pompous self righteousness.
Don't eat animal products if you don't like to. Good Hindus don't, and good Orthodox monks don't, either. They have good reasons, but they don't assume a pose of pompous self righteousness. Hell, become a Jain, and sweep the ground before you as you walk, but don't spread it about, for God's sake. On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Joe Bernard <joerem...@gmail.com> wrote: > *There are a growing number of prosperous vegans in the UK, US, EU, and > of course India, who like nice things without dead animals in them. The > majority is not yet enlightened, but we are growing and we are very willing > to spend our money on products that don't need to kill an animal to make.* > > This was your response to me, which was the second time in this thread you > had played this card. It is quite political, and saying "it's not > political" is disingenuous. We are discussing the > comfort/looks/price/marketability of the Brooks Cambium. The politics is > not necessary. > > On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:07:23 AM UTC-7, Matthew J wrote: > >> Apparently you have not been following the earlier discussions on the >> Cambium. >> >> Yes, mainstream saddles are frequently plastic. I and others interested >> in leather free alternatives to quality Brooks and Berthoud saddles have >> said and this and other bicycle forums that the plastic saddles all tend to >> be both be horribly uncomfortable and have a short life span. >> >> The Brooks Cambium - which is not plastic, by the way - gives hope there >> may be an alternative. I know many cyclists who avoid animal products >> (politically neutral enough for you?) that are looking forward to finally >> having a quality, leather free saddle that can provide lasting comfortable >> rides. >> >> Maybe the Cambium will not be that product. Maybe it will. I expect >> that Brooks hopes that it is. Global response to the Cambium appears to be >> quite good. Certainly getting a lot of press on line. A niche has in fact >> been touched. >> >> > -- > 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com Albuquerque, NM -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
