Well, the peace and quiet is over and so is the stitching time

On 8/6/08 11:16 AM, "Jangchub" wrote:

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:11:34 +0100, "Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay,
Orkney)" wrote:

Lucille wrote:
"Cheryl Isaak" wrote
I started wondering about the "lure of the open road" when I pulled up
next to a Harley with drink holders, a GPS and bluetooth headsets...
That's why the Pediatric ICU nurses I knew called them "Donorcycles."
Foolish people who treat their bike as their living room and don't wear
helmets.

Safety helmets have been compulsory for motorcyclists (except for Sikhs)
in the UK for several years. And most cyclists seem to wear a helmet of
some sort.

Two or three years ago, Texas lifted the helmet law and now we have
bikers everywhere with no helmets on. However, you are required to
wear a helmet under 17 on a bicycle. Does this make any sense? Isn't
a motorbike more dangerous?

v
Head injuries are head injuries. The idea with bicycle helmets is that
children aren't mature enough to make the right decision, therefore by
mandating bicycle helmets it's made for them. Yes, we all grew up without
them - but honestly, my 3 speed Schwinn wasn't going in the same traffic, at
the same pace as the 18 and 24 speed bicycles all around now. Not to
mention the mountain bikes, off road, etc. So, bike helmets are a good
thing - and kid's heads can use the protection. Plus, once any of these
protective helmets have been through a big fall - they generally should be
replaced (you can see if the plastic has some crazing - like it stretched).

Motorbikes - doesn't the helmet law state that you have to be 18 or over to
not wear one?

Motorized cycles - more dangerous to everyone else in particular, can be
more dangerous cause of speed - but if a car rams a bicycle - you're just as
smushed.

Ellice

On 8/6/08 11:46 AM, "lucretia borgia" wrote:

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:31:06 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
opined:


As my ex used to say "it's not bragging if it's true". The corollary to
which is obviously that it's not insulting if it's true.

Given this guy thinks he's the next Wayne Gretsky and a general jerk on and
off the ice. The idea a girl, especially a 9 year old one, could beat him in
race of that nature is completely infuriating.

C

As you know, I take little to no interest in hockey but Gretsky was a
totally nice person, likewise so is Crosby - the latter is from just
across the harbour from Halifax. He's from Mavia country.

So if he wants to be like Gretsky, he better smarten up and be more
polite.

LOL - Gretzky is a great guy off the ice. Always been nice to say "hi" to
in the underneath of the arena, etc. But, on the ice he actually was quite
well known for being able to get away with plenty of sneaky and not-nice
attacks. He could speak some volumes in that smart undertone - and it wasn't
all in the best sportsmanlike way. But, not detracting - he's a great guy,
great for the sport, etc.

Ellice

"ellice" wrote in message
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On 8/6/08 11:16 AM, "Jangchub" wrote:

On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:11:34 +0100, "Bruce Fletcher (Stronsay,
Orkney)" wrote:

Lucille wrote:
"Cheryl Isaak" wrote
I started wondering about the "lure of the open road" when I pulled up
next to a Harley with drink holders, a GPS and bluetooth headsets...
That's why the Pediatric ICU nurses I knew called them "Donorcycles."
Foolish people who treat their bike as their living room and don't wear
helmets.

Safety helmets have been compulsory for motorcyclists (except for Sikhs)
in the UK for several years. And most cyclists seem to wear a helmet of
some sort.

Two or three years ago, Texas lifted the helmet law and now we have
bikers everywhere with no helmets on. However, you are required to
wear a helmet under 17 on a bicycle. Does this make any sense? Isn't
a motorbike more dangerous?

v
Head injuries are head injuries. The idea with bicycle helmets is that
children aren't mature enough to make the right decision, therefore by
mandating bicycle helmets it's made for them. Yes, we all grew up without
them - but honestly, my 3 speed Schwinn wasn't going in the same traffic,
at
the same pace as the 18 and 24 speed bicycles all around now. Not to
mention the mountain bikes, off road, etc. So, bike helmets are a good
thing - and kid's heads can use the protection. Plus, once any of these
protective helmets have been through a big fall - they generally should be
replaced (you can see if the plastic has some crazing - like it
stretched).

Motorbikes - doesn't the helmet law state that you have to be 18 or over
to
not wear one?

Motorized cycles - more dangerous to everyone else in particular, can be
more dangerous cause of speed - but if a car rams a bicycle - you're just
as
smushed.

Ellice


Geez--when I think back to when I was around 15 or 16 and I rode through all
the boros of NY on an old Schwinn type bike that was too big for me, but was
a hand me down from a cousin and the only thing we could afford.

I rode that behemoth through brooklyn to Coney Island on the Belt Parkway
which is one of busier parkways in the U.S., through Staten Island and
Queens into Long Island and on rare occasion into Manhattan. There were
also the times that I sat side saddle style on the bar in front of my
boyfriend. I even remember losing a shoe to the side of a bus and trying to
explain to my mother where the shoe went without telling her we were riding
double like that.

That kind of remembrance is why I absolutely approve of the laws that say at
least kids must have helmets.

Lucille

"lucretia borgia" wrote in message
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On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 17:06:21 -0400, "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at
comcast..net opined:


Geez--when I think back to when I was around 15 or 16 and I rode through
all
the boros of NY on an old Schwinn type bike that was too big for me, but
was
a hand me down from a cousin and the only thing we could afford.

I rode that behemoth through brooklyn to Coney Island on the Belt Parkway
which is one of busier parkways in the U.S., through Staten Island and
Queens into Long Island and on rare occasion into Manhattan. There were
also the times that I sat side saddle style on the bar in front of my
boyfriend. I even remember losing a shoe to the side of a bus and trying
to
explain to my mother where the shoe went without telling her we were
riding
double like that.

That kind of remembrance is why I absolutely approve of the laws that say
at
least kids must have helmets.

Lucille

You naughty girl ! When helmets became mandatory here we had some
good public service announcements, one stays in my mind, they showed
what happened to a pumpkin if it hit the asphalt - I imagine it made
some converts.


Were you under the mistaken impression that I was a goody two shoes.
Remember, I was a latch key kid and on my own an awful lot.

Jangchub wrote:
Yes, the bloom is quite beautiful. Thank you so much for it. This
has been such a hard year even for drought tolerant plants. We didn't
get ONE driplet from Eduard. It rained all around us, not here ON us.
Weird.

Maureen is delighted that her sunflowers have begun to flower. There are
only five in the tub but the first one bloomed yesterday and the rest
should be out very soon. Amazing what a few days of sunshine will do
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
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(Remove dentures to reply)

Carey N. wrote:


Care to enlighten me about which shape is for which beverage?
--
Carey in MA(showing her ignorance....)




As I recall, the deeper cups are for coffee and the shallower ones are
for tea.

In this household, it's all served in mugs.


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"Cheryl Isaak"
Donorcycles would be the idiots on crotch rockets with no helmet, tank
top,
cutoffs and flipflops.

I didn't know my neighbour, Splatt ('cause one day he's going to be a big,
wet....), had made it to your street.

Dawne

"Karen C in California" wrote

As I recall, the deeper cups are for coffee and the shallower ones are for
tea.

And then, I think, there are also "breakfast cups"......
In this household, it's all served in mugs.

My Dad was apparently waaaay ahead of his time---drank his morning coffee
from a bowl before anyone in Saskatchewan had heard of latte.


Dawne

Karen C in California wrote:
As I recall, the deeper cups are for coffee and the shallower ones are
for tea.

In this household, it's all served in mugs.


Same here, mugs are the preferred item. My pint mug of tea is a talking
point with visitors...
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
http://tinyurl.com/3b54af
(Remove dentures to reply)

On 8/6/08 6:34 PM, in article ,
"Jangchub" wrote:
SNIP

OH, the 'Strawberry Candy' are blooming. The buds are not open yet,
but I haven't gone out there into the oven yet.

v
mine has blooming for about a week, it is lovely

C

Yes, the bloom is quite beautiful. Thank you so much for it. This
has been such a hard year even for drought tolerant plants. We didn't
get ONE driplet from Eduard. It rained all around us, not here ON us.
Weird.


You can have mine - I'm getting moldy and rickets from lack of sun.

C