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TOPIC: While the Dutch are happily riding bikes, here people is talking BS
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== 1 of 9 ==
Date: Fri, Oct 1 2010 11:42 pm
From: Justin Lewis
On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:43:08 -0400, Forrest Hodge <fo19@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>On 10/1/2010 8:51 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of
>the Jungle wrote:
>> On Sep 30, 1:44 pm, Forrest Hodge<f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 9/30/2010 12:30 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey& the Spirits of
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> the Jungle wrote:
>>>> While the Dutch are happily riding bikes, here people is talking BS
>>>> about whether or not you need separate facilities. It's simple: the
>>>> Dutch way or give the whole fucking lane to the cyclist. TAKE THE LANE
>>>> and end of story. No more, finito, ciao, hasta la vista!
>>>
>>>> BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...
>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>> THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS
>>>
>>>> "No bull, just sacrifice the Sacred Cows"
>>>
>>>> http://webspawner.com/users/BIKEFORPEACE
>>>
>>> Have you seen the kind of taxation the Dutch have? Just for fuel the tax
>>> rate is $3.50 USD per U.S. gallon of petrol *plus* a 20% VAT on top of
>>> that. I doubt all these people are cyclists by choice.
>>
>> Exactly, that's exactly why we need to stop protecting the driver and
>> start punishing him for bad behavior. But don't worry, it won't happen
>> in America. ;)
>
>Depends what you think constitutes "bad behavior." I hold more contempt
>for the cyclist holding up traffic in morning rush hour than I do for
>the guy driving 85+ MPH on a highway where the speed limit is 65 MPH.
We have an incredible problem with traffic congestion in Holland.
There is little evidence that our high taxation on petrol and diesel
has done anything to reduce car use: the people who cycle here are not
using that form of transport for financial reasons otherwise the high
taxation would have reduced car use.
In the case of short journeys (upto 12 km) the bike is probablythe
fastest form of rush hour transport - certainly in the Randstad
(Utrecht, Den Haag, Amsterdam and Rotterdam). Couple this with the
good facilities for cyclists and a non-antagonistic attitude from
drivers (they all cycle too) and one sees why bike use is strong.
We have a proposl to change the car tax issue. There would be no road
tax (VED) and the purchase tax on cars would be vastly reduced. In its
place would come a system of kilometre pricing: each car would be
fitted with a receiverand this would be tracked by sattelite. If you
chose to use your car during the rush hour on one of the busier
sections of road you pay more
== 2 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 6:35 am
From: "His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of the Jungle"
On Oct 1, 1:43 pm, Forrest Hodge <f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/1/2010 8:51 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of
>
>
>
> the Jungle wrote:
> > On Sep 30, 1:44 pm, Forrest Hodge<f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 9/30/2010 12:30 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey& the Spirits of
>
> >> the Jungle wrote:
> >>> While the Dutch are happily riding bikes, here people is talking BS
> >>> about whether or not you need separate facilities. It's simple: the
> >>> Dutch way or give the whole fucking lane to the cyclist. TAKE THE LANE
> >>> and end of story. No more, finito, ciao, hasta la vista!
>
> >>> BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...
>
> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> >>> THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS
>
> >>> "No bull, just sacrifice the Sacred Cows"
>
> >>>http://webspawner.com/users/BIKEFORPEACE
>
> >> Have you seen the kind of taxation the Dutch have? Just for fuel the tax
> >> rate is $3.50 USD per U.S. gallon of petrol *plus* a 20% VAT on top of
> >> that. I doubt all these people are cyclists by choice.
>
> > Exactly, that's exactly why we need to stop protecting the driver and
> > start punishing him for bad behavior. But don't worry, it won't happen
> > in America. ;)
>
> Depends what you think constitutes "bad behavior." I hold more contempt
> for the cyclist holding up traffic in morning rush hour than I do for
> the guy driving 85+ MPH on a highway where the speed limit is 65 MPH.
Maybe that cyclist doesn't need to drive a polluting car to get to
work rather than riding for sport.
If you hold contempt against someone riding a bike to work or
errand... you should be in contempt.
It's not that riding for the fun of it should be in contempt either.
== 3 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 6:38 am
From: "His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of the Jungle"
On Oct 1, 11:42 pm, Justin Lewis <justinnospampleasele...@online.nl>
wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:43:08 -0400, Forrest Hodge <f...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >On 10/1/2010 8:51 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of
> >the Jungle wrote:
> >> On Sep 30, 1:44 pm, Forrest Hodge<f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>> On 9/30/2010 12:30 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey& the Spirits of
>
> >>> the Jungle wrote:
> >>>> While the Dutch are happily riding bikes, here people is talking BS
> >>>> about whether or not you need separate facilities. It's simple: the
> >>>> Dutch way or give the whole fucking lane to the cyclist. TAKE THE LANE
> >>>> and end of story. No more, finito, ciao, hasta la vista!
>
> >>>> BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...
>
> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> >>>> THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS
>
> >>>> "No bull, just sacrifice the Sacred Cows"
>
> >>>>http://webspawner.com/users/BIKEFORPEACE
>
> >>> Have you seen the kind of taxation the Dutch have? Just for fuel the tax
> >>> rate is $3.50 USD per U.S. gallon of petrol *plus* a 20% VAT on top of
> >>> that. I doubt all these people are cyclists by choice.
>
> >> Exactly, that's exactly why we need to stop protecting the driver and
> >> start punishing him for bad behavior. But don't worry, it won't happen
> >> in America. ;)
>
> >Depends what you think constitutes "bad behavior." I hold more contempt
> >for the cyclist holding up traffic in morning rush hour than I do for
> >the guy driving 85+ MPH on a highway where the speed limit is 65 MPH.
>
> We have an incredible problem with traffic congestion in Holland.
> There is little evidence that our high taxation on petrol and diesel
> has done anything to reduce car use: the people who cycle here are not
> using that form of transport for financial reasons otherwise the high
> taxation would have reduced car use.
> In the case of short journeys (upto 12 km) the bike is probablythe
> fastest form of rush hour transport - certainly in the Randstad
> (Utrecht, Den Haag, Amsterdam and Rotterdam). Couple this with the
> good facilities for cyclists and a non-antagonistic attitude from
> drivers (they all cycle too) and one sees why bike use is strong.
> We have a proposl to change the car tax issue. There would be no road
> tax (VED) and the purchase tax on cars would be vastly reduced. In its
> place would come a system of kilometre pricing: each car would be
> fitted with a receiverand this would be tracked by sattelite. If you
> chose to use your car during the rush hour on one of the busier
> sections of road you pay more
Thank you. At least you got a choice. You have the freedom to pollute
or not, to be fat or not, to be moral or not, to be stupid or not.
Pity is that Holland will be the first one flooded when the cooking of
the planet gets to the boiling point. :(
== 4 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 7:53 am
From: Justin Lewis
On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 06:38:06 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the
TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of the Jungle"
<comandante.banana@yahoo.com> wrote:
>On Oct 1, 11:42 pm, Justin Lewis <justinnospampleasele...@online.nl>
>wrote:
>> On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:43:08 -0400, Forrest Hodge <f...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >On 10/1/2010 8:51 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of
>> >the Jungle wrote:
>> >> On Sep 30, 1:44 pm, Forrest Hodge<f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> On 9/30/2010 12:30 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey& the Spirits of
>>
>> >>> the Jungle wrote:
>> >>>> While the Dutch are happily riding bikes, here people is talking BS
>> >>>> about whether or not you need separate facilities. It's simple: the
>> >>>> Dutch way or give the whole fucking lane to the cyclist. TAKE THE LANE
>> >>>> and end of story. No more, finito, ciao, hasta la vista!
>>
>> >>>> BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...
>>
>> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> >>>> THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS
>>
>> >>>> "No bull, just sacrifice the Sacred Cows"
>>
>> >>>>http://webspawner.com/users/BIKEFORPEACE
>>
>> >>> Have you seen the kind of taxation the Dutch have? Just for fuel the tax
>> >>> rate is $3.50 USD per U.S. gallon of petrol *plus* a 20% VAT on top of
>> >>> that. I doubt all these people are cyclists by choice.
>>
>> >> Exactly, that's exactly why we need to stop protecting the driver and
>> >> start punishing him for bad behavior. But don't worry, it won't happen
>> >> in America. ;)
>>
>> >Depends what you think constitutes "bad behavior." I hold more contempt
>> >for the cyclist holding up traffic in morning rush hour than I do for
>> >the guy driving 85+ MPH on a highway where the speed limit is 65 MPH.
>>
>> We have an incredible problem with traffic congestion in Holland.
>> There is little evidence that our high taxation on petrol and diesel
>> has done anything to reduce car use: the people who cycle here are not
>> using that form of transport for financial reasons otherwise the high
>> taxation would have reduced car use.
>> In the case of short journeys (upto 12 km) the bike is probablythe
>> fastest form of rush hour transport - certainly in the Randstad
>> (Utrecht, Den Haag, Amsterdam and Rotterdam). Couple this with the
>> good facilities for cyclists and a non-antagonistic attitude from
>> drivers (they all cycle too) and one sees why bike use is strong.
>> We have a proposl to change the car tax issue. There would be no road
>> tax (VED) and the purchase tax on cars would be vastly reduced. In its
>> place would come a system of kilometre pricing: each car would be
>> fitted with a receiverand this would be tracked by sattelite. If you
>> chose to use your car during the rush hour on one of the busier
>> sections of road you pay more
>
>Thank you. At least you got a choice. You have the freedom to pollute
>or not, to be fat or not, to be moral or not, to be stupid or not.
>
>Pity is that Holland will be the first one flooded when the cooking of
>the planet gets to the boiling point. :(
Yes: I often train through the lowest point of the whole country: 7
metres below sea level. If the planet reaches boiling point the sea
will begin (or end) in Utrecht.
Perhaps global warming and its causes should be taken seriously.
== 5 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 9:34 am
From: "His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of the Jungle"
On Oct 2, 7:53 am, Justin Lewis <justinnospampleasele...@online.nl>
wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Oct 2010 06:38:06 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the
> TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of the Jungle"
>
>
>
> <comandante.ban...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >On Oct 1, 11:42 pm, Justin Lewis <justinnospampleasele...@online.nl>
> >wrote:
> >> On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:43:08 -0400, Forrest Hodge <f...@hotmail.com>
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >On 10/1/2010 8:51 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of
> >> >the Jungle wrote:
> >> >> On Sep 30, 1:44 pm, Forrest Hodge<f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>> On 9/30/2010 12:30 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey& the Spirits of
>
> >> >>> the Jungle wrote:
> >> >>>> While the Dutch are happily riding bikes, here people is talking BS
> >> >>>> about whether or not you need separate facilities. It's simple: the
> >> >>>> Dutch way or give the whole fucking lane to the cyclist. TAKE THE LANE
> >> >>>> and end of story. No more, finito, ciao, hasta la vista!
>
> >> >>>> BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...
>
> >> >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> >> >>>> THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS
>
> >> >>>> "No bull, just sacrifice the Sacred Cows"
>
> >> >>>>http://webspawner.com/users/BIKEFORPEACE
>
> >> >>> Have you seen the kind of taxation the Dutch have? Just for fuel the tax
> >> >>> rate is $3.50 USD per U.S. gallon of petrol *plus* a 20% VAT on top of
> >> >>> that. I doubt all these people are cyclists by choice.
>
> >> >> Exactly, that's exactly why we need to stop protecting the driver and
> >> >> start punishing him for bad behavior. But don't worry, it won't happen
> >> >> in America. ;)
>
> >> >Depends what you think constitutes "bad behavior." I hold more contempt
> >> >for the cyclist holding up traffic in morning rush hour than I do for
> >> >the guy driving 85+ MPH on a highway where the speed limit is 65 MPH.
>
> >> We have an incredible problem with traffic congestion in Holland.
> >> There is little evidence that our high taxation on petrol and diesel
> >> has done anything to reduce car use: the people who cycle here are not
> >> using that form of transport for financial reasons otherwise the high
> >> taxation would have reduced car use.
> >> In the case of short journeys (upto 12 km) the bike is probablythe
> >> fastest form of rush hour transport - certainly in the Randstad
> >> (Utrecht, Den Haag, Amsterdam and Rotterdam). Couple this with the
> >> good facilities for cyclists and a non-antagonistic attitude from
> >> drivers (they all cycle too) and one sees why bike use is strong.
> >> We have a proposl to change the car tax issue. There would be no road
> >> tax (VED) and the purchase tax on cars would be vastly reduced. In its
> >> place would come a system of kilometre pricing: each car would be
> >> fitted with a receiverand this would be tracked by sattelite. If you
> >> chose to use your car during the rush hour on one of the busier
> >> sections of road you pay more
>
> >Thank you. At least you got a choice. You have the freedom to pollute
> >or not, to be fat or not, to be moral or not, to be stupid or not.
>
> >Pity is that Holland will be the first one flooded when the cooking of
> >the planet gets to the boiling point. :(
>
> Yes: I often train through the lowest point of the whole country: 7
> metres below sea level. If the planet reaches boiling point the sea
> will begin (or end) in Utrecht.
> Perhaps global warming and its causes should be taken seriously.
Well see, they say Global Warming is a conspiracy put together by the
Liberals, the Communists, the Jews, the Union of Concerned Scientists,
the Third World, the Atheists and the Holy Seed to deviate America
from progress and SUVs.
We really need to find out who's behind Global Warming. ;)
Not that they care to do anything, but at least they know the truth...
"Protect God's creation: Vatican issues new green message for world's
Catholics"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/apr/27/catholicism.religion
== 6 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 10:26 am
From: Doc O'Leary
In article <i85h4b$hrv$1@news.eternal-september.org>,
Forrest Hodge <fo19@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Depends what you think constitutes "bad behavior." I hold more contempt
> for the cyclist holding up traffic in morning rush hour than I do for
> the guy driving 85+ MPH on a highway where the speed limit is 65 MPH.
Bicycles are rare, small, and take very little time or space to pass.
Bicycles are not the problem with rush hour traffic. If you removed
100% of the cyclists from the roads, average commute times would improve
by .00001% (if that). If you hate driving, hate the drivers.
--
My personal UDP list: 127.0.0.1, localhost, googlegroups.com, astraweb.com,
and probably your server, too.
== 7 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 10:46 am
From: "His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of the Jungle"
On Oct 2, 10:26 am, Doc O'Leary <droleary.use...@3q2010.subsume.com>
wrote:
> In article <i85h4b$hr...@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Forrest Hodge <f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Depends what you think constitutes "bad behavior." I hold more contempt
> > for the cyclist holding up traffic in morning rush hour than I do for
> > the guy driving 85+ MPH on a highway where the speed limit is 65 MPH.
>
> Bicycles are rare, small, and take very little time or space to pass.
> Bicycles are not the problem with rush hour traffic. If you removed
> 100% of the cyclists from the roads, average commute times would improve
> by .00001% (if that). If you hate driving, hate the drivers.
Actually there's a very simple formula to see the benefits of cycling
on the road:
ONE MORE CYCLIST = ONE FEWER CAR
I think drivers should be reminded when they see a cyclist TAKING THE
LANE...
http://www.zazzle.com/pub/done?pd=235685704141502875
Hey, I even tried to set my commission at zero, so that 10% is for
peanuts. ;)
== 8 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 2:53 pm
From: "His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of the Jungle"
On Oct 2, 1:39 pm, Roland Perry <rol...@perry.co.uk> wrote:
> In message
> <2fe2fac1-8c79-435d-901b-39a5f711e...@h7g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>, at
> 10:47:38 on Sat, 2 Oct 2010, His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the
> Spirits of the Jungle <nolionnoprob...@yahoo.com> remarked:
>
> >Actually there's a very simple formula to see the benefits of cycling
> >on the road:
>
> >ONE MORE CYCLIST = ONE FEWER CAR
>
> That rather assumes that one car has only one person in it. I may be
> unrepresentative, but I reckon my own average is approximately two
> people.
> --
> Roland Perry
I can make other shirts:
TWO MORE CYCLISTS = ONE FEWER CAR
or
ONE BUS = 40 FEWER CARS
or
ONE TRAIN = 500 FEWER CARS
== 9 of 9 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 3:56 pm
From: Forrest Hodge
On 10/2/2010 9:35 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of
the Jungle wrote:
> On Oct 1, 1:43 pm, Forrest Hodge<f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> On 10/1/2010 8:51 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey& the Spirits of
>>
>>
>>
>> the Jungle wrote:
>>> On Sep 30, 1:44 pm, Forrest Hodge<f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On 9/30/2010 12:30 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey& the Spirits of
>>
>>>> the Jungle wrote:
>>>>> While the Dutch are happily riding bikes, here people is talking BS
>>>>> about whether or not you need separate facilities. It's simple: the
>>>>> Dutch way or give the whole fucking lane to the cyclist. TAKE THE LANE
>>>>> and end of story. No more, finito, ciao, hasta la vista!
>>
>>>>> BLAH, BLAH, BLAH...
>>
>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>>>> THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS
>>
>>>>> "No bull, just sacrifice the Sacred Cows"
>>
>>>>> http://webspawner.com/users/BIKEFORPEACE
>>
>>>> Have you seen the kind of taxation the Dutch have? Just for fuel the tax
>>>> rate is $3.50 USD per U.S. gallon of petrol *plus* a 20% VAT on top of
>>>> that. I doubt all these people are cyclists by choice.
>>
>>> Exactly, that's exactly why we need to stop protecting the driver and
>>> start punishing him for bad behavior. But don't worry, it won't happen
>>> in America. ;)
>>
>> Depends what you think constitutes "bad behavior." I hold more contempt
>> for the cyclist holding up traffic in morning rush hour than I do for
>> the guy driving 85+ MPH on a highway where the speed limit is 65 MPH.
>
> Maybe that cyclist doesn't need to drive a polluting car to get to
> work rather than riding for sport.
>
> If you hold contempt against someone riding a bike to work or
> errand... you should be in contempt.
>
> It's not that riding for the fun of it should be in contempt either.
In certain situations where there's heavy low speed traffic, like in
city it's not a huge deal because traffic (car, bus, and bicycle) is all
moving at similar speeds. However for those of us that do not like in an
urban area, and commutes on roads with few intersections and lanes, a
single cyclist traveling at 25-30 MPH less than the prevailing speed is
a problem, especially if the road is two lane, no passing, an certainly
no sidewalks or bike lanes.
My commute to work takes about 10-13 minutes by car, (depending on if
the single traffic light is red or not when I get to it). There were two
occasions last year where a particularly obnoxious, cyclist decided to
go for a ride during morning rush hour. He was traveling about 15-20 MPH
on a road where traffic normally travels about 45-50 MPH. The line of
cars behind him was about 20 cars deep. My travel time for those days
was over 20 minutes on each occasion. The gentleman on the bike likely
wasn't going to work unless his place of employment's dress code
includes spandex with logos all over it. But he made it his business to
unnecessarily delay those who have to get to work. There are *many* back
roads around here that have little to no traffic that he could've ridden
on, still gotten some exercise and *not* caused undue delay to people
who were not out driving for enjoyment. Coincidentally these are the
same back roads I like to bike on. Of course he's perfectly in rights
to do so, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea, in the same sense that
it's legal to wear a ski mask into bank, but it's probably not a great
idea.
Basically it boils down to "Is it acceptable for the wants of the few to
trump the needs of the many?"
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 5:24 am
From: JimmyMac
On Oct 1, 2:36 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> "Tom Sherman °_°" <twshermanREM...@THISsouthslope.net> wrote in messagenews:i84hht$kqe$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>
> > On 9/30/2010 5:28 AM, Edward Dolan wrote:
> [...]
> >> German food is inedible as is English food. American food is the best and
> >> is
> >> still cheap compared to the rest of the world.
>
> > What is American food? Maize, tomatoes, turkey and...?
>
> > I hope you do not consider processed and "fast" USian food to be the best.
>
> Here is Mr. Sherman pretending to be a pedant. American food is what you buy
> in a grocery store, not what you buy at a fancy restaurant with a chic name.
> French cuisine is what it is because the basic stock of food is so poor.
> When food is good, you do not need chefs.
As usual you've got it all wrong. Chefs are what make food good be it
at home or in a restaurant. American food can be found in a grocery
stor or in a restaurant. Fo what it is sorth, I have had good food in
both Germany and Ireland. You really need to get out more.
> >> I know how to live on a shoestring.
That's American food? How's it taste?
> >> Mr. Sherman would not have to work
> >> like
> >> a dog all of his life if he would lower his standard of living, but no
> >> American ever wants to do that. The difference between us is that I value
> >> leisure above all else and he doesn't. It turns out he is more American
> >> than
> >> me. I am more French!
It is a given, that If everyone adopted your so-called lilfestyle,
there would be no goods or services and everyone's standard of living
would be lowered to ... substandard.
> > Heck, I may even turn into a capitalistic business owner [1] in the near
> > future. :)
>
> I recommend it as I think you have an eye for detail - which is all it
> takes.
>
> > [1] More so than owning a tiny percentage of the company I work for.
>
> The above should have been put in parenthesis. Pedantry is wasted on Usenet.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
> aka
> Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 5:50 am
From: "Edward Dolan"
"JimmyMac" <jimmymac_4@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:986b4ab0-eff3-4881-8ca0-e1eaec4437a2@x42g2000yqx.googlegroups.com...
On Oct 1, 2:36 pm, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
[...]
> Here is Mr. Sherman pretending to be a pedant. American food is what you
> buy
> in a grocery store, not what you buy at a fancy restaurant with a chic
> name.
> French cuisine is what it is because the basic stock of food is so poor.
> When food is good, you do not need chefs.
>> As usual you've got it all wrong. Chefs are what make food good be it
at home or in a restaurant. American food can be found in a grocery
stor or in a restaurant. Fo what it is sorth, I have had good food in
both Germany and Ireland. You really need to get out more.
When food is good, you do not need sauces and other condiments. The world
can get along just fine without chefs. Such nonsense as dining out is
nothing but an affectation of rich and bored people who like to be catered
to. Some assholes even like to flirt with the waitresses, but only if they
are young and pretty. When I was growing up, we never ate out. Yes, I said
NEVER!
Food and drink is nothing but fuel for the body and I am not particular
about any of it. Those who are particular are fools. I flee from them as I
would the Devil. [...]
>> It is a given, that If everyone adopted your so-called lilfestyle,
there would be no goods or services and everyone's standard of living
would be lowered to ... substandard.
The present standard of living is unsustainable. Lower standards are in
everyone's future. Americans will end up living like Indians and Chinese.
The sun is setting on the West, thanks to Obama and other asshole-idiots
like him.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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TOPIC: 2010 HOT UPDATES
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/7674ff1aaaf8aee9?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 9:47 am
From: RAMYA
AMISHAPATEL HOT BOOBS
http://babes-devi.blogspot.com/2010/07/amishpatel-latest-photos.html
ARCHANA UNSEENED EXPOSING PHOTOS
http://babes-devi.blogspot.com/2010/07/archana-unseened-photos.html
KATRINA KAIF HOT SEXY PHOTOS
http://babes-devi.blogspot.com/2010/07/katrina-sexy-looking-photos.html
THISHA HOT WET PHOTOS
http://babes-devi.blogspot.com/2010/06/thrisha-hot-wet-photos.html
SEXY CHARMI IN A BATHROOM
http://babes-devi.blogspot.com/2010/06/charmi-in-bath.html
KAJALAGARWAL IN A ROMANTIC FEEL
http://babes-devi.blogspot.com/2010/06/kajal-hot-photos.html
NAMITHA IN A BEACH
http://babes-devi.blogspot.com/2010/06/nayagarala-namitha.html
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TOPIC: If Europe knew about the TibetanMonkey, there would be no riots!
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/1ee07b32c92fbb9a?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 11:56 am
From: "His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of the Jungle"
On Oct 1, 1:49 pm, Forrest Hodge <f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 10/1/2010 8:56 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey & the Spirits of
>
>
>
> the Jungle wrote:
> > On Sep 30, 1:36 pm, Forrest Hodge<f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >> On 9/29/2010 10:23 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey& the Spirits of
>
> >> the Jungle wrote:
> >>> On Sep 29, 7:01 pm, Forrest Hodge<f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> On 9/29/2010 9:07 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey& the Spirits of
>
> >>>> the Jungle wrote:
> >>>>> On Sep 29, 4:47 pm, Forrest Hodge<f...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>> On 9/29/2010 1:51 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey& the Spirits of
>
> >>>>>> the Jungle wrote:
> >>>>>>> (This is the way to survive a regular crisis in the capitalist jungle
> >>>>>>> without losing control. At least we should be able to come out the
> >>>>>>> cage and ride a bike, right?)
>
> >>>>>>> That's because the Wisdom of the TibetanMonkey is all about austerity,
> >>>>>>> not consumerism, meaning you can be happy with peanuts. Look at what
> >>>>>>> the unwise monkeys are doing in Europe...
>
> >>>>>>> "Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe"
>
> >>>>>>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100929/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_europe_austerity_p...
>
> >>>>>>> Electricity costs? Dump the large screen TV and get a bunch of
> >>>>>>> parakeets or a mouse to entertain you. Transportation costs? Ride a
> >>>>>>> bike! Too hot? Get a hammock. Too cold? Get a girlfriend, if you
> >>>>>>> already don't have one. Can't get a girlfriend? Masturbate for peace!
>
> >>>>>>> I may have to go and lecture there. What's the going rate for the
> >>>>>>> Dalai Lama to give speeches?
>
> >>>>>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> >>>>>>> "Praying for prosperity won't help. Only wisdom can bring inner peace"
>
> >>>>>>>http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION
>
> >>>>>>>http://webspawner.com/users/MASTURBATIONFORPEACE
>
> >>>>>> Or they could just have a more realistic sense of entitlement.
>
> >>>>> Americans would riot over gas taxes where they riot over retirement
> >>>>> age. If there were riots against chaotic traffic, you could count me
> >>>>> in. ;)
>
> >>>> Keep in mind the gas prices in Europe are artificially high due to
> >>>> taxes. The wholesale price of a barrel of crude is about the same
> >>>> everywhere in the world.
>
> >>> I thought they were kept artificially low here. Anyway we need to
> >>> downsize our cars and consumption.
>
> >> Fuel is taxed here, but at a considerably lower rate than it is across
> >> the pond. In some countries, mostly those with vast oil reserves, oil is
> >> heavily subsidized though, but not in the U.S. As for the downsizing of
> >> our cars. What vehicle someone chooses to drive is up to them. Let the
> >> free market dictate what kind of cars are produced. If people want small
> >> cars with that get great fuel mileage, then the automakers will make them.
>
> > Let the "free markets," ADVERTISING and the FEAR OF ACCIDENTS dictate
> > what car you drive, ie. you better buy an SUV to look good and survive
> > accidents with other SUVs.
>
> My daily driver isn't an SUV, it's a 400+ HP 2 door car. I do have an
> SUV, but it's purpose is to tow my tows around, it's also 15 years old
> and has over 270k miles on it. I think my SUV looks good as they no
> longer make a 2 door full-sized SUV, but my daily driver looks better
> IMHO. I'm really unconcerned about the safety aspect of it, since I
> drive it so seldomly. Funnily enough neither vehicle gets particularly
> good fuel economy. The SUV gets about 9-12 MPG and the car gets about
> 18-22 MPG if I drive conservatively.
To be deduced from your viewpoints.
However you can still own filthy vehicles and have a good footprint if
you ride instead of driving, say, 70% of the time.
I could get that high if the roads around me weren't "no man's land."
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TOPIC: How make cheap roll around desktop computer/monitor stand?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/655e6fa62fa327ce?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 2:53 pm
From: me@privacy.net
Id like to have my desktop computer mounted on a stand
similar to this Ergotron model in link:
http://www.ergotron.com/Products/tabid/65/PRDID/116/language/en-US/Default.aspx
It doesn't need to be this fancy and doesn't even need
a keyboard platform as would be using wireless keyboard
and mouse. It just needs to hold the monitor AND CPU
(down low) and roll around
I was thinking maybe using parts from an old office
desk chair would be a good start
Any other ideas out there to create something on the
cheap?
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 4:18 pm
From: "Lou"
<me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:8fafa6trigjqtvt7p3d7oqmgtoev6e01ae@4ax.com...
> Id like to have my desktop computer mounted on a stand
> similar to this Ergotron model in link:
>
>
http://www.ergotron.com/Products/tabid/65/PRDID/116/language/en-US/Default.aspx
>
> It doesn't need to be this fancy and doesn't even need
> a keyboard platform as would be using wireless keyboard
> and mouse. It just needs to hold the monitor AND CPU
> (down low) and roll around
>
> I was thinking maybe using parts from an old office
> desk chair would be a good start
>
> Any other ideas out there to create something on the
> cheap?
I don't know what your cut off for "cheap" is, or what scenario you have in
mind (what kind of range you might need) but if you're using a wireless
keyboard and wireless mouse, might you consider a wireless monitor adaptor,
and leaving the cpu in one place?
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 5:25 pm
From: "Rod Speed"
me@privacy.net wrote:
> Id like to have my desktop computer mounted on a stand
> similar to this Ergotron model in link:
> http://www.ergotron.com/Products/tabid/65/PRDID/116/language/en-US/Default.aspx
> It doesn't need to be this fancy and doesn't even need
> a keyboard platform as would be using wireless keyboard
> and mouse. It just needs to hold the monitor AND CPU
> (down low) and roll around
> I was thinking maybe using parts from an old office desk chair would be a good start
> Any other ideas out there to create something on the cheap?
Its even better to start with one of those small tables with a single post, with a swivel base,
lot easier to just screw the monitor stand onto that and bolt the cpu box onto the single post
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 9:49 pm
From: Jeff Thies
On 10/2/2010 7:18 PM, Lou wrote:
> <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:8fafa6trigjqtvt7p3d7oqmgtoev6e01ae@4ax.com...
>> Id like to have my desktop computer mounted on a stand
>> similar to this Ergotron model in link:
>>
>>
> http://www.ergotron.com/Products/tabid/65/PRDID/116/language/en-US/Default.aspx
>>
>> It doesn't need to be this fancy and doesn't even need
>> a keyboard platform as would be using wireless keyboard
>> and mouse. It just needs to hold the monitor AND CPU
>> (down low) and roll around
>>
>> I was thinking maybe using parts from an old office
>> desk chair would be a good start
>>
>> Any other ideas out there to create something on the
>> cheap?
>
> I don't know what your cut off for "cheap" is, or what scenario you have in
> mind (what kind of range you might need) but if you're using a wireless
> keyboard and wireless mouse, might you consider a wireless monitor adaptor,
Wireless monitor? I've never seen that. That's a lot more bandwidth than
a keyboard or a mouse!
Jeff
> and leaving the cpu in one place?
>
>
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 11:41 pm
From: no-spam@sonic.net (Fake ID)
In article <8fafa6trigjqtvt7p3d7oqmgtoev6e01ae@4ax.com>,
<me@privacy.net> wrote:
>Id like to have my desktop computer mounted on a stand
>similar to this Ergotron model in link:
>
>http://www.ergotron.com/Products/tabid/65/PRDID/116/language/en-US/Default.aspx
>
>It doesn't need to be this fancy and doesn't even need
>a keyboard platform as would be using wireless keyboard
>and mouse. It just needs to hold the monitor AND CPU
>(down low) and roll around
>
>I was thinking maybe using parts from an old office
>desk chair would be a good start
>
>Any other ideas out there to create something on the
>cheap?
That Ergotron thing reminds me of an IV pole. Some applications have a
sizeable machine strapped to the pole.
Like someone else said, it depends on your particular definition of
cheap. And also the available junk pile.
I've never known those articulated arms shown on the Ergotron to
be cheap. Perhaps a similar part scavanged from something else like a
desklamp.
How about setting a laptop on an office chair?
m
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TOPIC: "Not flushing" is hard to do!
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 2 2010 7:30 pm
From: jfk59@webtv.net (Janice Kohn)
If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down.
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