Doug Kanter wrote:

I like the bike idea. But, only if roads are REALLY designed to make it safe
to use bikes. One step in that direction would be mandatory annual driving &
vision re-testing for anyone over 50. A few years back, an old lady here hit
two girls who were standing ON THE SIDEWALK. She said she thought they were
garbage cans. As much as I love biking, there aren't many places I feel
safe.


Same here. About 8 months before I retired, I bought a 'comfort' type
bike from a well respected local bike shop. I had a number of the
components upgraded, such as crank, seat, rear wheel & spokes etc before
picking it up April 2003.
I used it regularly until the end of that October. I may have used it
once since then.
Here on the peninsula, the streets can be narrow and hilly with heavy
traffic at times. (think a smaller version of Boston downtown)

"Don White" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:

I like the bike idea. But, only if roads are REALLY designed to make it
safe to use bikes. One step in that direction would be mandatory annual
driving & vision re-testing for anyone over 50. A few years back, an old
lady here hit two girls who were standing ON THE SIDEWALK. She said she
thought they were garbage cans. As much as I love biking, there aren't
many places I feel safe.


Same here. About 8 months before I retired, I bought a 'comfort' type bike
from a well respected local bike shop. I had a number of the components
upgraded, such as crank, seat, rear wheel & spokes etc before picking it
up April 2003.
I used it regularly until the end of that October. I may have used it once
since then.
Here on the peninsula, the streets can be narrow and hilly with heavy
traffic at times. (think a smaller version of Boston downtown)

I don't understand why people don't think about elderly drivers correctly.
They think it's funny that old people drive down a 40 mph street doing 11
mph. But, nobody really wants to face reality and think about WHY old people
are driving that way.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:00:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:

I like the bike idea. But, only if roads are REALLY designed to make it
safe to use bikes. One step in that direction would be mandatory annual
driving & vision re-testing for anyone over 50. A few years back, an
old
lady here hit two girls who were standing ON THE SIDEWALK. She said she
thought they were garbage cans. As much as I love biking, there aren't
many places I feel safe.


Same here. About 8 months before I retired, I bought a 'comfort' type
bike
from a well respected local bike shop. I had a number of the components
upgraded, such as crank, seat, rear wheel & spokes etc before picking it
up April 2003.
I used it regularly until the end of that October. I may have used it
once
since then.
Here on the peninsula, the streets can be narrow and hilly with heavy
traffic at times. (think a smaller version of Boston downtown)

I don't understand why people don't think about elderly drivers correctly.
They think it's funny that old people drive down a 40 mph street doing 11
mph. But, nobody really wants to face reality and think about WHY old
people
are driving that way.

Hell I do that.

You do it consciously, as a hobby. That's different.

No, he does it just to **** off the liberal driving behind him.


Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
There are more conservatives in this town than in yours I'd bet. :)


You mean real conservatives, or Bush-Cheney cheerleader
"neoconservatives"?

This is a very red state, however I happen to live in a
college town. No bet on that one no matter which you mean.


However, it is amusing to do.

What I really enjoy is driving down the middle of the road at JUST
under the speed limit. :)

Can't do that around here. If you didn't get flattened by a
stream of SUVs going 80 in a 35 zone, the local SWAT team
would take you out for being obviously deranged & having
harmful intent.

I think people around here are confused between their
speedometers and their tachs.

DSK

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:29:15 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:00:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:

I like the bike idea. But, only if roads are REALLY designed to make
it
safe to use bikes. One step in that direction would be mandatory
annual
driving & vision re-testing for anyone over 50. A few years back, an
old
lady here hit two girls who were standing ON THE SIDEWALK. She said
she
thought they were garbage cans. As much as I love biking, there
aren't
many places I feel safe.


Same here. About 8 months before I retired, I bought a 'comfort' type
bike
from a well respected local bike shop. I had a number of the
components
upgraded, such as crank, seat, rear wheel & spokes etc before picking
it
up April 2003.
I used it regularly until the end of that October. I may have used it
once
since then.
Here on the peninsula, the streets can be narrow and hilly with heavy
traffic at times. (think a smaller version of Boston downtown)

I don't understand why people don't think about elderly drivers
correctly.
They think it's funny that old people drive down a 40 mph street doing
11
mph. But, nobody really wants to face reality and think about WHY old
people
are driving that way.

Hell I do that.

You do it consciously, as a hobby. That's different.

ROTFL!!!

You're pretty easy to figure out, Tom. You're like me in some ways, although
I might be more subtle. I hate it when I'm doing 72 in on a 65 mph highway,
with plenty of room ahead of me, and some putz starts passing me at 72.38
mph. I just know that he's gonna get two car lengths ahead of me and drop
into my lane & slow down. So, I tweak the cruise control to 74-ish, and make
him speed up. I'll do this 2-3 times to make sure he's serious. Usually,
he's not.

I'm also an artist with the side view mirrors. At night, the same kinds of
putzes like to get into my blind spot, so their lights shine right in my
eyes. I adjust the mirror and send the gift back to him. Great fun. Almost
ran someone right off the road once, but usually, it just forces them to
make up their minds and either pass like a real man, or back the hell off.

Doug Kanter wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:29:15 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:00:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:


I like the bike idea. But, only if roads are REALLY designed to make
it
safe to use bikes. One step in that direction would be mandatory
annual
driving & vision re-testing for anyone over 50. A few years back, an
old
lady here hit two girls who were standing ON THE SIDEWALK. She said
she
thought they were garbage cans. As much as I love biking, there
aren't
many places I feel safe.


Same here. About 8 months before I retired, I bought a 'comfort' type
bike
from a well respected local bike shop. I had a number of the
components
upgraded, such as crank, seat, rear wheel & spokes etc before picking
it
up April 2003.
I used it regularly until the end of that October. I may have used it
once
since then.
Here on the peninsula, the streets can be narrow and hilly with heavy
traffic at times. (think a smaller version of Boston downtown)

I don't understand why people don't think about elderly drivers
correctly.
They think it's funny that old people drive down a 40 mph street doing
11
mph. But, nobody really wants to face reality and think about WHY old
people
are driving that way.

Hell I do that.

You do it consciously, as a hobby. That's different.

ROTFL!!!


You're pretty easy to figure out, Tom. You're like me in some ways, although
I might be more subtle. I hate it when I'm doing 72 in on a 65 mph highway,
with plenty of room ahead of me, and some putz starts passing me at 72.38
mph. I just know that he's gonna get two car lengths ahead of me and drop
into my lane & slow down. So, I tweak the cruise control to 74-ish, and make
him speed up. I'll do this 2-3 times to make sure he's serious. Usually,
he's not.

I'm also an artist with the side view mirrors. At night, the same kinds of
putzes like to get into my blind spot, so their lights shine right in my
eyes. I adjust the mirror and send the gift back to him. Great fun. Almost
ran someone right off the road once, but usually, it just forces them to
make up their minds and either pass like a real man, or back the hell off.


I used to do a lot of that 'mirror adjusting' when people would ride my
ass with their beams shining in my face.
Way back, I was irritated with oncoming traffic not dimming from high
beam on two lane highways. My brother-in-law bought me a beautiful
sealed beam unit from Bosch that was more powerful than normal...in fact
later on that powerful bulb was outlawed in this province.
If some jackass came at me with his brights on, I'd reply with mine.
That always brought a reaction.
Another thing I would do is let a car tailgating me with highbeams
pass... then I'd ride his ass for a few miles with my Bosch beams
lighting up his whole interior.
Now I live in town and rarely drive any distance at night.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:16:33 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:29:15 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

I don't understand why people don't think about elderly drivers
correctly.
They think it's funny that old people drive down a 40 mph street doing
11
mph. But, nobody really wants to face reality and think about WHY old
people
are driving that way.

Hell I do that.

You do it consciously, as a hobby. That's different.

ROTFL!!!

You're pretty easy to figure out, Tom. You're like me in some ways,
although
I might be more subtle. I hate it when I'm doing 72 in on a 65 mph
highway,
with plenty of room ahead of me, and some putz starts passing me at 72.38
mph. I just know that he's gonna get two car lengths ahead of me and drop
into my lane & slow down. So, I tweak the cruise control to 74-ish, and
make
him speed up. I'll do this 2-3 times to make sure he's serious. Usually,
he's not.

I don't screw around on the highway - too much at stake.

Bah. I make sure I'm dealing with just one at a time, that I have an "out",
and that nobody else is nearby to be affected by my fun.

"Don White" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:29:15 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
m...

On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:00:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Don White" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:


I like the bike idea. But, only if roads are REALLY designed to make
it
safe to use bikes. One step in that direction would be mandatory
annual
driving & vision re-testing for anyone over 50. A few years back, an
old
lady here hit two girls who were standing ON THE SIDEWALK. She said
she
thought they were garbage cans. As much as I love biking, there
aren't
many places I feel safe.


Same here. About 8 months before I retired, I bought a 'comfort' type
bike
from a well respected local bike shop. I had a number of the
components
upgraded, such as crank, seat, rear wheel & spokes etc before picking
it
up April 2003.
I used it regularly until the end of that October. I may have used it
once
since then.
Here on the peninsula, the streets can be narrow and hilly with heavy
traffic at times. (think a smaller version of Boston downtown)

I don't understand why people don't think about elderly drivers
correctly.
They think it's funny that old people drive down a 40 mph street doing
11
mph. But, nobody really wants to face reality and think about WHY old
people
are driving that way.

Hell I do that.

You do it consciously, as a hobby. That's different.

ROTFL!!!


You're pretty easy to figure out, Tom. You're like me in some ways,
although I might be more subtle. I hate it when I'm doing 72 in on a 65
mph highway, with plenty of room ahead of me, and some putz starts
passing me at 72.38 mph. I just know that he's gonna get two car lengths
ahead of me and drop into my lane & slow down. So, I tweak the cruise
control to 74-ish, and make him speed up. I'll do this 2-3 times to make
sure he's serious. Usually, he's not.

I'm also an artist with the side view mirrors. At night, the same kinds
of putzes like to get into my blind spot, so their lights shine right in
my eyes. I adjust the mirror and send the gift back to him. Great fun.
Almost ran someone right off the road once, but usually, it just forces
them to make up their minds and either pass like a real man, or back the
hell off.
I used to do a lot of that 'mirror adjusting' when people would ride my
ass with their beams shining in my face.
Way back, I was irritated with oncoming traffic not dimming from high beam
on two lane highways. My brother-in-law bought me a beautiful sealed beam
unit from Bosch that was more powerful than normal...in fact later on that
powerful bulb was outlawed in this province.
If some jackass came at me with his brights on, I'd reply with mine. That
always brought a reaction.
Another thing I would do is let a car tailgating me with highbeams pass...
then I'd ride his ass for a few miles with my Bosch beams lighting up his
whole interior.
Now I live in town and rarely drive any distance at night.

So.because he is an idiot, you become one also?

CalifBill wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:29:15 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
om...


On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:00:47 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:



"Don White" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:



I like the bike idea. But, only if roads are REALLY designed to make
it
safe to use bikes. One step in that direction would be mandatory
annual
driving & vision re-testing for anyone over 50. A few years back, an
old
lady here hit two girls who were standing ON THE SIDEWALK. She said
she
thought they were garbage cans. As much as I love biking, there
aren't
many places I feel safe.


Same here. About 8 months before I retired, I bought a 'comfort' type
bike

from a well respected local bike shop. I had a number of the

components
upgraded, such as crank, seat, rear wheel & spokes etc before picking
it
up April 2003.
I used it regularly until the end of that October. I may have used it
once
since then.
Here on the peninsula, the streets can be narrow and hilly with heavy
traffic at times. (think a smaller version of Boston downtown)

I don't understand why people don't think about elderly drivers
correctly.
They think it's funny that old people drive down a 40 mph street doing
11
mph. But, nobody really wants to face reality and think about WHY old
people
are driving that way.

Hell I do that.

You do it consciously, as a hobby. That's different.

ROTFL!!!


You're pretty easy to figure out, Tom. You're like me in some ways,
although I might be more subtle. I hate it when I'm doing 72 in on a 65
mph highway, with plenty of room ahead of me, and some putz starts
passing me at 72.38 mph. I just know that he's gonna get two car lengths
ahead of me and drop into my lane & slow down. So, I tweak the cruise
control to 74-ish, and make him speed up. I'll do this 2-3 times to make
sure he's serious. Usually, he's not.

I'm also an artist with the side view mirrors. At night, the same kinds
of putzes like to get into my blind spot, so their lights shine right in
my eyes. I adjust the mirror and send the gift back to him. Great fun.
Almost ran someone right off the road once, but usually, it just forces
them to make up their minds and either pass like a real man, or back the
hell off.

I used to do a lot of that 'mirror adjusting' when people would ride my
ass with their beams shining in my face.
Way back, I was irritated with oncoming traffic not dimming from high beam
on two lane highways. My brother-in-law bought me a beautiful sealed beam
unit from Bosch that was more powerful than normal...in fact later on that
powerful bulb was outlawed in this province.
If some jackass came at me with his brights on, I'd reply with mine. That
always brought a reaction.
Another thing I would do is let a car tailgating me with highbeams pass...
then I'd ride his ass for a few miles with my Bosch beams lighting up his
whole interior.
Now I live in town and rarely drive any distance at night.


So.because he is an idiot, you become one also?


I figure it's my duty to help stamp out idiocy.
Don't take it personal Billy.

"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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The truck I had before this one, I wired the backup lights to a switch
on the dash. It was most amusing to stop at a light and flip them
switch - the looks on the people behind me was just priceless.

Heh. I did the same thing on my first car - a '62 Ford Sunliner. I wired
them to a switch mainly because the factory switch in the gearshift was
broken and it was the only easy way to get them to work.

Being young and an idiot, (or is that a young idiot/) I got big yuks out of
switching them on when a car came up too close behind me and start
tailgating. You could see the front end of their car take a nosedive
downward as they jammed on their brakes.

Stupid thing to do, when I think about it now.

RCE