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Date: 21 Sep 2006 11:46:54
From: oilfreeandhappy
Subject: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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I pulled up to a major intersection, here in Fort Collins, and by the
time the light had changed there were 8 different cyclists facing
varying directions at the intersection. I was behind 2 other cyclists,
heading South, when a 4th cyclist pulled up and said, "WOW". Only he
and I were wearing cyclist clothing.
Normally, I'm alone at this intersection, or at most, there is one
other cyclist in sight. My son also commented on how he is seeing more
and more cyclists, even though it is starting to get cold here. I hope
this trend continues. There's a "Ride the Fat" event here in Fort
Collins this weekend, and Bike Fort Collins is expecting 2000 riders to
cycle down the major thoroughfare - College Avenue.
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Jim Gagnepain
http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 08:29:18
From:
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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ia Teresa Chupacabra wrote:
> This must be why half the world is lined up to slip illegally across the
> borders of the Netherlands.
Holland has a significant immigrant population. Immigration
is a huge issue there as it is in the rest of Europe.
R
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Date: 23 Sep 2006 17:15:59
From: Mike Kruger
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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<r15757@aol.com > wrote in message
news:1158938957.947579.261760@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> ia Teresa Chupacabra wrote:
>
>> This must be why half the world is lined up to slip illegally across the
>> borders of the Netherlands.
>
> Holland has a significant immigrant population. Immigration
> is a huge issue there as it is in the rest of Europe.
>
And, haven't there also been some terrorist / assassination incidents? They
aren't immune to the war on terror either; they are just on a different
front.
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 08:26:08
From:
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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ia Teresa Chupacabra wrote:
> "dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:9gs7h2thv2lb0tbenn5hle9892m4h0a2nv@4ax.com...
> >>
> >>This must be why half the world is lined up to slip illegally across the
> >>borders of the Netherlands.
> >
> > Well, the US does have more total wealth. That's mostly because our
> > corporations take wealth from other areas and transfer it here. It
> > does tend to piss off much of the world though. It's called
> > imperialism. You may have read about it in school.
>
> Did you read about "Operation ket Garden" in school?
No. The incredibly shitty American education system does
not go into nearly that much detail [1]. We be lucky to learn that
there was such a thing as WWII. Ask 100 American high
schoolers which nations fought on which sides of WWII and
see what happens.
Robert
[1] I did however read about ket Garden in Cornelius Ryan's
excellent A Bridge Too Far. The operation was a showcase for
the new airborne troops, didn't work out too well for the Brits at
Arnhem.
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 10:46:58
From: Paul van Veenendaal
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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oilfreeandhappy wrote:
> I pulled up to a major intersection, here in Fort Collins, and by the
> time the light had changed there were 8 different cyclists facing
> varying directions at the intersection. I was behind 2 other cyclists,
> heading South, when a 4th cyclist pulled up and said, "WOW". Only he
> and I were wearing cyclist clothing.
>
> Normally, I'm alone at this intersection, or at most, there is one
> other cyclist in sight. My son also commented on how he is seeing more
> and more cyclists, even though it is starting to get cold here. I hope
> this trend continues. There's a "Ride the Fat" event here in Fort
> Collins this weekend, and Bike Fort Collins is expecting 2000 riders to
> cycle down the major thoroughfare - College Avenue.
> ----
> Jim Gagnepain
> http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/
>
This is how the Netherlands differ from the USA: here it is quite
commmon to see hundred or more cyclists at a crossing... In the cities
cyclists take up more than 35% of all traffic.
Paul
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 19:11:18
From: greggery peccary
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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"Paul van Veenendaal" <pvv@nospam.nl > wrote in message
news:4513A302.8040303@nospam.nl...
> oilfreeandhappy wrote:
> > I pulled up to a major intersection, here in Fort Collins, and by the
> > time the light had changed there were 8 different cyclists facing
> > varying directions at the intersection. I was behind 2 other cyclists,
> > heading South, when a 4th cyclist pulled up and said, "WOW". Only he
> > and I were wearing cyclist clothing.
> >
> > Normally, I'm alone at this intersection, or at most, there is one
> > other cyclist in sight. My son also commented on how he is seeing more
> > and more cyclists, even though it is starting to get cold here. I hope
> > this trend continues. There's a "Ride the Fat" event here in Fort
> > Collins this weekend, and Bike Fort Collins is expecting 2000 riders to
> > cycle down the major thoroughfare - College Avenue.
> > ----
> > Jim Gagnepain
> > http://home.comcast.net/~oil_free_and_happy/
> >
>
> This is how the Netherlands differ from the USA: here it is quite
> commmon to see hundred or more cyclists at a crossing... In the cities
> cyclists take up more than 35% of all traffic.
>
> Paul
>
i bet pileups are a riot!
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 15:08:06
From: mark
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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Paul van Veenendaal wrote:
> This is how the Netherlands differ from the USA: here it is quite
> commmon to see hundred or more cyclists at a crossing... In the cities
> cyclists take up more than 35% of all traffic.
>
> Paul
>
I spent a day or two in Amsterdam in 1972. One of my memories is
watching the ferry behind the main train station dock, and dozens of
bicycles would come pouring off the ferry, with one or two cars looking
very lost in the middle of all those bicycles.
k
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 06:57:21
From: Maria Teresa Chupacabra
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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"Paul van Veenendaal" <pvv@nospam.nl > wrote in message
news:4513A302.8040303@nospam.nl...
>
> This is how the Netherlands differ from the USA: here it is quite commmon
> to see hundred or more cyclists at a crossing... In the cities cyclists
> take up more than 35% of all traffic.
This must be why half the world is lined up to slip illegally across the
borders of the Netherlands.
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 15:24:54
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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ia Teresa Chupacabra wrote:
> "Paul van Veenendaal" <pvv@nospam.nl> wrote in message
> news:4513A302.8040303@nospam.nl...
>>
>> This is how the Netherlands differ from the USA: here it is quite
>> commmon to see hundred or more cyclists at a crossing... In the
>> cities cyclists take up more than 35% of all traffic.
>
> This must be why half the world is lined up to slip illegally across
> the borders of the Netherlands.
LOL
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 10:25:25
From: dgk
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:57:21 -0500, "ia Teresa Chupacabra"
<ftc@uce.NOSPAM.gov > wrote:
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>"Paul van Veenendaal" <pvv@nospam.nl> wrote in message
>news:4513A302.8040303@nospam.nl...
>>
>> This is how the Netherlands differ from the USA: here it is quite commmon
>> to see hundred or more cyclists at a crossing... In the cities cyclists
>> take up more than 35% of all traffic.
>
>This must be why half the world is lined up to slip illegally across the
>borders of the Netherlands.
Well, the US does have more total wealth. That's mostly because our
corporations take wealth from other areas and transfer it here. It
does tend to piss off much of the world though. It's called
imperialism. You may have read about it in school.
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 09:46:07
From: Maria Teresa Chupacabra
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com > wrote in message
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>>
>>This must be why half the world is lined up to slip illegally across the
>>borders of the Netherlands.
>
> Well, the US does have more total wealth. That's mostly because our
> corporations take wealth from other areas and transfer it here. It
> does tend to piss off much of the world though. It's called
> imperialism. You may have read about it in school.
Did you read about "Operation ket Garden" in school?
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 10:09:12
From: Rich Clark
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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"ia Teresa Chupacabra" <ftc@uce.NOSPAM.gov > wrote in message
news:4513c2be$0$19714$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...
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> "Paul van Veenendaal" <pvv@nospam.nl> wrote in message
> news:4513A302.8040303@nospam.nl...
>>
>> This is how the Netherlands differ from the USA: here it is quite commmon
>> to see hundred or more cyclists at a crossing... In the cities cyclists
>> take up more than 35% of all traffic.
>
> This must be why half the world is lined up to slip illegally across the
> borders of the Netherlands.
Actually, I think it's why nobody wants to blow them up.
RichC
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 09:42:49
From: Maria Teresa Chupacabra
Subject: Re: 8 Cyclists at an Intersection
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"Rich Clark" <rdclark2SPAM@TRAPcomcast.net > wrote in message
news:GYudnWKN_OMfc47YnZ2dnUVZ_qudnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>> This must be why half the world is lined up to slip illegally across the
>> borders of the Netherlands.
>
> Actually, I think it's why nobody wants to blow them up.
Nice bumper sticker, but
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1825986,00.html
Beginning a sentence with the word "actually" doesn't make it a true
statement.
"Somebody" would just as soon blow "everybody" up.
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