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Date: 16 Aug 2006 15:29:23
From: dgk
Subject: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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Ok, so big deal. But I've lived in NYC my whole life and never did it
before. Now I work only a few blocks from the bridge, and I needed to
go to one of our offices which is just on the other side of the Bridge
so I took the opportunity to bike over rather than take a train.
It really is much nicer than my commuting route over the 59th Street
Bridge, but is far more crowded, mostly tourists in the middle of the
day. It's the southern most east side bridge, so you really get a
great view of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty. One really odd
thing is that much of the path is made of wooden planks like a
boardwalk so you clomp along. Not something that I'd like to do every
day but fun for a lunchtime trip.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 06:51:25
From: Pat
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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Edward Dolan wrote:
> "Pat" <groups@artisticphotography.us> wrote in message
> news:1156270435.520115.125510@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > NYC XYZ wrote:
> >> How am I a tourist in my own City?
> >>
> >> It was Manhattan Island that was bought for $24, you goddamned tourist.
> >>
> > > And stop taking up the whole sidewalk with your fucking brood. No,
> > > really, you suck, we hate you here. Hope you get stabbed.
> >
> > Spoken like a true New Yorker.
> >
> > Maybe the world would be a better place if all of the tourists kept out
> > of NYC and everyone from NYC stopped coming upstate, esp. to buy 2nd
> > homes. Just tow the Statue of Liberty up the river a bit ... maybe put
> > it in front of West Point or something. The rest you can have.
>
> The secret to touring any place in the world is to never bother with the
> people who inhabit the place. Simply note the artifacts and move on. This
> works especially well in cities like New York and Paris where everyone hates
> everyone anyway. I screw New Yorkers the same way I screw Parisians. I deign
> never to even notice their loathsome presence and deny them the honor of
> ever making my august acquaintance.
>
> I once spent 3 months traveling all over Europe and never spoke to anyone.
> Consequently, I have very good memories of it. My brother, who is not like
> me at all, went to Paris and wanted to talk to the French. He came back
> hating the g.d. French - and hating all of Europe too for that matter. Nay,
> it is better never to speak to anyone when you travel away from your home.
LOL
>
> Regards,
>
> Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
> aka
> Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 13:27:45
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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Pat wrote:
>
>
> Spoken like a true New Yorker.
Thank you, motherfucker!
> Maybe the world would be a better place if all of the tourists kept out
> of NYC
Yes -- and those Third-World cum-heads in the UN pay their parking
tickets.
> and everyone from NYC stopped coming upstate, esp. to buy 2nd
> homes.
Upstaters are just props for Republican ad campaigns.
> Just tow the Statue of Liberty up the river a bit ... maybe put
> it in front of West Point or something.
That's quite a contrast of icons! Love that image.
> The rest you can have.
I hope Manhattan sinks. Manhattan sucks and Manhattanites suck worst
of all.
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 13:27:42
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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What? I thought I told you to find a knife and make love to it!
What're you still doing here??
That's a New Yawk tourist tradition, man. You ain't seen nothing if
you haven't seen midnight in the sun. Enjoy, ya GOD-DAMNED TOURIST!
Roger Houston wrote:
>
>
> My ancestors arrived in 1628. And you're absolutely right, I'm a goddamned
> tourist.
>
> Just like you are.
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 11:04:40
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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Ah, my faithful e-shadow.
Tell me, my little butt-hole: how's the weather where the sun don't
shine?
R Brickston wrote:
>
>
> 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 +10dB
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 11:13:55
From: Pat
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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NYC XYZ wrote:
> How am I a tourist in my own City?
>
> It was Manhattan Island that was bought for $24, you goddamned tourist.
>
> And stop taking up the whole sidewalk with your fucking brood. No,
> really, you suck, we hate you here. Hope you get stabbed.
Spoken like a true New Yorker.
Maybe the world would be a better place if all of the tourists kept out
of NYC and everyone from NYC stopped coming upstate, esp. to buy 2nd
homes. Just tow the Statue of Liberty up the river a bit ... maybe put
it in front of West Point or something. The rest you can have.
>
>
>
> Roger Houston wrote:
> >
> >
> > Unless you sold it for twenty-four bucks, you're one of the Goddamned
> > tourists yourself.
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Date: 24 Aug 2006 02:12:36
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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"Pat" <groups@artisticphotography.us > wrote in message
news:1156270435.520115.125510@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
>
> NYC XYZ wrote:
>> How am I a tourist in my own City?
>>
>> It was Manhattan Island that was bought for $24, you goddamned tourist.
>>
> > And stop taking up the whole sidewalk with your fucking brood. No,
> > really, you suck, we hate you here. Hope you get stabbed.
>
> Spoken like a true New Yorker.
>
> Maybe the world would be a better place if all of the tourists kept out
> of NYC and everyone from NYC stopped coming upstate, esp. to buy 2nd
> homes. Just tow the Statue of Liberty up the river a bit ... maybe put
> it in front of West Point or something. The rest you can have.
The secret to touring any place in the world is to never bother with the
people who inhabit the place. Simply note the artifacts and move on. This
works especially well in cities like New York and Paris where everyone hates
everyone anyway. I screw New Yorkers the same way I screw Parisians. I deign
never to even notice their loathsome presence and deny them the honor of
ever making my august acquaintance.
I once spent 3 months traveling all over Europe and never spoke to anyone.
Consequently, I have very good memories of it. My brother, who is not like
me at all, went to Paris and wanted to talk to the French. He came back
hating the g.d. French - and hating all of Europe too for that matter. Nay,
it is better never to speak to anyone when you travel away from your home.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 13:13:57
From: dgk
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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On 22 Aug 2006 11:13:55 -0700, "Pat" <groups@artisticphotography.us >
wrote:
>
>NYC XYZ wrote:
>> How am I a tourist in my own City?
>>
>> It was Manhattan Island that was bought for $24, you goddamned tourist.
>>
> > And stop taking up the whole sidewalk with your fucking brood. No,
> > really, you suck, we hate you here. Hope you get stabbed.
>
>Spoken like a true New Yorker.
>
>Maybe the world would be a better place if all of the tourists kept out
>of NYC and everyone from NYC stopped coming upstate, esp. to buy 2nd
>homes. Just tow the Statue of Liberty up the river a bit ... maybe put
>it in front of West Point or something. The rest you can have.
>
We need the tourists to help balance the budget. The state budget I
might add.
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 09:44:49
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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How am I a tourist in my own City?
It was Manhattan Island that was bought for $24, you goddamned tourist.
And stop taking up the whole sidewalk with your fucking brood. No,
really, you suck, we hate you here. Hope you get stabbed.
Roger Houston wrote:
>
>
> Unless you sold it for twenty-four bucks, you're one of the Goddamned
> tourists yourself.
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Date: 23 Aug 2006 09:50:55
From: Roger Houston
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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"NYC XYZ" <jack_foreigner@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1156265089.546101.253110@74g2000cwt.googlegroups.com...
>
> How am I a tourist in my own City?
>
> It was Manhattan Island that was bought for $24, you goddamned tourist.
My ancestors arrived in 1628. And you're absolutely right, I'm a goddamned
tourist.
Just like you are.
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 17:30:51
From: R Brickston
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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On 22 Aug 2006 09:44:49 -0700, "NYC XYZ" <jack_foreigner@yahoo.com >
wrote:
>
>How am I a tourist in my own City?
>
>It was Manhattan Island that was bought for $24, you goddamned tourist.
>
>And stop taking up the whole sidewalk with your fucking brood. No,
>really, you suck, we hate you here. Hope you get stabbed.
>
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 08:22:59
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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I actually feel a bit bad for pedestrians on the Brooklyn Bridge. It
sucks having to be kept to one narrow lane of a narrow path with all
the goddamned tourists in the world. But of course, bikes would never
be able to get anywhere otherwise.
Still, it sucks not being able to enjoy the view in peace, having to
watch out for this and that. I wonder if another pathway couldn't be
added somehow...?? I wonder if it's even physically possible, from a
civil engineering perspective, or practical....
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 11:26:10
From: Roger Houston
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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"NYC XYZ" <jack_foreigner@yahoo.com > wrote in message
news:1156260179.595014.275130@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>I actually feel a bit bad for pedestrians on the Brooklyn Bridge. It
> sucks having to be kept to one narrow lane of a narrow path with all
> the goddamned tourists in the world.
Unless you sold it for twenty-four bucks, you're one of the Goddamned
tourists yourself.
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Date: 22 Aug 2006 15:40:46
From: Steven M. O'Neill
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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NYC XYZ <jack_foreigner@yahoo.com > wrote:
>I actually feel a bit bad for pedestrians on the Brooklyn Bridge. It
>sucks having to be kept to one narrow lane of a narrow path with all
>the goddamned tourists in the world. But of course, bikes would never
>be able to get anywhere otherwise.
>
>Still, it sucks not being able to enjoy the view in peace, having to
>watch out for this and that. I wonder if another pathway couldn't be
>added somehow...?? I wonder if it's even physically possible, from a
>civil engineering perspective, or practical....
Ideally, a car lane would be co-opted for bikes and peds could
have the whole walkway to themselves. Don't hold your breath
though. Maybe after congestion pricing is implemented....
(In the meantime, the Manhattan Bridge is a much less crowded
alternative for cyclists.)
--
Steven O'Neill steveo@panix.com
Brooklyn, NY
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Date: 16 Aug 2006 23:37:20
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com > wrote in message
news:d5s6e2dgve506cgdnln1tkuqncf57ckdoa@4ax.com...
> Ok, so big deal. But I've lived in NYC my whole life and never did it
> before. Now I work only a few blocks from the bridge, and I needed to
> go to one of our offices which is just on the other side of the Bridge
> so I took the opportunity to bike over rather than take a train.
>
> It really is much nicer than my commuting route over the 59th Street
> Bridge, but is far more crowded, mostly tourists in the middle of the
> day. It's the southern most east side bridge, so you really get a
> great view of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty. One really odd
> thing is that much of the path is made of wooden planks like a
> boardwalk so you clomp along. Not something that I'd like to do every
> day but fun for a lunchtime trip.
That would have made for a very nice walk. You would have seen more and been
more relaxed. Why is it that no one but Great Ones like ME ever think of
walking?
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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Date: 17 Aug 2006 08:12:32
From: dgk
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:37:20 -0500, "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net >
wrote:
>
>"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
>news:d5s6e2dgve506cgdnln1tkuqncf57ckdoa@4ax.com...
>> Ok, so big deal. But I've lived in NYC my whole life and never did it
>> before. Now I work only a few blocks from the bridge, and I needed to
>> go to one of our offices which is just on the other side of the Bridge
>> so I took the opportunity to bike over rather than take a train.
>>
>> It really is much nicer than my commuting route over the 59th Street
>> Bridge, but is far more crowded, mostly tourists in the middle of the
>> day. It's the southern most east side bridge, so you really get a
>> great view of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty. One really odd
>> thing is that much of the path is made of wooden planks like a
>> boardwalk so you clomp along. Not something that I'd like to do every
>> day but fun for a lunchtime trip.
>
>That would have made for a very nice walk. You would have seen more and been
>more relaxed. Why is it that no one but Great Ones like ME ever think of
>walking?
>
Oh, it's definitely a nice walk, but I felt that that would be taking
advantage of my employer a bit. I've always wanted to play tourist for
a day and just do that kind of stuff but somehow I never get to it.
There are two places (by the towers) where there are a bunch of brass
plaques that depict the history of the bridge and I stopped and read
them. The bridge really was a monumental feat of engineering. The main
designer actually invented the machine to create the cables, which
were pulled strand by strand. It's a work of art.
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Date: 18 Aug 2006 04:29:33
From: Mike Kruger
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com > wrote in message
news:pmm8e298alfgkdnd6vntk75gftbc1jqbmo@4ax.com...
>
> Oh, it's definitely a nice walk, but I felt that that would be taking
> advantage of my employer a bit. I've always wanted to play tourist for
> a day and just do that kind of stuff but somehow I never get to it.
>
Because I don't live in New York, I feel free to play tourist when I'm there
and have some time away from business. Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge (I
don't travel on business with a bicycle) is one of my favorite things. The
view is terrific. The breeze is refreshing. The people-watching is good. The
bridge itself is a wonderful riage of engineering and art.
And it's free (which many tourist attractions in large cities are not).
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Date: 18 Aug 2006 01:11:15
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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"Mike Kruger" <MikeKr@mouse-potato.com > wrote in message
news:NmbFg.14244$gY6.6741@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
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> "dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
> news:pmm8e298alfgkdnd6vntk75gftbc1jqbmo@4ax.com...
"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com > wrote in message
news:pmm8e298alfgkdnd6vntk75gftbc1jqbmo@4ax.com...
>
> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:37:20 -0500, "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
>>news:d5s6e2dgve506cgdnln1tkuqncf57ckdoa@4ax.com...
>>> Ok, so big deal. But I've lived in NYC my whole life and never did it
>>> before. Now I work only a few blocks from the bridge, and I needed to
>>> go to one of our offices which is just on the other side of the Bridge
>>> so I took the opportunity to bike over rather than take a train.
>>>
>>> It really is much nicer than my commuting route over the 59th Street
>>> Bridge, but is far more crowded, mostly tourists in the middle of the
>>> day. It's the southern most east side bridge, so you really get a
>>> great view of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty. One really odd
>>> thing is that much of the path is made of wooden planks like a
>>> boardwalk so you clomp along. Not something that I'd like to do every
>>> day but fun for a lunchtime trip.
>>
>>That would have made for a very nice walk. You would have seen more and
>>been
>>more relaxed. Why is it that no one but Great Ones like ME ever think of
>>walking?
>>
>
> Oh, it's definitely a nice walk, but I felt that that would be taking
> advantage of my employer a bit. I've always wanted to play tourist for
> a day and just do that kind of stuff but somehow I never get to it.
[Edward Dolan wrote:]
I lived and worked in NYC for several years and I made damn sure I saw
everything there was to see there. In fact, the whole time I was in NYC I
was nothing if not the perennial tourist. Life is very short. I would advise
you to take in the sights while you still have the energy to do so. I
played the tourist every weekend and I often took days off from work so I
could do as I pleased. Screw the employers! I don't live for them! To be in
NYC and not take it in fully ks you as a fool of the first magnitude.
> There are two places (by the towers) where there are a bunch of brass
> plaques that depict the history of the bridge and I stopped and read
> them. The bridge really was a monumental feat of engineering. The main
> designer actually invented the machine to create the cables, which
> were pulled strand by strand. It's a work of art.
But everything about NYC is a vel. You need to stoke your imagination
more. There has never been a city like NYC in the entire history of the
world. It is privilege for a man of education and culture to live there,
however briefly.
>> Oh, it's definitely a nice walk, but I felt that that would be taking
>> advantage of my employer a bit. I've always wanted to play tourist for
>> a day and just do that kind of stuff but somehow I never get to it.
>>
> Because I don't live in New York, I feel free to play tourist when I'm
> there and have some time away from business. Walking across the Brooklyn
> Bridge (I don't travel on business with a bicycle) is one of my favorite
> things. The view is terrific. The breeze is refreshing. The
> people-watching is good. The bridge itself is a wonderful riage of
> engineering and art.
>
> And it's free (which many tourist attractions in large cities are not).
And Brooklyn itself is a whole world unto its own. No one, but no one,
should ever leave New York without a walk along the promenade in Brooklyn
Heights (not far from the Brooklyn Bridge). This is a world class view and
one that I did every night when I lived in Brooklyn Heights. When you are
young at heart and full of the possibilities for romance, it is like being
in paradise. New York can be a magic city that you fall in love with just as
much as any young person can fall in love with Paris.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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Date: 18 Aug 2006 12:37:47
From: dgk
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:11:15 -0500, "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net >
wrote:
>could do as I pleased. Screw the employers! I don't live for them! To be in
>NYC and not take it in fully ks you as a fool of the first magnitude.
>
Oh Ed, you almost made it through an entire thread without being
nasty.
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Date: 20 Aug 2006 03:25:06
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com > wrote in message
news:85rbe2lqqikmpjap809vv1o9vm6m88luvh@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 01:11:15 -0500, "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>>could do as I pleased. Screw the employers! I don't live for them! To be
>>in
>>NYC and not take it in fully ks you as a fool of the first magnitude.
>>
>
> Oh Ed, you almost made it through an entire thread without being
> nasty.
It is what is known as a zinger and I am famous (or maybe notorious) for it.
How else do you make idiots sit up and take notice of what you say if you
don't throw a couple of insults their way. Not only that, but it helps them
remember what was said as well as who said it and maybe they can learn
something from it.
My signature serves the same function. I want to be taken note of and
remembered. Your 'dgk' is pitiful. If you want to be that anonymous, why not
just crawl away and die under some bridge, maybe the Brooklyn Bridge!
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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Date: 17 Aug 2006 22:37:10
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com > wrote in message
news:pmm8e298alfgkdnd6vntk75gftbc1jqbmo@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 23:37:20 -0500, "Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"dgk" <dgk@somewhere.com> wrote in message
>>news:d5s6e2dgve506cgdnln1tkuqncf57ckdoa@4ax.com...
>>> Ok, so big deal. But I've lived in NYC my whole life and never did it
>>> before. Now I work only a few blocks from the bridge, and I needed to
>>> go to one of our offices which is just on the other side of the Bridge
>>> so I took the opportunity to bike over rather than take a train.
>>>
>>> It really is much nicer than my commuting route over the 59th Street
>>> Bridge, but is far more crowded, mostly tourists in the middle of the
>>> day. It's the southern most east side bridge, so you really get a
>>> great view of the harbor and the Statue of Liberty. One really odd
>>> thing is that much of the path is made of wooden planks like a
>>> boardwalk so you clomp along. Not something that I'd like to do every
>>> day but fun for a lunchtime trip.
>>
>>That would have made for a very nice walk. You would have seen more and
>>been
>>more relaxed. Why is it that no one but Great Ones like ME ever think of
>>walking?
>>
>
> Oh, it's definitely a nice walk, but I felt that that would be taking
> advantage of my employer a bit. I've always wanted to play tourist for
> a day and just do that kind of stuff but somehow I never get to it.
I lived and worked in NYC for several years and I made damn sure I saw
everything there was to see there. In fact, the whole time I was in NYC I
was nothing if not the perennial tourist. Life is very short. I would advise
you to take in the sights while you still have the energy to do so. I
played the tourist every weekend and I often took days off from work so I
could do as I pleased. Screw the employers! I don't live for them! To be in
NYC and not take it in fully ks you as a fool of the first magnitude.
> There are two places (by the towers) where there are a bunch of brass
> plaques that depict the history of the bridge and I stopped and read
> them. The bridge really was a monumental feat of engineering. The main
> designer actually invented the machine to create the cables, which
> were pulled strand by strand. It's a work of art.
But everything about NYC is a vel. You need to stoke your imagination
more. There has never been a city like NYC in the entire history of the
world. It is privilege for a man of education and culture to live there,
however briefly.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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Date: 18 Aug 2006 12:49:01
From:
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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"Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net > wrote:
>
>played the tourist every weekend and I often took days off from work so I
>could do as I pleased. Screw the employers! I don't live for them!
I agree with that philosophy!
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Date: 16 Aug 2006 15:08:50
From: Tom Keats
Subject: Re: I biked over the Brooklyn Bridge!
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In article <d5s6e2dgve506cgdnln1tkuqncf57ckdoa@4ax.com >,
dgk <dgk@somewhere.com > writes:
> Ok, so big deal.
Yeah, Johnny Weissmuller dived off it in the 1942 flick:
"Tarzan's New York Adventure." :-)
...
> One really odd
> thing is that much of the path is made of wooden planks like a
> boardwalk so you clomp along.
Does that get sketchy in the rain?
Anyways you have my hat's off to you -- the older I get, the
more heights bother me, and my dislike of riding over high
bridges correspondingly increases -- especially when legally
relegated to the sidewalks of bridges.
cheers,
Tom
--
-- "Jane not worry. Tarzan find Boy."
Above address is just a spam midden.
I'm really at: tkeats [curlicue] vcn [point] bc [point] ca
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