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Skriven 2007-12-20 20:21:00 av JOAN MACDIARMID (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av CAROL SHENKENBERGER
Ärende: Bicycles
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 Hi, Carol,

 JM> Chuckle! *I'm* the one using up old bikes around here! I've ridden
 JM> two of them into the ground so far. I keep shopping for old bikes
 JM> of a particular type I like at garage sales, because they don't
 JM> make them new any more, I guess.

 CS> Without the curled down handles I bet?  Yes, those are a cute looking
 CS> thing but not functional for main use daily.  Need the straight or
 CS> even the crookbacks (Bannana cycles?).

 What I want used to be called English Bikes. In general,
 3-speed hub-geared bikes with pretty standard handles. I
 didn't like banana bikes, because my body didn't sense
 where the center of gravity was. My little brother had
 one and I borrowed it ONCE! The scars have healed from
 where I went down in the gravel.

 JM> Mine are parked in a little foyer just inside my apartment door,
 JM> so I have to go through the kitchen to get into the place, as the
 JM> bikes block entry to the living room. When I biked to work, I was
 JM> lucky to have permission to bring the bike up to the lab with me,
 JM> and kept it mostly in a lesser-used corner out of the way.

 CS> I had mine on the porch but they didnt block the entry.  The foyer got
 CS> used on a rare time too (when it was snowing or sleeting) but not
 CS> often as it was the only way in and out of the cho apartment.

 I am lucky to have a layout to allow this. There are
 2 ways to access the apartment from the door, so I
 could block one with bikes.

 JM> CS> I can well see that one.  I'm just glad I have my snow tires <g>.

 JM> Now that you are in the land of endless snows? Hee, hee! (I am holed
 JM> up today in a huge snowstorm, making a pot of chili to keep me warm.
 JM> My area doesn't usually get much snow, though Buffalo has that
 JM> reputation because of the areas (ski country) south of it which
 JM> get tons of snow from a "lake effect" off Lake Erie. But this is
 JM> a major generalized storm and we were warned yesterday to not plan
 JM> any travel short of emergency for this Sunday.)

 CS> Oh my.  Luck to they wings!  Naw, Virginia Beach doesnt see snow that
 CS> sticks very often.  It happens, but not a regular event at all.  As a
 CS> result though, all things come to a complete hault when it does snow.
 CS> We lack much snow clearing gear and all the assorted support for it.

 I understand as a former Alabamian. Here, a lot of
 people just stayed home that had the warning, the
 town cleared as fast as they could, and I don't think
 there were any major problems. When we get warnings,
 we cope pretty well. Every so often we get surprised
 by rogue storms, then the news people perpetuate the
 idea that the Buffalo area is always snowbound!

 Joan
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