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ragnar
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Gentlemen, start your engines!
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Sep 4 10:55 UTC 1991 |
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of aaaaall ages....
Let's drive! (or ride, or sail, or fly...)
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danr
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response 1 of 79:
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Sep 4 11:29 UTC 1991 |
or bike.
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bad
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response 2 of 79:
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Sep 6 11:39 UTC 1991 |
Yes, bike.
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princess
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response 3 of 79:
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Sep 8 20:21 UTC 1991 |
I object to the header of this message....;-)
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ragnar
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response 4 of 79:
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Sep 10 04:08 UTC 1991 |
I was waiting for that!
Maybe I've just watched too many classic race summary shows on ESPN, but
it just don't sound right otherwise!
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love
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response 5 of 79:
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Mar 22 19:52 UTC 1992 |
LOVE!
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ragnar
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response 6 of 79:
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Sep 10 02:22 UTC 1992 |
Old, silly, and little responded to items will be dying soon.
If you want to know what's in jeopardy, "browse retired".
I'll retire them tonight and kill them later.
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tired
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response 7 of 79:
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May 17 02:49 UTC 1993 |
Is there really any place worth driving to? Why do you spend so much
time sitting around if you like to drive or driving around if you really
do not like to drive?
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scg
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response 8 of 79:
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Jul 11 03:17 UTC 1993 |
I drive if I have to get somewhere with something really big, or sometimes
if the weather is really bad, or if I have to get somewhere really far away,
and either can't arrive there sweaty, or have to get there fast. If I have
the choice, however, I will usually chose to bike. I actually like doing that.
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ragnar
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response 9 of 79:
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Jul 21 02:44 UTC 1993 |
What keeps me from biking to a lot of things regularly is not wanting to
arrive all sweaty. There's the whole river valley between myself and UofM
Main (i.e. North) Campus, and I can't stand myself through a 12-hour day
when I *start out* sweaty.
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n8nxf
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response 10 of 79:
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Jul 21 12:01 UTC 1993 |
If you shower at least once a day and carry clean, dry clothes with you
it's really no problem at all. I ride from Miller - Newport to Industrial
- Eisenhower every day and have to deal with vendors on a regular basis,
not to mention the rest of the engineering dept. here.
o
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nearchos
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response 11 of 79:
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May 16 00:08 UTC 1994 |
I drive only 6-7 miles a day and it's killing...I hata traffic...but what can I
do. Athens is really jammed, whatever transportation you use.
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moh
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response 12 of 79:
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Jul 14 16:06 UTC 1994 |
All this talk about hiking and biking..makes me sick..:(
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davel
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response 13 of 79:
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Jul 15 02:37 UTC 1994 |
Really? Why? Besides that this conference may not be the best place for it.
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nephi
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response 14 of 79:
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Jan 21 09:13 UTC 1995 |
Biking the 6-7 miles will only take you about a half-hour, nearchos.
When you bike, traffic becomes much less of a factor....
Why, davel, is this not a good conference to talk about biking as an
alternate form of transportation?
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skin1
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response 15 of 79:
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Feb 13 21:03 UTC 1995 |
take a hog
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mpiery
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response 16 of 79:
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Mar 25 19:12 UTC 1995 |
Philip, do you mean to ride a pig or a Harley? Not that it matters much.
Besides, all bikes are a pain in the a__. Anyone who doesn't believe me,
try driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco on a bike and tell me that they
can feel their...anything between the waist and the knees. Those who believe
that motorcycles are freedom on the American road never had to drive one on
a daily basis. Nor have they landed on their heads at 45 mph. I still
ride, but it isn't a pleasure. I ride because its cheap. My bike cost
$400.00 and the insurance is only $65.00 per year. As much as I bitch and
moan, at least it's better than public transportation.
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davel
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response 17 of 79:
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Apr 6 01:17 UTC 1995 |
Marc, I'm not criticizing what you say except one picky little point:
at least one friend found his *health* insurance premiums boosted somewhat
because of motorcycling. I don't know whether this is typical. (Or, now
that I think of it, was it life insurance? Health, I think.) Vehicle
insurance isn't all there is; but I sure wish my auto insurance were only
$65.00!
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n8nxf
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response 18 of 79:
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Apr 6 12:20 UTC 1995 |
Back in the early 80's I was run over by a *hearse*. (Talk about signs...)
My $55 motorcycle insurance did not cover anything medical. Since the
hearse driver was at fualt, they payed medical expenses, lots time wages,
etc. When I talked to my AAA auto insurance agent, he told me that they
would cover me if noone esle did, even though the motorcycle was not
insured through them, only my car! AAA didn't offer motorcycle insurance
back then.
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nate
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response 19 of 79:
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Jun 28 04:54 UTC 1995 |
I think insurance is a scam...you can imagine my shock when I found out
that a *Saturn coupe* has a better insurance rating than my new 740.
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scott
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response 20 of 79:
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Jan 28 00:28 UTC 1996 |
Hey, if carson is now fw, why doesn't he put his name in the welcome screen?
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carson
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response 21 of 79:
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Jan 28 17:16 UTC 1996 |
ssh! no one's supposed to know!
darn. there goes my cover.
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davel
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response 22 of 79:
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Jan 28 22:51 UTC 1996 |
Why does it still say ragnar, when by now there's an entirely different ragnar
on Grex?
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carson
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response 23 of 79:
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Jan 30 02:20 UTC 1996 |
ok ok already. I'll change it.
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davel
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response 24 of 79:
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Jan 30 12:59 UTC 1996 |
Hmm. I was expecting something new added, maybe indicating who the FW *is*.
<complain complain complain>
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