{OT}No Rationing If You Pull Up With A Hybrid

Summer's just a few months away and already fuel consumption is 2.4% above
last year at this time. But don't fear if you have a hybrid. You can have as
much as you need. That's certainly worth the "extra cost" of buying one.

How about a motorcyle, my prefered method of summer transport?

"qslim" <Suckers@suckersdotcom> wrote in message
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> How about a motorcyle, my prefered method of summer transport?
>[/color]
In the medical field, we call those "donorcycles"

Natalie, who remembers transferring a biker into the body bag with a
*shovel*

Well, someone's gotta keep the organ donor quotas up, I suppose. I never
smoke and barely drink, so my parts will be ripe for pickin' if I get
creamed by a bus.

On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:25:32 -0500, "qslim" <Suckers@suckersdotcom>
wrote:
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>Well, someone's gotta keep the organ donor quotas up, I suppose. I never
>smoke and barely drink, so my parts will be ripe for pickin' if I get
>creamed by a bus.[/color]

Or some asshole turning right in front of you 'while having eye
contact'.....

--

Scott in Florida

"qslim" <Suckers@suckersdotcom> wrote in message
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> Well, someone's gotta keep the organ donor quotas up, I suppose. I never
> smoke and barely drink, so my parts will be ripe for pickin' if I get
> creamed by a bus.
>[/color]
That's the spirit! :-P

That shovel-guy tried to cut off a semi. Note to anyone - you go up
against a semi, the semi will probably lose...

Natalie

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "qslim" <Suckers@suckersdotcom> wrote in message
> news:aa4ce46b4a5b94e82bf7f3a65f860a79@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...[color=green]
>> Well, someone's gotta keep the organ donor quotas up, I suppose. I never
>> smoke and barely drink, so my parts will be ripe for pickin' if I get
>> creamed by a bus.
>>[/color]
> That's the spirit! :-P
>
> That shovel-guy tried to cut off a semi. Note to anyone - you go up
> against a semi, the semi will probably lose...
>
> Natalie[/color]
DOH - I mean win, obviously...

Natalie, after a long day

In article <dvfb65.3e4.1@news.evilcabal.org>
[email]wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com[/email] "Wickeddoll®" writes:
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> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:dv***n.1r8.1@news.evilcabal.org...
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> > That's the spirit! :-P
> >
> > That shovel-guy tried to cut off a semi. Note to anyone - you go up
> > against a semi, the semi will probably lose...[/color]
>
> DOH - I mean win, obviously...
>
> Natalie, after a long day[/color]

Oh... I was enjoying the unexpectedly British-style irony of the
humour. Briefly I toyed with a response like "absolutely -- the
semi's owner gets saddled with a paintwork respray: much pricier
than a quick trip to the scrapyard" but finally I decided not to
rain on your parade. ;-)
--
Andrew Stephenson

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Andrew Stephenson"[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> "Wickeddoll®" .
>>>
>>> > That's the spirit! :-P
>>> >
>>> > That shovel-guy tried to cut off a semi. Note to anyone - you go up
>>> > against a semi, the semi will probably lose...
>>>
>>> DOH - I mean win, obviously...
>>>
>>> Natalie, after a long day[/color]
>>
>> Oh... I was enjoying the unexpectedly British-style irony of the
>> humour. Briefly I toyed with a response like "absolutely -- the
>> semi's owner gets saddled with a paintwork respray: much pricier
>> than a quick trip to the scrapyard" but finally I decided not to
>> rain on your parade. ;-)
>> --
>> Andrew Stephenson
>>[/color]
>
> LOL that would have been way funnier...
>
> Natalie[/color]

Yes but you cannot break the laws of physics. 1-40ton semi + 1 itty bitty
motorcycle = roadkill pizza. I've been debating whether to get a bicycle or
a scooter to do my 3 miles to work of a morning. Bicycling down a road
that has a posted 45 mph speed limit, not really enforced at that time of
day, on a tiny little bicycle seems like trying to break the laws of
physics.

BTW, what are the laws of physics? Warm water and lots of soap? <g>

Charles of Schaumburg

> "Wickeddoll®" wrote:[color=blue][color=green]
>> How about a motorcycle, my preferred method of summer transport?[/color]
> In the medical field, we call those "donorcycles"
> Natalie, who remembers transferring a biker into the body bag with a
> *shovel*[/color]

I've been wondering if this "donorcycle" stuff is so bad.

Least the guy went out fast and with maybe a smile on his face -- except for
the last five seconds of saying "Oh Shit!"

Can't say lying around in some bed for the last 10 years of your life would
be any better. Would dealing with Depends diapers, exorbitant amounts of
drugs and their side-effects, dementia, mini-strokes, long-term cancer,
plastic-wrapped mattresses, paying $4500 a month assisted living (if you
have the cash), dry-water, friends and family who ignore you because of your
current state of affairs be any better than going out fast?

Quality of elderly life verses instant death? Dunno.... Maybe the cyclist
knew better and enjoyed life fuller.

B~

"B. Peg" <bent_peg@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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>> "Wickeddoll®" wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> How about a motorcycle, my preferred method of summer transport?[/color]
>> In the medical field, we call those "donorcycles"
>> Natalie, who remembers transferring a biker into the body bag with a
>> *shovel*[/color]
>
> I've been wondering if this "donorcycle" stuff is so bad.
>
> Least the guy went out fast and with maybe a smile on his face -- except
> for the last five seconds of saying "Oh Shit!"
>
> Can't say lying around in some bed for the last 10 years of your life
> would be any better. Would dealing with Depends diapers, exorbitant
> amounts of drugs and their side-effects, dementia, mini-strokes,
> long-term cancer, plastic-wrapped mattresses, paying $4500 a month
> assisted living (if you have the cash), dry-water, friends and family who
> ignore you because of your current state of affairs be any better than
> going out fast?
>
> Quality of elderly life verses instant death? Dunno.... Maybe the
> cyclist knew better and enjoyed life fuller.
>
> B~
>
>[/color]
Hey, people go rock-climbing and skydiving all the time, so I guess that's
no different. I personally think doing any of that stuff is nuts...

And as for geriatric problems, if you live right *now* you won't have those
problems. My grandma just turned 89 this month, and her only medical
problems are reflux and arthritis. She still has all her own teeth as
well. She is the mother of seven children, and is as 'with it' now as
ever.

Living well is the best reward.

Natalie

"n5hsr" <n5hsr@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:dvfdsn.2jg.1@news.evilcabal.org...[color=green]
>>
>> "Andrew Stephenson"[color=darkred]
>>>> "Wickeddoll®" .
>>>>
>>>> > That's the spirit! :-P
>>>> >
>>>> > That shovel-guy tried to cut off a semi. Note to anyone - you go up
>>>> > against a semi, the semi will probably lose...
>>>>
>>>> DOH - I mean win, obviously...
>>>>
>>>> Natalie, after a long day
>>>
>>> Oh... I was enjoying the unexpectedly British-style irony of the
>>> humour. Briefly I toyed with a response like "absolutely -- the
>>> semi's owner gets saddled with a paintwork respray: much pricier
>>> than a quick trip to the scrapyard" but finally I decided not to
>>> rain on your parade. ;-)
>>> --
>>> Andrew Stephenson
>>>[/color]
>>
>> LOL that would have been way funnier...
>>
>> Natalie[/color]
>
> Yes but you cannot break the laws of physics. 1-40ton semi + 1 itty
> bitty motorcycle = roadkill pizza. I've been debating whether to get a
> bicycle or a scooter to do my 3 miles to work of a morning. Bicycling
> down a road that has a posted 45 mph speed limit, not really enforced at
> that time of day, on a tiny little bicycle seems like trying to break the
> laws of physics.
>
> BTW, what are the laws of physics? Warm water and lots of soap? <g>
>
> Charles of Schaumburg
>[/color]

LOL I'm with ya, dood

Natalie

In article <Z66dncEi67uQjoHZRVn-gg@comcast.com> [email]n5hsr@comcast.net[/email]
"n5hsr" writes:
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> BTW, what are the laws of physics? Warm water and lots of
> soap? <g>[/color]

Well, there's: "Captain, ye canna discharge a phaser faster than
a certain rate!" Followed soon after by: "Och, he didnae listen,
sae noo he's deed (Jim)."
--
Andrew Stephenson

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> "qslim" <Suckers@suckersdotcom> wrote in message
> news:93ded8572e4c02ae2635bbf5cdf47369@localhost.talkaboutautos.com...[color=green]
>> How about a motorcyle, my prefered method of summer transport?
>>[/color]
> In the medical field, we call those "donorcycles"
>
> Natalie, who remembers transferring a biker into the body bag with a
> *shovel*[/color]
I just got a new Suzuki DL650 and have ridden it whenever the roads were dry
even in the Chicago area cold air. One time I didn't feel like putting on
all the gear for a short trip and took the Matrix instead so left earlier
than I would have if taking the bike. I promptly got rear ended while
waiting at a stop light. I was doing "What if?" scenarios for days. I'm
still riding whenever I can though.

Pat

"Wickeddoll®" <wickeddoll1958DIEspammersDIE@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>[/color]
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> Hey, people go rock-climbing and skydiving all the time, so I guess that's
> no different. I personally think doing any of that stuff is nuts...
>[/color]

I take Scouts rock climbing and rappelling all the time. Done and
supervised correctly, it is safe. The biggest danger is from a twisted
ankle walking up or down the trail to get to the climbing area or from a
heart attack from schlepping a 50 pound pack up 600 or 1,000 feet of
vertical gain.

OTOH, when it come to skydiving, I agree with Clint Eastwood's character's
remark in Heartbreak Ridge - "It ain't natural to jump out of a perfectly
good airplane."
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> And as for geriatric problems, if you live right *now* you won't have
> those problems. My grandma just turned 89 this month, and her only
> medical problems are reflux and arthritis. She still has all her own
> teeth as well. She is the mother of seven children, and is as 'with it'
> now as ever.
>
> Living well is the best reward.
>
> Natalie[/color]

My grandmother turned 106 this week. She has been bedridden for the past 3
or 4 years but is otherwise healthy.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)