Santa calls...

Dave Kahn

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:

> I am now the proud owner of a Trice Ice T.

You lucky PSF you. Congratulations and have fun.

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Dave...

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the
future of the human race. - H. G. Wells

Jon is Away!

Velvet wrote:
> Be interested to know how you find it mixing with traffic compared to
on
> the uprongs. I felt more confident (and felt that drivers slowed
> better/gave more room) on the anthrotek - mostly cos a trike takes up

> more room I think, plus it allowed me to signal *properly* whilst
still
> remaining in control, but then others seem to be more concerned that
> their visibility on a 'bent isn't as good as an upright.

Bizarre one this. I found that people gave me much more room when
riding a trike. Odd given that the trike is considerably more stable!

> Hence my curiousity to see how you find it on the lanes of Norfolk,
> since they're not all that far removed from the lanes of
Cambridgeshire
> (though a million miles from the streets of south london!).

Helen: If your test travels take you near Cambridgeshire, a cup of tea
would be on offer! Have the very best of fun, and try not to neglect
the family too much... yeah right!
> And yes, we need pics!!!

Definately.

Jon

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers

>You lucky PSF you. Congratulations and have fun.

Thanks Dave. I intend to have lots of fun with Mr. Frosty ;-)

Festive cheers, helen s


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Well if you come Norfolk way, you can ride Mr. Frosty ;-)

Cheers, helen s


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>Helen: If your test travels take you near Cambridgeshire, a cup of tea
>would be on offer! Have the very best of fun, and try not to neglect
>the family too much... yeah right!

Thank you :-) Since Vernon has footed the bill for Mr. Frosty, I think I shall
have to make sure Vernon is paid *particular* attention to ;-)

Festive cheers, helen s






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Mark McNeill

Response to Jon is Away!:
> Bizarre one this. I found that people gave me much more room when
> riding a trike.

I think just about everyone finds this.


> Odd given that the trike is considerably more stable!

The first thing that people almost(1) invariably say to a trike-owner is
"That looks terribly dangerous."

It's not too big a step to assume that the first thing drivers think when
they see a trike is "That looks terribly dangerous." - followed by the
conscious or unconscious making of allowances - c.f. also David
Martin(ofthisparish)'s Theory Of BIG. Since trikes are actually safer,
we have our cake and eat it!


(1) Slightly Surreal Name-drop: the *only* person IME who on seeing a
trike for the first time has ever said straight away "So that's safer
than a normal bike, then." was Isla St Clair. Sensible woman.


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Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right
answers come out?" I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of
confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.

Mark McNeill

Response to dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers:

Congrats! Have plenty of fun!


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Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right
answers come out?" I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of
confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers

>(1) Slightly Surreal Name-drop: the *only* person IME who on seeing a
>trike for the first time has ever said straight away "So that's safer
>than a normal bike, then." was Isla St Clair. Sensible woman.

And she is a relative of mine - I kid you not ;-) Second cousin or something
like that. We've never met, but when I was a kid, whenever I went up to my
Scottish great aunt's for a holiday, I was *encouraged* to listen to Isla's
folk records. It was pointed out to me (repeatedly) that in the family she did
the Scottish singing & I did the Scottish dancing.

Festive cheers, helen s




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>Congrats! Have plenty of fun!

I thank you. I intend to ;-)

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Tony W

"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <wafflycathcs@aol.compomcom> wrote in
message news:20041224144921.21610.00002123@mb-m12.aol.com...
>
> And she is a relative of mine - I kid you not ;-) Second cousin or
something
> like that. We've never met, but when I was a kid, whenever I went up to my
> Scottish great aunt's for a holiday, I was *encouraged* to listen to
Isla's
> folk records. It was pointed out to me (repeatedly) that in the family she
did
> the Scottish singing & I did the Scottish dancing.

So claims of a Geordie past are exaggerated?

Mark McNeill

Response to dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers:

> >the *only* person IME who on seeing a
> >trike for the first time has ever said straight away "So that's safer
> >than a normal bike, then." was Isla St Clair. Sensible woman.
>
> And she is a relative of mine - I kid you not ;-) Second cousin or something
> like that.

Well, that explains it, then, it's in the blood.


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Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right
answers come out?" I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of
confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.

Tony W

"David Martin" <martin-family@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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:
> > so all I have to do is boil the brussels & carve the meat!
>
> Noooo! Steam them gently until they think about being a bit soft. That's
> long enough (unless you got the monster sized ones which never cook
right.)
>
> Boiling non-root vegetables should be banned..

Its not Christmas without soggy sprouts.

David Martin

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
> so all I have to do is boil the brussels & carve the meat!

Noooo! Steam them gently until they think about being a bit soft. That's
long enough (unless you got the monster sized ones which never cook right.)

Boiling non-root vegetables should be banned..

...d

Dave Kahn

David Martin wrote:
> dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers wrote:
>
>> so all I have to do is boil the brussels & carve the meat!
>
> Noooo! Steam them gently until they think about being a bit soft. That's
> long enough (unless you got the monster sized ones which never cook right.)
>
> Boiling non-root vegetables should be banned..

Wise words. I suspect the reason so many people claim to hate sprouts is
that they've always been given the boiled-to-death version. A properly
cooked sprout is delicious.

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Dave...

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the
future of the human race. - H. G. Wells