Paris readies for Velib frenzy

[landotter]

On Jul 16, 12:41 pm, Luigi de Guzman <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:57:42 -0700, landotter wrote:
>
> > Thank goodness. A little buttah here, some wine, a dashing cycling cap
> > or hair in the wind. Good stuff. Very French. I bet they even come
> > with ashtrays.
>
> You're behind he times again. Starting February, there has been a ban on
> smoking in "public places"
>
According to the law, riding a Velib with a Gauloise dangling from
your lip will be legal, as long as you're not riding in museums,
restaurants, or government offices. Smoking in the street is still OK.

So do they come with ashtrays or what??

 

[James Thomson]

"datakoll" <[email protected]> a écrit:

> if you prefur? why is it given a typewriter or microphone,
> otherwise intelligent folk talk like Nigel Cedric?

Gene Genie,

Given a typewriter or microphone, I *am* Nigel Cedric, and you may claim
your five pounds.

James "otherwise intelligent" Thomson

 

[datakoll]

On Jul 16, 1:47 pm, landotter <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jul 16, 12:41 pm, Luigi de Guzman <[email protected]> wrote:> On Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:57:42 -0700, landotter wrote:
>
> > > Thank goodness. A little buttah here, some wine, a dashing cycling cap
> > > or hair in the wind. Good stuff. Very French. I bet they even come
> > > with ashtrays.
>
> > You're behind he times again. Starting February, there has been a ban on
> > smoking in "public places"
>
> According to the law, riding a Velib with a Gauloise dangling from
> your lip will be legal, as long as you're not riding in museums,
> restaurants, or government offices. Smoking in the street is still OK.
>
> So do they come with ashtrays or what??

do they come with a guard on station with an Uzi?

We'll be looking for the bikes to show in Miami.
And the headlines "French cyclists mugged and killed by third world
gang."

 

[datakoll]

On Jul 16, 5:11 pm, "James Thomson" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "datakoll" <[email protected]> a écrit:
>
> > if you prefur? why is it given a typewriter or microphone,
> > otherwise intelligent folk talk like Nigel Cedric?
>
> Gene Genie,
>
> Given a typewriter or microphone, I *am* Nigel Cedric, and you may claim
> your five pounds.
>
> James "otherwise intelligent" Thomson

Dear Headless,

who batter to answer the question? You runnin vegtable oil in the
trans, thank you!
My guess is at a moderate intelligence level, a vacuum fills the
writer's block where a stylized hardwired english takes "hold."
The next level up gives out kleeshays, like uh uh uh thank you!

thank you

datakoll

the euro/english broadcast or attempt to broadcast over interminable
self congratulatory ads for the TdF when keeerist we already watching
the TdF is A Gas when followed by Nascar's psuedo hillbillies from
Chicago

thank you!

I say the next time that oaf sez THANK YOU someone dump ice water on
it.

THANKYOU

AS FOR THE DUNCE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INTERMINABLE tDf AD

CHINA!

THANK YOU

 

[James Thomson]

"landotter" <[email protected]> a écrit:

> Stylish bikes, especially the rear end. What's up with the
> handlebars, though?? Why all the excessive plastic?

My impression is that the plastic shell over the front end is supposed to
render the cables tamper-proof.

> I'm also surprised that they went for chain drive, at least that's
> what it looks like.

Right.

> I wonder what sort of maintenance these things will get. A simple
> drivetrain like that could use a splort of motor oil every six months and
> probably be fine.

I don't know what the routine maintenance schedule will be, but there are
teams tasked with redistributing bikes to zones of higher demand and pulling
in bikes in need of repair.

The main complaint on the MDB-IDF mailing list seems to be that the bike
racks at popular destinations fill up fast, meaning that the user has to
circulate looking for a parking spot before the free half-hour runs out:

" Arrivée à gare de lyon avec un vélib.

Sur les 6 stations les plus proches, toutes sont pleines,
4 en maintenance, et celles fonctionnelles incapables de
m'indiquer une station disponible proche.

En dépit, je prends le 1/4h supplémentaire "offert" et me
dirige vers Nation en espérant avoir moins de problème.
Mais là aussi, les 3 stations les plus proches sont pleines
et c'est enfin à la quatrième que j'arrive à rendre mon vélo! "

James Thomson

 

[datakoll]

YOU KNOW,

could be during the interminable self congratulatory TdF ads, the
broadcast company charges Al Queda to pass messages to Gert Frobe.

but we digress. the Paris cycle experiment should be interesting
following its descent into hell.

Is it that the Thank you is a homosexual anti semtic abberation?

thank you.

 

[datakoll]

TODAYS HEADLINE:

GRANDMOTHER RAPED AND MURDERED

Paris:

Four Arabs on Velib bicycles raped and killed an 84 year old woman,
sodomized her 13 year old grandaughter, then crushed her dogs head,
riding off into the night on Velib cycles ....

 

[datakoll]

On Jul 16, 6:18 pm, datakoll <[email protected]> wrote:
> TODAYS HEADLINE:
>
> GRANDMOTHER RAPED AND MURDERED
>
> Paris:
>
> Four Arabs on Velib bicycles raped and killed an 84 year old woman,
> sodomized her 13 year old grandaughter, then crushed her dogs head,
> riding off into the night on Velib cycles ...

AN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE? Dukakis Dukakis. Robert Moses.
anyway. "Thank You" is an orgasm.
for example "OOOOOOOOH NIGEL CEDRIC SLIDES OFF INTO THE RAVINE TO HIS
DEATH GOD I'M HAVING THIS TERRIFIC ORGASM AAAHHHHHHHHH UHHNNNGH!"

 

[Peter Clinch]

landotter wrote:

> I wonder
> what sort of maintenance these things will get. A simple drivetrain
> like that could use a splort of motor oil every six months and
> probably be fine.

There's an article in the most recent VeloVision about a prior scheme
(Lyon), also run by JC Deceaux, where the maintenance cost is
highlighted as one of the negatives. Can't remember what it was, but
much, much higher than I would have expected.

Pete.
--
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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[datakoll]

On Jul 17, 2:53 am, Peter Clinch <[email protected]> wrote:
> landotter wrote:
> > I wonder
> > what sort of maintenance these things will get. A simple drivetrain
> > like that could use a splort of motor oil every six months and
> > probably be fine.
>
> There's an article in the most recent VeloVision about a prior scheme
> (Lyon), also run by JC Deceaux, where the maintenance cost is
> highlighted as one of the negatives. Can't remember what it was, but
> much, much higher than I would have expected.
>
> Pete.
> --
> Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
> Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
> Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
> net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

people are pigs, animals. a pig or an animal is unable to use a
bicycle due to the maintenance requirements.
maintenance costs will reveal cultural quality of tourist and locals.
an olympic sport ?

 

[Peter Clinch]

datakoll wrote:

> people are pigs, animals. a pig or an animal is unable to use a
> bicycle due to the maintenance requirements.
> maintenance costs will reveal cultural quality of tourist and locals.
> an olympic sport ?

errrrr... Hatstand!
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

 

[datakoll]

On Jul 17, 7:36 am, Peter Clinch <[email protected]> wrote:
> datakoll wrote:
> > people are pigs, animals. a pig or an animal is unable to use a
> > bicycle due to the maintenance requirements.
> > maintenance costs will reveal cultural quality of tourist and locals.
> > an olympic sport ?
>
> errrrr... Hatstand!
> --
> Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
> Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
> Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
> net [email protected] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/

trench warfare?