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From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises on 8 May 2010 11:39
(Remember the point here is NOT to feed the hungry lion, whether that
lion is Toyota or Big Oil)

Well, even I, the Wise Monkey preaching frugality, am often forced to
drive against my will, and thus I can not call myself a "saint." I've
turned to WALKING instead of BIKING in an effort to live on PEANUTS &
POPCORN, but still it's a "hot grinding jungle" out there. Have you
noticed how you beat the heat so much better on a cruiser bike with
your shirt wide open? Of course, you never notice that unless you live
it. And forget about the helmet. You must wear a hat in true "Indiana
Banana" style to SURVIVE the heat. I don't say Indiana Jones because I
don't think he rode a bike in his adventures, so I have a adopted my
own style.

Think about it, and you will see the need to go beyond the recycling
and vegetarian lifestyle in order to be a true saint.


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THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS

"Be ready for the jungle"
http://www.commuterbikestore.com/nirve-kilroy-bike.html

(DISCLAIMER: In no way I receive a commission from Nirve bikes. I just
like the style)

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From: Phlip on 8 May 2010 12:47
> Well, even I, the Wise Monkey preaching frugality, am often forced to
> drive against my will, and thus I can not call myself a "saint." I've
> turned to WALKING instead of BIKING...

....because the committee of elderly white males who designed your
neighborhood put the residences over here, and the shopping center
over there, and your workplace very far away, too.

They didn't build a "walkable neighborhood" for some strange reason.

Hmmm. Whatever could that reason have been, hmm?
From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises on 8 May 2010 13:26
On May 8, 9:47 am, Phlip <phlip2...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > Well, even I, the Wise Monkey preaching frugality, am often forced to
> > drive against my will, and thus I can not call myself a "saint." I've
> > turned to WALKING instead of BIKING...
>
> ...because the committee of elderly white males who designed your
> neighborhood put the residences over here, and the shopping center
> over there, and your workplace very far away, too.
>
> They didn't build a "walkable neighborhood" for some strange reason.
>
> Hmmm. Whatever could that reason have been, hmm?

I still live in an old fashion community, where the "elders of the
tribe" did some walking. I do walk more and I bike less than before I
moved here, as the distances are under 1 mile.

Now it's totally insane to ride a bike to go anywhere beyond that and
I feel the pressure to get on the stupid Lexus and drive.

It's an old one, so don't get ideas that I belong with the lions. ;)

From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises on 8 May 2010 14:05
On May 8, 12:10 pm, Jim A <j...(a)averyjim.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
> On 05/08/2010 04:36 PM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana
> and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises wrote:
>
> > THE WISE TIBETAN MONKEY SAYS
>
> > "Be ready for the jungle"
> >http://www.commuterbikestore.com/nirve-kilroy-bike.html
>
> I like the military-style decals - especially the "No Step!" one on the
> chainguard.
>
> Here in the UK, Pashley make a similar style cruiser - the Tube Rider:
>
> http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/tube-rider.html
>
> The design is said to be based on the kind of bikes used by US troops
> during WWII, but obviously it doesn't have the paint job to go with it.
>
> --www.slowbicyclemovement.org- enjoy the ride

Hey, I just remembered this...

http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/CRUISER/THREE-SPEED/MP.aspx

How about this classic British look...

http://www.feltbicycles.com/USA/2010-Product-Catalog/CRUISER/ONE-SPEED/TWIN.aspx

I can challenge the looks of any SUV with those, particularly when the
driver hides behind tinted windows. ;)

From: Jeff Strickland on 8 May 2010 15:05

"Phlip" <phlip2005(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
news:7b3b570e-5fa3-450b-ab5c-8416e9e0ff9a(a)n37g2000prc.googlegroups.com...
>> Well, even I, the Wise Monkey preaching frugality, am often forced to
>> drive against my will, and thus I can not call myself a "saint." I've
>> turned to WALKING instead of BIKING...
>
> ...because the committee of elderly white males who designed your
> neighborhood put the residences over here, and the shopping center
> over there, and your workplace very far away, too.
>
> They didn't build a "walkable neighborhood" for some strange reason.
>
> Hmmm. Whatever could that reason have been, hmm?



They can't put enough shopping centers for everybody to walk to one. The
shopping HAS to be over there for the vast majority of people. Even if I
could ride my bike to the store, I couldn't get my groceries home. My
supermarket is only a mile away, but I can't fit the f---ing groceries into
the trunk of my car, I sure as Hell aren't going to be able to haul them
home on my bike. The only way I could shop without my car is if the
supermarket was across the street, which I'm glad it isn't because I can't
stand the traffic of people that don't have a supermarket across the street
driving into my neighborhood to shop.

People decide where to live because they like it, they decide where to work
because they train for it. Everybody can't live and work in the same place.
Indeed, almost nobody can live and work in the same place.






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