NYC launches largest bike sharing program in nation

[His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-launches-bike-share-program-largest-nation-162917845.html

Hope it's not like the one we got in Miami Beach. We got the bikes but
not the space to ride them. Well, it was kind of predictable --I
predicted it anyway. Just another PR campaign that works in a small
area no bigger than one square mile. New York is different though.It's
the Big Apple, the city that doesn't sleep, that one that bans
Styrofoam and frisks suspicious-looking people. A place that limits
campaign contributions to 250 bucks. The city that bans handguns and
the only one where people is still people. I mean you can still roam
free on foot without feeling like an idiot, people and drivers
ignoring you. Of course, then you must control homelessness so they
don't take you for just another bum. Now I've become just another guy
pulling a cart, suspiciously looking like a hobo.

But of course, my style and pride should be obvious. Or maybe it
isn't, in which case I should go to New York. Only European city in
America, where you don't need a car. Tough and proud.

Now let's tame the jungle.


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http://webspawner.com/users/BIKEFORPEACE

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On May 28, 1:29 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-launches-bike-share-program-largest-nation-...
Hope it's not like the one we got in Miami Beach. We got the bikes but
not the space to ride them. Well, it was kind of predictable --I
predicted it anyway. Just another PR campaign that works in a small
area no bigger than one square mile. New York is different though.It's
the Big Apple, the city that doesn't sleep, that one that bans
Styrofoam and frisks suspicious-looking people. A place that limits
campaign contributions to 250 bucks. The city that bans handguns and
the only one where people is still people. I mean you can still roam
free on foot without feeling like an idiot, people and drivers
ignoring you. Of course, then you must control homelessness so they
don't take you for just another bum. Now I've become just another guy
pulling a cart, suspiciously looking like a hobo.
But of course, my style and pride should be obvious. Or maybe it
isn't, in which case I should go to New York. Only European city in
America, where you don't need a car. Tough and proud.
Now let's tame the jungle.
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http://webspawner.com/users/BIKEFORPEACE

OH, THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THE EARTH.  LIBERALS HAVE NO PLACE TO
RIDE THEIR BICYCLES.  KILL MORE BABIES!!!

Well, that's your answer to bringing more babies to die from pollution
and hunger: Bring even more kids! More, more!!!

Actually if they rode bikes instead of cars you could accommodate MORE
people, but I don't expect conservative Christians to make sense.

[His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On May 29, 8:27 am, "Robert Westergrom,1900 Harvey rd.,Wilmington,D.E"

All the bikes will be stolen inside a week ...

Every pawn shop within 300 miles of NYC will be overflowing with
bicycles within a month.

Even in "bicycle haven" (the Netherlands) they steal bikes left and
right. One small city there installed chips inside the frame to catch
the thief and I don't know the end of the story...

Provide they are smart about it and, say, fine the pawn shop selling
one of those bikes, they'll be around for a long time.

Here in "bike hell" such bikes are stolen and ridden openly all over
the place with little police intervention. They also cut a bike in two
for the hell of it or to steel a wheel, but that's only circumstantial
evidence. It doesn't work because there's NO place to ride them.

This is a comment I posted to Yelp:

"Great concept, but NO place to ride them outside of South Beach.
That's one square mile, which one easily walk to get some exercise.
Perhaps it works for the lazy and the tourist, but not to get from one
end of the program (North Beach) to the other (South Beach). Riding on
road is a suicidal mission and riding on sidewalk becomes winding and
grinding. I stopped riding my own bikes for that very reason."

***

I also have an idea fashioned after New York's frisking policy:

I would stop suspicious looking bikes and verify its serial number.
It's very simple, right? Well, the revolution is about solutions.

[His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Wed, 29 May 2013 05:27:15 -0700 (PDT), "Robert Westergrom,1900

All the bikes will be stolen inside a week ...

Every pawn shop within 300 miles of NYC will be overflowing with
bicycles within a month.

   Yep ... they'll be shipped out on trucks and sold/pawned
   elsewhere for dope money.

The left likes to waste money in beautifying cities and creating bike
programs while the right just launches war after war.

The key word is "waste," meaning it creates jobs and business
opportunities --and a lot of corruption.

But maybe NYC is different. We hope so.

[His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Wed, 29 May 2013 09:59:32 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

On Wed, 29 May 2013 05:27:15 -0700 (PDT), "Robert Westergrom,1900

All the bikes will be stolen inside a week ...

Every pawn shop within 300 miles of NYC will be overflowing with
bicycles within a month.

Yep ... they'll be shipped out on trucks and sold/pawned
elsewhere for dope money.

The left likes to waste money in beautifying cities and creating bike
programs while the right just launches war after war.

Well ... JFK/LBJ did Vietnam .....
But BOTH parties like to waste money. Well ... it SEEMS
like "waste ... except to the pols who get all the kickbacks.
The most "beautiful" city in the world is just a tomb if
it can't support itself and its citizens. Save most of
that 'beautification' and war cash and build domestic
industry and infrastructure with it. Frankly, a row of
open busy factories is "beautiful" too.

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
The key word is "waste," meaning it creates jobs and business
opportunities --and a lot of corruption.

Profit-making jobs or "busy-work" jobs ? There's a
difference you know. The first one builds a future,
the latter one cannibalizes that future.

Well, I hope you included bullet trains among the projects that build
a future...

NYC is never going to be a "beautiful" city in any
sense I suspect you mean - mostly because it's
full of New Yorkers. People come there and
see the bustle, hear the noise, see the mess,
feel the buzz and say "Hey ! There's MONEY
to be made here !". That's what NYC is about.
That's what keeps NYC alive. That's NYCs soul.

Sorry, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but a city devoid of
people can not be beautiful. Then we can say our suburbs really suck,
except for the green they may have. It's like a cemetery. I don't know
if you heard of Coral Gables, but it's a very upscale city with plenty
of green. Plenty of green and yet everybody is indoors except for
Miracle Mile that has a Barnes & Nobles and some cafes. That's it.

Apparently you want to turn it into some kind of
art display with a few people puttering by on
their bicycles wearing sissy spandex garb on
their way to a wine tasting party or book event.
That ain't NYC. That's death. Oh, and I bet
you wanna PAY for this 'beauty' by overtaxing
"the rich" too. Well Bejing and Hong Kong
await their defections - the businesses, jobs
and profits they generate .....

I don't know why you pick on spandex. It's not the type of cyclist I
have in mind. I'm talking about people riding bikes in style. I think
you are talking about the cyclists you find on weekends but nothing
else. They probably go around to the launching place with the bike
strapped to the SUV.

I had the dream to launch my own stylish bike in Coral Gables but the
dream has been scrapped. Nobody around and I would feel like
DonQuixote myself. This is my type of bike:

http://www.velorbis.com/

Fighting the SUVs would be like fighting the windmills.

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
But maybe NYC is different. We hope so.

Chicago and New Orleans are probably the
most corrupt ... but NYC has always been in
the top five. New Yorkers are always looking
for an angle ... some way to twist the system
so money runs into their pocket. This isn't
gonna change unless you do manage to
murder the city. Then it'll just be a giant Taj,
but in dirty grey. Even the artsy-fartsies will
have to flee.

I'm afraid only liberals know how to make a city beautiful, with cafes
and bicycles, not the beautification going on around here, which is
only a facade for corruption.

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On 5/29/2013 6:16 PM, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Let's build bullet trains like
every other civilized nation out there.

Are you willing to build the _freestanding _dedicated_ and _specialized_
trackage_ they need.
You do know they can't run on standard issue freight line track, don't you?
You do know that's why the ACELA isn't as fast as a Euro or Jap bullet
train, don't you?
Or are you just a simpleton?

So let me make a balance of what the Conservative/Christians offer:

1- You offer NO liveable cities,

2- You offer NO bike facilities,

3- You offer NO modern train infrastructure,

Again, what is it that you offer?

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Wed, 29 May 2013 18:28:40 -0700, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey,

On 5/29/2013 6:16 PM, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Let's build bullet trains like every other civilized nation out
there.

Are you willing to build the _freestanding _dedicated_ and
_specialized_ trackage_ they need.
You do know they can't run on standard issue freight line track, don't you?
You do know that's why the ACELA isn't as fast as a Euro or Jap bullet
train, don't you?
Or are you just a simpleton?

Hey, I just know you are behind every other civilized nation. I'd let
the engineers figure out the tracks it needs and every other possible
option.
Well, we can get Japanese or German engineers since ours can't even
connect the bike lanes. Do you know what it takes to ride a bike?
Yes, it needs one continuous path or road. Not a sidewalk!

a moped would actually be ideal for a smallish coastal town like this is,
i think you should give more of your energy to popularizing mopeds if you
want to be taken more seriously.....they are fun and more suitable for
most transportation than cars, cars should be more for serious traveling
not the general outing, i agree that alternatives to cars are under used.

I do think the scooters/mopeds have a niche in transportation,
particularly in tropical weather. They are perhaps more convenient
than bicycles beyond, say, 10 miles. But with the bike you do get a
workout AND you are OFF THE GRID, meaning you don't need to be part of
the system. Why I do propose is that we have OPTIONS, including
walking. I'm currently walking but that's because it would be stupid
to use a bike for a mile. Everything has their own place in my Utopia.

i just don't think it's realistic to be over demanding or extreme to be a
real effective idealist. for instance vegetarians make themselves unheard
by focusing on an either-or option between vegetarianism and eating meat,
they could instead encourage a more conscious meat eating society that is
respectful of the life they consume and not unconscious and so gluttonous.

True. I could be using a bike, say, 50% of the time instead of relying
on the car 100%. Imagine people could do that across America.

to be honest your continuous bicycle enthusiasm confuses me. i suspect
you are a character of somebody else, 2 dimensional and simple to master
without much thinking. it is a good thing to promote and i am sure it is
helping your own karma lift by continuous dedication to something,
anything... but what do you honestly expect by repeating the same thing
in the same groups... is it to have a gimmick to help create a memory of
yourself or... an obsession...or has the fantasy of successful
"revolution" seriously mesmerized you into the visualization of your
ideal society and made more important matters mean less until the one
problem that you think of has become the only one exaggerated over time..?
sorry i have to ask, i seriously wonder if there is a good reason or not.

Well, my use of the "revolution" is just like the Christians using
"Armageddon." That will be the solution to all problems, right? ;)

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On 5/29/2013 6:16 PM, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Let's build bullet trains like
every other civilized nation out there.

Are you willing to build the _freestanding _dedicated_ and _specialized_
trackage_ they need.
You do know they can't run on standard issue freight line track, don't you?
You do know that's why the ACELA isn't as fast as a Euro or Jap bullet
train, don't you?
Or are you just a simpleton?

Hey, I just know you are behind every other civilized nation. I'd let
the engineers figure out the tracks it needs and every other possible
option.
Well, we can get Japanese or German engineers since ours can't even
connect the bike lanes. Do you know what it takes to ride a bike?
Yes, it needs one continuous path or road. Not a sidewalk!

Of course I know what it takes to ride a bike. I'm 60 and I rode my bike for
years and never had anybody honk at me, except once the cops on base were
annoyed that they could not keep up, so they honked.
You are a miserable excuse for a man if you demand your own lane amongst the
congestion. I have no pity for your plight at all.

Around here it's the tourists who often ride on the streets just
because they don't have a clue how dangerous that is. They are
"liberating" this town for us so to speak. Pity them if you will.

Traffic here is out of control. They speed well beyond the 30mph
posted speed. They blast at cyclists and pedestrians if they feel like
it. One section in the "beautiful" part of town posted a 20mph speed
limit AND speed bumps. The lions of the jungle want their part of town
nice and calmed. They can because it's a lawyers and doctors who live
there. We are in the monkey section and anything goes. There are three
hotels where people must dash across the street on a blind curve to
get the convenience store and they do nothing to provide a light or
something.

So save your prayers for all those people.

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Wed, 29 May 2013 16:11:57 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

On Wed, 29 May 2013 09:59:32 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

On Wed, 29 May 2013 05:27:15 -0700 (PDT), "Robert Westergrom,1900

All the bikes will be stolen inside a week ...

Every pawn shop within 300 miles of NYC will be overflowing with
bicycles within a month.

Yep ... they'll be shipped out on trucks and sold/pawned
elsewhere for dope money.

The left likes to waste money in beautifying cities and creating bike
programs while the right just launches war after war.

Well ... JFK/LBJ did Vietnam .....
But BOTH parties like to waste money. Well ... it SEEMS
like "waste ... except to the pols who get all the kickbacks.
The most "beautiful" city in the world is just a tomb if
it can't support itself and its citizens. Save most of
that 'beautification' and war cash and build domestic
industry and infrastructure with it. Frankly, a row of
open busy factories is "beautiful" too.

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
The key word is "waste," meaning it creates jobs and business
opportunities --and a lot of corruption.

Profit-making jobs or "busy-work" jobs ? There's a
difference you know. The first one builds a future,
the latter one cannibalizes that future.

Well, I hope you included bullet trains among the projects that build
a future...

Don't be ridiculous. You can build and maintain several
perfectly good regular trains for the price of one 'bullet'.
The regular trains can move more people too.
Bullet-trains are all about kickbacks - especially from
the politicians masters who have bought up all the
land where the track will go ... oh, and the sub-suburbs
faster trains will let people move to, gotta tear up more
forest land for THOSE too .......

OK, nothing with big infrastructure will get done in America. Just
maintenance will keep that corruption money flowing. Give me space to
ride a bike and keep the bike infrastructure, some of which is an
invitation to suicide such as a bike painted on the road (sharrow) on
a blind curve. That's a curve they are throwing at you. ;)

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

NYC is never going to be a "beautiful" city in any
sense I suspect you mean - mostly because it's
full of New Yorkers. People come there and
see the bustle, hear the noise, see the mess,
feel the buzz and say "Hey ! There's MONEY
to be made here !". That's what NYC is about.
That's what keeps NYC alive. That's NYCs soul.

Sorry, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but a city devoid of
people can not be beautiful. Then we can say our suburbs really suck,
except for the green they may have. It's like a cemetery. I don't know
if you heard of Coral Gables, but it's a very upscale city with plenty
of green. Plenty of green and yet everybody is indoors except for
Miracle Mile that has a Barnes & Nobles and some cafes. That's it.

Been there. Kinda like there'd been a zombie invasion
or something. Asthetic in the green/archetectural sense
but nobody there SEES it. A big chemically-greened
illegal-labor-maintained cemetery for the upclass.
NYC, for all its grime and eyesore, is a *vital* place.
It's not about "looks" so much as it's about actually
DOING STUFF. Mass quantities of commerce get
done there every day, new endeavours get a boost,
opportunities abound - and if you WANT some "art"
or "green" they ARE there, if you know where to look.

Yep, I agree.

In our present situation, a line of active businesses
and factories is MUCH more "beautiful" than miles
of manicured greesnscape where the cops will
say you're "suspicious" if you're not driving a
Mercedes or riding a $3000 bicycle in a $2000
yuppie outfit.

Well, I could look like a million bucks on a bike, but can't compete
in the Mercedes area. You must shine where you can.

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

Apparently you want to turn it into some kind of
art display with a few people puttering by on
their bicycles wearing sissy spandex garb on
their way to a wine tasting party or book event.
That ain't NYC. That's death. Oh, and I bet
you wanna PAY for this 'beauty' by overtaxing
"the rich" too. Well Bejing and Hong Kong
await their defections - the businesses, jobs
and profits they generate .....

I don't know why you pick on spandex. It's not the type of cyclist I
have in mind. I'm talking about people riding bikes in style. I think
you are talking about the cyclists you find on weekends but nothing
else. They probably go around to the launching place with the bike
strapped to the SUV.

Hmmm ... seems lots of "environmentally minded" people
drive big expensive SUVs and have lawns that require
megatonnage of phosphorous fertilizer and water to
maintain ..... :-)
And sorry ... those spandex "speed suits" and little
white helmets just look pansy. Reflects a certain
elitist state of mind I find very annoying.

Well, it's sort like a bullfighters suit. I just don't find it sexy.

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
I had the dream to launch my own stylish bike in Coral Gables but the
dream has been scrapped. Nobody around and I would feel like
http://www.velorbis.com/
Fighting the SUVs would be like fighting the windmills.

Hmmm ... didn't I once advse you to move to a 'town'
called Cornwell - about as far from anything as you
can get :-)
Actually, north Florida has much better options
for bikes. Lots or really rural roads that aren't
very busy. Some topography too if you're along
the central ridge.

Thanks. I'm about to do that. Too much driver rage around here.

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
But maybe NYC is different. We hope so.

Chicago and New Orleans are probably the
most corrupt ... but NYC has always been in
the top five. New Yorkers are always looking
for an angle ... some way to twist the system
so money runs into their pocket. This isn't
gonna change unless you do manage to
murder the city. Then it'll just be a giant Taj,
but in dirty grey. Even the artsy-fartsies will
have to flee.

I'm afraid only liberals know how to make a city beautiful, with cafes
and bicycles, not the beautification going on around here, which is
only a facade for corruption.

Kickbacks, profiteering and more kickbacks .....

Hey, that's the government "for the people, by the people..."

Well, it was meant to be. Copying Rome wasn't such a great idea.

If you're ever at a loss as to WHY government is
doing something, just FOLLOW THE MONEY and
the logic will become clear.
And, IMHO, a new automobile plant is more
"beautiful" than a cafe next to a goat-cheese
store ....

Well, it ain't happening in Detroit. If anything the automobile never
delivered the Utopia it promised. People are sitting in endless
traffic jams and raging. Insisting on cars means more traffic jams and
raging.

Maybe the era of the automobile is over and we should explore some
options. Just get on a bike and grab that bull by the horns. If
"Occupy" had done that maybe we would be free by now. ;)

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On May 31, 12:09 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

On May 31, 6:07 am, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Post by His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

On Wed, 29 May 2013 16:11:57 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

On Wed, 29 May 2013 09:59:32 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

On Wed, 29 May 2013 05:27:15 -0700 (PDT), "Robert Westergrom,1900

All the bikes will be stolen inside a week ...

Every pawn shop within 300 miles of NYC will be overflowing with
bicycles within a month.

   Yep ... they'll be shipped out on trucks and sold/pawned
   elsewhere for dope money.

The left likes to waste money in beautifying cities and creating bike
programs while the right just launches war after war.

   Well ... JFK/LBJ did Vietnam .....
   But BOTH parties like to waste money. Well ... it SEEMS
   like "waste ... except to the pols who get all the kickbacks.
   The most "beautiful" city in the world is just a tomb if
    it can't support itself and its citizens. Save most of
    that 'beautification' and war cash and build domestic
    industry and infrastructure with it. Frankly, a row of
    open busy factories is "beautiful" too.

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
The key word is "waste," meaning it creates jobs and business
opportunities --and a lot of corruption.

   Profit-making jobs or "busy-work" jobs ? There's a
   difference you know. The first one builds a future,
   the latter one cannibalizes that future.

Well, I hope you included bullet trains among the projects that build
a future...

   Don't be ridiculous. You can build and maintain several
   perfectly good regular trains for the price of one 'bullet'.
   The regular trains can move more people too.
   Bullet-trains are all about kickbacks - especially from
   the politicians masters who have bought up all the
   land where the track will go ... oh, and the sub-suburbs
   faster trains will let people move to, gotta tear up more
   forest land for THOSE too .......

OK, nothing with big infrastructure will get done in America. Just
maintenance will keep that corruption money flowing. Give me space to
ride a bike and keep the bike infrastructure, some of which is an
invitation to suicide such as a bike painted on the road (sharrow) on
a blind curve. That's a curve they are throwing at you. ;)

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

   NYC is never going to be a "beautiful" city in any
   sense I suspect you mean - mostly because it's
   full of New Yorkers. People come there and
   see the bustle, hear the noise, see the mess,
   feel the buzz and say "Hey ! There's MONEY
   to be made here !". That's what NYC is about.
   That's what keeps NYC alive. That's NYCs soul.

Sorry, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but a city devoid of
people can not be beautiful. Then we can say our suburbs really suck,
except for the green they may have. It's like a cemetery. I don't know
if you heard of Coral Gables, but it's a very upscale city with plenty
of green. Plenty of green and yet everybody is indoors except for
Miracle Mile that has a Barnes & Nobles and some cafes. That's it.

   Been there. Kinda like there'd been a zombie invasion
   or something. Asthetic in the green/archetectural sense
   but nobody there SEES it. A big chemically-greened
   illegal-labor-maintained cemetery for the upclass.
   NYC, for all its grime and eyesore, is a *vital* place.
   It's not about "looks" so much as it's about actually
   DOING STUFF. Mass quantities of commerce get
   done there every day, new endeavours get a boost,
   opportunities abound - and if you WANT some "art"
   or "green" they ARE there, if you know where to look.

Yep, I agree.

   In our present situation, a line of active businesses
   and factories is MUCH more "beautiful" than miles
   of manicured greesnscape where the cops will
   say you're "suspicious" if you're not driving a
   Mercedes or riding a $3000 bicycle in a $2000
   yuppie outfit.

Well, I could look like a million bucks on a bike, but can't compete
in the Mercedes area. You must shine where you can.

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

   Apparently you want to turn it into some kind of
   art display with a few people puttering by on
   their bicycles wearing sissy spandex garb on
   their way to a wine tasting party or book event.
   That ain't NYC. That's death. Oh, and I bet
   you wanna PAY for this 'beauty' by overtaxing
   "the rich" too. Well Bejing and Hong Kong
   await their defections - the businesses, jobs
   and profits they generate .....

I don't know why you pick on spandex. It's not the type of cyclist I
have in mind. I'm talking about people riding bikes in style. I think
you are talking about the cyclists you find on weekends but nothing
else. They probably go around to the launching place with the bike
strapped to the SUV.

   Hmmm ... seems lots of "environmentally minded" people
   drive big expensive SUVs and have lawns that require
   megatonnage of phosphorous fertilizer and water to
   maintain .....   :-)
   And sorry ... those spandex "speed suits" and little
   white helmets just look pansy. Reflects a certain
   elitist state of mind I find very annoying.

Well, it's sort like a bullfighters suit. I just don't find it sexy.

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
I had the dream to launch my own stylish bike in Coral Gables but the
dream has been scrapped. Nobody around and I would feel like
http://www.velorbis.com/
Fighting the SUVs would be like fighting the windmills.

   Hmmm ... didn't I once advse you to move to a 'town'
   called Cornwell - about as far from anything as  you
   can get  :-)
   Actually, north Florida has much better options
   for bikes. Lots or really rural roads that aren't
   very busy. Some topography too if you're along
   the central ridge.

Thanks. I'm about to do that. Too much driver rage around here.

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher

Post by His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
But maybe NYC is different. We hope so.

   Chicago and New Orleans are probably the
   most corrupt ... but NYC has always been in
   the top five. New Yorkers are always looking
   for an angle ... some way to twist the system
   so money runs into their pocket. This isn't
   gonna change unless you do manage to
   murder the city. Then it'll just be a giant Taj,
   but in dirty grey. Even the artsy-fartsies will
   have to flee.

I'm afraid only liberals know how to make a city beautiful, with cafes
and bicycles, not the beautification going on around here, which is
only a facade for corruption.

   Kickbacks, profiteering and more kickbacks .....

Hey, that's the government "for the people, by the people..."
Well, it was meant to be. Copying Rome wasn't such a great idea.

   If you're ever at a loss as to WHY government is
   doing something, just FOLLOW THE MONEY and
   the logic will become clear.
   And, IMHO, a new automobile plant is more
   "beautiful" than a cafe next to a goat-cheese
   store ....

Well, it ain't happening in Detroit. If anything the automobile never
delivered the Utopia it promised. People are sitting in endless
traffic jams and raging. Insisting on cars means more traffic jams and
raging.
Maybe the era of the automobile is over and we should explore some
options. Just get on a bike and grab that bull by the horns. If
"Occupy" had done that maybe we would be free by now. ;)- Hide quoted text -

Occupy Wall Street is just another JEWISH PSY

And you're just a Jewish bitch pretending to be a man
sticking your big Jewish nose where it doesn't belong.
MICHAEL MOORE CAN'T RIDE A BICYCLE
Pig-spamming Whore for Israel.  FUCK-OFF.

Yes, the Jews have taken over Manhattan with their bikes, and the
Japanese have taken over the rest of the nation with Toyotas. Happy
now?

Oh wait, we are supposed to worry about Wall Street, not the bikes.

I think we need more bikes and less Wall Street.

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On May 31, 1:03 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Post by His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
On May 31, 12:09 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Occupy Wall Street is just another JEWISH PSY http://youtu.be/h7LqoC-icVE
And you're just a Jewish bitch pretending to be a man
sticking your big Jewish nose where it doesn't belong.
MICHAEL MOORE CAN'T RIDE A BICYCLE
Pig-spamming Whore for Israel.  FUCK-OFF.

Yes, the Jews have taken over Manhattan with their bikes, and the
Japanese have taken over the rest of the nation with Toyotas. Happy
now?

Oh wait, we are supposed to worry about Wall Street, not the bikes.
I think we need more bikes and less Wall Street.

Many people seem to worry about the "Jews," but I think they only
control finances, law, the medical industry and Hollywood.

So if you worry about it, RIDE A BIKE.

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Fri May 31, 2013 7:11 PM, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most

On Fri, 31 May 2013 12:31:51 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise

What will happen if people start leaving the suburbs and crowding NYC
even more? I just don't want to think about it.

But .............but, isn't that what most humble philosopher's do?

True, we could spread them out Upstate New York, but I promise you, it
ain't big lights or people.
It's better for people to stay where they are and start riding bikes.
Think of Key West, it's nice and fun.

I believe the key word was THINK, a humble philosopher should never say
they don't want to think about it, thinking is part of the job.

That's why the engineers who design our roads, bridges and sidewalks
are so stupid. I know a retired civil engineer who calls himself
"director of the universe" (he made a book by that name) and when I
suggest anything simple he would go into a rage. When I told him he
needed an antivirus to get online he "fired" me as his assistance
(styling himself after Donald Trump). Hey, there's a lot of thinking
that needs to go into preventing accidents and bike lanes are not even
connected, forcing cyclists to ride on sidewalks.

Typical lion vs. clever monkey.

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On May 31, 3:39 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

On May 29, 2:57 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

We philosophers figure that out easily. You can't be missing one side
without losing the whole. That's your whole body, of course. And then
what happens? Then you get sick and die. The East is more enlightened
than the West because it enjoys better diet. Wow! But they still must
resist the car the West offers so sneakily. That's not the good life!
That's why we are here. We must tell them the truth.

rOn Tue, 28 May 2013 19:22:25 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise

On May 28, 3:42 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Well, I got brown rice down to a science. Microwave on high for 8 min
then switch to 60% (switching is automatic when you press "cook") for
25 min. It comes out great. White rice is only 15 min shorter so it
doesn't pay.
Why would it cost more when brown rice is LESS processed. That's a
great mystery of the market, but it doesn't work for the people.
http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/other-food-drink/why-does-white-rice-cos...

It comes down to Economies of Scale, as one of the people said in the
comments section. They process so much white rice that the price per
bag ends up being a lot less than the price of the less popular brown
stuff, which also has the disadvantage of containing oils that can go
rancid on a grocery store shelf. The more the retailer buys, the less
the unit cost ends up being. It's why Wal Mart can sell a package of
hot dogs for $1.19 and make money, while the Sparky Mart down the road
has to sell the same package of hot dogs for $2.59 just to break even.
Buy a single 3 lb. bag of brown rice and you pay X per pound. Buy a
couple dozen boxcars full of it and you pay Y per pound. It's a great
deal if you are sure you can sell it before it starts smelling weird.
If more people ate brown rice, which still has to be handled,
processed to some degree and packaged, shipped, etc. just like the
white stuff, the price of it would most likely drop.

Right, but that's a shortcoming of the invisible hand. People are
eating white rice because it's cheaper and getting sick because of it.

You are positively amazing, your ignorance, that is.
There are some 3,335,672,000 people who live in Asia and nearly all of
them eat white rice, and amazingly they don't seem to be getting sick.
One of the major drawbacks to being a philosopher, even a humble one,
is that you really do need to know what you are talking about.

That they survive on white rice doesn't mean they wouldn't be
healthier from brown rice. They surely eat other stuff besides white
rice. Maybe vegetables and fish, and that's good.
I'd argue that a bowl of white rice is not healthier than some of that
sliced white bread we eat in the West --it got some 20 ingredients.
The Germans know better and they are also fitter and healthier. Of
course, they also have a place to ride bike and an extensive trail
network to go hiking.
That was pretty good for a "humble philosopher," right? That's because
I'm a humble follower of Socrates, who said "I only know I know
nothing." I think it means we can not trust the so called "experts." I
know a civil engineer who's an idiot --he won't listen to anything--
and the unconnected bike lanes are proof of his kind.
In other words we need to change everything.
------------------------------------------------------
http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION

Wow, these ideas (good ones) keep coming...
Exercise is a symbol of status. At the top is the gym goer, next is
the jogger... last are the cyclist (humble one, no road bike and Lycra
suit) and then the mundane pedestrian, the very bottom of the food
chain. Reserved for the old and infirm... and who else?
Well, that's me now. But the wise man must try to survive and crawl.
NYC is different though. You are not alone in this world.
"I always wanted to live in the Big Apple. Growing up in the suburbs,
I couldn’t wait to get to the place with big lights, lots of people
and freedom."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/move-city-without-going-broke-120011063...
***
What will happen if people start leaving the suburbs and crowding NYC
even more? I just don't want to think about it.

Well, you know, change is coming to town. That's like change is coming
to you --even it's slow. Don't go to NYC just yet:

(I quote)

It's a good time to be a cyclist in America. (REALLY?)

New York kicked off a new bike-sharing program this week, with Chicago
and San Francisco both close behind. Those cities are expected to
launch similar systems this summer.

http://www.npr.org/2013/06/01/187862903/bike-sharing-programs-roll-into-cities-across-the-u-s

I see, CHANGE IS IN THE AIR. But I don't want to get killed without
witnessing real freedom to ride a bike. PEOPLE WANT TO RIDE A BIKE
(60%) BUT ARE AFRAID.

(to be continued)

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Jun 1, 6:15 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Post by His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
On May 31, 3:39 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

On May 29, 2:57 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

We philosophers figure that out easily. You can't be missing one side
without losing the whole. That's your whole body, of course. And then
what happens? Then you get sick and die. The East is more enlightened
than the West because it enjoys better diet. Wow! But they still must
resist the car the West offers so sneakily. That's not the good life!
That's why we are here. We must tell them the truth.

rOn Tue, 28 May 2013 19:22:25 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise

On May 28, 3:42 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Well, I got brown rice down to a science. Microwave on high for 8 min
then switch to 60% (switching is automatic when you press "cook") for
25 min. It comes out great. White rice is only 15 min shorter so it
doesn't pay.
Why would it cost more when brown rice is LESS processed. That's a
great mystery of the market, but it doesn't work for the people.
http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/other-food-drink/why-does-white-rice-cos...

It comes down to Economies of Scale, as one of the people said in the
comments section. They process so much white rice that the price per
bag ends up being a lot less than the price of the less popular brown
stuff, which also has the disadvantage of containing oils that can go
rancid on a grocery store shelf. The more the retailer buys, the less
the unit cost ends up being. It's why Wal Mart can sell a package of
hot dogs for $1.19 and make money, while the Sparky Mart down the road
has to sell the same package of hot dogs for $2.59 just to break even.
Buy a single 3 lb. bag of brown rice and you pay X per pound. Buy a
couple dozen boxcars full of it and you pay Y per pound. It's a great
deal if you are sure you can sell it before it starts smelling weird.
If more people ate brown rice, which still has to be handled,
processed to some degree and packaged, shipped, etc. just like the
white stuff, the price of it would most likely drop.

Right, but that's a shortcoming of the invisible hand. People are
eating white rice because it's cheaper and getting sick because of it.

You are positively amazing, your ignorance, that is.
There are some 3,335,672,000 people who live in Asia and nearly all of
them eat white rice, and amazingly they don't seem to be getting sick.
One of the major drawbacks to being a philosopher, even a humble one,
is that you really do need to know what you are talking about.

That they survive on white rice doesn't mean they wouldn't be
healthier from brown rice. They surely eat other stuff besides white
rice. Maybe vegetables and fish, and that's good.
I'd argue that a bowl of white rice is not healthier than some of that
sliced white bread we eat in the West --it got some 20 ingredients.
The Germans know better and they are also fitter and healthier. Of
course, they also have a place to ride bike and an extensive trail
network to go hiking.
That was pretty good for a "humble philosopher," right? That's because
I'm a humble follower of Socrates, who said "I only know I know
nothing." I think it means we can not trust the so called "experts." I
know a civil engineer who's an idiot --he won't listen to anything--
and the unconnected bike lanes are proof of his kind.
In other words we need to change everything.
------------------------------------------------------
http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION

Wow, these ideas (good ones) keep coming...
Exercise is a symbol of status. At the top is the gym goer, next is
the jogger... last are the cyclist (humble one, no road bike and Lycra
suit) and then the mundane pedestrian, the very bottom of the food
chain. Reserved for the old and infirm... and who else?
Well, that's me now. But the wise man must try to survive and crawl.
NYC is different though. You are not alone in this world.
"I always wanted to live in the Big Apple. Growing up in the suburbs,
I couldn’t wait to get to the place with big lights, lots of people
and freedom."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/move-city-without-going-broke-120011063...
***
What will happen if people start leaving the suburbs and crowding NYC
even more? I just don't want to think about it.

Well, you know, change is coming to town. That's like change is coming
(I quote)
It's a good time to be a cyclist in America. (REALLY?)
New York kicked off a new bike-sharing program this week, with Chicago
and San Francisco both close behind. Those cities are expected to
launch similar systems this summer.
http://www.npr.org/2013/06/01/187862903/bike-sharing-programs-roll-in...
I see, CHANGE IS IN THE AIR. But I don't want to get killed without
witnessing real freedom to ride a bike. PEOPLE WANT TO RIDE A BIKE
(60%) BUT ARE AFRAID.
(to be continued)

OK, I knew Rush Limbaugh, the "de facto leader of the Republican
Party," would have something to say about bicycling:

In mid-February, in response to a proposed city ordinance in Madison
that would charge motorists who open vehicle doors unsafely a $100
fee, Limbaugh let listeners know he didn’t much care whether pesky
cyclists get doored. On his radio show, Limbaugh said:

"Frankly, if the door opens into a bicycle rider I won't care. I think
they ought to be off the streets and on the sidewalk. Don't
misunderstand here, you bike riders, do not misunderstand this, but I
mean if you're going to get in the street, get over there, get over as
far right in the lane as you can. You ought to see Saturday morning
where I live. It looks like a swarm of mosquitoes. It causes you to
take an alternate route. And so now poor bike riders, some old codger
opens the car door, bam! The bike rider does a head flip over the
door."

http://www.examiner.com/article/what-does-rush-limbaugh-have-to-say-about-bicycling

Well, he's not any stupider than the average engineer who paints a
bike lane next to the parking area. The solution is so simple though:
BICYCLISTS TAKE THE LANE AND FUCK THE WORLD.

But that's only my humble opinion.

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Jun 2, 11:31 am, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Post by His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
On Jun 1, 6:15 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Post by His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
On May 31, 3:39 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

On May 29, 2:57 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

We philosophers figure that out easily. You can't be missing one side
without losing the whole. That's your whole body, of course. And then
what happens? Then you get sick and die. The East is more enlightened
than the West because it enjoys better diet. Wow! But they still must
resist the car the West offers so sneakily. That's not the good life!
That's why we are here. We must tell them the truth.

rOn Tue, 28 May 2013 19:22:25 -0700 (PDT), "His Highness the Wise

On May 28, 3:42 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Well, I got brown rice down to a science. Microwave on high for 8 min
then switch to 60% (switching is automatic when you press "cook") for
25 min. It comes out great. White rice is only 15 min shorter so it
doesn't pay.
Why would it cost more when brown rice is LESS processed. That's a
great mystery of the market, but it doesn't work for the people.
http://www.askmehelpdesk.com/other-food-drink/why-does-white-rice-cos...

It comes down to Economies of Scale, as one of the people said in the
comments section. They process so much white rice that the price per
bag ends up being a lot less than the price of the less popular brown
stuff, which also has the disadvantage of containing oils that can go
rancid on a grocery store shelf. The more the retailer buys, the less
the unit cost ends up being. It's why Wal Mart can sell a package of
hot dogs for $1.19 and make money, while the Sparky Mart down the road
has to sell the same package of hot dogs for $2.59 just to break even.
Buy a single 3 lb. bag of brown rice and you pay X per pound. Buy a
couple dozen boxcars full of it and you pay Y per pound. It's a great
deal if you are sure you can sell it before it starts smelling weird.
If more people ate brown rice, which still has to be handled,
processed to some degree and packaged, shipped, etc. just like the
white stuff, the price of it would most likely drop.

Right, but that's a shortcoming of the invisible hand. People are
eating white rice because it's cheaper and getting sick because of it.

You are positively amazing, your ignorance, that is.
There are some 3,335,672,000 people who live in Asia and nearly all of
them eat white rice, and amazingly they don't seem to be getting sick.
One of the major drawbacks to being a philosopher, even a humble one,
is that you really do need to know what you are talking about.

That they survive on white rice doesn't mean they wouldn't be
healthier from brown rice. They surely eat other stuff besides white
rice. Maybe vegetables and fish, and that's good.
I'd argue that a bowl of white rice is not healthier than some of that
sliced white bread we eat in the West --it got some 20 ingredients.
The Germans know better and they are also fitter and healthier. Of
course, they also have a place to ride bike and an extensive trail
network to go hiking.
That was pretty good for a "humble philosopher," right? That's because
I'm a humble follower of Socrates, who said "I only know I know
nothing." I think it means we can not trust the so called "experts." I
know a civil engineer who's an idiot --he won't listen to anything--
and the unconnected bike lanes are proof of his kind.
In other words we need to change everything.
------------------------------------------------------
http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION

Wow, these ideas (good ones) keep coming...
Exercise is a symbol of status. At the top is the gym goer, next is
the jogger... last are the cyclist (humble one, no road bike and Lycra
suit) and then the mundane pedestrian, the very bottom of the food
chain. Reserved for the old and infirm... and who else?
Well, that's me now. But the wise man must try to survive and crawl.
NYC is different though. You are not alone in this world.
"I always wanted to live in the Big Apple. Growing up in the suburbs,
I couldn’t wait to get to the place with big lights, lots of people
and freedom."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/move-city-without-going-broke-120011063...
***
What will happen if people start leaving the suburbs and crowding NYC
even more? I just don't want to think about it.

Well, you know, change is coming to town. That's like change is coming
(I quote)
It's a good time to be a cyclist in America. (REALLY?)
New York kicked off a new bike-sharing program this week, with Chicago
and San Francisco both close behind. Those cities are expected to
launch similar systems this summer.
http://www.npr.org/2013/06/01/187862903/bike-sharing-programs-roll-in...
I see, CHANGE IS IN THE AIR. But I don't want to get killed without
witnessing real freedom to ride a bike. PEOPLE WANT TO RIDE A BIKE
(60%) BUT ARE AFRAID.
(to be continued)

OK, I knew Rush Limbaugh, the "de facto leader of the Republican
In mid-February, in response to a proposed city ordinance in Madison
that would charge motorists who open vehicle doors unsafely a $100
fee, Limbaugh let listeners know he didn’t much care whether pesky
"Frankly, if the door opens into a bicycle rider I won't care. I think
they ought to be off the streets and on the sidewalk. Don't
misunderstand here, you bike riders, do not misunderstand this, but I
mean if you're going to get in the street, get over there, get over as
far right in the lane as you can. You ought to see Saturday morning
where I live. It looks like a swarm of mosquitoes. It causes you to
take an alternate route. And so now poor bike riders, some old codger
opens the car door, bam! The bike rider does a head flip over the
door."
http://www.examiner.com/article/what-does-rush-limbaugh-have-to-say-a...
Well, he's not any stupider than the average engineer who paints a
BICYCLISTS TAKE THE LANE AND FUCK THE WORLD.
But that's only my humble opinion.

This vibrant color video, shot in 1939, before the automobile era,
shows people living in freedom. Brought to you as a courtesy of the
REVOLUTION:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/see-1939-york-city-vibrant-color-210550705.html

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

(Just as some people are getting angry at the Jews --rational or not--
I see myself hating the angels, don't you? The title was changed
accordingly from "Jews" to "angels")

(Just as some people are getting angry at the Jews --rational or not--
I see myself hating the angels, don't you? The title was changed
accordingly from "Jews" to "angels")

Breathe agent orange for a year.
And chemtrails for twenty years.
And see how long you can ride a bike.
(About ten years)
Before I hated Jews, Jews hated me.
I feel no guilt what-so-ever for hating Jews.
They have a file on me at Langley.
And the pentagon.
Fuck 'em.

Fuck the angels too!

[His Highness the TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

On Jun 6, 2:49 pm, "His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble

Post by His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
(Just as some people are getting angry at the Jews --rational or not--
I see myself hating the angels, don't you? The title was changed
accordingly from "Jews" to "angels")

Breathe agent orange for a year.
And chemtrails for twenty years.
And see how long you can ride a bike.
(About ten years)
Before I hated Jews, Jews hated me.
I feel no guilt what-so-ever for hating Jews.
They have a file on me at Langley.
And the pentagon.
Fuck 'em.

Fuck the angels too!
-----------------------------------------------------
http://webspawner.com/users/BANANAREVOLUTION

 I think we need more guns and less angels.
I agree a hundred %.

Thank you. Now we just got to find one and we know what to do.

Look for example how an angel turned into Satan.

[Steven M. O'Neill]

Post by His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
(Just as some people are getting angry at the Jews --rational or not--
I see myself hating the angels, don't you? The title was changed
accordingly from "Jews" to "angels")

Go Dodgers!

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

Post by Steven M. O'Neill

Post by His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
(Just as some people are getting angry at the Jews --rational or not--
I see myself hating the angels, don't you? The title was changed
accordingly from "Jews" to "angels")

Go Dodgers!
--
Brooklyn, NY                        http://www.panix.com/~steveo

Let the best win, for the spirit of the sport.

The sport being "shooting angels."

[Clank]

Perhaps we need more guns with which to shoot the illiterate, and FEWER
angels.

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

Post by Clank
Perhaps we need more guns with which to shoot the illiterate, and FEWER
angels.

I'm afraid angels are illiterate.

Never seen them writing any piece of literature or music. I don't know
what's their purpose anyway.

[Nobody]

On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:26:42 +0000 (UTC), Clank

Post by Clank
Perhaps we need more guns with which to shoot the illiterate, and FEWER
angels.

Maybe the angels are the Mama Cass variety?

[His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher]

Post by Nobody
On Fri, 7 Jun 2013 15:26:42 +0000 (UTC), Clank

Post by Clank
Perhaps we need more guns with which to shoot the illiterate, and FEWER
angels.

Maybe the angels are the Mama Cass variety?

Poets and philosophers don't need to worry about grammar.

Only kids do.

(OK, I was trying to change one word without changing the sentence. I
should have said "sic.")