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We wonder why americans are so fat.
http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg
I really cracked up with this picture. -- Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. |
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"Steve Knight" wrote in message ... http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. Hey that is the new multi person "Stair Climber". It runs in reverse. LOL -- Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. |
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Steve Knight wrote:
http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. I've seen people waiting for the front row parking spots at my gym. I've also fought with two gyms over a lack of bicycle parking. The first gym suggested that no one was interested in riding a bicycle to the gym, as the gym had stationary bikes. G My current place accommodated me, there are now 4 others who cycle to the gym! We get our cardio on the way to the gym, rather than in it. Barry |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:26:45 GMT, B a r r y
wrote: I've also fought with two gyms over a lack of bicycle parking. The first gym suggested that no one was interested in riding a bicycle to the gym, as the gym had stationary bikes. G Barry I guess the only thing they can see is the business plan and not the results the customers are looking for. Kinda sad. Which gym is that? Might be a place to avoid. |
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Lazarus Long wrote:
I guess the only thing they can see is the business plan and not the results the customers are looking for. Kinda sad. Which gym is that? Might be a place to avoid. Both are local onesie-twosie Connecticut places. I started avoiding large gym chains in 1989. The place that made an effort is Wow Fitness. The one that didn't is formerly known as Champions. The only upside of Champions is that you can get ice time year-round. Barry |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:26:45 GMT, B a r r y
wrote: Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. I've seen people waiting for the front row parking spots at my gym. I've also fought with two gyms over a lack of bicycle parking. The first gym suggested that no one was interested in riding a bicycle to the gym, as the gym had stationary bikes. G My current place accommodated me, there are now 4 others who cycle to the gym! We get our cardio on the way to the gym, rather than in it. Barry Can't blame them, from a business standpoint... unless you're a life member, it's not it their interest for you to get in shape on the WAY there... Hell, if I owned the gym, I'd probably open a donut shop out front.. lol mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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mac davis wrote:
Can't blame them, from a business standpoint... unless you're a life member, it's not it their interest for you to get in shape on the WAY there... Lifting weights on the bike is difficult. G Barry |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:26:45 +0000, B a r r y wrote:
Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. I've seen people waiting for the front row parking spots at my gym. I've also fought with two gyms over a lack of bicycle parking. The first gym suggested that no one was interested in riding a bicycle to the gym, as the gym had stationary bikes. G My current place accommodated me, there are now 4 others who cycle to the gym! We get our cardio on the way to the gym, rather than in it. After a couple of months of going to the gym, I realized the absurdity of driving there and then spending 20 minutes on an exercise bicycle or treadmill, especially since the 5km ride is mostly uphill both ways. But I did wimp out this winter despite having studded tires on my bike. Don't trust the drivers. -- Luigi Replace "nonet" with "yukonomics" for real email www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/humour.html www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/antifaq.html |
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On 8-Feb-2005, "Luigi Zanasi" wrote:
especially since the 5km ride is mostly uphill both ways. Escher is the urban planner in your area? Mike |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 19:52:33 +0000, Michael Daly wrote:
On 8-Feb-2005, "Luigi Zanasi" wrote: especially since the 5km ride is mostly uphill both ways. Escher is the urban planner in your area? Ackshally, time wise it is. To get there takes me about 12 minutes, of which about 7 are spent climbing a hill, three minutes on the flat and 2 minutes downhill. 35 minutes return, mostly climbing (2 big steep hills). -- Luigi Replace "nonet" with "yukonomics" for real email www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/humour.html www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/antifaq.html |
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On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:42:55 +0000, "Luigi Zanasi"
wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:26:45 +0000, B a r r y wrote: Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. I've seen people waiting for the front row parking spots at my gym. I've also fought with two gyms over a lack of bicycle parking. The first gym suggested that no one was interested in riding a bicycle to the gym, as the gym had stationary bikes. G My current place accommodated me, there are now 4 others who cycle to the gym! We get our cardio on the way to the gym, rather than in it. After a couple of months of going to the gym, I realized the absurdity of driving there and then spending 20 minutes on an exercise bicycle or treadmill, especially since the 5km ride is mostly uphill both ways. But I did wimp out this winter despite having studded tires on my bike. Don't trust the drivers. Well, since the roads were built for automobile traffic .... +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The absence of accidents does not mean the presence of safety Army General Richard Cody +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
... On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:42:55 +0000, "Luigi Zanasi" wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:26:45 +0000, B a r r y wrote: Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. I've seen people waiting for the front row parking spots at my gym. I've also fought with two gyms over a lack of bicycle parking. The first gym suggested that no one was interested in riding a bicycle to the gym, as the gym had stationary bikes. G My current place accommodated me, there are now 4 others who cycle to the gym! We get our cardio on the way to the gym, rather than in it. After a couple of months of going to the gym, I realized the absurdity of driving there and then spending 20 minutes on an exercise bicycle or treadmill, especially since the 5km ride is mostly uphill both ways. But I did wimp out this winter despite having studded tires on my bike. Don't trust the drivers. Well, since the roads were built for automobile traffic .... Actually, most states have laws on the books that state that bicycles are "intended users" of the road system. todd |
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On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:42:02 -0600, "Todd Fatheree"
wrote: "Mark & Juanita" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:42:55 +0000, "Luigi Zanasi" wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:26:45 +0000, B a r r y wrote: Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. I've seen people waiting for the front row parking spots at my gym. I've also fought with two gyms over a lack of bicycle parking. The first gym suggested that no one was interested in riding a bicycle to the gym, as the gym had stationary bikes. G My current place accommodated me, there are now 4 others who cycle to the gym! We get our cardio on the way to the gym, rather than in it. After a couple of months of going to the gym, I realized the absurdity of driving there and then spending 20 minutes on an exercise bicycle or treadmill, especially since the 5km ride is mostly uphill both ways. But I did wimp out this winter despite having studded tires on my bike. Don't trust the drivers. Well, since the roads were built for automobile traffic .... Actually, most states have laws on the books that state that bicycles are "intended users" of the road system. todd Yes, I know those laws are on the books. Doesn't change the fact that bicycles travel 10 to 20 mph below normal traffic speed, are at an extreme disadvantage, particularly on blind curves and are always going to be on the losing side of any encounter with a car. Sorry, just hit a sore spot with me, I live in an area near subdivisions where people think that a narrow, 2 lane road with very narrow shoulders is a great place to go riding. This road also has blind curves where one coming around a corner could potentially hit a bicyclist travelling 25 MPH on a 40 MPH road in many cases, the bicyclists don't use the shoulder since the shoulder is barely there. The answer is *not* to penalize the people using the road for its *really* intended purpose by making the speed limit slower, it is hoping that somehow these recreational riders would gain a bit of wisdom and courtesy and realize that a) they are endangering themselves, and b) through their actions they are inconveniencing others, taking away time from those people who might also like to get home or get their business done so that they also can enjoy some recreational activities. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The absence of accidents does not mean the presence of safety Army General Richard Cody +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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Todd Fatheree wrote:
"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message ... On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 10:42:55 +0000, "Luigi Zanasi" wrote: On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:26:45 +0000, B a r r y wrote: Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. I've seen people waiting for the front row parking spots at my gym. I've also fought with two gyms over a lack of bicycle parking. The first gym suggested that no one was interested in riding a bicycle to the gym, as the gym had stationary bikes. G My current place accommodated me, there are now 4 others who cycle to the gym! We get our cardio on the way to the gym, rather than in it. After a couple of months of going to the gym, I realized the absurdity of driving there and then spending 20 minutes on an exercise bicycle or treadmill, especially since the 5km ride is mostly uphill both ways. But I did wimp out this winter despite having studded tires on my bike. Don't trust the drivers. Well, since the roads were built for automobile traffic .... Actually, most states have laws on the books that state that bicycles are "intended users" of the road system. todd A word of wisdom from my oldman. "It's better to be wrong and alive than right and dead" John |
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Well, since the roads were built for automobile traffic .... In the US, all 50 states recognize bicycles as "vehicular traffic" and a percentage of all federal road construction dollars are now supposed to be used for pedestrian and bicycle access. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bikeped/index.htm http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/resourceguide/index.html I'm realistic enough not to "take" the right of way in front of 18 wheeler while wearing an "I have a right to the road" sign, but I wouldn't make that statement to an accident investigator after a car-bike crash. G I'm also realistic enough to know that cyclists disobey laws as often as motorists, and that the right of way is granted, not taken. Barry |
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B a r r y wrote:
percentage of all federal road construction dollars are now supposed to disobey laws as often as motorists, and that the right of way is granted, not taken. I have no problem with the theory, but in practice, it just doesn't work. If you're *in* the road, you're in the way. It's hard to even *idle* a car at the same speed an average bike is moving. That means you need to get off to the side, but there isn't any place to ride off to the side in the vast vast majority of situations, so you're left either trying to run up the gravel, or run up the narrow strip of pavement on the gravel side of the solid white line. Either way, it's dangerous, and you're still too damn close to the traffic. People generally will move over a little when they can, but they often can't, and they often don't even when they could have. It all adds up to making cycling on public roads look like one of the most suicidal endeavors ever invented. Except in the 0.01% of places that actually have intelligently designed bike lanes and whatnot anyway. None of that around here, so I either walk or drive. I feel that when I'm walking, I can dodge faster, and more safely. Walking feels comparatively secure, while riding a bike feels like I've got a target painted on my back. Oh well, walking is good too. Easier on the knees too. Pedalling up these hills around here is absolute hell on my knees. I had a lot of fun on my bike while the highway was being built though. Dirt at first, then pavement mixed with gravel and dirt, then mostly pavement, then eventually full blown pavement with lines and everything. I bought a speedometer so I could see how far I rode and stuff. It was cool getting on my bike at the top of the hill in one town and then pedalling like a ******* for awhile, getting the thing up to about 45 mph, and then coasting the rest of the way up and down a few more hills until I wound up in the next town. Going right down the dotted white line. That was so cool. Until they opened the highway up. (Actually, 45 mph was too fast for that Wal-Mart special. It felt like I was going to wreck if I ran over a flea, so I only did that a couple of times.) -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ |
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In article , Mark & Juanita
wrote: Well, since the roads were built for automobile traffic .... *Paved* roads were originally built for bicycles since automobiles didn't need them paved. Gerry |
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On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 17:20:47 -0500, "G.E.R.R.Y."
wrote: *Paved* roads were originally built for bicycles since automobiles didn't need them paved. Paved roads were originally built for Romans - at least in my neighbourhood. |
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Hello,
I read a recent study that was stating that the american food industry produced 3800 calories per person per day (including babies and old peoples)... when you know that a normal diet for an active adult is in the 1800~2000 calories a day, and that the food industry is trying it's darnest to get you to eat their product.... no wonder america is fat! cyrille "Luigi Zanasi" wrote in message news On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 12:26:45 +0000, B a r r y wrote: Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. I've seen people waiting for the front row parking spots at my gym. I've also fought with two gyms over a lack of bicycle parking. The first gym suggested that no one was interested in riding a bicycle to the gym, as the gym had stationary bikes. G My current place accommodated me, there are now 4 others who cycle to the gym! We get our cardio on the way to the gym, rather than in it. After a couple of months of going to the gym, I realized the absurdity of driving there and then spending 20 minutes on an exercise bicycle or treadmill, especially since the 5km ride is mostly uphill both ways. But I did wimp out this winter despite having studded tires on my bike. Don't trust the drivers. -- Luigi Replace "nonet" with "yukonomics" for real email www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/humour.html www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/antifaq.html |
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Steve Knight wrote:
http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. It's funny, but realistically odds are that the building was something else before it was a gym and it's cheaper to keep the escalators than to tear them out out and if they're not running then that gives a sense of disrepair. OTOH, I like the idea of running them both down--they'd be a workout going in and when you've worn yourself out in the gym then they'd be a relief coming out. -- --John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net) |
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"J. Clarke" wrote in message ... Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. It's funny, but realistically odds are that the building was something else before it was a gym and it's cheaper to keep the escalators than to tear them out out and if they're not running then that gives a sense of disrepair. That may very well be the case. The last guy on is taking a step and not holding on. Looks like he may not be riding. LOL |
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J. Clarke wrote:
Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. It's funny, but realistically odds are that the building was something else before it was a gym and it's cheaper to keep the escalators than to tear them out out and if they're not running then that gives a sense of disrepair. OTOH, I like the idea of running them both down--they'd be a workout going in and when you've worn yourself out in the gym then they'd be a relief coming out. That's a good idea. But right now, the place looks like it offers Segways to its members to enable them to move through their routines more efficiently. Which gives us the spectacle of obese people on Segways, spinning around like Baron Harkonnen from _Dune_... |
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Touche.
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 22:04:09 -0800, Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. |
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When I was a memeber at the local gym a couple of years back, I could never
understand why people parked illegally in the fire lane right outside the building rather than walking 100 yards from the back of the parking lot. It happens everywhere. Ian "Steve Knight" wrote in message ... http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. -- Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions. |
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On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 22:04:09 -0800, the inscrutable Steve Knight
spake: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. No kidding. g But the guy at the bottom is walking up the escalator, so he's only half bad. -------------------------------------------- Proud (occasional) maker of Hungarian Paper Towels. http://www.diversify.com Comprehensive Website Design ================================================== ==== |
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Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. Of course we can't tell if there are other businesses up on the plateau. And not everyone who goes to a fitness center is there to exercise. -- Hank Gillette |
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Steve Knight wrote:
http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. Escalators. Outside. Escalators outside? Escalators OUTside? shakes head in bafflement Must be some left coast thing. A climate where it doesn't rain much, and only snows a few times a century. Anyway, I hate escalators. They're too slow. On the general topic though, some of you have probably seen that ad where the guy goes up to the lost & found desk with two jiggly pink blobby things. They turn out to be love handles. "Lots of people lose their love handles taking the stairs instead of the escalator." Well, I'm here to tell you it ain't so. When SWMBO was in the hospital, I visited umpty times a day, and I only took the elevator down on the day they released her. I could almost always walk past the people waiting at the elevator, another 50-100' or so down the hall, then up four flights of stairs, then back 50-100' to the elevator, to be walking past as the baffled people from the ground floor were emerging. "How the hell did you get up here so fast?" I bought a pedometer, and I was logging 10,000 steps a day easy. It didn't do jack **** for my love handles, or my weight either one. All it did was further carve my already sculpted legs. Sculpted legs with a big blob of Hank Hill grafted on top. I'm a truck driver. I can leg press 500 pounds (or I could if my damn sorry ass knees were up for the strain) but above the waist I'm a bowl full of jelly. My love handles are still firmly attached. I have legs that would make any leg wimminz (there are leg men, so there must be leg wimminz, right?) get all gah-gah, but everything north of there looks terrible. It's extremely depressing. (Well, my forearms are sculpted nicely too. Not quite Popeye, but getting in that neighborhood. I don't want to talk about my biceps though.) -- Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ |
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"Silvan" wrote in message ... Anyway, I hate escalators. They're too slow. Sometimes they are over loaded. LOL I am entertained by the moving sidewalks at the many of the air ports. Trying to keep up with the people riding them will give you a work out. |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 07:12:45 GMT, "Leon"
wrote: "Silvan" wrote in message ... Anyway, I hate escalators. They're too slow. Sometimes they are over loaded. LOL I am entertained by the moving sidewalks at the many of the air ports. Trying to keep up with the people riding them will give you a work out. A lot of airports have one side of the moving sidewalks reserved for people who want to walk with the other side for those who want to ride. I was always a walker, and since I walk fast anyway, I could make pretty good time down one of those things. Tim Douglass http://www.DouglassClan.com |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 09:08:25 -0800, Tim Douglass
wrote: On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 07:12:45 GMT, "Leon" wrote: "Silvan" wrote in message ... Anyway, I hate escalators. They're too slow. Sometimes they are over loaded. LOL I am entertained by the moving sidewalks at the many of the air ports. Trying to keep up with the people riding them will give you a work out. A lot of airports have one side of the moving sidewalks reserved for people who want to walk with the other side for those who want to ride. I was always a walker, and since I walk fast anyway, I could make pretty good time down one of those things. Here's the tale of a Manhattan marketing wonk who joined an excercise class lead by a SEAL instructor. Just in case anyone who lives in the NYC area needs help with their New Years resolutions. http://www.shankman.com/sealpt.html Enjoy! |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 07:12:45 GMT, "Leon"
wrote: "Silvan" wrote in message ... Anyway, I hate escalators. They're too slow. Sometimes they are over loaded. LOL I am entertained by the moving sidewalks at the many of the air ports. Trying to keep up with the people riding them will give you a work out. I really like the moving sidewalks. I've always been a fast walker, get walking on one of those things and you can flat-out fly down the concourse :-) Most airports I've been in have a "walk left, stand right" policy that most people are pretty good at following. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ The absence of accidents does not mean the presence of safety Army General Richard Cody +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 22:20:56 -0700, the inscrutable Mark & Juanita
spake: On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 07:12:45 GMT, "Leon" wrote: "Silvan" wrote in message ... Anyway, I hate escalators. They're too slow. Sometimes they are over loaded. LOL I am entertained by the moving sidewalks at the many of the air ports. Trying to keep up with the people riding them will give you a work out. I really like the moving sidewalks. I've always been a fast walker, get walking on one of those things and you can flat-out fly down the concourse :-) Yeah, those are fun and can get up to 12mph. I walk fast, too, and get half my exercise that way. I walked while my parents rode a cart and we arrived, nearly half a mile later (LAX), at about the same time. I've found that loud whistling moves people quicker than the repeated EXCUSE MEs and COMIN' THRUs. -- STOP LIVING LIKE VEAL ----------------------- http://diversify.com Veal-free Websites |
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"Silvan" wrote in message ... Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. Escalators. Outside. Escalators outside? Escalators OUTside? shakes head in bafflement Can you say Photoshop? Uneven and inaccurate shadows, stairs receiving full sunlight and escalators aren't (despite the bright "sunshine" on left side rail support), uneven blending around escalator base. Ah, the artful troll. Rick |
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Rick wrote:
"Silvan" wrote in message ... Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. Escalators. Outside. Escalators outside? Escalators OUTside? shakes head in bafflement Can you say Photoshop? Yeah, but not this time. Uneven and inaccurate shadows, stairs receiving full sunlight and escalators aren't (despite the bright "sunshine" on left side rail support), uneven blending around escalator base. I once lived a few miles up the road from this shopping center and we all got a good laugh at the irony of the elevator. It's on Midway Drive in Point Loma, just north of downtown San Diego. Imagined artifacts notwithstanding, here's another picture with a bit more context: http://home.sandiego.edu/~bschoch/pictures/gym.jpg Ah, the artful troll. Rick |
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Hilarious.
Christopher Horner wrote: Rick wrote: "Silvan" wrote in message ... Steve Knight wrote: http://matt-massie.com/archives/images/24fitness.jpg I really cracked up with this picture. Escalators. Outside. Escalators outside? Escalators OUTside? shakes head in bafflement Can you say Photoshop? Yeah, but not this time. Uneven and inaccurate shadows, stairs receiving full sunlight and escalators aren't (despite the bright "sunshine" on left side rail support), uneven blending around escalator base. I once lived a few miles up the road from this shopping center and we all got a good laugh at the irony of the elevator. It's on Midway Drive in Point Loma, just north of downtown San Diego. Imagined artifacts notwithstanding, here's another picture with a bit more context: http://home.sandiego.edu/~bschoch/pictures/gym.jpg Ah, the artful troll. Rick -- Will Occasional Techno-geek |
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"Christopher Horner" wrote in message Can you say Photoshop? Yeah, but not this time. I was certain that was photoshopped ... but I was wrong. Thanks for clearing that up. Regards, Rick |
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 05:34:35 -0800, the inscrutable Christopher Horner
spake: Rick wrote: Can you say Photoshop? Yeah, but not this time. Uneven and inaccurate shadows, stairs receiving full sunlight and escalators aren't (despite the bright "sunshine" on left side rail support), uneven blending around escalator base. I once lived a few miles up the road from this shopping center and we all got a good laugh at the irony of the elevator. It's on Midway Drive in Point Loma, just north of downtown San Diego. Imagined artifacts notwithstanding, here's another picture with a bit more context: http://home.sandiego.edu/~bschoch/pictures/gym.jpg I was thinking there was one on Miramar Road (across the street from the little NAS Miramar Top Gun station) which looked similar, too. - They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it. -Confucius --- http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Programming Services |
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Snip
On the general topic though, some of you have probably seen that ad where the guy goes up to the lost & found desk with two jiggly pink blobby things. They turn out to be love handles. "Lots of people lose their love handles taking the stairs instead of the escalator." Well, I'm here to tell you it ain't so. When SWMBO was in the hospital, I visited umpty times a day, and I only took the elevator down on the day they released her. I could almost always walk past the people waiting at the elevator, another 50-100' or so down the hall, then up four flights of stairs, then back 50-100' to the elevator, to be walking past as the baffled people from the ground floor were emerging. "How the hell did you get up here so fast?" Snip Unfortunately, the stress of your wife being in the hospital probably had a lot to do with that. I've heard more than a few times that stress makes it a lot harder to lose weight. Aut inveniam viam aut faciam |
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