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tomorrow@erols.com wrote:

>Nah, you're not being sanctimonious, or even racist, or homophobic,
>when you point that out. You're just being a fool.

Well, thank you, I aspire to being The Fool.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...WS-00-Fool.jpg

>Most people only get their cameras out when they STOP riding, you fusty old >cynic. When they're RIDING down a great road, they enjoy the ride, they don't
>stop to take PICTURES of the road.

The heck they don't. Remember Erik Astrup and his stupid pictures of empty
asphalt in Death Valley and how he described almost passing out from heat
exhaustion because he was wearing all that gear in the hot sun?

Have you ever visited pashnit.com? That nut has taken a picture of every
twisty road in California and now he wants people to pay $20 to subscribe to
his stupid site to look at pictures of empty asphalt and ground haze and
purple mountains.

Pashnut has no concept of the geography, geology, and biology of California,
he's only interested in the asphalt winding through it. Fortunately, he has
done little damage in the county I live in.

When somebody tells me that he went on a ride through magnificent scenery and
then describes the road in racetrack terms of hairpins and high speed
sweepers, I have to wonder why he didn't just go do a track day.

>Sheesh. You should be glad they
>post the route so you can go ALONE and enjoy the road without being
>bothered by human companionship.

There are *many* places in this world that cannot be truly enjoyed with an
ignorant group that is pulling in different directions while trying to stay
together like a flock of geese.

For instance, some stupid tour members followed me from the Melia Granada to
the Capilla Real, because I seemed to have a plan.

http://www.capillarealgranada.com/en...mausoleos.html

I did have a plan. I knew that the tour group would not spend the time that I
wanted to spend there when they visited it the next day.

Then the idiots tagging along asked me what I was so interested in.

When I explained what it was that I was looking at in detail, one said, "He's
a walking encyclopedia, isn't he?"

Then they started discussing how to get back to the Melia, but they didn't
even know what the name of the hotel was, and they had left their room keys
with the concierge.

One of the idiots asked me what the name of our hotel was, and I just walked
away laughing.

I went over to the Alhambra and explored it, independantly.

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On Nov 30, 12:40 pm, "Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" <u33665@uwe>
wrote:
> Bob Nixon wrote:
> >As far as scenery goes I've seen a good deal of
> >the western states and Maine, NJ, Miss, Texas, Al, LO and some of
> >Alaska in my 62 years, so lay off with the sanctimony

> Early this week it was Battleax who was out to get you...

Did you even bother to look at my response to Battleax???

> Then the idiots tagging along asked me what I was so interested in.
>
> When I explained what it was that I was looking at in detail, one said,
> "He's
> a walking encyclopedia, isn't he?"

You should have mentioned the success of your family tree....then they would
get all excited over THOSE stories!

On Nov 30, 5:20 pm, "Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" <u33665@uwe>
wrote:
> tomor...@erols.com wrote:
> >Nah, you're not being sanctimonious, or even racist, or homophobic,
> >when you point that out. You're just being a fool.
>
> Well, thank you, I aspire to being The Fool.
>
> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...WS-00-Fool.jpg
>
> >Most people only get their cameras out when they STOP riding, you fusty old >cynic. When they're RIDING down a great road, they enjoy the ride, they don't
> >stop to take PICTURES of the road.
>
> The heck they don't. Remember Erik Astrup and his stupid pictures of empty
> asphalt in Death Valley and how he described almost passing out from heat
> exhaustion because he was wearing all that gear in the hot sun?
>
> Have you ever visited pashnit.com? That nut has taken a picture of every
> twisty road in California and now he wants people to pay $20 to subscribe to
> his stupid site to look at pictures of empty asphalt and ground haze and
> purple mountains.
>
> Pashnut has no concept of the geography, geology, and biology of California,
> he's only interested in the asphalt winding through it. Fortunately, he has
> done little damage in the county I live in.

MOST people. Two examples of people who do something differently
doesn't change the fact that MOST people do what I described.

> When somebody tells me that he went on a ride through magnificent scenery and
> then describes the road in racetrack terms of hairpins and high speed
> sweepers, I have to wonder why he didn't just go do a track day.

Me, too. I ride on the track for entirely different reasons than I
ride on the roads. In fact, I first WENT to the track when I found
myself riding inappropriately ont he public roads. Riding
appropriately on the road INCREASES enjoyment.
>
> >Sheesh. You should be glad they
> >post the route so you can go ALONE and enjoy the road without being
> >bothered by human companionship.
>
> There are *many* places in this world that cannot be truly enjoyed with an
> ignorant group that is pulling in different directions while trying to stay
> together like a flock of geese.

I couldn't agree more. That's why I seldom ever go on group rides.

> For instance, some stupid tour members followed me from the Melia Granada to
> the Capilla Real, because I seemed to have a plan.
>
> http://www.capillarealgranada.com/en...mausoleos.html
>
> I did have a plan. I knew that the tour group would not spend the time that I
> wanted to spend there when they visited it the next day.
>
> Then the idiots tagging along asked me what I was so interested in.
>
> When I explained what it was that I was looking at in detail, one said, "He's
> a walking encyclopedia, isn't he?"

There's a surprise.

> Then they started discussing how to get back to the Melia, but they didn't
> even know what the name of the hotel was, and they had left their room keys
> with the concierge.
>
> One of the idiots asked me what the name of our hotel was, and I just walked
> away laughing.

Of course you did.

> I went over to the Alhambra and explored it, independantly.

I'm sure your group was grateful that you did.

On Nov 30, 6:15 pm, Bob Nixon <bigrex2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Nov 30, 12:40 pm, "Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" <u33665@uwe>
> wrote:
>
> > Bob Nixon wrote:
> > >As far as scenery goes I've seen a good deal of
> > >the western states and Maine, NJ, Miss, Texas, Al, LO and some of
> > >Alaska in my 62 years, so lay off with the sanctimony
> > Early this week it was Battleax who was out to get you...
>
> Did you even bother to look at my response to Battleax???

Please do not konfuse Krusty with silly little incidentals like
reality or facts.

Bob Nixon wrote:

>Did you even bother to look at my response to Battleax???

Yes, you said, "Also, I believe I have cleaned up my attitude in the last six
months."

Battleax is not out to "get you", and neither am I.

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tomorrow@erols.com wrote:
>On Nov 30, 5:20 pm, "Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" <u33665@uwe>
>wrote:

>> One of the idiots asked me what the name of our hotel was, and I just walked
>> away laughing.
>
>Of course you did.

That's exactly what I did. I have no idea how they found their way back to
the hotel. But I have a built-in sense of where I am that is rarely wrong,
and I had cleverly written down the name of the hotel in my guide book.
>
>> I went over to the Alhambra and explored it, independantly.
>
>I'm sure your group was grateful that you did.

And I was sure glad to be rid of them. There are sights in this world that
should not be shared with idiots.

http://www.uoregon.edu/~laskaya/imag...%20outside.jpg

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TroytheTroll wrote:

>You should have mentioned the success of your family tree....then they would
>get all excited over THOSE stories!

Next time I visit Pamplona, I will show everybody the ruins of our castle.

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"Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" <u33665@uwe> wrote in message
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> tomorrow@erols.com wrote:
>>On Nov 30, 5:20 pm, "Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com" <u33665@uwe>
>>wrote:
>
>>> One of the idiots asked me what the name of our hotel was, and I just
>>> walked
>>> away laughing.
>>
>>Of course you did.
>
> That's exactly what I did. I have no idea how they found their way back to
> the hotel. But I have a built-in sense of where I am that is rarely wrong,
> and I had cleverly written down the name of the hotel in my guide book.
>>
>>> I went over to the Alhambra and explored it, independantly.
>>
>>I'm sure your group was grateful that you did.
>
> And I was sure glad to be rid of them. There are sights in this world that
> should not be shared with idiots.
>
> http://www.uoregon.edu/~laskaya/imag...%20outside.jpg
>
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>

Wear the fox hat?

>> One of the idiots asked me what the name of our hotel was, and I just
>> walked
>> away laughing.
>
> Of course you did.
>
>> I went over to the Alhambra and explored it, independantly.
>
> I'm sure your group was grateful that you did.

I think it would have been a riot if Krusty had gotten into an explanation
of how his family tree was on all sides of WWII, practically wrote the Bill
of Rights, and was personally involved or at LEAST was a staff member on
every important decision made in this country over the last century or two.

I'll give 2 to 1 odds he is related to both Lincoln and Wilkes Booth! Any
takers?