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04-07-12, 08:57 PM
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Pedaled too far.
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Just saw a commercial from a company named CarLoanPal.com. First they show a guy in a car who is rejected by a woman because his car isn't nice enough.
Then they show a woman riding a 10 speed who asks the question "You think I like riding this thing to work?".
It's good to know car-free living is respected.
Of course, I have to consider the source.
Then they show a woman riding a 10 speed who asks the question "You think I like riding this thing to work?".
It's good to know car-free living is respected.
Of course, I have to consider the source.
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04-08-12, 10:35 AM
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In the right lane
04-08-12, 11:03 AM
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It's the same story every six weeks, another company wants you to feel ashamed and buy a new motorcar. ZipCar was famous for doing this and other anti-transit commercials. Yet, they don't tell your how much it's going to insure this new vehicle?
04-08-12, 04:17 PM
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I saw a political commercial on TV that was even more insulting to carfree people. It was put out by an "energy group" opposing Obama's reelection. It was the tired claims that Democrats are causing the high basoline prices. Then they said Democratic ploiticians don't care if gas prices are high, and showed a clip of Energy Secretary Chu saying, "At this time I don't own a car." The implication was that carfree people are a bunch of weirdo elitist tree-hugging Pinkos. (Which is probably true in my case, but it sure doesn't fit the majority of carfree people! Or for that matter, Sec. Chu.)
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04-09-12, 07:31 AM
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Pedaled too far.
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Her point is that commuting to work by bicycle is demeaning and unpleasant and that no one could possibly do it out of any reason except financial distress, and that if able to qualify for a car loan, she'd ditch the bike in a New York minute.
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04-09-12, 09:17 AM
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
04-09-12, 01:47 PM
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Pedaled too far.
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04-09-12, 04:10 PM
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
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Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
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04-09-12, 05:43 PM
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In the right lane
