does anyone get hurt?
10-24-04 | 08:52 PM
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does anyone get hurt?
Does anyone know of any messengers that have been injured while darting in and around traffic on the mean streets? I have seen some videos and it looks pretty darn scary.
10-24-04 | 09:06 PM
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They say that most riders have a serious accidnet every 2000miles or so.
"They" are ominous and cannot be identified, but do exisist!
"They" are ominous and cannot be identified, but do exisist!
10-24-04 | 09:13 PM
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mind you im not a messenger....but i do my fairshare of darting in and out of philly traffic on my fix...i like to go by the philosophy that the cabs and other cars are more afraid of hitting me than i am afraid of being hit....then i close my eyes and crank foward...
...did i mention im not to bright?
...did i mention im not to bright?
10-24-04 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ostro
They say that most riders have a serious accidnet every 2000miles or so.
"They" are ominous and cannot be identified, but do exisist!
"They" are ominous and cannot be identified, but do exisist!
10-24-04 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by little5guy
Does anyone know of any messengers that have been injured while darting in and around traffic on the mean streets? I have seen some videos and it looks pretty darn scary.
They actually get issued a special spray for their persons which makes them impervious to injury. Dispatchers hand it out, and it fits nicely in a stash pocket. Its part teflon, part kevlar, and all magic. Posengers get none.
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10-24-04 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by s2sxiii
No messengers were injured in the making of those films.
They actually get issued a special spray for their persons which makes them impervious to injury. Dispatchers hand it out, and it fits nicely in a stash pocket. Its part teflon, part kevlar, and all magic. Posengers get none.
They actually get issued a special spray for their persons which makes them impervious to injury. Dispatchers hand it out, and it fits nicely in a stash pocket. Its part teflon, part kevlar, and all magic. Posengers get none.
Pie is the answer you are looking for, if you are carrying a pie, no one will hit you becuase they think you will hit them or maybe that you will give them a slice.
10-24-04 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ostro
I think you must have mistaken this, special spray for pie. Yes thats right, good ole pie. Pie has been shown to have magical powers year after year. Many just disappear from window ledges, some mysteriously fly into peoples faces and some even draw peoples faces into them.
Pie is the answer you are looking for, if you are carrying a pie, no one will hit you becuase they think you will hit them or maybe that you will give them a slice.
Pie is the answer you are looking for, if you are carrying a pie, no one will hit you becuase they think you will hit them or maybe that you will give them a slice.
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NO! It is the FARGATE! It is not some other kind of gate from a movie or TV show that I've never seen! Notice that it has a wheelchair and a pink mohawk? We're not getting sued!
NO! It is the FARGATE! It is not some other kind of gate from a movie or TV show that I've never seen! Notice that it has a wheelchair and a pink mohawk? We're not getting sued!
10-24-04 | 09:44 PM
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Mystery Pie
32 Ritz crackers, crushed (approx. 1 stack)
1 c. chopped pecans
1 c. sugar
4 egg whites
1/2 p. whipping cream
1/2 c. instant cocoa (optional)
1. Crush Ritz crackers.
2. Add pecans and 1/2 c. sugar.
3. Beat egg whites until stiff.
4. Combine with crackers.
5. Bake 25 minutes at 350F; let cool.
6. Whip cream and 1/2 c. instant cocoa (if cocoa desired).
7. Cover pie with cream and refrigerate.
32 Ritz crackers, crushed (approx. 1 stack)
1 c. chopped pecans
1 c. sugar
4 egg whites
1/2 p. whipping cream
1/2 c. instant cocoa (optional)
1. Crush Ritz crackers.
2. Add pecans and 1/2 c. sugar.
3. Beat egg whites until stiff.
4. Combine with crackers.
5. Bake 25 minutes at 350F; let cool.
6. Whip cream and 1/2 c. instant cocoa (if cocoa desired).
7. Cover pie with cream and refrigerate.
10-24-04 | 09:47 PM
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TRUE Mystery Pie
32 Ritz crackers, crushed (approx. 1 stack)
1 c. chopped ???
1 c. ???
4 ??? whites
1/2 p. whipping ???
1/2 c. "you-call-its"
1. Crush Ritz crackers.
2. Add ??? and 1/2 c. ???.
3. Beat ??? whites until stiff.
4. Combine with crackers.
5. Bake 25 minutes at 350F; let cool.
6. Whip ??? and 1/2 c. "you-call-its"(if "you-call-its" desired - and they are so do it already).
7. Cover pie with ??? and refrigerate.
32 Ritz crackers, crushed (approx. 1 stack)
1 c. chopped ???
1 c. ???
4 ??? whites
1/2 p. whipping ???
1/2 c. "you-call-its"
1. Crush Ritz crackers.
2. Add ??? and 1/2 c. ???.
3. Beat ??? whites until stiff.
4. Combine with crackers.
5. Bake 25 minutes at 350F; let cool.
6. Whip ??? and 1/2 c. "you-call-its"(if "you-call-its" desired - and they are so do it already).
7. Cover pie with ??? and refrigerate.
10-24-04 | 09:49 PM
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Not to interrupt all this pie talk, because I love me a good peach pie...Mmm. tasty. But a not-too-old Harvard study of Boston messengers showed an injury rate among working messengers in Boston comparable to NFL players.
10-24-04 | 10:05 PM
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True enough . . .
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...engers&spell=1
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...engers&spell=1
10-24-04 | 10:06 PM
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heres the one from Haaaarvvaard!
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ergonomics/bike/index.html
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/ergonomics/bike/index.html
10-24-04 | 11:38 PM
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165 - when the hell did that happen? Is your bike ok?
I have a tendency to crash a lot, both while doing singletrack mtb stuff and apparnetly while riding in the city. My last big oops was the fixie vs taxi incident that robbed me of my Marin Verona frameset. I've broken a good half dozen helmets crashing, but sometimes I just get the feeling that sometimes I just ride too aggressively. At least in the woods, the trees don't blindly accelerate into the middle of trails...
I have a tendency to crash a lot, both while doing singletrack mtb stuff and apparnetly while riding in the city. My last big oops was the fixie vs taxi incident that robbed me of my Marin Verona frameset. I've broken a good half dozen helmets crashing, but sometimes I just get the feeling that sometimes I just ride too aggressively. At least in the woods, the trees don't blindly accelerate into the middle of trails...
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10-25-04 | 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Fugazi Dave
At least in the woods, the trees don't blindly accelerate into the middle of trails...
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10-25-04 | 12:40 AM
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Ha!
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10-25-04 | 12:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Fugazi Dave
165 - when the hell did that happen? Is your bike ok?
I have a tendency to crash a lot, both while doing singletrack mtb stuff and apparnetly while riding in the city. My last big oops was the fixie vs taxi incident that robbed me of my Marin Verona frameset. I've broken a good half dozen helmets crashing, but sometimes I just get the feeling that sometimes I just ride too aggressively. At least in the woods, the trees don't blindly accelerate into the middle of trails...
I have a tendency to crash a lot, both while doing singletrack mtb stuff and apparnetly while riding in the city. My last big oops was the fixie vs taxi incident that robbed me of my Marin Verona frameset. I've broken a good half dozen helmets crashing, but sometimes I just get the feeling that sometimes I just ride too aggressively. At least in the woods, the trees don't blindly accelerate into the middle of trails...
10-25-04 | 01:12 AM
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Heh. I guess you missed that. Feast your eyes on the current state of the frame. Amazingly, all I had were a few bruises, none of which were sufficiently visible to show off.
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10-25-04 | 02:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ostro
They say that most riders have a serious accidnet every 2000miles or so.
"They" are ominous and cannot be identified, but do exisist!
"They" are ominous and cannot be identified, but do exisist!
10-25-04 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Fugazi Dave
I have a tendency to crash a lot, both while doing singletrack mtb stuff and apparnetly while riding in the city.
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10-25-04 | 07:51 AM
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You never know, it might have been me having those crashes for you...
