Comments on: Don’t Beam Me Up http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/10/18/dont-beam-me-up/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:33:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Bob http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/10/18/dont-beam-me-up/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Bob Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:02:25 +0000 http://www.dailycyclist.com/?p=322#comment-73 I hear the same thing from people and I tell them they do not know what they are missing. I hear the same thing from people and I tell them they do not know what they are missing.

]]> By: acline http://www.dailycyclist.com/2008/10/18/dont-beam-me-up/comment-page-1/#comment-72 acline Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:31:44 +0000 http://www.dailycyclist.com/?p=322#comment-72 Exactly. Just the other day, on a chilly morning, I was locking my bicycle on the square when three people--business types--walked by. They passed within 10 feet of me. And one of them said aloud while looking at me and pointing at me: "I just could never do that." The speaker was apparently cold. She wore a thin blouse and walked a bit hunched over with her arms crossed. I was chilled from my ride but not uncomfortably so. I was wearing proper gear for the conditions. But her remark made me wonder just how far we have removed ourselves from that natural world that most people would prefer a car and all its dangers and hassles to the natural conditions of the weather. What's wrong with being cold? Or wet? Or hot? I'll tell you: Everything when you've spent you're life trying to avoid them. Good post :-) Exactly. Just the other day, on a chilly morning, I was locking my bicycle on the square when three people–business types–walked by. They passed within 10 feet of me. And one of them said aloud while looking at me and pointing at me: “I just could never do that.” The speaker was apparently cold. She wore a thin blouse and walked a bit hunched over with her arms crossed.

I was chilled from my ride but not uncomfortably so. I was wearing proper gear for the conditions. But her remark made me wonder just how far we have removed ourselves from that natural world that most people would prefer a car and all its dangers and hassles to the natural conditions of the weather.

What’s wrong with being cold? Or wet? Or hot? I’ll tell you: Everything when you’ve spent you’re life trying to avoid them.

Good post :-)

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