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From: tomorrow on 1 Aug 2010 23:52 On Jul 29, 2:38 am, dusty <hard.ri...(a)the.big.roundup.com> wrote: > New to the group with a question. > I'm a former biker, BMW 500, Yamaha 500 among others (smaller). Now you've got me wondering, Dusty: 1. Didja ever have to lay either of those bikes down to avoid an accident? 2. If so, did you do less than $30 damage to the bike in the process? Inquiring minds, and all that...
From: T.J. Higgins on 2 Aug 2010 10:58 In article <i34avd1i6g(a)news1.newsguy.com>, J. Clarke wrote: > >I really don't understand why people are making such a big deal out of >crossing the border. The only time I've had any kind of delay was >coming off the ferry from Nova Scotia and that was more because they had >a whole boatload of traffic to process at once than to any inefficiency >in the process. I've never ridden my bike into Canada, but when I drive or fly to the Grey Cup, the reaction of the border guard is usually, "You came all the way from Alabama for the Grey Cup? Enjoy your stay in Canada!" -- TJH tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net
From: don (Calgary) on 2 Aug 2010 11:36 On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:58:09 -0500, ernest.p.worrell(a)vernal.equinox.edu (T.J. Higgins) wrote: >In article <i34avd1i6g(a)news1.newsguy.com>, J. Clarke wrote: >> >>I really don't understand why people are making such a big deal out of >>crossing the border. The only time I've had any kind of delay was >>coming off the ferry from Nova Scotia and that was more because they had >>a whole boatload of traffic to process at once than to any inefficiency >>in the process. > >I've never ridden my bike into Canada, but when I drive or fly >to the Grey Cup, the reaction of the border guard is usually, >"You came all the way from Alabama for the Grey Cup? Enjoy >your stay in Canada!" Geez, you should win some kind of award for that. Do you have a connection with the league?
From: T.J. Higgins on 2 Aug 2010 12:47 In article <pdpd56d2bvbaog9lb3k4e29ajf85stlhgc(a)4ax.com>, don (Calgary) wrote: >On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:58:09 -0500, >ernest.p.worrell(a)vernal.equinox.edu (T.J. Higgins) wrote: > >>In article <i34avd1i6g(a)news1.newsguy.com>, J. Clarke wrote: >>> >>>I really don't understand why people are making such a big deal out of >>>crossing the border. The only time I've had any kind of delay was >>>coming off the ferry from Nova Scotia and that was more because they had >>>a whole boatload of traffic to process at once than to any inefficiency >>>in the process. >> >>I've never ridden my bike into Canada, but when I drive or fly >>to the Grey Cup, the reaction of the border guard is usually, >>"You came all the way from Alabama for the Grey Cup? Enjoy >>your stay in Canada!" > > >Geez, you should win some kind of award for that. > >Do you have a connection with the league? I'd watched a bit of it on TV in '93 and '94 and really liked it, back when ESPN carried some games during the USA expansion fiasco. The '94 western final is still one of the most exciting football games I've ever seen. Imagine my shock when a team was announced in Birmingham for '95. I went to most of the home games. I've stayed in touch with the league since then via the net, along with seeing the occasional game on TV on AmericaOne, Versus, or NFL Network. I've had to watch the last 2 Grey Cups on the Internet. Every few years I make it to the game live. Have been to 4 so far. Forget Disney World; Grey Cup Week is the happiest place on earth. :^) Fair catches are for pansies. Run that damn ball back! -- TJH tjhiggin.at.hiwaay.dot.net
From: don (Calgary) on 2 Aug 2010 16:14
On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:47:45 -0500, ernest.p.worrell(a)vernal.equinox.edu (T.J. Higgins) wrote: >In article <pdpd56d2bvbaog9lb3k4e29ajf85stlhgc(a)4ax.com>, don (Calgary) wrote: >>On Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:58:09 -0500, >>ernest.p.worrell(a)vernal.equinox.edu (T.J. Higgins) wrote: >> >>>In article <i34avd1i6g(a)news1.newsguy.com>, J. Clarke wrote: >>>> >>>>I really don't understand why people are making such a big deal out of >>>>crossing the border. The only time I've had any kind of delay was >>>>coming off the ferry from Nova Scotia and that was more because they had >>>>a whole boatload of traffic to process at once than to any inefficiency >>>>in the process. >>> >>>I've never ridden my bike into Canada, but when I drive or fly >>>to the Grey Cup, the reaction of the border guard is usually, >>>"You came all the way from Alabama for the Grey Cup? Enjoy >>>your stay in Canada!" >> >> >>Geez, you should win some kind of award for that. >> >>Do you have a connection with the league? > >I'd watched a bit of it on TV in '93 and '94 and really liked >it, back when ESPN carried some games during the USA expansion >fiasco. The '94 western final is still one of the most exciting >football games I've ever seen. > >Imagine my shock when a team was announced in Birmingham for '95. >I went to most of the home games. I've stayed in touch with the >league since then via the net, along with seeing the occasional >game on TV on AmericaOne, Versus, or NFL Network. I've had to >watch the last 2 Grey Cups on the Internet. Every few years I >make it to the game live. Have been to 4 so far. Forget Disney >World; Grey Cup Week is the happiest place on earth. :^) > >Fair catches are for pansies. Run that damn ball back! Gotcha. With so many Americans playing and coaching up here I thought you might have had an association with one of our teams. Being a fan is great too. It's an exciting version of the game. I had the pleasure to be involved with constructing an athletic park including three artificial football fields last year. Learning about artificial turf, the lighting and communication components required for competitive football was a terrific experience. I got to hang out with a few Stampeder alumni at the same time. |