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From: YTC#1 on 7 May 2010 05:15 On Thu, 06 May 2010 23:48:05 +0100, Owen wrote: > On Thu, 06 May 2010 14:40:37 -0700, muddy cat <muddydotcat(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >>In article <lca3u597l9hapgcssh835m9j7u0vut90lv(a)4ax.com>, >> Owen <pericles(a)ntlXXWorld.com> wrote: >> >>> So I think first on the list is to ride up through California, >> >>Let me know if you need help with anything planning wise or after you >>arrive. > > Thanks. Ill prolly need a lot of help, Ive only ever ridden in Europe, Its like riding in Europe, different side of the road, excpet in MPH :-) Oh, and stupidly small gallons. -- Bruce Porter XJR1300SP, XJ900F, GSX250, Pegaso 650 Trail POTM#1(KoTL), WUSS#1 , YTC#1(bar), OSOS#2(KoTL) , DS#3 , IbW#18 ,Apostle#8 "The internet is a huge and diverse community and not every one is friendly" http://www.ytc1.co.uk There *is* an alternative! http://www.openoffice.org/
From: doetnietcomputeren on 7 May 2010 06:03 On 2010-05-07 02:00:07 +0200, Owen <pericles(a)ntlXXWorld.com> said: >>> Something that would be really useful would be a list of contacts that >>> might possibly have crash space for a British rider/traveller. It >>> would certainly help make the whole project more affordable. I could >>> recipricate if any come over here to Blighty. Dunno how that would >>> work? >> >> If by some chance you end up in the glorious midwest you have a >> standing offer of bed and grub at my house. Probably not worth >> riding here from California just for that, though. >> > Im open to offers... > > The mid-west is a big area... Where are you? A long, long way east and north of California. -- Dnc
From: Colin Irvine on 7 May 2010 06:08 On Fri, 7 May 2010 12:00:24 +0200, doetnietcomputeren squeezed out the following: >On 2010-05-07 09:55:05 +0200, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> said: > >>>>>> Terrible food, >>>>> >>>>> Eh? >>>> >>>> Err, yes? >>> >>> I've eaten plenty of very good food in the US. Okay, so avoiding fast >>> food and most of the chains is a given, but even so, it's not difficult >>> to find decent food, and that's before you take into account the >>> service. >> >> The "service" is usually the worst part. > >I'll admit I've never eaten in CH, but compared to the pathetic excuse >of 'service' that I have experienced in other European countries, >including the UK, I find it difficult to see what you dislike about US >service. > >Unless of course you've been eating in chain restaurants where the >server may as well sit at your table and save themselves all the >walking to check "is everything alright" every 5 minutes. Not that I >don't appreciate why they do this, and if they didn't do this to their >American clientele, they'd be flat broke. I must admit I've found the service in the US generally to be over the top. I prefer what you might call good-UK-level. -- Colin Irvine ZZR1400 BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5 http://www.colinandpat.co.uk
From: Mark Olson on 7 May 2010 06:21 CT wrote: > Mark Olson wrote: > >> So, there are no outstanding high quality microbrewed beers >> whatsoever in the US? > > There are certainly some nice ones around Denver[1] and they are Fort Collins probably has more microbreweries per square yard than any other city on earth. A great place to stroll from bar to bar sampling the local wares.
From: doetnietcomputeren on 7 May 2010 06:55
On 2010-05-07 12:08:47 +0200, Colin Irvine <look(a)bottom.of.home.page> said: >> >>>>>>> Terrible food, >>>>>> >>>>>> Eh? >>>>> >>>>> Err, yes? >>>> >>>> I've eaten plenty of very good food in the US. Okay, so avoiding fast >>>> food and most of the chains is a given, but even so, it's not difficult >>>> to find decent food, and that's before you take into account the >>>> service. >>> >>> The "service" is usually the worst part. >> >> I'll admit I've never eaten in CH, but compared to the pathetic excuse >> of 'service' that I have experienced in other European countries, >> including the UK, I find it difficult to see what you dislike about US >> service. >> >> Unless of course you've been eating in chain restaurants where the >> server may as well sit at your table and save themselves all the >> walking to check "is everything alright" every 5 minutes. Not that I >> don't appreciate why they do this, and if they didn't do this to their >> American clientele, they'd be flat broke. > > I must admit I've found the service in the US generally to be over the > top. I prefer what you might call good-UK-level. It's over the top when you're used to poorer levels of service[1], although in decent US places it's not so in your face as the chains. [1] as an example, those awkward minutes you spend trying to get the waiter/waitress's attention because you'd really like another round of drinks, or the bill. -- Dnc |