Re-biking

Scott said:

I noticed yesterday that it is light after 5 PM, again.

I've noticed that the days are getting longer also. Woo hoo!

RFM
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Scott said:

I noticed yesterday that it is light after 5 PM, again. FINALLY!
So I lugged my bike out of the basement and resumed bike commuting.
And thereby saved about 15 minutes this morning. The walk to
the bus stop/bus ride/walk to work is 15 minutes longer than
my bike ride to the front door.

The thought of riding a crowded, herky-jerky, rush hour city bus
is plenty motivation for me to ride instead, despite the weather/
lighting conditions. I think our city buses spend more time
stopped than going. It's really aggravating when you're used
to the go-anywhere/anytime freedom of self-propulsion. And
they time the buses so you narrowly miss your connections at
transfer points. Most of the times I've come down with a cold
or the 'flu were right after riding a bus. So I've acquired
bike lights to deal with the darkness, and raingear that keeps
me drier if I ride than if I walk or take the bus.

Quoted message said:

All the snow of December is gone, as well, so life is good.
I could handle a bit more daylight at 7 AM, but I'll just
have to wait.

Vancouver, BC: Sunrise: 8:00 AM Sunset: 4:45 PM
(and perpetually raining.)

cheers,
Tom

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Tom Keats wrote on Wednesday 18 January 2006 00:04:

Quoted message said:

Most of the times I've come down with a cold
or the 'flu were right after riding a bus.

Buses are toxic in Winter. I'm glad I bought my bike!
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Alex
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Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Scott said:

I noticed yesterday that it is light after 5 PM, again. FINALLY!
So I lugged my bike out of the basement and resumed bike commuting.
And thereby saved about 15 minutes this morning. The walk to
the bus stop/bus ride/walk to work is 15 minutes longer than
my bike ride to the front door.

The thought of riding a crowded, herky-jerky, rush hour city bus
is plenty motivation for me to ride instead, despite the weather/
lighting conditions. I think our city buses spend more time
stopped than going. It's really aggravating when you're used
to the go-anywhere/anytime freedom of self-propulsion. And
they time the buses so you narrowly miss your connections at
transfer points. Most of the times I've come down with a cold
or the 'flu were right after riding a bus. So I've acquired
bike lights to deal with the darkness, and raingear that keeps
me drier if I ride than if I walk or take the bus.

With a lot of sick people on buses, and warm moist air, it's not unusual
that there would be a lot of illness from buses.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

All the snow of December is gone, as well, so life is good.
I could handle a bit more daylight at 7 AM, but I'll just
have to wait.

Vancouver, BC: Sunrise: 8:00 AM Sunset: 4:45 PM
(and perpetually raining.)

Toronto, ON: Sunrise 7:48 AM Sunset 5:08 PM
Current Temperature +4C, Normal High -4C Normal Low -10C

Going to try and get a ride in Friday and maybe Sunday. Imagine bike
riding in January, in the Great White North!!!!!

W

Quoted message said:

cheers,
Tom

"Alex Potter" wrote: (clip) Buses are toxic in Winter. I'm glad I bought my
bike!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I believe the heavier breathing that accompanies exercise, such as cycling,
helps clear the lungs of harmful infectious germs. This is why recovering
hospital patients are given plastic "toys" to encourage deep breathing.

"Leo Lichtman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"Alex Potter" wrote: (clip) Buses are toxic in Winter. I'm glad I bought
my bike!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I believe the heavier breathing that accompanies exercise, such as
cycling, helps clear the lungs of harmful infectious germs.

I think this is especially true in winter, when the colder air causes the
nose to run. Any germs lodged in the nose or sinuses while sleeping, or
while in a stuffy building at work, gets blown out of the body and carried
away. I am puzzled when people post here during the winter looking for ways
to stop mucus production in cold weather. It seems like something that's
good for you, not bad.

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Claire Petersky said:

"Leo Lichtman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

"Alex Potter" wrote: (clip) Buses are toxic in Winter. I'm glad I bought
my bike!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I believe the heavier breathing that accompanies exercise, such as
cycling, helps clear the lungs of harmful infectious germs.

I think this is especially true in winter, when the colder air causes the
nose to run. Any germs lodged in the nose or sinuses while sleeping, or
while in a stuffy building at work, gets blown out of the body and carried
away. I am puzzled when people post here during the winter looking for ways
to stop mucus production in cold weather. It seems like something that's
good for you, not bad.

I don't know, a couple of friends who are/were really strong cyclists
developed "exercise-induced asthma". Both feel it was from cold weather
riding. One doesn't ride much in the cold any more, the other doesn't
ride at all.

Tom Keats said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Scott said:

I noticed yesterday that it is light after 5 PM, again. FINALLY!
So I lugged my bike out of the basement and resumed bike commuting.
And thereby saved about 15 minutes this morning. The walk to
the bus stop/bus ride/walk to work is 15 minutes longer than
my bike ride to the front door.

The thought of riding a crowded, herky-jerky, rush hour city bus
is plenty motivation for me to ride instead, despite the weather/
lighting conditions. I think our city buses spend more time
stopped than going. It's really aggravating when you're used
to the go-anywhere/anytime freedom of self-propulsion. And
they time the buses so you narrowly miss your connections at
transfer points. Most of the times I've come down with a cold
or the 'flu were right after riding a bus. So I've acquired
bike lights to deal with the darkness, and raingear that keeps
me drier if I ride than if I walk or take the bus.

I guess I should be grateful for my good bus service then.
The bus passes 3 blocks from my house and drops me off
3 blocks from work. In that 1.5 miles, it makes maybe
2 stops. And it's rarely crowded at 7 AM. (I imagine
the 7:30 bus is more crowded)

Scott