Need a break from the debates? Pull up a chair and have a long cold iced tea and relax. Got a movie you want to recommend? Enjoyed a book lately? This is the place to relax and enjoy casual discussion. :-)

You've got it, LS ---- Every forum needs its social thread where members can pull up a chair, relax and talk about whatever.... I'm finishing off my iced coffee, getting ready to switch to a tall glass of iced mint/oolong tea.

I'm sure there are tea afficianados out there who are horrified by the idea of ICED oolong tea --- just as I'm rather nonplussed by those who put MILK in their tea.... It makes a world go 'round, don't it?

Meanwhile, in the RL --- I'm shopping around for a bicycle... made in the USA.... the new ones made in the US are too expensive, so I'm going used. Hope I don't kill myself on it, been 15 years since I've ridden.... :)

Tallyhoo, everyone

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LOL, LS --- that's another reason why I'm looking for a used bike.... in case I decide I don't enjoy it....then I won't be out too much... Have you considered listing your  tandem on your local Craigslist?

Jun 2, 2009 -- 1:24PM, Agnosticspirit wrote:

LOL, LS --- that's another reason why I'm looking for a used bike.... in case I decide I don't enjoy it....then I won't be out too much... Have you considered listing your  tandem on your local Craigslist?

no.  Me even mentioning it really is just due to having the thought and the annoyance it brings.  I have my doubts that my wife would let me sell it...sorta.  It is simply a symbol of the tug-o-war that is present within my marriage.  I sometimes can become gungho on ideas (biking one of them a few years back), I can become somewhat fanatical about ideas that I decide I want to do or experience. 

For example, I had really wanted to join the tandem bike club and actually go and ride on a day long trip 2 - 3 times a year - this thought really excited me at the time.  This is not what my wife had in mind.  She was thinking more about simply riding around the neighborhood once in a while (an hour on a bike beng more than enough time with that activity).  Our views on it could not have been more different and still it seems that there is no chance for that compromise ( it would not include any full day trips) which leaves me disappointed.

I own a normal bike, but to sell the tandem brings up the worry in my wife that I would not like to spend this time with her (she lives to have my time)...so the only bike riding I do is the occasional ride to & from work.

bleh...sometimes life sucks.

Jun 2, 2009 -- 1:41PM, Lonesentinel wrote:

Jun 2, 2009 -- 1:24PM, Agnosticspirit wrote:

LOL, LS --- that's another reason why I'm looking for a used bike.... in case I decide I don't enjoy it....then I won't be out too much... Have you considered listing your  tandem on your local Craigslist?

no.  Me even mentioning it really is just due to having the thought and the annoyance it brings.  I have my doubts that my wife would let me sell it...sorta.  It is simply a symbol of the tug-o-war that is present within my marriage.  I sometimes can become gungho on ideas (biking one of them a few years back), I can become somewhat fanatical about ideas that I decide I want to do or experience.

Ah.... amazing the grip an object, idea,  or anything else can have on us when it becomes a symbol... LOL....  I know what you mean about getting an idea in your head that simply won't rest until the idea becomes reality. That's kinda how I feel about my desire for a bike... I've been pondering it the last few months but just decided to make it a reality the last week. The plates on my car are expired --- I mean, expired at the point that if a police pulls me over my car will be impounded..... It'll cost nearly $1000 to smog my car before I can get the tags.... I'm kind of in rebellion against the state mode and maybe this will be a good time to  opt for public transportation (which I already do to a limited extent - taking the metrolink to LA).... If I go this route, cycling will increase my boundaries where and when I can go while my car sits in the driveway....

But I'm taking my time in choosing a bike.... I wanna get something right, something I'll enjoy, something I'll actually ride that's suitable for the mostly urban occasionally trail environment for a price I can afford... Lotta criteria .....

Jun 2, 2009 -- 1:41PM, Lonesentinel wrote:

For example, I had really wanted to join the tandem bike club and actually go and ride on a day long trip 2 - 3 times a year - this thought really excited me at the time.  This is not what my wife had in mind.  She was thinking more about simply riding around the neighborhood once in a while (an hour on a bike beng more than enough time with that activity).  Our views on it could not have been more different and still it seems that there is no chance for that compromise ( it would not include any full day trips) which leaves me disappointed.

I own a normal bike, but to sell the tandem brings up the worry in my wife that I would not like to spend this time with her (she lives to have my time)...so the only bike riding I do is the occasional ride to & from work.

bleh...sometimes life sucks.

Let's see.....  Would a Saturday morning ride to your local farmer's market be possible? This way you and your wife will still be able to enjoy the tandem that won't be too taxing for someone who visualized tooling around the neighborhood ...  Leaving you to enjoy longer rides on your own? Every couple will have separate interests at times...you're both two people united as one, not two people fused into one hive mind... :)

Then again.... I'm hardly the expert on keeping a marriage together.... divorced, so don't listen to me... LOL....