On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:31:13 -0800, in alt.culture.alaska, Jan Flora
<snowshoe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>In article <rn16v350ckps5og40i69kvbo4vam5a5pjg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Bob OfficerŠ <bobofficers@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:53:31 -0700 (PDT), in alt.culture.alaska, jerry
>> <electrician@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> >On Apr 1, 12:50 pm, Jan Flora <snows...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> The article in today's ADN says Mackey's "foundation stud dog,"
Zorro, is
>> >> expected to recover from the snowgo wreck in the Sweepstakes Race.
>> >> (I put that in quotation marks because I've never heard of a dog
>> >> referred to that way before. The term is used for horses though.)
>> >>
>> >> Mackey says he's going to try to address the conflicts between
mushers
>> >> and snowgo drivers -- that near-misses are pretty common these days.
>> >>
>> >> The guy who ran into Lance's sled is going to pay all vet bills for
>> >> Zorro. I'm glad to see the guy be standup, after such an unfortunate
>> >> wreck.
>> >>
>> >> I know the mushers in my neighborhood stay way away from the
commonly
>> >> used snowgo trails, to avoid the yahoos who run flat-out all the
time, no
>> >> matter how much alcohol they have onboard.
>> >>
>> >> A friend of ours wanted to buy a Super Cub. His wife wouldn't let
him,
>> >> so he bought a snowgo that will go faster than a Super Cub. Ha.
>> >>
>> >> Jan
>> >
>> >I wish someone would address the conflict between snowmachiners and
>> >people. It is not safe to walk down these bike trails in the winter
>>
>> Key words. it is not safe to walk these *Bike trails*...
>>
>> Why would anyone walk on the BIKE trail? An't bike trails intended
>> for bikes, not pedestrians?
>>
>> >without the fear of being run down by a snow machine doing about 50
>> >miles an hour. The same goes for 4 wheelers in the summer.
>>
>> 4 wheel bikes??
>
>ATV's. They're a really common mode of everyday trans****tation all
>over Alaska, except in Anchorage. I put more mileage on my wheeler
>than my car every summer.
That part was being my attempt at being funny, Jan. I used both 2, 3
and 4 wheeled ATBikes, as well as various 6 and 8 wheeled ATV in my
second job.
My remarks were aimed at someone whining about bikes on a bike trail
making it hard for pedestrians to walk on the bike trails.
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Ak'toh'di
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