"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

dantzk8 said:
You could. It's like riding a bicycle. We never forget, we just go slower.

Dan.
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Oh, I still remember how to walk, but I definitely go slower! :D :) :thumbsup:

A feller I know, who's a fit 70, bought himself an electric bicycle recently, but had to re-sell it as he kept falling off. He said that he forgot to take into account the fact that he hadn't ridden a bike for 60 years! :rolleyes:
 
Jack Black said:
Oh, I still remember how to walk, but I definitely go slower! :D :) :thumbsup:

A feller I know, who's a fit 70, bought himself an electric bicycle recently, but had to re-sell it as he kept falling off. He said that he forgot to take into account the fact that he hadn't ridden a bike for 60 years! :rolleyes:
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I havn't been riding a bike for years. There is no more dignified way to get around than walking. The last spring i've walked 25 miles in a day, it was on an easy terrain by a fine weather, just cold enough. When back home i couldn't help to think i couldn't be wrong about everything.

Dan.
 
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dantzk8 said:
I havn't been riding a bike for years. There is no more dignified way to get around than walking. The last spring i've walked 25 miles in a day, it was on an easy terrain by a fine weather, just cold enough. When back home i couldn't help to think i couldn't be wrong about everything.

Dan.

Dan.
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I agree entirely my friend :) I didn't learn to ride a bicycle until I was 42, and I have to admit it wasn't always very dignified! :D A friend, who also didn't learn to ride until he was older, gave me the following advice, "Don't try to learn during the school holidays or you will be mocked ruthlessly!" :D I used to be a long-distance backpacker, runner, and climber, and never thought I would have problems with my feet, which have carried me thousands of miles, but these past 20 years I've had a lot of foot problems, including broken metatarsels in both feet, arthritis, bursitis, and various other things. Also, I'm older, and have other physical problems, so 10 miles would be a long walk for me now, even on easy terrain. I miss being indestructible :( :thumbsup:
 
Jack Black said:
I agree entirely my friend :) I didn't learn to ride a bicycle until I was 42, and I have to admit it wasn't always very dignified! :D A friend, who also didn't learn to ride until he was older, gave me the following advice, "Don't try to learn during the school holidays or you will be mocked ruthlessly!" :D I used to be a long-distance backpacker, runner, and climber, and never thought I would have problems with my feet, which have carried me thousands of miles, but these past 20 years I've had a lot of foot problems, including broken metatarsels in both feet, arthritis, bursitis, and various other things. Also, I'm older, and have other physical problems, so 10 miles would be a long walk for me now, even on easy terrain. I miss being indestructible :( :thumbsup:
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Sorry about you health concerns. I have no reason to complain but I know that one day or another i too should admit that I am not indestructible. C'est la vie.

Dan.
 
Peregrin said:
I totally understand and agree with that. I'll also add that I used up most of my "9 lives" a couple of decades ago!
When I think about it I have to say a "Thank you Lord!"
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I know the feeling Gary! :eek: :D :thumbsup:
 
Here is my new mode of exercise, very specific to the flat confines of our mobile home park. Fun to ride, but getting on and off is the real challenge! ;)

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black mamba said:
Here is my new mode of exercise, very specific to the flat confines of our mobile home park. Fun to ride, but getting on and off is the real challenge! ;)

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That looks like a lot of fun, and somehow caused me to recall a toy I never owned, but remember friends having, when I was a kid:
 
Id "grown up" by the time big wheels and green machines came in....but as a kid in the 70s......skid carts.,
 
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