Outback/4Cyl Engine In Mountains

[Guest]

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I was hoping that would pretty clearly be a joke...we ride bikes too.
Doesn't everyone who owns a subaru?

 

[D H]

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I was hoping that would pretty clearly be a joke...we ride bikes too.
Doesn't everyone who owns a subaru?

I'm sorry, but there was nothing in your post that suggested it was a
joke (you know, a smiley, etc) so I did not take it as such. (I'm a cyclist
who was hit by a moron who cracked my sternum in the process [which could
easily have killed me had it completely severed and been driven in to my
heart], a moron who did not so much as even apologize or come see how I
fared on the scene. I might, therefore, be less willing to ignore such
comments than others are.)
In addition, (and I do appreciate your explanation and don't mean to
ignore it) I personally don't think this subject is one to joke about.
Sadly, there are already some who think in almost the terms you used. I
don't know if you ride on the road or not, but it can change your
perspective, as can getting cut off with no way of escape but to ram (at
speed!) into the vehicle that did this to you. The bike/vehicle crash really
is no joking matter, though I wish it were truly so unthinkable that it
COULD be mentioned in jest without the danger that it might be interpreted
as serious. It might be you or someone you love who is the next victim. I
pray not.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for taking the time to explain your situation; I take your
point and I'm sorry to hear about your accident. As a long-time
motorcyclist and bicyclist, "share the road" is something I do take
pretty seriously, especially with a child who is riding a bike now.

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I was hoping that would pretty clearly be a joke...we ride bikes too.
Doesn't everyone who owns a subaru?

I'm sorry, but there was nothing in your post that suggested it was a
joke (you know, a smiley, etc) so I did not take it as such. (I'm a cyclist
who was hit by a moron who cracked my sternum in the process [which could
easily have killed me had it completely severed and been driven in to my
heart], a moron who did not so much as even apologize or come see how I
fared on the scene. I might, therefore, be less willing to ignore such
comments than others are.)
In addition, (and I do appreciate your explanation and don't mean to
ignore it) I personally don't think this subject is one to joke about.
Sadly, there are already some who think in almost the terms you used. I
don't know if you ride on the road or not, but it can change your
perspective, as can getting cut off with no way of escape but to ram (at
speed!) into the vehicle that did this to you. The bike/vehicle crash really
is no joking matter, though I wish it were truly so unthinkable that it
COULD be mentioned in jest without the danger that it might be interpreted
as serious. It might be you or someone you love who is the next victim. I
pray not.

 

[Anthony]

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I was hoping that would pretty clearly be a joke...we ride bikes too.
Doesn't everyone who owns a subaru?

I got it but the only bikes I ride have an engine between the wheels. ;o)

Tony