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Old 11-22-16, 07:41 AM
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Thats about the most tame of the dissent. Odd post to take issue with.
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Originally Posted by Happy Feet
These types of discussions kinda bug me. For all the posturing and pontificating they just seem to be no risk, no effort,intellectual navel gazing laziness because the op really has no intention of doing what they are talking about. Blah blah lofty ideals blah blah. It's the same as squeezy's goings on about the greatness of custom bicycles he will never buy.
+1.

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Old 11-22-16, 07:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Siu Blue Wind
Is this really necessary?
Sorry. Following up on Rowan's suggestion, can you mods check to see if lightspree, tandempower and zze86 are all the same troll/sock? Seems suspicious. Thanks!
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Old 11-22-16, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
+1.

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Old 11-22-16, 10:36 AM
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Happy feet has once again misinterpreted my posts.
Maybe he could work on his listening skill. Instead of jumping to erroneous assumptions.
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Old 11-22-16, 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Squeezebox
Happy feet has once again misinterpreted my posts.
Maybe he could work on his listening skill. Instead of jumping to erroneous assumptions.
Not to misinterpret your post but I'll jump to conclusions and assume that you meant reading skills, seeing as there is no audio on the forum.
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Old 11-22-16, 01:17 PM
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Old 11-22-16, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Siu Blue Wind
Is this really necessary?
Thanks, Siu.
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Old 11-22-16, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Happy Feet
These types of discussions kinda bug me. For all the posturing and pontificating they just seem to be no risk, no effort,intellectual navel gazing laziness because the op really has no intention of doing what they are talking about. Blah blah lofty ideals blah blah. It's the same as squeezy's goings on about the greatness of custom bicycles he will never buy.

Give me someone who talks about a week long supported tour on a cheap bike any day. At least it's based on something they really did or intend to do.

However humble the effort, I can respect the doing far more than the talking about the doing of others.
What do you really know about my intentions?

If you would rather read about a week-long supported tour on a cheap bike, then why not do it? To me they're quite boring, much like your little remarks here.

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Old 11-22-16, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
+1!


And as for my suggestions (see my first post here) ... Rowan and I have actually done that. Voice of Experience.
And what do you really know about my experience?
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Old 11-22-16, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Rowan
Could be that this one served an apprenticeship in the Living Car Freeks forum under another name, or at least has been taught well by a master who loves starting pointless fantasy threads like this over there.
Could be, but on the other hand you just don't know a real thing about it.
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Old 11-22-16, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by shelbyfv
Sorry. Following up on Rowan's suggestion, can you mods check to see if lightspree, tandempower and zze86 are all the same troll/sock? Seems suspicious. Thanks!
Right.

Very insightful.
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Old 11-22-16, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
If you're not him .... you and he would get on very well.
Maybe so, I'll check.
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Old 11-22-16, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 79pmooney
Leave from Portland, OR. Nudity is not illegal. Obscenity yes, but nudity no. The naked bike ride is entirely legal. So are the nude bystanders. First job in a strip club?

Ben
Or just hang out in the mountains with the ravens playing in the wind. They do it all the time.
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Old 11-22-16, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by shelbyfv
But even then, starting 4 threads a day on BF is possible!!
Can you count? And yet you seem so focused on mental illness....
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Old 11-22-16, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by DropBarFan
Heh, I'm sort of surprised by the negative responses. With an able body & gift of gab it seems possible. Plenty of folks start from zero money & make their way ahead honestly.
Quite true.
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Old 11-22-16, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Machka
And this is another perspective ...

Harvest Trail ? Backpacker & Seasonal Worker Guide
https://jobsearch.gov.au/harvest


But you'd have to have the money to get to the first job.


Incidentally, do you also go by the name tandempower?
That - among other things - is why "getting a job" is less appealing (in some cases) than earning money in other ways.
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Old 11-22-16, 02:24 PM
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No bike? Isn't THE point of touring, the bike as mode of transportation? I did a most of a day once without talking to anyone. Does that count? We (most) of us are bike geeks, obsessing over the tiny details of our bikes. Let know how your nothing tour works out. Borrow an envelope and mail it to someone?
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Old 11-22-16, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by lightspree
Can you count? And yet you seem so focused on mental illness....
Ouch! Hit a nerve, did we?
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I read of a man who walked into the wilderness with nothing and lived for 40 days on what the ravens brought to him. I'm not saying that you can't do that, but I will say that your odds of success will be better if you cut your hair, shave your beard and get a job to start.
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Old 11-22-16, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by shelbyfv
Ouch! Hit a nerve, did we?
Very insightful. In your inaccurate little mind.
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Old 11-22-16, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DeadGrandpa
I read of a man who walked into the wilderness with nothing and lived for 40 days on what the ravens brought to him. I'm not saying that you can't do that, but I will say that your odds of success will be better if you cut your hair, shave your beard and get a job to start.
There are so many ways of doing it.
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Originally Posted by Leebo
No bike? Isn't THE point of touring, the bike as mode of transportation? I did a most of a day once without talking to anyone. Does that count? We (most) of us are bike geeks, obsessing over the tiny details of our bikes. Let know how your nothing tour works out. Borrow an envelope and mail it to someone?
I never said no bike.
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Originally Posted by shelbyfv
Here it is folks! xxxx
You're dreaming and trolling again.

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I am closing the thread because of all the childish behavior here...
TOO many of you take yourself way too serious...I should issue several folks on here infractions for forum rule violations...but I just do not want to take the time to make all those user notes, send all those PM's explaining...but all the ones out of line here have used up all their slack and will be paid much closer attention to in their posts around the forum...
The ignore feature works, use it.
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