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From: egreen@East.Sun.COM (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: A Miracle in California
Date: 5 Apr 1993 19:02:39 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
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In article 602CV3dTx01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com, bws20@duts.ccc.amdahl.com (Brian W Simmons) writes:
>
>Now maybe this isn't a big deal to some of you, but it is to me. I was raised
>in the South, and part of my cultural heritage is waving at passersby. I
>waved from the side of the road at passing cars, when I drove I waved or
>nodded or at least raised an index finger from the steering wheel. People
>waved at me as I drove by.
I was raised in the South, and I can attest that this is true. Why, on
one particularly hot day, as I was walking along the road, some good
ole boys in a truck tossed me a cold beer! Of course, they were going
50 mph at the time...
>P.S. To prove this wasn't a fluke, it happened to me again when I was out
>riding on Wednesday: an unsolicited wave. Wow...
Bikers wave to bikers the world over. Whether or not Harley riders
wave to other bikers is one of our favorite flame wars...
---
Ed Green, former Ninjaite |I was drinking last night with a biker,
Ed.Green@East.Sun.COM |and I showed him a picture of you. I said,
DoD #0111 (919)460-8302 |"Go on, get to know her, you'll like her!"
(The Grateful Dead) --> |It seemed like the least I could do...
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