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<FONT FACE="Verdana">Tone,<BR>
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Good point. I’m sure Pennsylvania is lovely this time of year. We’ve not been too hot. We had a week of 100+ days, but this past week has only been in the middle 90’s. Pleasant by Texas standards.<BR>
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Chris<BR>
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on 8/20/07 11:24 PM, Tone at Tone@moon-shine.net wrote:<BR>
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<FONT COLOR="#000098">> Mr. Glorko (aka Chris),<BR>
> According to the HHH site, the event will be held this<BR>
> coming weekend. Even though I might be considered an extreme cyclist, I<BR>
> highly doubt I could bike down to Texas in less than five days and STILL<BR>
> have the energy to ride another 100 miles. :-) Realistically it would<BR>
> take me about 12 days if I could manage to ride 100 miles a day without<BR>
> hitting any serious elevation. ;) Besides, I generally do not<BR>
> participate in races unless they are for charity or work related.<BR>
> Primarily I ride for utilitarian reasons. As far as visiting with the<BR>
> Texas Groopies, wouldn't it make more sense for you guys to come up to<BR>
> visit me in PA, where we can hang outside with a nice natural cool<BR>
> breeze rather than stay in doors and use up electricity with the air<BR>
> conditioner?<BR>
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> Eric,<BR>
> Route 66 runs 2514 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica. That<BR>
> would take me at least 120 miles out of my way! ;) Not to mention I live<BR>
> in York, PA, which is over 600 miles more. I think I would MUCH rather<BR>
> bike only 116 miles in one day to see Sergio and possibly get a signed<BR>
> Anniversary Special in person in the same year as Groo's anniversary. Is<BR>
> my logic flawed? :-)<BR>
> _TONE_<BR>
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