Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]What studies in the U.S. seem to indicate is that what the oldest of the old have in common is - good genes. They all have parents, grandparents, siblings, who were long-lived. They may ride bikes, etc., because they have been in good health, rather than the other way around. And, quite obviously, they aren't long-lived because they smoke like chimneys, but rather have genes that have allowed them to get away with smoking like chimneys. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John Brownlow Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 4:37 PM To: Leica Users digest Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Wandering: Motor Scooters On 3/14/02 4:13 PM, "Bill Satterfield" <cwsat@istate.net> wrote: > A sweet old lady with blue hair, an old man with no hair or a DWI/DUI > driver will never see you,. even in broad daylight This does not > include all the "good drivers" on the road . Chances are they will not > see you either. I feel like I am a dart board and everyone is trying to > hit me and this is in a SUV. Scooters , motorcycles and ATVs are > instant quadriplegic , paraplegic or widow makers. Something to > consider if you have a family. On the other hand, a bicycle on a bicycle path will likely increase your lifespan considerably. I made a series of history films for brit TV which involved interviewing dozens of nonagenarians and centenarians and a lifetime of cycling was one of the curious common factors between many of them. Another, very strangely, was smoking like a chimney. - -- John Brownlow <- loves his bike http://www.pinkheadedbug.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html