Chuck Schmidt wrote:
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> John Pergolizzi wrote:
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>> Hung around Dave Perry's shop in Manhattan today with Erin the mechanic
>> and lunched on Katz's Deli knoblewurst with sauerkraut and mustard and a
>> knish. Oh yea and a Schneiderweiss beer. I was on my way home on a
>> "new" Hetchins. Ahhh, dis is DA life.
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> Ain't life GRAND!?!? Out here in SoCal today rode the Ugo Blue De Rosa
> along the San Gabriel river with temps in the high 70s and lots of snow
> on the top of Mt. Baldy not too far in the distance (15 miles?).
> Herons, Mallards, and a Damsel in Distress (Miss Fit Tri- Woman with a
> flat and no pump), so I did my good deed for the day. It's good to be
> alive yo!
I'll agree with that sentiment. Today I took a Hetchins up to the top of Palos Verdes, to the end of Crest Drive, just below those balls (radomes, actually) you can see from the flatlands. Best views of Santa Catalina Island and across the whole LA basin I've ever seen. Brilliantly clear. Stood on the bluff in San Pedro looking for whales, but it's a little late in the season, so no luck. Did see some a couple weeks ago, though.
Steve Maas
Long Beach, California