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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
Subject: Re: How are criminals arrested
Date: 28 Jun 2025 08:10:26 GMT
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Zen Cycle <funkmaster@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/27/2025 8:12 AM, Roger Merriman wrote:
>> John B. <jbslocomb@fictitious.site> wrote:
>>> On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:59:38 -0400, zen cycle
>>> <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On 6/25/2025 5:33 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:58:51 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Mon Jun 23 18:15:42 2025 John B.  wrote:
>>>>>>> On Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:47:20 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Mon Jun 23 06:10:04 2025 John B.  wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I can only sympathies with you people back there .... all those
>>>>>>>>> helpful agencies.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Growing up in mid New Hampshire we lived in two houses with wells and
>>>>>>>>> septic tanks. Never a problem.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I suppose that the difference was that we knew what we were doing and
>>>>>>>>> the U.S. wasn't, in those days intent on controlling every act the
>>>>>>>>> citizens make.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> John, I expect you simply never knew the problems because of your
>>>>>>>> young age. Septic systems in particulsr ned constant maintenance.
>>>>>>>> Even outhouses have to be relocated far away from others when they
>>>>>>>> fill enough to be covered over with dirt to cap them off. Water
>>>>>>>> treatment plants are not terribly complicated but what do you do
>>>>>>>> with the brown water?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> No Tom I do/did know what I was doing.
>>>>>>> Anyone with the brain p0wer of a cockroach is aware that you always
>>>>>>> build your water source up hill from your septic system which requires
>>>>>>> very limited service (obvious you don't how a septic tank works).
>>>>> 
>>>>>> New Hamposhire is mostly flat. what is it you were saying about brains of a cockroach?
>>>> 
>>>> oh dear gawd...did he really write that?
>>>> 
>>>> lol...wow, that isn't is cock-roach brain, that's complete lack of
>>>> cognitive function.
>>>> 
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Mountains_(New_England)
>>>> 
>>>> "The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of
>>>> the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the
>>>> United States. "
>>>> 
>>>> "In all, there are 48 peaks within New Hampshire as well as one (Old
>>>> Speck Mountain) in Maine over 4,000 feet (1,200 m), known as the
>>>> four-thousand footers."
>>>> 
>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Range
>>>> 
>>>> "The Presidential Range is a mountain range located in the White
>>>> Mountains of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It contains the highest
>>>> peaks of the Whites, "
>>>> 
>>>> "Because of the poor weather conditions, the Presidential Range is often
>>>> used for mountaineering training for those who go on to climb some of
>>>> the world's highest mountains, including K2 and Everest."
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> What percentage of the area of New Hampshire do you consider to be
>>>>> "mostly flat"?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Notice the mountains and hills?
>>>>> <https://www.visitwhitemountains.com/things-to-do/outdoors/mount-washington/>
>>>>> I could provide a link to a topo map for you, but then I would need to
>>>>> show you how to read the map.  It's your claim and you get to prove
>>>>> it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Looking at various relief maps of NH, I can's find any part of NH that
>>>>> is flat:
>>>>> <https://www.google.com/search?num=10&q=3d%20relief%20map%20of%20new%20hampshire&udm=2>
>>>> 
>>>> To be fair, parts of the seacost are quite flat. The Granite State
>>>> Wheelmen host an annual century ride, which while claiming over 3000'
>>>> feet of total climbing, doesn't have any any individual climb over 100'.
>>>> 
>>>> https://ridewithgps.com/events/346958-granite-state-wheelers-2025-seacoast-cen?lang=en
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> This isn't quite what you claimed, but still interesting:
>>>>> 
>>>>> "How much bigger would N.H. be if you flattened out the mountains?"
>>>>> <https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2021-10-01/how-much-bigger-would-nh-be-if-you-flattened-out-the-mountains>
>>>>> "According to his calculations, New Hampshire is 133 square miles
>>>>> bigger when you iron out the wrinkles, which is just about 1.5 percent
>>>>> bigger."
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm taking a break from stacking firewood.  Everything aches.
>>>>> 
>>> And don't forget MT. Washington where you are allowed to ride UP the
>>> mountain but due to the steepness of the road not DOWN.
>>> --
>>> cheers,
>>> 
>>> John B.
>>> 
>>> 
>> The road is for tourist by looks of things and this being the US cars 1st
>> hence the Auto road name, it’s not the gradients but that they are priories
>> are for cars who pay for the privilege to use the private road, I believe
>> there are gravel roads that one could ride down.
> 
> Nope, there's only the one "road". All other paths up/down are hiking 
> trails, not navigable by bicycle - well, maybe if you don't mind walking 
> down 40% grades carrying the bike over boulders.
> 
> If you go to Strava and look at the heat maps around mt washington, 
> you'll see _no_ cycling activity other than the auto road.
> 
>> 
>> Bikes are only allowed once a year or so for the hill climb, and even then
>> have to car back down.
>> 
>> Roger Merriman
>> 
> 
> 

Ah I stand corrected!

Roger Merriman