Extreme Insanity

As Brian and I drove home from the gym late this afternoon, I saw a bank sign that said it was 26 degrees out. That’s pretty fucking cold. And yet, we saw like, three people out there riding their bicycles! WTF?????

The only explanation I can think of is that they’re the type who are totally into extreme sports, you know, like those X Games or whatever. I bet they’re also the people I see at the gym who work out in cargo shorts and wear flip-flops in the frickin’ free weight room! Hello! I can accept the cargo shorts thing, but open-toed shoes in the weight room? :s That isn’t exteme insanity, that’s extreme stupidity. And riding your bike in this weather is insane and stupid, so there!

December 5th, 2006 - 8:10 pm
My Kind of Town

Comments

  1. This only serves to reinforce my belief that everyone is crazy but me. And you. And maybe a few other people.

    Comment by Joefish
    December 5, 2006 11:00 pm

  2. Yeah, but you’re still smarter than me. And so is my husband. ;( Heehee.

    Comment by Barb
    December 5, 2006 11:04 pm

  3. Gah. What the hell is wrong with those weirdos? I can’t stand cold or snow or cold or anything to do with snow…and did I mention I HATE COLD? :p

    Comment by Kentucky Girl
    December 6, 2006 1:03 am

  4. They’re “cool kids,” that’s what’s wrong with them.

    Comment by Barb
    December 6, 2006 1:19 am

  5. I like the cold, but NO WAY am I gonna go out and ride a bike. Freaks.

    Comment by DeniseTN
    December 6, 2006 5:43 am

  6. If all this friggin’ ice would go away, I’d get out and run. Granted, it’s cold, but I’m tired of not fitting into my skinny jeans!

    Comment by Two Sirius
    December 6, 2006 10:24 am

  7. Damn skippy!

    Comment by April
    December 6, 2006 12:11 pm

  8. Denise, that’s exactly what they are! Buncha freaks!

    TS, welcome to my world ! What about a treadmill?

    April, huh? :s

    Comment by Barb
    December 6, 2006 1:08 pm

  9. Heh. I don’t ride a bike during the summer. During winter? Oh hell no. Somebody should test them for “performance enhancers”.

    Comment by NYC Watchdog
    December 6, 2006 1:33 pm

  10. Dear Barb,

    coming from a country where the majority of people rides bicycles all through the year I can safely say that when you are ON the bike you probably aren’t cold. Because you are exercising ;) Just wanted to share that :P

    Comment by Adriane
    December 6, 2006 4:13 pm

  11. Dawgg, nah, these are just hipsters. I’m sure of it.

    Adriane, I knew you Dutch were crazy. :p

    Comment by Barb
    December 6, 2006 5:12 pm

  12. Insanity is going into the cold for any other reason than to simple GET somewhere. I basically hibernate all winter.

    Comment by Robin
    December 6, 2006 6:11 pm

  13. Crazy huh?
    Well, for yout information that has been an increasing demand for Dutch bikes in the US…what do you think of that?!! :P
    It’s so easy when you are travelling downtown…no need for a parking space…no need to pay exepnsinve parking fees…no fuel costs…no traffic jams…need I go on? :P:P

    Comment by Adriane
    December 7, 2006 1:04 am

  14. Robin, agreed.

    Adriane, your points are well taken, but how cold does it get there? In Fahrenheit, please. ;)

    Comment by Barb
    December 7, 2006 2:45 am

  15. Jeezes…you’re asking me the temps in Fahrenheit..what the hell is a Fahrenheit??!! You know all Dutch people banned German words…so we use Celsius instead :P

    About 25 degrees Fahrenheit during the coldest day…but it seems as though we might keep it above the 32 this year..let’s hope so I can’t stand cold!! I have tremendous admiration for the people who rode their bikes during the last winter of WW2…which was the coldest ever!!

    Comment by Adriane
    December 7, 2006 4:51 pm

  16. Adriane, I have a link for you: go here. ;)

    Comment by Barb
    December 7, 2006 5:42 pm

  17. Why :P I already found a website myself..as you can read in the second part of my post..where I actually gave you the temperatures in Fahrenheit lol 8)

    Comment by Adriane
    December 8, 2006 7:53 am

  18. Really? What’s the link? Maybe it’s better than the site I found. Seriously.

    Comment by Barb
    December 9, 2006 1:42 pm

  19. http://www.lapoo.nl/celcius.htm (it’s a Dutch site)

    just type in what you want to know and hit enter ;)

    Comment by Adriane
    December 9, 2006 1:48 pm

  20. Cool, thanks! Except that it’s in Dutch. :s

    Comment by Barb
    December 9, 2006 1:54 pm

  21. Lol…honey the only thing in Dutch is what you have to do and that is what I just explained LOL :d
    The degrees in fahrenheit and celsius stay the same regardless of the language you speak ;)

    Comment by Adriane
    December 9, 2006 2:00 pm

  22. I know! I was just teasing! ;)

    Comment by Barb
    December 9, 2006 2:12 pm

  23. lol ok and I fell for it :p

    Comment by Adriane
    December 9, 2006 2:14 pm

  24. :d

    Comment by Barb
    December 9, 2006 2:24 pm

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