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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-10 07:31 PM
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This is the way to go... 86-year-old guy got killed riding his bicycle.
He rode 60-70 miles a week. It's sad that he died, but at least he didn't wither away in a nursing home.

http://wcco.com/local/local.attorney.dies.2.1852839.html
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-10 07:34 PM
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1. Like my father: Heart attack while fishing for bass. If you gotta go, and
don't we all gotta go, wouldn't it be good to go while you're doing something you like to do.

Redstone
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-10 07:36 PM
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3. "I'd like to die like my 90-year-old grandfather, peacefully in my sleep ---
instead of screaming in terror like his passengers."
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Redstone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-10 07:42 PM
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5. I was going to post that, but didn't. Thanks for posting it.
Redstone
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AngryAmish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-11-10 05:43 AM
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11. Elvis died doing what he loved, too
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Moondog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-10 07:36 PM
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2. Well, that's one way of dying in the saddle.
I can think of others that I would prefer, reprobate that I am ....
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MilesColtrane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-11-10 11:51 AM
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12. I don't have the exact scenario worked out, but hookers and blow will be involved.
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Posteritatis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-10 07:39 PM
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4. Couple years ago, I was touristing things up in Newfoundland...
Edited on Tue Aug-10-10 07:40 PM by Posteritatis
Last day there, was waiting for the ferry back to the mainland to come in, and this big herd of bikers who looked the way you'd expect bikers to look shows up on their out of central casting, "this is a motorcycle dammit!" bikes. If even one of them was younger than late fifties I'd be surprised, and it was clear quite a few were way, way past that.

And their bikes all had California plates.

If I wind up a fraction of that activity/energy/ohhellwhynot level by time I'm around that age I'd be pretty content.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-10 09:14 PM
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6. I had a summer job and the Ontario dmv. One ninety six year old
came in the renew his driver's license. He kept handing me the wrong license......first he handed over his motorcycle license, then he handed over his camper license...LOL!
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The Midway Rebel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-10 09:55 PM
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7. Got a neighbor and fellow rider who is 72 and can drop me like he's Lance Armstrong.
I met him out pedaling around one day. He was 69 then. Has a classic Bianchi from the late 70's. Amazing fellow.

I plan of cycling till I can't no more!

Wanna go now but it is 100F outside...damn you global climate change!
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krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-10 10:29 PM
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8. Dying at the age of 92...
...in the bed of a 22-year-old Victoria's Secret model, shot to death by her jealous boyfriend. After the night's 3rd round.

Uh-huh, yep.

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Glassunion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-10-10 10:48 PM
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9. Not bad. But there is a better way.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-11-10 02:29 AM
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10. Fuck that. As long as I got my laptop, let me wither. I'm good. nt
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