tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post7376473181161074480..comments2024-03-22T18:01:20.065-05:00Comments on Geezer with a Grudge: Cheap Bike and Me: PoscriptT.W. Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-12072743841777462682009-05-04T19:44:00.000-05:002009-05-04T19:44:00.000-05:00Yeah, "great." I'm starting to think this thing is...Yeah, "great." I'm starting to think this thing is some kind of poltergeist. I was happy to be rid of it, but it seems to want to stay in my life, or the characters who buy this kind of junk want to be in my life. <br /> <br />I do enjoy seeing the craziness of old guys (and rich guys) at the occasional bike show or museum, but I don't care enough to want to preserve or own that junk myself. I'm not a huge fan of horses and/or buggies for the same reason. Talk about a black hole for irretrievable money storage! There is a great museum in central Nebraska where all kinds of 20th century technology is displayed. I stop there at least once a decade. <br /> <br />I spent a decade in medical devices. Like 1900's women, I'm pretty nervous about going anywhere near hospitals myself. Still, 4% of surgeries result in infections. In two historic studies (during strikes), patient mortality improved when doctors were absent from hospitals.T.W. Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078254371483458356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950664143576637249.post-66570366688085215992009-05-04T19:36:00.000-05:002009-05-04T19:36:00.000-05:00Presumably R & D serves some purpose. Doctors ...Presumably R & D serves some purpose. Doctors bled G. Washington to death, and around 1900 women were afraid to go anywhere near hospitals when pregnant because of the deadly fevers doctors gave them through the use of dirty hands and defective practice. In similar fashion motorcycles with torsion-bar valve springs are no longer made because people now know better. Why worship errors of the past? Ahhh, those great old bikes.<br /><br />KCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com