Posted by David T. Ashley on September 9, 2008, 9:39 pm
>>>
>>> You'll make a biker all right. At least you have one crucial skill down
>>> pat. No biker can survive without an ability to skillfully rationalize
>>> whatever he is doing to himself or his bike. ;-)
>>
>> That sums up all of human nature, not just bikers. Have you ever had
>> exposure to Dale Carnegie's classic work, "How to Win Friends and
>> Influence
>> People"?
>>
>> Carnegie essentially makes the argument that there is no right way to win
>> a
>> dispute. If you win, you've really lost. All about human psychological
>> defense mechanisms.
> I didn't have the pleasure of reading this guy, and he might have a
> point. Though, to be honest, I don't really think that winning disputes
> is useless. If it was, we wouldn't dispute and try so hard to actually
> win them. We dispute for, say, 50 000 years. Time enough for natural
> selection to weed out "unfit" disputees.
You may find this page of interest.
http://www.westegg.com/unmaintained/carnegie/win-friends.html
"The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it."
As far as "winning" disputes, depends on what you get for winning and the
circumstances. Carnegie may have been a salesman (I forget), and clearly
"winning" a fight with a customer is a bad thing.
But, if you're talking about a military victory ... different set of
constraints.
Here is the book:
(Amazon.com product link shortened)
It might (or might not) be interesting reading on an airplane one day.
Posted by Who Me? on September 8, 2008, 11:27 pm
>> Well, what about changing your blinker fluid,
>
> I had that.
Priceless !!
This is getting better than re-runs of the Marx brothers. ;-)
Posted by Andrzej Rosa on September 9, 2008, 7:01 am
Dnia 2008-09-09 Who Me? napisał(a):
>>> Well, what about changing your blinker fluid,
>>
>> I had that.
> Priceless !!
Actually, you can get those blinkers for less than 10 bucks a piece.
Plus some change every rainfall for a new light bulb.
> This is getting better than re-runs of the Marx brothers. ;-)
HTH. :-)
--
Andrzej Rosa
Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on September 8, 2008, 5:24 pm
David T. Ashley wrote:
> I think I'm going to fail to replace the frame, as well. That cosmic
> ray thing ... I think the other poster may have been joking.
That was Krusty the Dot. He should be in your killfile. <lol>
--
-bts
-Friends don't let friends drive Windows
Posted by Bob Myers on September 8, 2008, 3:42 pm
> My question would have been whether it makes sense to prophylactically
> replace bulbs, battery, etc.
Nope. And if this question also involves over-winter storage:
One thing I don't think I've seen mentioned yet is your fuel.
If the bike's going to be idle for a longish period, esp. in an
unheated garage, etc., then you should think really hard about
draining the carbs, and either drain/dry the tank or (preferably)
top it off and add a fuel stabilizer such as Sta-bil. You do NOT want
a partially-full tank sitting around all winter, for condensation,
etc. to do its nasty work in.
Also, it would be a good idea to cover the exhaust, air intake, etc.,
to prevent critters from getting in there and leaving junk behind
over the winter.
DISCONNECT the battery; remove it, if you have a place to
keep it safe and dry, and it will also then be easier to put on a
charger/conditioner as you're prepping the bike for the first
ride next spring.
Do the oil change, etc., before putting the bike away for the
winter, not after - why leave all that crap in the oil overwinter
if you don't have to?
> c)Where does a layman safely dispose of coolant, oil, etc.? (I don't do
> much maintenance, so this is new stuff for me.)
Call up your local landfill/recycling center; chances are they have
a place to dispose of this sort of stuff. Our local landfill, for instance,
has a big tank - you just drive up with your jugs of old oil, and dump
'em in. Coolant and other chemicals are collected at the same place
they collect such household waste as old half-full paint cans, cleaners,
and the like.
God, must be hell living in one of those states where you can't ride
year-round....
Bob M.
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>>> You'll make a biker all right. At least you have one crucial skill down
>>> pat. No biker can survive without an ability to skillfully rationalize
>>> whatever he is doing to himself or his bike. ;-)
>>
>> That sums up all of human nature, not just bikers. Have you ever had
>> exposure to Dale Carnegie's classic work, "How to Win Friends and
>> Influence
>> People"?
>>
>> Carnegie essentially makes the argument that there is no right way to win
>> a
>> dispute. If you win, you've really lost. All about human psychological
>> defense mechanisms.
> I didn't have the pleasure of reading this guy, and he might have a
> point. Though, to be honest, I don't really think that winning disputes
> is useless. If it was, we wouldn't dispute and try so hard to actually
> win them. We dispute for, say, 50 000 years. Time enough for natural
> selection to weed out "unfit" disputees.