Comments on: A Letter from the South Pole http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: hooubxkhboc http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/comment-page-2/#comment-554655 hooubxkhboc Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:00:04 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/#comment-554655 fynjax <a href="http://umxrjpwpmiom.com/" rel="nofollow">umxrjpwpmiom</a> fynjax umxrjpwpmiom

]]> By: Jamesryan http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/comment-page-2/#comment-554556 Jamesryan Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:36:23 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/#comment-554556 Isaac, what a rrlaekabme piece!! Extremely well presented and thought out. You are spot on. And, if you dig one level deeper yopu will find another root cause;congressional entitlements and himan nature. No party/person ever wants to give up anything. So, expect the fight gainst gerrymandering to be as intense by both parties as a union fighting for maintaining benefits in a labor dispute. And, therein lies the irony. The political system you so eloquently describe in a mirror image of the problems, programs and crises its expected to fix. That’s why things like term limits never pass.Taking your position one step further, I am curious about your opinion as to whether if we were ever successful in enacting the gerrymandering change proposed whether the end result would be a more, centrist, homogenous, US as you suspect or, converesly, a more solidly sectarian regional political systems with the coasts going more left and the west/south going more right.Let’s ponder it when I see you next. Seriosly, a magnificent piece that you wrote, well beyond your years (and alan combes’ comprehension…:-) you should feel very proud. Bravissimo! Isaac, what a rrlaekabme piece!! Extremely well presented and thought out. You are spot on. And, if you dig one level deeper yopu will find another root cause;congressional entitlements and himan nature. No party/person ever wants to give up anything. So, expect the fight gainst gerrymandering to be as intense by both parties as a union fighting for maintaining benefits in a labor dispute. And, therein lies the irony. The political system you so eloquently describe in a mirror image of the problems, programs and crises its expected to fix. That’s why things like term limits never pass.Taking your position one step further, I am curious about your opinion as to whether if we were ever successful in enacting the gerrymandering change proposed whether the end result would be a more, centrist, homogenous, US as you suspect or, converesly, a more solidly sectarian regional political systems with the coasts going more left and the west/south going more right.Let’s ponder it when I see you next. Seriosly, a magnificent piece that you wrote, well beyond your years (and alan combes’ comprehension…:-) you should feel very proud. Bravissimo!

]]> By: Gordon Inkeles http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/comment-page-2/#comment-552585 Gordon Inkeles Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:38:46 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/#comment-552585 Nate, We know the tee shirt was photoshopped. What about the background? Nate,

We know the tee shirt was photoshopped. What about the background?

]]> By: Janie_K http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/comment-page-2/#comment-552242 Janie_K Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:22:42 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/#comment-552242 Nate thanks for the reply. :-) Totally fascinating and quite surreal to live a year there I am sure. I referred my boss to your post today. He moaned the whole way to work this morning about the cold on an hours ride. It's about zero degrees here in London today! What a Lightweight. I'll not let him moan any more. I am off to do more reading on polar sunsets. You have got me thinking... Nate thanks for the reply. :-)

Totally fascinating and quite surreal to live a year there I am sure. I referred my boss to your post today. He moaned the whole way to work this morning about the cold on an hours ride. It’s about zero degrees here in London today! What a Lightweight. I’ll not let him moan any more. I am off to do more reading on polar sunsets. You have got me thinking…

]]> By: McBain http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/comment-page-2/#comment-552165 McBain Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:18:28 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/#comment-552165 At -100°F doesn't the rubber on the tyres (even ones as phat as those on your bike) get very inflexible? Mind you, at those temperatures I'd be more worried about extremity loss than a flat. How on earth do you keep your drink liquid in that environment? Do you wear a drink bladder underneath all of your layers or is that risking disaster in case it springs a leak? Why hasn't a major clothing manufacturer signed you up as their 'ultimate winter tester' and shipped you loads of cold weather gear. "NateC-Approved" could be the new 'must-have' label for winter gear ;) Excellent post and it will elevate Fatty's smugness to previously undreamed of altitudes as he can now claim a pole-to-pole audience (normally the only poles Fatty likes are the ones with nubile tanned ladies dancing around them!) At -100°F doesn’t the rubber on the tyres (even ones as phat as those on your bike) get very inflexible? Mind you, at those temperatures I’d be more worried about extremity loss than a flat.

How on earth do you keep your drink liquid in that environment? Do you wear a drink bladder underneath all of your layers or is that risking disaster in case it springs a leak?

Why hasn’t a major clothing manufacturer signed you up as their ‘ultimate winter tester’ and shipped you loads of cold weather gear. “NateC-Approved” could be the new ‘must-have’ label for winter gear ;)

Excellent post and it will elevate Fatty’s smugness to previously undreamed of altitudes as he can now claim a pole-to-pole audience (normally the only poles Fatty likes are the ones with nubile tanned ladies dancing around them!)

]]> By: Candyce http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/comment-page-2/#comment-551106 Candyce Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:34:05 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/#comment-551106 Nate, Wow. Just wow. First off, I'm impressed your skin still looked pink, and not blue! Secondly, you make all of us look wimpy. I've had contract offers to do work in Antartica and Prudhoe Bay, and told them that I was too girly for such (insanely) cold weather. Rock on! Nate,

Wow. Just wow. First off, I’m impressed your skin still looked pink, and not blue!

Secondly, you make all of us look wimpy. I’ve had contract offers to do work in Antartica and Prudhoe Bay, and told them that I was too girly for such (insanely) cold weather.

Rock on!

]]> By: roan http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/comment-page-2/#comment-550820 roan Fri, 13 Jan 2012 04:37:24 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/#comment-550820 I just knew there was a reason why I never went to the South Pole...stray old Skuas go there to die...I'm just not ready for that last word yet. Nate, this has been a great Fatcyclist posting, thanks. AND if you do the 100 MoN, I can see the headline now "Cannon shot around the World 400 times". I plan on toasting you in Davis even if you don't...awesome. I just knew there was a reason why I never went to the South Pole…stray old Skuas go there to die…I’m just not ready for that last word yet.
Nate, this has been a great Fatcyclist posting, thanks. AND if you do the 100 MoN, I can see the headline now “Cannon shot around the World 400 times”.
I plan on toasting you in Davis even if you don’t…awesome.

]]> By: Kel http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/comment-page-2/#comment-550788 Kel Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:32:16 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/#comment-550788 Nate - Your posting and responses were fascinating. Thanks for educating us about the South Pole! Please give us an update if you do the 100 miles to nowhere or any other crazy exercises. Take care and stay warm! Nate – Your posting and responses were fascinating. Thanks for educating us about the South Pole! Please give us an update if you do the 100 miles to nowhere or any other crazy exercises. Take care and stay warm!

]]> By: davidh-marin, ca http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/comment-page-1/#comment-550755 davidh-marin, ca Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:18:09 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/#comment-550755 Hey Nate- Post that APO Address and Team Fatty can send some cookies (MattC are you listening) It will give you something to ride for. Hey Nate- Post that APO Address and Team Fatty can send some cookies (MattC are you listening) It will give you something to ride for.

]]> By: Dave T http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/comment-page-1/#comment-550744 Dave T Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:28:38 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2012/01/11/a-letter-from-the-south-pole/#comment-550744 Wow Nate thanks for the awesome post. Wow Nate thanks for the awesome post.

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