tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post2513948559027550054..comments2024-02-08T10:33:22.915+13:00Comments on Available Light: Cops and RobbersKelvin Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-90419319459552148482010-02-14T15:55:01.934+13:002010-02-14T15:55:01.934+13:00Kelvin - I agree with your children repeating your...Kelvin - I agree with your children repeating your own arguments back to you [I think]. I have owned 4 motorbikes from gutless 50cc ones that go 44 mph down a very steep hill with a stiff tail wind up to a Yamaha 400, and come off rather more than I care to!! I also had a fiance who was killed while riding a twin Norton and I haven't ridden one since then - that was 35 years ago - don't think I'd even be game to ride a geriatric scooter these days. At least you get somewhat more protection from the idiots on the road in a car or 4wd. Stay safe please!Vernanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-15910384909217521472010-02-07T20:39:14.340+13:002010-02-07T20:39:14.340+13:00What a good idea. But as far as motorcycles go, th...What a good idea. But as far as motorcycles go, there is something that comes back to haunt me. When my children were younger one or two of them expressed an interest in motorcycles. I told them (quite truthfully) that I knew many people who had owned bikes and every bike owner I ever knew had come off at least once; or three times in my own case. Now, my expressions of interest in two wheeled transport are met with my own words quoted, most unjustly, back to me. <br /><br />But of course it's all different now. I'm older. Even though the engines are twice the size and ten times the quality that they used to be, I'd be <i>careful</i>Kelvin Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682322819567886400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-33738655940067740932010-02-07T18:02:51.966+13:002010-02-07T18:02:51.966+13:00My Lord Bishop elect, I remember that you several ...My Lord Bishop elect, I remember that you several times mentioned a red motorcycle you hoped you might own one day. I have today celebrated Mass and then enjoyed a Harley ride round the water front in Auckland with a person who has recovered from breast cancer. Her new Harley was her wellness treat. If you were to choose a modest Bishop's chariot, might you not also be able to ride a Diocesan motorcycle?! A motorcycle puts you in touch with the elements and gives you Blog thinking time. You may also connect with a lot of really interesting people the church generally doesn't "touch." A humble hospital Chaplain and HBD (Has Been Dean.)kiorana123https://www.blogger.com/profile/17148692288683808302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-22089187019480308752010-02-03T08:02:24.235+13:002010-02-03T08:02:24.235+13:00Beautiful prose, clarity,style and wit. And compa...Beautiful prose, clarity,style and wit. And compassion for all of us.<br />Thank you.Barbara Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727795817372948370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170814845771372625.post-47101805376330461812010-01-29T07:36:45.293+13:002010-01-29T07:36:45.293+13:00So that's why Bishop Victoria wasn't in th...So that's why Bishop Victoria wasn't in the office yesterday :) ... more seriously, what a fantastically well-written reflection. Might I on behalf of all your readers earnestly/seriously/pleadingly encourage/challenge/cajol/insist ... ok, then, just hope you become ACANZP's first "blogging bishop"?Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.com