tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18303855.post7536000506821785928..comments2023-04-14T08:17:37.446-04:00Comments on The Blog of Siram: Random Roadside SeedsMWThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09446603415730525882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18303855.post-89519739256083500322007-11-17T06:50:00.000-05:002007-11-17T06:50:00.000-05:00Before helmets were mandatory on motorcycles (and ...Before helmets were mandatory on motorcycles (and even afterwards, if your helmet didn't have a face shield) people would be using tubes (called cones) to protect themselves from the wind.<BR/>The benefit being that you didn't need very clear plastic, since it wouldn't be obstructing your view. (Some examples are http://www3.shellkonto.se/speed/rocknroll05/11.jpg and http://www.mc-boden.se/butiken/images/strut.jpg )<BR/><BR/>How many tip jar thieves have you seen by the way? Can we use it as a statistic measure? Do you think that you might now be keeping a closer eye on young black women and might catch them in the act more often, or do you think you are still being fair and suspicious against all and one? <BR/>Might it also be a sign about culture in that neighborhood? That men can be spendthrifty and whitter about their money while women must make ends meet at any cost? (Just wondering ;)Galenthiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137661311948961852noreply@blogger.com