tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post8738195325825499233..comments2023-12-11T03:32:58.722-05:00Comments on Twisted Roads By Jack Riepe: The Ultimate Temptation of “Ride To Work Day”Jack Riepehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-30493248301588519492009-07-01T10:57:06.285-04:002009-07-01T10:57:06.285-04:00Jack,
I haven't read this entry yet, but will...Jack,<br /><br />I haven't read this entry yet, but will return to it later. However, I had to comment on the photographs. I don't think I've ever seen you better! These were mighty fine pics and I loved each of them and you're right, they needed to be seen in their fullest to see the true beauty that you captured. Excellent!Sojourner's Moto Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235661849993752840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-8724355952356209792009-06-21T16:00:32.301-04:002009-06-21T16:00:32.301-04:00Dear Baron's Life:
I'm genuinely flattere...Dear Baron's Life:<br /><br />I'm genuinely flattered that you like this so much. I am committed to reader satisfaction and will attempt to accommodate your request. <br /><br />Thank you for reading my stuff and for writing in.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-41718671735949139182009-06-21T15:20:29.717-04:002009-06-21T15:20:29.717-04:00Finally a good piece of writing, a genuine glimpse...Finally a good piece of writing, a genuine glimpse into life in the country, great picture, story and country living... do more of these... I am in AweBaron's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363887015251189502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-33153706983505809262009-06-21T06:25:44.926-04:002009-06-21T06:25:44.926-04:00Dear Joe:
I will attempt to photograph one of the...Dear Joe:<br /><br />I will attempt to photograph one of the original houses tha conform to this style. The stone houses are ver beautiful and highly sought after. In that housing market, most were priced over a million dollars. <br /><br />But you do make a god point! It seems like the three little pigs were hedging their bets.<br /><br />Joe -- thank you for reading my blog and for leaving a comment.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-70218263696344881792009-06-21T06:20:14.398-04:002009-06-21T06:20:14.398-04:00Dear Mqo1:
I think the pictures for this blog wou...Dear Mqo1:<br /><br />I think the pictures for this blog would have been a lot richer had I read the instructions on the camera. It seems to be able to do a lot more than I got out of it <br /><br />Then again, they are what they are. There is going to be a more varied approach to the material in this blog. For example, there will be at least two stories a month like this current, plus one or two adventures adopted from my ridng buddies. <br /><br />I got a lot of fan mail from readers claiming they like this change in style, and it is nothing to make my readers happy -- somewhat.<br /><br />Once again, I am deighted to find you here. Thank you for reading my tripe, and for writing in. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-89951413736846914582009-06-20T16:33:38.979-04:002009-06-20T16:33:38.979-04:00Wow! This post was as if Miro painted a still lif...Wow! This post was as if Miro painted a still life in which the apples really looked like apples. <br /><br />"...a few houses in which one section is a log cabin, while another is the undressed stone, while a third portion is stone covered with stucco."<br /><br />Apparently constructed for big bad wolves in old age who aren't quite up to making the rounds from house to house to house.<br /><br />- Joe at <a href="http://scootindavalley.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Scootin' da Valley</a>Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575182248998162641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-78066681931588679042009-06-20T01:37:47.692-04:002009-06-20T01:37:47.692-04:00limitations as a photographer? surely you jest. fa...limitations as a photographer? surely you jest. fantastic post and pics jack! <br /><br />personally i would ride naked if i could stay out of jail doing so :) <br /><br />and now i hear that you aim to say fuck less than me?? LOL! why??mq01https://www.blogger.com/profile/11742343758057005313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-45258443568485882492009-06-18T12:20:20.506-04:002009-06-18T12:20:20.506-04:00In a previous incarnation I too lived in Westchest...In a previous incarnation I too lived in Westchester PA. The sheer number of deer on the road, even back in the early eighties, was overwhelming. They were a significant traffic hazard then, and I suspect that things are worse now.<br /><br />Despite my parochial Church of England upbringing, I actually attended a Catholic College in Gwynnedd PA. Unfazed by the brutality of my childhood education, I was seized by the impulse to experience the Catholic side of 'Learning by Thrashing and Intimidation', and so signed up for two years of classes under the tutelage of Sister Mary Flatiron and her colleagues, the Sisters of the Immortal Burning Soul. Imagine my complete surprise when I discovered that the anticipated daily humiliations were not on the educational menu. In fact this particular bunch(The correct collective term I believe)of nuns were kind, considerate, warm, and just generally lovely people. <br /><br />One of these delightful women was driving home one night from the July 4th fireworks show, she had travelled to see in downtown Philly. The lines of traffic were so long that she ended up, with thousands of others, watching the fireworks from the roof of her car, parked in the middle lane of the Schuylkill Expressway. On her way home her car passed under a rather high grassy bank, from which a deer jumped, and in full flight hit the front of her car , smashed through the windshield, and wedged itself in the open space vacated by the safety glass.......alive and kicking. She was pinned in the drivers seat for over an hour with this thing flailing around and doing its best to help her into the ultimate state of grace. She was freed, after the animal control officer turned up, and gave this wretched animal an instant, and deadly, case of lead poisoning.<br /><br />Last weekend, while I was riding back from Canton, NY, in a moderate downpour, a deer jumped out of the ditch on the left hand side of the road, and ran full tilt into my left knee. I and the VFR stayed upright, a small miracle at an approximate 70mph! Two hours, and a considerable amount of pain, later I was home, inspecting my aching knee,and looking at a perfectly snout shaped bruise, noseholes and everything, tattooed on my lower leg. This bruise was inflicted through rain gear, armoured riding pants and denim jeans.<br /><br />If I'd have had a flashlight to light my way........Who Nose?ADKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-38835551326840190812009-06-18T10:16:20.207-04:002009-06-18T10:16:20.207-04:00Dear Kingfisch:
What a treat for me to hear from ...Dear Kingfisch:<br /><br />What a treat for me to hear from a reader who's been following my stuff since day #1! I'm flattered. And I'm pleased you like this last post -- and that you have a personal history with one of the buildings in the pictures.<br /><br />You aren't that mucj older than me... You're nearing 60 and I've just pased 55. What are you ridng these days? And if you are near or in West Chester, let me know. I have biker functions every so often, or you could run into me at the Oriental Pearl Chinese Restaurant on Paoli Pike. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-35233782510353154502009-06-18T10:08:01.297-04:002009-06-18T10:08:01.297-04:00Dear Steve:
I have often thought that your blog h...Dear Steve:<br /><br />I have often thought that your blog has had beautiful visions, but few rival a woman on a bike with an open shirt. And I used to come across them a lot more often when I was younger -- like 24 years younger.<br /><br />Let me know when you intend to ride through this area and I will do be the best I can to organize a VIP luncheon. I have odten felt tha motorcycles made more sense than horses, if only from the standpoint that less comes out after fueling.<br /><br />Thank you for reading my blog and for commenting.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-89686529187877180612009-06-17T22:29:42.914-04:002009-06-17T22:29:42.914-04:00Jack,
I've been reading Twisted Roads since y...Jack,<br /><br />I've been reading Twisted Roads since you started it. This article shines. That B&B at the end of Boot Rd. is the house I grew up in. I was moved there by my parents in 1953. That place was RURAL! I'm nearing 60 and still have a WC address. Thanks for the fine pictures & article.kingfischnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-88208757476834180412009-06-17T21:39:19.233-04:002009-06-17T21:39:19.233-04:00I don't think I ever saw a woman, tanned or ot...I don't think I ever saw a woman, tanned or otherwise, with an open shirt astride a motorcycle. That must be an eastern Pennsylvania thing.<br /><br />I'm familiar with the every girl has a horse thing from many years photographing horse shows. Common sense would seem to dictate a motorcycle a far more sensible ride...<br /><br />Great post and pictures. I will have to venture down towards the stone house region of Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Steve Williams<br /><a href="http://vespalx150.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Scooter in the Sticks</a>Steve Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540977884513559091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-39250155166787806772009-06-17T17:48:45.655-04:002009-06-17T17:48:45.655-04:00Dear Bob:
I may ride alone again tomorrow.
Fonde...Dear Bob:<br /><br />I may ride alone again tomorrow.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack"r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-89736121061634944802009-06-17T17:47:46.524-04:002009-06-17T17:47:46.524-04:00Dear CPA3485 (Jim):
I have been through Kansas an...Dear CPA3485 (Jim):<br /><br />I have been through Kansas an I liked it. Looking at the map, it seems to me you could organize a ride out of Wichita's City streets, running on US-54, to the shores of Lake El Dorado on Rt. 177. This is marked scenic all the way up to Tuttle Creek.<br /><br />I used to date Essie Tuttle, before she got all those tattoos and listed herself on e-Harmony.com. If you see her, just say "Slick said hello."<br /><br />You should also organize a ride out to Climax, and have tee shirts printed up. They could say, "I rode my scooter to Climax." <br /><br />There is a town in Maryland called "Crapo." I am thinking of doing a ride there just for the tee shirt value. Those shirts would say, "The Up To My Ears In Crapo Ride."<br /><br />I don't really have an imagination though. This is all real to me.<br /><br />Thank you for reading my stuff and for writing in.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-91382764019340759952009-06-17T17:21:13.142-04:002009-06-17T17:21:13.142-04:00Dear Charlie6 (Dom):
I thought the pictures were ...Dear Charlie6 (Dom):<br /><br />I thought the pictures were sort of grainy, but it was nice of you to say otherwise. I feel like "Twala" the "Wild Man," who managed to surprise everyone by taking a drink of water and not getting hit on the back of the head with the toilet seat. <br /><br />It has been raining here pretty steadily for the past two weeks. We get the grass cut every 25 minutes. I have decided to try a post like this at least two or three times a month, depending upon the availbility of subject matter. <br /><br />Thank you, as always for reading this tripe, and for commenting. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-82956746993782353572009-06-17T17:11:23.951-04:002009-06-17T17:11:23.951-04:00Dear Joe:
Thank you for reading my blog and for w...Dear Joe:<br /><br />Thank you for reading my blog and for writing in. What kind of bike do you ride and where do you ride? I always like to know something about my readers. <br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-87217428416682920912009-06-17T17:08:57.709-04:002009-06-17T17:08:57.709-04:00Dear SGSidekick (Tena):
These were indeed picture...Dear SGSidekick (Tena):<br /><br />These were indeed pictures taken with a Nikon Coolpix S9. The camera is about the size of a pack of cigarettes, though not as deep. I'm flattered that these pictures got a good reception, but the camera actully doctored them, correcting dark spots at the press of a button. <br /><br />My goal was to grab a couple of shots where the fields unfolded, and to illustrate some of the architure. I actually wanted to hit all three bridges, but there just wasn't enough time. <br /><br />Slower economic times may help to preserve some of the larger land tracts around here. Houses were selling very quickly. A couple of cornfields disappeared, to be replaced by 200 MacMansions, a high school playing field, and a YWCA. The building of the 200 houses was nothing short of a crime.<br /><br />By the way, I got the damnedest thing in the mail from you. Leslie took pictures of it and it will run in the next "Dispatches From The Front" section of my blog. You'll see.<br /><br />Thank you for reading my blog, for commenting, and for sending me this neat stuff.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-64121573833478951602009-06-17T16:11:46.376-04:002009-06-17T16:11:46.376-04:00Jack,
Nice post. I used to live up on Grove Rd i...Jack,<br /><br />Nice post. I used to live up on Grove Rd in West Chester. Now I live out in the stix. Anywho, your words and photos brought back some memories.<br /><br />Ride Safe,<br /><br />JoeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05125716405788569938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-90509190401060205522009-06-17T15:27:39.370-04:002009-06-17T15:27:39.370-04:00Jack "r"IEPE:
You thought we didn't...<br><br /><b>Jack</b> "r"<b>IEPE:</b><br /><br><br />You thought we didn't notice, but we did but forgot to mention it. This was probably your first SOLO ride .<br /><br><br />with great affection and love from the northern climes of BC<br /><br><br />bob<br /><a href="http://www.wetcoastscootin.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">bobskoot: wet coast scootin</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05258612401956399482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-13724942215910278282009-06-17T10:50:59.506-04:002009-06-17T10:50:59.506-04:00wow Jack, outstanding posting and pictures...I gue...wow Jack, outstanding posting and pictures...I guess you were serious about trying a less "tongue-in-cheek" style of postings. I hope the humorous ones remain in the pipeline?<br /><br />Nice composition on the shots. You sure have some green countryside views there in PA. The rains lately have greened up my Colorado surroundings quite a bit but it won't last.redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-40998980750494375542009-06-17T09:42:39.784-04:002009-06-17T09:42:39.784-04:00Dear Dick:
You'll get the chance. I made a mo...Dear Dick:<br /><br />You'll get the chance. I made a more comprehensive list of other pictures and things I want to include in the next "local" ride. The theme will be brigges and tunnels. <br /><br />Like I said, the chance to get any really good pictures is screwy because of the road situation. I need your company this Saturday. want to do a "Key West Diary" type of blog and I have a location in mind. Clyde could help with this one too. <br /><br />Yoiu guys are going to have to click on "Key West Diary" under my destinations section to get an idea of the style.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-12274366588496816662009-06-17T09:32:25.903-04:002009-06-17T09:32:25.903-04:00Jack, if these are the photos you take with a tiny...Jack, if these are the photos you take with a tiny camera, I'd love to see the ones you do with a "real" one!<br /><br />Know what you mean about construction moving into the area. My mom used to live out in the country and now she's in the suburbs. Thing is, she's still in the same house! We kids could go "down over the hill" and scream our heads off for no reason and have no worries. Now if we tried it, 15 pistol packin' people would pop out their doors to see what the ruckus was!<br /><br />This was a lovely writeup (yes, I did, too, use the word "lovely" in describing something YOU wrote!!), and made me homesick. Very hard to believe this is all just a pocket, but then again, goes to show what can be done if people really value their piece of the countryside...or else the developers just hadn't found them yet. Whichever, thanks for the beautiful trip around your area.sgsidekickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649169267084831571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-55454887672635975862009-06-17T09:19:42.653-04:002009-06-17T09:19:42.653-04:00Jack, those are great pictures and thanks for the ...Jack, those are great pictures and thanks for the lovely view of the area. <br />Wichita wasn't even founded until 1870 or so and the northeast part of the state is just a few decades older as far as American civilization is concerned. Of course the native americans were here for centuries.<br />We don't have many twisty roads here. The early people laid everything out in square mile grids all across the state. One of the prime meridians passes through Wichita. As such, you can expect a stop light at just about every mile, exactly. The only curves in roads are where there is a river or some other sort of topographical feature that would make the construction of the road difficult. Try going to google maps and satellite view and zoom in on Wichita and you will easily see what I mean.<br />I have been to your part of the country before and remember it as being very beautiful. Vacationed near there with my family when I was a youngster, even went to the Philadelphia zoo. Didn't Bill Cosby once call the city Filthydelphia on one of his old records? <br />And like BobSkoot, would love to see a pic of you on Micro-Balls.<br />Your imagination never ceases to amaze me.<br /><br />JimboBobcpa3485https://www.blogger.com/profile/00031439889267356735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-58561251477768406922009-06-17T09:19:13.711-04:002009-06-17T09:19:13.711-04:00Jack:
Great pictures. You should have called me. I...Jack:<br />Great pictures. You should have called me. I would have loved to join you on that ride.....perhaps that why you didn't call me ;)BMW-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17923099195434220681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428154721977251894.post-18217197385171270852009-06-17T08:48:25.964-04:002009-06-17T08:48:25.964-04:00Dear Canajun:
Thank you for you kind commentary t...Dear Canajun:<br /><br />Thank you for you kind commentary this morning. The truth is that while all of this looks in the country, it really isn't. This is a bizarre pocket off the traditional Main Line in Pennsylvania. The wooded area depicted in this picture spans an area the size of Hudson County in New Jersey -- about 25 square miles. <br /><br />It is hard to believe, but everything depicted in these photographs is within a 40-minute ride of the runways of Philadelphia International Airport. This community is bordered by Philadelphia in one direction; Wlimington, Delaware in another; King of Prussia in a third (home of the second largest mall in the US); and the hell-raising Amish in Lancaster.<br /><br />Sitting in my garden at night, I can hear Harley traffic on US-202, nearly two miles away.<br /><br />Thank you for reading my tripe and for writing in. I find it very gratifying.<br /><br />Fondest regards,<br />Jack "r"Jack Riepehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531160098262862027noreply@blogger.com