Dick, Wow ! How did you pull that off? If you get through Tyler, Texas give me a call and I will by the beer! Bobby Mims ----- Original Message ----- From: <raddad@xxxx> To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 24, 1999 11:47 AM Subject: [DML] A hiatus > This will be my last posting until sometime in January 2001. You see, I am > parting company with my 83 DeLorean and taking up with my bicycle for the > next year. Starting January 1, 2000, I will join 245 other certifiable > loonies who are, for one full year, riding their bicycles around the world. > Yes, this one-legged 66 year old guy is going to ride on 6 continents, > through 45 countries and pedal 20,000 miles. > > I have already made contact, off the list, with some of the DeLorean owners > outside the USA and hope to be able to meet them in person during my > travels. While there are no DMLers in many of the countries we will ride > through, I would love to meet as many of you as possible given my tight > schedule and preplanned route. > > Should any of you want to meet, quaff a pint and talk about DeLoreans, > bicycles or things in general, send an email to <raddad@xxxx>. My > wife will tell me of your posts and we'll see if we can meet. > > The DML is a wonderful resource. Use it well and often. Isn't it amazing > how the internet has shrunk the world so that we think we know people we've > never met and who live thousands of miles away. I'm sure that in this next > year I'll come to realize that the world is a BIG place after all. > > Merry Christmas to you all. May the new millenium bring you health and > happiness. > > Dick Ryan > The Rad Dad > VIN 16867 > > Countries I'll ride through (and drink beers in): Mexico, Costa Rica, > Panama, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Swaziland, Greece, Italy, Monaco, > Andorra, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, Canada, England, Wales, Scotland, > Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, > Germany, Czeck Republic, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, > Lichtenstein, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet > Nam, China, Japan > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Before posting messages or replies, see the posting policy rules at: > www.dmcnews.com/Admin/rules.html > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderator@xxxx > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- Easily schedule meetings and events using the group calendar! > -- http://www.egroups.com/cal?listname=dmcnews&m=1 > > >