re living in article c rz j q odin corp sgi com amc crash wpd sgi com allan mcnaughton writes in article mar eos arc nasa gov phil eos arc nasa gov phil stone writes alan nothing personal but i object to the we all in that statement i was on many of those rides that alan is describing pushing the envelope does not necessarily equal taking insane chances moreover if two riders are riding together at the same speed one might be riding well beyond his abilities and the other may have a safety margin left oh come on phil you re an excellent rider but you still take plenty of chances don t tell me that it s just your skill that keeps you from getting wacked there s a lot of luck thrown in there too you re a very good rider and a very lucky one too hope your luck holds allan i know the circumstances of several of your falls on the ride when you fell while i was next behind you you made an error of judgement by riding too fast when you knew the road was damp and you reacted badly when you were surprised by an oncoming car that crash was due to factors that were subject to your control i won t deny that there s a combination of luck and skill involved for each of us but it seems that you re blaming bad luck for more of your own pain than is warranted chuck karish karish mindcraft com x karish pangea stanford edu
