"notbob" > wrote in message
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> On 2012-07-04, Somebody > wrote:
>
>> I need mine redone. Got a quote of 3k. Which is about 1k too high, and
>> that is just to repair/replace... What part of the country do you live
>> that
>> there's not many insects...
>
> I live at 8K ft in the CO Rockies. Even with a river running by, not
> too many skeets. Wasps are my bane, but they seem to go home and watch
> wasp tv about 7 o'clock or so. Besides, they don't get troublesome
> until late Aug/Sept, then I start setting off those awesome orange Raid
> bug bombs in sheds and such and kill off legions of the stripy-assed
> *******s.

I loved riding my bike in the Colorado foothills... Evergreen, Golden,
Boulder... When I first moved there I would just wander without a map. One
time rode for a few hours, and came across a sign that said "Elevation
10,000 ft" Luckily, I had my camera and took a pic. Being from back east,
I was impressed.

I once was stung by a bee/wasp while riding. Was odd-- I was coming down
some huge hill out in the middle of nowhere and all of a sudden felt this
sting in the back of my leg. Something had stung me. So I'm hours and
dozens of miles from home with this welt. Luckily, I came across a ranger
station and they fixed me up. I'd forgotten about that till just now...
I'd like to retire and live out there. Even if I don't have much money,
would be surrounded by beauty.