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Wow. You're right, that sounds more like
"action/adventure" weather than romance :-). Still, I
imagine it's on the rare side.

It sounds like you're very well set up for purposeful
walking.

Keep us posted,

Reinhard

--- purpleldy1 <purpleldy1@...> wrote:
> Thanks for the welcome,I guess I need to define my
> idea of bad
> weather. I define bad weather as a current
> unrelenting, windy, snow
> and or thunder and lighting storm. Both of which
> we experienced
> this past week. Nasty business, a young girl was
> even hit by
> lightning. I agree gloomy, overcast, even foggy
> weather is romantic,
> and mysterious. There is nothing I love more than
> to walk right after
> a big storm as long as the storm is passed. I just
> do the walk indoors
> thing when I don't want to sink up to my hips in
> snow or come home
> looking like a wet mop head. And your right having
> the phobia does
> help. I bought my house Mainly because of it's
> relatively close
> proximity to a number of stores, schools, and my
> church. As luck
> would have it there is a track and park right next
> to my childrens
> school. Lately I have been walking them to and from
> school and as an
> added measure go around the track, which I happen to
> know is one mile,
> at least once before walking home after dropping
> them off and picking
> them up. I can even extend my walk on the days I am
> feeling good by
> weaving up and down the neighborhood streets. 
> instead of taking the
> direct route. your friend in health Melanie
> \--- In , Reinhard Engels
> <beautiful_idiot@y...> wrote:
> > Welcome, suburban ranger! I think folks in the
> suburbs
> > are probably in even more need of walking than us
> city
> > dwellers. It's good (in this regard, at least)
> that
> > you have a phobia of driving, that's a start!
> > 
> > Don't worry, I'm not going to go on an
> anti-treadmill
> > tirade. It's certainly much better than just
> sitting
> > around. And if you use it to supplement and not
> merely
> > replace outdoor walking, I don't have a problem
> with
> > it. But I'll do my urban ranger duty and plug a
> little
> > more for outdoor walking, despite obstacles:
> > 
> > 1. Dreary weather can be romantic. The weather in
> > Germany and the UK is notoriously miserable, and
> yet
> > these are great walking nations. Romanticism might
> > require a bit more imagination in some soulless
> suburb
> > than it would walking by a castle on the Rhine,
> but
> > that's what imagination's for.
> > 
> > 2. Though I don't live in a suburb myself, my dad
> > does, as do my in-laws, and I've found that there
> are
> > a surprising amount of places you can actually
> walk
> > to, and that some of these walks are actually
> rather
> > nice. So while you may not be able to walk to
> work, or
> > walk to do *all* your errands, do consider whether
> you
> > might not be able to walk to do *some* of them.
> And
> > don't just consider, explore a little. Make it an
> > adventure.
> > 
> > Best of luck, and keep us posted,
> > 
> > Reinhard
> > 
> > --- purpleldy1 <purpleldy1@y...> wrote:
> > > I have been a member of NoS for over a month
> maybe
> > > 2,I don't remember
> > > when I joined. My healthiest times of my life I
> was
> > > an Urban Ranger
> > > or Rather a Suburban ranger and didn't know it. 
> I
> > > have a phobia of
> > > driving so Driving isn't a problem for me. My
> > > philosophy has always
> > > been never ride when I can just as easily walk. 
> I
> > > may need to plan
> > > ahead and put the extra minutes into my schedule
> to
> > > get there, but I
> > > will get there just the same. I know you are
> anti-
> > > treadmills here,
> > > but living in an area where it is frequently bad
> > > weather, I am
> > > seriously considering, saving my money and
> buying a
> > > manual treadmill.
> > > Currently my stradegy for no walk days has
> been,to
> > > step up and down
> > > on this mini-pallet my husband brought home from
> > > work(they were just
> > > going to throw it away) While I watch my
> favorite
> > > shows on T.v. I am
> > > not that consistant at it but I hope to be
> better. 
> > > I hope to get a
> > > lot of advice and support from this group and
> give
> > > both in equal
> > > measure. Your friend in health Melanie
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