Letter from America 25th December

Hi Guys and Gals, How does this compare with Alberto Contador’s problems? A report has just been published by the American Food and Drug Administration that US raised animals consumed some 29 million pounds of antibiotics during the year 2009. This report came in response to a 2008 law requiring the federal government to collect […]

Letter from America 18th December

Hi Guys and gals, We have never experienced a Florida like this before. The first 15 days of December in Central Florida where we live have been the coldest since records began. No snow like you have all been experiencing but five or six nights where temperatures have been below freezing with high winds. By […]

Letter from America 11th December

Hi Guys and Gals, The saga continues with the final launch of the shuttle Discovery which was due at the beginning of November. This was subsequently postponed to the beginning of December as the cause of the cracks in the fuel tanks had not been resolved. It has now been postponed yet again as the […]

Letter from America 27th November

Hi Guys and Gals, Last Sunday was the 31st edition of the Florida Freewheelers “Horrible Hundred”. It is some five years I think since I last rode this event when about 1,500 took part. The numbers this year exceeded 2,500. There are now three distances; 35 miles, 70 miles and 100 miles. The longest distance […]