No CE approved gloves - RIDE article

Well I think you're trying to confuse the matter in semantics, which is
I guess an acceptable "out" in this forum. But let's do it your way for
a minute.
How would Ace himself (that being you, let's be clear) tell the
difference in protective qualities between the two types of glove?
Let's assume that you've put aside your lezzer fair attitude on safety
and are picking out some gloves for a loved one, or even someone other
than you. How would you do it?

 

A friend of mine works in an art gallery in London. I once asked him
what was the point behind all these piles of bricks and such like being
exhibited as modern art.
"Dave", he said, "there's a saying 'in the trade' : There's a lot less
to it than meets the eye".

 

<Devils advocate>

You could try religion..

</DA>

Phil

 

Yes, I know that's the question you meant to ask, and one to which
I've given an answer elsewhere, basically agreeing that it would be
difficult.

But in some cases it is possible, like the leathers I bought last
year, where I felt reasonable able to judge the quality and thickness
of the leather, the stitching and the overal workmanship based on my
previous experience of leather kit over the previous 25 years.

The armour is not CE approved, but is marvelously thick and
shock-absorbent, as demonstrated in the shop by simply falling
straight down onto my knees without so much as a hint of pain. It's
also fixed and in exactly the right place for me, and the fit is
absolutely just right, plus there's additional protection on the hips,
kidneys and shins, all of which are often not the case with
CE-approved stuff.

As in the above example, where I, as an experienced buyer, was able to
get something which I have no doubt is better than any of the other
leathers, CE-approved or not, that I tried on at the time, having
looked in about ten different shops in the area. Had I limited myself
to CE-approved kit I'd definitely have got something which would not
have been so good (for me).

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TLDR

 

It doesn't make any difference - it's all shite.

<I'm trying, OK?>
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Sure they weren't just getting some building work done?

 

Look, whether someone else has arbitrarily limited 'Modern Art' to
some past era is irrelevant. We were talking about modern art, not
Modern Art.
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Within the last (ahem) years, but a bit less than 60.
We were talking about the pile of bricks in which ever gallery it was
and the "house filled with concrete" kind of stuff. It seemed that in
the late 80s and early 90s a lot of people were taking the piss a bit
with "installation" type things.

 

"The Scream". I like that.
Wasn't it nicked a year or three back? Have they found it again yet?

 

There is no "it", he reproduced it several times, with examples hanging
in museums and collections all over the place.

Wikipedia suggests the one stolen in 2004 still hasn't been found.

 

Missed that bit. I stand corrected - we were talking about post-modern
art then.
(I'm not much good with teminaology)

Vermeer, Breugel, Lely and a bit of Rembrandt
That's more my kind of thing.

 

LOL
Probbly - judging by how much they paid for it...

 

And I'm shite at typnig...

 

Streuth. Was it that long ago?

16 years ago, Bloody Hell. The conversation must have been sometime
around then.
I remember wondering about the problems involved in filling a house
with concrete then stripping the bricks away afterwards. In which case,
I suppose it worked on me - it "piqued my interest".

 

No, I mean modern art. The capitalisation of Contemporary implies that
it too may have, or take on, some special meaning. Just use adjectives
to mean what they say and we'll all understand each other.


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Now how did I know that was the manufacturer you were speaking of
before I scrolled down to see their name? ;-)

 

"Is this the 5 minute argument or the full half hour?"

 

I don't think you can use time to define it, assuming Ace is referring
to the sort of stuff I hate too. Maybe just call it 'abstract'?


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Phil