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  1. Bad news... TV went out. Good news... TV went out. 70" of 4k splendor with a sound bar is on it's way to our house.
    9 points
  2. Here is a picture of his back end. Couch
    6 points
  3. Whew! Not too bad. Only a few “patrons” and the disinterested employees kept their distance. I survived the experience, only to almost not survive the ride home. “Someone” dropped a bomb in the truck while he was waiting in the parking lot.
    6 points
  4. I have worked with SAE threads - coarse, fine, extra fine, left hand.....pipe threads.....metric threads....hell, I even made left hand pipe threads once. I have never used or seen a #12-24 thread. Guess what size the good folks at Weber grills use to hold their burner tubes in place? ? Of course I butchered the heads up a bit getting them out - they’ve been in the grill through thousands of heat/cool cycles. Of course Blowes has no #12 screws whatsoever. Well, they’re 1/4-20 now. ?
    4 points
  5. Mainly just lack of traffic for me. I tried bike forums briefly but felt lost in the crowd there. This is like Cheers. Yes, I am old.
    4 points
  6. You’re already writing as if English were your second language.
    4 points
  7. Just cause everyone hates Texicans doesn't make it personal, OK?
    4 points
  8. Weird weekend. I plan to squeeze in at least 2-3 hrs. per day, of cycling and pure outdoors. Then rest of time I have to focus on a written assignment as part of a job competition for a job I applied awhile ago. It's all part of shortlisting candidates. So It will be probably something that is a report..given the nature of the job ad. But at least I'm going to pancakes on Bike to Work Day tomorrow in celebration, then off to bike to Italian deli for lunch and shopping before returning to....this assignment which right now I have no clue what it will be until tomorrow when I get home. Thankfully a day off for me. I'll be lucky I cycle a total of 80 km. next 3 days.. Normally it could be over 100 kms over same time period.
    4 points
  9. So you just run around with the handlebars with the light on them? Brilliant! I am so doing this!
    3 points
  10. Finally, a bright post.
    3 points
  11. Damn! I thought you were gonna be talking about me...
    3 points
  12. I was lucky to be able to reuse my screws for the Weber a couple of weeks ago. While I was bundling up all the packing material for the trash a shiny plastic ziploc bag fell out with new screws.
    3 points
  13. Today is a day off to do laundry and house work. I'll post a couple of pics of yesterday's ride however. The first obligatory pic of the bike and another of the Jeremy River with a good spring water flow.
    3 points
  14. I pulled the trigger on the Hei Hei. Pretty damned excited about it. Nervous about the $$, but I got a $4200 bike for$2699 to my doorstep with Race Face Chester pedals. Not bad.
    3 points
  15. Good news....TV went out almost 20 years ago.
    3 points
  16. 3 points
  17. Take care of critters, take photos at high school track meet on Saturday, watch a bit of the Kentucky Derby, and attend a 65th wedding anniversary celebration for some folks in the evening. On Sunday, we'll take care of critters, but not sure about other activities, like going south and/or going east to check out a different rookery.
    3 points
  18. 10 on the bike, still slow but faster than the last two days. This was my first ride on the gravel Airline Trail in almost a year. The day began with a 2 mile walk. I think the 10 was a bit of an over reach for my 3rd day back. I was really struggling when I got back to the trail head. It's like preseason camp and two a days. It hurts like hell but you get back into shape eventually.
    3 points
  19. I went to vocational training (carpentry) my Junior and Senior year. When we got back to school, the guidance counselor and ASSistant principal got on the bus. They let everyone except the back two rows off. Then they started going off on us about smoking on the bus. They couldn’t have been more wrong if they tried. None of the eight of us they kept on, smoked. Then they let the other seven guys go and started in on me about smoking weed on the bus. Again, completely wrong. They kept saying “Well, we’re going to find out who it is...” Through clenched teeth I said “Good! And when you do, I expect an apology!” Worst part is, the bus driver was right behind them going “....its not him....”. I was so angry when I got off the bus, I think I was bleeding from my eyeballs. Word must have gotten around the school that if I found out who ratted me out, I was going to kill them. Apparently whoever the rat(s) were (I think I know) went and set the story straight because the guidance counselor kissed my ass for the rest of the school year. I egged his house anyway.
    3 points
  20. 3 points
  21. I won the giveaway from Bicycle Times Magazine. Items from Cycliq valued at $580. P.S. I hope Tom doesn't find out, he'll want to "borrow" my stuff.
    2 points
  22. That's the beauty of it, you don't even need a bicycle to run the light. Winning is winning. Just so you know.
    2 points
  23. Did you cheat? With your reputation I assume the answer is yes.
    2 points
  24. It was sixth grade an nearing the end of the school year. Miss Carfray was sitting at her desk at the head of the class when the sound of a spitball was clearly heard by all. It made it's intended target and actually stuck to the teachers face. It was an impressive shot by an unknown kid. The classroom went from the silence of an arithmetic test underway to laughter. Miss Carfray never saw who shot the soaked wad of paper at her so she grilled the class. It started off as heavy handed threats but then became like a prison camp. The girls in the class were told to wait in the hallway. All of the boys were grilled by Carfray and none gave into her demands for information. She then made us sit with our knees and feet together and hands clasped together behind our backs. Not a natural position for boys and she knew that. That last about 15 minutes and whenever anyone relaxed, she would grab their hands and hoist them up our backs. I swear I have shoulder issues to this day from that torture. Then she came across Larry Walker. Larry was twice my height and had a nasty temper. He used to beat kids in the playground for entertainment and he was feared by all. Except me of course. Our fathers were teachers and friends in the same school district and Larry and I played of the same soccer team. That boy kept me protected from everything. It was like having a personal body guard. As Carfray strolled between the aisles of desks she would pick the odd kid to exact a little more pain on. This was done with her excessively long finger nails and was either an earlobe pinch or what felt like you were being scalped when she dug all 5 into your skull while smiling and eyes bulging behind those horrible cats eye glasses. I was one of the misfortunate ones singled out as she grabbed my ear and literally pulled me out of my seat with it. I think Larry could see and sense the pain that was causing and he stood up and pushed the rotund Carfray to the ground while yelling "Pick on someone your own size you witch!" Only it wasn't "witch". Carfray dragged Larry up to the front of the class and screamed at him to apologize. This was met with a corresponding "F*#k You!" Desperate to gain back control, Carfray grabbed the pointer off the chalkboard ledge and waved it in Larry's face in a threatening manner. Larry calmly stood there and laughed at her.. She spun him around and snapped him on the ass as hard as she could and it was met with an even louder "F*#K YOU!" I had heard the words before but never used against an adult authoritarian figure from a kid... She swung at him again and I can't imagine how that would hurt. The same response from Larry.. Carfray swung a third time but Larry had placed his free hand over his butt and grabbed the pointer, ripping it from her grasp. He then spun her to face him and whipped her across the face with it. She fell to the ground where he hit her two more times before the cane broke. By this time, The principal had arrived and took Larry to the office. He was kept there until his Dad came to collect him. I never saw Larry again. He was sent to a boarding school on Vancouver Island and became a repeat offender as a juvenile. I heard he later became a contractor and one of the wealthiest in the area. Carfray never came back to class. My father had heard she was taken to a mental hospital and nobody knows what became of her afterwards. Nobody ever admitted to shooting the spitball but it wasn't me or Larry. I don't know that any lessons were learned that day. OTHER THAN "DON'T SCREW WITH LARRY WALKER! True story by the way.
    2 points
  25. Colour me Scepticalist.
    2 points
  26. Got a warning on my phone for a severe thunderstorm headed straight for me. Me & the other peeps in my office heard the wind and I decided to have a look see. About 10 seconds later no power, then 2 minutes of rain, then sunny. I'm home now starting my weekend early
    2 points
  27. Why? any race that can be won with one horsepower has to be pretty lame.
    2 points
  28. Cool! Haven’t seen any large looping thingamagigs in a long time.
    2 points
  29. Do you have any idea how much horse power is required to clean that up?
    2 points
  30. Even wealthy people shop Walmart in Canada. There is something for everyone. Long before big box stores, a discount retail store in New Westminster BC called Army and Navy would have annual ladies fashion sell-offs. The street behind the store was lined with limos, Rolls, Mercedes etc cars owned by the socialites. Primarily wealthy Jewish matrons. Everyone likes a bargain.
    2 points
  31. Ah, the work of a mattress tester is never done.
    2 points
  32. No, I am the 1%, when I go in there.
    2 points
  33. But if you are shopping at Walmart, are you not also a WalCreature?
    2 points
  34. been done for a month. Good run of excellent syrup this year. 115 gallons.
    2 points
  35. You’re probably old enough to have 19th century clothing lying around, yes.
    2 points
  36. A bit? the first minute or the second minute? Have a mint julep for me. But skip the mint and all of the other stuff and just drink the bourbon. I think I'll get a haircut and see if I can track down some bison, maybe ride to Yellowstone.
    2 points
  37. Do they have a disclaimer that no animal was hurt during the manufacture of this product?
    2 points
  38. 1 with Ruby around the hood.
    2 points
  39. RandomGuy wants to know how it works on razor burn.
    2 points
  40. Look at my position in the family and then rethink questioning me on word usage and proper grammar, you dolt.
    2 points
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