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It's much easier now that I'm down to one bike. Womaxx's and youngest son's bike are stored in the deepest parts of the secret lab where they have languished for the last year. I ride alone, yeah With nobody else I ride alone, yeah With nobody else Yeah, you know when I ride alone I prefer to be by myself5 points
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My wife and I met her down in a coffee shop just a bit ago. Nice lady. Just to be clear, I didn't see any frogs.5 points
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I've met SW and his cool wife. I left my hockey mask at home so they got away lucky5 points
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Driving down a 4 lane, with thank God wide shoulders, Box truck in the left lane driving fast - slow, curb - lines - looked like a cell phone thing. He slowed a bunch and drifted left so I took the opportunity to get by him before he caused an accident. Just as I got next to him he hit the gas and drifted a couple feet into my lane. I went into the shoulder just in time to see a pedestrian in dark clothes walking with his (or her) back to traffic. I leaned on the horn to warn both and had no choice but to stay clear of the pedestrian and hope the truck didn't bounce me into the pedestrian. Not sure how close the truck got, but he heard the horn and swung back in his lane. He must have dropped his phone, the next couple miles he was actually able to drive properly.4 points
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Out of surgery. Dr. Said it went as good as it could have. Hopefully he can now recover and get beyond these health issues.4 points
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...I had felt this, more or less instinctively, throughout my working life. Now, I can say for certain that the most important thing is to put yourself in a position to decline all meetings.4 points
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The dreaded safety meetings. Required attendance, three shifts, Daylight shift stayed over after work, midnight shift stayed over after work, afternoon shift had to come to work one hour early for their meeting. If you miss the meeting they give you a point the same as if you missed work. Enough points and you are fired. It’s easy to forget to come in early, it’s hard to forget the meetings after work when you are the only one walking out to the parking lot after work. I tried to get them to have our meetings after work the same as everyone else. They wouldn’t listen to me. The union got involved the company didn’t want to have their safety man come back in to lead a safety meeting at midnight. A compromise was reached where the times of the meeting didn’t change but attendance was not mandatory. That was pretty much the end of the safety meetings.4 points
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I sit down and prepare to contribute to the meeting.4 points
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I grab the best biscuits, and the most advantageous seat at the table.4 points
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It was a lovely afternoon. Dottie was very gracious and kind and his wife was even nicer. She seems like a wonderful lady. I appreciate their taking time out of their day to meet up and I wish I had more time in town.4 points
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Ewww. We always kept the lid down so our dog wouldn’t do that.3 points
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But, friend, you’ve given me something I already have every time I score student work. It’s not a horror show, but my vocation. Now this....this is a right welcome back gift.3 points
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Preparation H wipes say that they are flushable. There is a disclaimer stating "For best results, flush only one wipe at a time." Don't ask how I know.....3 points
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Unfortunately, for this to work, drivers have to be looking out the windscreen and not at their smart phones.3 points
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Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. That will be $19.99 please.3 points
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I have honestly had really, really good experiences with them. Kirby was no exception.3 points
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Actually he won't. I tried at one point but the only money he'd take is the membership purchase (which I think can be annual). But Square Wheels is the benefactor of our feast.3 points
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This is for @Always Wong but I am sure others of us could use this advice as well2 points
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I think about marathoners when I run, and the crazy speeds they run at. I typically run at 6mph, maybe a little faster on good days. The winners run more than twice that. I've set the treadmill at 10mph a few times. I can hold that for 1 minute, possibly longer if I tried, but not much. I can't imagine running 13mph for 2 hours.2 points
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Either that or I fiddle with my phone, same as when I am grilling, ie a meating.2 points
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What say you peoples. What works for you? https://www.velonews.com/2018/10/bikes-and-tech/the-science-of-being-seen_472689 You’ve likely never heard of Darlene Edewaard. But if you even occasionally ride a bike on open roads with cars, she just might save your life. Edewaard is a Ph.D. candidate in the Human Factors Psychology program at South Carolina’s Clemson University and specializes in studying vision science and then applying that knowledge to transportation safety. “Specifically, I study ways to enhance pedestrian and bicyclist conspicuity on roadways so that drivers can see them from farther distances and avoid collisions,” explained Edewaard. The reason you’re reading about her now is that a few years back, after Trek president John Burke became upset about the increasing number of cyclists being injured or killed by motor vehicles, his company reached out to Clemson, hoping to find someone doing the exact type of research Edewaard specializes in. “Trek visited our lab in February of 2015, and it was clear we all share the same goal — to find ways to save lives,” recalled Edewaard.“The rest fell into place.”2 points
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You're so venn I'll bet you thought this thread was about you.2 points
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Shut up! I have a guy. He does a great job with the custom seasonal avatars - expensive but good.2 points
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I have Di2 on my new bike, so have dealt with it for a few months now. Bearing in mind that I am not a good cyclist, I can say that I will likely never own another bike without it. Shifting is so clean, quick and exact. It doesn't make me faster, but it works in my favour. I have even been to cross load my chain now and then and it still works perfectly. I have no idea how often I shift, if it hurts, I shift until I feel better. There is no science for my riding, just how much I want to throw up in my mouth2 points
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I remember your reports from the time and they gave me visions of Crocodile Dundee at the ballet ?2 points
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If the meeting starts at 9, do you arrive at 9 or do you arrive early so you are seated and ready to go (or in whatever position the meeting calls for) at the appointed start time? If your gravel ride starts at 9, when do you arrive? Early is on time, on time is late and late is unacceptable. I stand by this.2 points
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I had a pee can in t’olde camper van, for those cold night time pees, when you didn’t want to open the door and hang out, if you know what I mean.2 points
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Wait 5 minutes, if no one shows up, leave. I've done this.2 points
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I don’t think I have ever in my life been the first one to a meating.2 points
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Yesterday while going through my bank statements I came across a double payment of the same bill, through PayPal an’ all, I thought better of them, anyways, my bank were as good as gold, said the money would be back in my account by 9pm today, and they’d get it back from PayPal. The discovery did not give me any gas, but did cause my hackles to rise a touch, and my lips curled, which normally I like to keep stiff and straight.2 points
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You can’t really leave before the appointed time, plus some, Shirley.2 points
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and my scale says 153, what does that have to do w/ the price of tea in China?2 points
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With your daft spellings making this a so perfect and “correctly” spelt parodic pun, I’d have to award a faultless 10: exquisite work, jsharr, you can now take the rest of the day off..2 points
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Or you can just skip it altogether and ride like Dennis does. Single paths or low traveled gravels.2 points
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Yes, but it's my server, or a rented one. I pay a little more for the space. The software costs a fair amount each year. Because of the inappropriate comments regularly made, I can't run ads. I have two other sites. One makes a little money, pays for the rest. Honestly, I do not mind. You rang. This is very true. It's all a matter of perception. I believe I am insanely wealthy.2 points
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16.1 chilly miles this morning before work. almost the entire ride was in the dark.2 points