Bikeguy

35 minutes ago, BR46 said:

Awesome beers and good food in small town..

Time for a road trip....

11 hours ago, BuffJim said:

Nope. We did have station wagons, though

This..

2 minutes ago, Johnny Come Lately Name said:

I finally gave up and just throw them out.

That has been my plan for a while now.  

I'll guess the Honda lawyers told management postage and constant mailing of notices is cheaper than a lawsuit.  

1 hour ago, Johnny Come Lately Name said:

I wonder if they talk about bikes on drone forums?

If I recall only on gardening forums.  

12 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said:

Being in manufacturing for 26 years. I'm amazed cars work as well as they do

I remember when they didn't.

12 minutes ago, MoseySusan said:

Astronauts are heavily vetted, and they endure a rigorous selection process. 

Sure they do OK for short trips.  A long time in space presents more than a few issues.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8696290/

29 minutes ago, Allen said:

I paid my five bucks, no longer a scofflaw. 

This looks like it could be useful.   https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/b4ufly

30 minutes ago, MoseySusan said:

The Twilight Zone space exploration episodes include a character who is selfish, paranoid, mean, insubordinate. Not a team player at all.

After living thru the COVID lockdowns, WoBG and I were both more than happy to go for walks, ride a bike, or go just about anywhere rather then stay inside our home. 

I can't imaging being inside a small spacecraft for weeks, month, or worse years.   

I think more than a few people could become selfish, paranoid, mean, insubordinate, not a team player at all, etc...  on a long space voyage in a spacecraft. 

@maddmaxx I'd guess some crewmembers on a submarine on a long deployment can become stressed, etc...  ?  Was that a problem for some?

5 hours ago, Johnny Come Lately Name said:

5 hours ago, Allen said:

DJI Manic 3 Pro

Nice! You don’t screw around!

No he didn't.  

9 hours ago, jsharr said:

I would drive to a large open area to learn to fly that is not over water.  I would also enable GPS tracking, or place an Airtag or some such on the drone. 

This...   

6 hours ago, maddmaxx said:

Remember, that if it weighs more than 250 grams you are required to get an FAA license. 

958g 

From this web site,  https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/register_drone   I used the What Kind of Drone Flyer Are You?  tool and and it took me to this web link for your drone. https://www.faa.gov/uas/recreational_flyers

@Allen  have fun with the drone.  

5 minutes ago, JerrySTL said:

Wonder where the recalls for your 2005 Prius are going?

I drove the 2005 Prius 260K miles.   I'll guess it's dead now.  I know I don't get any notices for that car.

I'll guess the 2001 Civic is dead now too.  I only drive that car 128K.   It was uncomfortable and the locking torque converter died at 125K.  

14 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

Hopefully the folks who design and build the cars are better than the office critters that manage recall paperwork and data bases.

That apparently didn't happen.   The recall is for the exploding Takata air bags.  

for the 2001 Honda Civic   that I traded for my 2005 Prius.   It's been so long since I owned the Civic, I traded my 2005 Prius for a 2016 Prius.

I've told the local Honda dealer, I don't own the car.   I've filled out at least 2 or 3 post card replies telling Honda I don't own the car.  I called the number on the recall notice at least twice and told the person I don't own car.  I gave up responding to Honda. 

I'm just amazed how Honda keeps send me notices.

On 4/24/2024 at 2:34 PM, TrentonMakes said:

This morning, out of the blue, it's a brick.

So did you get the laptop to come back to life?

12 hours ago, Razors Edge said:

 How hard is "Chicago Bears" instead of a muddy ugly image of a "bear"

So why do you hate bears?

1 hour ago, petitepedal said:

thought we were gonna see a younger @Further 

This,.. 

22 hours ago, BR46 said:

Going to Arby's?

We had the leftover pizza from yesterday.  

3 hours ago, TrentonMakes said:

it stayed plugged into the wall overnight as usual.

I've never done that.  I just power my laptop down for the night.    Maybe a power surge killed it.     Not sure.

I think you tried everything in this link.  https://www.minitool.com/data-recovery/hp-laptop-wont-turn-on-solved.html  

I found this video. 

Maybe this will help. 

Reset the CMOS battery:
- The CMOS battery stores the BIOS settings on the motherboard. If it is malfunctioning, it can cause power issues.
- Replace the CMOS battery with a new one to see if it resolves the problem .

WoBG’s cars

1966 Oldsmobile Delta 88  - white

1989 Chevy Beretta GT - red   

* 1997 Honda Prelude - black

Bikeguy’s cars

1977 Chevy Z28 Camaro -  black 

1979 Chevy Citation V6 - brown

1981 Chevy Z28 Camaro - dark blue 

1985 Chevy Citation 4 - silver 

1993 Dodge Intrepid dark - green

1999 Land Rover Discovery 2 - black 

2001 Honda Civic - white

2005 Toyota Prius - silver 

* 2010 Subaru Forester - silver

* 2016 Toyota Prius – white

* Our cars now

1 hour ago, Mr. Silly said:

Maybe it zigzags around the country roads.

I did think about that.  I'd rather ride not on a highway.  I've ridden on rural roads with almost no traffic for a long time now. I'd rather ride 44 on rural roads. 

But the ride description is one sentence that explains a 22 mile out and back ride.  I looked for a route map for the ride and didn't find one. Then I used Google and found it was 22 miles. 

11 hours ago, Johnny Come Lately Name said:

I receive dumbfounded looks, all around. I thought these guys were like, geniuses and shit? 

Have you ever watched 'The Big Bang Theory'?   Some people are book smart and have nearly zero commence sense. 

Good job... 

10 hours ago, Longjohn said:

Only 44 miles total.

Looks like 22 miles total.     

So... your a pro rider now.       https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/gabfk67

Pro ride participant

This registers the participant for the 22-mile pro ride to the Youngstown Warren Regional Airport from Downtown Youngstown and back. This registration includes a post-ride lunch at the B&O Station

1 minute ago, BR46 said:

Going to Arby's?

  Walmart? 

No... an old supper club /  restaurant.   WoBG knows the owner. https://www.starvedrockcountry.com/2022/03/22/the-pines-supper-club-serves-up-retro-charm/

Today was a trip to Menards for another load of mulch and we stopped for pizza and beer at another ma/pa restaurant.  https://www.perupizzahouse.net/

2 hours ago, BR46 said:

Today is our 42 year wedding anniversary

Happy anniversary  

And OMG... great minds must think a like.  Our 42nd anniversary is tomorrow.     We will go out to dinner on Friday.  

2 hours ago, BR46 said:

I have a coupon

WoBG.... LOVES to use coupons.  

14 minutes ago, ChrisL said:

There are only 3 lanes

The interstates here in rural IL are 2 lanes.   So the trucks are in the left lane a lot. 

In the Chicago area most interstates are 3 lanes,  The trucks can't use the far left lane.   Every once in a while... a truck STILL takes the far left lane. 

2 hours ago, sheep_herder said:

Lost one of the nicest ladies you'd ever hope to meet.

Sorry for you loss.

2 hours ago, sheep_herder said:

One of the reasons to pull to the righr when cresting a hill on a country road.

Yeah... I live in rural IL.  There are more than a few blind hills on the country roads here.  During planting and harvest we avoid the country roads.  I we don't, you need to pull to the right and slow down a LOT on a blind hill. 

I learned this once the hard way when I crested a hill, and a farmer was pulling a planter and it was wider than the entire road.   I was glad I was gong slow enough to stop.