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36 minutes ago, Bikeguy said:

So.. are you unlucky... or do they just omit you from the lotteries because you threw a fit?   

I hope your luck changes.

Will there be other lotteries (hopefully more than one) for an apartment before you are homeless?  

I just cant imagine housing insecurity.   Yeah that sucks.

I'm very nice to the people doing the lotteries. My understanding is those happen at the county attorney's office. I lost it with the leasing agent at my current place. 

I doubt there will be any more lotteries in the near future. Maybe. They don't give you much notice, usually two weeks.

I've moved four times in seven years. This last place was nice. I had a four year run. I'd stay if I could.

1 minute ago, Mr. Silly said:

I feel bad now for making light of the situation in my first post.

Don't. It's comical. 

I will say housing insecurity really sucks. You are at the mercy of landlords. They make up arbitrary rules and yank you around.

34 minutes ago, petitepedal said:

Do you have any more options?

One. I email them daily.

30 minutes ago, Mr. Silly said:

I think I missed part of the story and am confused.  Are you trying to win a house in a lottery?

I got bounced from my current apt because of my income. I'm trying to find a new apt. It is not easy. You apply and they conduct a lottery or weighted drawing. My luck sucks. The person who beat me today has been here six months.

15 minutes ago, Bikeguy said:

Didn't you say you have to move out by the end of the month? 

End of April.

One of my co-workers pointed out I'm actually 0 for 8 since I was rejected by current residence last week. I had not counted that one. I did convince them to refund my application fee since they asked me to apply for a unit they would not let me move into. It helps to throw a fit.

In housing drawings. I was rejected again today.

1 hour ago, Razors Edge said:

GIve it a whirl and let us know how it works for you!  You perennial bachelors have all the answers to the married folks questions.

I don't have the answers but I do have a sex life. It's fun, you should give that a whirl.

I have a green bike. Today I am wearing a green shirt. Yesterday I wore a green t-shirt. I have a green Ibex wool baselayer. Green is a great color.

20 minutes ago, maddmaxx said:

See, this is why you still have a girlfriend.  RG take note.

It matters. On one of our first hikes, we climbed up a bluff overlooking a river and I pulled out an IPA and dark chocolate. I won her heart there. 

On our upcoming bikepacking trip, I'm planning to strap a full box of wine to my bike rack. 

1 minute ago, Razors Edge said:

I gather you aren't.  

Why don't married people have sex lives? Seems like you are doing it wrong.

1 minute ago, jsharr said:

Is this sort of like the "popcorn" trick that RG talks about.

Not sure, but that sounds gross. On a bikepacking trip, I brought Pringles, boxed wine, and other great f&b options. I dumped the Pringles into my bag on accident. GF and I still ate them from the bottom of the bag. She appreciated the boxed wine. 

I always bring the best food and drink options even when skiing.

1 hour ago, Razors Edge said:

...because, apparently, the Pornhub ban is going viral!!!

I need a VPN ASAP!

Hey @jsharr what's the VPN of choice for horndogs these days?

Aren't you married?

Pringles have a great calorie to weight ratio so they are good for bikepacking/backpacking. Climbers love them for this reason.

If you dump them into your bag, your GF won't mind fishing them out with you. You can't afford to waste calories in the backcountry. 

Eben is a good writer. Funny article.

I've got five bikes and ride them all. I think if I had to, I could get down to two, but it would be hard. 

https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/bikes-and-biking/how-to-get-rid-of-bikes/

So how many bicycles should one person have? Well, there’s no consensus on this matter. For some riders one single speed may be enough, and for others ten bikes with twenty gears apiece might be scarcely sufficient. Of course, cycling philosophers have ruminated on this question since the days of the penny-farthing, and according to the oft-cited Rule 12 of the Velominati, the equation for the correct number of bikes is as follows:

The correct number of bikes to own is n+1. While the minimum number of bikes one should own is three, the correct number is n+1, where n is the number of bikes currently owned. This equation may also be re-written as s-1, where s is the number of bikes owned that would result in separation from your partner.

However, the Velominati rules are stupid and should be ignored in most cases. The Velominati also says you shouldn’t use a saddlebag, which is like saying you shouldn’t keep a spare roll of toilet paper in the bathroom.

4 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

I thought you owned a cat?

I think you quoted the wrong person. I do not own a cat nor are those my words.

Sorry RG. 

My GF and I do some things together and some alone. We've done multi-day bikepacking trips, climbing, hiking, and skiing. We have not climbed the Grand together. Maybe this summer. 

Some days we will go mt. biking together and she will send me on a longer route or extra lap. Some of it we will ride together. When we ski, I am the sherpa carrying food and extra layers. Twice recently, I did give her the wrong ski poles. 

2 minutes ago, Parsnip Totin Jack said:

I will agree to disagree. Spring is the best of all seasons. New life comes to the planet after the darkness and cold of winter. Bulbs send new growth to harness the sun’s warmth. Trees blossom in pastel colors and tree tops are crowned with red buds that will soon turn to green leaves that will shade us from the summer’s sunshine. Fall is the season on dying, sap returns to root in preparation of the shortening of days and winter’s cold darkness. The leaves are lovely in the fall, but can’t compete with the spring pastels. 

I will agree to disagree. Spring is the fourth best season after all of the others. Winter, summer, and fall are superior.

Spring represents the end of ski and fatbike season and the beginning of mud season.

2 minutes ago, ChrisL said:

My initial thought was shorter people may struggle to reach into a deep sink but yeah taller people would have a deeper reach too.  

The bottom of the sink is just above my knee. I'm always hunched over when washing the pans.

18 minutes ago, ChrisL said:

I find it interesting that many of you don’t like a deep sink? I prefer mine which is deep over the previous one which wasn’t that deep.  I have an arching faucet too so it’s easy to fill pots of water.   

I'm tall. It's a long reach. It makes my back hurt.

Stainless steel. I hate it. It's too deep. Always looks like shit and scratches if you look at it funny.

1 hour ago, Kzoo said:

I was going to say, don't you guys have glass coverage on your insurance policy?  Mine is a $200 deductible.

I don't know anyone in WY that has glass coverage. Most companies do not offer it. You see a lot of cracked windshields here.

@Kzoo

By locking your own thread, you took away our opportunity to ridicule you. 

I think you should have to wear this for a week. 

2 minutes ago, jsharr said:

very cowfully.

Well played. Who writes your material?

2 minutes ago, jsharr said:

You should have posted this in my milk thread.  It needs all the culture it can get! 

How does one sew with milk thread?