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Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-30-22, 09:21 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

Options - from the Gulf, up the Mississippi...

Options - from the Gulf, up the Mississippi River, then:
* up the Illinois River, up the Des Plains River, up the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, "up" the Chicago River into Lake Michigan and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-10-22, 12:16 AM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ Depicts bears in a negative stereotype,...

^^^^^^ Depicts bears in a negative stereotype, had to come down.



(OK I'll shut up now.)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-22, 12:43 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ In all seriousness, "turn around don't...

^^^^^ In all seriousness, "turn around don't drown" is not just a catch-phrase. I own land in a flood-prone area, and people have been killed doing just what's depicted above. The one above should...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-08-22, 01:50 AM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^^ Best to avoid snake-bite flats.....

^^^^^^^ Best to avoid snake-bite flats.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
03-03-22, 07:16 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^^^ Were either of you riding a Diamond...

^^^^^^^^ Were either of you riding a Diamond Back, by any chance?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-21, 12:50 AM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

I think you're right; I've never seen herons with...

I think you're right; I've never seen herons with red heads like that. And I heard some cranes a couple of mornings ago.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-24-21, 12:15 AM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

Near the end of a late afternoon 15-ish-mile...

Near the end of a late afternoon 15-ish-mile loop, just a few feet from a busy intersection, three great blue herons probably pecking away at corn spilled between the rails from a hopper car. The...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-05-21, 11:05 AM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^^ The fit/finish of that pointy front end...

^^^^^^^ The fit/finish of that pointy front end was never that good.

I should dig out some of my old Kodachrome slides from Ireland and see about converting them.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-03-21, 08:40 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

Okay that explains it. First thing I noticed is...

Okay that explains it. First thing I noticed is that it appeared to be an "integrated bed", like that short-lived experiment by Ford. I was sure Chevy/GMC never had such a beast.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
06-14-20, 08:17 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

That Crescent wrench looks like an old-school...

That Crescent wrench looks like an old-school USA-made one. Score, indeed!
Forum: Classic & Vintage
02-14-20, 05:41 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

Well, it's a half-block from the nest that's been...

Well, it's a half-block from the nest that's been used by a family of peregrines for several generations (see link above). And yeah, we do get other raptors right in town (see red-tail pic above),...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-20, 02:44 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^ Hmm, looking again at the (beautiful...)...

^^^^ Hmm, looking again at the (beautiful...) plumage, he does look different from the falcon posted by Slightspeed . I just took him to be a peregrine based on his proximity to the power plant....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-06-20, 12:56 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

** BIG IMAGE ALERT ** Peregrines must be...

** BIG IMAGE ALERT **
Peregrines must be amazing adapters. There's a huge electric power plant just a few blocks from downtown (result of brain-dead city "planning" over a century ago), and for the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-02-20, 02:17 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ And, as it's told, in the sewers of many...

^^^^^ And, as it's told, in the sewers of many larger cities....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
01-02-20, 12:49 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ Not rubber? Was anyone notified? Hope...

^^^^^ Not rubber? Was anyone notified? Hope someone picked up that poor thing and moved him someplace temperate.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-13-19, 02:56 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

Spotted on my morning commute yesterday. Snow...

Spotted on my morning commute yesterday. Snow cannon, employed in a urban environment, with an interesting effect:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-02-19, 05:23 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

....or to mock the limping old beaver...

....or to mock the limping old beaver (https://www.bikeforums.net/21142921-post458.html)....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-02-19, 05:06 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

But why?.... Two chickens, one on each...

But why?....



Two chickens, one on each side of a road.
Chicken one (to chicken two) - "How do I get to the other side of the road?"
Chicken two (to chicken one) - "You are on the other side...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-19, 08:40 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ Attach a sidecar, and your passenger can...

^^^^^^ Attach a sidecar, and your passenger can be your map reader / navigator. But which way to orient the map?.... :foo:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-20-19, 11:04 AM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ Within a week, some enterprising New York...

^^^^^^ Within a week, some enterprising New York bike thief will come up with a 55-gallon drum converted to a freon aerosol can......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-19, 07:16 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ Whoa, isn't that one far astern an SR71...

^^^^^ Whoa, isn't that one far astern an SR71 Blackbird?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-19-19, 01:06 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

That's actually foxtail, a pernicious invasive...

That's actually foxtail, a pernicious invasive that's troublesome to farmers as well as native habitat managers. Left uncontrolled, it can (as you can see) take over an environment.

But +1 on the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-23-19, 12:21 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^^ Oh I thought it was one of those color...

^^^^^^ Oh I thought it was one of those color perception tests - "what number do you see in this....."
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-15-19, 12:16 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

Idunno. A red velvet saddle? Some Barry White...

Idunno. A red velvet saddle? Some Barry White music? :shrug:
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-14-19, 08:09 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

^^^^^ You should have posted a pic of two birds...

^^^^^ You should have posted a pic of two birds first.....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-13-19, 09:54 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

OTOH, you can't turn around without seeing a...

OTOH, you can't turn around without seeing a half-naked upright piano in beanfield......
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-07-19, 07:48 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

(I was trying not to make it so obvious....)

(I was trying not to make it so obvious....)
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-07-19, 01:04 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

They need to move down one block, partway into...

They need to move down one block, partway into the block, same side of street....
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-03-19, 10:50 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

I vaguely remember that place, from when we...

I vaguely remember that place, from when we camped down there oh, 7-8 years ago. And dang, that Ford Granada is a friggin' time capsule.
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-03-19, 02:56 PM
Replies: 1,775
Views: 242,003
Posted By madpogue

So we're coming up on "Hippie Christmas" here in...

So we're coming up on "Hippie Christmas" here in Madison. Aug 15, the day 99.9999999% of the residential leases expire/renew, and about 99.9999437% of the renters in town move. The mattresses,...
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