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03-05-18, 11:18 AM
#8851
smelling the roses
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I always thought of them as a biker thing. I thought it very odd when my dad did it. And now I understand why. He always kept a spare car key inside the qas filler door too. Once, when I was pretty young, I remember him having a problem with the one he had stashed in the air cleaner of his carburated car. It had somehow gotten sucked down into the throat and jammed the butterfly wide open.
03-05-18, 11:27 AM
#8852
So it is
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I always thought of them as a biker thing. I thought it very odd when my dad did it. And now I understand why. He always kept a spare car key inside the qas filler door too. Once, when I was pretty young, I remember him having a problem with the one he had stashed in the air cleaner of his carburated car. It had somehow gotten sucked down into the throat and jammed the butterfly wide open.
03-05-18, 11:36 AM
#8853
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03-05-18, 11:52 AM
#8855
Back in '03 I did a seven-day, guided backcountry trip in Glacier National Park. No one else signed up for the trip so it was just me and the guide. Fun time. Without a group we were able to do some walk-up peaks. I have also done four three-day trips in PA forests. I am afraid my backpacking days are over thanks to some messed up discs.
03-05-18, 12:07 PM
#8856
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They initially told me the state had filed charges against the seller. Then I find out that no, they filed charges against me, being I was the last one to touch the falsified papers. This came as quite a shock. So today I officially declare my innocence, and then tomorrow I officially place charges of fraud against the man who sold it to me. Then the investigation can begin.
03-05-18, 12:09 PM
#8857
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Back in '03 I did a seven-day, guided backcountry trip in Glacier National Park. No one else signed up for the trip so it was just me and the guide. Fun time. Without a group we were able to do some walk-up peaks. I have also done four three-day trips in PA forests. I am afraid my backpacking days are over thanks to some messed up discs.
03-05-18, 12:16 PM
#8858
The outfitter that was running the guided trips in Glacier back then provided Sherpas to carry your gear if you were willing to fork over the extra daily charge. My guide told me one group he led hired a Sherpa to carry a pack full of alcohol. Damn rich yuppies!
03-05-18, 12:19 PM
#8859
Congrats to Saw Rockwell. Finally got his props. The first thing I remember seeing him in was "Made", with John Favreau, Vince Vaughn and Peter Faulk. Rockwell played the concierge at the NYC hotel where Vaughn and Favreau stayed. I wonder if he was even credited.
03-05-18, 12:24 PM
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The Green Mile - I fuggin' hated him in that, so you knew he was good. Also, if'n you haven't seen Moon, you should.
03-05-18, 12:26 PM
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03-05-18, 01:03 PM
#8862
Never seen either. "The Way, Way Back" is another good one of his with a good cast of Maya Rudolph, Steve Carell as a great a-hole boyfriend to Toni Colette, Allison Jayney, Amanda Pete and AnnaSophia Robb thrown in for eye candy. Great writing by Faxon & Rash, who co-wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for "The Descendants."
03-05-18, 01:15 PM
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Never seen either. "The Way, Way Back" is another good one of his with a good cast of Maya Rudolph, Steve Carell as a great a-hole boyfriend to Toni Colette, Allison Jayney, Amanda Pete and AnnaSophia Robb thrown in for eye candy. Great writing by Faxon & Rash, who co-wrote the Oscar-winning screenplay for "The Descendants."
The Green Mile is a friggin' classic, though - gotta watch that. Moon went largely unnoticed but is very, very good (Sam plays a guy nearing the end of his term overseeing mining operations on the Moon, alone save for a station AI voiced by Kevin Spacey).
03-05-18, 01:26 PM
#8864
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I've seen The Way, Way Back - a good watch.
The Green Mile is a friggin' classic, though - gotta watch that. Moon went largely unnoticed but is very, very good (Sam plays a guy nearing the end of his term overseeing mining operations on the Moon, alone save for a station AI voiced by Kevin Spacey).
The Green Mile is a friggin' classic, though - gotta watch that. Moon went largely unnoticed but is very, very good (Sam plays a guy nearing the end of his term overseeing mining operations on the Moon, alone save for a station AI voiced by Kevin Spacey).
03-05-18, 02:53 PM
#8865
I've seen The Way, Way Back - a good watch.
The Green Mile is a friggin' classic, though - gotta watch that. Moon went largely unnoticed but is very, very good (Sam plays a guy nearing the end of his term overseeing mining operations on the Moon, alone save for a station AI voiced by Kevin Spacey).
The Green Mile is a friggin' classic, though - gotta watch that. Moon went largely unnoticed but is very, very good (Sam plays a guy nearing the end of his term overseeing mining operations on the Moon, alone save for a station AI voiced by Kevin Spacey).
so, so good.
03-05-18, 03:45 PM
#8866
Should Be More Popular
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03-05-18, 04:07 PM
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03-05-18, 04:09 PM
#8869
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Uh oh....cut/paste alert from National Weather Service...kinda early but could be a serious storm...
Action Recommended: Make preparations per the instructions
Issued by: Philadelphia - PA, US, National Weather Service,
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 13 INCHES POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR AND JUST WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR AND IN THE HILLY AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. * WHEN...FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES, INCLUDING DURING BOTH COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS BY DAWN WEDNESDAY. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING DAYLIGHT HOURS BUT PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BY MIDDAY AND ALL HEAVILY FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING MIDDAY AND THE AFTERNOON WITH 1 INCH PER HOUR RATES. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. SO WHILE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY, STRONG CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CONTINGENCY PLANS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR SNOW AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW, SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. &&
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...A MAJOR SNOWSTORM IS ON THE WAY FOR PORTIONS OF OUR AREA ON WEDNESDAY... .UNFORTUNATELY, A MAJOR NOR'EASTER WILL BE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST. IT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY WET SNOW FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PORTIONS NEW JERSEY WEDNESDAY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS SHOULD BE IN THE HILLY AREAS. WHILE THIS STORM IS STILL IN WATCH PHASE, WE RECOMMEND EVERYONE WITH ACTIVITIES IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY TO HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR ALTERING TRAVEL AND HOW TO HANDLE POSSIBLE POWER RELATED IMPACTS. THESE PLANS CAN THEN BE APPLIED ONCE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED, WHICH WILL EXPRESS MORE CONFIDENCE IN THIS ONCOMING PROBABLE VERY HIGH IMPACT EVENT. WEDNESDAY MAY BE A GOOD DAY TO JUST STAY HOME AND BE SAFE.
edit: tl;dr - Winter is STOOPID
Action Recommended: Make preparations per the instructions
Issued by: Philadelphia - PA, US, National Weather Service,
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 13 INCHES POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR AND JUST WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR AND IN THE HILLY AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, NORTHEAST MARYLAND AND NORTHERN DELAWARE. * WHEN...FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS AT TIMES, INCLUDING DURING BOTH COMMUTES ON WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY. SNOW SHOULD BEGIN TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS BY DAWN WEDNESDAY. THERE MAY BE A BRIEF CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING DAYLIGHT HOURS BUT PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO SNOW BY MIDDAY AND ALL HEAVILY FOR SEVERAL HOURS DURING MIDDAY AND THE AFTERNOON WITH 1 INCH PER HOUR RATES. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY. THE SNOW WILL BE WET AND MAY RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. SO WHILE THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY, STRONG CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CONTINGENCY PLANS SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR SNOW AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 5 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW, SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. &&
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...A MAJOR SNOWSTORM IS ON THE WAY FOR PORTIONS OF OUR AREA ON WEDNESDAY... .UNFORTUNATELY, A MAJOR NOR'EASTER WILL BE INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST. IT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HEAVY WET SNOW FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PORTIONS NEW JERSEY WEDNESDAY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS SHOULD BE IN THE HILLY AREAS. WHILE THIS STORM IS STILL IN WATCH PHASE, WE RECOMMEND EVERYONE WITH ACTIVITIES IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY TO HAVE CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR ALTERING TRAVEL AND HOW TO HANDLE POSSIBLE POWER RELATED IMPACTS. THESE PLANS CAN THEN BE APPLIED ONCE WARNINGS ARE ISSUED, WHICH WILL EXPRESS MORE CONFIDENCE IN THIS ONCOMING PROBABLE VERY HIGH IMPACT EVENT. WEDNESDAY MAY BE A GOOD DAY TO JUST STAY HOME AND BE SAFE.
edit: tl;dr - Winter is STOOPID
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03-05-18, 04:28 PM
#8870
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03-05-18, 04:31 PM
#8871
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I actually bought a pair of nearly-new Sidi Genius 5 (I think that's the number, looks similar to these ones but shorter in the ankle) in my size off ScamBay for about that price a few months ago. The current ones I am using are really worn. Will break out the brand new ones soon.
03-05-18, 05:06 PM
#8872
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Huh. Did y'all see that the price on the Powertap C1 chainring power meter dropped to $350? Heck, that's even within range of the penny-pinchers among us (*ahem* [MENTION=107711]datlas[/MENTION]). If Shimano hadn't moved to a 4-bolt pattern, I might have one on order right now... as it is, I'm thinking about picking up a 67xx crankset to slap them on; should still be able to get in under $500 total.
03-05-18, 05:09 PM
#8873
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Huh. Did y'all see that the price on the Powertap C1 chainring power meter dropped to $350? Heck, that's even within range of the penny-pinchers among us (*ahem* [MENTION=107711]datlas[/MENTION]). If Shimano hadn't moved to a 4-bolt pattern, I might have one on order right now... as it is, I'm thinking about picking up a 67xx crankset to slap them on; should still be able to get in under $500 total.
03-05-18, 05:10 PM
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This is what I'm saying. Hey, it's about time you benefited from that cable-chewing groupset - https://www.powertap.com/page/c1-compatibility-chart
03-05-18, 05:14 PM
#8875
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This is what I'm saying. Hey, it's about time you benefited from that cable-chewing groupset - https://www.powertap.com/page/c1-compatibility-chart
I will take it under advisement.
