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Old 04-11-20, 07:04 AM
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I am done riding until the plague passes. I read the Merida paper yesterday afternoon and decided it was best. Nurses are being attacked, in public places, for being on the front line with the capacity 'to infect us all'. ¡Sad!
I truly hope it doesn't devolve a lot further. There was another story about a family in a town nearby being isolated and accused of being infected. The husband lost his job over it. Very superstitious.
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I've been doing a lot of "virtual" riding. It's fun, and it relaxes me...to a degree. And, in true video game fashion, it allows me to unlock and use "neat" things, which always makes me feel good.
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I’m never going to podium if you guys don’t scrap those inside devices.
Rest week for me. Tomorrow may ride my age.
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I've been doing a lot of "virtual" riding. It's fun, and it relaxes me...to a degree. And, in true video game fashion, it allows me to unlock and use "neat" things, which always makes me feel good.
Enjoy. I don’t know who U.S. Cavalry is, but that path quote is attributed variably to R. W. Emerson and someone named Muriel Strode.

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Old 04-11-20, 07:15 AM
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Rest week for me. Tomorrow may ride my age.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
I am done riding until the plague passes. I read the Merida paper yesterday afternoon and decided it was best. Nurses are being attacked, in public places, for being on the front line with the capacity 'to infect us all'. ¡Sad!
I truly hope it doesn't devolve a lot further. There was another story about a family in a town nearby being isolated and accused of being infected. The husband lost his job over it. Very superstitious.
Horrible. And I thought that the covid demonization facing minorities in the US was bad.
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Enjoy. I don’t know who U.S. Cavalry is, but that path quote is attributed variably to R. W. Emerson and someone named Muriel Strode.

For example: https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/06/19/new-path/
Thanks. Yea, the quote (based on my understanding) is really unknown in terms of origin. There are some persons loosely associated with the phrase who used it at various points in history, but nothing concrete regarding its origin that I've found. That said, the US Cavalry (US Army recon specialty) utilizes that quote as a motivational phrase for the act of "reconnoitering" or performing reconnaissance. When we go into an area, we're often the first there, hence, go where there is no path. Then, subsequently, we leave a trail for those that come after us to follow. But again, where it originated, I don't really know.
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Old 04-11-20, 07:34 AM
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EVAP is persistent.
Check obvious stuff like gas cap, big leaks. Find the vent control solenoid. It should have battery voltage on the pink wire with key on engine off . It's probably near the front of the tank. Sometimes the wire breaks inside the insulation. If you don't have scan tool with outputs you cold apply power and ground to the vent solenoid and it should click. If that checks out test the purge solenoid. It's on the engine near the throttle body. It should have power on the pink wire too. It should pass vacuum when it has power and ground. If you have data on your scan tool look at the fuel tank pressure sensor first. It should read 0 vacuum key on. If it reads something other than atmospheric pressure with the engine off, it needs to be replaced. The only exception is if you drive a while and stop and open the gas cap and there's a lot of vacuum. This would still see the FTP sensor go to 0 once the vacuum is relieved.
If you drive a lot of dirt roads the canister could be restricted. Let me know if you have any questions about evap stuff.
I didn't see the part about the evap code being consistent last night.
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Old 04-11-20, 07:36 AM
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In other news, we have to make final decision for daughter 2 college by the end of the month. My wife and I have accepted that although it’s pricey, we are willing to accept NYU. USC is still possible but distance makes us less comfortable with that option, even though it’s arguably the best school for film and the best school for “student experience.”
Couldn’t she do two years close to home, and then transfer? I think you mentioned before you were worried about her maturity and her being at USC. Two years close to home you could see how serious she takes her classes and make and make a decision from there. I think with most majors, from my experience, the first two semesters is taking most of the required non major related courses anyways.
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Old 04-11-20, 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Why would you have something like that laying around?
Oh, so now we're judging?
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Old 04-11-20, 07:43 AM
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Bike Content: Single bike out of the van, tandem assault vehicle going in.

Should be 50s with 15 mph wind in an hour or so. I was going to stay in but wife said load the tandem and I don't argue with my wife. Nope. Never.
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Originally Posted by Pirkaus

We had a random (1 to 10 minutes)low rail pressure and fuel pump low voltage codes this week, fuel pump 10 amp fuse with cracked filament. Continuity test of fuse ok, initial start 25.6 VDC, then dropped to@11 VDC, after random amount of time . Replace $.05 fuse, clear code problem gone, 6 hours of diagnostics , oh what fun.
What do you work on?
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Old 04-11-20, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
I am done riding until the plague passes. I read the Merida paper yesterday afternoon and decided it was best. Nurses are being attacked, in public places, for being on the front line with the capacity 'to infect us all'. ¡Sad!
I truly hope it doesn't devolve a lot further. There was another story about a family in a town nearby being isolated and accused of being infected. The husband lost his job over it. Very superstitious.
People suck.
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Old 04-11-20, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
My wife and I have accepted that although it’s pricey, we are willing to accept NYU.
No.
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I’m never going to podium if you guys don’t scrap those inside devices.
They should be banned.
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Laying on my back, without my head propped up was the most painful position.
I did have my (thin) pillow. Still, it's quite an unnatural position. I can't sleep that way unless very tired.
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the hourly forecast calls for 34° and a 100% chance of snow.... FROM 7AM TO 7PM.
wut
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Heat, brother, heat, and more heat. Get a microwaveable clay bead pack at the drugstore. You can also look, up supported neck stretches and do them GENTLY. Then, there are other home remedies to try if that don’t help.

Don’t worry about surgery.
Haven't seen them.

Anyway, I never thought this was a surgery problem. My neck has started to creak and make noises, though. Not sure if that's aging or what.
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Hard to know for sure, but I sense some outdoor mask shaming here.
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Oh, so now we're judging?
Cheetos are gross.
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I want to ride, too. Nice day, first dry day in a while. Now to decide where/what to ride.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I’m never going to podium if you guys don’t scrap those inside devices.
Good news for you. I started my group ride on Zwift with my club. About 12 minutes into the planned 1 hour ride, I got not 1, not 2, but THREE patient pages (texts really, but we still call them pages #RIPPager). I could not in good conscience make those patients wait 45+ minutes even though none of the issues were really an emergency. I did 20 minutes and got off to put out the fires.

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Originally Posted by rjones28
Cheetos are gross.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Cheetos are gross.
True. My daughters love them, though.
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Crunchy Cheetos or Puffs?

Discuss.
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I’m never going to podium if you guys don’t scrap those inside devices.
I rarely post fake miles, unless it's something special.
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Cheetos are gross.
So is a lot of other stuff I hear about on BF.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Crunchy Cheetos or Puffs?

Discuss.
Crunchy, for sure. Puffs are gross.
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I’m never going to podium if you guys don’t scrap those insidious devices.
i think autocorrect changed a word on you.
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