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Old 07-17-19, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Anyone under 30? I have a question.

We gave my nephew a VERY generous wedding gift two months ago. We did not get a thank you card.

Is that no longer a thing?
I'd think of it as more like a nice surprise when it does happen these days. Anecdotal examples:
My mom let my cousin (under 30) have her wedding in my mom's back yard, took care of all the landscaping and probably 80% of the decorating, as well as dinner the night before. No thank-you card sent.
My (soon-to-be ex) sister-in-law (under 30 at the time) had no problem letting my mom pay for 100% of her and my brother's destination wedding. No thank you card sent.
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Everyone thinks they have had a long strange trip, until they look at other folks' journeys. Then they realize everyone has had a long strange trip, just using different modes of transportation.
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Old 07-17-19, 06:27 AM
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We have received no thank yous, from an under 30 couple and a pushing 50 couple, over the last couple years.
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Old 07-17-19, 06:31 AM
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Riding early today, in order to catch a ride to the city with the Mrs.
And in other news, I'm doing the Bates Method, and a few other things, in an attempt to get rid of my eye glasses. As of yesterday afternoon, I could (mostly) function on the laptop without them. My eyes are naked now as well. Good light is key.
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Old 07-17-19, 06:32 AM
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Nice ro see you, @Jadesfire
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5:50 am, and it's already 89 degrees.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I checked at bikehubstore and whatnot, but I'd rather just have the wheel rebuilt at this point; paying 7 bucks shipping for a $2 spoke seems silly when I can ship the wheel to Reynolds and they'll replace all of them for free.

edited to add: oh, maybe I didn't mention that previously - this would all be under their lifetime warranty.
Sure, makes sense.
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Old 07-17-19, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I’m watching an Icelandic detective series on Netflix at the moment and have read several Icelandic mystery novels. They seem to be brooding and dark.
I wonder why...not!
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No matter where I go, here I am...
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I’m watching an Icelandic detective series on Netflix at the moment....
What's the name of it?
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Old 07-17-19, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Riding early today, in order to catch a ride to the city with the Mrs.
And in other news, I'm doing the Bates Method, and a few other things, in an attempt to get rid of my eye glasses. As of yesterday afternoon, I could (mostly) function on the laptop without them. My eyes are naked now as well. Good light is key.
Don’t Look up the Bates Method on Wikipedia. The article is not complimentary.
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Originally Posted by noodle soup
5:50 am, and it's already 89 degrees.
Ugh. Supposed to be 99 in Philly on Friday and 100 on Sunday. Heat indexes near 110.
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Old 07-17-19, 08:30 AM
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Ugh. Supposed to be 99 in Philly on Friday and 100 on Sunday. Heat indexes near 110.
It was 115 yesterday afternoon.
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Too hot to sail this weekend. Boats have actually signed up for races on the Ches. and will bob around under a postponement flag waiting for breeze, which may not arrive and will be 5 kts gusting to geese farts if it does.

This time of year is why I have a bike and an alarm clock!
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Don’t Look up the Bates Method on Wikipedia. The article is not complimentary.
It works. Thank you, I won't.
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Old 07-17-19, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize

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It's evidently the new 54. Be well and enjoy!
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Old 07-17-19, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by noodle soup
The older I get,I find that the younger hot ones are easier to deal with.Women my own age are too mental. Some just can't enjoy life, and are constantly overthinking things.
Lyric from my original song 'Do It All Again': You're overthinkin baby / I should know cause I do it myself all the time
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
What's the name of it?
It’s called “Trapped” but I misspoke, it’s on Amazon Prime.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
It’s called “Trapped” but I misspoke, it’s on Amazon Prime.
Sweet, Amazon is my streaming service at the moment. Been thinking of killing it and going back to Netflix for a year, gonna have to get on the Trapped train first. Just finished Justified, been looking for another show.
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Wow, that is one well defined twister:





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Originally Posted by noodle soup
It was 115 yesterday afternoon.
Max temp on our back porch was 113.4°, we got lucky! ;bday:

Pool temp: 90°
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Wow that was hot. Sunny and humid, temp by the end was 90 but “real feel” was around 100. I don’t mind the heat too much, but one of the A riders (a former MLB pitcher with much better quality mitochondria than most of us mortals) overheated and had to limp home.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Nice ro see you, @Jadesfire
This and thanks for the youthful perspective.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize

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