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A few nights I needed to make a phone call and reached for the cordless only to have it report that I have no line. WTF! I say to myself. So I check my other phone and no dial tone there. So off to the basement I go, this I hate as I've been struggling with a bat problem and try to avoid going there. Flipping the lights on, I walk over to the phone lines, hear a noise and damned if I don't have a squirrel problem as well. He takes off into another room and I follow along to see a destination. Looking around I notice that the vent flue of my chimney has a gaping hole in it! There is a bullet I've dodged for who knows how long! My carbon monoxide detector has never peeped at all. So after going for a ride today, I'll need to go down into the bowels of my house and work a temporary patch until I can get the furnace guy over to do a proper repair. What I find annoying is that the furnace and flue are not even 10 yrs old and it rusted through the flue. If I didn't like the neighborhood so much, I'd sell cheap and move into the local retirement community!
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Last time I had a flue installed I insisted on Stainless Steel. Big difference in price but it avoids issues like the one your describing. Glad you dodged the CO issue, could have been trajic.
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Well, at least now I'll no to keep an eye on it. I should take a pic because when the furnace guy and I went on the roof to check out the chimney cap, we discovered that the squirrel had chewed through the metal cap!
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This morning I had to decide - work on the bathroom remodel project or go for a ride. It's a complete demolition remodel, currently in the drywall mud stage. Not my favorite activity.
So at about 100 miles into the ride, I came to a bridge out - I mean completely out as in gone. What to do - a 10 mile detour or scrabble across the creek? The construction workers had dropped chunks of concrete across the creek, making a haphazard walkway. Halfway across the creek, I wavered pretty precariously but caught myself and finished the crossing without incident. 140 miles for the day, but sadly I got home in time to add another layer of mud. I shoulda gone for the detour, I guess.
On the bright side, although we have no heat due to the power damper on our new furnace being broken, it's under warranty so not a DIY. Life is good.
So at about 100 miles into the ride, I came to a bridge out - I mean completely out as in gone. What to do - a 10 mile detour or scrabble across the creek? The construction workers had dropped chunks of concrete across the creek, making a haphazard walkway. Halfway across the creek, I wavered pretty precariously but caught myself and finished the crossing without incident. 140 miles for the day, but sadly I got home in time to add another layer of mud. I shoulda gone for the detour, I guess.
On the bright side, although we have no heat due to the power damper on our new furnace being broken, it's under warranty so not a DIY. Life is good.
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Just popped in for a nightcap after a night in my local pub. No-one here, not even a barman, so I'm off to bed.
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We dropped our land line service in 2005 and have had only cell phones since. Never have a problem of no phone service, etc.
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The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
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I have a tracfone that I take when I'm riding out in the country but its mostly for placebo effect as I can go 1 mile out of town and have no reception. U.S. cellular has somewhat better reception but not enough for me to spend the money to switch.
#558
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Lightly snowing just a few miles east of Seattle on Cougar Mt.
First of the year at my elevation - about 800'.
Not expecting much accumulation.
But it does change the season.
For me at least.
Mentally.
Cheers.
to the freezer
for the Aquavit
First of the year at my elevation - about 800'.
Not expecting much accumulation.
But it does change the season.
For me at least.
Mentally.
Cheers.
to the freezer
for the Aquavit
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May hit 83 degrees today....A little too warm for December but what the hell, it's Florida right?
Can't say I miss the snow.
Can't say I miss the snow.
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We have been empty nesters for 11 years.
My 44 y/o daughter called a week before Christmas and invited us down to her house or asked if we wanted her family to come up and visit with us. She lives 1-1/2 hours south. We told her that Christmas is time for her family to be together and we would be ok. Every year we have a non-traditional Christmas meal. This year we had home made (from scratch) chicken pot pie with a small salad and pumpkin and mince pie for dessert.
We're happy.
My 44 y/o daughter called a week before Christmas and invited us down to her house or asked if we wanted her family to come up and visit with us. She lives 1-1/2 hours south. We told her that Christmas is time for her family to be together and we would be ok. Every year we have a non-traditional Christmas meal. This year we had home made (from scratch) chicken pot pie with a small salad and pumpkin and mince pie for dessert.
We're happy.
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The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. - Psalm 103:8
I am a cyclist. I am not the fastest or the fittest. But I will get to where I'm going with a smile on my face.
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Slide rules are a passion for me, we studied them thoroughly in HS physics before we started the class work in my Jr. year. My 18th birthday gift from my dad was a nice K&E engineers rule, unfortunately it was stolen from my locker. I have 20+ rules in my collection, some were my maternal grandfather's rules, he taught physics and mathematics for the Georgia university system. I was lucky enough to get some rare rules in eBay, with the K&E manuals, a few years back. I understand that a few people are using rules to teach again.
Your 41 was a grail calculator for me when I worked in well engineering, off-shore, never got to get one though. They fetch a hefty price at the auction sites now.
Bill
Your 41 was a grail calculator for me when I worked in well engineering, off-shore, never got to get one though. They fetch a hefty price at the auction sites now.
Bill
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K+E ... that's what you got if you had the money to buy it.
My Dad gave me this little free sample slide rule when I was in 4th grade, and my older brother taught me to use it. Made by TDK ... all of about 6 inches long. It was made from bamboo and had a magnifying cursor and was pretty much as accurate as the full sized ones. I used it all the way into college until they started permitting scientific calculators. Still have it too!
I really loved that HP-41. You could play all kinds of synthetic programming tricks with it, dynamically reallocate memory ... all sorts of stuff. I even used it to do a finals project to simulate a non linear control system in my master's program. Somewhere (I have to find it), I've got the card reader and even that optical pen.
My Dad gave me this little free sample slide rule when I was in 4th grade, and my older brother taught me to use it. Made by TDK ... all of about 6 inches long. It was made from bamboo and had a magnifying cursor and was pretty much as accurate as the full sized ones. I used it all the way into college until they started permitting scientific calculators. Still have it too!
I really loved that HP-41. You could play all kinds of synthetic programming tricks with it, dynamically reallocate memory ... all sorts of stuff. I even used it to do a finals project to simulate a non linear control system in my master's program. Somewhere (I have to find it), I've got the card reader and even that optical pen.
I've long since lost my slide rules, and also the programmable HP (I think it was the HP-25) that I bought with scholarship money as a freshman.
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Are you looking for ways to fill time?
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I'm a bit overprotective since I was 37 when my daughter was born (only child). She turned 20 in Sept, and just moved to Florida with the deadbeat boyfriend.
The wife and I are separated right now, she's trying to decide what she wants to do with rest of her life.
Recently sold our big house with acreage in the country and moved to town.
I'm retired on disability so, no job to go to. Yeah, trying to fill time. Been riding my bikes as much as possible, going to start a Tai Chi class and do some volunteering. Thinking about some bike touring, maybe travel.
The wife and I are separated right now, she's trying to decide what she wants to do with rest of her life.
Recently sold our big house with acreage in the country and moved to town.
I'm retired on disability so, no job to go to. Yeah, trying to fill time. Been riding my bikes as much as possible, going to start a Tai Chi class and do some volunteering. Thinking about some bike touring, maybe travel.
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I'm a bit overprotective since I was 37 when my daughter was born (only child). She turned 20 in Sept, and just moved to Florida with the deadbeat boyfriend.
The wife and I are separated right now, she's trying to decide what she wants to do with rest of her life.
Recently sold our big house with acreage in the country and moved to town.
I'm retired on disability so, no job to go to. Yeah, trying to fill time. Been riding my bikes as much as possible, going to start a Tai Chi class and do some volunteering. Thinking about some bike touring, maybe travel.
The wife and I are separated right now, she's trying to decide what she wants to do with rest of her life.
Recently sold our big house with acreage in the country and moved to town.
I'm retired on disability so, no job to go to. Yeah, trying to fill time. Been riding my bikes as much as possible, going to start a Tai Chi class and do some volunteering. Thinking about some bike touring, maybe travel.
it was one of the best things I've ever done. It seemed to mark the end of one phase of my life and clear the decks for the next one. And I was glad I went alone, it meant I engaged with the people I met along the way rather than just talking to a companion. Hghly recommend it. Europe has some fabulous destinations for the bicycle tourist, if you feel like a temporary change of scene...
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Empty nest....what's that?? Our 25yr old son and grandson are with us because of his verbally abusive wife just cant be lived with fulltime. We have 3 bedrooms and dont mind it much. Our other one, the gypsy-like "blowing in the wind" 21yr old daughter recently left for Phx area, probably on her way to Cali. She is gone couch-hopping every summer and somehow drifts back every winter. Honestly, my wife and I seem just as involved or moreso than when they were children with the exception of no diapers and we dont yell at or ground them anymore.
My wife and I will celebrate 37yrs of marriage this summer. Someday we will grab another RV and travel.
My wife and I will celebrate 37yrs of marriage this summer. Someday we will grab another RV and travel.
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Pi(e) ride tomorrow anyone?
Wow, it sure quieted down in here. 3.141592653 or 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 I'll have a mouth full of Pi
Edit: Here's me eating a slice on Pi Day at 9:26:53
Edit: Here's me eating a slice on Pi Day at 9:26:53
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Come to think of it....pizza does qualify. It always does.
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Whiskey, please.
Leave the bottle.
Leave the bottle.
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Jeez ... I love the Organ Symphony. And this version is amazing. For those who don't have the patience for the whole thing, skip to 27:15.
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Proud parent of a happy inner child ...
Proud parent of a happy inner child ...
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Do you "Pray" while riding?
I’m a frequent poster to Bikeforums, not only as an avid cyclist to communicate with the like-minded, but also to record my thoughts (“journal”) about my cycling lifestyle, which I would not write about otherwise without such a Forum as BF.
I don’t have permission to access P&R, and am not interested in applying, but I thought the topic was worthy enough to me at least to record my thoughts. Furthermore I think this topic will likely get buried in all the snarkiness on that subforum. SO FYA, if interested (or not) I have written my reply to the Pub 51 sticky thread on the Fifty-Plus Forum, because this thread is
And furthermore, as SammyJ, OP of the aforementioned thread wrote, “…How about you?
(and NO, I'm not evangelizing here!).”
I was disappointed to see this thread moved to P&R. For the first few years after I joined Bike Forums, I liked the Fifty-Plus subforum because while it was composed of like-minded cyclists of my generation, it featured posts about how cycling fit into a more broad life outlook (Weltanschaung). Nowadays, it seems much to be a mish-mash of topics that could easily be found in Road Cycling, Bicycle Mechanics, Touring or whatever…important and relevant, but mundane and not overarching.
Anyways, my reply to the removed thread itself, without getting into my specific theology, is that mostly my thoughts on the road are about work, family and more immediate issues; sometimes even composing posts to BikeForums in my head. On occasions I might ponder and give thanks for the Existence of Life and the World.
On my first major ride of last year, down in Rhode Island, I did adopt this roadside statue as an icon of my Guardian Angel of the Road. It reminds me of this Guardian Angel figure from the illustrated cartoon strip, who assumes that protective warrior image in times of danger to his ward.
One other spiritual benefit I enjoy more frequently and usefully on the Road is:
This thread may encourage me to more often ponder and give thanks for the Existence of Life and the World. (BTW, my job, to which I cycle commute also encourages such meditations, even more frequently than bicycling, but I won't go there... ).
Originally Posted by SammyJ
…I have found that a quite ride on my local MUP is a great time to talk to God.
How about you?
( and NO, I'm not evangelizing here!)
How about you?
( and NO, I'm not evangelizing here!)
Originally Posted by oldsCOOL
I ask Him to watch over me with his angels for protection and for no flat tires.
Oh and throughout the ride, I enjoy His presence.
Thank you for asking.
Oh and throughout the ride, I enjoy His presence.
Thank you for asking.
Originally Posted by CbadRider
Moved from 50+ to Politics & Religion.
Originally Posted by Ckey_Cal
Put it back there are already too many old people in P&R
I don’t have permission to access P&R, and am not interested in applying, but I thought the topic was worthy enough to me at least to record my thoughts. Furthermore I think this topic will likely get buried in all the snarkiness on that subforum. SO FYA, if interested (or not) I have written my reply to the Pub 51 sticky thread on the Fifty-Plus Forum, because this thread is
(and NO, I'm not evangelizing here!).”
I was disappointed to see this thread moved to P&R. For the first few years after I joined Bike Forums, I liked the Fifty-Plus subforum because while it was composed of like-minded cyclists of my generation, it featured posts about how cycling fit into a more broad life outlook (Weltanschaung). Nowadays, it seems much to be a mish-mash of topics that could easily be found in Road Cycling, Bicycle Mechanics, Touring or whatever…important and relevant, but mundane and not overarching.
Anyways, my reply to the removed thread itself, without getting into my specific theology, is that mostly my thoughts on the road are about work, family and more immediate issues; sometimes even composing posts to BikeForums in my head. On occasions I might ponder and give thanks for the Existence of Life and the World.
On my first major ride of last year, down in Rhode Island, I did adopt this roadside statue as an icon of my Guardian Angel of the Road. It reminds me of this Guardian Angel figure from the illustrated cartoon strip, who assumes that protective warrior image in times of danger to his ward.
One other spiritual benefit I enjoy more frequently and usefully on the Road is:
When I'm peeved by a driver’s actions, instead of the middle finger and obscenties, I give my own special Bicyclist's Curse. I vigorously and repeatedly point my finger at the offender while shouting, “You, you, you…” with the intention that future harm befalls them. It’s more satisfying to me than the other gesture, with the hope of future metaphysical retribution.
I do also bestow Bicyclist's Blessings to drivers who show even a modicum of respect and compassion, with a friendly wave, a “Bless You,” and wishes for good things for them in the future. Even in car-crazy Boston, I perform numerously more blessings than curses. Probably about 2-3 blessings a day on a 14-mile commute vs about 1 curse every 3-4 weeks.
I feel empowered to perform these rituals, because my friend who introduced me to adult cycling once commented when a threatening rain turned sunny, “God smiles on His Bicyclists.” To anyone who reads this post, consider yourself authorized to bless and curse too.
I do also bestow Bicyclist's Blessings to drivers who show even a modicum of respect and compassion, with a friendly wave, a “Bless You,” and wishes for good things for them in the future. Even in car-crazy Boston, I perform numerously more blessings than curses. Probably about 2-3 blessings a day on a 14-mile commute vs about 1 curse every 3-4 weeks.
I feel empowered to perform these rituals, because my friend who introduced me to adult cycling once commented when a threatening rain turned sunny, “God smiles on His Bicyclists.” To anyone who reads this post, consider yourself authorized to bless and curse too.
Originally Posted by Matthew 16:19
And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven