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Old 05-12-13, 02:20 PM
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Today, I'm tired.

Yesterday, on my 9 hour flight from munich to newark, our pilot had to turn around because they found parts of our landing gear on the runway. 7 hour delay, then we got in at 2am. That was fun.
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Old 05-12-13, 03:31 PM
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Old 05-12-13, 11:39 PM
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Today I decided to nickname my new bike out of sheer boredom. I've decided to call it the Rotary for right now, just because the chain is somewhat loud when i start from a stop, but as i go faster it moves easier and get to this nice buzzing sound just like a rotary engine. Although, I'm sure that noise from the chain could be an issue, but I can't seem to figure it out, I've lubed it with the teflon chain lube and it still makes noise.
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Old 05-12-13, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Lukester78
Today, I'm tired.

Yesterday, on my 9 hour flight from munich to newark, our pilot had to turn around because they found parts of our landing gear on the runway. 7 hour delay, then we got in at 2am. That was fun.
How did they land it?
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Old 05-13-13, 07:09 AM
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what airplane?
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Old 05-13-13, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by seau grateau
How did they land it?
Perfectly fine, actually. I was hoping we would be lopsided or something but you couldnt even tell there was an issue. I assume it wasn't anything important that fell off, but that it meant something else might be loose.

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what airplane?
boeing 747

edit: probably the 747-8 intercontinental to be precise about it
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Old 05-13-13, 08:16 AM
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I say make a lower offer, see what the seller will take.
I did, he's not moving.
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Old 05-13-13, 08:53 AM
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Today i Bought my first track frame... scared.
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Old 05-13-13, 08:53 AM
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Today I filed a police report for my wife's bike (stolen from our detached garage). Total waste of time but I need it for insurance. The scary part about the whole thing is that they saw my bike in the house, lifted the screen, and found out the windows were locked. We were in the house, sleeping, and our 4 week old twin boys were two rooms away. Not cool. And they skipped over all of the power tools and stole a 2006 Trek hybrid worth maybe $150.
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Originally Posted by Dabbling Runner
Today I filed a police report for my wife's bike (stolen from our detached garage). Total waste of time but I need it for insurance. The scary part about the whole thing is that they saw my bike in the house, lifted the screen, and found out the windows were locked. We were in the house, sleeping, and our 4 week old twin boys were two rooms away. Not cool. And they skipped over all of the power tools and stole a 2006 Trek hybrid worth maybe $150.
Yikes - though, glad they were kind of stupid and took the relatively worthless bike. I experienced a break in while I was home sleeping (never woke up - discovered the missing items and open window the next morning) and it threw me for a loop for a while.

Does your insurance have a low enough deductible to even cover that? Or do you have a rider for the bike(s)? My homeowners insurance won't give me a rider or personal property policy for my bikes which I find to be really stupid. They'll do it for jewelry but not bikes? Annoying.
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Old 05-13-13, 09:20 AM
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My insurance replaced my buddy's Trek 1500 with the cash equivalent for a new 1.5. He was ecstatic.
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Old 05-13-13, 09:21 AM
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Today I:

...still have a broken arm. Dang it.
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Old 05-13-13, 09:53 AM
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Lol AP physics test today. I'm ****ed.
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Old 05-13-13, 10:48 AM
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you should retake undergrad level physics in your first year of college anyways (imo)

it's kind of important for the rest of your education if you're doing engineering
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I plan on taking physics in college. I just want more credits so I can get better housing faster haha.
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Old 05-13-13, 11:04 AM
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Considering switching/doubling up for an engineering technology major, but so much science whyyy...
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Today I decided to become a paying member.
**** I had no idea it was so cheap. Me too.
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Originally Posted by striknein
My insurance replaced my buddy's Trek 1500 with the cash equivalent for a new 1.5. He was ecstatic.

I have a friend who had a bike stolen out of his garage and the insurance company gave him fair market value for the bike. He wound up with a much better bike.
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**** I had no idea it was so cheap. Me too.
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**** I had no idea it was so cheap. Me too.
Probably a better spend then the iphone app. I like how it unsubscribes me from threads after I post with it. Kind of defeats the whole purpose.
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Today, I cut back my time on the stationary bike from 1hr to 45 mins. One hour was getting boring.
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Today I started watching car crash videos on YouTube, and I don't remember why.
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Originally Posted by SpeshulEd
Probably a better spend then the iphone app. I like how it unsubscribes me from threads after I post with it. Kind of defeats the whole purpose.
Yeah I gave up on the app pretty quickly. It sucks, frankly
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Today I am listening to the new Daft Punk. It's disco. I enjoy it because I like dancey shiny stuff for summertime jamz.
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