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Old 11-13-20, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
I get 4 dollars a day. That buys me enough gas to get me to work and back, and enough left over to get a snack. If I don't buy a snack every day, I end the week with some real walkin' around money.

Do you get a yearly increase for inflation, maybe $4.05 or $4.10?
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Originally Posted by BillyD

Do you get a yearly increase for inflation, maybe $4.05 or $4.10?
I wish! Mrs. LAJ was kind enough to do my laundry a while back, and found my roll..... She said if you can see clear to have $6.00 all at once, there's no need for a raise. My fault for not checking my pockets.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-PZMqSdpdo

That second one is particularly timely, being about rumors spreading easily and creating a druglike urge for more.
wut

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Originally Posted by WhyFi
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Old 11-13-20, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Mrs datlas tells me my movember growth now makes me look OLD. I am wondering if I should really keep it for the whole month or shave it off.
mine is getting a serious trim down. Apparently, I suffer from the same affliction.
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Proper football. LOL

https://twitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/s...64986860146688
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Wut? Packed ice like that? Nah, you need chains to drive on that action. And hope the few other motorists out there have chains on too, which is never the case.
BTDT. Modern snow tires are amazing.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
wut

And? Yeah, they like their costumes.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
And? Yeah, they like their costumes.
It's weird.
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Poor Sun Devils. That whole area in Tempe is pretty much a non-stop superspreader event.

Ducks v Cougs is still on as of this writing. 5pm MST tomorrow. Go ducks!

No comment on those California teams.
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Originally Posted by abshipp
What kind of bit have you used for that?

I've been leery of asking about it on the forums, and I'm not totally convinced that I actually want to drill it.
No special bit. Dripped oil on a couple of times.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
On the budget thing, LSS is a mental health professional and knows damn well I'd be on meds for anxiety if it weren't for compulsive and heavy exercise, so she considers it a good deal.
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Lance or some other big name said: Show me a dedicated cyclist, and I'll show you someone that's riding away from something.

The money I spend on my bicycle cycles is a mere pittance in comparison.
Walking is way cheaper. #BangForTheBuck
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
It's weird.
Bah.

I mean, I did give fair warning.
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First outdoor ride since November 1. It was chilly - 45 at home, but 41 degrees riding along the bottom of the the canyon. But satisfying!

I have done several Zwift sessions, but while they're good for the legs and cardiovascular system, they don't work as well for the soul.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
My wife has flat out told me to sell the boat. But, having sailed for 45 years, I just can't give it up.
I haven't sailed for 45 years, and I'm doing fine.
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I'll admit, I'm a Covid cyclist.
Don't you have to have COVID to be a COVID cyclist?
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Bah. With Blizzaks or Hakkas (and the heater on full blast) it’s downright fun.
The Sportwagen gets a fresh set of Blizzaks this winter. The 4Motion AWD paired with Blizzaks on the VW make winter driving NBD.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I haven't sailed for 45 years, and I'm doing fine.
Assumes facts not in evidence.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
No comment on those California teams.
Your conference doesn't count if you're playing games at 9 am on Sunday. Even the KSU Owls don't do that, probably.
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You should have seen my trying to get home after a rare snow when my car had summer performance tires. Did a 360 in an intersection while going less than 5 mph.
I bought my GTI in Albany in the first week of December. It had the summer tires (ContiProContact?). Luckily, the roads stayed dry until I got the Blizzaks a couple days later.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
are you?
Probably.
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are you?
Is any of us?
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And now it's raining.
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And now it's raining.
Better than a drought.

#prolly
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Better than a drought.

#prolly
Things are less likely to catch fire in the rain. Except metallic Sodium, of course.
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