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04-14-21, 06:31 AM
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04-14-21, 06:33 AM
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Yeah, it's down right chili here this morning
04-14-21, 06:35 AM
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The house hunting continues. I'm definitely looking for 1200 sqrft. Minimum. 1000 was to small. Nice house just no room.
04-14-21, 06:35 AM
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04-14-21, 06:38 AM
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04-14-21, 06:40 AM
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BTW, I have lost so much weight that last night as I was leaving work, I pulled my hand out of my jacket pocket and heard a faint *pling!* sound. I looked down. There was something round on it. I looked closer.
It was my wedding ring, which had slid right off my finger. I gotta be careful.
It was my wedding ring, which had slid right off my finger. I gotta be careful.
04-14-21, 06:46 AM
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I wouldn't set filters to rule out something in the neighborhood of 1k sq ft - layout efficiency is huge, as anyone that's lived in NYC could tell you. We looked at a number of 1500-1700 sq ft houses that had far less usable space than the ~1200 sq ft house that we ended up with.
04-14-21, 06:52 AM
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04-14-21, 07:15 AM
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04-14-21, 07:24 AM
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So I just finished ordering a pair of gran prix 4000 IIs. Found em on Ebay. But who can tell me why? Can anyone guess?
If you guessed because the Michelin pro4 endurance tyres I was testing out failed miserably. You would be correct!
Send your answer written on a 3 by 5 card with you return address and postage paid envelope , plus 2 box tops with the receipt to.....
6 miles... that's all it took for the first puncture. It was a piece of quartz stuck in the Tyre. I busted off my thumb nail removing it too. Booted it with a dollar. Made it 2 more miles when I got the second flat in another spot. THATS IT! IM DONE. Said good by to the group, borrowed a tube for emergency use and headed back.
What a shame. I really liked them. Nice ride, very supple, low rolling resistance. Good grip. Ah well.
If you guessed because the Michelin pro4 endurance tyres I was testing out failed miserably. You would be correct!
Send your answer written on a 3 by 5 card with you return address and postage paid envelope , plus 2 box tops with the receipt to.....
6 miles... that's all it took for the first puncture. It was a piece of quartz stuck in the Tyre. I busted off my thumb nail removing it too. Booted it with a dollar. Made it 2 more miles when I got the second flat in another spot. THATS IT! IM DONE. Said good by to the group, borrowed a tube for emergency use and headed back.
What a shame. I really liked them. Nice ride, very supple, low rolling resistance. Good grip. Ah well.
04-14-21, 07:27 AM
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I stopped wearing my original ring altogether for the same reason and finally seized it as an excuse to get a silicone ring last year. There's something to be said about the heft and/or solidity of a ring (mine is Ti, so not heavy), but I really appreciate the flexibility and comfort that the silicone ring affords.
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04-14-21, 07:28 AM
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04-14-21, 07:29 AM
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04-14-21, 07:31 AM
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My original no longer fits. Replaced it with one just like it, but white gold instead of yellow.
Other than on the boat or working with things where it could get caught and deglove my finger, it never comes off.
Other than on the boat or working with things where it could get caught and deglove my finger, it never comes off.
04-14-21, 07:33 AM
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So I just finished ordering a pair of gran prix 4000 IIs. Found em on Ebay. But who can tell me why? Can anyone guess?
If you guessed because the Michelin pro4 endurance tyres I was testing out failed miserably. You would be correct!
Send your answer written on a 3 by 5 card with you return address and postage paid envelope , plus 2 box tops with the receipt to.....
6 miles... that's all it took for the first puncture. It was a piece of quartz stuck in the Tyre. I busted off my thumb nail removing it too. Booted it with a dollar. Made it 2 more miles when I got the second flat in another spot. THATS IT! IM DONE. Said good by to the group, borrowed a tube for emergency use and headed back.
What a shame. I really liked them. Nice ride, very supple, low rolling resistance. Good grip. Ah well.
If you guessed because the Michelin pro4 endurance tyres I was testing out failed miserably. You would be correct!
Send your answer written on a 3 by 5 card with you return address and postage paid envelope , plus 2 box tops with the receipt to.....
6 miles... that's all it took for the first puncture. It was a piece of quartz stuck in the Tyre. I busted off my thumb nail removing it too. Booted it with a dollar. Made it 2 more miles when I got the second flat in another spot. THATS IT! IM DONE. Said good by to the group, borrowed a tube for emergency use and headed back.
What a shame. I really liked them. Nice ride, very supple, low rolling resistance. Good grip. Ah well.
04-14-21, 07:34 AM
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Even without the ring, "married" is obvious.
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04-14-21, 07:37 AM
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My wedding ring was purchased almost exactly 51 years ago. I did have it enlarged (gold added) back around 2000 when I was at my highest ever weight. The funny thing is. I paid $70 for the gold ring in 1970 and paid $75 to have it enlarged ~2000. 
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04-14-21, 07:41 AM
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I stopped wearing my original ring altogether for the same reason and finally seized it as an excuse to get a silicone ring last year. There's something to be said about the heft and/or solidity of a ring (mine is Ti, so not heavy), but I really appreciate the flexibility and comfort that the silicone ring affords.
I want to get a silicone ring, my wedding band is beat to ****.
04-14-21, 07:43 AM
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My ring is actually not the one that I was married in. It was supposed to be, but late after our rehearsal dinner, my betrothed called me in a panic saying that she couldn't find my ring!
It was still MIA by the next morning so my father and I had to go to Walmart and pick out a suitable substitute. Thankfully my ring is just plain Ti so a plain SS ring would have worked.
The next day when we got home, my wife found it in her purse - there was a hole in the lining of her purse big enough for the ring box to slip through
It was still MIA by the next morning so my father and I had to go to Walmart and pick out a suitable substitute. Thankfully my ring is just plain Ti so a plain SS ring would have worked.
The next day when we got home, my wife found it in her purse - there was a hole in the lining of her purse big enough for the ring box to slip through
04-14-21, 08:47 AM
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I wouldn't set filters to rule out something in the neighborhood of 1k sq ft - layout efficiency is huge, as anyone that's lived in NYC could tell you. We looked at a number of 1500-1700 sq ft houses that had far less usable space than the ~1200 sq ft house that we ended up with.
It had a big kitchen with room for the washer and dryer, which was a plus.
04-14-21, 10:01 AM
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04-14-21, 10:02 AM
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I have no interesting stories about my wedding ring.
04-14-21, 11:05 AM
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04-14-21, 11:09 AM
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