what did you get for christmas
12-31-04, 08:38 PM
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an Alien!!!!! the best one!!! Yaaaa!!!
and replacements for all the things I lost when my bike trunk was stolen.
also a drum and some dried fruit (yum...) and my kids were here!!
Santa was very good to me this year.
and replacements for all the things I lost when my bike trunk was stolen.
also a drum and some dried fruit (yum...) and my kids were here!!
Santa was very good to me this year.
01-01-05, 10:01 AM
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my wife got me a fiddle and a new brooks
01-01-05, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by CommuterKat
Whoa!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayy too much info here. 
Hope your new year is much better!!
Hope your new year is much better!!
01-01-05, 11:45 AM
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Just spent my Christmas money on a bigger messenger bag (Chrome Metropolis) and some Under The Weather cycling pants. I can't wait for 'em to arrive...
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01-01-05, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Olebiker
Fistula in ano...ain't you the lucky one. Had that years ago. The surgery isn't bad. You'll be back on the bike in no time.
In my experiences (other procedures and having a wife who is a RN) when *any* healthcare professional uses the word "uncomfortable" let alone "quite uncomfortable" that is generally code for, Sheer Agony.
01-01-05, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Istanbul_Tea
Rather odd Xmas here for me-
I ...and a rather large cyst in the cleft of my buttocks that earned me a trip to a Colon/Rectal Dr. so that he could have me bend over, drop trou, probe around a bit, tell me "This will be uncomfortable", stick a 3 inch needle in it and inject a local painkiller, take a scalpel and make a large X-shaped incision across it and then drain it... all while I pretty much bit a hole into my hand to keep from screaming outloud.
Best part is, after living through that particular hell he said to me, "After that drains completely and the swelling goes down we should schedule you for surgery... you have a fistula and unfortunately it will just keep coming back until we surgically open it up and let it heal from the inside out".
Oh, joyous, joyous holidays!
I ...and a rather large cyst in the cleft of my buttocks that earned me a trip to a Colon/Rectal Dr. so that he could have me bend over, drop trou, probe around a bit, tell me "This will be uncomfortable", stick a 3 inch needle in it and inject a local painkiller, take a scalpel and make a large X-shaped incision across it and then drain it... all while I pretty much bit a hole into my hand to keep from screaming outloud.
Best part is, after living through that particular hell he said to me, "After that drains completely and the swelling goes down we should schedule you for surgery... you have a fistula and unfortunately it will just keep coming back until we surgically open it up and let it heal from the inside out".
Oh, joyous, joyous holidays!
A word of advice, follow the directions of the doctor to the letter. I had to have my wife change the dressing and drain cloth twice a day for over a week. Not pleasant for either of us, but the cyst went away. And while this is not a great topic on a public forum, this problem is likely to hit cyclists in particular. So folks, pay attention. You could be next. And believe me when I say, you do not want to be next.
01-01-05, 01:50 PM
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It came a little late, but my xmas present to me, a rockshox psylo race, arrived yesterday! I was pretty excited about that. Other than that, no bike stuff from anyone else Oh well, birthday's coming up soon.
Oh well, birthday's coming up soon.
01-01-05, 01:52 PM
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Garage doors, an Easy Rider DVD and my first Grand Son...Alexander (3 months old)!
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01-04-05, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Gus Riley
Garage doors, an Easy Rider DVD and my first Grand Son...Alexander (3 months old)!
Hey Congrats on the grans kid.
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01-04-05, 03:24 PM
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Before Christmas I put down a deposit on an '04 Specialized Allez Sport...didn't think i'd see it till some time in '05; wife surprised me with it under the tree!
01-04-05, 04:45 PM
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New winter gloves and booties for the rain.
And the present I'm giving myself is upgrading my shifters and deraillers to DA.
And the present I'm giving myself is upgrading my shifters and deraillers to DA.
01-05-05, 12:07 AM
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Stainless steel fenders, new road shoes, small wrench set & winter riding gloves.
01-11-05, 08:00 PM
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A rock n roll cycle jersey, bike socks and permission from the financial director to order a Cannondale R700 double. Delivery expected in about one week.
01-11-05, 08:36 PM
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Oregon topographical map book, 1:150,000.
Believe it or not, it's one of my favorite gifts in quite a few years. I don't know what it is about topo maps, but I can just sit and stare at them for a long time, especially when I find a feature I recognize from having seen.
Believe it or not, it's one of my favorite gifts in quite a few years. I don't know what it is about topo maps, but I can just sit and stare at them for a long time, especially when I find a feature I recognize from having seen.
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