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11-20-19, 09:18 PM
#2951
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11-21-19, 06:04 AM
#2953
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A friend of mine is going 2x12 so I bought his Di2 stuff. Had it installed on my Propel yesterday at my local toy store. Picking it up today.
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11-21-19, 06:06 AM
#2954
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Up to 57F today but we have rain and 20 mph winds. 
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11-21-19, 06:34 AM
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smelling the roses
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Broke up a dog confrontation this evening. Was hanging out on my back deck when I heard animal whimpers and growling and people yelling. Went out front to find that one dog had clamped its jaws around the mouth of another dog and was not letting go. Remembered reading that hosing mating dogs is a good way to separate them. Went inside and got my Nalgene bottle of cold water out of the fridge and returned to the scene. A couple of good splashes to the snout did the trick. Got praise from motorists who had stopped to watch the whole thing as well as the owner of the aggressor. The other owner was understandably too distracted to thank me.
11-21-19, 06:38 AM
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Continuing the Spring Cleaning today. So far it's been satisfying work.
11-21-19, 07:42 AM
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Self Christmas gifts are the best.
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11-21-19, 07:46 AM
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Between today and tomorrow I should be able to finish up the leaves, complicated by runoff from the neighbor’s chickens.
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11-21-19, 07:52 AM
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11-21-19, 09:11 AM
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So this morning's misadventure involves prep for our Spain trip. My wife had a hassle buying tickets to the Alhambra a couple months ago, because the credit card got flagged as fraudulent since it looked like the buyer was in Spain. She called the bank and the bank somehow made it ok.
So I tried to buy tickets today from Malaga to Ronda for next Tuesday. I called the bank and explained the situation. They said they would make it so it would be ok.
I tried to buy tickets and it got rejected.
I called bank second time....they reset the account and said try again. Rejected again.
I called bank third time. They said they reset the account but now I have to talk to their fraud dept to find a way to make it go through. Now on hold for fraud dept.
Sad!
So I tried to buy tickets today from Malaga to Ronda for next Tuesday. I called the bank and explained the situation. They said they would make it so it would be ok.
I tried to buy tickets and it got rejected.
I called bank second time....they reset the account and said try again. Rejected again.
I called bank third time. They said they reset the account but now I have to talk to their fraud dept to find a way to make it go through. Now on hold for fraud dept.
Sad!
11-21-19, 09:20 AM
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So this morning's misadventure involves prep for our Spain trip. My wife had a hassle buying tickets to the Alhambra a couple months ago, because the credit card got flagged as fraudulent since it looked like the buyer was in Spain. She called the bank and the bank somehow made it ok.
So I tried to buy tickets today from Malaga to Ronda for next Tuesday. I called the bank and explained the situation. They said they would make it so it would be ok.
I tried to buy tickets and it got rejected.
I called bank second time....they reset the account and said try again. Rejected again.
I called bank third time. They said they reset the account but now I have to talk to their fraud dept to find a way to make it go through. Now on hold for fraud dept.
Sad!
So I tried to buy tickets today from Malaga to Ronda for next Tuesday. I called the bank and explained the situation. They said they would make it so it would be ok.
I tried to buy tickets and it got rejected.
I called bank second time....they reset the account and said try again. Rejected again.
I called bank third time. They said they reset the account but now I have to talk to their fraud dept to find a way to make it go through. Now on hold for fraud dept.
Sad!
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11-21-19, 09:21 AM
#2962
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11-21-19, 09:25 AM
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I have a "system" with our leaves, due to some orthopedic issues in my hands/wrists I can't really rake well so I use the lawnmower with the bagger to get them up, then compost the leaves in the backyard. I can't do it all at once, because when the leaves get too thick they clog the chute in the tractor. So I have to do three full passes of the lawn, one in late October, one in mid-November, and the last one in Early December. We are two out of three, and will do last pass in a couple weeks.
11-21-19, 09:38 AM
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There are times that I'm glad to be such a gear-hound and now is one of those times.
I've been kicking around a couple woodworking ideas for a while, but they've been on the back-burner because of, well, riding my bike. Now that I'm not spending as much time riding, I'm eager to start some projects. As I've been thinking through the projects, I've been thinking about what I'll need, both in terms of tools and materials, and I've been putting together a wish list in anticipation of Black Friday sales.
This morning, I decided it might be a good idea to revisit my work space and take mental inventory. Holy **** - I already have most of the things that I thought I'd need to buy. Sweet.
I've been kicking around a couple woodworking ideas for a while, but they've been on the back-burner because of, well, riding my bike. Now that I'm not spending as much time riding, I'm eager to start some projects. As I've been thinking through the projects, I've been thinking about what I'll need, both in terms of tools and materials, and I've been putting together a wish list in anticipation of Black Friday sales.
This morning, I decided it might be a good idea to revisit my work space and take mental inventory. Holy **** - I already have most of the things that I thought I'd need to buy. Sweet.
11-21-19, 09:58 AM
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there are times that i'm glad to have the space to be such a gear-hound and now is one of those times.
I've been kicking around a couple woodworking ideas for a while, but they've been on the back-burner because of, well, riding my bike. Now that i'm not spending as much time riding, i'm eager to start some projects. As i've been thinking through the projects, i've been thinking about what i'll need, both in terms of tools and materials, and i've been putting together a wish list in anticipation of black friday sales.
This morning, i decided it might be a good idea to revisit my work space and take mental inventory. Holy **** - i already have most of the things that i thought i'd need to buy. Sweet.
I've been kicking around a couple woodworking ideas for a while, but they've been on the back-burner because of, well, riding my bike. Now that i'm not spending as much time riding, i'm eager to start some projects. As i've been thinking through the projects, i've been thinking about what i'll need, both in terms of tools and materials, and i've been putting together a wish list in anticipation of black friday sales.
This morning, i decided it might be a good idea to revisit my work space and take mental inventory. Holy **** - i already have most of the things that i thought i'd need to buy. Sweet.
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11-21-19, 03:46 PM
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11-21-19, 04:05 PM
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11-21-19, 04:16 PM
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11-21-19, 05:37 PM
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11-21-19, 05:39 PM
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11-21-19, 06:30 PM
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11-21-19, 06:49 PM
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11-21-19, 06:51 PM
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Oh, I had to pick up a few things at Costco and I happened to see the 40 count stroopwafel pack that Trsnrtr mentioned. Yup, I had to resist because I knew that it'd be trouble to have that in the house.
11-21-19, 06:56 PM
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Don't know; haven't ridden the Di2 machine yet.;
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