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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 12-04-20, 05:55 PM
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I'd like to see your buttons.
That seems rather flirtatious. NTTIAWWT
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I keep getting the call warning my car warranty is about to expire and I'd better buy an extended warranty. I haven't had a car warranty since 1998.

Mrs John was warned last week that her Netflix account was in arrears and in danger of going to collection. She has never had a Netflix account

A friend's mother paid 1000s to a caller who claimed to be the IRS after the caller threatened to put her in jail.
Our IT security people keep sending us fake, gotcha, phishing emails of increasing subtlety and sophistication. I got caught by one recently. It was on the phone, but still humiliating.
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Originally Posted by big john
I keep getting the call warning my car warranty is about to expire and I'd better buy an extended warranty. I haven't had a car warranty since 1998.

Mrs John was warned last week that her Netflix account was in arrears and in danger of going to collection. She has never had a Netflix account

A friend's mother paid 1000s to a caller who claimed to be the IRS after the caller threatened to put her in jail.
We get the warranty notifications for cars we haven't owned for 15-20 years.

We've been getting deluged with mail for my ex-wife regarding various insurance plans for seniors and other things. Thing is, we've been divorced for almost 30 years, and the ex now has a different name. My wife and I have lived in three different houses since we were married 26 years ago, and we can't figure out why the old hag's mail follows us like it has.
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Our IT security people keep sending us fake, gotcha, phishing emails of increasing subtlety and sophistication. I got caught by one recently. It was on the phone, but still humiliating.
My daughter fell for one of those not long after she started her job. She was embarrassed. Mom and I laughed.
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I had a lousy week and could use a cheerful video to lift my spirits. Crunchy guitar and feedback would be nice. @Velo Vol need not apply.
This will do in a pinch.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
We get the warranty notifications for cars we haven't owned for 15-20 years.

We've been getting deluged with mail for my ex-wife regarding various insurance plans for seniors and other things. Thing is, we've been divorced for almost 30 years, and the ex now has a different name. My wife and I have lived in three different houses since we were married 26 years ago, and we can't figure out why the old hag's mail follows us like it has.
I get credit card applications and other stuff which for my ex and she never lived here. Some of it makes me feel vulnerable.
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Old 12-04-20, 06:37 PM
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Our IT security people keep sending us fake, gotcha, phishing emails of increasing subtlety and sophistication. I got caught by one recently. It was on the phone, but still humiliating.
Hey, ours do too! They're too easy though.
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Old 12-04-20, 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by big john
I keep getting the call warning my car warranty is about to expire and I'd better buy an extended warranty. I haven't had a car warranty since 1998.

Mrs John was warned last week that her Netflix account was in arrears and in danger of going to collection. She has never had a Netflix account

A friend's mother paid 1000s to a caller who claimed to be the IRS after the caller threatened to put her in jail.
I don't have an Instagram account but I get notices every other day that I have a suspicious login on my account. "Please click here to change your password."
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Same.

I have two sets. One max-flotation for bushwhacking and one lightweight for running groomed trails.
Our trails aren’t groomed, but I have a set that do a good job of floating. We mostly go with the kids
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Hey, ours do too! They're too easy though.
The company we hire to pen test got one of my staff and I was beside myself
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The company we hire to pen test got one of my staff and I was beside myself
Yeah, that's how you get ransomwared. The problem is, because I've never been caught I don't know what the link looks like when ITSec catches you. I'm curious, but not enough to get on that list by clicking, and the time I emailed to ask I got no reply. Ah well.
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Very soothing.
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Muscle relaxer.
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I would wear just a jersey under my jacket at that temp. I don’t really even wear my jacket until it’s under 42, just a thermal base layer and jersey if it’s over that. Shorts come out at 48 and short sleeves over 55

wind breaker and jersey 45 and below. below 30 thermal jacket. Been working for me so far. I throw arm warmers in the mix as needed. Usually end up ripping them off pretty early so lately havnt been using them.
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Old 12-04-20, 07:18 PM
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People here don't get it.
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Zulu, baby. I NEED a tug!
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Zulu, baby. I NEED a tug!
#reported
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I've seen him live a couple times. Soothing indeed.
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Is this crunchy?


Always makes me feel good.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
To the point of somnolence.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I have about 6 of his CD's. December was my introduction to his music back in ~1983 it was on cassette. He is a Doors fan and he put out a CD of Doors covers. It was ok. My wife walked down the Isle at our wedding to Pachelbel's Canon in D. Her and everyone else I suppose.
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