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Old 10-28-20, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Say what, now?

Is that today?
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Originally Posted by big john
Is that today?
Yes. Skinny tires were fine for the vast majority of the ride, but there was some snow encroachment here and there and some icy, rutted sections, particularly on ped/bike bridges.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Fortunately I've not had to deal with a punctured tube in over a year, though my rear does have a robust leak.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Yes. Skinny tires were fine for the vast majority of the ride, but there was some snow encroachment here and there and some icy, rutted sections, particularly on ped/bike bridges.
Be careful out there.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
See post #2994

Incidentally, does DougRNS live in a town named after my great, great grandfather?

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...04/hiram-arner
I live in an unincorporated area of the county. This means I live nowhere. This concept was unknown to me where i lived previously in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The entire state had a town, village, boro, borough or some sense of belonging. At least as far as I knew. In Georgia that is not the case. I have a zip code but live 5 or more miles from any incorporated area. Now, to answer your question.
No I don't live in Hiram, Georgia (see above explanation ) I live 5 or more miles from there. Interestingly enough, where I moved from in Ohio, I also lived 5 or more miles from Hiram, Ohio. Coincidence? You decide.
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Originally Posted by big john
Be careful out there.
Oh, it's not like I want to fall. It looks like I've got at least another week for the road bike, but I'll be popping studs on to the gravel bike whenever we get more snow and ice.
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75 degrees today. It’s like fall isn’t even trying.
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75 degrees today. It’s like fall isn’t even trying.
You won't make many friends around here with talk like that.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I live in an unincorporated area of the county. This means I live nowhere. This concept was unknown to me where i lived previously in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The entire state had a town, village, boro, borough or some sense of belonging. At least as far as I knew. In Georgia that is not the case. I have a zip code but live 5 or more miles from any incorporated area. Now, to answer your question.
No I don't live in Hiram, Georgia (see above explanation ) I live 5 or more miles from there. Interestingly enough, where I moved from in Ohio, I also lived 5 or more miles from Hiram, Ohio. Coincidence? You decide.
They were both named after Hiram Bullock (RIP), I believe.

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Certainly an interesting annexation strategy on the part of Hiram, GA.
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Speaking of winter, who else is looking forward to the new George Clooney Christmas flick?

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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
You won't make many friends around here with talk like that.

not bragging, ready for cooler air.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I live in an unincorporated area of the county. This means I live nowhere. This concept was unknown to me where i lived previously in Pennsylvania and Ohio. The entire state had a town, village, boro, borough or some sense of belonging. At least as far as I knew. In Georgia that is not the case. I have a zip code but live 5 or more miles from any incorporated area. Now, to answer your question.
No I don't live in Hiram, Georgia (see above explanation ) I live 5 or more miles from there. Interestingly enough, where I moved from in Ohio, I also lived 5 or more miles from Hiram, Ohio. Coincidence? You decide.
I live in an unincorporated area of the county, but I do not lack a sense of belonging.

I do not have an image of Hiram, but it's possible one exists with the Pennsylvania kin. Maybe you could lead an effort to have the nearby town erect a statute of its namesake? I would come to the dedication as a VIP.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Certainly an interesting annexation strategy on the part of Hiram, GA.
Gerrymandering?
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I live in an unincorporated are too.
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I lived on the unincorporated hills for 16 years before we had to move here. We had county sheriff instead of p.d., usually no patrols. Private trash, no sewer system, county water and SCE for power, instead of LA DWP. We had natural gas but houses a little farther out of the city limit did not.
One good thing was the quiet No fireworks, ever, and no loud parties

Where I live now is about 200 yards inside the city.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I live in an unincorporated are too.
Do you feel isolated? Perhaps like a loner?
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I lived in unincorporated Clark County, WA for a spell but our mail still said Vancouver, WA.
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Just got done with my ballot. In the past if a bunch are up on the chopping block I research the first 5 judges, then just give up on them. This time I simply searched every single judge and voted to give 'em the heave ho if they were appointed by Jan Brewer or Doug Ducey. Took about an hour. Whew.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I live in an unincorporated area of the county, but I do not lack a sense of belonging.

I do not have an image of Hiram, but it's possible one exists with the Pennsylvania kin. Maybe you could lead an effort to have the nearby town erect a statute of its namesake? I would come to the dedication as a VIP.
The offer of your attendance at the dedication is mighty tempting but i'll have to pass on leading the effort.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I lived in unincorporated Clark County, WA for a spell but our mail still said Vancouver, WA.
When I lived in the mountains we had to get our mail at the post office.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I lived in unincorporated Clark County, WA for a spell but our mail still said Vancouver, WA.
You should have filed a change of address to Unincorporated, WA.

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Just got done with my ballot. In the past if a bunch are up on the chopping block I research the first 5 judges, then just give up on them. This time I simply searched every single judge and voted to give 'em the heave ho if they were appointed by Jan Brewer or Doug Ducey. Took about an hour. Whew.
I voted today. Waited in line almost 40 minutes. The ballot itself took two or so minutes, mainly because, unlike previous elections, this time it was a paper ballot and you have to fill in big boxes with a little pen.

There were no judges on the ballot.
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The offer of your attendance at the dedication is mighty tempting but i'll have to pass on leading the effort.
If there was a Hiram statute it would be in danger of toppling in the A.M.!

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I voted today. Waited in line almost 40 minutes. The ballot itself took two or so minutes, mainly because, unlike previous elections, this time it was a paper ballot and you have to fill in big boxes with a little pen.

There were no judges on the ballot.
We had a couple of judges we got to decide whether to retain here in Maricopa County

We get to weigh in on Court of Appeals judges, though the number varies by county. In Maricopa County, the state’s most populous, there are six up for retention: Randall Howe, Paul McMurdie, James Morse Jr., Jennifer Perkins, Samuel Thumma and David Weinzweig.

Voters in Coconino, Maricopa, Pinal and Pima counties also must decide whether to retain Superior court judges:
  • In Coconino County, there are two on the 2020 ballot.
  • In Maricopa County, there are 40.
  • In Pinal, there are six.
  • In Pima, there are 16.
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Originally Posted by big john
I lived on the unincorporated hills for 16 years before we had to move here. We had county sheriff instead of p.d., usually no patrols. Private trash, no sewer system, county water and SCE for power, instead of LA DWP. We had natural gas but houses a little farther out of the city limit did not.
One good thing was the quiet No fireworks, ever, and no loud parties

Where I live now is about 200 yards inside the city.
I started looking for places to retire a couple years ago. I found one house in PA near where I grew up. The house must have been built by the same people who did my parents' house, it was so similar. I wanted that house SO BAD!!!!

Then I looked at a couple things - the water comes from a well, the heat is oil from a tank, the gas stove is propane, and the sewer is a septic system. That's a bit too much "independence" for me.
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We had a couple of judges we got to decide whether to retain here in Maricopa County
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