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Old 10-16-19, 05:58 PM
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Rainy day activities at the rjones28 Service Center:

Install the trainer tire and cadence sensor on the Schwinn. New battery for the cadence sensor.
Put fenders on the Fuji CX and swap pedals.
Move the Allez and the Langster to winter storage.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
That’s a new one.
In just the last 48 hours, I’ve received the SSI one, student loan default, IRS past due, my Chase credit card was hacked, warrants...

For some reason, my phone has been ringing incessantly the last few days with these type of calls.
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I found $10 walking from the bus to home.
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Old 10-16-19, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Rainy day activities at the rjones28 Service Center:

Install the trainer tire and cadence sensor on the Schwinn. New battery for the cadence sensor.
Put fenders on the Fuji CX and swap pedals.
Move the Allez and the Langster to winter storage.
I was just thinking about prepping the bike for the trainer. I need to pick up another cassette and size the replacement chain, among other things.

At the same time, I'm not ready give up on riding the Domane outside just yet. Having to remove the axle adapter and swap wheels isn't the worst thing in the world, but it is one more thing that makes getting out more cumbersome (just getting the winter gear on can be a chore).

If I had a wheel-off trainer, this would be easier.
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Old 10-16-19, 06:38 PM
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I can't believe that you guys get all of these bogus phone calls. I can believe that you guys answer phone calls.
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Old 10-16-19, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I was just thinking about prepping the bike for the trainer. I need to pick up another cassette and size the replacement chain, among other things.

At the same time, I'm not ready give up on riding the Domane outside just yet. Having to remove the axle adapter and swap wheels isn't the worst thing in the world, but it is one more thing that makes getting out more cumbersome (just getting the winter gear on can be a chore).

If I had a wheel-off trainer, this would be easier.
Still running CX gearing on the Fuji -- 46/36 with an 11-28 cassette. I should probably put an 11-32 cassette and mid-cage RD on, but I'm gonna leave the drivetrain alone this year.

#lazy
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I can't believe that you guys get all of these bogus phone calls. I can believe that you guys answer phone calls.
I don't answer calls from numbers that I don't recognize.
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
In just the last 48 hours, I’ve received the SSI one, student loan default, IRS past due, my Chase credit card was hacked, warrants...

For some reason, my phone has been ringing incessantly the last few days with these type of calls.
Sometimes, I get angry enough to engage. They will usually sit there while I “search” for my card all over the house and recite nonsense digits at the rate of one every 10 seconds.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I don't answer calls from numbers that I don't recognize.
If it's important, they'll send me a text.
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Old 10-16-19, 07:18 PM
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Speaking of texts, we get texts from some sports betting place on our "home phone".
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I don't answer calls from numbers that I don't recognize.
In general, I don't either, but... One benefit of keeping my NY phone number is knowing that calls originating from MN area codes are likely to be legit, so I'll often answer those.
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I don’t answer anything I don’t recognize and we don’t even look at the caller ID on the land line, because about one in 87 calls is legit.

I only answer my office phone for inside calls. For a while, Bing listed my desk phone as the central number for our entire 20,000 employee agency. That was fun. Lots of people asking for accounts receivable. Fortunately, virtually no one uses Bing.
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I answer all the calls because it makes me feel important.
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I answer all the calls because it makes me think i have friends.
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I answer all the calls because it makes me think i have friends.
We're on the same page. I make friends by answering all the calls.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
I answer all the calls because it makes me feel important.
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In my case it was a voice mail. I only answer calls from known callers too. I also answer numbers I don’t know when I am expecting a FedEx delivery. For some reason they can’t figure out how to open our security gate with the supplied code, and I don’t want the package returned to sender. It is worth the aggravation.
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I was just thinking about prepping the bike for the trainer.
I rode the Peloton with no lights, screen, or metrics. Dark with music. Old school and powerless seeds approved.
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I can't do the classes on the Peloton, but the bike itself is pretty nice.
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I Know, Right?
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I can't do the classes on the Peloton, but the bike itself is pretty nice.
Does Mrs. sbxx like it?
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I warmed up the trainer on a Zwift ride last night and a random person gave me some sort of “thumbs up” or kudos. Me! I could get sucked in.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I can't believe that you guys get all of these bogus phone calls. I can believe that you guys answer phone calls.
I don't answer them either but the ones that I happened to mention left voicemails which my phone lets me read.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I warmed up the trainer on a Zwift ride last night and a random person gave me some sort of “thumbs up” or kudos. Me! I could get sucked in.
Kudos.
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