I had a nightmare last night
04-29-24, 04:31 PM
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Believe me, I know how you feel. When I clocked in every day, I told my co-workers: "This job sucks! Kill me!". About 5-6 years before the earliest day I was eligible to retire, I wrote a spreadsheet program that counted down how many work days I had left. I factored in RDOs, vacation days and holidays. I actually went two weeks past the first possible day, just to make the bookkeeping simpler. This way my last check, that included pay for unused vacation days, didn't get screwed up. Good luck. If I made it, so can you.
04-29-24, 04:35 PM
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Come on...Admit that you torched it with a can of kerosene and watched it roast like a campfire marshmallow.
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That shows a good deal of lucidity, being able to turn the dream dynamic around like that. I call those "victory dreams". It means your conscious mind and sub-conscious are working in sync. To turn the dream around and not let your fears call the shots takes courage, too. Speaking of fears, I hope your dream seeds mine tonight and if I see a carbon fibre bike, I'll run, screaming, from the scene.
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I agree, definitely very unique designs and I'd wanted one ever since they were still new. My brother's second shop he worked at was a BMC dealer back in the day and they caught my eye from the get-go. Couldn't afford (or find) one until a couple of years ago.
Both good looking bikes. Your Team Machine has the paint scheme I was hoping for but had to settle with something a bit more muted.
Both good looking bikes. Your Team Machine has the paint scheme I was hoping for but had to settle with something a bit more muted.
Is yours a satin black paint or can you see the carbon weave under a satin clear coat? My bike's paint scheme was the first iteration of the red, white, and black (naked carbon actually) paint schemes. [/QUOTE]
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Very nice! I've only seen photos online of the all-black Team Machines. Not that any first-gen Team Machine is typically seen out and about these days but the all-black versions are rarely seen. I've also seen a black version that has the aluminum lugs painted a contracting silvery grey.
Is yours a satin black paint or can you see the carbon weave under a satin clear coat? My bike's paint scheme was the first iteration of the red, white, and black (naked carbon actually) paint schemes.
Is yours a satin black paint or can you see the carbon weave under a satin clear coat? My bike's paint scheme was the first iteration of the red, white, and black (naked carbon actually) paint schemes.
I remember the more colorful BMC's being the dominant options on the shelf at the one BMC dealer in town. I did miss my chance right after I bought mine to get a 61cm Team Phonak frame on ebay. That would have been cool but the green wasn't what I wanted.
And you're right about seeing first-gen Team Machines on the road, there's hardly any of them. Even when they were new you never really saw them out and about. I don't think there were many BMC dealers. The newer ones are a bit more common these days.
I was on a motorcycle ride a few years ago, tracing my normal bike loop (didn't have time for a long ride) and came across my brother working an aid station for a century ride. A guy rolled up on an early second-gen Team Machine in about my size and my brother joked with the guy that I'd buy it off of him. Probably would have if he'd been interested.
