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OK, Smartass, here's the book, the paper spread sheet and the computer printout from whatever program I was using at the time, probably Excel95:
BTW, this was a very light year, mileage-wise for me, only 3,945 miles. First my father was sick and in the hospital til he passed, then I was resident engineer for a fairly large bridge project that required long days, and my son was at Fort Benning and I made several trips there to see him. I'm amazed that I managed near 4,000 miles that year
BTW, this was a very light year, mileage-wise for me, only 3,945 miles. First my father was sick and in the hospital til he passed, then I was resident engineer for a fairly large bridge project that required long days, and my son was at Fort Benning and I made several trips there to see him. I'm amazed that I managed near 4,000 miles that year
I am actually impressed. If I didn’t have strava, I am not sure how or if I would have logged my miles. I barely log my flight time, it’s extremely painful.
I wonder if that’s the next thing strava will make you pay for. Hold your mileage history at ransom or threaten to delete it all together like they are some kind of cycling mafia.
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Safe, Fuel efficient if you care about the earth, and you never have to worry about running off the end of the runway. They stop on a dime without using the reverses. Passengers had more leg room, I could go on and on and on.
There is a reason why all the other countries still use them for short hops.
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I put the bike on the stand tonight (properly this time Rj)
Time for my weekly clean and lube. While doing that I also wanted to narrow down the squeaking I have been hearing.
Well, It seems to be coming from everything drive chain related. I don’t think it’s the pedals, But I couldn’t figure it out for the life of me. I sprayed some tri flow on the pulleys, and relubed the chain. It seemed to help but I don’t really know what else to do. Cassette was tight, and if the wheel spins freely there isn’t any squeak.
Time for my weekly clean and lube. While doing that I also wanted to narrow down the squeaking I have been hearing.
Well, It seems to be coming from everything drive chain related. I don’t think it’s the pedals, But I couldn’t figure it out for the life of me. I sprayed some tri flow on the pulleys, and relubed the chain. It seemed to help but I don’t really know what else to do. Cassette was tight, and if the wheel spins freely there isn’t any squeak.
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I could not get up this morning. My legs are at that point where they were keeping me up last night. I should take the day off, but at the same time, I know I will be angry with myself later today if I don’t go, and I leave for work tomorrow.
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If it was riding wrong I would. It’s currently at an annoyance level, hasn’t reached the “I can’t ride it level.” Plus we close on Wed, and as soon as we close we have to go to lowe’s to buy a bunch of stuff. New lawn mower, new bush trimmer, chain saw, gallons and gallons of paint, a couple of doors, wheel barrow, concrete, a shed, a hose, bike hangers, Dirt, tv mounts, etc.
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If it was riding wrong I would. It’s currently at an annoyance level, hasn’t reached the “I can’t ride it level.” Plus we close on Wed, and as soon as we close we have to go to lowe’s to buy a bunch of stuff. New lawn mower, new bush trimmer, chain saw, gallons and gallons of paint, a couple of doors, wheel barrow, concrete, a shed, a hose, bike hangers, Dirt, tv mounts, etc.
I expect it today hopefully.
I get what you mean though. I have a click at low cadence climbing in the small ring that isn’t quite to I can’t stand it yet (but getting close)
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we are supposed to close Wednesday too but haven’t got clear to close yet. Something got messed up with my homeowners policy and lucky for me, my file got randomly selected for quality audit!!
I expect it today hopefully.
I get what you mean though. I have a click at low cadence climbing in the small ring that isn’t quite to I can’t stand it yet (but getting close)
I expect it today hopefully.
I get what you mean though. I have a click at low cadence climbing in the small ring that isn’t quite to I can’t stand it yet (but getting close)
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Sorry to hear that. I hope you can still close wed. We were told like two weeks ago our loan was approved, and then all of a sudden last week they started asking for more information. Crazy how they wait til the last minute. Everything is good now, hopefully no more curve balls. This is our first time buying, I had no idea how long the process was.
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The stories are true, vehicles rot from the bottom up. My brother lost the rearend in his truck when the cover rotted through on a trip to Lake George.
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That'd really whack the casual riders, but anyone with a Wahoo or Garmin should have it on those platforms, and from there it can be pushed to TrainingPeaks and other third-party platforms as yet further backups.
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Safe, Fuel efficient if you care about the earth, and you never have to worry about running off the end of the runway. They stop on a dime without using the reverses. Passengers had more leg room, I could go on and on and on.
There is a reason why all the other countries still use them for short hops.
There is a reason why all the other countries still use them for short hops.
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Compression boots are great for that, and they're not that expensive anymore.
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Yes. For Saturns the problem is the sub-frame. The Saturnforums is full of concerns about this as the fleet ages. The body panels, being plastic, are immune from rust however.
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Hope you find those three years. I'd be freaking out.
Just kidding... maybe.
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Good luck!
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My wife, in a rare move, told me this week that she's ready to buy a new car. Pretty weird since she tends to drive a car for 9-10 years and her current car, an Acura RDX, is only 4. She's on the net researching and been to a few dealers but not found "The One," yet.
I'm in the middle of a landscaping project and need to get it done and also have to see my broker this afternoon so she's headed back out this AM without me. I don't know if she'll come home with something or not. It will be interesting. She's done a tough negotiator and she has to drive whatever she buys so I'm not worried about she picks out. Kind of exciting.
I'm in the middle of a landscaping project and need to get it done and also have to see my broker this afternoon so she's headed back out this AM without me. I don't know if she'll come home with something or not. It will be interesting. She's done a tough negotiator and she has to drive whatever she buys so I'm not worried about she picks out. Kind of exciting.
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I must be caffeine saturated. The last few mornings, I drink one double espresso and start feeling like being over caffeinated. Normally, it takes three over a couple hour period.
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I'll just talk to myself here for awhile. Maybe go check the Stravidiot leader board.
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Same thing here, I’m not worried, it’s just paperwork. If it’s not Wednesday it’ll be Thursday or Friday and we have no plans of moving in until 9/10. I have some contractors lined up to do some work (fence, new electric service/panel, new water heater) that are sort of dependent on the closing date, but we can make it all work.
We don’t have to be out of our rental until sept 30. So in one way this will be the least stressful move, we will just pack one room at a time. But we are literally painting the whole inside, and I want to get started yesterday.
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My wife, in a rare move, told me this week that she's ready to buy a new car. Pretty weird since she tends to drive a car for 9-10 years and her current car, an Acura RDX, is only 4. She's on the net researching and been to a few dealers but not found "The One," yet.
I'm in the middle of a landscaping project and need to get it done and also have to see my broker this afternoon so she's headed back out this AM without me. I don't know if she'll come home with something or not. It will be interesting. She's done a tough negotiator and she has to drive whatever she buys so I'm not worried about she picks out. Kind of exciting.
I'm in the middle of a landscaping project and need to get it done and also have to see my broker this afternoon so she's headed back out this AM without me. I don't know if she'll come home with something or not. It will be interesting. She's done a tough negotiator and she has to drive whatever she buys so I'm not worried about she picks out. Kind of exciting.
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We parked them 2 years ago, Every row had the same leg room as first class on a Crj 700/900. Also I could stand full erect walking to my seat. My current airframe was designs for hobbits.
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I regret to inform that my brain is not working just fine. I tried to find, but could not locate, my cycling logs March 2008 - 2011. It seems either they're:
(1) Saved on an older computer, sitting in storage (seems unlikely because I exported the other ones), or
(2) I may have been saving them at the now shuttered website BikeWire. Sad!
I have the monthly mileage totals saved separately, but not the individual rides.
(1) Saved on an older computer, sitting in storage (seems unlikely because I exported the other ones), or
(2) I may have been saving them at the now shuttered website BikeWire. Sad!
I have the monthly mileage totals saved separately, but not the individual rides.