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gnome 09-08-21 12:39 AM


Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22220228)
Yes. I don't think it's political, though, to observe that too many people nowadays have access to too much information with no training or experience to correctly interpret it.

Ahh the joy of the internet. everything is available to almost everyone. and now everyone is an expert. :rolleyes:

ls01 09-08-21 03:44 AM


Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 22219930)
I didn’t know I could do that……..

Not saying you can, I Said some people.I am not one of those people. It's either 100 miles or its not 100 miles.

ls01 09-08-21 03:46 AM


Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 22219976)
I am pretty sure I was eating a Cliff Bar at the time.

Huh? When did cliff bars add crunch to thier texture?

ls01 09-08-21 03:50 AM


Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22220089)
Had two, actually. Have since sold them. Now my biggest is one-foot long.

It's not a lens swinging contest.....or is it?

ls01 09-08-21 03:52 AM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 22220056)
The way to win is not to play.

No profit in that.

ls01 09-08-21 03:52 AM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 22220041)
Remember the movie “War Games?”

Would you like to play a game?

ls01 09-08-21 03:54 AM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 22220041)
Remember the movie “War Games?”

Better example yet is Terminator.









I'll be back!

ls01 09-08-21 03:58 AM


Originally Posted by genejockey (Post 22220228)
Yes. I don't think it's political, though, to observe that too many people nowadays have access to too much information with no training or experience to correctly interpret it.

The politicization of knowledge making us dumber one thought at a time.

indyfabz 09-08-21 04:32 AM


Originally Posted by ls01 (Post 22220353)
Huh? When did cliff bars add crunch to thier texture?

You definitely need to put some teeth into them.

indyfabz 09-08-21 04:36 AM


Originally Posted by ls01 (Post 22220360)
Better example yet is Terminator.









I'll be back!

From T2:

John Connor: We’re not going to make it, are we? People, I mean.

Terminator: It’s in your nature to destroy yourselves.

indyfabz 09-08-21 04:39 AM


Originally Posted by datlas (Post 22220056)
The way to win is not to play.

I used to have a big crush on Ally Sheedy.

Mojo31 09-08-21 05:50 AM


Originally Posted by ls01 (Post 22220355)
It's not a lens swinging contest.....or is it?

If it were a contest of swinging things, I'd lose.

Mojo31 09-08-21 05:50 AM


Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 22220380)
I used to have a big crush on Ally Sheedy.

Who didn't?

Velo Vol 09-08-21 06:41 AM


Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22220057)
Yep, couple of years when my kids were in HS. My daughter was an athlete, so I was tied into all the coaches. Had court and field access for the games in our district. Did football, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, and marching band. Shooting was fun, but MaxPreps was a PITA. Ended up just putting my stuff on a website, basically giving it away to the players and parents.

(a) What was the rule about where you could stand? And (b) given (a), where was the best place to shoot when the ball was midfield?

Velo Vol 09-08-21 06:43 AM

bampilot06 the gauntlet has been thrown.


Trsnrtr 09-08-21 06:55 AM

Ah, the joys of a bike tour. Yesterday was rain so we did a truncated ride, 36 miles instead of 66 miles. Today is 60° and a cold 16-20 mph wind coming off of Lake Superior. Our 66 miler will certainly be truncated again.

Still more scenic than the couch. :D

bampilot06 09-08-21 07:04 AM


Originally Posted by ls01 (Post 22220352)
Not saying you can, I Said some people.I am not one of those people. It's either 100 miles or its not 100 miles.


You don’t like living in the grey area.

bampilot06 09-08-21 07:05 AM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22220487)


But can that guy deal with a passenger throwing a temper tantrum over not a getting a drink on a 15 min flight**********?

I don’t think so.

indyfabz 09-08-21 07:15 AM


Originally Posted by Mojo31 (Post 22220429)
Who didn't?

A female friend of mine thinks it weird, but then again, she's more into the "traditional" look when it comes to movie stars.

indyfabz 09-08-21 07:22 AM


Originally Posted by Trsnrtr (Post 22220509)
Ah, the joys of a bike tour. Yesterday was rain so we did a truncated ride, 36 miles instead of 66 miles. Today is 60° and a cold 16-20 mph wind coming off of Lake Superior. Our 66 miler will certainly be truncated again.

Still more scenic than the couch. :D

Ugh.

I have been checking out the forecast for Burlington, VT for Sunday and Monday, when I will be there. Looks decent. Highs of 78 and 69, respectively, Nights in the upper 50s. Chance of rain both days 25%. Tempted to reserve a lean-to just in case. In 2018 it was rainy much of the morning of my second day there, and the wind coming off Lake Champlain was quite cold.

Velo Vol 09-08-21 07:23 AM


Originally Posted by bampilot06 (Post 22220518)
You don’t like living in the grey area.

I live in the gray zone.

But 98 miles doesn't count as a century.

Mojo31 09-08-21 07:25 AM


Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 22220536)
A female friend of mine thinks it weird, but then again, she's more into the "traditional" look when it comes to movie stars.

Back in the brat pack days, Sheedy had that look that you knew it would be a fun ride. But, you also knew she might be a little bit psycho.

I have no idea what she is/was really like.

Mojo31 09-08-21 07:42 AM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22220484)
(a) What was the rule about where you could stand? And (b) given (a), where was the best place to shoot when the ball was midfield?

Well, at the time it was pretty loose, and I could go pretty much anywhere except the in bounds area of the field or court. The area between the 20s was not good because of all of the players and coaches in that area. I'd typically shoot from the end zone. Sometimes I'd move to the sidelines when the ball was in the red zone to either shoot side shots of runners, the defense, or receivers in the end zone. Once the refs got to know that you wouldn't get in their way or in the way of the plays, they were pretty relaxed.

I did it for about a year after the kids graduated, but then stopped. The districts started closing down field access because parents were complaining that parents with big lenses got on the field but they couldn't go on field with their cell phones for pictures. You could still get on, but you had to apply for on-field credential before every game, which made it a real hassle. That coupled with no kids in school took the fun out of it.

There were guys shooting for MaxPreps that were doing it to make money. My main thing was just to take pictures of the kids and their classmates for them. There was never any real money in it.

This one was from the end zone with either a 300mm or 400mm -

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2dc1d81ff.jpeg

Sideline shot -

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9d88377f1.jpeg

LAJ 09-08-21 08:02 AM


Originally Posted by Velo Vol (Post 22220081)
Dumb times we're in that one can't say much more about a disease than anecdotes without it being political.

Also spot on.

BillyD 09-08-21 08:07 AM


Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 22220380)
I used to have a big crush on Ally Sheedy.

Meh, she was just aaiiight.


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