And Jackie


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so much for the podium this week.

My wife came home and told me she broke a measuring cup earlier in the week. Thus completing the tri-fecta.

I’ve decided next time I wax to throw in an old plastic bottle into the mix. The plastic will melt and add an extra layer of protection. I’ll make sure to do it in an unventilated area to preserve the particles for later use.

I have an outside chance if none of the top 3 ride tomorrow.

Otherwise, I will have to settle for my usual KOM.

I am thinking it won’t work.

Im no chemist, but i’ve been watching a lot of breaking bad lately.

Just a threat to break your skull if in the wrong hands.

it’s terrible. i generally avoid local social media but after having to jump back into the sidewalk when i or my kids and i had a walk signal because of a red light runner a couple times over just a few days i posted on nextdoor. it was admittedly a bit of a rant against the small minority of drivers who are just terrible, literally endangering the lives of everyone who isn’t in a car to save a few seconds.

among the responses - “rant over yet?” “it’s pedestrian’s fault for not looking,” “what about bikes on the sidewalk,” “driving in the city is so hard” and a mix of other apologist ********. the thing is - i LIKE driving fast. i like fast cars, preferably RWD or AWD with a real stick and tons of power. i definitely drive over the limit at times. it doesn’t bother me if someone else does when one could make a reasonable judgement that it’s safe. but blatantly running a red light at 30+ on a city street? reckless endangerment at best.

i walked out of my office a few days ago (in the financial district) and was about to step into the street on a completely green light with walk signal when a woman in a beat up old white civic blasted through the intersection perpendicular to me. the light wasn’t even freshly green my way! and lights in the city last about 20 seconds each way, she’s hardly saving a lot of time.

/rant off

gotta make it out for a ride tomorrow!! new chain day.

We just started.

Just finished watching Stage 8. What jumped out at me was the dearth of fans in all those towns they went through. I didn't expect that.

A couple weeks ago I was at Canada and 92. I punched the button for the light, and waited patiently. The light changed, and the nearest car on 92 stopped so I started out. I had difficulty clipping in (damn Keos!), so I slow rolled across 92, and ZOOM! some guy running a completely red light at 50 mph in a 45 zone blows through the light. If I'd been successful clipping in, I'd have been crossing that lane and he'd probably have killed me. Happy thought, eh?

Phew! 6/6.

Finish that first, but Better Call Saul is better.

Slept way, way, later than normal.

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I’m watching the cat documentary on Netflix. I started it last night but was too tired to finish it but I will because I love cats.

Why? Are you flying out today?

Same.

I've been using the Bah Humbug method with good results.

Thursday was my last day of riding, left thursday morning, come back tuesday night.

Dont ***** with cats?

If I get out today, it'll only be for a maintenance ride (~20 miles). We've got family bday activities for the little girl this morning and the threat of rain, otherwise (I feel like the Twin Cities Metro has been at a constant 50% chance of rain for the last 5 days).

edit: did you say that you'd be in MN sometime soon? :foo:

If you're going to claim that the person with the most elevation gets the KOM, what's the title for the person with the fastest Average Speed? :innocent:

We seem to have plenty of independent shops around here. The annual New York state inspection on the SportWagen will be performed by an independent shop, next week.