It’s the thought that counts. Right?

I told mrs datlas that if I unexpectedly pass, to offer all my bike schwag to my cycling friends who I expect will put it to good use.

#payitforward

Have you reserved the Saturn for Velo Vol ?

In the last 10 minutes I killed a tiger mosquito that was about to bite me and a spotted lantern fly nymph.

Dangerous environment.

So sorry to hear.

I’ve started seeing adult lantern flies from my office window. I’ll bet they will be all over the place in the next couple of weeks. That’s when the killing fun will start.

Same. I told my wife to do exactly that and don’t worry about what stuff is worth.

One of my bikes already has a co-owner. That's a good idea though. Have them already spoken for. I'm still trying to decide whether to attempt to sell them here, or cart them north. I only have three extra frame sets that are worth anything. My piles of schwag might be worth more than the bikes.

I prepared a notebook on what to do if I croak. I have a few things of substantial value that if not sold right she could lose meaningful money, so for that I told her who to get to help her. I also gave her detailed instructions on how to collect the practice receivables, and how to take over the real estate company. I don’t want her to worry about small stuff, but don’t want her giving away stuff that could be converted to meaningful cash.

ESPN is, right now, airing a ******** tournament.

#MustNotSeeTV

I guess you can’t say maize opening.

Time to vent - apologies.

I mean, I know that my BIL is aggressively lazy, but muther ****. :mad:

The AC stopped working effectively overnight and my MIL asked him to check it out first thing in the morning. Before leaving for the day, I changed out the air filter, which still had my handwriting on it from when I changed it out... in Aug 2021.

We (wife and I and the kids) just got back from a day of being out and about on vacation to find the lazy **** laying on the couch, per usual. "Well, the fan's not spinning outside. I haven't checked the fuse out there, yet."

Why. The ****. Not? It's July in VA, you moron.

It took me 30 seconds to confirm that there is no ******g fuse and then another 60 seconds for my wife to call the heating/cooling company to find out that, hey - it's now after 5:00 and effectively the 4th, maybe we'll get back to you on Tuesday.

Lazy ******g ****.

Today was a glorious day on the bike. I took the Litespeed, because I haven't ridden it in over a week and I was jonesing. Omigod! No wonder I was jonesing for it! After all the fiddling with position, now it just FITS. And with the GP5000s and adjusting the hub bearing preload with excruciating care, it really wants to just GO! It wasn't so great weatherwise - drizzly mist for the first 12 or so miles, cloudy almost the whole ride, howling headwind on the northbound trip. But the bike was comfy either in the drops or on top of the hoods with forearms parallel to the ground. This even though the bar is lower than the other bikes, but about 1/2 cm closer. So I just got low and cranked into the headwind.

At one point, a guy about my age (based on the gray hair under the helmet)rolled up beside me at a stop sign at the top of a straight downhill. We ended up playing leapfrog the next 4 miles. I didn't set out to race him. I was really just riding pretty much exactly how I normally would. He never looked over at me, that I saw, and never said a word. I think I might have said "Hey." when he firsl pulled alongside. Eventually he went straight and I went left, but because I was in front I didn't see him not turn, or I'd have wished him a nice ride.

I’m confused. Did someone steal the fuse? It sounds like it was working until last night.

And damn! He hasn’t changed the filter in nearly a year? If I go 90 days in summer or winter the thing is dark gray.

That is a good suggestion; I should make some local cycling friends.

Most of the members I chat with in the Southern California subforum already have nicer bikes than what I have.

We change ours at 6 months, but they are the 4” thick type.

No, no - there was no fuse in the circuit in the first place. He just assumed that there was and didn't check and didn't call anyone, either.

When I changed that filter in August, it had been more than a year and a half since it had been changed. The intake was audibly groaning from the load, but he never noticed. :rolleyes:

Low on Freon?

Non Porsche ass of the day

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Happy 4th of July, everyone!

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That could be an additional issue, but I don't think it's the main problem. The air handler is taking in and pushing out (not cold) air, but the fan on the outside unit isn't spinning up. I would think that the most likely problem is that the fan motor is burned out, but I haven't had a chance to do any troubleshooting. I don't know if I want to do any troubleshooting, it's gross and buggy out.

Ran out with a long-handled screw driver to reach through the grate and spin the blades - moving freely. Probably a bad cap, then, but I don't want to unscrew the panel and be a sitting duck for dusk mosquitos. :cry:

$4 million worth of 1950s kitsch.

ATTN: DougRNS

Report from PNC:

A friend of mine passed a couple years back and his wife gave away a lot of his bike stuff. Our club had a memorial ride and she was at the park where we went and had a ton of food for everyone. I think there were at least 50 riders, he was a member of the club before I was. I got some of his gels and packaged ride snacks but couldn't use any of his gear.

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Just watched Free Solo. Holy sheeeeet!

Mine is only 1”. Guess size does matter.

Had an enjoyable weekend tramping (hiking) and soaking in some natural hot pools. Nice easy walk. Lots of good food. Good company. It even was fairly mild for winter with only a light frost.

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Haven't seen this in a long time.

Wordle 380 2/6

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That's pretty thin, but this is addiction...