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Forum: Road Cycling
06-21-23, 09:07 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

It is quite the place, especially the setting,...

It is quite the place, especially the setting, but heating is another matter entirely. Other than what is afforded by the construction, no insulation to speak of. House is pretty much original (built...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-21-23, 09:01 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Farming done for now?

Farming done for now?
Forum: Road Cycling
06-20-23, 10:10 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

View over the bay (of Fundy). Foreground is a...

View over the bay (of Fundy). Foreground is a salt marsh (federal reserve); it's completely submerged at mid/high tide.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-20-23, 09:52 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Hey VV, finally found a pic -- admittedly crummy...

Hey VV, finally found a pic -- admittedly crummy -- of our place in N.B. Gives an idea, anyway. We'll be passing through your area (Kingston) next Monday night on our way out to the east coast.

...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-20-23, 09:11 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Incorrect.

Incorrect.
Forum: Road Cycling
06-15-23, 09:07 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

On the question: yes.

On the question: yes.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-31-23, 03:42 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

We've had the haze/smoke from the Alberta fires...

We've had the haze/smoke from the Alberta fires here (SW Ontario) for a while now, although it appears to be going away. Worried about our place in New Brunswick, although it is right on the Bay of...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-29-23, 11:59 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

I believe (stand to be corrected) that F1 motors...

I believe (stand to be corrected) that F1 motors currently go up to 15,000rpm (FIA-imposed limit), but can go much higher.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-21-23, 03:28 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

All beyond me ... sorry! Unless datlas can point...

All beyond me ... sorry! Unless datlas can point you in the right direction? All I can say is that a dvt is nothing to play around with. If you are in a risk group (pilot?), best to get it checked if...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-21-23, 08:20 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Oddly, I didn't have anything much in the way of...

Oddly, I didn't have anything much in the way of swelling, redness, or 'warmth,' and I didn't fit the usual 'risk profile.' The main thing I recall (this was five years ago) is the pain; when it set...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-21-23, 08:00 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

datlas could comment much more usefully, but fwiw...

datlas could comment much more usefully, but fwiw that sounds suspicious: could be a dvt (clot) in your calf. Mine first showed with the same symptoms; pain was severe enough to drive me into the ER.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-18-23, 01:49 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

FWIW, one long-term owner's perspective: a Mazda...

FWIW, one long-term owner's perspective: a Mazda hatch has been our only/used for everything car since 2003. We've had five, each on a four year lease. We like the current generation so much that we...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-18-23, 10:49 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

qft I grew up on the West Coast (southeast...

qft
I grew up on the West Coast (southeast Vancouver Island); didn't come out here to SW Ontario until my early forties. Some 30 years on, and I have never become acclimated to the summers here....
Forum: Road Cycling
05-18-23, 06:50 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Our place is smallish -- built around 1920 in a...

Our place is smallish -- built around 1920 in a style typical of SW Ontario at the time (sort of brick farmhouse-y). But, we do have a large 'sunroom' addition on the back done by a previous owner,...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-18-23, 06:05 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Pretty nippy here this a.m.; had to 'burlap' a...

Pretty nippy here this a.m.; had to 'burlap' a couple of plants last night. They should survive.
We have heat off as well, but house temp stayed at 67 U.S. -- brick house, lots of sun does the...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-23, 09:23 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

0 (Canadian) here overnight; a.m. ride to work...

0 (Canadian) here overnight; a.m. ride to work will require light jacket over merino jersey. But still shorts; I refuse to wear tights this time of year. Light wind, and I'm old 'n slow, so that...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-16-23, 10:03 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Pffft! 56 years for the Toronto Maple Laughs...

Pffft! 56 years for the Toronto Maple Laughs Leafs. Wealthiest team in the NHL; can't buy a Stanley Cup. Cue the anguished introspection.
Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-23, 09:49 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Yl-UW34Kc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8Yl-UW34Kc
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-23, 09:08 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

It all looks fantastic! I've never been anywhere...

It all looks fantastic! I've never been anywhere near Belize, but asked (just curious) because the manager of Victoria House is a family friend (of my sister and me) dating back to our teen years in...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-14-23, 10:02 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Victoria House?

Victoria House?
Forum: Road Cycling
05-11-23, 09:57 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

I'm an academic, still going at 71. Probably...

I'm an academic, still going at 71. Probably start a phased retirement in '24. Mrs. Badger, also 71, pretty much had to retire at 59: career (full-time) RN -- mainly on heavy neurological units. She...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-23, 09:55 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Waving threads -- notwithstanding that they are a...

Waving threads -- notwithstanding that they are a sure sign that Spring is here! -- are always weird. This new one is no exception, and appears to be going off the rails pretty quickly.

I'm...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-23, 09:37 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

"I got interested in astronomy, so I installed a...

"I got interested in astronomy, so I installed a skylight in my apartment; the people who live above me are furious."
Forum: Road Cycling
05-05-23, 09:24 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

"What was the best thing before sliced bread?"...

"What was the best thing before sliced bread?" ??
Forum: Road Cycling
05-04-23, 09:23 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

I've been a fan for going on 50 years, I guess...

I've been a fan for going on 50 years, I guess ... wait, did I just say '50 years'?! Only saw him live once, way back in the early 70s in Vancouver (B.C.) at the old Egress. That club had a stream of...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-04-23, 01:21 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

I like that one. I wonder if it's a blend:...

I like that one. I wonder if it's a blend: yammer* + chatter > v. (to) yatter?

(Cambridge: "to talk continuously for a long time in a way that is annoying to other people")
Forum: Road Cycling
05-04-23, 12:23 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

'Puttering about' is an excellent descriptive...

'Puttering about' is an excellent descriptive phrase.

I'm also fond of my long-departed grandfather's favoured description of those who talk too much about nothing: "wittering on and on ... "
...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-04-23, 09:23 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

That is cool! I was lucky enough to watch a...

That is cool! I was lucky enough to watch a similar incident 'live' out in NB: large osprey dove into a tidal pool and stayed under for a bit. Lots of thrashing around, and then it re-surfaced with a...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-04-23, 09:18 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Weird. I had something like that go on when I...

Weird. I had something like that go on when I went from ios 15 to 16, but it resolved when I did the first update. Now on 16.4.1, and haven't been having any issues at all.
#notveryhelpful
Forum: Road Cycling
05-04-23, 09:02 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

FWIW, I'm pretty sure this is right. According to...

FWIW, I'm pretty sure this is right. According to my lbs, Shimano's 'official' position is that one can't do that, but in practice one can with no issues at all. I waited ages for new XT 8100 brakes...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-04-23, 07:39 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Which iPhone/OS? No issues with my iPhone 12/iOS...

Which iPhone/OS? No issues with my iPhone 12/iOS 16.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-27-23, 09:28 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

I'm old. I was there. One of his/the band's best...

I'm old. I was there. One of his/the band's best live performances, by all accounts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcprulkXVgE
Forum: Road Cycling
04-15-23, 12:13 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

You'll have to take a look ... if you can be...

You'll have to take a look ... if you can be bothered!
Forum: Road Cycling
04-15-23, 11:49 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Too much going on in 'General.' Most of us are...

Too much going on in 'General.' Most of us are probably recharging our blinking lights, attempting to complete the horse stance pose, and trying to find a source for strategic flashlights. Not enough...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-07-23, 01:09 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Same up here. We've had Mazda 3s (hatch; whatever...

Same up here. We've had Mazda 3s (hatch; whatever the available top spec is) since '03 -- five of 'em, on 4 year lease, starting with an '03 Protege 5.

Lease on this one is up; dealer has been...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-23, 12:45 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Don't blame you! We have no real choice but to...

Don't blame you! We have no real choice but to put up with it twice/year.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-23, 12:07 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

I think to some extent it is the show, of course,...

I think to some extent it is the show, of course, because it really consists of those kinds of incidents. That said, they are common -- especially but not only in winter. Flash freezes, and sudden,...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-23, 11:24 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Yep ... the 401 in winter (especially) can be...

Yep ... the 401 in winter (especially) can be pretty hairy! The thing is sooooo busy, year round. I guess it would be; if you include Quebec Autoroute 20 from the ON/QUE border to Quebec City, you...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-23, 10:42 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Same up here: e.g. we take 'the 401' (or the 403,...

Same up here: e.g. we take 'the 401' (or the 403, depending) to go to Toronto and points east. Reflects the fact that in Ontario the 4-- series freeways now play such a central role in getting almost...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-04-23, 10:48 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Longueuil, Quebec (large suburb of Montréal)....

Longueuil, Quebec (large suburb of Montréal). IIRC we did successfully launch a few satellites in the past, but I think mostly we design/build satellites, and components and other stuff (e.g. the...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-04-23, 10:24 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

Heh! Good catch, but no -- don't think he's lived...

Heh! Good catch, but no -- don't think he's lived in this area for quite some time.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-04-23, 10:13 AM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

No quibble about pommes frites with mayo-based...

No quibble about pommes frites with mayo-based sauce ... yum. But that song ... I certainly recall when it came out (around '89 I think?), and it is 'catchy' in an odd way. Having just watched Cunk...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-03-23, 09:29 PM
Replies: 7,880
Views: 135,735
Posted By badger1

I dunno. No weirder than other 'monuments' of...

I dunno. No weirder than other 'monuments' of Belgian culture one can think of? Imagine Boonen's legs moving to the beat of ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EcjWd-O4jI
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