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#2726
smelling the roses
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With all the planes blocking the runway, I guess there's no where left to land.
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#2727
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Even idiot Texas isn't opening schools for the rest of the academic year; next fall is in question. No one should be thinking about this academic year.
Any chance you can use that to spin it with her? Two years closer to home and then transfer to USC when things are hopefully back to normal and she can get that full experience?
Any chance you can use that to spin it with her? Two years closer to home and then transfer to USC when things are hopefully back to normal and she can get that full experience?
#2728
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So our drip coffee maker pot/carafe cracked somehow and now leaks a little. It is a proprietary size to fit in the unit and also push up the spring so the coffee drips down. I may have to disable that spring for the time being. I scoured ScamBay and did see a used replacement for like $25 (half the price is shipping), no way.
Why can’t they just use a universal size pot? Sigh.
Why can’t they just use a universal size pot? Sigh.
#2730
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50+º, sunny, and 15-25 mph winds. I never did get my trike out earlier this week so I'm thinking today is the day for a reellaaxxiinngg stroll type ride.
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#2731
serious cyclist
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#2732
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A man without a country.
Makes it hard to travel to Sharpsburg via aeroplane. DougRNS
When is the enrollment deadline? It must be a crazy time for HS seniors.
Makes it hard to travel to Sharpsburg via aeroplane. DougRNS
When is the enrollment deadline? It must be a crazy time for HS seniors.
#2733
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So our drip coffee maker pot/carafe cracked somehow and now leaks a little. It is a proprietary size to fit in the unit and also push up the spring so the coffee drips down. I may have to disable that spring for the time being. I scoured ScamBay and did see a used replacement for like $25 (half the price is shipping), no way.
Why can’t they just use a universal size pot? Sigh.
Why can’t they just use a universal size pot? Sigh.
#2734
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A man without a country.
Makes it hard to travel to Sharpsburg via aeroplane. DougRNS
When is the enrollment deadline? It must be a crazy time for HS seniors.
Makes it hard to travel to Sharpsburg via aeroplane. DougRNS
When is the enrollment deadline? It must be a crazy time for HS seniors.
#2735
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#2736
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How was it?? Mine was fine. The leader chose the "keep everyone together" which is kinda fake but also pleasant in that everyone in the group were forced to be together. We had maybe 18 riders and almost everyone was in Discord so there was some trash talking to keep it interesting.
That said, it's still fake and I would like prefer a solo ride (if weather is dry) to a fake group ride. The weather this morning was wet so the online group ride was Plan B.
That said, it's still fake and I would like prefer a solo ride (if weather is dry) to a fake group ride. The weather this morning was wet so the online group ride was Plan B.
She’s still convinced USC is “the school” then?
#2737
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Not really keen on riding in this wind on a DF either.
#2738
smelling the roses
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I rarely get do do much hand-wringung. My four tubes came in, from Amazon. Schrader valves. Almost certainly the error was made by me when ordering. I don't want to mess with sending them back, but have only a couple rims drilled for Schrader. Valve grommets are fi dolla apiece. Any of you out there know of another way?
#2739
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I got the worm box finished (the project I was working on when the finger got cut off), and moved said worms to their new home. It came close to wearing me out, a thing which is not allowed until June 1. I did it in two steps, resting in between. Shocking how easily I felt worn out. Healing takes energy.
#2740
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Hey abshipp, I say the time is right for a paisley Thinline Tele with matching paisley headstock and a shredilicious double locking tremolo in 24 5/8” scale.
What say you? Having second thoughts on whether cover the back or not.
What say you? Having second thoughts on whether cover the back or not.
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Hey abshipp, I say the time is right for a paisley Thinline Tele with matching paisley headstock and a shredilicious double locking tremolo in 24 5/8” scale.
What say you? Having second thoughts on whether cover the back or not.
What say you? Having second thoughts on whether cover the back or not.
Interesting scale length. One of the things that I like so much about standard Teles is their 25.5" scale.
Although I like long scale lengths in general, my 7 string is 27".
#2742
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+1 I've broken nearly every rear wheel I've ever used except the ones currently on my bikes. My Seven is on it's 3rd different set of wheels after 6 failures with the previous 2 sets. My Gunnar is on it's 3rd (at least) rear wheel. Both mountain bikes have had rear wheels replaced. This has been a constant since I started riding road bikes in the 80s.
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#2743
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I'd say cover the top only. The edge of the maple top will end up looking like binding, which is always appropriate on a thinline Tele
Interesting scale length. One of the things that I like so much about standard Teles is their 25.5" scale.
Although I like long scale lengths in general, my 7 string is 27".
Interesting scale length. One of the things that I like so much about standard Teles is their 25.5" scale.
Although I like long scale lengths in general, my 7 string is 27".
I kinda envision the back would also look nice with transparent cherry tint, but am having hard time letting go of the original plan.
The scale is vintage Les Paul. I didn’t have anything in that scale, so went with that
#2744
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Hey abshipp, I say the time is right for a paisley Thinline Tele
Or chain. Or cable.
I did break a spoke once.
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#2746
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The original plan was to cover both top/back and paint/burst the sides with matching metallic pink color while leaving the F-Hole as a natural binding a-la PRS.
I kinda envision the back would also look nice with transparent cherry tint, but am having hard time letting go of the original plan.
The scale is vintage Les Paul. I didn’t have anything in that scale, so went with that
I kinda envision the back would also look nice with transparent cherry tint, but am having hard time letting go of the original plan.
The scale is vintage Les Paul. I didn’t have anything in that scale, so went with that
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#2747
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She is. I don't necessarily agree, but from her perspective I understand her. It is clearly the number 1 school for her intended area of study (film), and it's also the number 1 school in the country for something called "student experience" I don't know that I give that as much weight but I can't deny it's the best school for film.
She already had an interactive online meeting with USC. She has an online discussion with a Temple film student later today, and we all have an online conference for students/families for NYU tomorrow.
We are going to have a serious family discussion about all the options sometime next week. Stay tuned. I hope we all end up on the same page.
It might be TMI, but one thing that DOES weigh heavily on me. My sister, who is 4 years older than me, got accepted to Tulane. She really was excited to go there. My parents told her that it was too expensive and too far. And she was told she HAD to go to our state school (Rutgers).
Sound familiar??
My sister was very angry and resentful about that for quite some time. She finally came around and accepted this but only after many years of anger. She told me recently that it's only been maybe in the past 5 years she really is ok with it, and I bet on some level she is still not happy about it.
That does weigh on my mind.
#FirstWorldProblems
She already had an interactive online meeting with USC. She has an online discussion with a Temple film student later today, and we all have an online conference for students/families for NYU tomorrow.
We are going to have a serious family discussion about all the options sometime next week. Stay tuned. I hope we all end up on the same page.
It might be TMI, but one thing that DOES weigh heavily on me. My sister, who is 4 years older than me, got accepted to Tulane. She really was excited to go there. My parents told her that it was too expensive and too far. And she was told she HAD to go to our state school (Rutgers).
Sound familiar??
My sister was very angry and resentful about that for quite some time. She finally came around and accepted this but only after many years of anger. She told me recently that it's only been maybe in the past 5 years she really is ok with it, and I bet on some level she is still not happy about it.
That does weigh on my mind.
#FirstWorldProblems
#2748
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Film making, right? I think it'd be good to really drill down on how advantageous it is to be a USC/NYU grad in that field. Is a degree from there that highly regarded? Are the connections that important? In short, is it worth the premium?
#2749
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I rarely get do do much hand-wringung. My four tubes came in, from Amazon. Schrader valves. Almost certainly the error was made by me when ordering. I don't want to mess with sending them back, but have only a couple rims drilled for Schrader. Valve grommets are fi dolla apiece. Any of you out there know of another way?
#2750
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That said, I am confident that if someone is talented and hustles, they can possibly do as well as a USC or NYU grad. Probably. WTF do I know, I am just the father here.