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05-16-21, 03:05 PM
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My wife and I rode through our hometown this afternoon and took a couple pics:
The weather was perfect.
The weather was perfect.
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05-16-21, 03:23 PM
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05-16-21, 03:34 PM
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That's what I know. Apart from the fact that apparently catalytic converters have an average lifespan of 100,000 miles and these have gone 133,000. Also that Toyota doesn't make them anymore. Also that the ones my wife found on Ebay are not legal to install in California. You have to forgive me. My automobile knowledge barely covers points and plugs, and putting Dexron in the dashpots of SU carburetors.
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05-16-21, 03:37 PM
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Poor schnoogums, having to wear the Cone Of Shame!
Turns out you really can't used those on Greyhounds, for the same reason you can't leash them up with a standard collar - their necks are larger than their heads. So when Rango had stitches after somehow tearing a hole in his flank, we had to do something else....
There he is, stylin' in a Linux T-shirt.
Turns out you really can't used those on Greyhounds, for the same reason you can't leash them up with a standard collar - their necks are larger than their heads. So when Rango had stitches after somehow tearing a hole in his flank, we had to do something else....
There he is, stylin' in a Linux T-shirt.
05-16-21, 03:43 PM
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05-16-21, 03:44 PM
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That was 10 years ago. Now we all have to buy Teslas, unless we buy battery operated Porsches.
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05-16-21, 03:57 PM
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(It is windy AF here today, and I foolishly took my most wind-susceptible bike, the Bianchi. A couple times it tried to get out from under me, and I ended up pushing down on the leeward side of the bars, and one spot I had to put all my weight on the leeward pedal. Shoulda taken the Ritchey.
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05-16-21, 04:19 PM
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05-16-21, 05:17 PM
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In most places that are flat, there can be fearsome winds, so either it's great till you turn around, or it sucks till you turn around, or you get blown into traffic one way and blown off the road the other.
(It is windy AF here today, and I foolishly took my most wind-susceptible bike, the Bianchi. A couple times it tried to get out from under me, and I ended up pushing down on the leeward side of the bars, and one spot I had to put all my weight on the leeward pedal. Shoulda taken the Ritchey.
(It is windy AF here today, and I foolishly took my most wind-susceptible bike, the Bianchi. A couple times it tried to get out from under me, and I ended up pushing down on the leeward side of the bars, and one spot I had to put all my weight on the leeward pedal. Shoulda taken the Ritchey.
05-16-21, 05:22 PM
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We're like paperweights. We don't get blown around so easy.
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05-16-21, 05:37 PM
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In other news, the charger that came with the car isn’t recognizing the charger and will not charge it. Good thing I don’t have to drive it much this week. SMH - early adopter.
05-16-21, 05:42 PM
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Two Smog stations said they got some warning like 'Cat not ready' or something. They said maybe somebody disconnected the battery and she just needed to drive it on the freeway so it would reset. So last weekend she went to visit her friend in SF, 20 freeway miles away. Tuesday we took it to the Toyota dealer who had the car for a few hours, and told us
Any 3 cat car I know about doesn't monitor the third cat. In other words, whether the 3rd cat was good or bad would have no bearing on whether the monitor ran or passed or failed. Toyota may be different.
Lastly, shop testing of cat "threshold" is an iffy proposition, at best. Sure, if the thing is junk you can tell but if it's borderline it's more of a guessing game. I'd love to know how they say they "tested" them.
Sorry I can't be more helpful. It would be great if you could run it by a sharp Toyota specialist. The dealer might be right but a dealer will sometime tell you whatever they have to to get rid of you. They won't install aftermarket parts? Any dealer I've worked at will if the OEM stuff isn't available or sometimes just to save the customer money if the OEM parts are too pricey.
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Wait. I can say his name. It's not like he's VeloVoldemort.
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05-16-21, 05:43 PM
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05-16-21, 05:49 PM
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Spent an hour and a half trimming bushes and a cherry tree at an easy pace and I was wiped out. Only 79 degrees and 38% humidity.
Looking like I'm going to need surgery to fix my nerve issue if shot #3 doesn't work. If so, I'll easily be out of commission until mid September as this all plays out so slowly.
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Looking like I'm going to need surgery to fix my nerve issue if shot #3 doesn't work. If so, I'll easily be out of commission until mid September as this all plays out so slowly.
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05-16-21, 06:06 PM
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05-16-21, 06:11 PM
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05-16-21, 06:15 PM
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We were descending with strong winds yesterday and I was getting pushed around a bit. My friend had a deep section Zipp on the front but he said his weight made it easier to deal with it. He's also a lot shorter than I am and has a much lower position on the bike even though he's not a lot lighter.
05-16-21, 06:18 PM
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05-16-21, 06:23 PM
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05-16-21, 06:28 PM
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05-16-21, 06:32 PM
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05-16-21, 06:34 PM
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