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02-25-18, 06:07 AM
#7726
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) I never could understand that. Back then it was pretty standard to just attribute such departures from normalcy as the fault of Communism. Dem was de days.
02-25-18, 06:10 AM
#7727
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02-25-18, 06:18 AM
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02-25-18, 06:20 AM
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After driving back from the funeral in New Orleans last night, we stopped at Little Pappas Seafood Kitchen for dinner. We could see the women's curling competition on the bar TV, and Mrs. rpen naturally asked how such foolishness could ever become established. I pointed out that curling is really a kind of bocci, patanque, boules, shuffleboard, etc. on ice. She was not satisfied, so I explained that people who aren't sensible enough to move south have to invent silly ways to spend their time that allow them to pretend they really like winter. Not just curling, but somersaults on skis and boards, and all the other stuff. She bought into that, but then asked why ice fishing was not an Olympic sport. BOOM!
Actually the imagery of such a thing is pretty funny. I mean a string of wooden huts on a frozen lake with fat guys sitting inside each one wearing flannel shirts, corduroy pants and unlaced boots, drinking beer and sitting over a hole in the ice with a fishing pole dangling into it. The announcer whispering into the microphone so as to not disturb the fish. Medals awarded according to either biggest fish or most beer consumed. Now that would be Olympic gold. Gold I say, Jerry.
Actually the imagery of such a thing is pretty funny. I mean a string of wooden huts on a frozen lake with fat guys sitting inside each one wearing flannel shirts, corduroy pants and unlaced boots, drinking beer and sitting over a hole in the ice with a fishing pole dangling into it. The announcer whispering into the microphone so as to not disturb the fish. Medals awarded according to either biggest fish or most beer consumed. Now that would be Olympic gold. Gold I say, Jerry.
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02-25-18, 06:38 AM
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We have a "paver" driveway running the full length of our three-unit townhome complex. After 12 years it had settled some and was collecting water in spots since the slope to the street was very shallow. I noticed that all the other long townhome driveways in the neighborhood are graded to use a number of grating-covered concrete catch basins down the length with a pipe running underground and emptying them through the curb into the street. So we just had that modification installed as part of having the pavers relaid and leveled. I notice that the drain pipes are not installed at the very bottom of the basins so there will always be standing water in them. In mosquito country that is really not so desirable. What do you guys think of adding sand, pea gravel, etc. to the basins to bring the bottom up to the level of the outlet pipes? There will still be water in the filler, but I wouldn't think it would be as conducive to mosquito breeding. On the other hand the water without filler would get mixed up when rain ran into the basin and kept from getting nasty. With the filler, the water might just sit in the gravel and fester. Thoughts?
BTW, the driveway now drains great.
BTW BTW, I plan to ask the contractor about my idea.
BTW, the driveway now drains great.
BTW BTW, I plan to ask the contractor about my idea.
02-25-18, 06:53 AM
#7731
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Catch basins are built that way on purpose to catch sediment and prevent expensive pipe repair.
You do know that you need a plastic shovel to clean the basin out occasionally, don’t you?
You do know that you need a plastic shovel to clean the basin out occasionally, don’t you?
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02-25-18, 07:08 AM
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Thanks for the info about the sediment. That makes sense. Glad I asked. The gravel idea seemed like such a good one.
02-25-18, 07:17 AM
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02-25-18, 08:15 AM
#7734
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I'm not going to say today was a bad bike ride because there aren't many as long as nobody gets hurt. I will say it wasn't a good bike ride. I had such hopes too because of the bike ride earlier in the week and the (small amount of) time on the trainer but it was not to be. We can blame the lack of sleep or that time of the month or the lack of adequate breakfast or the cold but, whatever the cause, I was slow today and LoP was gracious enough to accommodate that slowness.
It was somewhere between 37 and 41A when we got on the road and nobody ever sleeps well when they have a set time to wake up which is earlier than their usual time. (I recently learned this is called "performance anxiety". Who knew?) I had several sips of coffee and a honey stinger which is often enough but not when it's this chilly apparently. I hadn't packed things the way I needed so everyone stopped so I could eat some Shot Blox and we stopped by the skate park to use the bathroom- which admittedly everyone used- and the people we rode with said it was all good but I felt badly about holding everyone back. Nothing hurt or got sore despite the cold so that was good but we still only averaged 8.7mph. We got back to the bike shop and LoP went to the back to change into his regular clothes and one of his coworkers yelled "Hey! The new Sports Illustrated is in and it's lot of fun to look at because they're all on a warm beach!"
And I just thought, "You have excellent timing. I already feel full of fail because I was so slow today. I'm wearing long underwear, bibs, a tank top, a long sleeved jersey, a down vest oh and LoP's shoes, which are several sizes too big, because I didn't want to walk to lunch in my road shoes. My hair is completely limp and mashed to my head because I wore a wool hat under my helmet. And now you're going to present us with pictures of bikinied women somewhere between half and a third of my age frolicking on a beach. Thank you so much!" My only consolation was thinking that they probably wouldn't have been up at that hour riding in the cold but, for all I know, they could be competitive cyclists moonlighting as models.
It was somewhere between 37 and 41A when we got on the road and nobody ever sleeps well when they have a set time to wake up which is earlier than their usual time. (I recently learned this is called "performance anxiety". Who knew?) I had several sips of coffee and a honey stinger which is often enough but not when it's this chilly apparently. I hadn't packed things the way I needed so everyone stopped so I could eat some Shot Blox and we stopped by the skate park to use the bathroom- which admittedly everyone used- and the people we rode with said it was all good but I felt badly about holding everyone back. Nothing hurt or got sore despite the cold so that was good but we still only averaged 8.7mph. We got back to the bike shop and LoP went to the back to change into his regular clothes and one of his coworkers yelled "Hey! The new Sports Illustrated is in and it's lot of fun to look at because they're all on a warm beach!"
And I just thought, "You have excellent timing. I already feel full of fail because I was so slow today. I'm wearing long underwear, bibs, a tank top, a long sleeved jersey, a down vest oh and LoP's shoes, which are several sizes too big, because I didn't want to walk to lunch in my road shoes. My hair is completely limp and mashed to my head because I wore a wool hat under my helmet. And now you're going to present us with pictures of bikinied women somewhere between half and a third of my age frolicking on a beach. Thank you so much!" My only consolation was thinking that they probably wouldn't have been up at that hour riding in the cold but, for all I know, they could be competitive cyclists moonlighting as models.
02-25-18, 08:15 AM
#7735
So it is
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We eat care a mel in these parts.
02-25-18, 08:18 AM
#7736
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02-25-18, 08:43 AM
#7739
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They're spec'd the same. 2017 was the first year for the Jari and it's in a young category, so Fuji probably just whiffed on the initial pricing.
02-25-18, 09:00 AM
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After driving back from the funeral in New Orleans last night, we stopped at Little Pappas Seafood Kitchen for dinner. We could see the women's curling competition on the bar TV, and Mrs. rpen naturally asked how such foolishness could ever become established. I pointed out that curling is really a kind of bocci, patanque, boules, shuffleboard, etc. on ice. She was not satisfied, so I explained that people who aren't sensible enough to move south have to invent silly ways to spend their time that allow them to pretend they really like winter. Not just curling, but somersaults on skis and boards, and all the other stuff. She bought into that, but then asked why ice fishing was not an Olympic sport. BOOM!
Actually the imagery of such a thing is pretty funny. I mean a string of wooden huts on a frozen lake with fat guys sitting inside each one wearing flannel shirts, corduroy pants and unlaced boots, drinking beer and sitting over a hole in the ice with a fishing pole dangling into it. The announcer whispering into the microphone so as to not disturb the fish. Medals awarded according to either biggest fish or most beer consumed. Now that would be Olympic gold. Gold I say, Jerry.
Actually the imagery of such a thing is pretty funny. I mean a string of wooden huts on a frozen lake with fat guys sitting inside each one wearing flannel shirts, corduroy pants and unlaced boots, drinking beer and sitting over a hole in the ice with a fishing pole dangling into it. The announcer whispering into the microphone so as to not disturb the fish. Medals awarded according to either biggest fish or most beer consumed. Now that would be Olympic gold. Gold I say, Jerry.
02-25-18, 09:11 AM
#7743
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02-25-18, 09:12 AM
#7745
The cover story in the latest edition of "Adventure Cyclist" is "Steel is Real Confusing." Something to do on a rainy Sunday morning.
BTW...Saw "Three Billboards..." yesterday. Very good film. Rockwell, McDormand and Harrelson all give excellent performances.
BTW...Saw "Three Billboards..." yesterday. Very good film. Rockwell, McDormand and Harrelson all give excellent performances.
02-25-18, 09:12 AM
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And by the way, is that French? Like ploo cheaper as in more cheaper.
02-25-18, 09:15 AM
#7748
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02-25-18, 09:15 AM
#7749
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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02-25-18, 09:17 AM
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We want to see it but hard to find a cinema showing it out in Suburbia.
