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Old 06-07-22, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
I wish her good luck. Most hip patients do really well if they are generally healthy to begin with.
Thanks, yeah, the guy who called my ambulance reassured me with "hips are plug and play these days" (not what I got anyway) but I keep thinking of my very slow and hard recovery. The realtor's mother got it a few years ago and was walking around the next day though.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I hope her operation goes well!

The Starbucks by my work had their lobby closed for most of this year. That drove me crazy because I hate drive-throughs, even when I'm just grabbing a coffee and a pastry and taking them right to work..
Thanks! And yes, drive-throughs suck and are terrible, but worse is coffee places that open late... one of the reasons I don't go to most cute local places is they open several hours after Starbucks' 5am. One place in Kona opens at 9am, as if people there aren't going to be obviously jet-lagged.
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Old 06-07-22, 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
I think you call them besos but not positive. Besos de chocolate.
Ahhh. De chocolate. Thanks.
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Old 06-07-22, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Dang, that Paramount is making me feel things. dunno if it's $850 worth of things though

They're nice bikes. I paid more for my Paramount frame set than any complete bike. But then I paid nearly as much for the Trek 930 frame set. $850 though........
He'll probably get it. It is a Paramount, and dollars are different now, from when I was buying bikes. And you do have income.
Do eet.
​​Make him an offer

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Old 06-07-22, 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Mom goes in for her hip replacement today. Wish this trip were more of a vacation. Spent night at the hospital-adjacent Marriott sleeping poorly because we are on rather different schedules and now at the Starbucks which finally opened.
Best of luck to mom bug.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Creep factor = half your age + 7 years …
Did you just make that up?
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Old 06-07-22, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Different calculation might come into play depending on how much money you have.
Might? There’s no “might” about it.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
That just makes it creepier.
Only the haters would care.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Oooh, look what just popped up down in Tempe. NOS Circuit for $750. +150 shipped.



Needs a bigger reflector though



Check out the bottom bracket shell protector!

What’s the history or the purpose of that model? Just a road bike?
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Old 06-07-22, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Mom goes in for her hip replacement today. Wish this trip were more of a vacation. Spent night at the hospital-adjacent Marriott sleeping poorly because we are on rather different schedules and now at the Starbucks which finally opened.
Hope you mom's surgery goes well.
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Originally Posted by BillyD
Did you just make that up?
Nah. It's a widely used formula. I don't even remember when I first saw/heard it.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Thanks! And yes, drive-throughs suck and are terrible, but worse is coffee places that open late... one of the reasons I don't go to most cute local places is they open several hours after Starbucks' 5am. One place in Kona opens at 9am, as if people there aren't going to be obviously jet-lagged.
My favorite local cafe opens at 7am on weekdays. That's early enough for me.

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Originally Posted by BillyD
What’s the history or the purpose of that model? Just a road bike?
I think the Circuit was the top of Schwinn's Lightweight, non-Paramount models. AFAIK, they were made for only about 5 or so years, from maybe 1985-1989. 1988 and 1989 both got Shimano's Sante groupset. They were made with Columbus SP or SL depending on size, and at least the 88 and 89 had a Tange aero fork and seatstays, and Cinelli bar and stem. The for, and the seat and chainstays were chromed.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Low-energy night. And I had a nap.

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My guess is Covid or Monkey Pox. YMMV
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Dreary day.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
My guess is Covid or Monkey Pox. YMMV
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TTKU
as previously stated, i got the smallpox vaccine so I should be ok with no or mild symptoms. Old age pays dividends.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I wish her good luck. Most hip patients do really well if they are generally healthy to begin with.
My mom got out and about within a week.
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Probably fake, but amusing nonetheless.

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Probably fake, but amusing nonetheless.

https://twitter.com/PriapusIQ/status...85638819504130
That ain't happening. Most portable generators do not produce enough power to charge a car. Then, you have the issue of exhaust emissions in a closed trunk. There may be more.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Nap schedule confirmed.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
I think the Circuit was the top of Schwinn's Lightweight, non-Paramount models. AFAIK, they were made for only about 5 or so years, from maybe 1985-1989. 1988 and 1989 both got Shimano's Sante groupset. They were made with Columbus SP or SL depending on size, and at least the 88 and 89 had a Tange aero fork and seatstays, and Cinelli bar and stem. The for, and the seat and chainstays were chromed.
The Circuit might have replaced the Peloton ?

Don't know if they were offered at the same time

The bikes (frames) are fairly similar
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Originally Posted by rjones28
My favorite local cafe opens at 7am on weekdays. That's early enough for me.

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When I travel, I have to either buy coffee the night before, or, more commonly lately, take instant with me. Nobody opens at five.
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
That ain't happening. Most portable generators do not produce enough power to charge a car. Then, you have the issue of exhaust emissions in a closed trunk. There may be more.
Looked it up. I found a $2000 Honda portable generator is rated for 1800w, and can run at that power output for 3.2 hrs on one, one gallon tank. Standard Model 3 take 50,000 w to charge fully, so you'd need to run it for 28 hours to charge the battery, and use 8.6 gal of fuel. That 28 hours of charging will get you 220 miles, giving you about 25.6 mpg.
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