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07-19-20, 05:04 AM
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We gave our old toaster oven to daughter #1 when she moved out a few moths ago, and recently mrs datlas has been shopping online for a new one.
She finally ordered some fancy schmancy Cuisinart one that is advertised as an “air fryer” and that sounds like marketing BS, anyone know wtf an air fryer is or does?
She finally ordered some fancy schmancy Cuisinart one that is advertised as an “air fryer” and that sounds like marketing BS, anyone know wtf an air fryer is or does?
07-19-20, 05:07 AM
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07-19-20, 05:08 AM
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Because weight doesn't really enter into it, you don't need to spend on the expensive stuff. A P2 is as fast as a P3, and with a clean cockpit is basically as fast as a P5. Same is true of a Shiv or a Speed Concept to stay in his brand - get the cheap one, add Di2 and a suitable bar, and you're giving up nothing.
07-19-20, 05:49 AM
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07-19-20, 05:50 AM
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07-19-20, 05:52 AM
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07-19-20, 05:55 AM
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Thanks again. I'm pretty happy. 2 minutes off the podium, so I'm not setting the world on fire, but they're TT only guys, for the most part. Some of us upper middle aged guys don't actually like crits, and other mass start stuff, and just do TT's. I tried that after I went down, and I couldn't do it. Vo2 on a TT bike is a world that needs to be lived in. It's crazy hard, and you wonder why in heavens name you're messing about like that.
This was also the very beginning of full discs and funny bikes. I was still on my crit bike with clamp-on tri bars. Anyway, lot of old guys going mid-50s in the 40k and I only broke an hour once so I did my last 40k in 1987.
So, again, Chapeau!
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07-19-20, 05:57 AM
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07-19-20, 06:00 AM
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Heathpack. Stunning photos.
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07-19-20, 06:02 AM
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07-19-20, 06:03 AM
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Yep. We have a tri team that practices their cycling not far from us and often you can see a cyclist coming from a long way off with their knees/legs going up and down in a "V." I always assumed that they need either a bike fit, lose some belly fat, or both.
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07-19-20, 06:06 AM
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07-19-20, 06:06 AM
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NY isn’t that far away, you can visit at my house and blast away. I’ve got no neighbors on 3 sides of me.
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07-19-20, 06:19 AM
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WhyFi On the espresso front, you told me once about how brewing parameters can change with the weather or whatever from day to day and I've experienced this several times. But yesterday, I pulled a double shot that timed out around 15-18 seconds with lots of crema instead of my normal ~28 seconds or so. I ground finer and still had trouble though the taste wasn't bad. I ground even finer and finally got back to "normal" characteristics.
So, this morning, with no changes, same beans and grinder settings, my machine about choked trying to produce a dinky, thick shot. Returned my grinder settings back to previous "normal" settings and everything is like it should be.
I find the intersection of science and art for making espresso fascinating. I wonder how many shots a coffee shop throws away in the morning making sure everything is OK for public sale.
So, this morning, with no changes, same beans and grinder settings, my machine about choked trying to produce a dinky, thick shot. Returned my grinder settings back to previous "normal" settings and everything is like it should be.
I find the intersection of science and art for making espresso fascinating. I wonder how many shots a coffee shop throws away in the morning making sure everything is OK for public sale.
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07-19-20, 06:30 AM
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Oatmeal raisin cookies
Dutch apple pie
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07-19-20, 06:40 AM
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07-19-20, 06:49 AM
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Beautiful travelogue, HP. Brings back memories. I spent four days in the Backcountry, in Yosemite, in 1972. Pretty much hiked what we see in the half dome pic. Tuolumne meadows, Nevada Falls, Half Dome(there was a rope ladder you could take to the top), Vernal Falls, and then into the teeming valley. I spent my first night at Cathedral Lakes. A truly magical trip for a kid from Ohio farm country.
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WhyFi On the espresso front, you told me once about how brewing parameters can change with the weather or whatever from day to day and I've experienced this several times. But yesterday, I pulled a double shot that timed out around 15-18 seconds with lots of crema instead of my normal ~28 seconds or so. I ground finer and still had trouble though the taste wasn't bad. I ground even finer and finally got back to "normal" characteristics.
So, this morning, with no changes, same beans and grinder settings, my machine about choked trying to produce a dinky, thick shot. Returned my grinder settings back to previous "normal" settings and everything is like it should be.
I find the intersection of science and art for making espresso fascinating. I wonder how many shots a coffee shop throws away in the morning making sure everything is OK for public sale.
So, this morning, with no changes, same beans and grinder settings, my machine about choked trying to produce a dinky, thick shot. Returned my grinder settings back to previous "normal" settings and everything is like it should be.
I find the intersection of science and art for making espresso fascinating. I wonder how many shots a coffee shop throws away in the morning making sure everything is OK for public sale.
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We gave our old toaster oven to daughter #1 when she moved out a few moths ago, and recently mrs datlas has been shopping online for a new one.
She finally ordered some fancy schmancy Cuisinart one that is advertised as an “air fryer” and that sounds like marketing BS, anyone know wtf an air fryer is or does?
She finally ordered some fancy schmancy Cuisinart one that is advertised as an “air fryer” and that sounds like marketing BS, anyone know wtf an air fryer is or does?
07-19-20, 06:54 AM
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