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01-22-22, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
another airport, I am blessed to never ever have to walk through again.
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People here don't get it.
01-22-22, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Their separation in terms of w/kg isn't that much, but the fact that Brevet is significantly heavier means that he puts out quite a bit more power; this means that some diesels will have trouble keeping up with his w/kg on the climbs, whereas some climbers may have trouble hanging on in the flats or downhills.
Anquetil has a significantly higher w/kg, but swings back the other way and is light, which makes me wonder how long I could hang on to that group ride - I should be fine on the flats and downhills, but I'd have to be feelin' my Wheaties if there's an extended climb. Actually, I did ride with Anquetil for a little bit, once - I caught them from behind, somehow. I hung around for a bit, but was ultimately on a different course and ended up splitting off at a fork in the road.
But yeah, part of me thinks that varying only the w/kg of the pace partners, while keeping the weight constant, might make the groups more evenly spaced... but it might also make them more boring and give riders fewer niches to identify with.
Anquetil has a significantly higher w/kg, but swings back the other way and is light, which makes me wonder how long I could hang on to that group ride - I should be fine on the flats and downhills, but I'd have to be feelin' my Wheaties if there's an extended climb. Actually, I did ride with Anquetil for a little bit, once - I caught them from behind, somehow. I hung around for a bit, but was ultimately on a different course and ended up splitting off at a fork in the road.
But yeah, part of me thinks that varying only the w/kg of the pace partners, while keeping the weight constant, might make the groups more evenly spaced... but it might also make them more boring and give riders fewer niches to identify with.
01-22-22, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
It's under forever construction, and it is in the billions of dollars spent.
PennDOT used to put those signs up in construction zones. One time Dad and I were in Pittsburgh, about to head up I-79 to drop me off at college. I saw one of those signs near the on ramp, where there was, of course, construction.
The sign was covered in rust.
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01-22-22, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Leaves don’t change color. They go from green to crunchy brown. No fall colour.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
wut
I think the largest plane that flies to KTYS is the 175, so I won’t be flying there anymore.
01-22-22, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
Thats because the Illuminati has a secret city underneath it.
Watchout for the gargoyles as well.
Watchout for the gargoyles as well.
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01-22-22, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Thats interesting. I actually didn’t have trouble with staying ahead of brevet during the climbs. Descents and flats were harder. The flats were weird, I couldn’t figure out the correct power to stay with the group. I was either pulling ahead or getting dropped, and when I was pulling ahead I was red lining.
01-22-22, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Hmmm. I've never lived in your climate, but we've had a few Japanese maples. My understanding was that they're green if they're not getting enough light - they ditch the red and kick in the green for more photosynthesis. All of your Japanese maples down there are green, even in good sun?
Around here they will only survive on the east or north side of the house, or as understory plantings. South and west exposures will kill them if not shaded.
In the fall months, we usually go from hot to frost, and don’t have the weather that brings out the pretty fall colors.
01-22-22, 08:09 PM
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We have a normal, quasi-north climate, and our trees season normally.
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01-22-22, 08:13 PM
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Old pic, but we in da house!
01-22-22, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
They get red in the spring.
Around here they will only survive on the east or north side of the house, or as understory plantings. South and west exposures will kill them if not shaded.
In the fall months, we usually go from hot to frost, and don’t have the weather that brings out the pretty fall colors.
Around here they will only survive on the east or north side of the house, or as understory plantings. South and west exposures will kill them if not shaded.
In the fall months, we usually go from hot to frost, and don’t have the weather that brings out the pretty fall colors.
01-22-22, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I find cadence is way too easy, but brevet is way to hard. Wish there was a goldilocks version..
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01-22-22, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
We have a normal, quasi-north climate, and our trees season normally.
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01-22-22, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
We have a normal, quasi-north climate, and our trees season normally.
When our development was built back in 1946, the developer wanted big leafy trees like Back East, so he planted a bunch of Liquidambars. Swamp trees. Grow fast, send roots everywhere. Colorful foliage in the Fall. And they drop something every season - first there's stuff like sand, followed by little black seeds. Then the leaves. Then seedpods an inch in diameter with spikes on them, which fit PERFECTLY into a Greyhound's foot, between the main pad and the toe pads. We'd be walking along and suddenly one of the dogs would slow down and limp. There'd be a spiky ball from a Liquidambar stuck in one of their feet.
We used to have TWO of the damn things, but we got the city to let us cut one down because we were putting in new hardscaping where it was, and the other one based on our agreement to replace the old tree with one of the Approved Trees, none of which are native. That was 8 years ago and they haven't tried to make us do it. And what with droughts and such, they likely won't.
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01-22-22, 08:43 PM
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Perhaps Liquidambar and Greyhounds co-evolved.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
Perhaps Liquidambar and Greyhounds co-evolved.
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01-22-22, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Originally Posted by phrantic09
Storage bag, it’s coming off
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Originally Posted by genejockey
The perfect seed carrier, like birds and chiles.
01-22-22, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
We didn't even reach freezing yesterday on the frozen tundra of Knox County. #LandWithOutWarmth
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01-22-22, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Helpfully pointing it out, in case he didn't notice.
01-22-22, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
This football game is making me chilly. Had to put on my hoody.
Crazy.
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01-22-22, 10:42 PM
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