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02-03-23, 01:50 PM
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02-03-23, 02:06 PM
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02-03-23, 02:36 PM
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That's not found here. 
It's not just about how much water you get, it's how much you get and how much you use.
It's not just about how much water you get, it's how much you get and how much you use.
02-03-23, 02:36 PM
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PAOTD.
Same Porsche from the other day...
and they made a video:
Same Porsche from the other day...
and they made a video:
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02-03-23, 04:03 PM
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Played around on a spillway for work today
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02-03-23, 04:33 PM
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Rain predicted for mid day so I didn't ride, even though I knew it wouldn't rain. Blue skies and cool winds ATM.
02-03-23, 04:43 PM
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02-03-23, 04:53 PM
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PAOTD.
Same Porsche from the other day...
and they made a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL_-t0XrLSs
Same Porsche from the other day...
and they made a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL_-t0XrLSs
02-03-23, 05:12 PM
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i always think the same thing, but never knew if it was weight, or rider power, or some other factor that makes them seem so slow off the line in particular. i know bents are more aero but i have never been passed by one, i pass them often, and i am NOT fast.
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02-03-23, 06:14 PM
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first day the wife has had the kids all alone. Just worked a 5 hour flight and did not receive one text message. Either she’s doing awesome, or doing really bad.
02-03-23, 06:35 PM
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There was also a young guy who had a titanium bent and he would do some of the longer climbing rides with us. He did well and was probably the only young guy I ever rode with who rode a bent and did climbing rides.
02-03-23, 06:42 PM
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What in the world is a Bent?
02-03-23, 06:58 PM
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02-03-23, 07:02 PM
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02-03-23, 07:04 PM
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Luckily, we only lost power from 4:40am on Wednesday to 4:40am on Thursday. As in Uri, we were (likely) saved by being on the same circuit as a hospital and got fixed as a priority. My boss, for example, is still without power.
Whether it was the forced cold or the lack of screens, I slept better than I have in literally years on Wednesday night. Then last night terrible again because we had the heat cranked in case the power died again. Week has been a damned roller coaster.
Also, what's this thread about?
Whether it was the forced cold or the lack of screens, I slept better than I have in literally years on Wednesday night. Then last night terrible again because we had the heat cranked in case the power died again. Week has been a damned roller coaster.
Also, what's this thread about?
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02-03-23, 07:17 PM
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02-03-23, 07:17 PM
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It's cooled down a bit outside. It's dropped from 33 to 32. Proper. I know it's summer but that is too hot for me. I get a sweat up just walking outside.
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02-03-23, 07:31 PM
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02-03-23, 07:34 PM
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Luckily, we only lost power from 4:40am on Wednesday to 4:40am on Thursday. As in Uri, we were (likely) saved by being on the same circuit as a hospital and got fixed as a priority. My boss, for example, is still without power.
Whether it was the forced cold or the lack of screens, I slept better than I have in literally years on Wednesday night. Then last night terrible again because we had the heat cranked in case the power died again. Week has been a damned roller coaster.
Also, what's this thread about?
Whether it was the forced cold or the lack of screens, I slept better than I have in literally years on Wednesday night. Then last night terrible again because we had the heat cranked in case the power died again. Week has been a damned roller coaster.
Also, what's this thread about?
02-03-23, 07:35 PM
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I canceled my lumbar fusion surgery after it was evident that the decision on the appeal would not be made until after the scheduled surgery date. The appeal can take up to 30 days from the day it was filed. That was January 24th and my surgery was set for February 8th and my pre-op appointment was pushed back to today.
I asked the Neurosurgeon to schedule an artificial disc replacement and see if it will be approved. That was done and I'm set for March 8th. I prefer the disc replacement over fusion especially because my spine is in pretty good condition. Preserving motion is much better than not, in my situation. So the saga continues. If I wrote down all that has happened over the past two and a half years it would read like science fiction.
I asked the Neurosurgeon to schedule an artificial disc replacement and see if it will be approved. That was done and I'm set for March 8th. I prefer the disc replacement over fusion especially because my spine is in pretty good condition. Preserving motion is much better than not, in my situation. So the saga continues. If I wrote down all that has happened over the past two and a half years it would read like science fiction.
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02-03-23, 07:48 PM
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Note:
The Healthcare industrial complex hates me. This was my path on the road to recovery in June 2021. I'm still there. SMFH
The Healthcare industrial complex hates me. This was my path on the road to recovery in June 2021. I'm still there. SMFH
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02-03-23, 08:08 PM
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LOL
Do it. I'll read it.
02-03-23, 08:15 PM
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It was really cool!
The main reservoir outlet is through an underwater inlet that exits below the dam - that includes water supply as well as normal output to supply the downstream river. The spillway now exists for dam protection only . We went down to where the underground pipes split off to either the water supply or the discharge to the river and you could feel the ground vibrating from the change in direction
The main reservoir outlet is through an underwater inlet that exits below the dam - that includes water supply as well as normal output to supply the downstream river. The spillway now exists for dam protection only . We went down to where the underground pipes split off to either the water supply or the discharge to the river and you could feel the ground vibrating from the change in direction
02-03-23, 08:22 PM
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Not related to what I will be doing in my current position but I'm still so new that I don't have anything better to do than just tag along with other people to learn about the system as a whole.
One of the projects that is supposed to start next month is a rehabilitation of the spillway, so we needed to find out how much water needed to be drained from the reservoir in order to dry the spillway for rework.
We took height of the base of this trench using our GPS equipment as well as measurements of the current water height in the trench.
The reservoir will need to be lowered by about 15 feet in order to do the work.
Too bad we can't send all that water out West.
One of the projects that is supposed to start next month is a rehabilitation of the spillway, so we needed to find out how much water needed to be drained from the reservoir in order to dry the spillway for rework.
We took height of the base of this trench using our GPS equipment as well as measurements of the current water height in the trench.
The reservoir will need to be lowered by about 15 feet in order to do the work.
Too bad we can't send all that water out West.
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