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08-04-22, 03:38 PM
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Wife called to tell me the new drivetrain came today. 
Going to have to wait until next week to install. Prolly.
Going to have to wait until next week to install. Prolly.
08-04-22, 03:39 PM
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Mine is also noisy as Hell.
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08-04-22, 03:44 PM
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08-04-22, 03:44 PM
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08-04-22, 03:51 PM
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08-04-22, 03:59 PM
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I'm good with letting them in. I've known many good people who have immigrated from Mexico.
We have an immigrant couple (documented now) that cleans our house and the office who have worked for us for over 10 years. I still can't understand or converse with them very well, and when I talk to them the response is pretty much "Si" to everything I say. I doubt they understand me much as well.
Because of that, we usually communicate through their daughter. I've helped their family with several legal issues, mostly small stuff. They always try to pay, but I can't take their money. I doubt they know what my billing rate is or could afford it.
Their daughter got married about a year ago, and shortly after they were at the house working while I was working from home. They were proudly showing me pictures from the wedding, and I asked Santiago if he cried. He just started tearing up and answered, "Si, si." Told him I'll be doing exactly the same thing when mine gets married.
End of immigrant ramble.
We have an immigrant couple (documented now) that cleans our house and the office who have worked for us for over 10 years. I still can't understand or converse with them very well, and when I talk to them the response is pretty much "Si" to everything I say. I doubt they understand me much as well.
Because of that, we usually communicate through their daughter. I've helped their family with several legal issues, mostly small stuff. They always try to pay, but I can't take their money. I doubt they know what my billing rate is or could afford it.Their daughter got married about a year ago, and shortly after they were at the house working while I was working from home. They were proudly showing me pictures from the wedding, and I asked Santiago if he cried. He just started tearing up and answered, "Si, si." Told him I'll be doing exactly the same thing when mine gets married.
End of immigrant ramble.
Mind you, I did have to spend a few minutes dredging that up out of my memory.
08-04-22, 04:47 PM
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08-04-22, 04:50 PM
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FYI, I have never liked this song.
08-04-22, 04:56 PM
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In the car biz we have a lot of Spanish speakers but most at my last job were from El Salvador and there were some from Mexico. I tried to learn as much conversational Spanish as I could but the most fun part was the idioms, or sayings, like when they explain why they use certain words to describe something. Mexicans have some colorful expressions.
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08-04-22, 04:57 PM
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08-04-22, 05:10 PM
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My wife thought this would give my bike an automatic transmission.
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08-04-22, 05:35 PM
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I head immediately northeast into PA and end up in Franklin. There is a free camping area not far south of town along the Allegheny River Trail that features a couple of small shelters. In 2014 some boy scout group was using them to store their gear while they slept in tents because nearest parking area for their trailer was about a quarter mile away. It had rained in the afternoon. Would have been nice not have to pitch my tent on a muddy tent pad. The upside was that the next morning, while enjoying my coffee outside my tent, two young bald eagles had a little spat in a tree right in front of me.
This map includes a jaunt out to the grocery store and back::
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That first little climb at around mile 4.8 doesn't look like much on paper, but both times I rode it it pissed me off. I think it's because it comes as a chock after the first 4.8 miles. And when you are looking up the road, it does not look as steep as it is.
This map includes a jaunt out to the grocery store and back::
Dashboard · Ride with GPS
That first little climb at around mile 4.8 doesn't look like much on paper, but both times I rode it it pissed me off. I think it's because it comes as a chock after the first 4.8 miles. And when you are looking up the road, it does not look as steep as it is.
08-04-22, 05:46 PM
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08-04-22, 05:47 PM
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08-04-22, 05:50 PM
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So the whole point of of me doing this was A. I’m tired of cleaning my drive train and 49 miles later it looks like ****. B. I go through way too much rock and roll Gold. Starting to get expensive. Wax was cheap why would I buy all this other stuff to add to it?
If it rides like **** then maybe I will.
08-04-22, 06:03 PM
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So the whole point of of me doing this was A. I’m tired of cleaning my drive train and 49 miles later it looks like ****. B. I go through way too much rock and roll Gold. Starting to get expensive. Wax was cheap why would I buy all this other stuff to add to it?
If it rides like **** then maybe I will.
If it rides like **** then maybe I will.
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08-04-22, 06:21 PM
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08-04-22, 06:24 PM
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I've historically been a Giro wearer, but when in the market for a helmet not long ago, I went to one of the larger LBSs in the area and tried on a wide range - Giro, Spec, Lazer, POC, MET, Kask, and Scott. I went home with a Scott Centric Plus. The fit was undeniably the best for my head. It's proven to be excellent for ventilation on hot days, too.
08-04-22, 06:25 PM
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08-04-22, 06:26 PM
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So the whole point of of me doing this was A. I’m tired of cleaning my drive train and 49 miles later it looks like ****. B. I go through way too much rock and roll Gold. Starting to get expensive. Wax was cheap why would I buy all this other stuff to add to it?
If it rides like **** then maybe I will.
If it rides like **** then maybe I will.
The WS2 is a bit of overkill. Don’t skip the PTFE. It’s basically Teflon, and you know how slick that stuff is.
08-04-22, 06:27 PM
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08-04-22, 06:35 PM
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I head immediately northeast into PA and end up in Franklin. There is a free camping area not far south of town along the Allegheny River Trail that features a couple of small shelters. In 2014 some boy scout group was using them to store their gear while they slept in tents because nearest parking area for their trailer was about a quarter mile away. It had rained in the afternoon. Would have been nice not have to pitch my tent on a muddy tent pad. The upside was that the next morning, while enjoying my coffee outside my tent, two young bald eagles had a little spat in a tree right in front of me.
This map includes a jaunt out to the grocery store and back::
Dashboard · Ride with GPS
That first little climb at around mile 4.8 doesn't look like much on paper, but both times I rode it it pissed me off. I think it's because it comes as a chock after the first 4.8 miles. And when you are looking up the road, it does not look as steep as it is.
This map includes a jaunt out to the grocery store and back::
Dashboard · Ride with GPS
That first little climb at around mile 4.8 doesn't look like much on paper, but both times I rode it it pissed me off. I think it's because it comes as a chock after the first 4.8 miles. And when you are looking up the road, it does not look as steep as it is.
past / just south of Goddard State Park - Lake Wilhelm
08-04-22, 06:43 PM
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Just be extra cautious if one of your clients is 'Gus' - accompanied by a 'Mike' - and especially if they direct you to an underground bunker
08-04-22, 06:47 PM
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08-04-22, 06:53 PM
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Well, they don’t let anyone take pictures inside, and there are no windows. Also have to sign a confidentiality agreement and release before entering.