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Old 07-29-22, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Yeah, I probably have the same Mercer. It's fine, but I wish that I would have gotten a Tojiro.
I'm left-handed and I will say the Mercer is a right-hander's knife. Moreso than the Henkel.
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Old 07-29-22, 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I'm left-handed and I will say the Mercer is a right-hander's knife. Moreso than the Henkel.
Yeah, it definitely steers, even for a righty; I could see how it'd be more of an issue for a lefty.
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Stephen is in the ER. Looks to me like another urinary blockage. I really need that lottery money now.
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Mrs datlas and I are looking at our late October trip options. We had considered LA/Hawaii but she got "sticker shock" from the airfare and other costs. Now we are considering other closer options that we can do in a day's drive. Her latest idea is Richmond, VA. We are looking for a place that will be warmer than PA, have good cycling options, and good food/cultural attractions.

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Old 07-29-22, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
There’s always so much room for error built into these guidelines, on top of a healthy dose of politics, I always proceed cautiously, like maybe wear one for a week or two more.
My version of "cautious" is wear a mask in all enclosed public places until... who knows. But I don't mind it, and have less patience for a back-and-forth than a (semi-)permanent routine.

When AG and I flew back to the tundra, though, we did at least take some comfort in the fact that with the number of unmasked faces in the airport, whatever's going around must perforce be relatively mild or everyone would be swamping the ICUs as before.
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Old 07-29-22, 07:42 AM
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Longest post-crash run ever at over 4 miles, second run in a row, at almost an 8:30 pace, with hills at elevation. So that's something at least.
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Old 07-29-22, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Stephen is in the ER. Looks to me like another urinary blockage. I really need that lottery money now.
Oh poor kitty.
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Old 07-29-22, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Mrs datlas and I are looking at our late October trip options. We had considered LA/Hawaii but she got "sticker shock" from the airfare and other costs. Now we are considering other closer options that we can do in a day's drive. Her latest idea is Richmond, VA. We are looking for a place that will be warmer than PA, have good cycling options, and good food/cultural attractions.

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Richmond's a good choice.
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Old 07-29-22, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Stephen is in the ER. Looks to me like another urinary blockage. I really need that lottery money now.
I hope he does ok.

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Old 07-29-22, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Longest post-crash run ever at over 4 miles, second run in a row, at almost an 8:30 pace, with hills at elevation. So that's something at least.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Richmond's a good choice.
I suspect it's kinda flat for a hill ***** like me, but one must compromise.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Stephen is in the ER. Looks to me like another urinary blockage. I really need that lottery money now.


Hope he recovers okay.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I suspect it's kinda flat for a hill ***** like me, but one must compromise.
Very flat, especially to the East, which I think is the most interesting direction.
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Old 07-29-22, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
I suspect it's kinda flat for a hill ***** like me, but one must compromise.
It is flat. I forget - was it you that recently took a trip to the foothills in western VA?
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Old 07-29-22, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
It is flat. I forget - was it you that recently took a trip to the foothills in western VA?
A few months ago we went to Asheville NC, I got to ride up Mt Mitchell which is the tallest peak East of the Mississippi.
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A few months ago we went to Asheville NC, I got to ride up Mt Mitchell which is the tallest peak East of the Mississippi.
Yeah, I remember that.... but who was it that went to the Lexington, VA region?
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Yeah, I remember that.... but who was it that went to the Lexington, VA region?
I think it was some really crazy addictionite.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I think it was some really crazy addictionite.
Jewish with an Asian wife, IIRC.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Jewish with an Asian wife, IIRC.
The craziness and these other attributes could be correlated. Maybe.
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Originally Posted by datlas
The craziness and these other attributes could be correlated. Maybe.


I was going to say that going west a wee bit might get you some better hills, but sacrifice some metropolitan niceties that the wife might desire, but then I thought, "wait - didn't he already do that?"
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
Happens with sports drinks too, but maybe not Brawndo. Li2CO3 is good.
As it happens, my 72 year old sister just got out of the hospital with what appears to have been hyponatremia caused by Celexa. Her pulse and BP went wonky for a couple days after starting a new prescription for chronic anxiety. Now she's on salt pills and instructions to only drink 40 oz/day.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Stephen is in the ER. Looks to me like another urinary blockage. I really need that lottery money now.
So Sorry, I hear you. I have two males with the same problem. Their special food and medicine is ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by phrantic09
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It doesn't look any better with the wheels on
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Stephen is in the ER. Looks to me like another urinary blockage. I really need that lottery money now.
Poor Stephen. Breaks your heart when your animals get sick.
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