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Old 04-29-22, 08:25 AM
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I was watching a YouTube video about reasons to move/not move to NC. The presenter (a black guy from NYC who relocated to the area 20 years ago, and clearly likes it) said that folks in NC love their Bible, their Beer, their Bourbon, and their Guns.

I hope they love (or at least don't hate) road cyclists.

Report to follow.
NC was my plan until I had grand children.
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We are heading to Asheville this afternoon. In order to minimize driver fatigue, we are stopping in Staunton, Va this evening. We found a well-reviewed place to stay that does not break the bank.

The long term weather forecast for next week looks kinda wet, but I am hoping to get some good rides in this weekend/next week between the showers.
Do you have an assault on (nearby) Mt. Mitchell planned?
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Ok. Looking for advice. Woke this morning and got in the shower. The instant the water hit me, a muscle in my right neck/ shoulder spasmed,, and wont release. Hurts all the way into my shoulder from the middle of neck and down to my shoulder blade. I can move my head but it's painful. Looking up is bad.
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Do you have an assault on (nearby) Mt. Mitchell planned?
Does a Bear **** in the woods??

Here is the planned route for Sunday. Any comments?? Care to join me?? https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37345059
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Ok. Looking for advice. Woke this morning and got in the shower. The instant the water hit me, a muscle in my right neck/ shoulder spasmed,, and wont release. Hurts all the way into my shoulder from the middle of neck and down to my shoulder blade. I can move my head but it's painful. Looking up is bad.
Heating pad and gentle stretching. Hope it heals up asap.
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Originally Posted by ls01
NC was my plan until I had grand children.
I'd go there in a heartbeat, but wife (and I) want to stay close to the kids and hopefully grandkids one day.
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Originally Posted by datlas
We are heading to Asheville this afternoon. In order to minimize driver fatigue, we are stopping in Staunton, Va this evening. We found a well-reviewed place to stay that does not break the bank.

The long term weather forecast for next week looks kinda wet, but I am hoping to get some good rides in this weekend/next week between the showers.
My first Amtrak ride was Cincinnati to Staunton, some years ago now. Pronounced Stanton, iirc.
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Old 04-29-22, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Heating pad and gentle stretching. Hope it heals up asap.
I was going to suggest stop taking showers, but I think your advice is likely more better.
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Checking USPS tracking, it's gonna be like Christmas today. All the bits except the RD should arrive today. So, this morning and Sunday, I'm gonna ride the s**t out of the Litespeed with the current groupset.
I ordered a phone, from Amazon, on Wed. afternoon. It arrived in Merida at 8 AM yesterday. Scheduled delivery to my door is April May 9. They would really rather I pick it up in town. I would really rather they earn their money. I am my dad.
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I ordered a phone, from Amazon, on Wed. afternoon. It arrived in Merida at 8 AM yesterday. Scheduled delivery to my door is April 9. They would really rather I pick it up in town. I would really rather they earn their money. I am my dad.
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4:30 this morning I had to go out in my wellies and my skivvies to grab two dogs by the collars and drag them into the house so they would stop harassing that kitty up in the tree. During that drag I tripped in the rockiest part of the property and came down hard on my right knee and elbow. By the great good graces of the gods the knee struck home in the soft part just outside and below the patella. Thinking rationally, for a change, I took a tylenol and put ice on it immediately. And have suffered neither inordinate pain nor immobility.
8:30 AM I went out, fully dressed and again in my wellies, to clean around some old citrus trees that were here when we bought the place. I had my machete, and a helper.
9:30 AM I got too close to a wild wasp nest that I didn't see in the brush. 2 stings to the ear, one to the ribs and another on the arm, all on the left side.
I plan to take it easy the rest of the day.
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Originally Posted by datlas
I was watching a YouTube video about reasons to move/not move to NC. The presenter (a black guy from NYC who relocated to the area 20 years ago, and clearly likes it) said that folks in NC love their Bible, their Beer, their Bourbon, and their Guns.

I hope they love (or at least don't hate) road cyclists.

Report to follow.
He should have said “bullets” for alliteration.
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Old 04-29-22, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ls01
Ok. Looking for advice. Woke this morning and got in the shower. The instant the water hit me, a muscle in my right neck/ shoulder spasmed,, and wont release. Hurts all the way into my shoulder from the middle of neck and down to my shoulder blade. I can move my head but it's painful. Looking up is bad.
Happened to me once in high school. Brutal, but over in a few days.
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Correct. Above post edited.
Ah, okay. Yeah, it bugs me when something is close-by and the ETA is unreasonably far out. That's happened to me with some highly anticipated thing or another. It had arrived at the post office, about a 10 minute walk away, on a Friday around lunchtime and, because of... stuff, it still wouldn't be arriving at my house until Monday. I made calls and tried to pick it up, but no can do - they couldn't go for that.
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Originally Posted by datlas
Does a Bear **** in the woods??

Here is the planned route for Sunday. Any comments?? Care to join me?? https://ridewithgps.com/routes/37345059
The time I rode it I started at the Folk Center on the BRP.

Kind of a facepalm. I read that there was water at Craggy Gardens, so I rode up to the picnic area to get some (extra climbing). Turned out that a bit later there's a visitor center right along the road.

It's chilly up top.

It's supposed to rain Sunday. I won't want to be wet at the top (see previous line).
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Do not go quiet into that self checkout line.
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Do not go quiet into that self checkout line.
Those things are noisy hells.
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Happy belated birthday, John.

Also, I still have a Zip drive, a Seagate tape drive, and a 5 1/4 inch floppy disk. None in use now.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Do not go quiet into that self checkout line.
I was at my local CVS recently and there was a small line at the register. I must have looked antsy (I wasn’t) because the cashier suggested that I use the self checkout. I asked if CVS was putting me on the payroll for the day and all Hell broke loose. She must take a lot of flak about the self checkout.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize2
I ordered a phone, from Amazon, on Wed. afternoon. It arrived in Merida at 8 AM yesterday. Scheduled delivery to my door is April May 9. They would really rather I pick it up in town. I would really rather they earn their money. I am my dad.
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