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06-28-23, 12:31 PM
#7376
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,664
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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06-28-23, 12:35 PM
#7377
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,664
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
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Mrs datlas and I have used AirBnB for all our recent trips including two times in LA and two times in Spain, Asheville NC, and Charlottesville VA. We pay attention to the reviews and try to use places not only with good ratings but a large number of reviews.
So far we have had very good experiences in all cases. The prices are often much more reasonable than a hotel, and the residential experience feels less touristy and more “native.” Plus we like to shop at local markets and make some meals ourselves, which you cannot easily do in a hotel.
So far we have had very good experiences in all cases. The prices are often much more reasonable than a hotel, and the residential experience feels less touristy and more “native.” Plus we like to shop at local markets and make some meals ourselves, which you cannot easily do in a hotel.
06-28-23, 12:50 PM
#7378
Senior Member
The bees are still present at my house. The will not go away. It has rained for about 2 weeks straight and they are super active all the time. Super aggressive too. I tried to see if I could burn them last night, was about 5 feet away, just trying to tell if they were sleeping, and 5 shot out right at me. Didn’t get stung but WTF.
Crew member told me to pour windex down the hole. Apparently windex kills anything carbon based? Never heard that before. Told me to spray an ant with it, and the ant will fall into pieces.
Crew member told me to pour windex down the hole. Apparently windex kills anything carbon based? Never heard that before. Told me to spray an ant with it, and the ant will fall into pieces.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Danco-4-5-i...cluded/4752551
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06-28-23, 12:51 PM
#7379
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Posts: 26,339
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Are most of them retired? Pretty tough to get a day off during the week for some. There is a Tuesday group near here which had 30 riders yesterday. A friend was there and posted pics. I know some of them still work but many don't.
06-28-23, 12:53 PM
#7380
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Mrs datlas and I have used AirBnB for all our recent trips including two times in LA and two times in Spain, Asheville NC, and Charlottesville VA. We pay attention to the reviews and try to use places not only with good ratings but a large number of reviews.
So far we have had very good experiences in all cases. The prices are often much more reasonable than a hotel, and the residential experience feels less touristy and more “native.” Plus we like to shop at local markets and make some meals ourselves, which you cannot easily do in a hotel.
So far we have had very good experiences in all cases. The prices are often much more reasonable than a hotel, and the residential experience feels less touristy and more “native.” Plus we like to shop at local markets and make some meals ourselves, which you cannot easily do in a hotel.
Our kids, on the other hand, stay in AirBnBs almost exclusively unless mom and dad are springing for a hotel room for them.
06-28-23, 01:05 PM
#7381
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
Posts: 11,725
Bikes: Madone, Emonda, 5500, Ritchey Breakaway
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Go to your local hardware store and get one of these. Stuff it down the hole and do what you need to do.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Danco-4-5-i...cluded/4752551
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Danco-4-5-i...cluded/4752551
Currently can’t get close enough. They even attack at night.
06-28-23, 01:06 PM
#7382
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
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Bikes: Madone, Emonda, 5500, Ritchey Breakaway
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Mojo how do you like the 40? I bought a 40 for one of my bikes but when I mounted it, just seemed way too narrow. Traded it for a 42.
06-28-23, 01:39 PM
#7383
serious cyclist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Austin
Posts: 21,147
Bikes: S1, R2, P2
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Work laptop went wonky. This may be interesting.
06-28-23, 01:45 PM
#7384
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The one thing about the bars I bought is that the drops flare to about the same width as the drops on my prior 42 bar. It's narrower at the hoods.
06-28-23, 02:02 PM
#7385
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 19,454
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
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Lost my phone on this mornings ride. Never heard it fall out of my pocket, didn’t even notice. Got home and my wife was talking to someone on the phone, and thanking this person. She then looks at me, and says where’s your phone. Still don’t know how it fell out of my pocket.
Good samaritan found it, was able to get it back.
Good samaritan found it, was able to get it back.
Thankfully i’m not a doctor or something.
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06-28-23, 02:05 PM
#7386
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 19,454
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
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Well, you wouldn't be renting a room in "your house" typically, although that's how it started out.
Most Air BnBs are bought for the purpose of renting, and the owners do not live in them. As an owner, you just have to be prepared to accept damage and breakages.
I don't mind being a commercial landlord, but I have noooo interest in being a residential landlord whether long or short term.
Most Air BnBs are bought for the purpose of renting, and the owners do not live in them. As an owner, you just have to be prepared to accept damage and breakages.
I don't mind being a commercial landlord, but I have noooo interest in being a residential landlord whether long or short term.
EDIT: Mrs. GJ seems to think we should buy a house in our eventual retirement destination and rent it out till we're ready to retire. I'm thinking not.
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"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
06-28-23, 02:32 PM
#7387
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
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I estimate about 50-50 retired. The ones who are not retired are professionals in healthcare/finance/IT who have some flexibility in their schedules. It’s a good mix, although a bit on the “mature” side. The youngest are in their 40’s. Most in 50’s or 60’s, oldest is 78.
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06-28-23, 02:46 PM
#7388
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Curious about your preferences for the Habanero over the Roubaix. Can you tell me why you prefer the one over the other?
06-28-23, 02:55 PM
#7389
cowboy, steel horse, etc
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: The hot spot.
Posts: 46,116
Bikes: everywhere
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PCOTD
06-28-23, 03:11 PM
#7390
serious cyclist
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Austin
Posts: 21,147
Bikes: S1, R2, P2
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That's what I heard from a coworker who rents out a house - it's not worth it. It didn't help that her feckless husband gave one tenant their security deposit back without checking the place first.
EDIT: Mrs. GJ seems to think we should buy a house in our eventual retirement destination and rent it out till we're ready to retire. I'm thinking not.
EDIT: Mrs. GJ seems to think we should buy a house in our eventual retirement destination and rent it out till we're ready to retire. I'm thinking not.
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06-28-23, 03:22 PM
#7392
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,664
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1. The fit is perfect on the Habanero. It was custom built for my odd body proportions. The Roubaix is stock so has a shorter flipped up stem and seat cranked up very high, just does not “feel” as good.
2. This may be my idiot mechanic, but the shifting on the Roubaix is not great. I get it perfect on the stand but on the road I often have to shift down x 2 then back up x 1 to shift down. I think there is drag on the internal cable that I cannot fix. It’s been like this from the start, though.
3. This may be silly but I also like the aesthetic of bare Ti.
06-28-23, 03:26 PM
#7393
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Three reasons jump to mind:
1. The fit is perfect on the Habanero. It was custom built for my odd body proportions. The Roubaix is stock so has a shorter flipped up stem and seat cranked up very high, just does not “feel” as good.
2. This may be my idiot mechanic, but the shifting on the Roubaix is not great. I get it perfect on the stand but on the road I often have to shift down x 2 then back up x 1 to shift down. I think there is drag on the internal cable that I cannot fix. It’s been like this from the start, though.
3. This may be silly but I also like the aesthetic of bare Ti.
1. The fit is perfect on the Habanero. It was custom built for my odd body proportions. The Roubaix is stock so has a shorter flipped up stem and seat cranked up very high, just does not “feel” as good.
2. This may be my idiot mechanic, but the shifting on the Roubaix is not great. I get it perfect on the stand but on the road I often have to shift down x 2 then back up x 1 to shift down. I think there is drag on the internal cable that I cannot fix. It’s been like this from the start, though.
3. This may be silly but I also like the aesthetic of bare Ti.
06-28-23, 03:27 PM
#7394
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 19,454
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
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06-28-23, 03:53 PM
#7395
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Yucatán. México
Posts: 7,166
Bikes: 2022 Gt Avalanche
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Twice in recent years when the family gathered at The Ancestral Home, we shared an Air BnB with my brother and SIL. It was a pretty spacious apartment, on top of what used to be the grocery store in a slightly larger small town close to where The Ancestral Home is. Both bro and SIL, and Mrs. GJ and I have issues with being around crowds of people for extended periods, even (or maybe especially) our own family, so it was good to have a place to escape to. AND we didn't have to worry about my one BIL draining the hot water heater with his long showers.
06-28-23, 03:57 PM
#7396
dot dash
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Land of Pleasant Living
Posts: 12,611
Bikes: Shmikes
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You're a hard man, Seedy.
06-28-23, 03:57 PM
#7397
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Yucatán. México
Posts: 7,166
Bikes: 2022 Gt Avalanche
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Go to your local hardware store and get one of these. Stuff it down the hole and do what you need to do.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Danco-4-5-i...cluded/4752551
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Danco-4-5-i...cluded/4752551
06-28-23, 04:04 PM
#7398
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 19,454
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
Liked 13,274 Times
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6,826 Posts
Mrs datlas and I have used AirBnB for all our recent trips including two times in LA and two times in Spain, Asheville NC, and Charlottesville VA. We pay attention to the reviews and try to use places not only with good ratings but a large number of reviews.
So far we have had very good experiences in all cases. The prices are often much more reasonable than a hotel, and the residential experience feels less touristy and more “native.” Plus we like to shop at local markets and make some meals ourselves, which you cannot easily do in a hotel.
So far we have had very good experiences in all cases. The prices are often much more reasonable than a hotel, and the residential experience feels less touristy and more “native.” Plus we like to shop at local markets and make some meals ourselves, which you cannot easily do in a hotel.
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"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
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06-28-23, 05:03 PM
#7399
Silver Comet Fred
06-28-23, 05:03 PM
#7400
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2019
Location: 757
Posts: 11,725
Bikes: Madone, Emonda, 5500, Ritchey Breakaway
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An imaginary friend from a bowhunting/archery forum invited me to Montana to hunt, almost 20 years ago now. While I was there he took me up into the mountains above Boseman to visit a frozen waterfall. At one point, he saw a moose and her calf and stopped the truck, so I could get out and take a picture (with my camera, not my cell phone) and apparently I dropped my phone there because when we got back to his house I couldn't find it. 5 months later, I get a call from a guy who'd found it and put it in a bag of rice to dry out. By then, of course, I'd gotten another phone so I told him he could keep it.
I think we're all thankful for that....
I think we're all thankful for that....
Why, my lack of attention to detail? accident prone? fear of heights? lack of patience?
I do write like one though.
