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08-17-23, 04:58 PM
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About 20 years ago (Christ, THAT long?), I had a woman working for me. The project we were doing ran into an unforeseen problem, and while I was doing my best to troubleshoot it and determine a way to avoid it in the future, she went around me to MY boss, who called a meeting, where she rather triumphantly described the problem. After some discussion, where I was rather in the hot seat, my boss turned to HER and said, "Okay, Veronica, why don't you take the responsibility for designing protocols for avoiding this in the future?"
Her eyes got real big, and her face got a little pale, and she visibly shrank back in her chair. She quietly said, "Uh... I think Doug is probably better suited to do that."
She wanted to make me look bad in front of as large an audience as possible, but she didn't want any responsibility for fixing the problem.
Her eyes got real big, and her face got a little pale, and she visibly shrank back in her chair. She quietly said, "Uh... I think Doug is probably better suited to do that."
She wanted to make me look bad in front of as large an audience as possible, but she didn't want any responsibility for fixing the problem.
08-17-23, 05:00 PM
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Packing up the R3, signaling the official (for me) end of the VA trip.
The schmutz on my Varia suggests that I had an otherwise unnoticed puncture stone time over the last couple rides. Tubeless ftw.
Like most VA trips, some good times were had, but we're all ready to go home.
The schmutz on my Varia suggests that I had an otherwise unnoticed puncture stone time over the last couple rides. Tubeless ftw.
Like most VA trips, some good times were had, but we're all ready to go home.
Next time don’t plan it when I am not available……
Good Job on the KOM. Find some more for you to take next time.
08-17-23, 05:11 PM
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I'll be interested to hear if Cole expresses any saltiness. 😆 He said that it looked like we were segment-hunting, and I was like, "don't blame Bret - he wasn't even with me at this point," mostly to let him know that I took it solo.
08-17-23, 05:31 PM
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I'll tell the wife to consult with you prior to planning.
I'll be interested to hear if Cole expresses any saltiness. 😆 He said that it looked like we were segment-hunting, and I was like, "don't blame Bret - he wasn't even with me at this point," mostly to let him know that I took it solo.
I'll be interested to hear if Cole expresses any saltiness. 😆 He said that it looked like we were segment-hunting, and I was like, "don't blame Bret - he wasn't even with me at this point," mostly to let him know that I took it solo.
He never answered my text so I imagine he is pissed at me too. I didnt think about it but our route did kind of look like we were hunting for segments. Oh well.
08-17-23, 05:51 PM
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08-17-23, 05:53 PM
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08-17-23, 05:54 PM
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Bike was i’m being built today. Got sent this picture around noon, was hoping it would be done but looks like I will have to wait another day. I bet my “stack” is bigger than your stack.
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08-17-23, 06:03 PM
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Down periscope!
08-17-23, 06:09 PM
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08-17-23, 06:39 PM
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Today's meager ride. My backside was not happy today after yesterday's ride so I only did 11 miles.
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08-17-23, 06:54 PM
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08-17-23, 07:05 PM
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08-17-23, 07:06 PM
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08-17-23, 07:07 PM
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08-17-23, 07:15 PM
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08-17-23, 07:22 PM
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mind officially blown.
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08-17-23, 07:51 PM
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Holy moly. This was a few months ago, so maybe already posted but I don't recall seeing it here.
Tour de Bretagne massive crash. NSFW, has one of the 7 dirty words uttered at one point.
Tour de Bretagne massive crash. NSFW, has one of the 7 dirty words uttered at one point.
08-17-23, 08:05 PM
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08-18-23, 05:50 AM
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Oh, where's Trsnrtr located?
We changed our travel plans (we normally stop in Chicago to visit an uncle, but he passed recently, so we'd rather avoid the scrum of traffic through the city) and will be stopping in Peoria. The wife has been wanting to check out Galena, so we figure we'll swing through there in the morning, on the last leg home.
We changed our travel plans (we normally stop in Chicago to visit an uncle, but he passed recently, so we'd rather avoid the scrum of traffic through the city) and will be stopping in Peoria. The wife has been wanting to check out Galena, so we figure we'll swing through there in the morning, on the last leg home.
08-18-23, 06:41 AM
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08-18-23, 06:45 AM
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08-18-23, 06:49 AM
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Oh, where's Trsnrtr located?
We changed our travel plans (we normally stop in Chicago to visit an uncle, but he passed recently, so we'd rather avoid the scrum of traffic through the city) and will be stopping in Peoria. The wife has been wanting to check out Galena, so we figure we'll swing through there in the morning, on the last leg home.
We changed our travel plans (we normally stop in Chicago to visit an uncle, but he passed recently, so we'd rather avoid the scrum of traffic through the city) and will be stopping in Peoria. The wife has been wanting to check out Galena, so we figure we'll swing through there in the morning, on the last leg home.
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08-18-23, 07:06 AM
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08-18-23, 07:26 AM
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What color is that?
We need the important details.
We need the important details.