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02-06-24, 01:49 PM
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02-06-24, 01:51 PM
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02-06-24, 01:53 PM
#6503
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02-06-24, 01:54 PM
#6504
So it is
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02-06-24, 01:59 PM
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Fresh, up-close skunk spray has an odor like nothing else. Old dog got blasted for the third time recently. Young dog was just barking at it from a safe distance. Once I realized what their ruckus was about, it was too late. That reminds me, I need to re-stock my skunk-bath supplies (baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and Dawn dish soap)
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02-06-24, 02:00 PM
#6506
Should Be More Popular
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02-06-24, 02:04 PM
#6507
Not actually Tmonk
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FWIW, my Procaliber is a M/L. A friend of mine had a M Supercaliber (same TT length as M/L Procal), and it fit me fine, too. You're a bit taller than me (5'-9", 32" pants inseam). More so than any other type of bike, I find a smaller frame to be a plus on a MTB. Space to let the bike move around under you is a good thing.
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02-06-24, 02:05 PM
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Eric F also a lot of my buddies have been moving towards larger frames and shorter stems on MTB - keeps you less over the bars on techy stuff. I might get a size large and use a ~60 mm stem to achieve the same reach I have now on my size medium hard-tail w 100 mm stem. I'm too far forward on DH.
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02-06-24, 02:09 PM
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Eric F also a lot of my buddies have been moving towards larger frames and shorter stems on MTB - keeps you less over the bars on techy stuff. I might get a size large and use a ~60 mm stem to achieve the same reach I have now on my size medium hard-tail w 100 mm stem. I'm too far forward on DH.
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02-06-24, 02:12 PM
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02-06-24, 02:29 PM
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Eventually my (our) luck will run out one day (it's been a while) and I'll try this recipe.
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02-06-24, 02:32 PM
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02-06-24, 02:32 PM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Fresh, up-close skunk spray has an odor like nothing else. Old dog got blasted for the third time recently. Young dog was just barking at it from a safe distance. Once I realized what their ruckus was about, it was too late. That reminds me, I need to re-stock my skunk-bath supplies (baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and Dawn dish soap)
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02-06-24, 02:38 PM
#6515
So it is
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Fresh, up-close skunk spray has an odor like nothing else. Old dog got blasted for the third time recently. Young dog was just barking at it from a safe distance. Once I realized what their ruckus was about, it was too late. That reminds me, I need to re-stock my skunk-bath supplies (baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and Dawn dish soap)
02-06-24, 02:52 PM
#6516
Fat n slow
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Fresh, up-close skunk spray has an odor like nothing else. Old dog got blasted for the third time recently. Young dog was just barking at it from a safe distance. Once I realized what their ruckus was about, it was too late. That reminds me, I need to re-stock my skunk-bath supplies (baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and Dawn dish soap)
Our dog Piper got it once, took off out the back door and got sprayed in the face and eyes around 2AM. We’d been out and just got home- at our place in Marblehead despite there not being a fence we always just let her roam, that was the last time.
We’d been out to dinner and drinks so I had to walk to the market to get peroxide and baking soda. Was a good time.
02-06-24, 02:52 PM
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Smoking tobacco is prohibited in many, if not most, public places in California, including beaches, parks, and even sidewalks in some areas. This is as it should be, no one should be allowed to force others to inhale their drugs.
Yes, I smoked those stupid cigarettes for 20 years but now I react to the smoke by getting terrible headaches. My eyes swell shut, my sinuses close, and fluid accumulates in my lungs. I first experienced the symptoms in about 1997 after I hadn't smoked for over 10 years. I worked with a bunch of chainsmokers and I thought I had a brain tumor. Realized it was the smoke when I started having tobacco withdrawals on the weekend.
Yes, I smoked those stupid cigarettes for 20 years but now I react to the smoke by getting terrible headaches. My eyes swell shut, my sinuses close, and fluid accumulates in my lungs. I first experienced the symptoms in about 1997 after I hadn't smoked for over 10 years. I worked with a bunch of chainsmokers and I thought I had a brain tumor. Realized it was the smoke when I started having tobacco withdrawals on the weekend.
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02-06-24, 03:01 PM
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02-06-24, 03:04 PM
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02-06-24, 03:07 PM
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02-06-24, 03:50 PM
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Went for a 2 hour ride and didn't see any damage from the rain. Some new ruts in places but no mudslides or downed trees. Luckier than some other areas.
There is a big channel here that feeds into the L.A. river system and yesterday a guy went into the water after his dog. The dog got out by himself and the fire rescue helicopter fished the man out miles from here. They were both ok.
They said we had as much rain in 3 days as we normally get in 6 months. More than we get some years.
There is a big channel here that feeds into the L.A. river system and yesterday a guy went into the water after his dog. The dog got out by himself and the fire rescue helicopter fished the man out miles from here. They were both ok.
They said we had as much rain in 3 days as we normally get in 6 months. More than we get some years.
02-06-24, 03:54 PM
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02-06-24, 04:02 PM
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