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08-11-22, 05:18 AM
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Fat n slow
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Woke up at 5 am for no reason. I use weather underground for my weather data. I like how it breaks the day down by each hour and from my experience when it comes to rain predictions it is usually spot on.
Today it is wrong. I woke up, checked the rain forecast and it showed nothing til 1 pm. drank my coffee and suited up, checked it again. Still nothing til 1 pm. Radar showed some small shower bands but nothing that would be more than a drizzle for a second or too.
Get the bike out, open the garage door and it’s pouring. Check the radar and now a cell has popped up out of no where. It’s camping right over my house.
Wx underground still says no rain til 1 pm. SMH.
Today it is wrong. I woke up, checked the rain forecast and it showed nothing til 1 pm. drank my coffee and suited up, checked it again. Still nothing til 1 pm. Radar showed some small shower bands but nothing that would be more than a drizzle for a second or too.
Get the bike out, open the garage door and it’s pouring. Check the radar and now a cell has popped up out of no where. It’s camping right over my house.
Wx underground still says no rain til 1 pm. SMH.
08-11-22, 05:29 AM
#3177
Super Modest
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08-11-22, 05:34 AM
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Peggy's Emonda SL7 update: Delayed till January... Why you ask? Handlebar recall as revealed here.
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08-11-22, 05:47 AM
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08-11-22, 05:55 AM
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08-11-22, 06:23 AM
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08-11-22, 06:26 AM
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08-11-22, 06:32 AM
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But can you receive a new bike that's incomplete?
On a similar thread, I ordered that $200 hand plane under the assumption that one of our visitors would check a bag. None did. My wife was going to go north in Oct., but now that's pushed back to Thanksgiving. I'm arranging shipping for it.
On a similar thread, I ordered that $200 hand plane under the assumption that one of our visitors would check a bag. None did. My wife was going to go north in Oct., but now that's pushed back to Thanksgiving. I'm arranging shipping for it.
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08-11-22, 06:48 AM
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08-11-22, 06:54 AM
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And trying to make a semi-obvious dirty-ish joke.
08-11-22, 06:55 AM
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08-11-22, 07:34 AM
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08-11-22, 07:42 AM
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Anyone ever buy I bonds?? Apparently they give a ridiculously high 9.6% APR, but you have to sign up and buy them online. I am wondering how much of a nuisance it is to go through that.
I seem to recall Velo Vol mentioned this awhile ago, but he is on hiatus.
I seem to recall Velo Vol mentioned this awhile ago, but he is on hiatus.
08-11-22, 08:03 AM
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Anyone ever buy I bonds?? Apparently they give a ridiculously high 9.6% APR, but you have to sign up and buy them online. I am wondering how much of a nuisance it is to go through that.
I seem to recall Velo Vol mentioned this awhile ago, but he is on hiatus.
I seem to recall Velo Vol mentioned this awhile ago, but he is on hiatus.
It's a bit of a hassle to get the account opened, but the return is there if you have the cash laying around. You can buy up to $10,000 per person per year, and you can buy $10,000 through an entity (LLC, corp, trust, etc.) per year.
There is a one year holding period, and after that if you cash in before maturity you forfeit 3 months' interest. Since the interest rate is tied to inflation, my theory is that if the rate drops to money market rates or below, you ride it out for 3 months and then you cash out. If you cash out after the interest rate falls to 1%, for example, you would lose $25 in interest that would be forfeited.
Most everyone I know with cash has jumped on it. Even my financial planner thinks it's a good play.
08-11-22, 08:05 AM
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08-11-22, 08:11 AM
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Still have a little more work to do up front. I don't like how the shop routed the hoses, so I'm going to reroute and shorten the hoses to tidy up the mess at the stem.
I still have to put the chain on and program the entire thing.
Unfortunately, I'm probably about 3 weeks away from riding it as we will be traveling and have other commitments for the next two weeks.
I still have to put the chain on and program the entire thing.
Unfortunately, I'm probably about 3 weeks away from riding it as we will be traveling and have other commitments for the next two weeks.
08-11-22, 08:26 AM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Woke up at 5 am for no reason. I use weather underground for my weather data. I like how it breaks the day down by each hour and from my experience when it comes to rain predictions it is usually spot on.
Today it is wrong. I woke up, checked the rain forecast and it showed nothing til 1 pm. drank my coffee and suited up, checked it again. Still nothing til 1 pm. Radar showed some small shower bands but nothing that would be more than a drizzle for a second or too.
Get the bike out, open the garage door and it’s pouring. Check the radar and now a cell has popped up out of no where. It’s camping right over my house.
Wx underground still says no rain til 1 pm. SMH.
Today it is wrong. I woke up, checked the rain forecast and it showed nothing til 1 pm. drank my coffee and suited up, checked it again. Still nothing til 1 pm. Radar showed some small shower bands but nothing that would be more than a drizzle for a second or too.
Get the bike out, open the garage door and it’s pouring. Check the radar and now a cell has popped up out of no where. It’s camping right over my house.
Wx underground still says no rain til 1 pm. SMH.
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08-11-22, 08:28 AM
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Saw my dentist this week. He doesn't take my insurance since I retired but I haven't needed anything major until now. Now I need to find an oral surgeon for an extraction and an endontist for a root canal and I need a crown and 2 more fillings. Frack.
08-11-22, 08:30 AM
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08-11-22, 08:30 AM
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08-11-22, 08:30 AM
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08-11-22, 08:31 AM
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I actually just got back from the dentist, a few minutes ago, for a cleaning, too. I've been to the dentist more this year than in the previous 15 or so combined.
08-11-22, 08:31 AM
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08-11-22, 08:38 AM
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My dentist doesn't do root canals anymore, he's done several for me in years past. I think the root plus crown is like $1500?
Anyway I'm having lots of anxiety over the whole thing.
08-11-22, 08:39 AM
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I bought the max earlier this year.
It's a bit of a hassle to get the account opened, but the return is there if you have the cash laying around. You can buy up to $10,000 per person per year, and you can buy $10,000 through an entity (LLC, corp, trust, etc.) per year.
There is a one year holding period, and after that if you cash in before maturity you forfeit 3 months' interest. Since the interest rate is tied to inflation, my theory is that if the rate drops to money market rates or below, you ride it out for 3 months and then you cash out. If you cash out after the interest rate falls to 1%, for example, you would lose $25 in interest that would be forfeited.
Most everyone I know with cash has jumped on it. Even my financial planner thinks it's a good play.
It's a bit of a hassle to get the account opened, but the return is there if you have the cash laying around. You can buy up to $10,000 per person per year, and you can buy $10,000 through an entity (LLC, corp, trust, etc.) per year.
There is a one year holding period, and after that if you cash in before maturity you forfeit 3 months' interest. Since the interest rate is tied to inflation, my theory is that if the rate drops to money market rates or below, you ride it out for 3 months and then you cash out. If you cash out after the interest rate falls to 1%, for example, you would lose $25 in interest that would be forfeited.
Most everyone I know with cash has jumped on it. Even my financial planner thinks it's a good play.