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06-09-21, 10:51 AM
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LesterOfPuppets used to live there. He posted pictures from his rides, and it's no exaggeration to say some of them looked like a Martian landscape, with a few quasi-bushes.
06-09-21, 10:56 AM
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Add to that the fact that it's like 0F half the winter, snow eight months a year, winds strong enough to blow trucks over. Yada, yada, yada.
06-09-21, 11:23 AM
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06-09-21, 11:26 AM
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Accidentally left the house with an empty bidon.
Had to hit the Sonic for a Dragonfruit Red Bull slushee.
Had to hit the Sonic for a Dragonfruit Red Bull slushee.
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06-09-21, 12:04 PM
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06-09-21, 12:28 PM
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You said that like it's a bad thing.
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06-09-21, 12:30 PM
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Never thought I would ever say this:
Really nice climb today. Main section is 6.5 miles and averages just 3.5% with a few 7-8% sections that takes you up just over 1k feet. Overall it was 40 miles with just shy of 3k elevation gain.
It helps that its so pretty here.
Really nice climb today. Main section is 6.5 miles and averages just 3.5% with a few 7-8% sections that takes you up just over 1k feet. Overall it was 40 miles with just shy of 3k elevation gain.
It helps that its so pretty here.
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06-09-21, 12:34 PM
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LesterOfPuppets used to live there. He posted pictures from his rides, and it's no exaggeration to say some of them looked like a Martian landscape, with a few quasi-bushes.
06-09-21, 12:44 PM
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06-09-21, 12:46 PM
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06-09-21, 12:50 PM
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My Dad was offered a transfer to Rock Springs in the early 70's. He was in finance, and that's when it started to "boom", based on energy. It was the only time he asked our opinion, and he was voted down by the highest margin possible.
06-09-21, 12:51 PM
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How good could a peach be in early June? They really need a couple months of heat.
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06-09-21, 12:54 PM
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New bits for the new Lotus are starting to arrive. Tires, cables, one pair of brake pads (I found two sellers with one pair each). I figure tonight I'll rebuild and true the wheels. If I'm feeling ambitious, maybe take the whole thing down. We'll see. I should have everything I need soon. Except the NDS crank arm, which I at least have a line on.
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06-09-21, 12:58 PM
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06-09-21, 01:06 PM
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In South Central PA, peach season is in August. The hottest, sweatiest part of the summer. I remember, because one summer I had a job on the crew cleaning the plant between the 4PM-2AM and the 6AM-4PM shifts - peaches are ripe when they're ripe, and they're all ripe then, so you have only that two weeks to process all of them. The plant was not air conditioned, and even at 2 AM after running all day it was STILL HOT.
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06-09-21, 01:12 PM
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In South Central PA, peach season is in August. The hottest, sweatiest part of the summer. I remember, because one summer I had a job on the crew cleaning the plant between the 4PM-2AM and the 6AM-4PM shifts - peaches are ripe when they're ripe, and they're all ripe then, so you have only that two weeks to process all of them. The plant was not air conditioned, and even at 2 AM after running all day it was STILL HOT.
06-09-21, 01:20 PM
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My neighbors just returned from Georgia and brought me a bag of authentic Georgia peaches. Had one today for lunch. Perfectly ripe, juicy, and good.
06-09-21, 01:25 PM
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06-09-21, 01:36 PM
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It's Dave Parker's 70th birthday!!! 
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06-09-21, 01:41 PM
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06-09-21, 01:47 PM
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Some areas outside the city had massive flooding yesterday and this morning due to storms. Looks like we might get more in a couple of hours.
And I saw a dead rat right in the middle of a walkway that leads to a popular fountain area where I often eat lunch. Big tourist draw.
And I saw a dead rat right in the middle of a walkway that leads to a popular fountain area where I often eat lunch. Big tourist draw.
06-09-21, 02:08 PM
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Fruit update: I'm having cherries from Stockton, CA
06-09-21, 02:08 PM
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06-09-21, 02:09 PM
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Also having my second coffee of the day.
