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Old 01-29-24, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I did not. He did inform me that, if I wanted a copy of the crime report, I would have to contact the county and pay a fee.
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Originally Posted by big john
btdt

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Originally Posted by ls01
Nice circular logic. If I keep the one I have, I don't need to replace it.
Nah, always a need to upgrade.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
I can’t afford to replace my wife.
It's cheaper to keep her.
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
btdt?
been there done that
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4.5 hour long flight all night, followed by a 4 hour commute home.

Time to ride.
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Originally Posted by datlas
been there done that

thanks, I suck with all of these acronyms. RMOT took me forever to figure out. Now that I know it, I still get tripped up when I see it.
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Old 01-29-24, 11:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ls01
Hell I couldn't afford the one I had when I had her, and getting rid of her was no picnic either.
Upgrades always cost a lot more.

Sometimes the upgrade is not as good as the original.
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Old 01-29-24, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
thanks, I suck with all of these acronyms. RMOT took me forever to figure out. Now that I know it, I still get tripped up when I see it.
ttku
try to keep up
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Old 01-29-24, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ls01
you have to do the Hollywierd sign climb.
You can ride to the sign but it's tricky. You have to go through gates and places where cars can't go. The last part is steep and the pavement is really bad which makes descending slow. There can also be a lot of hikers. It's best if you go with someone who knows the way. When I did it we came in from the north and went back out to the north.
I recommend Franklin Canyon or Sunset Plaza which both take you up to Mulholland Drive.
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Old 01-29-24, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by bampilot06
Leave your car unlocked?

Thats asking for it.


My above story my parents filed a claim and they received a check, which is how I replaced most things except the hat.

Doors were unlocked.

I never said I wasn’t a hypocrite.
Ive alway wondered about this emogy. Now I think I understand
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Old 01-29-24, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
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Not that day.

He was in such a hurry to leave that he backed the cruiser into the telephone pole at the end of my driveway. The motor pool got a wrinkly vehicle with a missing tail light back that day.
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Old 01-29-24, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Not that day.

He was in such a hurry to leave that he backed the cruiser into the telephone pole at the end of my driveway. The motor pool got a wrinkly vehicle with a missing tail light back that day.
There's a reason average IQ is the hiring goal.
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. More like a Pirate.
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Old 01-29-24, 11:32 AM
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Grandmombug died. Not sure exactly when, because I learned about it through the enclave vacation community the family is connected to sending a notice instead of directly. Because apparently my uncle informed them before us. Most of what I feel is anger over that, even though that probably makes em a bad person.

Still haven't learned directly, mind.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Not that day.

He was in such a hurry to leave that he backed the cruiser into the telephone pole at the end of my driveway. The motor pool got a wrinkly vehicle with a missing tail light back that day.
If you dont have doughnuts there, they get antsy and have to go looking for them...
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Grandmombug died. Not sure exactly when, because I learned about it through the enclave vacation community the family is connected to sending a notice instead of directly. Because apparently my uncle informed them before us. Most of what I feel is anger over that, even though that probably makes em a bad person.

Still haven't learned directly, mind.
My condolences. And prayers
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Grandmombug died. Not sure exactly when, because I learned about it through the enclave vacation community the family is connected to sending a notice instead of directly. Because apparently my uncle informed them before us. Most of what I feel is anger over that, even though that probably makes em a bad person.

Still haven't learned directly, mind.
My condolences. I hope she had a good life.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Grandmombug died. Not sure exactly when, because I learned about it through the enclave vacation community the family is connected to sending a notice instead of directly. Because apparently my uncle informed them before us. Most of what I feel is anger over that, even though that probably makes em a bad person.

Still haven't learned directly, mind.
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Old 01-29-24, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Trsnrtr
I’ve had bikes that I wished someone would steal so I could get a new one.
...the majority opinion on bicycle now, is that the only stuff getting stolen around here is either new, disc brake CF, or the big fave for thieves now, the battery electric bicycle. The up side of that is I can ride some of the bikes I used to be afraid to lock up over at Trader Joe's, or near a restaurant if I stopped for lunch, around town without much concern. If it's old, steel and has a level top tube, it has suddenly become a piece of junk that has no resale value.

If I needed the money, I guess I'd be discouraged. But I don't, so this has become a wonderful benefit of the e-bike revolution.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Grandmombug died. Not sure exactly when, because I learned about it through the enclave vacation community the family is connected to sending a notice instead of directly. Because apparently my uncle informed them before us. Most of what I feel is anger over that, even though that probably makes em a bad person.

Still haven't learned directly, mind.
Sorry, BH. I hope you're okay.

Strange story, though.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Grandmombug died. Not sure exactly when, because I learned about it through the enclave vacation community the family is connected to sending a notice instead of directly. Because apparently my uncle informed them before us. Most of what I feel is anger over that, even though that probably makes em a bad person.

Still haven't learned directly, mind.

My condolences. That whole deal is a sad thing.
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Hell I couldn't afford the one I had when I had her, and getting rid of her was no picnic either.
I've occasionally wondered what would have happened if, during the long and boring interlude between when the Not-Yet-Mrs. GeneJockey broke up with me and when she proposed to me 11 years later, I had married one of the other women I'd dated. Mrs. GJ and I had immediate chemistry when we met, which I never had with anyone else, even the girl I dated most seriously. Would I have ended up getting divorced from whoever?

Mrs. GJ and I joke that if we didn't end up together, we'd be making two other people miserable. Recently, I said this, and she laughed and said, "But we are!", meaning The Boys.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
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"Think of how dumb your average person is, and then realize that half of them are dumber than that." - George Carlin
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Grandmombug died. Not sure exactly when, because I learned about it through the enclave vacation community the family is connected to sending a notice instead of directly. Because apparently my uncle informed them before us. Most of what I feel is anger over that, even though that probably makes em a bad person.

Still haven't learned directly, mind.
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