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  1. MMike

    Smokers being awards damages for smoking

    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/judge-awards-15-billion-to-quebec-smokers-in-landmark-case/article24730833/ This seems a little nuts to me....
  2. MMike

    Got the large child a new ride

    Yep....a women's specific Trek Cali..... a 29er no less. She is rather pleased. Not surprisinlgy, the Suntour fork is an unholy piece of crap. The brakes don't seem to have the stopping power I'm used to. They aren't spongy. but it's like the pads aren't broken in....but they should be, as...
  3. MMike

    Female logic

    So.... A friend, of my friend's wife....has another friend who is single. Apparently, my contact info has been given to said friend. and hers is forthcoming. I have been informed by my friend's wife, that if I don't contact her first, then I am being rude. Apparently the fact that I have NO...
  4. MMike

    Jan Hooks - WTF eric?

    Isn't eric our celebrity death reporter?
  5. MMike

    Meanwhile in montreal...

    http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/06/20/jury-finds-woman-guilty-for-causing-deaths-of-two-bikers-when-she-stopped-to-save-ducks-on-highway/
  6. MMike

    Happy birthday to me.

    That is all.
  7. MMike

    Material suggestions

    So we are working on a Cargo Hook for a particular helicopter. As part of the testing, we need to prove it releases in flight....with weight on it. (around 1000 lbs) So we are trying to come up with the "best" 1000 lbs to drop. The trick is we have to do it multiple times. So sadly, it can't...
  8. MMike

    No thread about "the storm"?

    Mind you....anyone affected doesn't have power or internet I guess...
  9. MMike

    Holy crap. Michael Schumacher is in a coma

    Apparently he whacked his head while skiing
  10. MMike

    Evil/E13 trivia

    So there are those here who will remember. But I'm sure there are many who don't When dw (then f1moto) and John P et al started Evil Bikes way back in the day, the chain guides also sported the Evil name. But they were later re-branded as E13. For 3 points, and a chance to play the...
  11. MMike

    So who parked beside me at Rigaud today?

    I returned to my car to find a black Toyota Matrix parked beside me. Ridemonkey sticker on the Thule rack.
  12. MMike

    Critical mass is a clusterfark here too

    http://globalnews.ca/news/746737/cyclists-and-police-face-off-during-critical-mass-gathering/ I never understood the point of Critical Mass. And our cops like to beat people up.
  13. MMike

    sort of bike related

    http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/aviation/diy-flying/finally-a-human-powered-helicopter-wins-the-250000-sikorsky-prize-15682369 sikorsky prize has been won.
  14. MMike

    Montreal....canada's chicago

    http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/UPAC+arrests+Montreal+Mayor+Applebaum/8535146/story.html They just arrested our interim mayor.....interim because the previous mayor stepped down in disgrace a few months ago. Corruption abounds.
  15. MMike

    What we argue about in Quebec

    On the one hand it's idiotic. On the other hand, it makes me happy that this is all we have to argue about (sort of) http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Turban+Quebec+Soccer+Federation+attempting+reach/8514613/story.html If anything wouldn't a turban be safer? It's almost like a helmet.
  16. MMike

    send to your HR manager

    http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/22/177452578/young-adults-with-autism-can-thrive-in-high-tech-jobs
  17. MMike

    Vegas.....

    I'm heading to Vegas in the morning.........for work. 8 days of Heli-Expo helicopterness. Staying at the Wynn!! That is all.
  18. MMike

    Screw you Ben affleck!

  19. MMike

    Pq dui wtf

    http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/gets+charged+with+drunk+driving+17th+time/7883067/story.html Um...what now??
  20. MMike

    I cannot unsee

    I wish it weren't so.... but.... but.... JBP is the very model of a modern major general