Curses, Insomnia Strikes Again! GMT
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New neighborhood sucked last night. Not a single street party, not a single trick-or-treater. The fuck is wrong with these people?
Child had a blast last night. Our little lion was running around the neighborhood muttering "more candy!" Twas adorable.
Real estate agents here are like cats, always assholes and don’t give AF.
in other news, picked up a new trailer hitch for the boat as well as some fishing and crabbing gear.
still don’t have a name but found a wrap I like
in other news, picked up a new trailer hitch for the boat as well as some fishing and crabbing gear.
still don’t have a name but found a wrap I like
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Ride night. Sounds like we have some delicate flowers in our group. 
Doing the melt dance. It should be 3c by this afternoon, thats enough to melt this right? We bike across the street from here. I mean either way, its not enough to stop us from going.
Doing the melt dance. It should be 3c by this afternoon, thats enough to melt this right? We bike across the street from here. I mean either way, its not enough to stop us from going.
Sorry for the insomnia, folks.
We got 20 candy beggars last night, which is a lot for us. One little girl said "Mommy said I can only take one piece" and she took only one, then her younger brother reached into my bowl and took a handful. lmao. Then another little girl said "Sorry I don't like these" when there was an Almond Joy in the pile I gave her so she gave it back to me and started walking away, and I was like bruh take something else from this bowl of assorted stuff and I gave her three peanut butter cups.
We got 20 candy beggars last night, which is a lot for us. One little girl said "Mommy said I can only take one piece" and she took only one, then her younger brother reached into my bowl and took a handful. lmao. Then another little girl said "Sorry I don't like these" when there was an Almond Joy in the pile I gave her so she gave it back to me and started walking away, and I was like bruh take something else from this bowl of assorted stuff and I gave her three peanut butter cups.
Morning Monkeys.
Ugh, not motivated. My knee is a bit sore, but PT was an ass kicker, so I guess it's expected. Gonna do an hour of work this morning, then have a "working session" before lunch, then fuck off. Why is it not Friday yet?
Ugh, not motivated. My knee is a bit sore, but PT was an ass kicker, so I guess it's expected. Gonna do an hour of work this morning, then have a "working session" before lunch, then fuck off. Why is it not Friday yet?
Last night we had 5 "how many can I take" and 1 "no bbq?" on our bags of chips. Overall they are still a huge hit. The wife always stops the little ones when they grab the Flaming Hot Cheetos, then mom always steps in and says "they love spicy stuff"
One little girl had a meltdown because she thought everything was spicy until the wife gave her a bag of Cheeto Puffs and she lit up. It was hilarious.
Generator running, camper is warm, drinking espresso. Repair shop opens in an hour. Get to find out how much this shit is going to cost me
On the bright side, it will pale in comparison to the cost of maintaining the horsey...
ugh, so I spent yesterday evening hiding in my basement tracking down the clunk in my commuter bike. The square taper crank interface is pooched. I had extra cranks and bb lying around so went to replace them. but the steel frame is so rusted out from winter use, that it is all flaking apart. I managed to jam the old bb back in there to ride out the rest of the season, but sadly, I think I'm looking at another frame. It's not worth keeping this bike, it was an amazon special, so in reality I'm looking at a new bike.
I think this fits the bill :
aluminum frame, ability to run fenders, ss for simplicity (and to discourage would-be thieves), and disc brakes. I've had it with trying to maintain v-brakes on a winter-commuter.
Anybody have experience buying from Bikes Direct? Or know of a better option?
I think this fits the bill :
aluminum frame, ability to run fenders, ss for simplicity (and to discourage would-be thieves), and disc brakes. I've had it with trying to maintain v-brakes on a winter-commuter.
Anybody have experience buying from Bikes Direct? Or know of a better option?
I bought a road bike from them in ~2008, basically just for the parts/groupset and stuck it all on a better frame. But they were good at the time
For commuter I loved having a $200 SS drop bar bike in NYC. Nothing to maintain and not the end of the world if it got stolen. I didn't get that from BD, but my only caution with that bike you've posted is those cable disks might be cack for actually stopping quickly
edit: 32/18 would be pretty low gearing for road use. Might need to stick a bigger front ring on there. Can't tell if the rear wheel is freewheel or freehub.
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I bet the ladies in the coast guard office will love that
if it’s fresh it doesn’t stink
is the Mrs with you, or just you and the horse?
I think this fits the bill :
aluminum frame, ability to run fenders, ss for simplicity
I'm not too concerned about stopping quickly. In fact, in winter on ice and snow, it can be better to have something that doesn't lock up...my only caution with that bike you've posted is those cable disks might be cack for actually stopping quickly
that said, anything would be better than a seized v-brake that doesn't move. and if it does move, it is so full of ice and slush that it generates no friction. until i let off the brakes, but because it's seized it doesn't retract so it just rubs against the rim. 
Halloween was fun yesterday. I made the garage into a bar with wine for the adults plus there were pizza for everybody and soda for the kids. Little lower turn out because of shitty rain before it started but I managed to get a good buzz and a hangover today.
I bought my CX from there based on the group set and it's solid for the price. My expectations were realistic.
3 fattys and a commuter for my kiddo.
10/10 would buy again...
Too, their scratch and dent has even better prices, i got two of my fattys there..
bikeisland.com
Only very cosmetic blemish.
Owner was responsive to emails as well...
Repair estimate $2100. Hose that blew is buried deep. They will have to take off a lot of components to reach it. While in there I'm having them replace all coolant hoses and inspect the serpentine belt
It's the fucking engine design. They pretty much have to disassemble the top of the engine to access the fucking hose. Fucking Ford.
Anybody still keeping up with that guy?
I'm facebook buddies with him. he's still alive. doing his MJ, NFT, graphic design stuff. still up in the medium foothills of Jamestown or wherever he is
I see him occasionally on the Libro de Caras - it seems that recently he has taken a bath on NFT's and lost some more (crypto?) due to working with an "unlicensed broker" that went Tango Uniform.
