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*Thursday WTFU GMT*
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Finishing loading my gear into the camper. We leave for a three day horse show after work. I am the EMT and the wife is competing. we will have all the fur balls with us. AC is going to have to be cranked all weekend as the forecast is near 100s each day.
Mornin!
New bike thread = http://ridemonkey.bikemag.com/threads/my-new-bike-thread.276677/#post-4138229
Go there.
New bike thread = http://ridemonkey.bikemag.com/threads/my-new-bike-thread.276677/#post-4138229
Go there.
Was up coughing for about 2 hours last night. le tired. le suck. this cold can go fuck itself. rainy and shitty out, but it's ride night. not sure if I feel like going.
Went to get my extremely overdue inspection done on the car, only to find out I apparently threw away the NEW registration instead of the old when I received it last fall. $25 to get a duplicate, and now have to drive all the way back to the inspection station.
What a dumbass I am.
What a dumbass I am.
You can't swing your balls around without hitting one of those out here, everyone seems to rave about them.
@Full Trucker had a 5 for a year or two and recently up'd to the 6. Paging FT to the white courtesy phone.
i was considering an SB until i found a screaming deal on a spitfire.
Local shop has a used demo SB6. Looks a little beat up but moreso from handling and storage than from being ridden.
Run #2 with dog #3. She seems to be getting the hang of it. Smart dog that one. On that note there was a terrible fight between her and dog #2 over breakfast tuesday. Lots of blood and puncture wounds but nothing terminal it seems. Dogs seem to have established boundaries now with no further problems, they were cuddling last night.
Sourdough waffles, then yard work.
So, typical dentist bike then?
A proper Dentist's bike gets worn out from compulsive cleaning and polishing.
Run #2 with dog #3. She seems to be getting the hang of it. Smart dog that one. On that note there was a terrible fight between her and dog #2 over breakfast tuesday. Lots of blood and puncture wounds but nothing terminal it seems. Dogs seem to have established boundaries now with no further problems, they were cuddling last night.
Sourdough waffles, then yard work.
So, typical dentist bike then?
On a similar note I have always been nervous about my idiot dog and how he would respond to getting close up to a cat. He gets pretty intense when he sees one. During last night's walk he saw a steel cat ornament and took it for the real thing. He was on it in a fraction of a second. Damn think went skittering down the street. Was a hefty chunk of junk,. Had it been a real cat I am afraid it would have become similarly animated as the steel one. I am surprised he didn't break any teeth.
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No but you have earned it; order one today.
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I have essentially a 3 hour work day today. I came in at 10:00 on account of a dentist appointment (routine service), then had 10:00-12:00 meetings. Now I have three hours to work before heading to more meetings to close out the work day.
I swam this morning, I'll ride tonight.
I swam this morning, I'll ride tonight.
anyone know anything about riding mountain bikes in New Mexico. In October. In the Albuquerque area? My buddies are throwing that location around as a possible destination for the annual bike trip, and tbh, I know very little about it. Other than I've always wanted to visit New Mexico...
Inspection debacle settled.
On the bright side, GF scored Bill Burr tickets in Portland this Saturday. 10/10 would bang.
spammer verifying that the number was real?Just got a random call from some dude in Nevada, asking to basically help sell my car. It'll only cost 2-3 bills. Who actually does that with some rando?
Another day another DOT random drug and alcohol test
I had my old A4 on craigslist and got numerous calls from a company "guaranteeing" to sell my car for a fee of a couple hundred bucks. I asked them to not call me again, about 7-8 times.Just got a random call from some dude in Nevada, asking to basically help sell my car. It'll only cost 2-3 bills. Who actually does that with some rando?
3 hour effective work day? I can beat that with a 4 hour work day not including lunch or meetings and I was highly ineffective.
Other than that - new glasses, my excuses for incoherent posts are slowly being eliminated.
I'm thinking about a new burner phone...
Other than that - new glasses, my excuses for incoherent posts are slowly being eliminated.
I'm thinking about a new burner phone...
Did you like what you got to test?Another day another DOT random drug and alcohol test
X2. Spitfire is much awesome. So many funs.
Blue Ridge Parkway is real nice. Hiking in the Smokies is fun. Hiking with a raging thunderstorm above is adrenaline fun. Driving on TN Rt 32 was twisted fun. Now in Asheville. Beer fun?
Tonight's ride was fantastic, right up until I broke my helmet.
And this time it wasn't my fault. I got clotheslined in neck/face by a black climbing rope tied across the trail. I honestly had no clue what the fuck hit me, scariest thing to ever happen to me on a bike.
Said rope grabbed onto my helmet and ripped it right off my head. Thing is done and my neck is sore...
Found another rope about 30 feet down the trail, too.
I'm the most laid back and easy going dude, but this has me absolutely fuming. If I or anyone else had been going any faster, shit would have been BAD.
Fuck.
And this time it wasn't my fault. I got clotheslined in neck/face by a black climbing rope tied across the trail. I honestly had no clue what the fuck hit me, scariest thing to ever happen to me on a bike.
Said rope grabbed onto my helmet and ripped it right off my head. Thing is done and my neck is sore...
Found another rope about 30 feet down the trail, too.
I'm the most laid back and easy going dude, but this has me absolutely fuming. If I or anyone else had been going any faster, shit would have been BAD.
Fuck.
This shit's happening in Massachusetts too.Tonight's ride was fantastic, right up until I broke my helmet.
And this time it wasn't my fault. I got clotheslined in neck/face by a black climbing rope tied across the trail. I honestly had no clue what the fuck hit me, scariest thing to ever happen to me on a bike.
Said rope grabbed onto my helmet and ripped it right off my head. Thing is done and my neck is sore...
Found another rope about 30 feet down the trail, too.
I'm the most laid back and easy going dude, but this has me absolutely fuming. If I or anyone else had been going any faster, shit would have been BAD.
Fuck.
Doooood !!!Tonight's ride was fantastic, right up until I broke my helmet.
And this time it wasn't my fault. I got clotheslined in neck/face by a black climbing rope tied across the trail. I honestly had no clue what the fuck hit me, scariest thing to ever happen to me on a bike.
Said rope grabbed onto my helmet and ripped it right off my head. Thing is done and my neck is sore...
Found another rope about 30 feet down the trail, too.
I'm the most laid back and easy going dude, but this has me absolutely fuming. If I or anyone else had been going any faster, shit would have been BAD.
Fuck.
People that booby-trap trails like that are low life cowards who wouldn't confront anyone in person. I hope you get to catch one in the act and run his ass over.
Glad you were not seriously injured.
Report that shit to the police. Or mounties. Whatever the eff you have.Tonight's ride was fantastic, right up until I broke my helmet.
And this time it wasn't my fault. I got clotheslined in neck/face by a black climbing rope tied across the trail. I honestly had no clue what the fuck hit me, scariest thing to ever happen to me on a bike.
Said rope grabbed onto my helmet and ripped it right off my head. Thing is done and my neck is sore...
Found another rope about 30 feet down the trail, too.
I'm the most laid back and easy going dude, but this has me absolutely fuming. If I or anyone else had been going any faster, shit would have been BAD.
Fuck.
That's seriously messed up. I've heard of it happening around Toronto before, but have never witnessed it in person. I have never yelled fuck so many times, as loud as I could. It was like hitting an invisible wall, I thought a tree fell down or something right as I was passing.
@jonKranked @Nick already called the Canaderp policia. They won't do shit, because it is on conservation area land. I have to call the conservation authority officers in the morning. I already left them a message.
Its been probably 1.5 hours since it happened and man, did the helmet strap ever yank on my throat. It feels like I have a ping pong bong lodged in my neck.
But seriously, how can I ever ride those trails again and not worry about that happening? I think I posted about finding a big rope across another trail a month or two ago on here and kinda joked about it, as it was on a wide open double track trail. Shit aint no joke now, I guess.
