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CBJ

year old fart
Mar 19, 2002
13,173
5,055
Copenhagen, Denmark
Get up people I need food and a LOT of coffee. I may have to hit up a Denny's as not much is open. Went straight for hot wings directly from the airport



I ordered 3 out of 4 hot but they were not hot at all but pretty tasty. Still have not gotten collar greens like I had in Austin.
 

stosh

Darth Bailer
Jul 20, 2001
22,248
408
NY
First day back at work after a long weekend. Accepted an offer on our house in a little over 24hrs from the time it was listed...... now what........?
 

Toshi

butthole powerwashing evangelist
Oct 23, 2001
39,770
8,764
Stayed up too late playing chess and then dreaming about training neural networks.
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
22,002
7,886
Colorado
Bike is going to the shop today for the fork to be serviced. One conference call today then a bunch of electronic training, so not really doing much. Bike rack went back onto the Subaru last night; dirt season is coming.
 

canadmos

Cake Tease
May 29, 2011
21,998
21,530
Canaderp
Searching for Tuesderp in Google images brings up some interesting images. Does is return relevant results, based on my browsing history (creepy)?
 

Dirtrider

noah
May 2, 2006
1,633
2,734
Asheville, NC
Said fuck it yesterday and stayed home making for a 4 day weekend. Serviced the seals and changed the oil in my Pike which only took me about 1 hour. Felt good about that and no trips to the bike shop to get parts I messed up doing said rebuild. Went for a hike with the wife in the afternoon thinking the trails were going to be too wet but they weren't. We could have ridden. O'well it was an enjoyable walk. Is it Friday yet?
 

slyfink

Turbo Monkey
Sep 16, 2008
9,796
5,627
Ottawa, Canada
back at work. But my oldest is home sick, with a bad cough. He's super lethargic, and a giant pain in the ass. Wife is wfh to be with him.

Looks like dirt riding season is set to begin this week. Got my fork and shock back from Vorsprung a couple of weeks ago, and they're back on the bike now, just in time. All I need to do now is bleed the brakes. I hope my elbow holds up.
 

Heidi

Der hund ist laut und braun
Aug 22, 2001
10,184
797
Bend, Oregon
Reading Don Winslow's new book, all these are kinda the same. Pancakes, then leaving Sedona for the Grand Canyon. We've exceeded our 14 night limit out here but haven't been rousted yet. Woot woot.
 

iRider

Turbo Monkey
Apr 5, 2008
5,707
3,174
Employ me and and I'll move tomorrow.
You really want to move to a socialist country that is similar to Venezuela and is significantly lacking in FREEDOM??? :eek:
Not to mention that there is also a lack of mountains. :cray:
 

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
41,833
19,162
Riding the baggage carousel.
You really want to move to a socialist country that is similar to Venezuela and is significantly lacking in FREEDOM??? :eek:
Not to mention that there is also a lack of mountains. :cray:
I'm willing.
:stupid:

Will trade for functioning government and working social safety net, yes.

I get in a bad way for mountains I could even ride the train.
 

iRider

Turbo Monkey
Apr 5, 2008
5,707
3,174
the trains there are quite nice.
That is what you think. Pretty pricey, delays and now that they work on one track on the main line it is even worse. But I guess it is complaining on a high level, anything is better than the trains in the US.
 

jonKranked

Detective Dookie
Nov 10, 2005
88,836
27,045
media blackout
The ones we rode were certainly of higher quality then any domestic airline here in the States.
when my wife (then girlfriend) were staying at my sister's place in Belgium we took the trains almost exclusively (except for the trolleys in amsterdam, and the one day my sister drove us somewhere the trains weren't convenient)
 

jonKranked

Detective Dookie
Nov 10, 2005
88,836
27,045
media blackout
That is what you think. Pretty pricey, delays and now that they work on one track on the main line it is even worse. But I guess it is complaining on a high level, anything is better than the trains in the US.
my most recent rail comparison is NJ transit, so that's a pretty low bar to beat. and granted, this was back in...... 2010 or 2011? also see my last post. we were based out of belgium
 

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
in 24 hours I will be on a plane to here with my ol lady.
Cant wait for hammock naps, tacos, and not doing jack shit.
 

Nick

My name is Nick
Sep 21, 2001
24,920
16,509
where the trails are
That is what you think. Pretty pricey, delays and now that they work on one track on the main line it is even worse. But I guess it is complaining on a high level, anything is better than the trains in the US.
The trains, and public transportation in general, was great back in Chicago. That city knew what was up.
 

TN

Hey baby, want a hot dog?
Jul 9, 2002
14,301
1,353
Jimtown, CO
Related: peach tree is just about to bloom. Weather appears it will cooperate for the next week or two... so we should get through the bloom without any sort of frost/freeze. Hopefully that means lotsa peaches this year!

For the record: artists are fucking weird. :D
good luck & godspeed
 

iRider

Turbo Monkey
Apr 5, 2008
5,707
3,174
:stupid:

Will trade for functioning government and working social safety net, yes.
Lately the government is cutting down on the educational budget for both schools and universities. Smart as Denmark has so many resources like oil, coal, rare metals, gold and diamonds that can be relied on for the future NOT! There are some really big pharma and biotech companies and they already need to employ foreign work force to fill their needs. But instead of educating students for these companies we save some money on education to buy new fighter planes from the US, because FREEDOM.
 

jonKranked

Detective Dookie
Nov 10, 2005
88,836
27,045
media blackout
Lately the government is cutting down on the educational budget for both schools and universities. Smart as Denmark has so many resources like oil, coal, rare metals, gold and diamonds that can be relied on for the future NOT! There are some really big pharma and biotech companies and they already need to employ foreign work force to fill their needs. But instead of educating students for these companies we save some money on education to buy new fighter planes from the US, because FREEDOM.
are you in denmark as well? i know you're EU, just asking as a point of reference
 

iRider

Turbo Monkey
Apr 5, 2008
5,707
3,174
The trains, and public transportation in general, was great back in Chicago. That city knew what was up.
Could be, I lived on the west coast and there public transport was a joke.
 

Pesqueeb

bicycle in airplane hangar
Feb 2, 2007
41,833
19,162
Riding the baggage carousel.
Lately the government is cutting down on the educational budget for both schools and universities. Smart as Denmark has so many resources like oil, coal, rare metals, gold and diamonds that can be relied on for the future NOT! There are some really big pharma and biotech companies and they already need to employ foreign work force to fill their needs. But instead of educating students for these companies we save some money on education to buy new fighter planes from the US, because FREEDOM.
Are you aware of Betsy Devos?
 

Adventurous

Starshine Bro
Mar 19, 2014
10,856
9,895
Crawlorado
Mornin!

Got our San Fran experience yesterday complete with mentally ill homeless people, nudists on the beach, and a guy stuck on the cliff that had to be rescued. Good times!

Onto Napa and Sonoma today, then perhaps up to Chico to meet up with friends. Our time in CA grows short now...