Random Thought Thread, aka The RTT (**possible spoilers**)
03-27-14, 03:49 PM
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Just do it.
03-27-14, 05:49 PM
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03-27-14, 06:10 PM
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Gary does not race for TSS.
03-27-14, 06:15 PM
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I thought he would need the extra time to burn off the post race bucket o' barbecue I'm bringing to him for his drive back up north.
03-27-14, 06:35 PM
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nah the biggest issue is burning daylight so I can get home to pack to drive to race with Shovel in Mystic the next day.
03-27-14, 06:41 PM
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Good point. I'll need you to yell at me from the sidelines when I'm in the M55+.
03-27-14, 07:08 PM
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Regards,
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Demain, on roule!
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Demain, on roule!
03-27-14, 07:33 PM
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Holy crap I.T. work sucks. Our lab is disconnected from the main building so they just shipped over 5x48 port preconfigured network switches and asked if I could handle the replacement. It seemed simple enough but I should have said no... what a gross job. The cabinets and wires in the lab service corridor were covered with 8 years of grime and resembled a plate of spaghetti. To top it off the cabinets were full with other research groups switches so I had to work around a ton of other f'ing wires.
Of course I probably screwed up a few connections and will be rewarded with a bunch of complaints tomorrow for my troubles.
Of course I probably screwed up a few connections and will be rewarded with a bunch of complaints tomorrow for my troubles.
03-27-14, 08:07 PM
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Chorus hoods and levers fit nice and the shifting is positive, but the shifting is so stiff it makes my arthritic finger hurt. Also, the parts are stupid expensive and the selection of cassettes is small.
03-27-14, 08:13 PM
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I swear I have a kick me sticker on my back...
Came home to this
Bugger would not move. Same idiot I had a run in this past summer about the fence. Called the cops, but of course they showed up after he left...
After the dust settled I put on my woolies and went for a 2hr bike ride
Came home to this
Bugger would not move. Same idiot I had a run in this past summer about the fence. Called the cops, but of course they showed up after he left...
After the dust settled I put on my woolies and went for a 2hr bike ride
03-27-14, 08:25 PM
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I hear slashing tires is an effective deterrent
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03-27-14, 09:21 PM
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that said- Ultegra 11 is amazing. Shifting is better than anything Ive ever used, and the latest hoods are really comfortable.
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03-28-14, 06:55 AM
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She actually went to jail, which is unusual. I saw him on Monday in the gym, his wife won't let him ride on the road anymore but he can do stairmaster.
03-28-14, 07:19 AM
Making a kilometer blurry
I swear I have a kick me sticker on my back...
Came home to this
Bugger would not move. Same idiot I had a run in this past summer about the fence. Called the cops, but of course they showed up after he left...
After the dust settled I put on my woolies and went for a 2hr bike ride
Came home to this
Bugger would not move. Same idiot I had a run in this past summer about the fence. Called the cops, but of course they showed up after he left...
After the dust settled I put on my woolies and went for a 2hr bike ride
03-28-14, 07:36 AM
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03-28-14, 08:41 AM
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are Se7en and brick movies ?
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03-28-14, 08:57 AM
Making a kilometer blurry
03-28-14, 09:24 AM
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I know wrong forum, but I prefer your all's advice.
Buying a MTB, Bike's Driect Ti Fly. Choice is $2000 with X0, or $1800 with X9. Is X0 worth the difference?
Buying a MTB, Bike's Driect Ti Fly. Choice is $2000 with X0, or $1800 with X9. Is X0 worth the difference?
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03-28-14, 09:53 AM
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The only X0 bit I prefer to the X9 bit is the shifters.
03-28-14, 10:41 AM
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Jefferson Cup on Sunday. 50s, rainy, 15 mph winds, and over 80 pre-registered. Should be fun.
03-28-14, 12:40 PM
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Who frickin knew you need an adapter to put an MTB with a thru axle on a fork mounted car rack?
Picked up the bike at lunch, ended up with the X0 because that was the only one in my size. Then realized I couldn't get it home. Could swap out to the wife's car, but that would highlight the purchase.
So across town to another shop to pick up the adapter.
Picked up the bike at lunch, ended up with the X0 because that was the only one in my size. Then realized I couldn't get it home. Could swap out to the wife's car, but that would highlight the purchase.
So across town to another shop to pick up the adapter.
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You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
03-28-14, 12:49 PM
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Who frickin knew you need an adapter to put an MTB with a thru axle on a fork mounted car rack?
Picked up the bike at lunch, ended up with the X0 because that was the only one in my size. Then realized I couldn't get it home. Could swap out to the wife's car, but that would highlight the purchase.
So across town to another shop to pick up the adapter.
Picked up the bike at lunch, ended up with the X0 because that was the only one in my size. Then realized I couldn't get it home. Could swap out to the wife's car, but that would highlight the purchase.
So across town to another shop to pick up the adapter.
03-28-14, 01:14 PM
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Axe just fell at work. New owners canned 6 out of 10 of our Executive officers. Forutnately ( or not depending on how you look at it) the law department took no casualities. So I continue to muddle through.
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You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
You could fall off a cliff and die.
You could get lost and die.
You could hit a tree and die.
OR YOU COULD STAY HOME AND FALL OFF THE COUCH AND DIE.
03-28-14, 01:37 PM
Making a kilometer blurry
03-28-14, 01:59 PM
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Good to hear (for you, not so much the execs).
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