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Old 06-20-16, 01:28 PM
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I feel like ours slept almost constantly at first. The first few weeks she was either eating or sleeping.
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Some of us never outgrow that stage!
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Old 06-20-16, 03:19 PM
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That's it, I'm having ice cream today.
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It's 117 out, which is the hottest day on record in the last 5 years (or more)....going to be a hot commute.
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Originally Posted by furiousferret
It's 117 out, which is the hottest day on record in the last 5 years (or more)....going to be a hot commute.
I just looked at the 10 day forecast, it looks like the heat is here to stay in the west! There's been several heat related deaths here including hikers and a cyclist
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Old 06-21-16, 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by furiousferret
It's 117 out, which is the hottest day on record in the last 5 years (or more)....going to be a hot commute.
please don't ride in that sort of conditions; some times it's wiser to skip a day of riding
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The challenge with twins is to get them to sleep at the same time.
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Old 06-21-16, 04:16 PM
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this theme tho wth.

I'm anti-change.
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
this theme tho wth.

I'm anti-change.
i know right
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Certainly isn't a small change.
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If it's faster (which it seems to be) I guess I can deal with the theme.
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Feels like the early 2000's in here.

Some kind of throwback vBulletin theme?
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
this theme tho wth.

I'm anti-change.
me too..

the theme is a little bland
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is it just me or is there no longer a button to "go to last unread post"
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There still is on full site. I've been using full site this whole time anyway, may as well stick with it still.
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There still is on full site. I've been using full site this whole time anyway, may as well stick with it still.
Where? I've been using New Posts followed by UserCP to see my unread subscribed posts.
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why change it though? how is this better?
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Originally Posted by spectastic
why change it though? how is this better?
Just to piss you off.
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Help me here guys. I'm a regular on the tu-thurs hammerfest group ride. It's a suburban area so we have lots of stoplights and stop signs.

There are a few hammerheads who will blow full gas through a stop sign, or haul ass on a yellow light, leaving the back half of the group to either slam on brakes or run the red.

I have had quiet, serious conversations with these guys. There are only a few of them. I told them, in effect, cut it out. When you're on the front of a group on open roads, you are responsible for their safety when you make a traffic decision. The people behind you are on the wheel, trusting that you are watching the road.

Tonight the lead dickhead blew through a stop sign with a right turn and there was oncoming traffic. We are talking about a 40 rider group full speed into a turn and there's a car coming.

I suspect the motivation is competitiveness, of course. Nobody wants to stop when they are stringing out the group, showing everybody how strong they are.

Anyway. Ideas?

- talking doesn't seem to work
- other ideas?


Thanks.

- from Texas where's it's too hot for this crap.
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Originally Posted by Creakyknees
Help me here guys. I'm a regular on the tu-thurs hammerfest group ride. It's a suburban area so we have lots of stoplights and stop signs.

There are a few hammerheads who will blow full gas through a stop sign, or haul ass on a yellow light, leaving the back half of the group to either slam on brakes or run the red.

I have had quiet, serious conversations with these guys. There are only a few of them. I told them, in effect, cut it out. When you're on the front of a group on open roads, you are responsible for their safety when you make a traffic decision. The people behind you are on the wheel, trusting that you are watching the road.

Tonight the lead dickhead blew through a stop sign with a right turn and there was oncoming traffic. We are talking about a 40 rider group full speed into a turn and there's a car coming.

I suspect the motivation is competitiveness, of course. Nobody wants to stop when they are stringing out the group, showing everybody how strong they are.

Anyway. Ideas?

- talking doesn't seem to work
- other ideas?


Thanks.

- from Texas where's it's too hot for this crap.
is this one of the houston rides that goes through downtown? yeah, I've done it, and wasn't a big fan of that ride. the group is waay too big for down town traffic. If I were one of the organizers, I would try diving up the group into the competitive field and a more casual field.

if it's a huge group, it might be wise to make an announcement to remind people to chill out and be considerate of the world around them.

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seeing the simper overlay of the new webpage, and the fact that I no longer get notifications about quotes, I'll take a stab at the dark and say that the newer format uses up less bandwidth.
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Originally Posted by Creakyknees
Help me here guys. I'm a regular on the tu-thurs hammerfest group ride. It's a suburban area so we have lots of stoplights and stop signs.

There are a few hammerheads who will blow full gas through a stop sign, or haul ass on a yellow light, leaving the back half of the group to either slam on brakes or run the red.

I have had quiet, serious conversations with these guys. There are only a few of them. I told them, in effect, cut it out. When you're on the front of a group on open roads, you are responsible for their safety when you make a traffic decision. The people behind you are on the wheel, trusting that you are watching the road.

Tonight the lead dickhead blew through a stop sign with a right turn and there was oncoming traffic. We are talking about a 40 rider group full speed into a turn and there's a car coming.

I suspect the motivation is competitiveness, of course. Nobody wants to stop when they are stringing out the group, showing everybody how strong they are.

Anyway. Ideas?

- talking doesn't seem to work
- other ideas?


Thanks.

- from Texas where's it's too hot for this crap.
lets just say sometimes I go on a certain fast ride in Norcal.. a ride that recently had a fatality and we were talked to by a CHP officer the following week and people still acted as always.. blowing lights.. passing farm vehicles on the left.. on and on.
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Rides that get big and fast like that need a strong leader to tell people to get in line or don't bother coming back. Otherwise, it's chaos and I want no part of it. You can't be that leader if you aren't actually the organizer or a super respected old timer (maybe you are?) so you did what you could, I'd move on personally.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I_u4oZqF8c so pictures work but videos don't?
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