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herbm
10-26-07, 05:08 PM
No he did not :mad: Herb?????

Oh pulease...you know me better than...

tprevost
10-26-07, 05:10 PM
Oh pulease...you know me better than...

yeah, yeah, yeah.... I'm just jealous 'cause I didn't get to have lunch with you and M.E. :o
merider1
10-26-07, 05:10 PM
he might have meant phat.

:love:

Hey, you riding Sunday??? :D

tprevost
10-26-07, 05:11 PM
Thats it...
Pretty Hot and Tempting...but blurry:rolleyes:

blurry huh? :p
merider1
10-26-07, 05:11 PM
No he did not :mad: Herb?????

:roflmao:

No, but I love to torture him. It was funny. I said, "I'm so tired of my being fat and not feeling as good on a bike." And he said, looking right at me, "Me too." :lol:
merider1
10-26-07, 05:12 PM
blurry huh? :p

Yeah, if one is married, one looks blurry from all angles and one sees all others as blurry. It's a universal truth. :p
ronjon10
10-26-07, 05:14 PM
:love:

Hey, you riding Sunday??? :D

I need to, feeling lethargic at the moment, which means I really need to. I've gone from slacker to utterly pathetic lately. I made it to one spin class this week, and I think I lifted weights once this week. That's no good.
herbm
10-26-07, 05:18 PM
yeah, yeah, yeah.... I'm just jealous 'cause I didn't get to have lunch with you and M.E. :o

Well you could have if you didnt move to BFE
merider1
10-26-07, 05:19 PM
I need to, feeling lethargic at the moment, which means I really need to. I've gone from slacker to utterly pathetic lately. I made it to one spin class this week, and I think I lifted weights once this week. That's no good.

Okay, well, I feel like you do, Ron.:o I did go to the gym every day (except yesterday when I decided to eat instead), and I still feel disgusting and pathetic (my workouts lack luster for sure given that I feel like crap on top of it). But all it will take is one good ride and you and I both will be back to normal! It's hard right now...bad time of year and then bad timing with the current smoke situation. This too shall pass (I'm a die-hard optimist). :)
herbm
10-26-07, 05:19 PM
:roflmao:

No, but I love to torture him.

More, more more....it hurts so good:eek::p
merider1
10-26-07, 05:19 PM
Well you could have if you didnt move to BFE

+1. Herbie and I were lamenting about how much we miss you, Trac. :(
herbm
10-26-07, 05:20 PM
I need to, feeling lethargic at the moment, which means I really need to. I've gone from slacker to utterly pathetic lately. I made it to one spin class this week, and I think I lifted weights once this week. That's no good.

Theres some good rides sat in ventura!! That will get you warmed up for MEs sunday ride!
jsigone
10-26-07, 05:28 PM
where is ME's sunday ride?
merider1
10-26-07, 05:29 PM
where is ME's sunday ride?

Ventura county and that's all I know. :o Oh, and I have to get 100 or I'm throwing a Diva fit. :D
herbm
10-26-07, 05:33 PM
+1. Herbie and I were lamenting about how much we miss you, Trac. :(

+1000
jschen
10-26-07, 05:35 PM
where is ME's sunday ride?

Hopefully somewhere that sells Cherry Cokes. :love:
merider1
10-26-07, 05:39 PM
Hopefully somewhere that sells Cherry Cokes. :love:

I'm sure that can be arranged. :)
jsigone
10-26-07, 05:40 PM
SOOOOO FARRRRRR thats 8 hrs in the car round trip.....
merider1
10-26-07, 05:43 PM
Well, this is why it's not a formal ride. You SD people have it much, much tougher than us LA folk. :(
jsigone
10-26-07, 05:52 PM
hope it clears up more over the weekend, so we can just ride anywhere we want
roadfix
10-26-07, 05:56 PM
Can one suddenly develop a food allergy?
merider1
10-26-07, 05:56 PM
Can one suddenly develop a food allergy?

Yes, especially to shellfish, and it can kill you.
jsigone
10-26-07, 06:03 PM
shellfish and eggs
DaveSANYYZ
10-26-07, 06:03 PM
Yep. I used to eat a lot of shrimps; now I'm mildly allergic. Luckily for me it's not fatal. I just get thick, sexy lips if I eat a few/esp if I touched the shells. :)
roadfix
10-26-07, 06:07 PM
Yes, especially to shellfish, and it can kill you.

Two weeks ago my lower lip swelled up at the dinner table and since then I've had like 3 recurrences after consuming some food. I've never experienced this in my life before and my diet hasn't changed. I'm trying to pinpoint what the heck is causing this and am currently not on any meds either.
herbm
10-26-07, 06:18 PM
Two weeks ago my lower lip swelled up at the dinner table and since then I've had like 3 recurrences after consuming some food. I've never experienced this in my life before and my diet hasn't changed. I'm trying to pinpoint what the heck is causing this and am currently not on any meds either.

Have Benadryl handy!
merider1
10-26-07, 06:25 PM
Two weeks ago my lower lip swelled up at the dinner table and since then I've had like 3 recurrences after consuming some food. I've never experienced this in my life before and my diet hasn't changed. I'm trying to pinpoint what the heck is causing this and am currently not on any meds either.

Well, have you had shellfish or peanuts (or anything that might have been made in, near or around traces of peanuts)?
roadfix
10-26-07, 06:34 PM
No, no shellfish, no peanuts.......I'm baffled. Oh, and I itch all over too, and I try not to scratch. Weird.
Cassave
10-26-07, 06:39 PM
Two weeks ago my lower lip swelled up at the dinner table and since then I've had like 3 recurrences after consuming some food. I've never experienced this in my life before and my diet hasn't changed. I'm trying to pinpoint what the heck is causing this and am currently not on any meds either.

Are you sure you're not just lapsing into unconsiousness and a "friend" is giving you a hearty smack on the mouth to "wake you up"?
merider1
10-26-07, 06:43 PM
No, no shellfish, no peanuts.......I'm baffled. Oh, and I itch all over too, and I try not to scratch. Weird.

Sounds to me as if you are having an allergic reaction, George. You may be eating something that does have trace peanuts in it. I'd check with your doctor to be on the safe side.
roadfix
10-26-07, 06:47 PM
Hmm....but I've been eating peanuts all my life...
Chaco
10-26-07, 06:47 PM
Finally got in a bike ride. It felt great. 34 miles along the coast, and the air was just fine. I was about to go nuts staying inside all the time.
ronjon10
10-26-07, 07:25 PM
Okay, well, I feel like you do, Ron.:o I did go to the gym every day (except yesterday when I decided to eat instead), and I still feel disgusting and pathetic (my workouts lack luster for sure given that I feel like crap on top of it). But all it will take is one good ride and you and I both will be back to normal! It's hard right now...bad time of year and then bad timing with the current smoke situation. This too shall pass (I'm a die-hard optimist). :)

Yeah, the vacation and cancelled rides and evacuations really threw me off routine. But you're right, I'll get it back on track. I'll just need to shed a few pounds I've gained over the past few weeks. Alas.
jschen
10-26-07, 07:52 PM
I wish I had my camera with me. There's a gorgeous sunset out my office window right now.
DaveSANYYZ
10-26-07, 07:59 PM
I wish I had my camera with me. There's a gorgeous sunset out my office window right now.The orange part is quite covered with clouds from my side. :(
roadfix
10-26-07, 08:11 PM
Yeah, the sunsets have been quite spectacular all week. A huge ball of orange.
DaveSANYYZ
10-26-07, 08:29 PM
Heading home! Have a nice weekend! :D
spingineer
10-27-07, 12:56 AM
Are any of you guys riding out there? If so, be careful ... I can't imagine riding there with all the polluted air
jsigone
10-27-07, 08:11 AM
yah I'll be riding, waiting for the sun to come up so I can see where and if the smoke is around here.
herbm
10-27-07, 08:13 AM
Are any of you guys riding out there? If so, be careful ... I can't imagine riding there with all the polluted air

Its supposed to good up in Ventura/SB and that where we are heading!
DaveSANYYZ
10-27-07, 09:28 AM
I think I may, though forecast still isn't too nice.
http://www.sdapcd.org/air/forecasts/otoday.html

BTW, those thinking of doing SDBC rides remember to get there by 8:30am or so. They are changing routes and will be handing out route slips this morning.
efficiency
10-27-07, 09:50 AM
The forecast when from "Unhealthy" to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups." Air seems clearer too. I probably do an easy ride.
DaveSANYYZ
10-27-07, 09:53 AM
Comes join the SDBC ride? ;) :D

Ooops! I forgot to prep my bike!
efficiency
10-27-07, 10:28 AM
I'm too late. I need breakfast.
merider1
10-27-07, 10:45 AM
Here is what I'm doing today since I'm not riding (and not necessarily in this order):

1. breakfast
2. getting new shoes (either SIDI or Shimano) - I'm taking the plunge, finally, for cry eye :p
3. manicure/pedicure
4. Cinema Secrets for makeup & Goodwill for costume (I'm going to be the Exorcist chick - anyone know what I can use that will look like green puke on my nightgown?)
5. Gym (run and upper body)
6. registering for the Solvang's Finest Century

I will say, one can get a lot done when not on a bike. Of course, I'm drooling to get on Patsy tomorrow!
roadfix
10-27-07, 10:56 AM
Well, I rode into work again this morning....in my civies. :D
jpconrad
10-27-07, 10:57 AM
(I'm going to be the Exorcists chick - anyone know what I can use that will look like green puke on my nightgown?)

Be a method actor, eat pea soup and drink a lot. :p




Or just use some pea soup.
Chaco
10-27-07, 11:03 AM
The air along the coast actually seems worse this morning. It seems like some of the wind from the west brought back in the ash that was hanging over the ocean. No riding today -- aaarrrrgghhh!
merider1
10-27-07, 11:04 AM
Well, I rode into work again this morning....in my civies. :D

ewwwwwwwwwww...are your jockeys all wet? :p
merider1
10-27-07, 11:05 AM
Be a method actor, eat pea soup and drink a lot. :p




Or just use some pea soup.


Well, I am going to use the demon voice and have a black tongue, so I'll be into the part for sure. I want to win the scariest award. :D