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05-30-14, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Thucydides
(4.93) With this exhortation @patentcad persuaded the Boeotians to march against the Athenians, and quickly moved his army forward (for the day was far advanced). As soon as he approached the enemy he took up a position where a hill intercepted the view, and there drew up his army and prepared for action.
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05-30-14, 10:43 AM
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The Parthenon. Built up on the acropolis (ie the highest point in town), a big building project organized by Pericles after the older temple was destroyed by the Persians. This all happened in the 400BC timeframe. So roughly 1000 years after the Minoans & their Palace of Knossos. The Parthenon was built as a temple to Athena, the main goddess of Athens. She is the goddess of wisdom & courage, among other things.
The Erectheum. Also on the acropolis, built around the same time. I like this one because of the porch. The porch's roof is held up by six giant statues of women, very appealing.
Jacaranda trees outside the Zappeion. The Zappeion is where many EU meetings are held because the Greek Prime Minister is currently the president of the European Union. We came across these trees walking back from the Acropolis to our hotel.
When I got back to the hotel, I started thinking about those 3 pounds & wondered if maybe I should swim some laps. So I ask the front desk & they tell me to use the indoor pool, which is a floor below the lobby, ie in the basement. This is a pretty nice hotel, so I wasn't expecting it to be grim, just functional. I get down to the basement (or floor -1, as they call it) and it turns out the indoor pool is part of the spa. Here's the atrium with palm trees. They issue me a locker room key and off I go, full-on spa slippers & robe experience. Swim a half mile, then I hit the herbal steam room, then the amethyst steam room, then the rain shower experience, then the foot spa bubbly thing, then the Swedish sauna. When I got back, Mr H asks how far I swam because I was gone so long.
Tomorrow we have an evening flight to London, where we'll sleep at an airport hotel before heading back to the US the following day. We're pretty full of sights, though, not sure how many more we can process. We might just hang out at this swank hotel all day tomorrow, we have a 4pm late check out. We'll have to see how ambitious we are tomorrow. We've had a great trip but are both ready to go home.
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05-30-14, 11:24 AM
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I get very hot and bothered when 41ers use the expression "deep dish" to refer to deep section aero rims.
Don't they know that wheel "dish" refers to the offset of the rim relative to the middle of the hub??
Don't they know that "deep dish" refers to some Second City perversion of pizza??
Sigh.
Don't they know that wheel "dish" refers to the offset of the rim relative to the middle of the hub??
Don't they know that "deep dish" refers to some Second City perversion of pizza??
Sigh.
05-30-14, 11:25 AM
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Nice pics, @Heathpack.
05-30-14, 11:44 AM
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I get very hot and bothered when 41ers use the expression "deep dish" to refer to deep section aero rims.
Don't they know that wheel "dish" refers to the offset of the rim relative to the middle of the hub??
Don't they know that "deep dish" refers to some Second City perversion of pizza??
Sigh.
Don't they know that wheel "dish" refers to the offset of the rim relative to the middle of the hub??
Don't they know that "deep dish" refers to some Second City perversion of pizza??
Sigh.
05-30-14, 11:51 AM
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Indeed.
05-30-14, 12:33 PM
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I love deep dish wheels and brifters.
Big news! Di2 XTR has been announced!
Big news! Di2 XTR has been announced!
05-30-14, 12:39 PM
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I get very hot and bothered when 41ers use the expression "deep dish" to refer to deep section aero rims.
Don't they know that wheel "dish" refers to the offset of the rim relative to the middle of the hub??
Don't they know that "deep dish" refers to some Second City perversion of pizza??
Sigh.
Don't they know that wheel "dish" refers to the offset of the rim relative to the middle of the hub??
Don't they know that "deep dish" refers to some Second City perversion of pizza??
Sigh.
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05-30-14, 12:40 PM
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...........upon reflection, that probably would not have gone any better than the one I did.
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...........upon reflection, that probably would not have gone any better than the one I did.
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05-30-14, 12:41 PM
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05-30-14, 01:16 PM
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I get very hot and bothered when 41ers use the expression "deep dish" to refer to deep section aero rims.
Don't they know that wheel "dish" refers to the offset of the rim relative to the middle of the hub??
Don't they know that "deep dish" refers to some Second City perversion of pizza??
Sigh.
Don't they know that wheel "dish" refers to the offset of the rim relative to the middle of the hub??
Don't they know that "deep dish" refers to some Second City perversion of pizza??
Sigh.
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Telemachus has, indeed, sneezed.
Telemachus has, indeed, sneezed.
05-30-14, 02:48 PM
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deep dish wheel...
05-30-14, 03:02 PM
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05-30-14, 03:08 PM
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05-30-14, 03:54 PM
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I got dibs on the top tube.
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05-30-14, 04:04 PM
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05-30-14, 04:15 PM
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Old people are a pain in the keister.
05-30-14, 04:43 PM
#2769
Scarlet Knight
I just bought a MTB
I've gone over to the dark side
Giant 27.5" (650b) hardtail alu frame. Deore components. Pics to follow once it is properly broken in tomorrow.
I've gone over to the dark side
Giant 27.5" (650b) hardtail alu frame. Deore components. Pics to follow once it is properly broken in tomorrow.
05-30-14, 04:51 PM
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Jeez.
Welcome back, RUOkie!
Welcome back, RUOkie!
05-30-14, 05:02 PM
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3 crashes
1 bug consumed
1 chainring bent.
A better day of riding could not have been had.
05-30-14, 05:06 PM
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VV posted in the 41 and RuRu posted in "the thread".
It's like getting the band back together!
It's like getting the band back together!
05-30-14, 05:07 PM
#2774
Scarlet Knight
I used to have a rigid MTB back in the late 80's that gave up the ghost about 15yrs ago. I've been meaning to get back to nature. I'll be out on the single track tomorrow.
05-30-14, 05:09 PM
#2775
Scarlet Knight
in other news, the homebrew is coming along nicely. I'm currently sipping on my Tripel. It has been aging for the past few months. Damn did it turn out nicely. Just brewed up a DIPA and I've got a summer ale as well.