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Old 11-12-14, 09:58 AM
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Someone remind me why I moved to a place that gets feet of snow every year and is -2 degrees at the beginning of November
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Are they talking about spectators feeding the cyclists? You know, like don't feed the bears?
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Originally Posted by rjones28
This seems to be a recent phenomenon.
I agree.
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
Someone remind me why I moved to a place that gets feet of snow every year and is -2 degrees at the beginning of November
Because without the winter, we would never know it's spring. That's what living in paradise has taught me.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Because without the winter, we would never know it's spring. That's what living in paradise has taught me.
At least we got a fall this year
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Are they talking about spectators feeding the cyclists? You know, like don't feed the bears?
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Originally Posted by LAJ
I agree.
I blame @coasting.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I blame @coasting.
I agree.
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
Someone remind me why I moved to a place that gets feet of snow every year and is -2 degrees at the beginning of November
Tell me about it. This is inhumane.

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People here don't get it.
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Originally Posted by mzeffex
Someone remind me why I moved to a place that gets feet of snow every year and is -2 degrees at the beginning of November
The weed?
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Originally Posted by coasting
i am going to write a book about the addiction thread.
i can't wait.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
The weed?
Well, that's legal where I left now, too.
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Are they talking about spectators feeding the cyclists? You know, like don't feed the bears?
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Because without the winter, we would never know it's spring. That's what living in paradise has taught me.
ding!

i was in san francisco for our first snow and i was a little sad i missed it.

fall was particularly excellent this year.

bring it, winter!
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The best part about winter is motorcycle prices go down.
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Are they talking about spectators feeding the cyclists? You know, like don't feed the bears?
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Originally Posted by truckstop
i can't wait.
I'll wait for the dramatic reading audio version.
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People here don't get it.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I'll wait for the dramatic reading audio version.
Only if @coasting reads it.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Only if @coasting reads it.
well, but of course.
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Originally Posted by zymphad
Screw them all. Get off your butt and get on a bike. Blaming coca cola, McDonald's, Bread, Butter, Fats, etc. Lazy jerks. Having the gall to propose sugar taxes and fast food taxes. Why don't they look at their lifestyle and just admit, their health issues is their fault.

Secondly it's not sugar, carb, fats, fast food fault if they can't control their intake. Blaming coca cola cause parents are incapable of limiting their children's intake isn't coca cola's fault. If children are drinking 2L of coke every 2-3 days, it's coca cola's fault? Growing up, a bottle of sprite lasted a week between my sister and I. Eating McDonald's twice a week? Why is that McDonald's fault? Bunch of dicks.
What he said.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
I blame @coasting.
Who can argue with this?
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Originally Posted by LAJ
I find it odd that once food is mentioned, this place kicks into overdrive.
It's the Addiction thread, and eating is the most primal addiction.


Originally Posted by coasting
fatties.
It's been said that many BF folks bike to eat . . . instead of the other way around.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Because without the winter, we would never know it's spring. That's what living in paradise has taught me.
Bingo.
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Originally Posted by Herbie53
Who can argue with this?
There are a couple that come to mind.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Tell me about it. This is inhumane.

#thatsashame


Originally Posted by rjones28
There are a couple that come to mind.
Zing!
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
HP has caused me significant software compatibility issues.
...+1, and in my case their website with all the software updates is worse than useless. Don't get me started. :not amused:
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Originally Posted by truckstop
...have you ever dated Yon Yohnson ? He comes from Visconsin.
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Originally Posted by LAJ
True. But zeroing in on it like a Minuteman rocket, and hanging onto it like a pit bull, just makes me shake my head.
...you're probably more of an ascetic, philosophically. That's why you can do distance and TT. Some of us are hedonists and epicureans. #fatties
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