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Old 05-20-13, 06:16 PM
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So cool! Literally this morning some of my girlfriends and I started planning for a bike camping trip this summer.
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Today I climbed this, it's a 1/4 mile from the house so pedaled back to it after my ride. After the right hand turn it gets steep.
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Old 05-20-13, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by calv
Always tighten everything down before and after every ride.
I know a lot of folks don't follow instructions and don't realize that is a necessary task. I am amazed at the number of components that I find have became loose while my bike is on the stand.
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Old 05-20-13, 07:08 PM
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Picked some wild mushrooms for supper:

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Old 05-20-13, 07:11 PM
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Mmmm morel mushrooms....
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Today I learned I could strip paint with Easy Off oven cleaner.

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Old 05-20-13, 08:24 PM
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I thought oven cleaner was for stripping anodizing, maybe does paint too, though, never tried it.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
I thought oven cleaner was for stripping anodizing, maybe does paint too, though, never tried it.
Oh, yea it was anodized blue. muh bad
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Old 05-20-13, 08:35 PM
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Well my supervisor wanted me to perform a task today that takes 8-10hrs with minimal notice, like he mentioned it during a brief conversation about the delivery schedule for a big order.

Because I was "under-informed" (imo) and unprepared to start it immediately, I showed up at 9:45am after my 4-day weekend (jury duty and PTO) like um... god damnit

I finally got it started at 11:15AM or so. It's gonna be a long one over here...
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Old 05-20-13, 08:43 PM
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Worked me a ten hour day and decided that I was too lazy over the weekend so had a 20 mile ride, would of gone the full forty but phone was about to die and didn't want to lose my proof that I biked. Oh yeah, 48x17 like a champ.

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Old 05-20-13, 09:48 PM
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today i spent about 2 hours traveling from store to store looking for something to eat for dinner and got nothing.

came home and ate a plain unheated tortilla with nothing on it followed by half a pint of phish food.

health.
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Old 05-20-13, 10:21 PM
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Today I went through all 7 pages of "Components" on Retrogression, went to Nashbar for awhile and then and hour rummaging around eBarf.

Holly crap. I don't need anything.

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Today I learned that kaz is a fat chick and I'm a nerdy guy, and we both don't ride our bikes. Damn this internet.
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Old 05-20-13, 11:47 PM
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Internets is srs business mang.
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I guess the guy's bartape shouldn't have been called "icky."

Cause that really sets some people off.
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Old 05-20-13, 11:50 PM
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Today I sat down to start writing one of 4 essays due in the next week, well here I am, it's not going well to say the least.
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I just found a boomerang in my room. Wtf. I don't ever remember getting this.
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Today I tried to go cold turkey from 5 days on hydrocodone. That doesn't work.
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Old 05-21-13, 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Muffin Man
I just found a boomerang in my room. Wtf. I don't ever remember getting this.
That was probably mine. I can never get them to come back, they always just fly into the distance. Cuz I throw with my left hand or something.
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Old 05-21-13, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by seau grateau
Today I learned that kaz is a fat chick and I'm a nerdy guy, and we both don't ride our bikes. Damn this internet.
Not only am I fat apparently, I got my first ever BFSSFG warning! Now I feel like I truly belong.
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Wtf is happening around here?

today im in florida, at least thats what it feels like. I dont really like florida but ill be honest, i dont hate this.

You ever put your whole ipod on shuffle and some song comes on that makes you say "what in the wild world of **** is this?!"
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Originally Posted by Lukester78
That was probably mine. I can never get them to come back, they always just fly into the distance. Cuz I throw with my left hand or something.
Wow, you can throw a boomerang left handed from PA to CA!
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Old 05-21-13, 09:44 AM
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I realized I really need to start wearing my helmet again and I need to start wearing my camelbak again.

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Holly crap. I don't need anything.
These would go well with the beer coozy.

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Originally Posted by misskaz
Not only am I fat apparently, I got my first ever BFSSFG warning! Now I feel like I truly belong.
One of us.
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