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Old 07-21-06 | 05:30 PM
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Dickseacup
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You're ok; this isn't the road bike forum.
Whew!

10 point deduction for not having your valve stem centered on the logo on the tires sidewall.
That's funny, because when I was installing the rear tire I thought, "Hrmm, another couple inches and I could line it up on the label." But, I didn't figure it was a big deal.

100 point deduction: that's not just stylish, it's practical for finding the hole in the tube when you flat.
And now I know better.

Another 10 point deduction for not having the lables on the same side of both tires. Also a further 10 point deduction for letting the weeds grow in the expansion joint of the driveway. But you do get a bonus 100 points for having the garage clean enough to fit two vehicles. I haven't seen that in a long time.
Actually, the rear tire is on the rim backwards. I even thought it out before I mounted it, considering which side the cassette was on and direction of rotation, etc. But, Littleman (our 4 year old) was 'assisting' and, well, next thing I know, I've got it on backwards. You have no idea how disappointed I am. I figured I'd flip it after the first flat.

As to the weeds, well, this year I hired a lawn maintenance company. I got tired of trying to goad/coerce/bribe the 16 year old and 13 year old boys in to mowing, edging and stuff. It was easier to hire it out and it only cost me $5 more. Feh. Unfortunately, now I don't even think about lawn stuff, hence the weeds. The garage isn't all that clean. It's taken four years to engineer the layout so all the crap, er, everything fits.
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