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Old 12-18-13, 08:58 PM
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Felt pretty sick today, tickle in throat, so bad my eyes were watering, and we were traveling for a while. Plane, car, car, etc. Not great. Passing out, hard to look after Junior. Since I'm his primary caretaker that meant the others assumed I was looking after him even when I couldn't.

Luckily he's asleep, I'm about to fall asleep, and I'm starting to feel better.
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
oh, and the longest lasting impact from my breaks was the immediate 10-15lbs of sorry-for-myself weight I packed on.

I don't recommend that.
Everyone is different. I couldn't eat enough food, lost 5 lbs. Growing bone takes a lot of energy -- ask any parent of a teenager building femurs. It's possible that the quicker healing of surgical recovery is because less bone is needed to recover. My clavicle is a fair bit thicker now, so I wonder if my non-surgical recovery just needed more bone to fill the gaps.
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Old 12-18-13, 10:29 PM
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I am a weight gainer, no doubt. Was 100+ lbs heavier when I was younger, up to about age 21.

My eating habits are not normal. When they are bad, they are really really bad.
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Actually slept the whole night last night... First time in weeks

Woke up feeling somewhat normal, this is a good sign!
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Originally Posted by Ygduf

My eating habits are not normal. When they are bad, they are really really bad.
Gone down that road myself.
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Old 12-19-13, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
I am a weight gainer, no doubt. Was 100+ lbs heavier when I was younger, up to about age 21.

My eating habits are not normal. When they are bad, they are really really bad.
Differences abound. When I said I couldn't eat enough, like seriously 6,000 calories and I was still hungry and losing weight. Eating habits be damned.
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Originally Posted by Ygduf
I am a weight gainer, no doubt. Was 100+ lbs heavier when I was younger, up to about age 21.

My eating habits are not normal. When they are bad, they are really really bad.
I binge eat, but haven't had that big of a gain. The good thing is my binges now are small; last night I fell off the wagon and had 16 cookies. In the past a binge would be the whole box, and at least a pint of ice cream to wash it down.
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I got my wife an iPhone 5s for her birthday today. Should I:

a) wrap it up in the box and call it while she is unwrapping
b) wrap up the box and put/call the phone in a mail envelope (i.e. Matrix style)
c) wrap up the box and put/call the phone in her purse.
d) other
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E) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gWWfPxqWwZI&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DgWWfPxqWwZI

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spreaking of iPhones, someone either stole my wife's or she lost it. She just called me from her dad's phone freaking out, crying hysterically saying her phone had been stolen and asking me to change the password on gmail. I changed the password and booted the phone out so they'd have to use the new password to view anything. I don't think she had any findMyPhone type stuff setup, unfortunately. Also didn't have a passcode. They're at a flea market or something and it was in her back pocket, and she said it's just gone. I'm hoping she dropped it, seems like pick pocketing someone out of a tight jeans pocket is a lot of risk for an old iphone, it's just a 4, not even a 4S.
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^i've never seen that before, that's funny.
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At the surgeon now, these guys are on a rival team!
j/k

They are specialists and cyclists so I think Ill be in good hands.
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Old 12-19-13, 01:01 PM
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^i've never seen that before, that's funny.
so mean!
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Old 12-19-13, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Flatballer
spreaking of iPhones, someone either stole my wife's or she lost it. She just called me from her dad's phone freaking out, crying hysterically saying her phone had been stolen and asking me to change the password on gmail. I changed the password and booted the phone out so they'd have to use the new password to view anything. I don't think she had any findMyPhone type stuff setup, unfortunately. Also didn't have a passcode. They're at a flea market or something and it was in her back pocket, and she said it's just gone. I'm hoping she dropped it, seems like pick pocketing someone out of a tight jeans pocket is a lot of risk for an old iphone, it's just a 4, not even a 4S.
I got pickpocketed once in a bar. They got my wallet and phone out of my front pocket. I thought it was my wife trying to touch little waki so didn't think much of it.
Low and behold wasn't much on the wallet...

Or in the pants...
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Old 12-19-13, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by robabeatle
At the surgeon now, these guys are on a rival team!
j/k

They are specialists and cyclists so I think Ill be in good hands.
Good luck with the surgery
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She wasn't pickpocketed. Somehow it was still in the car, between the seat cushions. She swears up and down that she felt for it and it was there and then two minutes later it wasn't. Obviously it couldn't have been there (right?), and she feels stupid, but I've had similar things happen, you feel for something and you're sure it's there but your brain is just messing with you.
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Been on the phone way too much the last few days...
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When I called women for a date a million years ago, it was on a rotary phone hoping not to get her dad.

This is pretty funny.

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Originally Posted by rbart4506
Been on the phone way too much the last few days...
Keep on keeping on.
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That I am...

Two years ago today, dad passed. I'm dealing with it pretty good I think. Thinking about the good things. I'm not a religious man, but I sense he's watching over me and giving me strength... With mom at his side... Two more days and it'll be 3 years for her. The nice thing about this whole thing is I'll be spending Christmas Eve and Day with my brother. Something I have done since my parent's were alive..

I'm working on me
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Originally Posted by Flatballer
spreaking of iPhones, someone either stole my wife's or she lost it. She just called me from her dad's phone freaking out, crying hysterically saying her phone had been stolen and asking me to change the password on gmail. I changed the password and booted the phone out so they'd have to use the new password to view anything. I don't think she had any findMyPhone type stuff setup, unfortunately. Also didn't have a passcode. They're at a flea market or something and it was in her back pocket, and she said it's just gone. I'm hoping she dropped it, seems like pick pocketing someone out of a tight jeans pocket is a lot of risk for an old iphone, it's just a 4, not even a 4S.
Glad she still has it. My niece was pickpocketed in the halls of her high school. Phone in front pocket of tight jeans. Crowded hallway, and she felt the iPhone slide out. Probably 10 people w/in 5 feet of her, and she was turning sideways just to get down the hall, so no way to lock down the area or get any help. Gone.


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At the surgeon now, these guys are on a rival team!
j/k

They are specialists and cyclists so I think Ill be in good hands.
Cool. The sooner a decision is made, the sooner you're back on the road.
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Originally Posted by mattm
so mean!
i was being sincere. i've never seen that clip before. i'm still laughing at it.
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My bro was chillin at the mall once and felt something touch his back pocket. He instinctively grabbed the guys wrist just as his hand was in the pocket. The dude was freaking out. He ran off as soon as my brother let go.
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i was being sincere. i've never seen that clip before. i'm still laughing at it.
There is lots more:

https://www.youtube.com/user/thelonelyisland/videos
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
On the opposite end of the tire spectrum, I'm getting Michelin Pilot Super Sports put on my car today. Supposedly much better than the P Zero's that came with the car.
As someone that worked in the tire industry and has done a lot of tests, I would personally stick with the OEM's until you HAVE to replace them. The super sports are gonna wear fairly fast. If you're going to stick with Michelin, I'd recommend their Defender tire.

P Zero's aren't that bad, whats the tire size? What are your goals out of new tires? Like what would you like to do:
Have good wet traction?
snow?
mileage?
dry traction?

You can't have it all...
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