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03-11-14, 09:55 AM
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Sorry to hear about your situation. We have seen a little of that hear as well. There is a subdivision around the corner from me that is gated and has some monsters in it. As the homes weren't selling out the builder has decided to mix in some significantly smaller (half the size) and a third the value in with the homes. I'd be ****ing pissed so I can appreciate what you are going through.
And rbart there was a similar situation in Oakville years ago, someone wanted to build a 25000 square foot home on the water and do it in pink stucco - there was quite an uproar over that one.
Ahhhhh Ancaster, used to live there, too bad it's attached to the ******* of Ontario...
And rbart there was a similar situation in Oakville years ago, someone wanted to build a 25000 square foot home on the water and do it in pink stucco - there was quite an uproar over that one.
Ahhhhh Ancaster, used to live there, too bad it's attached to the ******* of Ontario...
03-11-14, 10:15 AM
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The tenant complainant told me that he "ran the numbers" and saw that I "made a lot of money off the Series" and that he was keeping quiet about it because it was my business. He didn't realize that the stuff he billed me for was the difference between the race making money and the race losing money last year.
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totally talking out my ass here, but must there not be a corporate park closer to your house that lacks sunday retail traffic? or even something like walnut park (it is walnut park isn't it?)? That always seemed great for racing, especially an early season crit when there's less park traffic.
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03-11-14, 11:24 AM
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Nice to see you come out to call me a n00b. It ain't about what's technically best.
Yeah, and I'm also a believer in doing most of your training on the same bike you'll race on. But for those other uses, it's a great thing to have around. Yeah, you could have a better bike for the same job that's still cheap and tough, but I just love the look and feel of a DT shifter bike of that era - aero levers, indexed shifters, but nice clean lines. And integrated shifters are faster, easier and let you shift whenever you please, but I've never used one with quite so satisfying a feel as the click of a good indexed DT shift lever.
I'll never get rid of that bike! It was my first road bike and took me through racing seasons 1 and 2. It is a very sturdy, extremely tough bike that has it's purposes, some of which you have mentioned.
I just want something lighter, nearly as resilient, stiffer and custom to make me enjoy my routine training more.
I just want something lighter, nearly as resilient, stiffer and custom to make me enjoy my routine training more.
03-11-14, 11:39 AM
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Anybody "win" the Leadville lottery? I entered, but apparently didn't get selected.
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03-11-14, 11:55 AM
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Free internet medical advice request: I have a sinus infection, just got back from Primacare. Splitting headache, snot with blood in it, antibiotics.
The question: tonight's the first Tuesday crit of the year. Should I race?
The question: tonight's the first Tuesday crit of the year. Should I race?
03-11-14, 11:56 AM
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just filed my taxes and got a refund. Not sure if I should be happy to get money back or the fact that I overpaid...lol.
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yeah no.
Sounds like a serious infection or pneumonia.
03-11-14, 12:30 PM
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Only owe $1 for State though. Doesn't get much better than that. Except of the fact that it's because of rounding, and I should really owe $0.
03-11-14, 12:30 PM
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Have enough witheld that you hit the safe harbor, and nothing more. ( 90% of this year's tax liability; or 100% of last year's tax liability for incomes under $150,000, or 110% of last year's tax liability for incomes over $150,000)
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The latter; you gave the government a no interest loan. The system is purposefully set up for most people to get a refund in order to make people feel good about the refund rather than bad about how much tax they paid.
Have enough witheld that you hit the safe harbor, and nothing more. ( 90% of this year's tax liability; or 100% of last year's tax liability for incomes under $150,000, or 110% of last year's tax liability for incomes over $150,000)
Have enough witheld that you hit the safe harbor, and nothing more. ( 90% of this year's tax liability; or 100% of last year's tax liability for incomes under $150,000, or 110% of last year's tax liability for incomes over $150,000)
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03-11-14, 12:38 PM
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I'd rather spot the government a small loan interest free (vs the wonderful 0.25% I'd get carrying that much in my rainy day savings account) than get hit with an unexpected bill come March/April. This year we did the turbo tax thing though we had to pay an extra $40 to file in a second state from which we got some income - our refund for that state? $20 
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03-11-14, 12:47 PM
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The latter; you gave the government a no interest loan. The system is purposefully set up for most people to get a refund in order to make people feel good about the refund rather than bad about how much tax they paid.
Have enough witheld that you hit the safe harbor, and nothing more. ( 90% of this year's tax liability; or 100% of last year's tax liability for incomes under $150,000, or 110% of last year's tax liability for incomes over $150,000)
Have enough witheld that you hit the safe harbor, and nothing more. ( 90% of this year's tax liability; or 100% of last year's tax liability for incomes under $150,000, or 110% of last year's tax liability for incomes over $150,000)
And I like it that way. This year I owed 1,100, last year 1,600, and so on and so on.
I have explained the interest free loan thing to many and they are happier to get a return. What is even better is they use their refund to pay credit card debt which they accumulated over the year (paying 10+% interest). If they had properly planned their withholding they could have used the additional $$$ to avoid credit card use and subsequent interest accrual....
03-11-14, 01:27 PM
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I have never had a refund...
And I like it that way. This year I owed 1,100, last year 1,600, and so on and so on.
I have explained the interest free loan thing to many and they are happier to get a return. What is even better is they use their refund to pay credit card debt which they accumulated over the year (paying 10+% interest). If they had properly planned their withholding they could have used the additional $$$ to avoid credit card use and subsequent interest accrual....
And I like it that way. This year I owed 1,100, last year 1,600, and so on and so on.
I have explained the interest free loan thing to many and they are happier to get a return. What is even better is they use their refund to pay credit card debt which they accumulated over the year (paying 10+% interest). If they had properly planned their withholding they could have used the additional $$$ to avoid credit card use and subsequent interest accrual....
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03-11-14, 01:39 PM
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All that being said, I get bloody snot still and no biggie.
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03-11-14, 01:41 PM
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Anyone use embrocation in 70-90 degree weather? I have some medium and mild mad alchemy that I love and I am contemplating getting some of the warm weather stuff. Just wish it had sunscreen as well as that would be perfect.
03-11-14, 01:45 PM
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Why? I have never used it in any condition but does it have other benefits than just warming you up like icy hot?
03-11-14, 01:49 PM
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i did. once, and once was enough to show me how dumb an idea that was.
03-11-14, 01:50 PM
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Repels bugs which is really a minor deal. Honestly, I enjoy the warming sensation when I ride and I do find the smell invigorating. part of it may be because of my allergies but I do find it keeps nasal passages open. Could totally be mental and I don't doubt it is a waste of money but it is part of riding that I enjoy right now so...
03-11-14, 01:52 PM
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Repels bugs which is really a minor deal. Honestly, I enjoy the warming sensation when I ride and I do find the smell invigorating. part of it may be because of my allergies but I do find it keeps nasal passages open. Could totally be mental and I don't doubt it is a waste of money but it is part of riding that I enjoy right now so...
03-11-14, 02:02 PM
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welp, got my question answered via another method: I can't race because the Rx is a prohibited substance.
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03-11-14, 02:10 PM
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03-11-14, 02:55 PM
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Got the new wheels, Velocity A23/White Industries hubs, mounted new tires. My hands are killing me. Emotion rollers tore up my Pro4 Endurance tires. The rubber basically started to separate from the casing. Would have been interesting if it would have let go. Not impressed with that, might have to use the pit wheels and sacrifice those tires if this is the norm. Had to adjust the headset as well, totally unrelated to the wheel swap, but necessary none the less.
A plus is the brake track is bang on and only requires a pad swap and QR adjustments.
A plus is the brake track is bang on and only requires a pad swap and QR adjustments.