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HardyWeinberg 05-05-09 08:06 AM

how wet was it?
 
It was so wet and rainy that I left my shoes and insoles on top of the gas water heater next to the furnace when I got home last night and they still haven't dried out this morning. Well, the insoles have.

bdcheung 05-05-09 08:09 AM

It was so wet, I found a tadpole in my downtube.

Andy_K 05-05-09 08:31 AM

My wife met me at the garage door with a towel and wouldn't let me bring my wet clothes in the house.

mechanicalron 05-05-09 08:34 AM

This time of year it is hard to keep dry some days no mater what you do.

CliftonGK1 05-05-09 09:12 AM


Originally Posted by HardyWeinberg (Post 8858151)
It was so wet and rainy that I left my shoes and insoles on top of the gas water heater next to the furnace when I got home last night and they still haven't dried out this morning. Well, the insoles have.

no no no no no.

1) Obtain newspaper
2) Remove insoles
3) Crumple newspaper, 1 sheet at a time
4) Stuff newspaper into shoes
5) Change newspaper after 1 hour, leave overnight. Shoes should be dry.

Plus, you can take the wet newspaper and uncrumple it so you can use it again. I do this at my office, changing the newspaper at lunchtime, and my shoes are dry for the ride home.

HardyWeinberg 05-05-09 09:14 AM

Wrongway salmon passed me in the bike lane while they were running a red light.

ibcrewin 05-05-09 10:02 AM

It was so wet, I swapped my front wheel out for pontoons.

Andy_K 05-05-09 10:08 AM

Not only were my shoes not dry yet this morning, my shoe covers were still wet.

Does that newspaper trick work with online editions, or do I need the print version?

CCrew 05-05-09 10:21 AM


Originally Posted by Andy_K (Post 8858956)
Does that newspaper trick work with online editions, or do I need the print version?

It works with online, but you have to keep clicking "refresh" LOL:):):):)

CliftonGK1 05-05-09 11:24 AM


Originally Posted by Andy_K (Post 8858956)
Not only were my shoes not dry yet this morning, my shoe covers were still wet.

Does that newspaper trick work with online editions, or do I need the print version?

The online versions work, but I find it difficult to uncrumple the monitor and re-use it after it dries out.

Andy_K 05-05-09 11:30 AM

I was going to write a browser plug-in to crumple it. It's getting it into the shoes that I haven't figured out yet.

CliftonGK1 05-05-09 11:47 AM


Originally Posted by Andy_K (Post 8859649)
I was going to write a browser plug-in to crumple it. It's getting it into the shoes that I haven't figured out yet.

That's hardware engineering's problem.

HardyWeinberg 05-05-09 12:47 PM

http://www.fishboy.com/v/vspfiles/ph...manneeds-2.jpg

rumrunn6 05-06-09 12:42 PM

It was so wet I will be riding home in wet shoes. At least I brought fresh socks, huh?

HardyWeinberg 05-06-09 01:15 PM

I am trying the newspaper-in-shoe trick today. I wonder if I need to put a weight on top to make sure the tongue gets dried out too.

bdcheung 05-06-09 01:42 PM

I did the newspaper-in-shoe trick last night. Shoes were bone dry within two hours.

I checked on the paper periodically and changed it when it had become saturated.


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