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01-18-24, 08:59 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,432
Posted By mr_bill

My minister said it’s okay to say it’s not fair....

My minister said it’s okay to say it’s not fair. I asked if it’s okay to say it’s effed up.

I’m so sorry.

-mr. bill
10-05-23, 07:29 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 350
Posted By mr_bill

I’m somewhat curious what your doc said on...

I’m somewhat curious what your doc said on Tuesday.

The 21st Century Cures Act mandates medical providers immediately provide to their patients nearly all test results and clinical notes.

This...
09-15-23, 09:29 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 20,612
Posted By mr_bill

So a brief update. I am a member of the...

So a brief update.

I am a member of the "stable disease" club. The benefits include but are not limited to seeing my oncologist only once every three months.

My testosterone remains...
08-30-23, 03:33 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,287
Posted By mr_bill

A humorless poster attempted to turn this into...

A humorless poster attempted to turn this into the everlasting gobstopper thread.

So much time, so little to do.

-mr. bill
08-30-23, 07:25 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,892
Posted By mr_bill

Andrew Bohm...

Andrew Bohm (https://medicine.tufts.edu/news-events/news/passing-andrew-bohm-professor-and-postdoctoral-officer)

-mr. bill
08-27-23, 09:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,287
Posted By mr_bill

Without comment... ...

Without comment...

https://i.imgur.com/tZAHbjo.jpg

-mr. bill
07-26-23, 05:51 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,624
Posted By mr_bill

Wrong question. U-turn on Red permitted in...

Wrong question. U-turn on Red permitted in Louisiana? (https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88198#)



Why yes, yes it is.

-mr. bill
06-22-23, 09:40 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 3,047
Posted By mr_bill

Right Hook

Technically, they timed the light perfectly and beat me off the line.
(They did signal with bent left arm a second behind me.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5pQGVroVFU

-mr. bill
Forum: Northeast
06-21-23, 02:55 PM
Replies: 11,159
Views: 1,448,805
Posted By mr_bill

Brief Pill&Ills update: Still on my drugs...

Brief Pill&Ills update:

Still on my drugs for my Stage 4 Prostate Cancer. It remains "castration sensitive," which is great news.

Next oncology appointment is not until August, and no scans in...
05-31-23, 09:55 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,353
Posted By mr_bill

Part five. (Stairs are why light bikes are nice.)

Part five. (Stairs are why light bikes are nice.)
05-31-23, 09:51 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,353
Posted By mr_bill

Part two:

Part two:
05-31-23, 09:48 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,353
Posted By mr_bill

I'm going to quote myself in the next few replies...

I'm going to quote myself in the next few replies from another thread. They are a commentary of what a difference bike infrastructure, bike paths, bike lanes, sharrows, etc made/make in my life.
...
04-07-23, 06:32 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 3,957
Posted By mr_bill

Teaching hospitals are fun. I’m being...

Teaching hospitals are fun.

I’m being prepped for achilles tendon surgery.

Intern is doing their second nerve block on a leg. My leg.

First Doc is making sure rule number one is followed,...
01-31-23, 08:37 PM
Replies: 309
Views: 30,608
Posted By mr_bill

Multiple threat crossing. We lose so many...

Multiple threat crossing.

We lose so many people to this DESIGN FLAW.

People who call pedestrians meat pylons blather about Darwin Awards.

-mr. bill
12-20-22, 02:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,528
Posted By mr_bill

An interesting question - can you plagiarize an...

An interesting question - can you plagiarize an AI? (Actually, an uninteresting question.)
Will you get caught if you ask ChatGPT to compose your essay? (Yes. Almost certainly. Just like you can get...
11-18-22, 11:58 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 2,814
Posted By mr_bill

"Community Resolutions provide an opportunity for...

"Community Resolutions provide an opportunity for the police to deal with appropriate low level offences and offenders without recourse to formal criminal justice sanctions.
This could include a...
11-15-22, 09:00 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,008
Posted By mr_bill

Patterson Rd and Hwy 6...

Patterson Rd and Hwy 6 (https://www.google.com/maps/@29.8132368,-95.6449552,3a,75y,286.06h,79.71t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1srcl4n4c-EsXgDbqYFc-szg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e3)

-mr. bill
11-14-22, 08:47 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,173
Posted By mr_bill

Infrastructure induces demand. -mr. bill

Infrastructure induces demand.

-mr. bill
Forum: Northeast
10-04-22, 07:07 PM
Replies: 11,159
Views: 1,448,805
Posted By mr_bill

I can still be surprised on the Minuteman: ...

I can still be surprised on the Minuteman:

https://youtu.be/cgO2w6iXR8Y

-mr. bill
09-29-22, 02:40 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 5,470
Posted By mr_bill

However, in all seriousness. If you do have...

However, in all seriousness.

If you do have a low resting heart rate, let the folks who "twilight" you know before your "minor" medical procedure starts. They'll thank you.

(For more major...
09-29-22, 02:15 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 6,115
Posted By mr_bill

Proving your starry-eyed spouse is dead doesn't...

Proving your starry-eyed spouse is dead doesn't require a GoPro. But you knew that, didn't you?

-mr. bill
09-29-22, 02:08 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 6,115
Posted By mr_bill

The starry-eyed among us are those [singular...

The starry-eyed among us are those [singular those] who think they [singular they] can call up their [singular their] insurance companies and say "I want money."

-mr. bill
09-29-22, 01:46 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 6,115
Posted By mr_bill

"Rarely are we as lucky to have a client with a...

"Rarely are we as lucky to have a client with a “Go Pro” or other device upon their bike but, when THEY [emphasis mine, not singular they, plural they] do, it can be as good as gold."

But what...
09-29-22, 10:53 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 6,115
Posted By mr_bill

Your sales pitch left out Short Term Disability...

Your sales pitch left out Short Term Disability insurance and Long Term Disability Insurance.

You won't believe this "salesman" either, don't know why I bother....
09-23-22, 01:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,582
Posted By mr_bill

Sigh. The world isn’t binary, and bicycles are...

Sigh. The world isn’t binary, and bicycles are usually smaller than automobiles. But even drivers need to be careful.

People *MAY* have trouble seeing. Be careful out there.
08-23-22, 08:04 PM
Replies: 445
Views: 14,322
Posted By mr_bill

So, for those having trouble following the...

So, for those having trouble following the alleged conversation:

https://i.imgur.com/8mtA5N8.jpg

-mr. bill
08-22-22, 11:12 AM
Replies: 445
Views: 14,322
Posted By mr_bill

In keeping with the signal to noise ratio on this...

In keeping with the signal to noise ratio on this thread has been flushed to zero.

Not noise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJuyn0WAYNI

-mr. bill
07-19-22, 02:21 PM
Replies: 67
Views: 3,371
Posted By mr_bill

18 thoughtless replies to this thread. Good day...

18 thoughtless replies to this thread. Good day sir.

-mr. bill
07-04-22, 07:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 845
Posted By mr_bill

Use the ToS Luke. SECTION 18 - GOVERNING LAW...

Use the ToS Luke.

SECTION 18 - GOVERNING LAW
These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of...
07-03-22, 12:24 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 20,612
Posted By mr_bill

Everyone is different. But I spent all of...

Everyone is different.

But I spent all of 2021 in active treatment. GG5.

Six months ADT+clinical trial, RALP in mid-July, then 35 radiation treatments beginning mid-September through...
06-23-22, 01:12 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 9,539
Posted By mr_bill

I need to repair my bike repair stand. Does...

I need to repair my bike repair stand.

Does anyone know where I can get a good bike repair stand repair stand?

-mr. bill
06-21-22, 03:04 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 4,270
Posted By mr_bill

Snell Foundation conducts ongoing random sample...

Snell Foundation conducts ongoing random sample tests on production helmets that they buy at retail. If any fail, they conduct a follow up test. If any of those fail, the manufacturer loses...
06-20-22, 07:11 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,695
Posted By mr_bill

John Snow delivered babies. That was his "area of...

John Snow delivered babies. That was his "area of expertise."

He also developed anesthesia, medical hygiene, and yes, epidemiology and public health.

According to some here, he should have...
06-11-22, 07:02 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,342
Posted By mr_bill

Now, that’s just unfair. By this “logic,” anyone...

Now, that’s just unfair. By this “logic,” anyone hurt in a motor vehicle crash is COMPLETELY to blame.

Even if someone crashed their car into a your bedroom in your home, YOU are at fault for...
06-11-22, 06:16 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,011
Posted By mr_bill

There’s a reason why the cable stop on your...

There’s a reason why the cable stop on your Intenso stood so proud from the chainstay.

Before you continue, with that “close enough” (it’s not close at all) cable stop it’s likely your bare shift...
06-09-22, 02:41 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 4,176
Posted By mr_bill

I have to admit that when I was on a knee scooter...

I have to admit that when I was on a knee scooter (while recovering from achilles tendon surgery), I didn't wear a helmet. Even though my peak speed was equivalent to slow running, where I also don't...
06-08-22, 05:38 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 4,176
Posted By mr_bill

With counterfeit CE certification marks. ...

With counterfeit CE certification marks.

Real mark (note that the "c" and "e" form a sideways "8"):
https://i.imgur.com/1ZKn1IT.jpg

Counterfeit marks (note that the "c" and "e" are too close...
06-07-22, 11:36 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 4,176
Posted By mr_bill

Damn slippery when wet too. And it's also town by...

Damn slippery when wet too. And it's also town by town, the town boundary is at 14 seconds and the "Ooopsies" on the wet patches is about a second later.

I know it doesn't look that dramatic,...
06-05-22, 07:21 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 460
Posted By mr_bill

This Park Tool video gives you a good walkthru. ...

This Park Tool video gives you a good walkthru.

Pay particular attention to the tool selection.

Your pic isn’t clear enough to definitively answer which tool you need, it’s too hard to count...
05-31-22, 06:14 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,011
Posted By mr_bill

Right after my achilles tendon healed, my rear...

Right after my achilles tendon healed, my rear derailleur stop failed. (Similar injury, lol.)

I ran full cable from the front cable stop to the derailleur under the bottom bracket, and all was...
05-16-22, 02:05 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,502
Posted By mr_bill

https://youtu.be/VTOdmp8pHuI -mr. bill

https://youtu.be/VTOdmp8pHuI

-mr. bill
05-16-22, 01:36 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,502
Posted By mr_bill

Hope Paul doesn't ride in NOLA. See this...

Hope Paul doesn't ride in NOLA.

See this (typoed) requirement for DRL:



Note.

"In use." We don't have to argue about where, because it's wherever in NOLA YAT.
05-13-22, 12:09 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,943
Posted By mr_bill

Lucas Brunelle flows so well that after he...

Lucas Brunelle flows so well that after he clobbered a pedestrian while "flowing" through a red light, he tried to push her into a cab for the hospital. The cabbie objected, things quickly escalated...
05-06-22, 01:26 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 5,571
Posted By mr_bill

He didn't see the Corolla coming? (The driver of...

He didn't see the Corolla coming? (The driver of the Corolla sure as hell saw him coming.)

-mr. bill
05-05-22, 06:26 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,402
Posted By mr_bill

FFS. The question isn’t about reduce. (Patch...

FFS.

The question isn’t about reduce. (Patch your tubes until the patches have patches?)
It isn’t about reuse. (How many uses are there around the house?)
It’s about recycling.

So yeah, it’s...
05-03-22, 04:54 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,906
Posted By mr_bill

Of course you haven't. And no matter how...

Of course you haven't.

And no matter how common it is, how much proof that it is common, it won't be common enough for you, it won't be proof enough for you.

Trying not to get this punted to...
04-19-22, 04:09 PM
Replies: 226
Views: 13,519
Posted By mr_bill

Just a SWAG. I don’t thing there are any farmers...

Just a SWAG. I don’t thing there are any farmers on farmforums who are complaining about farmers driving on roads.

-mr. bill
04-06-22, 05:51 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 1,275
Posted By mr_bill

https://youtu.be/D_sc9tqB81g -mr. bill

https://youtu.be/D_sc9tqB81g

-mr. bill
04-04-22, 06:24 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,520
Posted By mr_bill

Another p.s. https://youtu.be/TSkwY9EuP5E ...

Another p.s.

https://youtu.be/TSkwY9EuP5E

And, highly recommend Rev Laura Everett’s short book “Holy Spokes.”

I guess by definition, whatever she rides is a pastoorfiet.
...
04-04-22, 06:03 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 5,520
Posted By mr_bill

I’m lucky that I can walk to a LBS and get a...

I’m lucky that I can walk to a LBS and get a dutch bike.

From your story, it sounds like bridges were burned. (Passive voice, not judging who held the matches.)

Anyhow, there are a few US LBS’s...
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