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Old 12-16-07, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by nerdsgirth
Who has toboggans?
now there's an idea.
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Originally Posted by iherald
I feel like I'm in 1986 asking this, but my Aunt is looking for a mini Am FM radio she can listen to while she's in the hospital. It would be one with headphones and ideally be digital. However, I can't seem to locate any. Anyone have any ideas?
You guys must be a real bunch of 'tards if you can't answer a simple request.

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i have a couple crazy carpets, but the closest "hill" around here is the small one by grenadier pond
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I must be a real tard if my only posts are pathetic trolls in the hope of social interaction.
Don't be so hard on yourself....I am sure someone likes you.
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Old 12-16-07, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by iherald
I feel like I'm in 1986 asking this, but my Aunt is looking for a mini Am FM radio she can listen to while she's in the hospital. It would be one with headphones and ideally be digital. However, I can't seem to locate any. Anyone have any ideas?
it's not digital but check this out:

https://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...,44041&p=44041

i have one of these and i love it.
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Originally Posted by I_bRAD
I'm calling it a snow day for the shop, but I do plan to attempt to ride my mountain bike to the humber and back along the lakeshore trail for fun. That could either be fun or difficult. Or both.

I'm all set with clip on fenders and 35psi
haha. Yeah right. I couldn't even get started on Sorauren. I ended up riding East on Queen until I caught up with the snowplow around Shaw and then turned back. It was amusing seeing everyone trying to get their cars out of a 3' pile of ice and slush.

After that, I was out front shoveling the walkway and a guy rode by on a Pugsley, Even he was having trouble with the snow (although he was managing to ride Sorauren). He was happy though, apparently he'd been "waiting all year to try this out!"
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Originally Posted by TRaffic Jammer
Word Wes, I had some childhood years in PEI, this snow ain't nothin yet!
I’ve had to go out the kitchen window many times to get the door open! I’ve laughed before about "look at all this snow" type comments
ha ha Ontario!

But we are getting pounded right now.
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Old 12-16-07, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by somnambulant
a tonne of snow.. pfft. you Ontario lightweights.


Note the onion on the belt.
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Old 12-16-07, 01:09 PM
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...and not one of those fancy, long green onions, one of those ol-tymey bulb onions thank you very much...of course, this is back when nickels had bees on them...
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Old 12-16-07, 01:24 PM
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I rode a few blocks to Price Chopper, dang it was harder than the hour of shoveling.... veeery soft mushy tires helped.
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Old 12-16-07, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by cavernmech
Don't be so hard on yourself....I am sure someone likes you.
haha owned
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Originally Posted by I_bRAD


Note the onion on the belt.
'tF?!
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Old 12-16-07, 04:20 PM
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I told you last night. STORM OF THE CENTURY!
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RUN THE GRAPHIC!

Also:
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That guy is so screwed if the train comes

PS- There wasn't really a graphic. Too bad or I'd be RICH I say, RICH!

I can't wait to see guys with mullets and no hats or gloves pushing cabs out of snowbanks on the 6:00 news.
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Originally Posted by jit5
You guys must be a real bunch of 'tards if you can't answer a simple request.

https://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...gon=&langid=EN
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"oh jees, my car seems to be stuck in a snowdrift - gun the accelerator! "
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I got cabin fever and needed *cough* supplies *cough* Leslie to Yonge and Wellesley=25 minutes. Return trip 30mins. I don't know how anyone rides clipless and knobbies in this. Only had one major wobble when I hit a forgotten streetcar track at Broadview and Dundas....got a thumbs up from the very wide passing car. 14.2 KPH+23C+fullgoretex+IPOD=YAY!
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Are you still on the skinny tires Keith?

Clipless did suck today (kept freezing/clogging), but the MTB didn't have pedals on it and that's what I had laying around without pulling some off another bike.

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Originally Posted by I_bRAD
Are you still on the skinny tires Keith?

Clipless did suck today (kept freezing/clogging), but the MTB didn't have pedals on it and that's what I had laying around without pulling some off another bike.
yup...23c and big flats with Sorels. Cut right thru the snow and when I did get a bit squirrelly the foot comes off easy for balance.
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Originally Posted by I_bRAD
Are you still on the skinny tires Keith?

Clipless did suck today (kept freezing/clogging), but the MTB didn't have pedals on it and that's what I had laying around without pulling some off another bike.
Eggbeaters FTW.

I'm amused by the reaction to the snow, I just got back from Cambridge (cancelled my plan to ride there, though ) - that being said, I've not been out there yet on the bike.

I find it worse when I stop and actually find out how slippy it was. I had a wobble on Sorauren Thursday night, but didn't get phased until I stopped in at home for a quick bite before heading east, stopping and walking up my driveway made me realise how slippy my street was and I chose to walk my bike to Roncesvalles after.

I left my bike at work on Friday as I decided to hop on the bus out of town whilst still suitably tanked up. At least the TTC was free when I got back into town tonight, w00t.

PS, *******s parking too far left in the curb lane on streetcar roads FTL (streetcar home took forever because of having like 1" clearance with some of them).

PPS, also cured my overheating/getting cold problem - it was my backpack. I'm a furnace, so the extra insulation on my back was doing me in - I put my rack and pannier on for Thursday night/Friday and all was just fine again, though the weird weighting on the bike took a moment to get used to again (not used the rack since September).

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my time's were ok today .. just a kick to clear em
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Originally Posted by cavernmech
I got cabin fever and needed *cough* supplies *cough* Leslie to Yonge and Wellesley=25 minutes. Return trip 30mins. I don't know how anyone rides clipless and knobbies in this. Only had one major wobble when I hit a forgotten streetcar track at Broadview and Dundas....got a thumbs up from the very wide passing car. 14.2 KPH+23C+fullgoretex+IPOD=YAY!
I also had me some cabin fever yesterday - my girlfriend gave me guitar hero III and a PS2 the night before so it wouldn't have been so bad... but my power was out from about 7am until about 2pm so I went out and got some shoppin' done.

Riding yesterday was pretty fun, except for the hidden tracks, as Keith mentioned.

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Yeah, the commute this morning wasn't as bad as I had expected. In fact, I kinda had fun. The earlier snowfalls we had this Fall were much wetter/icier, but the roads this morning were just kind of slushy. Not many of those really uneven layers of compacted snow/ice to knock you off balance. I also rode over the 2' high embankment at the N-E corner of Bathurst/College on my way to Manic. I assumed I would fall but I rode it... clipped in at that!

I spent almost all of yesterday playing Mass Effect on the 360. Hooray for video games. (Plus a hard trainer workout, just so I didn't feel like a *complete* slob )
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Originally Posted by MattRennick
I also had me some cabin fever yesterday - my girlfriend gave me guitar hero III and a PS2 the night before so it wouldn't have been so bad
<-- waiting for the Guitar Hero on rollers footage on Youtube

Also -- does anyone know what a landlord's responsibilities are with respect to snow removal in our fair city?
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