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Old 03-02-17, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by zymphad
Only special was, DO NOT INSTALL BB. PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL BB. That was it. Everything else is stock matte UD size 51. 51 and 53 I would expect to be their most popular sizes.
Nah. Not in a North America. 56 is the most popular size.
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Old 03-02-17, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by BillyD
But it's made of plastic. You, of all people, should be perfectly fine with that.
Exactly. It is significant that I have concerns. I have consulted on both sides of said litigation. Just saying it may or may not be a good way to go. Get good advice from one or more of your potential surgeons.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
Photo nerds love to give notable lenses nicknames. This one is known as the Bigma.
Indeed. I have a Minolta 70-210 f/4, aka the "Beercan". The resemblance is remarkable.
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The wine cellar? You're gonna have a heck of a time getting him out of there.
OH ! I thought all the corks lying around were to be made into brake shoes for carbon wheels.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I'll try, but no promises. It's like this combo was created with the express purpose of making me apologize to Robert for making fun of his dainty hands.
You'd be amazed how much it cost me to arrange that. But seriously, I have a VAR tool you can borrow.
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Speaking of VAR tools, I ordered one from Amazon on Monday and it has yet to be shipped. Should have paid double on ebay.
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Old 03-02-17, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
It's just not as sharp as I was led to expect from all the raving.
Could the focus be off. Lots of that going around these days. Totally fixable.
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Originally Posted by PepeM
Gentlemen.
Nah. Not yet. Welcome back.
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I should have done that, now that I think about it. How much are they - $55 or so? I think I even had a gift card in my pocket that would have covered it.
I'm sure they'll be there tomorrow. Also, you can get another doughnut.
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Old 03-02-17, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
OH ! I thought all the corks lying around were to be made into brake shoes for carbon wheels.
Better application is for bar end plugs.
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Originally Posted by PepeM


If they had laces I'd be all over them.
BOA is kind of like laces.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
A hair above freezing for the ride home. Whole lotta sloggin' through the slush!

Gnarly
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Originally Posted by rjones28
BOA is kind of like laces.
You're lucky I'm on parole.
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Those pedals turned into ice!
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
A hair above freezing for the ride home. Whole lotta sloggin' through the slush!

You're a mad man. It was 45 and windy here today and I checked out, no ride for me. Do you dress up like a bear before you go out?

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Originally Posted by rjones28
I'm sure they'll be there tomorrow. Also, you can get another doughnut.
Uh huh - see, good ideas like this are why you're a professional enabler.
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Got an HDMI--->VGI adapter and after some messin' around with the MacBook settings, daughter is back in business. Of course the stupid monitor I bought does not have the universal mounting bracket so if I want to mount it on the wall I have to buy yet another overpriced adapter. Call me daddy warbucks.
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
Granted I'm a nobody that checks-in once every few months, but awesome, Do you live in a cave? That is so cool!!
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Eat your hearts out, Addictionites. Dinner tonight was grilled flank steak sliced thin and plated with arugula, navel orange and golden BEETROOT salad. Dessert was vanilla bean ice cream with chewy chocolate chip cookies, home baked from purchased dough. Ferrari-Carrano 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon to wash it down. Yum!
I ate the last of my batch of beef stroganoff (made with nice chuck steaks) over fresh egg noodles. That was all. no desert or drinks for this calorie counting guy.
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My unlawful detainment is over, yes.
What happened?
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Originally Posted by BTSyndrome
Granted I'm a nobody that checks-in once every few months, but awesome, Do you live in a cave? That is so cool!!
That's the basement, where the bikes, washer/dryer, etc live. It was probably once part of a coal mine.
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uh huh - see, good ideas like this are why you're a professional enabler.
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Got an HDMI--->VGI adapter and after some messin' around with the MacBook settings, daughter is back in business. Of course the stupid monitor I bought does not have the universal mounting bracket so if I want to mount it on the wall I have to buy yet another overpriced adapter. Call me daddy warbucks.
Let us know, when the accumulated adaptors and such reaches the cost of a replacement MacBook.
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Any pool players here?

This is one of the bigger matches in the last few years, on free stream:

On The Rail on USTREAM: Bringing live pool / pocket billiards to you for free. On The Rail TV has been doing it since 2008. If you have any questions, comm...

$200,000 race to 40 in one pocket. This is not flashy pool like you see on ESPN. This is chess with balls for big money... in a seedy bar in WI.

Edit: This match may take a couple of DAYS, so don't expect much from the stream coverage (pro announcers, replays, etc).

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Any pool players here?

This is one of the bigger matches in the last few years, on free stream:

On The Rail on USTREAM: Bringing live pool / pocket billiards to you for free. On The Rail TV has been doing it since 2008. If you have any questions, comm...

$200,000 race to 40 in one pocket. This is not flashy pool like you see on ESPN. This is chess with balls for big money... in a seedy bar in WI.

Edit: This match may take a couple of DAYS, so don't expect much from the stream coverage (pro announcers, replays, etc).
Race to 40... Dang. It would be like watching cricket.
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