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Originally Posted by Heathpack
(Post 19562854)
40K TT tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by Herbie53
(Post 19563472)
So driving home from work yesterday on Woodlands Parkway (3 lanes each way @ 50 mph), I saw a tiny kitten in the middle of my lane. I got stopped without getting rear ended by rush hour traffic and put the flashers on. Got out and looked for him and he was gone. I assumed the worst or maybe that he had gotten to the median strip and lost in the tall grass (very small). I got back in my car and drove the remaining 8 or 10 miles home.
Of course it does not end there or I would not have this pic. This morning around 5A I thought I heard meowing coming from the garage. After the 3rd or 4th time I suspected I had a cat in the garage. Finally put the car up on ramps and found him holed up on top of the gas tank. I got him out of there and he promptly ran over to and climbed up under Mrs. Herbie's car. It's a newish Volvo which I learned features many panels that attach to the underside for aero or protect things that I now had to remove to extract the kitten... and of course they were all Torx fasteners. We finally got him out. Neighbor kids are in parental negotiations to adopt.. hopefully they take him. |
A bike would do me no good as there is no safe place to ride. Maybe I can swim.
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Originally Posted by rjones28
(Post 19563518)
They will eventually be re-branded as Trek stores, so I'm guessing that's affirmative.
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
(Post 19563486)
Ha - must have been a heck of a ride for him, would have scared the crap out of me. Is he getting comfy or still pretty skittish?
He is eating and had a poo. |
Originally Posted by Heathpack
(Post 19563510)
Aw Herbie got a kitten!
And by that I do not mean gun. |
Riley is not amused with the kitten.
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Originally Posted by datlas
(Post 19563532)
I will have to go there and ask what they think about Specialized bikes...
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Originally Posted by Herbie53
(Post 19563539)
You can say gun... I have n of those and am coveting another, n+1.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
(Post 19563520)
I got into trouble when I walked into a restaurant with a sleaveless tshirt. So much for not dressing up.
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
(Post 19563014)
Oh damn. Look at this-
http://www.roadbikereview.com/review...AIR-ramato.jpg Pozzato's bike for the Giro. Even has a chrome bar/stem combo. Hot. |
Wow, when I ran a half marathon my goal was to do in it in under two hours.
How to Watch Saturday?s Sub-2 Marathon Attempt | Runner's World |
There's a couple bicyclists riding just behind the runners. #CyclingContent
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My first appointment yesterday was this terrible case. Retired lady with a 70 pound dog, acutely paralyzed in the hind legs 5 days prior. Her vet told her the dog needed emergency surgery right away, as did the second opinion vet who saw the dog and my receptionist when she called for an appointment. The lady insisted on waiting until my next available appointment and then when I look at the dog I say, "Yep, this was an emergency 5 days ago; now the prognosis is bleak and odds are your dog will never walk again, no matter what I do. You can take your chances with surgery, live with a paralyzed dog (but I can see the lady's gnarled hands, she must have rheumatoid arthritis, I don't think she can care for a 70 pound paralyzed dog) or you can put her to sleep." I hate doing low percent success rate surgeries and nudge a little toward euthanasia. But to my surprise, the lady goes for it. We all feel terrible for the dog, who is terrified and is now going to have a major surgery and we might not know the outcome for as long as six weeks. And we feel terrible for the lady who feels huge guilt over not getting the dog in sooner and we worry is maybe making a bad financial decision.
But no value judgements allowed, we do the surgery and it goes well. Twenty two hours post op the lady comes in to visit the dog and she wags her tail. Hahaha that is so sweet because a tail wag is a voluntary movement for a dog. Which means technically she is no longer paralyzed. Her prognosis instantly goes from "probably will never walk again" to "almost certainly will walk again". Hot damn that was an ok moment today when I got the text from the doctor covering the case. We'll even probably bring it in under estimate, she might even be good enough to go home Sunday. :) |
Nice view of the Academy from our hotel room...
https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.n...45&oe=597F1F67 |
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
(Post 19563790)
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
(Post 19562854)
40K TT tomorrow.
Probably. It might rain. Coach suggests racing without data tomorrow. I understand what he is saying. I am trying to decide how literally to take that recommendation... ;) 2) Garmin with the only displayed data field being GPS accuracy? |
So [MENTION=160999]Bah Humbug[/MENTION], is it a Marathon if you run it on a track??
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Originally Posted by Heathpack
(Post 19563740)
My first appointment yesterday was this terrible case. Retired lady with a 70 pound dog, acutely paralyzed in the hind legs 5 days prior. Her vet told her the dog needed emergency surgery right away, as did the second opinion vet who saw the dog and my receptionist when she called for an appointment. The lady insisted on waiting until my next available appointment and then when I look at the dog I say, "Yep, this was an emergency 5 days ago; now the prognosis is bleak and odds are your dog will never walk again, no matter what I do. You can take your chances with surgery, live with a paralyzed dog (but I can see the lady's gnarled hands, she must have rheumatoid arthritis, I don't think she can care for a 70 pound paralyzed dog) or you can put her to sleep." I hate doing low percent success rate surgeries and nudge a little toward euthanasia. But to my surprise, the lady goes for it. We all feel terrible for the dog, who is terrified and is now going to have a major surgery and we might not know the outcome for as long as six weeks. And we feel terrible for the lady who feels huge guilt over not getting the dog in sooner and we worry is maybe making a bad financial decision.
But no value judgements allowed, we do the surgery and it goes well. Twenty two hours post op the lady comes in to visit the dog and she wags her tail. Hahaha that is so sweet because a tail wag is a voluntary movement for a dog. Which means technically she is no longer paralyzed. Her prognosis instantly goes from "probably will never walk again" to "almost certainly will walk again". Hot damn that was an ok moment today when I got the text from the doctor covering the case. We'll even probably bring it in under estimate, she might even be good enough to go home Sunday. :) |
Ride a great TT, [MENTION=351576]Heathpack[/MENTION]!
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Originally Posted by laj
(Post 19563904)
ride a great tt, [mention=351576]heathpack[/mention]!
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
(Post 19563381)
Good thing he only wrote one melody, huh?
Originally Posted by jtaylor996
(Post 19563500)
Well, one good one :)
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Originally Posted by BillyD
(Post 19563901)
Outstanding.
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The in room coffee is a bad joke. Good thing I brought some instant to hold me til 7:00. Many(all) of you are more worldly than me. Is there a trick to these things? In the past, I've doubled the coffee and halved the water.
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