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08-15-17, 09:19 AM
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That is a nasty story. Hard to explain foolishness like that. Heck, when I first moved into my office with my new employer (at the beginning of a 29 year run), I learned the previous occupant had been walked out the door for cheating the company on travel expenses. He was cashing international business class tickets for coach and pocketing the difference. So go figure.
08-15-17, 09:19 AM
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you man. 
08-15-17, 09:24 AM
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08-15-17, 09:25 AM
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smelling the roses
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They're chipsealing the main highway on my commute. It's a 4 lane and they're doing 1 lane on each side at at time. They have the loose gravel side they're still working on coned off except (for some reason) the last few miles. When they opened that side up everyone, except me, decided they wanted to drive in that lane even though it was full of loose gravel and traffic was moving along fine. Even though I was the only one not stupid enough to drive in the loose gravel I still ended up getting a rock kicked up into my windshield and getting a nice chip that is certain to spider out very nicely when the cold weather hits.
08-15-17, 09:28 AM
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Fair enough. Thing is, what are the options now? Take it back to him? If he didn't know how to do it properly the first time he won't do it properly the second time either. I could also just go to someone else and have them redo it, but then I'd have to pay again. I guess I'm left with binning them or riding them as they are.
08-15-17, 09:34 AM
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Ugh - when the sweet taste of freedom sours in your mouth. 
The wife had put a play date on the calendar for tomorrow, which is why I was figuring that it'd be a good day for a 3-5 hour ride. I have since found out that the play date is at our place - not a huge deal, but it'll probably mean extra prep, including making sure that the dog is someplace where she can't be bothered by the kids, which will likely mean I'll have to carry her upstairs (the hips/legs aren't getting up the stairs well in her old age).
...and now I've heard that the play date has expanded to include the high-maintenance cousins. You all have at least one set of cousins like that, right? The ones that bounce off the walls and get in to stuff? I don't know where he lands on the scale, but one of the kids has Asperger's and has a hard time understanding/accepting being told "no." I once caught him pulling a grille cover off of one of my speakers, and readying a poking finger for one of the tweeters. Time to batten down the hatches
The wife had put a play date on the calendar for tomorrow, which is why I was figuring that it'd be a good day for a 3-5 hour ride. I have since found out that the play date is at our place - not a huge deal, but it'll probably mean extra prep, including making sure that the dog is someplace where she can't be bothered by the kids, which will likely mean I'll have to carry her upstairs (the hips/legs aren't getting up the stairs well in her old age).
...and now I've heard that the play date has expanded to include the high-maintenance cousins. You all have at least one set of cousins like that, right? The ones that bounce off the walls and get in to stuff? I don't know where he lands on the scale, but one of the kids has Asperger's and has a hard time understanding/accepting being told "no." I once caught him pulling a grille cover off of one of my speakers, and readying a poking finger for one of the tweeters. Time to batten down the hatches
08-15-17, 09:43 AM
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I removed and re-threaded that spool three times, because it refused to unwind when coaxed. Shortly after the third, one of the strings retreated back inside. Maybe the spin reversed when I wasn't looking.
I'll try again tomorrow. I'm almost caught up, for a few days.
I'll try again tomorrow. I'm almost caught up, for a few days.
08-15-17, 10:20 AM
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Guess where we are...
08-15-17, 10:30 AM
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08-15-17, 10:54 AM
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PFM. Looks like it's fixed now.
08-15-17, 10:57 AM
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They're chipsealing the main highway on my commute. It's a 4 lane and they're doing 1 lane on each side at at time. They have the loose gravel side they're still working on coned off except (for some reason) the last few miles. When they opened that side up everyone, except me, decided they wanted to drive in that lane even though it was full of loose gravel and traffic was moving along fine. Even though I was the only one not stupid enough to drive in the loose gravel I still ended up getting a rock kicked up into my windshield and getting a nice chip that is certain to spider out very nicely when the cold weather hits.
08-15-17, 10:58 AM
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08-15-17, 11:03 AM
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The first wheel I built, the logo wasn't lined up with the valve stem. Redo. The wheel on @Pepe bike would eat me alive until it was fixed. I'm far from OCD, but some things must be right. I am the guy you wanted to work on your car.
08-15-17, 11:04 AM
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08-15-17, 11:05 AM
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08-15-17, 11:09 AM
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08-15-17, 11:15 AM
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08-15-17, 11:17 AM
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08-15-17, 11:23 AM
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08-15-17, 11:32 AM
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08-15-17, 11:34 AM
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