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08-20-20, 11:48 AM
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Waiting for the No Mas Clavos to set up. I used it to replace the tiles loosened by the sink violence. Then I will glue the sink in with silicone and have at the plumbing. Looking forward to the end of this project. It will be a great improvement in kitchen experience.
08-20-20, 11:52 AM
#2977
Fat n slow
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I grew up in southern Pennsylvania, where they salted the roads a bit. Cars last about 15 years there, and get a lot of patching and reinforcing the close they get to the end of that time. PA also has a "no rust-through" rule, and semi-annual inspections which means a lot of Bondo.
After college I bought a 14 year old MGB, which turned out to be due for its patching and reinforcing. Then I moved to Ithaca, in central New York, where cars last 10 years, but there's not a "no rust-through" rule. Cars there last maybe 10-12 years. I saw 10 year old cars whose front fenders consisted of the inner fender liner and the headlight and side marker light areas, with the rest rusted away - that was a Chevy Vega. In Ithaca, mechanics were AMAZED at the wonderful state of my rusty MGB, because it was actually still on the road.
Two years later, I moved to California. Cars here last till they crap out mechanically and become unfixable, or they get totalled. Suddenly, my 'amazingly well preserved' MGB became 'a rusted out piece of s***', and when the brakes started failing, I could not get a mechanic to fix them - "Not without a tetanus shot!" said one. That was the end of my MGB. Traded it for a bottom-of-the-line Toyota.
After college I bought a 14 year old MGB, which turned out to be due for its patching and reinforcing. Then I moved to Ithaca, in central New York, where cars last 10 years, but there's not a "no rust-through" rule. Cars there last maybe 10-12 years. I saw 10 year old cars whose front fenders consisted of the inner fender liner and the headlight and side marker light areas, with the rest rusted away - that was a Chevy Vega. In Ithaca, mechanics were AMAZED at the wonderful state of my rusty MGB, because it was actually still on the road.
Two years later, I moved to California. Cars here last till they crap out mechanically and become unfixable, or they get totalled. Suddenly, my 'amazingly well preserved' MGB became 'a rusted out piece of s***', and when the brakes started failing, I could not get a mechanic to fix them - "Not without a tetanus shot!" said one. That was the end of my MGB. Traded it for a bottom-of-the-line Toyota.
08-20-20, 12:05 PM
#2978
smelling the roses
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Alas there are none. I am not a photog. I can take a picture of the hole, before installing the sink. My wife might have an old shot of the original sink.
I tend to imprint rather than take pics. A thing I officially started in Ecuador, passing a particularly nice view of the Andes on the bus. I never carried a camera when traveling. Beginning at that incident, I imprint those 'pics' to the vault, where they remain still.
I tend to imprint rather than take pics. A thing I officially started in Ecuador, passing a particularly nice view of the Andes on the bus. I never carried a camera when traveling. Beginning at that incident, I imprint those 'pics' to the vault, where they remain still.
08-20-20, 12:06 PM
#2979
So it is
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Ha! Not in California! I have a friend who likes old Toyotas. He bought a 1987 Land Cruiser from a coworker. It has a carburetor, which he can't really do much to because of smog rules. It has a 4.2L engine that produces all of 135 hp. Gets about 12 mpg. Slow as molasses. One year newer, and he'd have EFI. He's actually considered whether to buy a 1988 engine for it, but it would be pricey.
EDIT: I think this was about the very end of carburetors generally, when they'd added so many different adjustments that it had to be tweaked within an inch of its life just to run. This is why EFI took over. Yeah, a Holley 4bbl carb (or two) sitting on a big 7L V8 looks nice and gives me a nice warm feeling, but they were dinosaurs.
EDIT: I think this was about the very end of carburetors generally, when they'd added so many different adjustments that it had to be tweaked within an inch of its life just to run. This is why EFI took over. Yeah, a Holley 4bbl carb (or two) sitting on a big 7L V8 looks nice and gives me a nice warm feeling, but they were dinosaurs.
08-20-20, 12:10 PM
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You may have restless leg syndrome, which is very common and can be exercise related. It can be treated quite effectively by a knowledgeable physician, i.e., a neurologist with competence in movement disorders. However, there are plenty of docs just throwing sleeping pills at it, which is to be avoided at all costs. If you want to see someone, VCU is probably your best local resource.
08-20-20, 12:22 PM
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08-20-20, 12:22 PM
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That's good. in 1980, my girlfriend bought somebody's "Winter Rat" - the crappy car you drive in the winter so your good car lasts longer. The car was an 11 year old Chevy Malibu. You could see the ground through the holes in the trunk. You could also smell the exhaust in the interior of the car. I'm surprised we didn't kill ourselves driving to her parents' house in Syracuse for a visit.
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08-20-20, 12:29 PM
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Oh yeah. I'm still dealing with 89 on down Grand Wagoneers that have those on them. Honda's, Tercels, Toyota pick ups, and again, GM Feedback carbs. If I lived in the rust belt, they'd be gone... At least I don't have to take a wire wheel to my hubs every time I rotate my tires.
I had a 1980 Grand Wagoneer when I lived in the mountains. It was a trade in where I worked and I paid $1100 for it. I used it as a truck to haul firewood, trash, and branches. It came with a 6"lift and big tires. It could cruise 60 mph in second gear with those tires and 2:74 diffs. Fun to drive in a creek!
08-20-20, 12:30 PM
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Got done getting the Cannondale ready to sell. Mixed feelings are coming again.
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08-20-20, 12:38 PM
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08-20-20, 12:51 PM
#2986
serious cyclist
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When I decided to throw comfort out the window, and concentrate on aero, my power sucked, but I moved. Had I done that sooner in my life, and been more firm with my coach, I/we would be money right now. He is an advocate of power over everything, but I finally talked him into getting lower, just to see and prove it, because that's where I was going. He did it, dropped a good 10% power, which matched my readings yet realized he was going faster from day one. We both did it too late for the 40k, but the results were encouraging, to say the least. I'll be spending my off season getting stronger on that. I know a tri set up needs to be much more forgiving, but there are few people that can match road bike power on a TT bike. Rohan Dennis is one of them, but he's a freak.I say that in a very good way.
I still want power though, for regular riding and general aerobic gains. Hence my plan to do hard stuff on the horns and minimal easy work in aero, just to keep that ability. Who knows when I'll get to go play tri again anyway.
08-20-20, 12:51 PM
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I bought a Cannondale 3.0 frameset years ago that looks identical except the rear dropouts are about an inch behind the seat stays. It was the first year that an aluminum fork was available as an option. It rides SO much smoother than the version 1 Cannondale I have. I know that's relative. I would never sell it, but then, I'm an N+1 guy.
08-20-20, 01:02 PM
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08-20-20, 01:09 PM
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08-20-20, 01:10 PM
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quick update, been at the inspection station for three hours. My car still has not been inspected. Progress.
08-20-20, 01:16 PM
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08-20-20, 01:17 PM
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08-20-20, 01:18 PM
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08-20-20, 01:23 PM
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08-20-20, 01:42 PM
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08-20-20, 01:48 PM
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Cycling related fact: Robin Williams (I am told) introduced the world to Fukitol and he was an avid cyclist. I believe he once said cycling is the closest we have to human powered flight.
08-20-20, 01:57 PM
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I would have tried to tag her back, but I know better than to try to chase down those people on bikes. She was riding a fairly new looking Cannondale.
I once shamelessly drafted a teenager who got caught in the middle of a charity ride. She was wearing a dress and riding an old Raleigh with a rear rack and milk crate and a...wait for it...Campy rear disc wheel. She turned off after a few miles.
I once shamelessly drafted a teenager who got caught in the middle of a charity ride. She was wearing a dress and riding an old Raleigh with a rear rack and milk crate and a...wait for it...Campy rear disc wheel. She turned off after a few miles.
08-20-20, 01:59 PM
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Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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Reminds me of my first real road bike - Cannondale R600, 3.0 frame with the cantilever seat stays. A 56 that was just a tad too small for me, and of course twitchy because it was 'crit geometry'. I still have it, but haven't ridden it in a dog's age.
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08-20-20, 02:25 PM
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I saw a woman riding an R700 while I was running this morning.
08-20-20, 02:28 PM
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I would have tried to tag her back, but I know better than to try to chase down those people on bikes. She was riding a fairly new looking Cannondale.
I once shamelessly drafted a teenager who got caught in the middle of a charity ride. She was wearing a dress and riding an old Raleigh with a rear rack and milk crate and a...wait for it...Campy rear disc wheel. She turned off after a few miles.
I once shamelessly drafted a teenager who got caught in the middle of a charity ride. She was wearing a dress and riding an old Raleigh with a rear rack and milk crate and a...wait for it...Campy rear disc wheel. She turned off after a few miles.