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12-11-20, 08:45 PM
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I guess I was looking in the wrong places.
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12-11-20, 08:54 PM
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I’m going to need two Rotts, that Dobie is useless. I’m still not comfortable leaving her in the car when I go to the supermarket, I can just picture her going right along with the thief, she’s so friendly.
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12-11-20, 10:27 PM
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I would NOT be okay with that. "Did they not call me because I'm negative? Or because they lost my number? Or maybe I slipped through the cracks. Hey, my throats a little dry, do you suppose....OH, MY GOD!!! I'M GONNA DIE!!!!!!"
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12-11-20, 10:28 PM
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Since the bulk of US GDP comes from the OTHER states, y'all can call yourselves "Povertania".
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12-11-20, 10:30 PM
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Unless he was offered snacks. Then he'd go with them like they were old friends.
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12-11-20, 10:58 PM
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I rode on my new Kickr Snap today. VERY first impression is "Wow, that flywheel makes a HUGE difference!" Even with no added resistance it takes work to get going, then it really is like a bike on the road - pause for a moment and it keeps rolling for quite a while.
Then I ran into a problem - either the Spindown would reach zero and never complete, OR no matter how fast I went it wouldn't switch from "Waiting for correct speed" to "performing spindown". I think I must have spun it up to 24 mph at least 8 times. Finally looked it up on line, and so I quit Zwift, and pulled the Ant Stick out of the computer. THEN it worked, first time.
So, then I spent an hour riding around Watopia on Zwift. I have to get used to it changing the resistance to match the terrain, because all my 'trainer instincts' have me switching gears in the wrong direction. I haven't tried a workout in Erg mode yet. That should be interesting.....
Then I ran into a problem - either the Spindown would reach zero and never complete, OR no matter how fast I went it wouldn't switch from "Waiting for correct speed" to "performing spindown". I think I must have spun it up to 24 mph at least 8 times. Finally looked it up on line, and so I quit Zwift, and pulled the Ant Stick out of the computer. THEN it worked, first time.
So, then I spent an hour riding around Watopia on Zwift. I have to get used to it changing the resistance to match the terrain, because all my 'trainer instincts' have me switching gears in the wrong direction. I haven't tried a workout in Erg mode yet. That should be interesting.....
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12-12-20, 04:51 AM
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12-12-20, 05:45 AM
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12-12-20, 06:36 AM
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Hey genejockey if not aware, be sure to use Zwift Companion app (different from Zwift app, it’s blue not orange) on your smartphone. Do it now and thank me later.
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12-12-20, 06:38 AM
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12-12-20, 06:41 AM
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We’ve got nasty weather, drizzle and falling temps, but if I get a window...
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12-12-20, 07:18 AM
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12-12-20, 07:35 AM
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12-12-20, 07:57 AM
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12-12-20, 08:07 AM
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12-12-20, 08:18 AM
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I'm confident it's just her youth , she's only 20 months old and hasn't developed that defensive, possessive nature for the car as much as she has for the property. Hell, there are Yorkies more scary than her. How many times have you walked by a car with some ****zu threatening to rip your ankle off?
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12-12-20, 08:55 AM
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Just checked the weather forecast and it looks like rain most of the time that I am home. I am so close to 5k for the year going to be really bummed if I don’t get there.
12-12-20, 09:13 AM
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Absolutely 100.
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12-12-20, 09:37 AM
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And while a lot of people are very dumb, most at least have the sense to understand that bigger dogs can be dangerous if completely unchecked, and will at least make some kind of effort to correct them.
IOW, it all comes back to the owners.
12-12-20, 09:55 AM
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My running theory is that little dogs are ******g maniacs because owners let them get away with **** because they're small and they think that the impotent fury is somewhere between amusing and harmless; that all feeds in to a toilet bowl swirl of megalomania and you've eventually got a figurative rabid dog on your hands (damn it, I told myself I'd avoid P&R topics).
And while a lot of people are very dumb, most at least have the sense to understand that bigger dogs can be dangerous if completely unchecked, and will at least make some kind of effort to correct them.
IOW, it all comes back to the owners.
And while a lot of people are very dumb, most at least have the sense to understand that bigger dogs can be dangerous if completely unchecked, and will at least make some kind of effort to correct them.
IOW, it all comes back to the owners.
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12-12-20, 10:42 AM
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In other music news, Geezer Butler just picked up a pair of 64 Fenders, Jazz and Precision.
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12-12-20, 10:44 AM
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I think that's only partially true. Many of these smaller breeds were bred to be hunters and seek out rats, rabbits and other nuisance critters. They were bred for the killer instinct. A 12 inch Jack Russel is a fearless killer. I've seen Daschunds ranked as the No. 1 most aggressive dog breed . . . I think Heathpack still hasn't completely forgiven me for mentioning that here once before.
12-12-20, 10:52 AM
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