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03-28-23, 04:04 PM
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Anyone bored can have had my day of work.
03-28-23, 04:10 PM
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03-28-23, 04:29 PM
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03-28-23, 04:43 PM
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I am fine. I didn’t go down. Just soured my already foul attitude. I’ve been in a funk lately. A lot of anger, trying to deal with it the best I can. Kind of why I havnt been posting much on here. Was taught, if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything.
03-28-23, 04:50 PM
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I am fine. I didn’t go down. Just soured my already foul attitude. I’ve been in a funk lately. A lot of anger, trying to deal with it the best I can. Kind of why I havnt been posting much on here. Was taught, if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything.
03-28-23, 04:51 PM
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I am fine. I didn’t go down. Just soured my already foul attitude. I’ve been in a funk lately. A lot of anger, trying to deal with it the best I can. Kind of why I havnt been posting much on here. Was taught, if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything.
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03-28-23, 04:57 PM
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I was ogling the Pantheon in Rome several years ago and needed a restroom. I walked out the front of this ancient majestic engineering marvel and directly across the way was a McDonalds. 
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03-28-23, 05:02 PM
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I hate looking for shoes. I have big feet and a weird bone thing which causes pain if the heel is too high. Also have neuroma/forefoot pain. The last time I bought work shoes it was an ordeal. I haven't bought sneakers in many years because the ones I have don't hurt.
The last time I looked for road bike shoes was when Performance Bike still had stores here. I went into a huge Performance store and they didn't have a single pair of road or mtb shoes at any price that would fit me. I expect that. The previous pair of road shoes were found at a store miles from here that advertised a sale on huge shoes. They were pretty trashed by the time I replaced them.
Oddly, after looking at the local stores I went online and found a pair of Shimano mid-priced shoes in size 49 and they fit nice and I'm still using them after 5 years.
When I wanted some hiking boots I went to an REI and tried on many different shoes until the salesman helping me was getting tired. He stuck with it, though, and found a pair of Timberline boots that I like. He could have given up and I would have accepted that.
The last time I looked for road bike shoes was when Performance Bike still had stores here. I went into a huge Performance store and they didn't have a single pair of road or mtb shoes at any price that would fit me. I expect that. The previous pair of road shoes were found at a store miles from here that advertised a sale on huge shoes. They were pretty trashed by the time I replaced them.
Oddly, after looking at the local stores I went online and found a pair of Shimano mid-priced shoes in size 49 and they fit nice and I'm still using them after 5 years.
When I wanted some hiking boots I went to an REI and tried on many different shoes until the salesman helping me was getting tired. He stuck with it, though, and found a pair of Timberline boots that I like. He could have given up and I would have accepted that.
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03-28-23, 05:02 PM
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Expectations. Time management. Running myself ragged. That’s just a couple.
03-28-23, 05:06 PM
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Cheese grater BB shell anyone?
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03-28-23, 05:09 PM
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91st Ave Salt River crossing. Wonder if the whole road is still there...
03-28-23, 05:10 PM
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03-28-23, 05:15 PM
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03-28-23, 05:19 PM
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03-28-23, 05:33 PM
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03-28-23, 05:36 PM
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I am fine. I didn’t go down. Just soured my already foul attitude. I’ve been in a funk lately. A lot of anger, trying to deal with it the best I can. Kind of why I havnt been posting much on here. Was taught, if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say anything.
03-28-23, 05:52 PM
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Thats the thing, I can’t just relax for a day. I come home to having to try and catch up to where I was already behind from the last time I was home.
03-28-23, 05:55 PM
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03-28-23, 06:05 PM
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03-28-23, 06:12 PM
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We had a nice ride today. Sunny, light winds, high temp in the upper 60s. Lots of water running across the roads because the hills are saturated. Glad I didn't clean my bike.
We stopped at the Noah's Bagels where we have been many times and they normally put the cream cheese on thick but this time there was barely enough to coat the bagel.
We stopped at the Noah's Bagels where we have been many times and they normally put the cream cheese on thick but this time there was barely enough to coat the bagel.
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03-28-23, 06:35 PM
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C'dale touring bike weight reduction report:
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03-28-23, 06:49 PM
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Grass Valley, CA weather
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