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09-08-23, 11:53 AM
#6026
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I wonder if that's something that's becoming less and less true. For example, Mrs. GJ's 2001 Sienna just keeps running and running. The only things that need fixing are all small, fiddly bits like windshield washer nozzles. My 2014 Dodge is similar - over 100K miles and still runs like a top. Compare that with cars from before 2000!
09-08-23, 11:56 AM
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Today is not only International Literacy Day, but also National Ampersand Day.
09-08-23, 12:12 PM
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In July I attended a family cookout in Long Island where my ancestors lived. Come January and February I’ll probably roam the beaches of Connecticut in search of Snowy Owls a few times. I really do miss my 2 week oceanfront stays at the Jersey shore, though.
So, there.
So, there.
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09-08-23, 12:20 PM
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Have to try this.
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09-08-23, 12:26 PM
#6030
VFL For Life
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Maybe.
That's me today.
Aww.
There are owls at the beach? 
That's me today.
09-08-23, 12:41 PM
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On the way home from KCB I sometimes stop at the Walmart gas station. It's about 20 cents/gallon cheaper than the ones near home.
Walmart keeps emailing me these customer surveys. It's a gas station. I run the pump and put gas in the car. How much feedback do you need?
Walmart keeps emailing me these customer surveys. It's a gas station. I run the pump and put gas in the car. How much feedback do you need?
09-08-23, 12:47 PM
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09-08-23, 12:53 PM
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Tough to say. Our 2007 Honda Odyssey cost almost nothing to maintain until 3 years ago when Heidi hit a log and bent the whole front end. It had 160k miles and was not worth fixing. I ride by the log on almost every ride I do (it’s just off the road) and refer to it as Heidi’s log.
My 2019 Odyssey with 70,000 miles started making a scraping noise last Spring when backing up and now it's progressed to making the same noise going forward. After a couple visits to the Mother Ship, it's been decided that it needs a new transmission.
We're currently pleading mercy with Honda.
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09-08-23, 01:12 PM
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Walmart gas buying might get taken up to the next level.
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09-08-23, 01:18 PM
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09-08-23, 01:24 PM
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I've owned 11 Hondas/Acuras since 1992. 5 of which are Odysseys. Never had a problem with any of them beyond normal maintenance.
My 2019 Odyssey with 70,000 miles started making a scraping noise last Spring when backing up and now it's progressed to making the same noise going forward. After a couple visits to the Mother Ship, it's been decided that it needs a new transmission.
We're currently pleading mercy with Honda.
My 2019 Odyssey with 70,000 miles started making a scraping noise last Spring when backing up and now it's progressed to making the same noise going forward. After a couple visits to the Mother Ship, it's been decided that it needs a new transmission.
We're currently pleading mercy with Honda.
09-08-23, 01:24 PM
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09-08-23, 01:25 PM
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I used to swear by King Cage SS bottle cages but in the past year I have had TWO break on me. See below. I sent them an email but have low expectations as they don’t technically have a warranty.
Note I did bend them at site of failure to demonstrate break.
Any suggestions on what to get for replacements?
Note I did bend them at site of failure to demonstrate break.
Any suggestions on what to get for replacements?
09-08-23, 01:29 PM
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I used to swear by King Cage SS bottle cages but in the past year I have had TWO break on me. See below. I sent them an email but have low expectations as they don’t technically have a warranty.
Note I did bend them at site of failure to demonstrate break.
Any suggestions on what to get for replacements?
Note I did bend them at site of failure to demonstrate break.
Any suggestions on what to get for replacements?
09-08-23, 01:33 PM
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Maybe, but I am looking for the Saturn of bottle cages.
09-08-23, 01:34 PM
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09-08-23, 01:50 PM
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09-08-23, 02:14 PM
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The normal habitat for Snowy Owls is the flat, frozen Arctic tundra. When they decide to venture south a bit for the winter the closest thing to their natural environment is beaches, even without the snow.
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09-08-23, 02:24 PM
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Or it could force people like coaches to use your first name when they call you instead of your last name as they love to do. "Hey stupid ... I mean Johnson ... gimme 10 laps."
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09-08-23, 02:27 PM
#6045
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I've owned 11 Hondas/Acuras since 1992. 5 of which are Odysseys. Never had a problem with any of them beyond normal maintenance.
My 2019 Odyssey with 70,000 miles started making a scraping noise last Spring when backing up and now it's progressed to making the same noise going forward. After a couple visits to the Mother Ship, it's been decided that it needs a new transmission.
We're currently pleading mercy with Honda.
My 2019 Odyssey with 70,000 miles started making a scraping noise last Spring when backing up and now it's progressed to making the same noise going forward. After a couple visits to the Mother Ship, it's been decided that it needs a new transmission.
We're currently pleading mercy with Honda.
09-08-23, 02:32 PM
#6046
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First ride with the zwift hub is in the books. It was literally the worst one to attempt first... a bunch of 10s strength intervals. Erg on, erg off, shift here, shift there... it was like doing the hokey pokey.
The cadence data it spits out seems kinda trash, though. Maybe I'm losing ant+ connectivity? It's kind of all over the place, yet my head unit is solid as a rock using the quarq.
I tried to use cadence from quarq, and everything else from the hub, but I think that disables Erg mode and it switched back automatically.
I think Erg will be fine for normal workouts, though.
I do need to fiddle with the cassette some, I think.
The cadence data it spits out seems kinda trash, though. Maybe I'm losing ant+ connectivity? It's kind of all over the place, yet my head unit is solid as a rock using the quarq.
I tried to use cadence from quarq, and everything else from the hub, but I think that disables Erg mode and it switched back automatically.
I think Erg will be fine for normal workouts, though.
I do need to fiddle with the cassette some, I think.
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09-08-23, 03:02 PM
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I hate erg mode. When I do intervals inside in the garage in Zwift - I do it in free-ride/sim mode and warm up by riding towards segments that roughly match my intended duration. Kinda like one would riding in the real world.
I've been on a Saris H3 since early in the pandemic and I love it. I gets somewhere between 1/3 - 1/2 of my total saddle time throughout the year. It's been issue free so far.
I've been on a Saris H3 since early in the pandemic and I love it. I gets somewhere between 1/3 - 1/2 of my total saddle time throughout the year. It's been issue free so far.
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09-08-23, 04:00 PM
#6048
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
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I hate erg mode. When I do intervals inside in the garage in Zwift - I do it in free-ride/sim mode and warm up by riding towards segments that roughly match my intended duration. Kinda like one would riding in the real world.
I've been on a Saris H3 since early in the pandemic and I love it. I gets somewhere between 1/3 - 1/2 of my total saddle time throughout the year. It's been issue free so far.
I've been on a Saris H3 since early in the pandemic and I love it. I gets somewhere between 1/3 - 1/2 of my total saddle time throughout the year. It's been issue free so far.
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"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
09-08-23, 04:00 PM
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09-08-23, 04:01 PM
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My current odyssey is a lemon. Honda had to rebuild the engine under recall as it was burning oil due to design defect (ECO mode shuts down cyls and the piston rings align somehow from that, causing oil to go past at a prolific rate). This ruined the cat, which wasn't covered under the recall. And now there's a vacuum leak. And the AC leaks. And on and on. I've never owned a honda that hasn't been trouble. In fact I was meaning to make an appt today to get some of that fixed so it can pass inspection again.
Update on my transmission. Honda has decided after my dealer provided proof that the underside of the van was pristine and that the tranny hadn't been scraped or smacked and that all service had been performed that they would warranty the transmission. Replacement transmission is on the way. Just waiting on a service window to do the work.
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