Note the Scott Drop Ins and the ubiquitous Avocet red computer and those Nuke Proof hubs. The latter detonated on me on a trip to Berlin (Germany) in 2005 and almost killed me (trip to the ER, concussion). Hence my aversion to old bike crap. The Ibis has since been refitted, most recently in 2006, all new components, wheels, fork, etc.

Although today's work day blew monkey tits, calorie lockdown prevented me from drinking beer tonight.

So instead, I had a Johnnie Walker Black.

Then the internets told me that John also has a lot of calories. This is getting complicated.

We need to replace our HVAC..... $5,800.

Just think of all the bike swag I could have procured.

It's very similar to calorie lockdown.

Me and Black's brother Blue used to get on quite well. Very nice guy, but liked to spend all my money and was a complete arse in the morning.

Time RXR.

Between the furnace, the new central a/c/heat pump and two mini split a/c heat pumps, we shelled out about $20K in HVAC crap here over the past couple of years. But that's for a 4,000 sf house that also has my business in it. The new stuff is great. Way more efficient/effective than what we used to have.

I had a car repair bill this year that was large enought that I could have bought this:

We just had to spend over 2k on our friggin 98 Honda CRV.

No?

Pokemon doesn't like it because it's not a Trek.

Not really, but the AC failed, and found out that it had some other issues as well. After we got that crap fixed, the muffler fell off. Literally. It just fell off.

It's not worth it, really, but we can't afford a new car now.

My LBS sells Fuji and Orbea road bikes, so I'll be checking those out this year (if I'm good).

BTW, what's the deal with Fuji and white stems and seat posts?

Some of the Madones we have in stock have them too.

I got to build up a project one the other day, it was nice, but it's no Giant.

Hope you were careful not to put to much torque on the bottom bracket.

Hah, na, I'm careful with them. Especially the project ones that people waited 3 months for.

same tube socks as ever... do you still have the same computer?

Not for nothing, but you have grown into your look. you look kinda creepy in the picture like a gangly 12 year old with that goofy grin in a old body. Now with your demeanor it all fits together and you look very refined.

I was in better shape than you then. Nothing has changed.

I have eschewed the tube socks however. Now it's cycling socks.

There are some mountains nearby that would do the trick. I say we go for a Darwin Challenge on one of these 93F days. First person to the top doesn't have to read this thread anymore.

BYOP (bring your own paramedics).

JFK - walking into the living room from outside, seeing my mom sitting in front of the TV with absolute focus.

John Lennon - working on a car with a friend listening to rock radio.

Challenger - on the radio while getting ready for work.

MJ - car radio while eating a Subway sandwich in a shopping plaza parking lot. Didn't put a dent in my appetite at all.

JFK - Not born yet.

John Lennon - Not born yet..

Challenger - Still not born yet....

MJ - Work, I just got pizza. I ate and enjoyed it.

JFK - in the library of Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Weehawken, NJ. We were in 1st Grade. We could tell it was a big deal because all the grown-ups were in utter shock.

J. Lennon - Watching Monday Night Football and H. Cosell told America Lennon was dead.

Challenger - getting ready to leave my bosses' ski house in Aspen CO, I couldn't believe they were talking about the Space Shuttle friggin exploding.

MJ - can't recall.

It actually didn't explode. It disintegrated.

JFK - I may have sh*t my pants. Don't remember, because I was 11 mos. old.
Lennon - On the news at my parents' house - high school.
Challenger - At work.
9/11 - Sitting at my desk in an office outside Philly. My wife was driving towards DC.
Jackson - ? Probably via a WSJ.com email alert.