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Originally Posted by wens
(Post 11963794)
You know, they should really start a regional subforum so the pansies in so-cal can whine about rain and temperatures in the sixties. Oh wait, we already have one of those.
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Originally Posted by wens
(Post 11963794)
You know, they should really start a regional subforum so the pansies in so-cal can whine about rain and temperatures in the sixties. Oh wait, we already have one of those.
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Originally Posted by Accordion
(Post 11963756)
Five straight days now. It's not the jacket or booties or leg warmers or arm warmers or full finger gloves that stop me. It's cleaning my beautiful bike after a simple ride! Screw that crap!
I went the first day of the rain for 25 miles. Road down to the Back Bay and back. Bike was filthy. Dirt and mud splattered everywhere. Chain a mess. Brakes a mess. Wheels and spokes a mess. So I put it on the bike stand, took the wheels off and proceded to clean the bike for the next 40 minutes. Last time I'm doing that. We're blessed (cursed) with like 10 days of rain a year down here. Oddly, 6 of them were in a row and the infrastructure is ill-equipped to support drainage for such once-every-decade storms. I don't care if it's 2 degrees where you live. I don't care if it rained every day for the past 6 months where you live. I don't care if you ride a mountain bike in 9 inches of snow with windshield wipers on your glasses. I live where I live because I don't have to do all that **** every time I want to go for a ride and I damn well won't apologize for it. I'm proud of it. To me it's like watching those survival idiots on TV. Oh, you can take a rancid three-week old carcass of a jackelope and actually eat the stomach contents? Oh, great. Glad for you. Fun to watch. But you can find me at Ruth's Chris discussing your idiocy with my fellow weather-weenie friends. |
It's only water.
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I won't complain about the rain. We need it and we are very fortunate to have the weather we have. What frustrates me is that it will rain every day up until New Years Eve, then will be sunny, blue skies and 78 degrees for the Rose Parade/Rose Bowl. Makes people think it's that way every day here.
I'm also frustrated with the rain because I finally got time on Sunday to go ride with the Santa Clarita Tri Club. I hear it's a good group of peeps and I was finally going to join them for a ride. The rain killed the ride. Oh well, maybe this week. |
I don't mind when it rains on school days, but this rainy Saturday & Sunday junk is getting tiresome. I want my coastal desert back!
For you San Diego visitors, here are a few decent routes around SD and SoCal. (Clicky.) |
Originally Posted by Quel
(Post 11963447)
Have I ever expressed how much I despise you SoCal weather weenies?
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Originally Posted by calamarichris
(Post 11963989)
I don't mind when it rains on school days, but this rainy Saturday & Sunday junk is getting tiresome. I want my coastal desert back!
For you San Diego visitors, here are a few decent routes around SD and SoCal. (Clicky.) |
Originally Posted by valygrl
(Post 11964038)
calamirichris, thanks1!!!!!!!
http://www.calamarichris.com/images/...ardiffsign.jpg |
Originally Posted by GP
(Post 11963932)
It's only water.
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^I grew up about a mile South of that photo. Can't wait to see it on a bike.
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Cal wussies are made of salt.
Around here just the roads are. |
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Originally Posted by Grumpy McTrumpy
(Post 11964407)
Cal wussies are made of salt.
Around here just the roads are. Keep it coming boyos! http://www.calamarichris.com/junk/051027-pch.jpg http://www.calamarichris.com/images/tamaracksunset.jpg |
Originally Posted by GP
(Post 11963932)
It's only water.
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Originally Posted by calamarichris
(Post 11964476)
I love being despised & ridiculed for living here. Can't put my finger on why, but I do.
Keep it coming boyos! |
Originally Posted by Accordion
(Post 11963756)
Five straight days now. It's not the jacket or booties or leg warmers or arm warmers or full finger gloves that stop me. It's cleaning my beautiful bike after a simple ride! Screw that crap!
I went the first day of the rain for 25 miles. Road down to the Back Bay and back. Bike was filthy. Dirt and mud splattered everywhere. Chain a mess. Brakes a mess. Wheels and spokes a mess. So I put it on the bike stand, took the wheels off and proceded to clean the bike for the next 40 minutes. Last time I'm doing that. We're blessed (cursed) with like 10 days of rain a year down here. Oddly, 6 of them were in a row and the infrastructure is ill-equipped to support drainage for such once-every-decade storms. I don't care if it's 2 degrees where you live. I don't care if it rained every day for the past 6 months where you live. I don't care if you ride a mountain bike in 9 inches of snow with windshield wipers on your glasses. I live where I live because I don't have to do all that **** every time I want to go for a ride and I damn well won't apologize for it. I'm proud of it. To me it's like watching those survival idiots on TV. Oh, you can take a rancid three-week old carcass of a jackelope and actually eat the stomach contents? Oh, great. Glad for you. Fun to watch. But you can find me at Ruth's Chris discussing your idiocy with my fellow weather-weenie friends. |
Come to Montreal. It hasn't rained for weeks.
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We were supposed to get the bulk of the rain all the way through Thursday. I'm glad SoCal stepped up and took it from the Bay Area. :p Actually, it was pouring for a bit last Friday afternoon in my area and I saw a group ride having fun with it. ;)
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Originally Posted by Accordion
(Post 11963756)
But you can find me at Ruth's Chris discussing your idiocy with my fellow weather-weenie friends.
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Originally Posted by Grumpy McTrumpy
(Post 11964532)
you must have a hard time coming up with conversation topics.
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wow. your fancy dinners sound kind of ... not fun.
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After the rain stops, take a ride to Long Beach near the harbor and take a look at the color of the ocean water as the L.A. river washes everything down.
Surprisingly, I haven't heard of any rescues from the rivers lately. Usually, somebody decides to go river rafting. |
Originally Posted by Grumpy McTrumpy
(Post 11964489)
Nah. It's still the honeymoon. Ridicule would be more verbose. Despising would be..... well you don't rate those kinds of efforts.
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Originally Posted by Grumpy McTrumpy
(Post 11964591)
wow. your fancy dinners sound kind of ... not fun.
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