Addiction XXIII
05-13-13, 05:15 PM
#2651
Still kicking.
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Nothing like fresh pavement.
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Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
Appreciate the old bikes more than the new.
05-13-13, 05:34 PM
#2658
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Help a computer illiterate day. Is there any way, after posting here, to get back to where you were with a short cut?
05-13-13, 05:39 PM
#2660
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We have a common alley with some boutiques (I think that "boutique" = store + customers with abnormally high entitlement) around the corner. The previous owner of our house took down the garage (leaving the slab), but we're probably not going to get a new one up until late summer. Anyway, some times people park on my friggin' garage slab even though it's obviously not public parking (well, it's obvious to non-idiots). Yesterday, and I'm hacking away at tree roots, this lady pulls up on to my lot and puts it in park right in front of me. I make eye contact with her and shake my head "no." She confirms by shaking her head, but turns off the car, opens the door and gets out.
"Maybe you misunderstood, ma'am, but this isn't public parking - you'll have to move your car."
"Oh, you were saying 'no' the the parking?"
"That's correct."
"Oh, well, I have an appointment - I'll just be back in a half hour or so," at which point she starts walking off.
"Uh, no. Ma'am, you'll need to move your car off of my property."
"Well, I can't do this right now. I'll be quick - 10 minutes."
"Are you kidding me? Move your car. Unless you'd rather I have it towed?"
"Well, I'm going to ask them what I should do - I'll be back in a few minutes."
"I can tell you one thing that they're going to tell you - it's that you can't park your ****ing car on my ****ing property. I'm getting tired of this. MOVE."
The rest devolved in to her muttering, playing various cards such as: A) I'm running late B) I'm from out of town and confused in this big ol' city, C) I'd let you park in my driveway if you needed to, etc, etc. She actually reached the door of the boutique, 100 feet away, me following her, before I said something to the effect of, "I am literally holding a ****ing pickaxe in my hands and you parked in an active work zone on my property - are you this stupid? It would be unfortunate if some inadvertent damage would occur to your car, but I can't be held responsible for it." At that, she finally started walking back to her car, but not without constant protest.
She was a major c*** and digging holes for hours didn't exactly put me in an accommodating mood, not with her approach.
"Maybe you misunderstood, ma'am, but this isn't public parking - you'll have to move your car."
"Oh, you were saying 'no' the the parking?"
"That's correct."
"Oh, well, I have an appointment - I'll just be back in a half hour or so," at which point she starts walking off.
"Uh, no. Ma'am, you'll need to move your car off of my property."
"Well, I can't do this right now. I'll be quick - 10 minutes."
"Are you kidding me? Move your car. Unless you'd rather I have it towed?"
"Well, I'm going to ask them what I should do - I'll be back in a few minutes."
"I can tell you one thing that they're going to tell you - it's that you can't park your ****ing car on my ****ing property. I'm getting tired of this. MOVE."
The rest devolved in to her muttering, playing various cards such as: A) I'm running late B) I'm from out of town and confused in this big ol' city, C) I'd let you park in my driveway if you needed to, etc, etc. She actually reached the door of the boutique, 100 feet away, me following her, before I said something to the effect of, "I am literally holding a ****ing pickaxe in my hands and you parked in an active work zone on my property - are you this stupid? It would be unfortunate if some inadvertent damage would occur to your car, but I can't be held responsible for it." At that, she finally started walking back to her car, but not without constant protest.
She was a major c*** and digging holes for hours didn't exactly put me in an accommodating mood, not with her approach.
05-13-13, 05:43 PM
#2662
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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Google Image search "Atari Breakout"
05-13-13, 05:48 PM
#2663
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This song is getting a good reception in general, live and on the web.
https://soundcloud.com/patentcad/the-wonder
https://soundcloud.com/patentcad/the-wonder
05-13-13, 05:54 PM
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05-13-13, 05:57 PM
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05-13-13, 06:30 PM
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From what I've ready she's got bigger problems to worry about right now anyway. Well, maybe the move would be good for her, after the campaign fund issues she's having and the fact that she barely won by a margin, it's probably just the excuse she's using to leave.
05-13-13, 06:31 PM
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It's been so long since my last sync up to strava, I don't think it's ever going to finish. Maybe it's just broke.
05-13-13, 06:39 PM
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