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Forum: Road Cycling
09-26-18, 12:03 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

​​​​​​​Family forum. Reported.

​​​​​​​Family forum. Reported.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-18, 05:59 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Kudos!

Kudos!
Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-18, 05:41 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

That will work, but better bet (don't ask me how...

That will work, but better bet (don't ask me how I know) is a can of the foaming wasp/hornet nest killer -- if you have located the entrance.

Can you get this stuff in the states? If so,...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-18, 10:26 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Does this count (#notamonster)? ...

Does this count (#notamonster)?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49c-_YOkmMU
Forum: Road Cycling
09-24-18, 10:23 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

:(

:(
Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-18, 05:24 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Now that's a quality post ... real news. You ok?

Now that's a quality post ... real news. You ok?
Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-18, 08:35 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Cool and blue here today and tomorrow; perfect....

Cool and blue here today and tomorrow; perfect. Rain Tuesday, but it doesn't matter -- another surgery (minor) day for me. That's the rest of the week gone.:(
Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-18, 07:26 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Just trying to post quality sporting news.:)

Just trying to post quality sporting news.:)
Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-18, 06:32 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

I looked up your boat ... Dufour 40? If so, a...

I looked up your boat ... Dufour 40? If so, a thing of beauty!
Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-18, 06:28 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

In other football news, yesterday Liverpool...

In other football news, yesterday Liverpool maintained its perfect start in the EPL ... five wins to open the season, + mid-week win in Champion's League. Go The Reds!
They will play Chelsea next,...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-22-18, 06:19 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Aargh ... and per seedsbelize, what Rowan said...

Aargh ... and per seedsbelize, what Rowan said above.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-18, 06:45 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Sad.

Sad.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-17-18, 03:02 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Couple ol' timers are at it as well; doing good...

Couple ol' timers are at it as well; doing good work.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-17-18, 11:54 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Can't help. I have no quality content to post.

Can't help. I have no quality content to post.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-18, 02:16 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Velo Vol returns! Even though you've rained...

Velo Vol returns!

Even though you've rained on my birthday parade, I somehow feel that the world of Addiction has regained its balance.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-18, 01:36 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

:)

:)
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-18, 01:36 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

I must check out the earbud thread. LCF has...

I must check out the earbud thread. LCF has become even more loopy than usual lately; not even entertaining any longer.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-18, 01:34 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Correct. This was not only my birthday ride, but...

Correct. This was not only my birthday ride, but also a kind of tribute Velo Vol wherever he may be incarcerated and unable to access the interwebz. Sad.

#FreeVeloVol...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-18, 12:59 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

So, I have successfully completed my b'day ride,...

So, I have successfully completed my b'day ride, even if a few days late. 67 kilometres were required; I managed 73. By far my longest ride since last year.

I realize that kilometres may not...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-15-18, 08:18 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

See above, and anyway: who would want to plod...

See above, and anyway: who would want to plod around the MUP with me?

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1280x720/noooobody_72e485b49baf0aae2409058720125acf5166c913.jpg
Forum: Road Cycling
09-15-18, 08:13 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

I don't think Velo Vol wants to leave his...

I don't think Velo Vol wants to leave his southern environment.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-15-18, 06:06 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

#FreeVeloVol...

#FreeVeloVol (https://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=FreeVeloVol)
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-18, 08:01 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Looks very nice up here as well. I plan a 67km...

Looks very nice up here as well. I plan a 67km ride (not miles) on Sunday. Prolly doesn't count as 'riding my age', but I'll take it, given my health issues these past five months. Not going on the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-18, 04:39 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

We've been getting some coverage of that one, but...

We've been getting some coverage of that one, but not nearly enough. BBC at least is making an effort to provide balance. A dreadful storm, from what I've read/heard.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-14-18, 03:26 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

#freeVeloVol...

#freeVeloVol (https://www.bikeforums.net/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=freeVeloVol)
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-18, 07:54 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Oh yes ... definitely applesauce. Sorry; by...

Oh yes ... definitely applesauce. Sorry; by 'preserves' I meant applesauce, among other items.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-18, 12:40 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Now my head hurts ... what to do? what to do?:)

Now my head hurts ... what to do? what to do?:)
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-18, 12:39 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

When I was little, my grandparents had a small...

When I was little, my grandparents had a small orchard on their property, through which ran a few sheep and assorted dogs. This would be in the late 50s/early 60s -- hobby farm sort of thing. They...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-18, 11:29 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Nope, I'm no 'grammar cop', except with my...

Nope, I'm no 'grammar cop', except with my students in an appropriate context, which an interwebz forum is not. "Disk breaks", for example, I find mildly irritating but nothing more than that and...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-18, 09:46 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

In your sentence above, 'oneself' is the correct...

In your sentence above, 'oneself' is the correct spelling: singular, reflexive pronoun (pronominal usage), // 'I hurt myself.' The root is the all-purpose singular indefinite, gender neutral, pronoun...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-18, 08:57 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Cripes; voice of experience. Certainly rings...

Cripes; voice of experience. Certainly rings true. I think the NB farmers' trick was simply that they were smallish scale, and they were very early adopters of 'organic' so had been able to...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-18, 08:49 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Heh. I was a late returnee to cycling -- 2002 @...

Heh. I was a late returnee to cycling -- 2002 @ age 50, after shock 'n awe message from doctor -- so cartridge bbs in threaded shell seem 'standard' to me. All this press-fit business keeps me awake...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 08:58 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Yeah, Central Alberta I can see! Different in the...

Yeah, Central Alberta I can see! Different in the foothills (Calgary).

I dunno. The winters here (SW Ontario) can be 'ok', meaning that January/February temperatures can stay north of -20C for...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 08:54 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Should I let that be a deal-breaker, for a bike...

Should I let that be a deal-breaker, for a bike about which I really like everything else? Serious question; I've only ever had threaded b/bs and never had any trouble. Perhaps I'm taking the 'press...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 08:51 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Agree. Mrs. Badger has more detailed knowledge...

Agree. Mrs. Badger has more detailed knowledge about these things than do I, and she is very sceptical about most claims in that regard.

I do know of one genuine example of 'organic farmers' --...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 08:42 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

That's very good! Yes, when one finds the 'real'...

That's very good! Yes, when one finds the 'real' stuff it is first-rate. We are very fortunate here (SW Ontario) to be able to get genuinely 'local' and first-rate produce, provided one knows who the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 08:37 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Quite the move ... futile!:) Simcoe -- yes,...

Quite the move ... futile!:)

Simcoe -- yes, certainly have been there. It's a pretty place, about an hour or so from here, very much in the 'old SW Ontario' tradition. Red Kelly (great NHLer) was...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 08:20 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Was wondering: do you all have the scandal going...

Was wondering: do you all have the scandal going on re 'organic', 'local' etc. that we do up here (Ontario)?

'Farmers' Markets' are proliferating here, but it turns out that many of the vendors...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 08:16 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

We don't all have these peculiarities; some of us...

We don't all have these peculiarities; some of us have a very firm grasp of the langwidge -- history and dialects thereof.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 08:13 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

ikr? I think so too. Other possibility was/is...

ikr? I think so too. Other possibility was/is Spec. Roubaix with future shock thingy, but I kind of like the relative simplicity of Giant's approach, and ... Specialized pricing up here (Canada)...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 08:10 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Yep, though not because 'badger'. Was named after...

Yep, though not because 'badger'. Was named after a Brit general who had some successes in 1812; grandfather wrote a book about him.

Beets: I dunno about relative popularity. They are certainly...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 07:29 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Me too. Yellow, Candycane, or Red ... do you have...

Me too. Yellow, Candycane, or Red ... do you have a favourite?

Badger? My 'real' given name is derived from Old English/Old French words for 'badger'. Nothing to do with Wisconsin, although there...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 07:21 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

I know -- I'm a bit gobsmacked by this, in a good...

I know -- I'm a bit gobsmacked by this, in a good way. In a perfect world, I'd order custom steel from someone like True North up here, but doing so is above my pay grade.

Still, courtesy Mrs....
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 07:18 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

ikr? This is my one big problem with the Giant...

ikr? This is my one big problem with the Giant Defy(s), which I otherwise really like. I've test ridden earlier iterations; the geometry (size M) fits me like a glove.

Sigh. Fortunately, I'm in...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 05:49 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

I was treated to beet risotto last night ......

I was treated to beet risotto last night ... organic beets, or so the restaurant claimed. It was excellent.

I wonder if our resident expert Velo Vol would approve?
Forum: Road Cycling
09-12-18, 05:24 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

In bicycle news, Mrs. Badger gave Badger a v....

In bicycle news, Mrs. Badger gave Badger a v. nice b'day present yesterday (yes, 9/11): new bike of Badger's choice (within rational Badger Household budget limits).

Hmmm ... should I pull the...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-08-18, 06:03 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Trying to keep up ... late I know, but that...

Trying to keep up ... late I know, but that was/is a fantastic song. I also love XTC's take on the theme (roughly). XTC ... the greatest Brit pop/rock band many folks have never heard of.
...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-18, 01:49 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

I recall your mentioning that a while back -- not...

I recall your mentioning that a while back -- not pleasant, and pretty disconcerting I'd think. Doing better now?

I was very lucky re. the brain thing -- never really became symptomatic, though...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-18, 12:00 PM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Kudos. I didn't, but I did sit through a...

Kudos.

I didn't, but I did sit through a departmental meeting w/o yawning -- outwardly. Not an easy task.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-07-18, 11:49 AM
Replies: 10,774
Views: 327,938
Posted By badger1

Oh yes; I just have to take the plunge, so to...

Oh yes; I just have to take the plunge, so to speak. Mrs. Badger (retired RN) administered the first 40+ injections first time around. She is currently away at our summer place, so Badger must simply...
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