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Old 09-08-20, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I briefly dabbled with .5mm but have been a .7mm guy for decades. That sounds . Of course I am just a yute(ute).
I like O.5mm for writing in accounting ledgers. I don't do that anymore.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
Have you no lawns to cut?
Not everyone can be productive as Velo Vol.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
There is no Toyota generation.
Prove it.
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I see someone kind of cute in my FlyBys. Wonder if she'll notice my kudos?
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Prove it.
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4.5 hours of yard work over the weekend. Today after my ride I cut back my daisy's. Tomorrow, I cut the back lawn.

I still have azaleas to cut back, then gardenias and 40 feet of ground hugging junipers. I also have to trim 3 knockout rose bushes. It never ends. SMFH.
I already told my wife the next house is going to require minimal maintenance. I have to trim the shrubbery up front 3 times a year! Just writing it down tires me out.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
4.5 hours of yard work over the weekend. Today after my ride I cut back my daisy's. Tomorrow, I cut the back lawn.

I still have azaleas to cut back, then gardenias and 40 feet of ground hugging junipers. I also have to trim 3 knockout rose bushes. It never ends. SMFH.
I already told my wife the next house is going to require minimal maintenance. I have to trim the shrubbery up front 3 times a year! Just writing it down tires me out.
Just do what I do. let it grow until the postal service says we are going to hold your mail until you trim your hedge. #notagardener
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
4.5 hours of yard work over the weekend. Today after my ride I cut back my daisy's. Tomorrow, I cut the back lawn.

I still have azaleas to cut back, then gardenias and 40 feet of ground hugging junipers. I also have to trim 3 knockout rose bushes. It never ends. SMFH.
I already told my wife the next house is going to require minimal maintenance. I have to trim the shrubbery up front 3 times a year! Just writing it down tires me out.
Post photo so we can judge if your protestations are legit.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
4.5 hours of yard work over the weekend. Today after my ride I cut back my daisy's. Tomorrow, I cut the back lawn.

I still have azaleas to cut back, then gardenias and 40 feet of ground hugging junipers. I also have to trim 3 knockout rose bushes. It never ends. SMFH.
I already told my wife the next house is going to require minimal maintenance. I have to trim the shrubbery up front 3 times a year! Just writing it down tires me out.
I also pay all the bills, reconcile the check book, take care of all auto maintenance appointments, walk and feed the dog, share in laundry and grocery shopping duties as well as cooking. I also work 45 - 50 hours a week and sometimes more. It makes me wonder how I find time to ride and stop by here to post high quality content. I haven't been on a decent vacation since 2005. That's why I'm retiring in 3-4 years. I started working after school in 6th grade. I pumped gas for my old man's gas station during the 1973 oil embargo. I've seen a lot of crap in my life. What the hell can i do about it now anyways?
Rant over.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Hardly conclusive.
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Originally Posted by gnome
Just do what I do. let it grow until the postal service says we are going to hold your mail until you trim your hedge. #notagardener
Perfect
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Hardly conclusive.
The only evidence that there was such a thing was the deleted photo of your notepad.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
That's why I'm retiring in 3-4 years.
I highly recommend it.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Post photo so we can judge if your protestations are legit.
Your opinion doesn't count in this matter. Sorry.
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News flash:
@Velo Vol is a skeptic.
#Understatement
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Shock of the NBA playoffs so far, Heat over the Bucks in 5. Lakers are worrying me, though.
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Skepticism is good.
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
I also pay all the bills, reconcile the check book, take care of all auto maintenance appointments, walk and feed the dog, share in laundry and grocery shopping duties as well as cooking. I also work 45 - 50 hours a week and sometimes more. It makes me wonder how I find time to ride and stop by here to post high quality content. I haven't been on a decent vacation since 2005. That's why I'm retiring in 3-4 years. I started working after school in 6th grade. I pumped gas for my old man's gas station during the 1973 oil embargo. I've seen a lot of crap in my life. What the hell can i do about it now anyways?
Rant over.
clarification: I am not complaining about the Mrs., she doesn't have the time to help much she works 55+ hours/Week! She can't do much outside because she will burn up with her fair complexion. To top it off, I was the fool who planted the roses, azaleas, gardenias and daisy's. What was I thinking?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Skepticism is good.




From prior years.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The only evidence that there was such a thing was the deleted photo of your notepad.
Case closed
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Skepticism is good.
I have my doubts
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Just finished all available episodes of Away. I got more emotional than it seems like I should at times.

Fingers crossed for a season 2!!!!
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
I see someone kind of cute in my FlyBys. Wonder if she'll notice my kudos?
It’s not la Chica?

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Skepticism is good.
In this case, I agree.
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One of my local friends went on a ride this morning at 4:30AM. That’s dedication. Even when I am awake at that hour, I am not motivated to ride until daybreak.

Speaking of which, time to ride.
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One of my local friends went on a ride this morning at 4:30AM. That’s dedication. Even when I am awake at that hour, I am not motivated to ride until daybreak.

Speaking of which, time to ride.

I woke up at 430 this morning to rain.
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