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Definitely remember. I have a sensitive nose. I used to hold my breath making my way through some parts of the store. I do miss the funkiness of...

Windy as fug. Summer is coming.

The collarbone actually didn't hurt before surgery. but it was a big incision. Once the nerve block wore off in the evening it felt like I was being...

Let me begin by saying that my primary job is to teach beginners how to braze successfully. I need to help them avoid frustration and discouragement...

Enchiladas and tamales for thanksgiving sounds fantastic.

Just ridiculous, who will buy these?

Mine was for the appendectomy which was really painful for about 3-4 days afterward. Just the first night with the Vicodin then I switched to...

eebrakes provide clearance for 32mm tires on a non- “standard” frameset, eg a custom built for maximum extension of the brake pads.

Plank roads were a thing in parts of the Midwest in the 1840-50 time frame. The Iowa legislature authorized 600 miles of plank roads in 1849, but...

Dispatch from a city set to vote on abolishing its police department in two weeks: Cities are in a bad spot, but particularly cities on the...

All in a day's work, eh? Honk when you're over Hillsdale.

The unfortunate downside to fewer pills being prescribed is that it drives up the price of second hand pills. That encourages those already addicted...

I am a tour guide at heart and awaiting your visit, Dan. I even have a bike or two that should fit you.

I'd agree with this. I think a lot of cities have taken on harm reduction policies like not pursuing charges for simple possession, running needle...

I think a lot of what happens also is that homeless people are going to move if they encounter stiff resistance from one community and there's...

FLL. The floodgates were opened from above. MIA next week. Funny thing is that 30-40 miles west of that area it was mostly dry. Southwest Florida...

And ... dammit, RW! I already had a fairly long list of places to visit, and you're convincing me to add Boston and Pittsburgh.

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I also loved old Cinelli bars at the time, but Nitto bars are great.

Yes, I remember the days when REI was still an actual co-op (how's that for retro grouch?) I loved visiting that creaky old building. Stuff you...

Dude, where were you? MIA or FLL? It was pouring like crazy here today.

But those all-expense-paid trips to Purdue symposiums ... how were they supposed to resist?

I don't have any podcast recommendations. The Hulu "Dopesick" series is based on the book, I believe. bigbill: In undoing of the opioid crisis, at...

I am. And today was thrown in at the deep end. Knocking the rust off. Very first flight back resulted in a go-around, having lost visual runway...

The Assos Rally bibs from years ago had an optional pad insert as well. I tossed them in the garage. Useless.

My workplace has adopted a policy whereby employees (or contractors) not fully vaccinated are denied access to the work site as of Nov 1. I know of...

If there is : Music for a new society. (John Cale) , there got to be ; Bicycles for a new society. No idea what the future will bring. There just...

The last of the V8 Interceptors... a piece of history! Well not quite. Found this during unrelated research. Certainly the end of an era - toe...

Our 5-bay Synology NAS died for the second time in two years and this time it was out of warranty. ALL of our photos, movies, music and backups are...

When I lived in Liverpool in the 1990's I became a real ale and traditional pub enthusiast. I took a fellow American visitor (female) to a old school...

it also shows how the average Doctor, nurse, hospitals and the FDA were complicit in that colossal mess

I'll take a look at them - but you know how I feel about narrow bars.

Well, that's not really quite what I said, but never mind; I have a question or three: Do I understand that the Meco and Paige multiport tips have a...

I was off the bike for a week or so, mostly a lack of motivation. A couple of rides in jeans and sneakers really helped.

In Philly you can order a "glass" and get half-pint at most of the better bars and brew pubs. Alas, I'm entirely gluten-free now, which also means...

From the Wikipedia citation: "When treated with creosote, wood block pavement would last longer, but the creosoted pavement had a noticeable...

Counterpoint: West Virginia. Homelessness and the attendant issues that lead to it are one of the more complicated domestic policy issues to...

Assuming your Doc has one of the widely used EMR's it's just something that populated into your med list at the time the prescription was written....

Thank you for that! That is really cool. I wish that barrel adjuster were around when I had my Sram bike.

Add up all the excess prescribed meds from medical procedures - dental, accidents, minor surgeries, there is a nice little side business for...

Yeah, funny how the problems disappear quickly a few miles down the road, in communities that have a zero tolerance for such bullshit. Lake Oswego is...

After regrouting my entire bathtub area I find out that grout has a shelf life. I fucking hate home improvements.

Foods of the many gods!

Wow, lots of great info here. Thanks so much. It seems astounding that these could have lasted outdoors in a northern climate for over a hundred...

SRAM shifters are super easy to rebuild. This is a huge win. I'm still running SRAM Red 10spd mechanical that won't die (**knocks on wood**). ...

My son is coming home for Thanksgiving. Last year, the Naval Academy was locked down and the guys had a sad box lunch on Thanksgiving. This year,...

I had a cardiology appointment on Wednesday. The medical assistant was reviewing my info and asking about prescription drugs I take. She asked me if...

When I was stationed at the Naval Shipyard at Pearl Harbor, many of the shops had wooden floors, some were 4x4" on end with some 8x8". You stepped...

The old Smith&Wesson factory in Springfield Mass had a wooden floor in its forging room. Huge drop forges would forge the frames for the revolvers....

Dopesick series on Hulu about oxy, Purdue Pharma, corruption and Sackler family. Really disgusting people with a sociopathic business plan.

Foundry floors, machine shop floors and some production facilities in the steel mills used end grain flooring, as you could drop substantial loads on...

This may not be your vibe, politically, so apologies if this is off the mark, but I found the Free Thoughts podcast episode with Carl Hart was a...

Any podcast or documentary recommendations? My attention span for books is unfortunately not what it used to be..