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Ski gear cleanout
On 8/29/16 4:01 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
On 08/29/2016 03:47 PM, Richard Henry wrote: ...and some leather thongs. There's a joke there somewhere... .... it's what you wear under Lederhosen. |
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Ski gear cleanout
On Monday, August 29, 2016 at 4:01:30 PM UTC-7, The Real Bev wrote:
On 08/29/2016 03:47 PM, Richard Henry wrote: ...and some leather thongs. There's a joke there somewhere... -- Cheers, Bev Subscribe today to "Fire in the Hole - the Quarterly Journal for Incinerator Toilet Enthusiasts" -- Andrew It's too long a story, but you got me started -- One of my favorite items of clothing is a hoody (hooded sweatshirt). They usually come with a cord in a channel around the hood to snug it up around the face. Those cords often disappear, like a half-pair of socks, the first time a hoody goes through the washing machine. I had such an experience with a hoody bearing the logo of the college 2 of my children attended, one I wore a lot when visiting them there. I replaced the cord with one from the bundle of leather thongs I had bought years before at a handicraft store for a macrame project. On one trip up there, the plastic inner fender panel on my wife's car got hung up on a parking lot curb block and bent back far enough to be rubbing on the tire. I didn't notice that until we were back on the freeway - much noise and some smoke. The problem was obvious after I pulled over to the shoulder and looked in the wheelwell, so I yanked the cord out of my hoody and tied the panel back in place. It's still there, and there are some thongs along with plastic tie-wraps in my truck toolbox now. |
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On 08/30/2016 06:31 AM, Richard Henry wrote:
On one trip up there, the plastic inner fender panel on my wife's car got hung up on a parking lot curb block and bent back far enough to be rubbing on the tire. I didn't notice that until we were back on the freeway - much noise and some smoke. The problem was obvious after I pulled over to the shoulder and looked in the wheelwell, so I yanked the cord out of my hoody and tied the panel back in place. It's still there, and there are some thongs along with plastic tie-wraps in my truck toolbox now. Excellent! Something similar happened to me in the Caddy, but I was lightly sideswiped (my fault) by a truck. I pulled it back as well as I could and had to have it smashed back by my friendly local mechanic. It's still not perfect, but who needs to turn sharp corners anyway? Once I have found I need something I'm not carrying with me I add it to my collection of essentials. This explains why my purse weighs 10 pounds. -- Cheers, Bev "History I believe furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government." -- letter from Thomas Jefferson to Baron vonHumboldt, 1813 |
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Speaking of throwing things out, whatever happened to old Itchy Chin? On a soccer website today, I saw a video of a guy performing what he called "free-style football", From the movements and the commentary (the only right way to do it and the like), I was immediately reminded of Tai Chi Skiing.
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On 08/31/2016 01:17 PM, Richard Henry wrote:
Speaking of throwing things out, whatever happened to old Itchy Chin? On a soccer website today, I saw a video of a guy performing what he called "free-style football", From the movements and the commentary (the only right way to do it and the like), I was immediately reminded of Tai Chi Skiing. Good times... And what about the little wheels you could attach to the ends of your skis so you could roll them? I can't remember the cutesy name, but every once in a while when I'm really tired I think that maybe that wasn't such a bad idea after all. Ski-daddle! The human mind is a wonderful thing. -- Cheers, Bev Todd Flanders' hobbies include being quiet on long rides, clapping to songs and diabetes. |
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On Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 10:34:18 PM UTC-7, The Real Bev wrote:
On 08/31/2016 01:17 PM, Richard Henry wrote: Speaking of throwing things out, whatever happened to old Itchy Chin? On a soccer website today, I saw a video of a guy performing what he called "free-style football", From the movements and the commentary (the only right way to do it and the like), I was immediately reminded of Tai Chi Skiing. Good times... And what about the little wheels you could attach to the ends of your skis so you could roll them? I can't remember the cutesy name, but every once in a while when I'm really tired I think that maybe that wasn't such a bad idea after all. Ski-daddle! The human mind is a wonderful thing. -- Cheers, Bev Todd Flanders' hobbies include being quiet on long rides, clapping to songs and diabetes. A couple of years ago when I was in my campaign to ski every area near Lake Tahoe, I rode up on a chair with a guy who had some unusually short skis with a see-through top layer and what looked like ball bearings in a thick fluid that squished around as he moved them. I am sure he told me all about them*, but I can't remember anything he said. *People who wear, carry, or use odd bits of technology - do they get sick of explaining them to everybody they meet? I have a friend here in San Diego that owns a fancy Italian sports car, but he rarely drives it -- "Every time I stop at a light I have to tell my whole life story." |
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Richard Henry wrote:
A couple of years ago when I was in my campaign to ski every area near Lake Tahoe, I rode up on a chair with a guy who had some unusually short skis with a see-through top layer and what looked like ball bearings in a thick fluid that squished around as he moved them. I am sure he told me all about them*, but I can't remember anything he said. *People who wear, carry, or use odd bits of technology - do they get sick of explaining them to everybody they meet? I have a friend here in San Diego that owns a fancy Italian sports car, but he rarely drives it -- "Every time I stop at a light I have to tell my whole life story." It is like a shock absorber to dampen the vibrations. Often it depends on how the question is asked, determines the level of tech response. I get asked tech questions in Home Depot all the time. My response is I am not wearing any Orange and I am a consultant and will want a CC on file before I answer any tech questions. But often I do shows and events and will happily answer any formula car question, it done to promote the sport. But unless there is a purpose I will avoid answering. Example I will answer a guy in a Porsche about driving stuff places to race and who to see for help. If a guy in a Nissan with a giant wing and drifting sticker on the car I start singing about drifting the figure skating edition of Motorsports. |
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On 09/01/2016 08:18 AM, Richard Henry wrote:
*People who wear, carry, or use odd bits of technology - do they get sick of explaining them to everybody they meet? I have a friend here in San Diego that owns a fancy Italian sports car, but he rarely drives it -- "Every time I stop at a light I have to tell my whole life story." Heh. He was bragging. -- Cheers, Bev ...so few snipers, so many politicians... |
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On 09/01/2016 09:48 AM, downhill wrote:
I get asked tech questions in Home Depot all the time. My response is I am not wearing any Orange and I am a consultant and will want a CC on file before I answer any tech questions. I'm curious. What kind of questions and why YOU? I've asked guys who looked like they knew what they were doing (tool belt, butt crack, etc.) questions and it's never seemed to bother them. But often I do shows and events and will happily answer any formula car question, it done to promote the sport. But unless there is a purpose I will avoid answering. Example I will answer a guy in a Porsche about driving stuff places to race and who to see for help. If a guy in a Nissan with a giant wing and drifting sticker on the car I start singing about drifting the figure skating edition of Motorsports. Ha. My Corolla has a spoiler. As soon as I hit 140 I'll see if it works or not. -- Cheers, Bev ...so few snipers, so many politicians... |
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Ski gear cleanout
The Real Bev wrote:
On 09/01/2016 09:48 AM, downhill wrote: I get asked tech questions in Home Depot all the time. My response is I am not wearing any Orange and I am a consultant and will want a CC on file before I answer any tech questions. I'm curious. What kind of questions and why YOU? I've asked guys who looked like they knew what they were doing (tool belt, butt crack, etc.) questions and it's never seemed to bother them. I have low thresh hold for idiots, if you can not figure out who works there. Why bother me? Two if you have done your work and understand what your doing your questions would be reasonable and minimal. Not like the question I heard at the bait store today, can you filet my 40 lb fish I do not know how. An example I am loading 20 60lb bags of cement on a cart, and a guy comes over and asks me how to fix a crack in his cement. I am sweating like a pig covered in dust and I want to stop and answer questions of which the only answer involves more questions. Other time I am picking out ring terminals for heavy gauge wire, used on master switches in race cars. Guy comes over with junction boxes, switches and something else and asks me if it right for the job. Seriously I am to tell you what is up to code. Often guys in the trades wearing toolbelts are looking for side work, and HD is a fertile place for people that need work. The clients I seek are not normally found in HD, and frequently the type that are asking questions are not the sharpest utensils in the drawer. |
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