2. "Accepting donations for the MS150" In response to Reply # 0
Let me know if you want the link Been riding a LOT. That’s one thing that’s helpful about Texas, endless roads Pretty sure I can hit this century mark, but I’m unsure Gonna try for a 70 in two weeks It would’ve been nice to have this weekend to ride but ... wedding to attend
Meanwhile the mass loss is real I’m tempted to try this duathlon
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
4. "After getting worked by those old men I found a 2008 Super Light Trek" In response to Reply # 3
And I was doing that for a month But two weeks ago my mom came up on a come up a 2004 Cervelo and I’ve been on that for two weeks The Trek is only 8 speed and the Cervelo is a 10-11 and it makes a world of difference But last night I found out the front derailleur isn’t working and I found that out while climbing a 10% hill.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
5. "Them old men yo! That OMS is real... " In response to Reply # 4
I run into this one old guy at least once or twice/week on the commute home and he rides one of these: https://www.steel-vintage.com/denti-spider-speed-bike-prototype-1990s-detail I swear dude just hates on me because I'm on an e-bike and he makes it his duty to pass me at full speed....uphill....!!...and watch me in his lil bar end rear-view mirror for the full trek across the 14th bridge.
>And I was doing that for a month >But two weeks ago my mom came up on a come up a 2004 Cervelo >and I’ve been on that for two weeks >The Trek is only 8 speed and the Cervelo is a 10-11 and it >makes a world of difference Gearing is everything. Soon you'll be able to toy around with larger diameter front rings and wider custom cassette ratios to really dial in what works best for you. BIG assed ring up front and TINY ring in the back is the goal....watch them clearances of course....
>But last night I found out the front derailleur isn’t >working and I found that out while climbing a 10% hill. oh snap...literally lol....that'll put a hurting on you something awful.
10. "thank you for asking. not yet. i guess i needed to say it out loud" In response to Reply # 9
right now, i'm just scared
my brain goes right to "i probably have 3 months to live" even though i know that's a ridiculous leap to make
i'm also tired of people telling me "don't be scared' like that's supposed to comfort me. however i just nod...i'm not gonna chastise someone for trying to be supportive
any way, thanks for listening..i guess that's all i can ask anyone for right now
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
16. "sending positive energy your way." In response to Reply # 8
no matter the results....take this as an opportunity to reflect on your life path. i know so many people who have built some of the most meaningful things in their lives post cancer scare or positive diagnosis.
the key to happiness is not being rich; it's doing something arduous and creating something of value and then being able to reflect on the fruits of your labor
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
31. "Mexicans. I’m trying to tell y’all about Mexicans" In response to Reply # 30
They got some real racial baggage against their own and against others. And in this case I’m talking folks that are from Mexico, one dude got his citizenship literally yesterday.
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Fri Sep-20-19 09:40 AM
32. "wow.. good luck. Those folks will kill their own to be America. " In response to Reply # 31
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
33. "The long and short of it is that a flyer went out about a month ago" In response to Reply # 31
One of the images was in the warehouse and it was just an image, small, for the subject Unfortunately the image, machine cart, equipment piece, who knows had a confederate flag on it and needed to be pulled immediately. Bad look Which got into a conversation about how people are so sensitive now to be offended Which then led me to tell them that the flag offends me, always has, always will, that it’s rise in use came up directly in response to civil rights and you see where this conversation is going
A whole lot of what about this, or opinions that, but I pushed back precisely on their shit by saying “hey, as engineers we follow the data right? And all of these anecdotal things you’re saying about race, the data doesn’t support it”
------ “There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.” -Albert Camus
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Thu Sep-26-19 08:18 AM
37. "Got into a huge argument in Richmond at an old job " In response to Reply # 33
Bosses son came over and tried to get me to chill
Told him, his daddy and anyone else in war shot to kiss my ass, that flag ain’t got shit to do with heritage.
You lost. Fuck off.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
apparently its to be used in any parking situation even if your car is an automatic. not only when on an incline, not only when you are doing work on the car. if you park you engage the parking brake.
yes?
im trying to get myself to remember to do this each time.
27. "I've always used the parking brake every singe time" In response to Reply # 26
My girl (from the south) doesn't. Irks the hell out of me because I can feel the car rocking back and forth because the brake isn't on.
She also parks 12-18 inches from the curb sometimes so maybe it's a southern thing. I park like 0.25" from the curb, turn the wheel towards the curb and use the brake.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79554 posts
Fri Sep-20-19 07:40 AM
29. "I can’t stop listening to Kota’s For Colored Boys" In response to Reply # 0
my wife is going to make a dance piece to it.
We’ve been talking about the process
It’s been a good week. Work is cool and the race I’m throwing is actually looking like it will be a success. Gotdamn right!
Walking with my chest out and shit.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
36. "Randomly discovered someone I havent seen in 15 years OD'd" In response to Reply # 0
they passed like, in december of last year.
i was up late last night feeding the kid when I got instagram to look up someone i havent thought about in years and I see that they posted a photo of another person I havent thought about in years....the caption was something like "RIP" so I was like....HANH?!
Then I asked a friend from that time I still talk to and was given the run down. old girl had overdosed from opioids and I have been spending parts of my day scouring the web to find anything about her death. its got me fucked up even though I havent seen her in over 15 years.
I think its because she was on her way and smart but also into partying.
41. "Being perpetually single as you grow older " In response to Reply # 0
I have never really been able to form relationship (period). My family relationships are weak and abnormal. I keep in touch zero people from high school (was an outcast in high school) and zero people from college (the loner; slept in the library many times). Me being single was justifiable back then because people saw me as the smartly pants focused on school. But now at 35, family interactions are even more awkward because they whisper about the fact that I have been single for 35 years. Reconnecting with people from my years in LA is hard because the first question that they asks is either 'are you married' or 'do you have kids'?
I don't want to get defensive about it, and I certainly don't want to share my hurts and failed attempts at having a romantic relationship to these people who I am not even close to (I have posted about these failures here more often than I have spoken about it to anyone in my real life).
I just don't know what to do, what to say, how to navigate around it. It didn't happen for me like it does for most people. And at this age it aint going to happen. I am hoping that the questions will die off as I get even older. I hope this is something that people stop asking at some age. I just gotta make it to that age.
♥ Inescapably Me ♥
"Love is never any better than the lover" Toni Morrison (The Bluest Eye)
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