[thorvald]

Originally Posted by yooper

Who made that avatar?

details, details......

[DSRTRDR]

pathognomonic

just sayin'

[Bogo]

Originally Posted by gladly

riding in the cold just saps the energy, I find
(or found, when I had a big bike and could do long cold rides)

Originally Posted by thorvald

as does the wind

For me it was always the wind. I had a rather full fairing on the R-90 RT so me and my passenger were well protected behind it. You were in a bubble of calm. A good side wind would compress that side of the bubble and possibly get you into the air stream. Also any gustyness required more steering inputs.

Cold has always sapped energy from me. It may be that I grew up on water warmed Long Island where winters were never really all that cold, just damp. The thing is with a good set of winter riding leathers you are nice and warm.

[DSRTRDR]

Originally Posted by yooper

When I was about 8 I used to take a slice of white bread and roll it up into a ball and put salt on it and eat it. yuck!

the traditional way to have salt on bread is like this:

spread onion-bit containing pork lard onto rye bread and sprinkle salt over it

their bread looks though

[dieseldog]

Originally Posted by yooper

DD is south of Dallas, stopped for a late dinner about half an hour ago, is back on the bike, says it's a bit warmer out...

and that place was a Flying J!

[yooper]

man I got a bunch of christmas avs

[Bogo]

Originally Posted by rachel1027

which of course means I have rice too. who would have thought that chili would be ever better with rice?

I've made chili with rice instead of beans. NOM NOM NOM NOM

[dieseldog]

Originally Posted by sisukid1975

Does he have heated gear? Even down south, I'd invest in it if I were going to ride this time of year.

The bike has heated hand grips--two settings. It has the standard plug for heated garments; however, I has none. It turns out, I didn't need heated garments either (the garments), as my gear and the hand grip heat were sufficient.

[yooper]

Originally Posted by DSRTRDR

the traditional way to have salt on bread is like this:

spread onion-spiced pork lard onto rye bread and sprinkle salt over it

these people even put bacon bits on top - which is not the practice in my original ethnic setting - also, their bread looks

I'm sure I need to go to Germany to experience that correctly.

I need to go Germany...

[yooper]

Ooh I caught Claudia's post before she edited.

[DSRTRDR]

Originally Posted by yooper

I'm sure I need to go to Germany to experience that correctly.

I need to go Germany...

I posted a pic

[yooper]

I made this one for NorCalDoug

[dieseldog]

Originally Posted by yooper

I doubt it. I wouldn't bother in Houston, that's tropical.

Exactly. I have some pretty good gear. If I did anything, it would be a heated vest and some more winterweight gloves. The Helds I have are full gauntlet and primo but they could have been a bit warmer for my tastes.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by yooper

Maybe if I put the welding shop in a different room....

[DSRTRDR]

pork lard = Schmalz

considered highly nutritious in lean times and a poor people's staple; my mother grew up with it during and after the war

fallen pretty much out of fashion as a bread topping

except in beer halls and corner pubs

Schmalzbrot goes really well with a strong dark beer

[ChaseTruck]

Originally Posted by dieseldog

I has never been in a hammock. I'll have to try it sometime.

Can you say back pain?

Hammocks are not for the weight class we're in...

[dieseldog]

Originally Posted by Mars

I has a very small gub.

and you knows how to use it.

[dieseldog]

Originally Posted by DSRTRDR

someone's gotta say it:

chiroquacker and health insurance just don't go together

I concur.

[DSRTRDR]

someone just scheduled a conference call for 8:30 central

have these people no shame the instigator is on pacific time, so it's even earlier for her

I may declare myself unavailable

it is a "visioning" meeting anyway

[dieseldog]

Originally Posted by Mars

Yo.

Its a 442 Airweight.

16 ounces .38 +p



I'll take some pics tomorrow.

way to go, dickwad.

[Jman]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

[dieseldog]

Originally Posted by thorvald

he's an editor, not a seamstress

hot lesbian nuns have to be prepared to do their own sewing . . .

[dieseldog]

Originally Posted by Bogo

Last ER visit was to close a 3/4" long gash that bordered the fingernail on my thumb. I didn't have sutures at home at the time so I went in. They removed part of my fingernail along the gash and I ended up with 6 stitches to get it to stay closed in the proper place. They originally tried 4 but it wouldn't fit properly so they added two more.

A couple years after that I oopsed and jabbed myself with a knife good while opening a box. I was in a town without a medical center, just EMTs at the firehouse, so I dribbled hydrogen peroxide over it for 15 minutes and then dried it off with toilet paper and quickly taped it shut with duct tape. In the morning I raided the local pharmacy, it was part of the IGA grocery store, and got the rest of the supplies to fix myself up. Without sutures I got an inch long by 3/8" deep cut in my hand to match up and heal shut nicely. Also I didn't get any infection. I was religious about keeping it dry and cleaning it with hydrogen peroxide till it felt like it was covering over properly. That only took 4-5 days. I wrapped a band of bandage tape around my hand to keep me from spreading my thumb out. That kept the skin from being stretched across the cut. You can still see about 1/2" of the cut. The rest healed without a scar.

thumbnail.

[srplus]

Kvetched.

[rachel1027]

my MIL has graciously agreed to sew a special order blanket for me. It will be the blanket for my bed when I return to the PNW

[Jman]

Anyone believe anything these peeps say?

[grrlscout89FJ62]

OMG have you seen the Ford commercial that says something like "it's what America needs." Like, trying to guilt us into buying American, because the powers that be fucked up. I DON'T THINK SO.

[Jman]

Originally Posted by grrlscout89FJ62

OMG have you seen the Ford commercial that says something like "it's what America needs." Like, trying to guilt us into buying American, because the powers that be fucked up. I DON'T THINK SO.

When everyone in power is from the 1970s, we're going to relive the 1970s.

[semlin]

dbt

teh little airline i fly all the time is shutting down service to my town this leaves air canada, who are going to double their airfares dang

[Jman]

Originally Posted by semlin

dbt

teh little airline i fly all the time is shutting down service to my town this leaves air canada, who are going to double their airfares dang

Then a little airline can come in an be profitable again!