Old Man Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 That's what I do, only instead of a bike, I ride a 3000lb car made of steel, glass, and fire. It protects me from, among other things, lunatic bike riders who consider traffic rules to be guidelines at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 I was hit by a car once while biking to work. Had a nasty abrasion. Went to the ER in the evening to have it checked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 In response to L Marcus saying it is Midsummer, we should note that we all have to make sacrifices. You know goats, sheep, cattle, virgins, your firstborn...... Gimme that old time religion ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted June 21, 2018 Report Share Posted June 21, 2018 Friday tomorrow. I predict libations a-plenty in the local pubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 As a reminder replies to the Thread for Random Musings go in this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 In response to this from archer:- That's dedication. I love science fiction. But the books they choose to win Hugo awards often don't appeal to me. I like hard science fiction when I'm in the mood for science fiction and space opera when I'm in the mood to be mindlessly entertained. But those types of stories weren't what was winning Hugo's the last time I was really paying attention to the Hugo's a couple of decades ago. I mean, I looked in on them during the early Sad Puppy era but was looking at the controversy itself rather than the books. I did not pay attention to the list, I looked at it the other day and was able to work out what had read and what I had which was on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 On 6/21/2018 at 1:21 PM, Old Man said: That's what I do, only instead of a bike, I ride a 3000lb car made of steel, glass, and fire. It protects me from, among other things, lunatic bike riders who consider traffic rules to be guidelines at best. About every 3 to 5 weeks out here, we'll have a story on the news about a cyclist or pedestrian who got hit by a light rail train (or in one case, a heavy rail commuter train) while crossing the tracks while the barricades were down. So sad, and so completely unnecessary. I get how cyclists might feel that the normal traffic laws may not apply to them because they aren't in cars--they're wrong, of course--but at some point you have to realize that the laws of physics don't care what kind of vehicle you're in. Or on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 Oh by the way, Pariah. You replied in the Thread for Random Musings Thread earlier. Report to the punishment blocks. Archer being new has an excuse. You don't. Thus the wrath of Old Man is invoked upon you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 It is well established that the most important thing in the universe is a cyclist's momentum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 On 8/26/2018 at 10:39 AM, Cancer said: It is well established that the most important thing in the universe is a cyclist's momentum. I've been taking to biking again now that we're back in Portland. It really is a rule, though I've always had a healthy respect for larger masses getting the right of way. The only times I go thru lights is after making sure something isn't going to try to kill me. When I was in the Bay Area and without a car, I had a 20 mile commute, I don't think there was a day that someone didn't try to kill me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 4, 2018 Report Share Posted September 4, 2018 Well, the price on your head was pretty big back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/3/2018 at 11:32 PM, Old Man said: Well, the price on your head was pretty big back then. Thankfully I have outlived most of the assassins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 Most...not all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 2 hours ago, lemming said: Thankfully I have outlived most of the assassins. It's inflation you should be thanking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Yeah they are so obese they can't get into cars and can't run as fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 USAA is quoting me hold times of an hour for their flood insurance department. I wonder why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 So as long as my ex remains on a hyperbolic orbit, we should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Pariah said: So as long as my ex remains on a hyperbolic orbit, we should be fine. Y? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted October 10, 2018 Report Share Posted October 10, 2018 The ex could be hypergolic as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted October 23, 2018 Report Share Posted October 23, 2018 5 hours ago, Cancer said: I am beginning to think more and more that my folks had the right idea about that. (Scatter their ashes illegally, and without any marker, up in some mountain meadow a few miles upslope from their place that looked good at the time.) (I already know my wife disagrees.) Part of my mother in law is in a glass figure, but the rest of her ashes went overboard on our Alaskan cruise. My mom I scattered near where she grew up since she was happiest there. My grandmother got dumped somewhere in the desert... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Happy Birthday, Logan!! Are you now 1180? No he's 8011 Lawnmower Boy and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Happy birthday Logan Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Happy Birthday, Logan! Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Log Meister! Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Hippo birdie Logster? Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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