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Saturday "Black Ice" GMT

eric strt6

Resident Curmudgeon
Sep 8, 2001
23,357
13,654
directly above the center of the earth
ahh nothing like getting roused out of a deep sleep at 4:10am for a vehicle that went over a cliff on the hwy after hitting black ice. Lucky driver didn't have a scratch ( can't say the same for what was his car) and was standing on the side of the road when we got there.

The stars were fantastic when we got back to the station, Orion, the Pleiadies, Milky way stretching horizon to horizon, One of the nice things about being in the middle of nowhere, no light pollution to spoil the star gazing:thumb:
 

DirtyMike

Turbo Fluffer
Aug 8, 2005
14,437
1,017
My own world inside my head
In a foul mood this morning, heading to work in five, going to be a day. I am having a glass of whiskey when I get home..... Makers mark to be exact, 4 oz glass three ice cubes and fill'r up.
 

Greyhound

Trail Rat
Jul 8, 2002
5,065
365
Alamance County, NC
Good morning

Finally...a Saturday not spent in the office dialing up students.

Heading down to the coast and towing a gigantic trailer full of appliances destined for my folks house. After several months of cleaning up after the hurricane, we've finally got to the point where we can start putting stuff back in.....including my parents!! Woot.
 

skibunny24

Enthusiastic Receiver of Reputation
Jun 16, 2010
3,281
585
Renton, WA
Sitting at home... NOT cleaning for Thanksgiving as I should be. We are hosting for the first year so we don't have to battle the favoritism issue. Both hubby and I are the only siblings who live in the same state as our parents and the others aren't coming to visit, so we will end up with 18 people in our house. There is a lot of cleaning to look forward to this weekend. Interspersed with biking, running, and walking dogs of course!
 

CrabJoe StretchPants

Reincarnated Crab Walking Head Spinning Bruce Dick
Nov 30, 2003
14,163
2,484
Groton, MA
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Nick

My name is Nick
Sep 21, 2001
24,092
14,769
where the trails are
Good afternoon!
Skied Loveland this morning. Decent early season conditions with fresh snow all day and still falling, my new skis are teh awesome, carve in soft snow like butter, and I'm doing it all over again tomorrow at WP.

:monkey:
 

jimmydean

The Official Meat of Ridemonkey
Sep 10, 2001
41,284
13,398
Portland, OR
So last night I went to Blitz in the Pearl. I've been to a Blitz sports bar out this way and it was ok, but the one in the Pearl is awful. Maybe I'm just old, but it was packed with early 20's with overly loud TPain-ish tunes playing and no place to dance.

I don't mind that crap if I am drunk and dancing, but there was no dance floor, so you are just trying to talk over it. And every other song sounded just like the song they just played. It was fun because I enjoyed the people I was with. Plus, my son kept making comments about folks in the crowd and my face hurt from laughing.

There are times like last night that I'm glad to be past that age/
 

stoney

Part of the unwashed, middle-American horde
Jul 26, 2006
21,654
7,331
Colorado
Rode Lair of the Bear this morning. It was a brisk 31* at the trail head when I got there at 8:20am. Got in a nice out and back on the new Big Top. It's awesome, truly awesome. It pedals amazingly, like any hardtail, but the carbon rear was soaking up vibration nicely. I do need to remember that I can't ride through the rocks like I do on the 575. I nutted the hell out of myself while trying not to crash.
Also had a nice out of control slide when I hit some brown ice on the trail. I didn't go down but it did scare the hell out of me.

Making some pita bread and bagels for the week now. Pumped to ride WP with Nick tomorrow.