What is new in your little world?

[YourGrandpa]

I get what you're saying. But we have zero control over the type of roads the local municipalities have constructed. We typically pick a destination, one we've never/rarely been to and ride. The roads to get there, are the road to get there. Though we do usually choose to stay off the main highways and take the "back roads", we still can't put curves in them. We don't purposely pick straight roads or avoid roads with lots of turns. Florida is flat and widely developed in modern times. There was nothing to build around and the roads are designed to get you from point A to point B as quickly as possible. We simply don't have that many curvy roads to choose from. That being said, there was thhis one really nice stretch of road that had quite a few S turns. When we came in it was freshly wet from the rain. So we had to take it slow. However, on the way back it was dry and we all had some fun riding the curves. But as luck would have it, the GoPro on my helmet didn't cycle off from the previous recording. So when I pressed the button to start recording, it actually stopped and didn't get the footage. Unfortunately I didn't realize this until I got home and started going through the videos. Oh well, maybe next time.

[Eraser]

Oh that's a shame.
One thing I wonder about is whenever you go riding, you seem to go on pretty long rides. The longest ride I did was a little over 350km (about 220 miles) and about 50% of that was highway (either 60mph or 80mph roads). That took an entire day. That included a few stops, including lunch.
The ride I posted the video of was about 150km (95mi) and took an entire afternoon. Granted, my most enjoyable rides are on 60kmh (37mph) or 80kmh (50mph) roads, so I don't cover a whole lot of distance on those.
A 250 mile ride sounds like it's either a very long ride or mostly highway?

[Κracus]

A bit of both more likely. I too tend to keep it below 300 km's when I go for a long run and that too takes a while. My longest so far though is a 1200km trip in a day. My butt was sore...

[YourGrandpa]

Most of our rides never include interstate highways. We stick to state roads or surface streets (usually 4 lanes or less) with speed limits between 45 and 65 mph. This last ride our average speed was probably 60 mph. But I'm sure the straight/flat roads allow us to cover a lot of ground quick. This 250+ mile ride started at 10:30 am and we were back by 5:00 pm. That includes stops for breaks/rain and lunch. Our planned rides are typically between 150 and 250 miles. The weekend before last's ride went to Key Largo (400 miles round trip). I didn't go because it was supposed to rain for several hours straight late in the day, and rain it did. It rained on them for nearly 200 miles. No thanks...

[SoM]

was wondering how come my friend wasn't returning my phone calls, he died 3h ago

fml

[seremtan]

eh? that sucks bro. what happened?

[SoM]

eh? that sucks bro. what happened?

he was 74, the only smart person to talk to these days.

i've been doing grocery/banking for him for the past 2 years, my last run was 2 weeks ago when he stopped replying, i went by his place a week ago (friday)and heard company so i didn't bother him as that was our arrangement and that person also got his weekend stuff so i knew he was ok. I kept on calling until today, i called the manager and told them to check, so they went and found body lying between chair/tv with a movie he was about to watch. Apparent heart attack and might have been dead for 2 hours when he was discovered at around 3pm. Now i blame myself for not looking through his mail slot i would have seen this much earlier.

FML

[Scourge]

My longest ride so far was around 300 miles and it took about 5 hours with fuel stops and lunch. Wasn't bad at all, could have kept going with no problems. If I was by myself, I probably could have made in 4.

[Whiskey 7]

eh? that sucks bro. what happened?

he was 74, the only smart person to talk to these days.

i've been doing grocery/banking for him for the past 2 years, my last run was 2 weeks ago when he stopped replying, i went by his place a week ago (friday)and heard company so i didn't bother him as that was our arrangement and that person also got his weekend stuff so i knew he was ok. I kept on calling until today, i called the manager and told them to check, so they went and found body lying between chair/tv with a movie he was about to watch. Apparent heart attack and might have been dead for 2 hours when he was discovered at around 3pm. Now i blame myself for not looking through his mail slot i would have seen this much earlier.

FML

Don't blame yourself SoM as it can happen anywhere anytime. Remember that you were doing 'the right thing' for past 2 years and that he would have appreciated your actions.

[scared?]

Lol that guy died...

[Scourge]

So did 50% of your testicles.

[Whiskey 7]

Re my weigh loss journey, I am now 83.5kg and feeling great. I just put on a new shirt bought about 2 years ago that seemed to shrink before I got to wear it. It hadn't even been washed, I'd gained kilos. Now it fits

[YourGrandpa]

Here are a few shots from Philly.

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[Whiskey 7]

Number 5 & 6 would you give some details please? Fortress and a Prison?

[YourGrandpa]

Historic Prison where Al Capone was jailed.

https://www.easternstate.org/

[Whiskey 7]

Historic Prison where Al Capone was jailed.

https://www.easternstate.org/

Thanks YourGrandpa. Certainly looks interesting.

[Κracus]

I went to NYC again on my bike. I took 0 pictures cause that's how I roll.

[YourGrandpa]

Here are a few pics from our trip to NYC.

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[dekayd]

Nice pics gramps!

[dekayd]

Here are a few pics from our trip to NYC.

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Trying to figure out what the structure in the second photo will look like after completion.

[YourGrandpa]

I wasn't sure either. But it looked so interesting I had to take a picture.

[dekayd]

I wasn't sure either. But it looked so interesting I had to take a picture.

Maybe they read the blueprints upside down...dummies

[Whiskey 7]

Disaster here

Some 120 floor tiles exploded under our feet loudly and dangerously late afternoon. My Wife called me into our dining room and said she was hearing strange noises under feet and then all hell broke loose for a minute or so.. Not happy!

Apparently when the tiles were laid 15 years ago in the building of the apartment block, they didn’t wash a talc substance off the tiles before gluing down. One or two other apartments have had similar happen but nowhere near the extent of our disaster. Seems it was just time for ours to explode!

Trades attended the emergency to remove some tiles and grind between others so as to relive pressure and prevent further disaster.



A big job and happy days ahead

[Ferrao10]

Moved into a newly-built apartment-complex last fall. Relatively small complex, 30 parties in 3 houses but in a good neighborhood. It's my property.
I took charge on the plants that would be planted into the pots on the balcony. I never cared much about plants in my life before. I planted 15 plants. 2 roses, 2 grasses, 2 small japanese maples and shrubs.

Like I said, I never cared much about plants before. Well, I never cared at all, really.
This summer was a learning-experience, I think. It took them hard.

[Whiskey 7]

Not happy here as more tiles 'let go' explosively Sunday morning. We heard a few cracks & bangs for the next hour or so.
We have decided to escape the disaster area and head towards the Gold Coast for a week or more until we can arrange appointments for repair/reinstall. Bye, bye Q3W.