Random Thoughts - Part Deux [NO POLITICS]

[qcbaker]

Originally Posted by p1l0t

I'm still on winters too, lol. Hmmm. .. time to start shopping.

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Lol I put my new wheel/tire package in my cart on tirerack a few weeks ago thinking "Daily high temps are starting to get into the mid-40s on the regular, better start thinking about that summer setup... I'll put this in here now, wait a couple weeks until I have the cash, and then when I do, it'll be perfect timing!"

Less than a week later, we had multiple 60+ degree days back to back. I rode the bike those days so as to not shred up my Blizzaks, but I was a bit salty nonetheless. Now, temps are like 25 when I leave in the morning (a bit too cold to ride comfortably) but like 55-60 on my drive home (a little hotter than I would want to be driving on winters, but perfect bike weather). I guess I should just shut up about the cold, wear my glove liners/balaclava, and ride lol.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Sounds like he'll fit right in there.

London is the home of a major university, a technical college, a teacher college and a teaching hospital. This means we have way more than our fair share of professors and teachers. This traditionally a group that generally like bicycles, shorts and mustaches so...
Luckily I am on the total opposite side of the city from all those things so rarely have confrontations such as I did in The Great Berkeley Tee Shirt Debate of 2018.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Sounds like he'll fit right in there.

Not too far off, he's in the middle bottom row. That's me to his right with my tongue hanging out.

He still looks pretty much exactly like that except his hair is shorter and his face is a little older.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Not too far off, he's in the middle bottom row. That's me to his right with my tongue hanging out.

He still looks pretty much exactly like that except his hair is shorter and his face is a little older.

He looks like Dave Grohl and Burt Reynolds had a love child.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

That's me to his right with my tongue hanging out.

You were one hairy dude back then.

[Sapphireho]

Got rid of my driveshaft and back seat. Finch picked up the driveshaft yesterday. I should probably get rid of the stock intake too. Air Filter is still brand new.


Finding all sorts of things in my barn.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

You were one hairy dude back then.

True, but the babes love me...



This was taken right after I let the tongue roll out from inside the mouth....

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

True, but the babes love me...



This was taken right after I let the tongue roll out from inside the mouth....

Tube top, overalls, and feathered hair. Man, what year is that pic?

[EAGLE5]

Originally Posted by krayzie

Yea teaching is hard I've known people starting out without full time being a supply teacher for years going from school to school annually.

But at least they can't outsource public school teachers for now right (technology permitting)?

They do outsource teachers, to untrained morons in online charter schools. Creating the next gen of untrained morons. that supply teacher thing is not something I am familiar with.

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I am the youngest of the baby boomers which means I missed out on all the good stuff and still get blamed for all the bad. in reality my situation is more like a Gen X one than a baby boomer one. I am sort of a Baby Xer.

If by drugs and sex, you mean the good stuff, yeah. But you benefited massively from several economic booms that Gen X missed.

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

I'm in the same boat: Baby boomers between 1946 and 1964. Right.

See above. You retiring now with a house and multiple cars and such benefited greatly from the date of your birth. I'm in a great financial situation, but most of my friends are not so lucky, despite being smart, hardworking, and educated. I have a 42yo friend saddled with debt and still living with parents. He works 50 hour weeks + 20 hours of commuting, makes 80k+, and cannot afford to move out thanks to debt payments. They're all college debt for law school.

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

Depends upon location, time when the ranges were posted, which publication you're reading, and what generation the author wants to be a member of.

Case in point: Depending upon what you read, Millennials can start anywhere from 1979 - 1984.

If you don't remember life without the internet, you're a millenial. If you do remember life without the internet, you're gen x or gen y in that basket.

Originally Posted by ScoobsMcGee

I remember reading an article a while back that was commenting on the different generations arguing with one another. It pointed out how there are loads of articles written about how Millennials and Boomers are evil, blaming one or the other for all the world's problems, while hardly anyone ever talks about Gen X. They just faded into the background, which is about the most Gen X thing they could possibly do.

Gen X got shafted with bad economic times. All we got is Nirvana, and I hate Nirvana.

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Aquaman was better than I thought it would be...

So you thought that the pile of shit would be on fire instead of just sitting there?

Originally Posted by qcbaker

I'm currently in one of those times where I just wish I could fast forward like a week. I just have to wait until next payday, but once that happens I can get my new wheels + summer tires on my car. Once that's paid for I can start allocating smaller bits of money for my next little project: fixing up and selling my bikes.

If you're living paycheck to paycheck and have multiple bikes, you're doing it wrong. Don't live within your means. Live beneath them.

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

You were one hairy dude back then.

Sexy.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

But you benefited massively from several economic booms that Gen X missed.






Sexy.

Nope. I did not. Nor did my family. Those booms may have impacted many but not all. I was born dirt poor and remained that way until about 2008. This jealousy over all these things we supposedly had are not accurate for everybody. No more accurate than the stereotypes that are applied to the other generations.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by jsimon7777

So you thought that the pile of shit would be on fire instead of just sitting there?.

Didn't expect it to be on fire, because...you know...sea water, but something like that.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Tube top, overalls, and feathered hair. Man, what year is that pic?

Summer, 1981.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Sapphireho

Tube top, overalls, and feathered hair. Man, what year is that pic?

It is Georgia so about two weeks ago.

[Sapphireho]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

Summer, 1981.

Ahh yes. I turned 17 that summer.