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Bicycle stolen :(
AG, what a nice lady! Send up a few prayers for her. Can't hurt!
AT, oh no! I hope you get it back!
I only have cheap old rusty bikes. I'm likely to get a new shiny one now. I do use it a lot, and hence feel that it would be a justified purchase.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brooke
It's not worth claiming on my insurance, as the value is not much above my excess and my premiums would go up.
That's so nice Kim!!! :D Love hearing stories like that.
I have always joked that I could be the reincarnation of Duane Allman. We are both Blues based guitarists and love southern rock and Eric Clapton etc. We also have the same birthday! I was born on November 20th 1998 he was born on November 20th 1946 he is 52 years older then me. We also share the same birthday as Joe. I also share a birthday with my cousin. He is exactly 18 years older then me.
I hope your old bike is found, or you're able to get a new one, AT.
Have any of you ever taken an exam that you just knew you wouldn't do well on, but by some miracle, you did do well?
I had my first U.S. history exam this past Thursday, which covered everything from the beginning of human existence to right before Jamestown was settled. This isn't my area of expertise, except for the very tail end of the test. I barely studied for the test; I barely got any sleep the night before, and I arrived 15 minutes late for the test due to lack of sleep. I just knew I would flunk the test. After doing the test, I told myself "if I get C, I'll be happy." I was the last one to turn in their test, and I told my professor that I thought I'd bombed the test. (I'm a history major, so just picture how horrible that would sound.) I actually didn't finish the test at the end of the class period, but due to my disability, I'm allowed extra time. My professor had confidence in me; he thought I did fine.
Well, I got my grade this afternoon, and made a 100 (150/150 points possible). Needless to say, my jaw dropped when I saw my grade. I'm still not sure if my professor didn't make a mistake while grading. There were 2 extra credit questions I know I answered correctly. I really shocked myself on that one, in a good way. :D 8)
That's great Kim!!! :D I had that happen quite often and some I studied for but still thought I would do badly. The worst was the standardize tests we had to do to graduate high school. I was so nervous I was going to fail but passed them all first try (they've also changed a lot since I took them over 15 years ago).
Interesting, tm. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by travlnman2
That's great, AG!! Congrats!:cheers:Quote:
Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
AT, so sorry about your bike. Have you a new one yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Annoying Twit
Thank you for your concern.Quote:
Originally Posted by LuvTim
I did have two bikes, so I am still able to ride. I ordered a replacement bike on Thursday, and I expect it to arrive tomorrow-ish.
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Originally Posted by LuvTim
https://soundcloud.com/stephen-masi-...enson-van-zant
tm, impressive rendition. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by travlnman2
Brilliant. I would be interested if you cared to post a photo of your new wheels. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Annoying Twit
Sitting in the auditorium for Current Issues. All the seniors are required to take this class. Each teacher gives a lecture. So it's one period and all seniors. Arab Spring is today's topic.
Next period is American lit which I have an F but it is only one assaignment so I have all the HW in. Good thing it's only the third week
Got very good news yesterday that I finally qualify for financial aid for my college and now will be able to take more classes again each semester and hopefully graduate next fall. I used to have to always put down my parents information and that always worked against me, but now I finally aged out to be considered an independent student. This helps so much as I was only taking one class a semester (or less) as that's all I could afford and to avoid student loans. Just such a great relief now and that I can finally work towards graduating soon. :)
Fantastic, Buffy. Best of luck to you.
Great news to hear about classes running and financial aid.
Get studyin', all you students!
Couldn't have said it better. Good luck, people. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Annoying Twit
Great news, buffy!
And I agree with AT, study hard all of you in school! Make that education work for you! I hope you all get great jobs because of it!
Sorry, this took a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by LuvTim
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How long is your commute, Mr. T.?
My daily commute is about ... checks google maps ... about two miles. I don't use that bike for my daily commute. I use an older and cheaper single speed bike.Quote:
Originally Posted by NightMistBlue
I do like long distance rides. E.g. some time ago I rode from Gloucester to Leicester, a distance of about 90 miles. Still looking to break my own record and do 100 in a day.
A quick HI wave at everyone. Fall has hit Pennsylvania, it's cold & rainy. A week ago I was still doing PT in the pool, now I have to set-up arrangements to get back into doing it in office again.
Football has started..yea, my Dodgers won the NL West for the 4th straight year & DUKE basketball season starts tomorrow.
What about the fall colors? Any sign of the trees changing yet? I miss autumn, it's such a beautiful (if brief) season.
Everyone said that the Patriots would never do well without Brady.
3 and 0 we can have a bunch of turkeys playing and we will still win woooh.
I am mixing a cover of a song called Better by Guns N Roses. It's off of Chinese Democracy but it is a current staple of the Not In This Lifetime tour which is 21st century's Hell Freezes Over Tour.
Here is the studio version of the song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehMPmKHO6Vg
Here is the version played with Slash and Duff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbalXes4RZM
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Originally Posted by Annoying Twit
100 miles in one day is quite a lot, even on a nice new bike such as yours!!
I have a friend who rides for miles and miles on her bike. She and her husband ride together in an event called Biking Across Kansas. I'd wager that's over 400 miles, but, of course, they don't ride that far in one day! :spin:
I'd like to do long rides like that some day. My partner Carolyn likes riding her bike, but doesn't go long distance. She likes the stars (BSc Astronomy), and I'm suggesting that we ride out into the countryside in the dead of night, but it hasn't happened yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by LuvTim
I do the long distances rides simply by riding at a slow pace, but just keeping going. I see people on 'carbon fibre wonders' whizzing past me at high speed, but I just ignore them and keep going.
One of my brothers has done the New York to Boston bike ride twice for charity. I don't know how people survive that.
Cycling itself is easy. Cycling for a long time is simply a matter of getting used to just keeping going. Part of that is getting fluids and suitable calories down your gullet, which is harder than it sounds. I've found a brand of coconut milk smoothie which is high calorie and easy to swallow even when I'm very tired - useful. I'm hoping to break 200km at some point, but I haven't this year and the weather may be against me.Quote:
Originally Posted by NightMistBlue
Boston to New York is 200 miles - so 320km. Well beyond what I've done so far, but they longer you ride the longer you can ride. The human body is very adaptable and can get used to an awful lot. I'm thinking that 300km in a day is probably the most I can manage without getting significantly faster. Otherwise, I run out of hours in the day. For my 200km ride, I'm planning to start at 3am to give me plenty of time. I have good lights :)
That's a cool looking bike, AT.
I'm pretty positive that I'll be going on a 2 week study abroad program to Scotland next May. My history professor takes part in this statewide program every year. My Nana gave me a check for the cost of the trip($3,000), but I have to get/raise/save at least another $1,000 for the cost of a passport, the class I'll be taking, and money for food and other necessities while I'm in Scotland. I plan on setting up a GoFundMe to help me have enough money. Luckily, I have several months to save up for the trip. Needless to say, I'm very excited about this!
Great news AG95. Without wishing to sound too much like an old fogie, I really think it's nice for people to get some foreign experience when they're young. There's a whole big world out there.
Well here is the song I have been working on for a month and half.
Better Cover as made famous by Guns N Roses
https://soundcloud.com/stephen-masi-...finalrosefinck
That's so awesome Kim!!! :D I've always wanted to check out various parts of Europe and that is so cool your professor does that.
That's freakin' great, Kim! Scotland is a beautiful country. I don't know if you're interested in Neolithic sites, but the Orkney Islands has standing stones and other ancient sites.
That sounds like a great opportunity, AG!
I am attending an open house at my mom and dads alma mater. Today is also my dads birthday.
Sounds like a cool trip! Do you know at this stage where in Scotland you will be going? (No problem if you don't) Just curious as I've been north of the border quite a few times and know a fair chunk of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by AlreadyGone95
Have never been a biker myself, but I can see where it might be a fun activity to take up. Wishing all of you the very best in your lives.
Am enjoying this semester of classes at Lanier Tech. My classes are Nursery Production & Management, Sustainable Agriculture, and Small Engine & Gas Repair. Haven't run into anyone who might give me issues, contrary to some of my fears prior to the start of this present semester. However, I do know from personal experience that this is probably not the career path which will be the best suited to me, so I am in the process of going around to area colleges that have the Mass Communication courses in which I am interested and touring the campuses to see which one has the courses and student environment that would be best suited to me. Went to Dalton State College and Truett McConnell College last week, and am in the process of arranging a trip to Young Harris College. Fingers crossed that something comes my way as it regards direction in life.
Should also add that after the "Long Run Survivor" game comes to its conclusion, I will do what I should have probably done some time ago and depart from this place for good. It is more a matter of having far better things to do in my life than to just check in and post on a web page(however nice it may be) at seemingly all hours of the day than it is anything else. You all enjoy yourselves. :bye:
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I'll be staying in Edinburgh. For the most part, the group will do daily commutes on trains to get to different locations. I should be spending one night up in the Highlands. I'll have the evenings and a weekend free tondo whatever I want. On the weekend, I'm free to go wherever I want to within the UK.
In case any UK borderer wants to try and meet up, the trip is May 13-27.