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     86129squids |
Glitch- your mind is maturing like a fine whiskey! (Message edited by 86129squids on December 17, 2016) | ||
| 86129squids |
The kids from the USA team FINALLY won the ISDE trophy, and were named AMA Motorcyclists of the Year! I recommend watching the entire video...  | ||
| Tootal |
Yep, I remember those days. Used to ride Observed Trials in the enduro class. I did a lot of similar crazy crap back then...before I had a house payment! | ||
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| Ourdee |
Thanks Dave. I forgot the reason for the expanding universe. =] | ||
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| Sifo |
I've had a tree do that! | ||
| Fb1 |
^ "C'mon feets, don't fail me now!" | ||
| Fb1 |
That was a "barber chair" on steroids! I had a big Douglas fir do that (barber chair) one time. The tree had some lean so I was being extra careful, and had already mapped out my escape route just in case. Suddenly there's a loud CRACK! and the trunk starts to split in half. I let go of the saw and ran as if my life depended on it (because it did). So the crack runs about half-way up the tree, and then the tree breaks in two and half this gigantic fir free-falls straight down, severing my chainsaw (which was still in the cut I was making) cleanly in half like an enormous guillotine. The good news? My feets didn't fail me. The bad news? It ruined a perfectly good chainsaw. The good news? I had a great excuse to buy a new, even perfectier chainsaw!  | ||
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| Pwnzor |
Just killing time... | ||
| 86129squids |
Posted over in Rogue One, might as well put it here too... | ||
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| Crusty |
I remember hearing this back in the '70s. I won't go into detail about what made me remember it, but it's well worth listening to. It's about 15 minutes long: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPplyQWf-u4 | ||
| 86129squids |
 Thanks, Crusticle- just sent that to my sister! | ||
| Glitch |
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| Sifo |
For those who have a hard time getting through a roundabout! | ||
| Ourdee |
Only problem with roundabouts in the states is how stupid small they make them, We took a good idea and performed an awful execution of it. On a good roundabout you hardly lift off the throttle on the way in. | ||
| 1313 |
I HATE those Diverging Diamond Interchanges. Well, maybe hate is too strong? I first experienced one on a bike in NC, near Winston-Salem. That one, the sense of disorientation when you are on the 'left side' was eerie. Then on a business trip (therefore, rental car) to TN, I experienced one somewhere in the 'Knoxville' area. It didn't seem as bad as the first one, but once again I was on the left side - where I'm NOT supposed to be. If people in the US would just learn how to handle roundabouts (my Mom included)... 1313 | ||
| Airbozo |
Never seen one of the diamond interchanges. I do not see the reasoning behind crossing lanes besides slowing traffic down. Seems the cloverleaf is still the optimal method for freeway entrance and exit, but that is just me. No need to even get in the left lane since all entrances to the freeway are on the right. Looks like someone was trying to make a name for themselves... | ||
| Zacks |
I-29 and Tiffany Springs Parkway by the KC airport. Scary, confusing, just follow the lines... slowly. I said to the guy with me last week, I'd hate to run into this in the fog or at night when you're from out of town like us. | ||
| 86129squids |
Brankin, you're right- you probably went through the DD we have in Alcoa on Highway 129. Yes, they're a bit wacky, but quite effective... I've gotten kind of fond of using it whilst out running errands. I remember when they built it- the traffic engineers responsible ended up getting some kind of award. And, "just because"...  | ||
| Pwnzor |
They've started putting those diverging diamonds around here lately, and I'm not sure they really help or hurt anything particularly... Except maybe my wallet, which is negatively affected due to all the money we are spending on them. Seems like it really just confuses people. | ||
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| Ducbsa |
Are those locomotives armored? |
