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| Sykonee |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
Christ, my local high street is a mess. I just went to the local grocery store for some tonic water and passed:
1) a man yelling into his mobile 'COME ON THEN MATE' repeatedly;
2) a woman in a very tiny skirt with a full (glass) wine glass trying to walk in a straight line;
3) a murdered out Mercedes driving on the sidewalk/pavement;
4) a man motor-boating a woman; and
5) a child (???) holding his mother's purse as she threw up outside of a Subway.
What the is going on? I felt embarrassed to be (relatively) sober. |
Did you fail to notice the full moon in the night sky? |
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sykonee
Did you fail to notice the full moon in the night sky? |
I was trying to avoid being run over by the Mercedes! |
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| Lews |
| Swamper, what's wrong with the last post time? Seems like an unnecessary tab inserted there? Fix it, would you, it's inelegant :o |
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| SYSTEM-J |
| My mix was full of deep squelchy acid tunes actually, so no Shpongle. I did play some Spooky though. I'll share the mix at some point. |
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| ziptnf |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
Nick: Surprised it took you this long to get a professional fitting for a bike, tbh, based solely on how athletically competitive you seem to be! A family friend used to be a custom bike builder, was the top seller for Seven Cycles one year and made bikes for Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, amongst others. Was a mechanic for the US national team and US Postal, too. His bikes cost like $10,000, but that was 20 years ago. No clue what he charges now. I don't ride bikes, but I remember him telling me it was essential for longevity to get fitted properly. One was just damaging their body riding otherwise. Definitely worth whatever money you need to pay!
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Definitely worth it but not financially possible for me or entirely necessary until recently tbh. Last year was significant in my athletic improvement. My individual efforts during covid and the addition of a coach at the end of 2020 was where my labor finally began to bear fruit. I've recently been promoted and got a nice tax return and bonus so I was able to afford a few things on my list. I also am representing a new squad this year, same cycling shop but our primary sponsor is Equifax. They acquired the company I used to work for, who was the sponsor on our purple jerseys last year. Stoked to begin the season. |
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| Boomer187 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
Nick: Surprised it took you this long to get a professional fitting for a bike, tbh, based solely on how athletically competitive you seem to be! A family friend used to be a custom bike builder, was the top seller for Seven Cycles one year and made bikes for Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, amongst others. Was a mechanic for the US national team and US Postal, too. His bikes cost like $10,000, but that was 20 years ago. No clue what he charges now. I don't ride bikes, but I remember him telling me it was essential for longevity to get fitted properly. One was just damaging their body riding otherwise. Definitely worth whatever money you need to pay!
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The bike shop I worked at 5 years back was a Seven Dealer. They are still 10-15k. But titanium bikes are ohh so sweet!
Fits should be a yearly thing for fairly competitive riders. Especially if there is weightloss or changes in mobility (both bad and good!). But yea, dropping a could hundred, along with potentially a few hundred more for the mechanic work stinks. |
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| ziptnf |
| The shoes were $600+ by themselves, as they had a custom made insole. I'd be surprised if I go back for a full fitting session before 2024. |
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| Zoso |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
Christ, my local high street is a mess. I just went to the local grocery store for some tonic water and passed:
1) a man yelling into his mobile 'COME ON THEN MATE' repeatedly;
2) a woman in a very tiny skirt with a full (glass) wine glass trying to walk in a straight line;
3) a murdered out Mercedes driving on the sidewalk/pavement;
4) a man motor-boating a woman; and
5) a child (???) holding his mother's purse as she threw up outside of a Subway.
What the is going on? I felt embarrassed to be (relatively) sober.
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Jesus, Mary and Yoseph, but does that ever sound interesting! Would you say this is normal? Not normal behavior, per se, but a normal sighting? |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
3) a murdered out Mercedes driving on the sidewalk/pavement |
Out of your five, that might be a good one. I witnessed some insane while living in London. Some of that was caused by me, but never behind the wheel of a car.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
Stu: We had some good times around here over the years, hah. You must be half happy things have died down! |
Yeah man, good times. Moderating wasn't always heaps of fun though, you cunts. |
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| Midlothian |
| Sounds like a stroll around Newcastle-upon-Tyne on any random day. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Yeah man, good times. Moderating wasn't always heaps of fun though, you cunts. |
Remember that time when dozens of bots would flood TA with spam? It was a nightmare because they'd post indiscriminately everywhere :mad:
Although there were also times it was so much fun... I remember I once suspended myself for going along with whatever it is people shouldn't be doing, heh :p |
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| planetaryplayer |
| ordering coffee for my girlfriend was a traumatizing experience. i don't drink coffee. it's either I'm retarded or every male ordering a coffee beverage is gay |
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