Random thoughts thread
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trashmanssd
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I love having heat in my garage, because I live in stupid new England and the high today was 39 and it got down to 34 during the day and we had flurries.
GearHead_1
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We’ve been 2 inches of snow one morning, sunny the next, snow the next, sunny the next. No snow levels like you’ve had.
WaxAddict
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Ron, a modern Corvette is a far cry to the Chevy SS I had in mind with my comment above. I was thinking more like 1969 red or black SS with the two white stripes.
NICE PICS by the way! Here`s me on that same stretch of road, closer to fall.
NICE PICS by the way! Here`s me on that same stretch of road, closer to fall.
WaxAddict
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Speaking of North Carolina, this kind of scene sure makes me homesick (until winter hits).
oh my god and THIS. My Kawasaki and a friend`s Ducati near Lake Fontana.
oh my god and THIS. My Kawasaki and a friend`s Ducati near Lake Fontana.
Desertnate
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Is there ever a good time of year to drive the Tail of the Dragon? An, "off season"?
I`ve thought about doing a road trip down that way, but too many times I`ve had some well planned back road adventures ruined by slow moving locals and/or packs of tourists.
Most recent example was a solo road trip home from my inlaws and I diverted my route through some seriously spectacular roads around Eureka Springs, AK. I even selected a Sunday morning before the shops opened and the weather was cooler than normal. Still ended up behind a couple busses which were hard to pass, and the final insult of some old guy in a 70`s vintage F-150 doing 25~30MPH. The roads where I caught him have no pull outs and are WAY to twisty to attempt a safe pass unless you have far more power than my GTI. I spent an hour screaming at my steering wheel while watching the best roads I`ve ever traversed slowly pass by.
I`ve thought about doing a road trip down that way, but too many times I`ve had some well planned back road adventures ruined by slow moving locals and/or packs of tourists.
Most recent example was a solo road trip home from my inlaws and I diverted my route through some seriously spectacular roads around Eureka Springs, AK. I even selected a Sunday morning before the shops opened and the weather was cooler than normal. Still ended up behind a couple busses which were hard to pass, and the final insult of some old guy in a 70`s vintage F-150 doing 25~30MPH. The roads where I caught him have no pull outs and are WAY to twisty to attempt a safe pass unless you have far more power than my GTI. I spent an hour screaming at my steering wheel while watching the best roads I`ve ever traversed slowly pass by.
Ronkh
Wax Waster
I went June 22 during the week.
Great time.
Great time.
Ronkh
Wax Waster
I think not taking the reindeer antlers and Rudolf’s red nose off your Prius by April should be a ticketable offense
WaxAddict
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Yeah I would stay off the roads in that area during the coldest weather. Anything above 40 degrees should be ok. Fall is the prettiest but precarious on a bike due to wet leaves. Probably fine in a car. Never been in a car, but bike maybe 7 times.
Coleroad
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Accumulator
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Aw gee, you got *those* kind of people for neighbors, huh? We have one family like that near us..any trash shows up we know whose it was...
RaysWay
Autopia Specialist
RIP Pathfinder 
it started misfiring on the highway so I had it towed and just got word from the shop that it looks like a piston ring @ 135k miles.
Most likely will just trade her in. I`d like a small truck or SUV....in a manual would be great. Maybe a Colorado or F150.
it started misfiring on the highway so I had it towed and just got word from the shop that it looks like a piston ring @ 135k miles.
Most likely will just trade her in. I`d like a small truck or SUV....in a manual would be great. Maybe a Colorado or F150.
Coleroad
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I had to bungee cord my trash can to the mailbox post to keep it from blowing over.
Coleroad
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RIP Pathfinder
Most likely will just trade her in. I`d like a small truck or SUV....in a manual would be great. Maybe a Colorado or F150.
im sorry to hear that. That really sucks.
Accumulator
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Dispatch- That`s good thinking! Ours is always full enough that it stays put. Are your trash pickup guys OK with having to unbungie it?
RaysWay- Gee, sorry to hear about that! I`m a little surprised that you`re gonna get rid of it over that...
RaysWay- Gee, sorry to hear about that! I`m a little surprised that you`re gonna get rid of it over that...
Coleroad
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yes there really good about stuff like that. There a small local company, not someone like waste management. They pride themselves on service to compete with the big guys.
Accumulator
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coleroad- Ah, good. We use a Big Co. but fortunately a little tip at the Holidays seems to go a long way with the crew that does my route. And I gotta say that the Co. is *very* good about info regarding delays/etc. and getting such stuff sorted out...some management change a few years ago basically made everything perfect, lucky me.
Ronkh
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GearHead_1
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Ron, interesting that the Festival provides a Sporting Clays shoot but says no weapons permitted. 