TOAK, The Thread of All Knowledge Part XIII
03-09-2021, 08:06 PM
03-09-2021, 08:11 PM
03-09-2021, 08:15 PM
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68-69 with fresh rubber....my tires are halfway thru.so 67-68......just enough to pass the 65 crowd....not a chance if they want to race.....
03-09-2021, 08:18 PM
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03-09-2021, 08:22 PM
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Russ,
Thanks for helping your neighbor. He, and likely others appreciate it much. Good Karma buddy !
Case in point, about 2 weeks ago.
Dad, who's 87, has a landline through his internet provider so any glitches in the cable network shut down his phone, and it's only happened like twice in 10 years. He also has a cellular Flip-phone but never leaves it where he can hear it. Relies on his landline almost 100%.
About 2 weeks ago one evening I get no answer for over 2 hours, (phone rings) and not answering his cell phone either. Internet provider tells me no outages in his area. I live about an hour away. It's 8 PM.
So, I call his 40-something lazy, quasi-worthless neighbor whom I usually chat with if I see him outside. I explain the situation next door, and that Dad's phone goes out if the cable service is interrupted and I haven't been able to reach him for over 2 hours. This man is well aware of Dad's limited abilities at his age, and I stop short of asking to walk the 30 paces next door to check on him.
The neighbor's response: "Well our cable TV is working just fine so there isn't any reason to think his phone isn't working" , then complete silence. I thought MAYBE he would offer to check on him. I was disappointed enough to end the call at that point.
Called the local PD who gladly did a welfare check, and Dad was fine. A modem reboot got his phone working again. I wasn't too impressed with the neighbor's lack of consideration. Maybe I expect too much.
Rant over. LOL
Thanks for helping your neighbor. He, and likely others appreciate it much. Good Karma buddy !
Case in point, about 2 weeks ago.
Dad, who's 87, has a landline through his internet provider so any glitches in the cable network shut down his phone, and it's only happened like twice in 10 years. He also has a cellular Flip-phone but never leaves it where he can hear it. Relies on his landline almost 100%.
About 2 weeks ago one evening I get no answer for over 2 hours, (phone rings) and not answering his cell phone either. Internet provider tells me no outages in his area. I live about an hour away. It's 8 PM.
So, I call his 40-something lazy, quasi-worthless neighbor whom I usually chat with if I see him outside. I explain the situation next door, and that Dad's phone goes out if the cable service is interrupted and I haven't been able to reach him for over 2 hours. This man is well aware of Dad's limited abilities at his age, and I stop short of asking to walk the 30 paces next door to check on him.
The neighbor's response: "Well our cable TV is working just fine so there isn't any reason to think his phone isn't working" , then complete silence. I thought MAYBE he would offer to check on him. I was disappointed enough to end the call at that point.
Called the local PD who gladly did a welfare check, and Dad was fine. A modem reboot got his phone working again. I wasn't too impressed with the neighbor's lack of consideration. Maybe I expect too much.
Rant over. LOL
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Juan L (03-09-2021)
03-09-2021, 08:22 PM
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Mick, can you believe Stan won’t buy those collars for the bolts on his bike? Look at all the scratch he’s putting into the tour pack.
03-09-2021, 08:24 PM
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03-09-2021, 08:26 PM
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Huh, You mean from carrying the spare M8 motor ?
03-09-2021, 08:27 PM
Rumor has it he is saving for decals.
03-09-2021, 08:28 PM
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