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Old 02-04-2023, 12:47 PM
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Get her a Wheel dock, she’ll love you for it, honest
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Old 02-04-2023, 01:36 PM
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Valentine's Day will be our 41st "dating" anniversary. Initially I was dating her college roommate. She was a hot mess and if faded away. By this time I was pretty good friends with the roommate (my wife) and other out of town girls at the college. . I like to shoot pool and her roommate (my wife) would tag along sometimes amongst others. We'd also stop and eat too but it seemed like a friends thing to me so I didn't want to push it. Long story short, Valentine's Day 1982 came around and I was not sure what type of card to get her, a friend thing or a sweetheart thing so I decided to go the sweetheart route and chance it. She loved it, we went out to get something to eat then shot pool. When we returned to the college dorm, we were in her room hanging out when everyone started chatter about the snow coming down outside. We went to the window, opened it up and leaned out to see the snow. It was really coming down. She turned to me and said "I think you are snowed in". I have been snowed in now for 41 years. That's right, I made the "Seinfeld Switch" from the bad roommate to the good one.
 
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Old 02-04-2023, 02:13 PM
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Afternoon Woods! Packing & cleaning here. Hoping to close in +/- 2 weeks, Werk is still busy, I was assigned 2 more projrects to handle. Funny, I figured they'd want to d it right
 
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Old 02-04-2023, 02:49 PM
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My OL prefers I d it right
 
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Old 02-04-2023, 04:04 PM
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Afternoon, movers and shakers.
Well, glacier busted up and distributed out into the sunshine and the car got washed by hand. Snow blower will have to wait until tomorrow. Maybe.
 
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Old 02-04-2023, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Tonebender
LOL,, I did buy a new 2" ball but the hitch I had with me was too much of a step down. I thought the 5 1/4" had on the shelf would do the trick but after swapping out the ball I found it did not. I have a 2" drop on the shelf and I think that will be just what I need but I ain't changing it out again tonight, I will do it first thing in the morning.
You probably know this already, but just in case, you don't take a tight nut off, you loosen it first turning the ball till the lock washer is free, much easier.
 
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Old 02-04-2023, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by QC
The glacier that our street has been for the last month has finally melted enough that I can get a bike out and pick my way out to the main road. My streak of riding every month has been broken, though.
Only got to do that once in MN, and only because I finally got one with 3 wheels. Only winter that had a reasonably salt free day or two every month, too.
 
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Old 02-04-2023, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Larry
I had a New Years Day streak for years ... a couple of times it was to the bottom of the driveway and back up to the garage :<(
The past couple months that would have been a one way trip on my driveway - down.
 
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Old 02-04-2023, 05:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Uncle Larry
I'll try the one on the right please :>
2nd from the left. If you please.
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