TOAK, The Thread of All Knowledge part XIV.
#9111
01-05-2023, 05:37 PM
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I got off work on P.M shift. Was outside looking at stars at 00:45. Watched a male leave a parked car in front of a house and enter a bedroom window. Didn't look right and called PD. They show up to the front door asking questions and looking. It was the daughters boyfriend. I'm sure that was a great surprise. Felt a little bad for the kid, but could have been an entirely different outcome.
I told him the next day I'd called the cops, and he thanked me, said in that condition he might have frozen to death and didn't even have enough sense left to check the back door. Was recently divorced and lived alone, no one to check on him, before cell phones.
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#9112
01-05-2023, 05:44 PM
Look at the bright side, Bob. Ya weren't in the dark wondering which way to spin the toilet paper to get a lead sheet.
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#9113
01-05-2023, 05:46 PM
Well, it's been above freezing here for a few days, but we haven't had much melting. Been too cold at night.
#9114
01-05-2023, 05:49 PM
Several years ago got woke up by noise next door, looked and saw a guy (winter, heavy clothing couldn't tell what he looked like) trying to pry the garage door open with a shovel. Called the police, and it turned out it was the next door neighbor, came home drunk and no key. Cop checked the back door and it was open.
I told him the next day I'd called the cops, and he thanked me, said in that condition he might have frozen to death and didn't even have enough sense left to check the back door. Was recently divorced and lived alone, no one to check on him, before cell phones.
I told him the next day I'd called the cops, and he thanked me, said in that condition he might have frozen to death and didn't even have enough sense left to check the back door. Was recently divorced and lived alone, no one to check on him, before cell phones.
#9115
01-05-2023, 05:53 PM
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Spartan Country, Michigan
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Bought the shocks March 2015 and had somewhere around 35-40k miles on them. When I initially contacted Ohlins and got my buddy, we talked about these. He said they "should" be inspected and rebuilt. I had made some changes in the settings for damping and spring rate and I have no clue where they're at now. I figure new bike, I ought to treat her to fresh shocks. Not sure how long they are good for. I suspect these will last me for the rest of my riding career.
#9116
01-05-2023, 05:55 PM
#9117
01-05-2023, 05:57 PM
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Just set the roll back on the shelf.
#9118
01-05-2023, 05:59 PM
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Well.....technically we had coffee. But the electric grinder wouldn't work because, you know, no electricity. So we had the instant espresso.
So instead of planning ahead and buying pre-ground coffee, I bought a 12,000 watt generator. And yes, I'm going to be a bad boy and do a suicide 50A cord that will plug in the outside RV outlet.
So instead of planning ahead and buying pre-ground coffee, I bought a 12,000 watt generator. And yes, I'm going to be a bad boy and do a suicide 50A cord that will plug in the outside RV outlet.
#9119
01-05-2023, 06:00 PM
Afternoon gents! Back among the living. Lost power last night at 10:37 PM and they just restored it now. High winds threw some heavy branches and a tree at the powerlines that supply the entire subdivision, as well as blocking the road. No power. No internet. And the worst - no coffee. We had to improvise and heat up water on the Genesis and mix in instant espresso. Which actually wasn't bad at all. I'll have to keep some ground coffee around for future outages.
Which leads to the generator shopping experience. I expect that will be a joy. My wallet is already limbering up.
Which leads to the generator shopping experience. I expect that will be a joy. My wallet is already limbering up.
#9120
01-05-2023, 06:01 PM
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