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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / Rare Chevy spotted
« on: April 27, 2024, 11:26:35 PM »
Taking it put for a warm Saturday evening spin...
Stig
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Taking it put for a warm Saturday evening spin...
Stig
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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / NSR: Saturday afternoon in Clearwater, FL, live-cam
« on: April 27, 2024, 08:27:57 PM »
85°F, and as usual...a nice breeze
https://www.myclearwater.com/Visit-the-Beach/Watch-Live-Video-of-Clearwater-Beach
Hope this works for you!
We've vacationed this area in the summer for 15 yrs - never really a worry about rain dampening the day. Afternoon thunder boomers come and go quickly most days....sun pops out more humid than ever!
Stig
https://www.myclearwater.com/Visit-the-Beach/Watch-Live-Video-of-Clearwater-Beach
Hope this works for you!
We've vacationed this area in the summer for 15 yrs - never really a worry about rain dampening the day. Afternoon thunder boomers come and go quickly most days....sun pops out more humid than ever!
Stig
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General Discussion / oh what the Ache... Your best TACO~?
« on: April 27, 2024, 06:09:06 PM »
4 summers ago we discovered the best tacos ever, in Yellow Springs, OH...
MIGUEL'S started as a food truck, in a gravel lot behind Tom's grocery.
You sort of had to know he was back there...that kinda place.
One day my daughter and I saw a small gathering, in an unlikely area, smelled food - and went to investigate.
We ordered a couple of tacos, me steak, daughter grilled veggie...then carried our food around to our fav spot on the sidewalk to people watch. We were happy we'd investigated!
little story about old Miguel....
The village raised his bail to get him out of the Green County jail after a tail-light stop.
Something to do with a green card?
This is partly due to the nature and the bent of this village - and because of his great tacos!
Stig
my daughter just remined me - the was the same day she saved a caterpillar form certain death in the street.
collected him...
and put him up in a tree....
....where the birds will eat him...
MIGUEL'S started as a food truck, in a gravel lot behind Tom's grocery.
You sort of had to know he was back there...that kinda place.
One day my daughter and I saw a small gathering, in an unlikely area, smelled food - and went to investigate.
We ordered a couple of tacos, me steak, daughter grilled veggie...then carried our food around to our fav spot on the sidewalk to people watch. We were happy we'd investigated!
little story about old Miguel....
The village raised his bail to get him out of the Green County jail after a tail-light stop.
Something to do with a green card?
This is partly due to the nature and the bent of this village - and because of his great tacos!
Stig
my daughter just remined me - the was the same day she saved a caterpillar form certain death in the street.
collected him...
and put him up in a tree....
....where the birds will eat him...
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General Discussion / NSR: stuff you've carried home
« on: April 27, 2024, 12:59:54 PM »
I was out this morning with the pup and craned my neck up to gaze at this birch tree in the corner of our front yard.
It still gives me a kick in the pants to think that I brought this triple trunked birch (burlap covered root-ball and all) home from Lowe's in my VW bus after we bought the house.
It is the largest owner planted tree, by far, in the neighborhood! I planted trees all round the house - now I have no one but myself to blame, or to rake, in the fall!
I'm not sure I'd do it again, but hey~....you only go around once!
What's the biggest thing you've ever carried home?
Stig
It still gives me a kick in the pants to think that I brought this triple trunked birch (burlap covered root-ball and all) home from Lowe's in my VW bus after we bought the house.
It is the largest owner planted tree, by far, in the neighborhood! I planted trees all round the house - now I have no one but myself to blame, or to rake, in the fall!
I'm not sure I'd do it again, but hey~....you only go around once!
What's the biggest thing you've ever carried home?
Stig
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General Discussion / Forum facts, earliest, most active, etc.
« on: April 25, 2024, 10:33:30 PM »
Was looking over the member info today and thought maybe these bits might be of interest.
skadamo launched this forum on November, 15th, 2007.
There are 12,822 registered members.
Taking a guess here:
I think theoldest, sorry Karl!, earliest and most-active member is CROSSBOLT. He came in on the truck with the second load of lumber. Karl registered on January 4, 2009. And thankfully, continues to be quite active here!
The roster based on the number of posts, with evidence of recent activity, would also include:
Neil
Iahawk
Klaviator
Ruffus
randyo
big blue
and.... rjs987
One of my first posts, in 2013, was to ask if the LIKE200i would make a reliable work commuter.
I received positive responses from veteran owner/members.....and have not looked back with this fun scooter!
Stig
skadamo launched this forum on November, 15th, 2007.
There are 12,822 registered members.
Taking a guess here:
I think the
The roster based on the number of posts, with evidence of recent activity, would also include:
Neil
Iahawk
Klaviator
Ruffus
randyo
big blue
and.... rjs987
One of my first posts, in 2013, was to ask if the LIKE200i would make a reliable work commuter.
I received positive responses from veteran owner/members.....and have not looked back with this fun scooter!
Stig
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General Discussion / NSR: 2 Beasts: a Carpathian & Hx of the dog
« on: April 22, 2024, 02:07:10 PM »
Yesterday in Y.S. I was standing near the owner of this beast of a Land Rover....the 'Defender' on the rear was impressive enough to me!. Then he added something about it being the Carpathian version.
That sounded faintly biblical! Which seemed to suit the appearance of the beast!
(I've seen everything from a Bugatti Chiron on down parked in this village)
Neil, what am I looking at here? Rare? Expensive?
and to the original UnderDog Cafe' logo....this was my fav, painted on the wall for years, long gone now.
A dog laying on his tum, smoking a cigarette while reading the newspaper with a steaming cup of coffee nearby....perfectly represented this cafe'....and the village itself!
Stig
That sounded faintly biblical! Which seemed to suit the appearance of the beast!
(I've seen everything from a Bugatti Chiron on down parked in this village)
Neil, what am I looking at here? Rare? Expensive?
and to the original UnderDog Cafe' logo....this was my fav, painted on the wall for years, long gone now.
A dog laying on his tum, smoking a cigarette while reading the newspaper with a steaming cup of coffee nearby....perfectly represented this cafe'....and the village itself!
Stig
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General Discussion / NSR: breakfast at the Dog with the ladies
« on: April 21, 2024, 07:32:44 PM »
Wife and daughter joined me for breakfast at the UnderDog Cafe' in Y.S.
This cafe', known as the "village's living room" by the locals, fills up quickly for their breakfasts, pastry and coffee selections.
The 'cloud' ceiling, the VanGogh yellow walls and mismatched furniture are a hoot! Atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. Patrons with laptops nursing a coffee for hours after the breakfast rush.
Place your order up at the coffee counter....
Their Veggie Scramble and Breakfast Burrito are famouse....while the giant muffins are a wonderful blend of magazines, nuts and berries!
that cup of sauce next to my veg scramble is liquid fire!...and yeah, the girl put too much cream in my coffee. After covid we've lost use of the half/half dispenser.
Stig
(put a scooter somewhere in it and show us where you like to go to eat)
This cafe', known as the "village's living room" by the locals, fills up quickly for their breakfasts, pastry and coffee selections.
The 'cloud' ceiling, the VanGogh yellow walls and mismatched furniture are a hoot! Atmosphere is relaxed and friendly. Patrons with laptops nursing a coffee for hours after the breakfast rush.
Place your order up at the coffee counter....
Their Veggie Scramble and Breakfast Burrito are famouse....while the giant muffins are a wonderful blend of magazines, nuts and berries!
that cup of sauce next to my veg scramble is liquid fire!...and yeah, the girl put too much cream in my coffee. After covid we've lost use of the half/half dispenser.
Stig
(put a scooter somewhere in it and show us where you like to go to eat)
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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / After Covid ride~!
« on: April 21, 2024, 06:59:37 PM »
Think my last ride was March 25th....so it was good to be out riding again.
All three of us came down with covid.....they being somewhat younger, recovered more quickly.
I'm fine, although I can no longer play the violin.
Love the blue/black skies of early mornings.
went close to 3 weeks without coffee...heading down to Dino's!
Stig
All three of us came down with covid.....they being somewhat younger, recovered more quickly.
I'm fine, although I can no longer play the violin.
Love the blue/black skies of early mornings.
went close to 3 weeks without coffee...heading down to Dino's!
Stig
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General Discussion / From the Forum Administrator re. forum...
« on: April 21, 2024, 06:08:06 PM »
Although " the site is back - it may go down again. Needs a full upgrade. But will bring it back - while trying to minimize downtime."
I thanked him for his efforts on our behalf!
Stig
I thanked him for his efforts on our behalf!
Stig
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Eye Candy | Videos and Pics / a few LIKE photos
« on: April 14, 2024, 02:55:46 PM »
think i can make it!
inspection day...
brake fluid renewal...
early risers...
teaching myself...
not my smartest ride...
shower time...
at the ranger station, back when I used to get up stupid early to get a ride in before work...
looking forward to riding again
Stig
inspection day...
brake fluid renewal...
early risers...
teaching myself...
not my smartest ride...
shower time...
at the ranger station, back when I used to get up stupid early to get a ride in before work...
looking forward to riding again
Stig
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General Discussion / Solar Eclipse over my Piaggio
« on: April 08, 2024, 10:39:48 PM »
We were in the path of a full eclipse here in this part of Ohio.
Thin clouds with some intermittent blue skies.
How spectacular was it?....we saw neighbors we haven't seen in a blue moon coming out of their houses to witness this!
We had about 2.5 mins of total eclipse.....with that amazing flaming corona quite visible to the naked eye (even if a simple digital camera or inexpensive cell phone couldn't do it justice)
Otherwise we were using the dark shades made for viewing an eclipse.
The moon started its work about 2PM and by @ 4PM it was past the sun.
It got pretty dark - but, not night dark, that corona kept us pretty well lit.
We did see the state park parking lots filling up around noon, but we saw no problems with the curious from out-of-State.
It was pretty cool. Glad my kids got to see this! (I have something like 34 off-spring - my mother counted them!)
Stig
daughter set up an eclipse picnic on the patio
sun getting noticeably weaker...
nearly full eclipse
full eclipse, time to fire up the Liberty
Stig
Thin clouds with some intermittent blue skies.
How spectacular was it?....we saw neighbors we haven't seen in a blue moon coming out of their houses to witness this!
We had about 2.5 mins of total eclipse.....with that amazing flaming corona quite visible to the naked eye (even if a simple digital camera or inexpensive cell phone couldn't do it justice)
Otherwise we were using the dark shades made for viewing an eclipse.
The moon started its work about 2PM and by @ 4PM it was past the sun.
It got pretty dark - but, not night dark, that corona kept us pretty well lit.
We did see the state park parking lots filling up around noon, but we saw no problems with the curious from out-of-State.
It was pretty cool. Glad my kids got to see this! (I have something like 34 off-spring - my mother counted them!)
Stig
daughter set up an eclipse picnic on the patio
sun getting noticeably weaker...
nearly full eclipse
full eclipse, time to fire up the Liberty
Stig
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General Discussion / Roadside assistance, do you have it or ??
« on: April 05, 2024, 01:45:27 AM »
Neil suggested, and I agreed, that the subject of roadside assistance might be an interesting thread for the forum.*
Yep, one sunny afternoon ride I needed it - discovered our AAA policy needed the RV rider, which I didn't have.
With towing 5 miles to the dealer, and RR new tire - that ride cost me a touch over $500.
Tire was unrepairable - with a large slash from scrap metal in the road.
After that adventure I added roadside assistance to our policy with Progressive.
I've had two other flats from screws - #1) got my son out of bed to fetch me my tire repair kit from my other scooter's top case!
#2) near enough to home to return and do the repair in my garage.
Do you have roadside assistance. If so - who do you recommend?
Stig
*I apologize for not being able now to split this off as a new topic. Things have changed here, and even the teenager whom I have on retainer could not find the way to do it.
Yep, one sunny afternoon ride I needed it - discovered our AAA policy needed the RV rider, which I didn't have.
With towing 5 miles to the dealer, and RR new tire - that ride cost me a touch over $500.
Tire was unrepairable - with a large slash from scrap metal in the road.
After that adventure I added roadside assistance to our policy with Progressive.
I've had two other flats from screws - #1) got my son out of bed to fetch me my tire repair kit from my other scooter's top case!
#2) near enough to home to return and do the repair in my garage.
Do you have roadside assistance. If so - who do you recommend?
Stig
*I apologize for not being able now to split this off as a new topic. Things have changed here, and even the teenager whom I have on retainer could not find the way to do it.
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General Discussion / Happy Easter!
« on: March 31, 2024, 01:22:12 PM »
I wondered how the word, Easter, came to be used for this special day.
So....
"There is now widespread consensus that the word derives from the Christian designation of Easter week as in albis, a Latin phrase that was understood as the plural of alba (“dawn”) and became eostarum in Old High German, the precursor of the modern German and English term."
Anyway , have a Happy Easter!
Major Tom
So....
"There is now widespread consensus that the word derives from the Christian designation of Easter week as in albis, a Latin phrase that was understood as the plural of alba (“dawn”) and became eostarum in Old High German, the precursor of the modern German and English term."
Anyway , have a Happy Easter!
Major Tom
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General Discussion / I never stop here without a look over my shoulder~!
« on: March 26, 2024, 12:53:53 PM »
Took a pic along here a couple years ago when a big guy in a Wife-Beater with a couple of pits emerged out of the darkness behind me. He was from a farm back down the road.
"Whatcha dooon?"
'Taking a photo of the moon.'
He grunted, took another bite of bacon, and went back to his breakfast.
I think of my buddy every time I stop along this road.
Stig
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General Discussion / Where is your cell phone when you're riding?
« on: March 26, 2024, 01:14:05 AM »
I am left handed.
My phone is in the left front pocket of my riding pants.
Stig
My phone is in the left front pocket of my riding pants.
Stig