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[fossyant]

Got to sneak my bike in the front door of work tomorrow. We have an 'activity' week for all staff. You can pick stuff like, origami, knitting, massage, cooking, or if like me, two hours mountain biking....

It's from 2pm till 4 pm, but I'm not leaving a decent MTB in works parking with nice removable parts like expensive 'dropper' seat posts that I can't run a cable through.

Managed to get the bike in the front door, wheel it along the Italian stone floor, into the lift, up 4 floors, over to my office and through it into the store roof. Did get a few funny looks in the office 'you didn't see it was my response'. Did have to pull up outside the multi-storey, get bike off room, lock it to a bike stand in the car park, then park car and retrieve bike !!

 

[Andy in Germany]

I have now fitted and adjusted my new bike stand.

Non bike stand users may not know this but the top of the stand which is held against the bike generally has little metal points to help it grip.

The old stand was so old these had worn off...

 

[classic33]

Managed to get the bike in the front door, wheel it along the Italian stone floor, into the lift, up 4 floors, over to my office and through it into the store room. Did get a few funny looks in the office 'you didn't see it was my response'. Did have to pull up outside the multi-storey, get bike off room, lock it to a bike stand in the car park, then park car and retrieve bike !!

Just the one question.

How'd you carry the car on the bike?

 

[fossyant]

Just the one question.

How'd you carry the car on the bike?

Skilz !

 

[Gravity Aided]

That Steamboat voyage sounds very precarious.

All steamboat voyages pretty precarious. There is a little paddle wheel boat that takes people on excursions out of Peoria, up river to the lake, and return.

 

[classic33]

All steamboat voyages pretty precarious. There is a little paddle wheel boat that takes people on excursions out of Peoria, up river to the lake, and return.

Stern wheeler?

 

[Gravity Aided]

That Steamboat voyage sounds very precarious.

There are no coral reefs on the Ohio River.

 

[Gravity Aided]

Stern wheeler?

Yes.
https://spiritofpeoria.com

 

[classic33]

Yes.
https://spiritofpeoria.com

Why the cash bar, no refreshments served?

 

[Gravity Aided]

BTW, if you really want to see something scary, look at the ground near New Madrid, Missouri.

From the web.

Very active fault line to this day. The last big one felt here was in the early 80's, I think. My Dad jumped out of his chair yelling "earthquake" but I was already running, and we were outside before it hit our house. We both share a trait that allows us to feel the "A" wave , or precursor, of an earthquake. It feels like an electric shock. Not enough to do any apparent damage, although the block basement of the house needed steel reinforcement. Mostly wood houses in my old neighborhood, now I know why.

 

[fossyant]

Just phoned son up and kicked him out of bed. He needs to pay the garage for his 'new to him' car, get the insurance sorted and arrange collection.

 

[Speicher]

Managed to get the bike in the front door, wheel it along the Italian stone floor, into the lift, up 4 floors, over to my office and through it into the store roof. Did get a few funny looks in the office 'you didn't see it was my response'. Did have to pull up outside the multi-storey, get bike off room, lock it to a bike stand in the car park, then park car and retrieve bike !!

Just the one question.

How'd you carry the car on the bike?

He has a room on his car that contains a bike.

 

[fossyant]

He has a room on his car that contains a bike.

Corrected my typo eventually !

 

[Gravity Aided]

Why the cash bar, no refreshments served?

Because we Peorians love an open bar. Too much for good navigation.

 

[PeteXXX]

My dianthus have been deadheaded.. Again..