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  8. RIP someone or another

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    6 hours ago, Voltron said:

    Rest in peace my brother Thomas Hamilton Bedecarre, January 17, 1956 - March 29, 2025.

    I can't say anything else right now except FUCK CANCER. 

    So sorry to hear this news, Al.  Hugs and all that and I'll raise a glass to Tom tonight.  

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  13. Happy Birthday Nate!

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    Thanks everyone. It is probably indicative of everything going on right now that I am just replying to this thread a half a day late. Dinner with the family last night was good. Work remains far more challenging than I could have imagined 40 some days ago. More celebration this weekend when time.permits. 

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  14. RIP someone or another

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    So sorry for your loss, Todd.  Mourn the loss as you are able and I’m so very glad that you and Andrew were able to say goodbye.  Vent here if it helps or you’ve got my actual phone number if you need an ear. 

    Cherish the life that you had with her, nothing will ever change that.  But don’t spend the rest of yours dwelling on time you didn’t get.  

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  15. RIP someone or another

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    4 hours ago, Dusty Chalk said:

    Michelle Trachtenberg, at the age of 39

    Foul play is not suspected, as she was recently recipient of a liver transplant and may have been experiencing complications, but an autopsy will be performed

    A friend of mine recently was the recipient of a kidney transplant, so this ... makes me nervous.  So far so good, though (for him).

    Yeah, saw this earlier while out to dinner.  Sucks.  Was and will remain a huge fan of Buffy and Michelle/Dawn was a big part of the last few years of that show.  39 ain’t no time to go, period.

  17. HC Bike/Cycling Thread

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    A bit of both, Al.  I have no direct experience with 1UP but both the Kuat and Thule that I mentioned were super easy to lock to the car.  And both had integrated locking mechanisms for the bikes as well.  I don’t think that 1UP has built in provisions for either, which can be overcome but requires some additional investment. And because they aren’t built in it’s a little more fuss and likelihood of failure due to forgetting components at home.  

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  18. HC Bike/Cycling Thread

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    Al,

    I have one of the Kuat racks, not the piston pro just a second generation NV, and it’s very nice and built like a tank but also built like a tank.  It’s a heavy beast so getting it on and off the car can be a pain but getting the bikes on and off is a breeze.  Integral locking is decent enough.  I ended up with it because a local was selling it, along with the 2-bike extension, for about 40% off and I needed it in less than a week’s time for the annual fall bike trip.  

    Before the NV I had a Thule Helium single bike rack and it was much lighter and seemed to be well build and also had decent integral locking.  If it’d been a 2-bike setup I’m not sure I ever would have ended up with the NV.  It’s at least a few hundred bucks less than the NV and still presents well.  

     

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  24. What Are You Baking?

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    Decided to give homemade focaccia a try.  Made the dough last night to slow-rise overnight in the fridge.  Prepped and transferred to a metal pan for second rise for 4hrs this afternoon.  Just stabbed down, oiled, and salted and now in the oven.  Here's to hoping.

     

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