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stickyfrog wrote:
Piglets in a horse trailer. What the hell is going on?
GoPro camera chase team.
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Re: swine flu
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stickyfrog wrote:
Piglets in a horse trailer. What the hell is going on?
GoPro camera chase team.
Scary stuff though. May retire the cam. Ignorance of the early signs of the apocalypse is bliss.
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GBaby wrote:
Saw this on a walk today. It's got three wheels and current registration. Looks like motorcycle plates. If anything it's even smaller than it looks in the picture.
reminds me of these but an older version

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will ask the old man tomorrow as he spent more time working on them then me
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andyscooter wrote:
GBaby wrote:
Saw this on a walk today. It's got three wheels and current registration. Looks like motorcycle plates. If anything it's even smaller than it looks in the picture.
reminds me of these but an older version

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will ask the old man tomorrow as he spent more time working on them then me
It would be weird to see one now, but there used to be only one place for an invalid carriage at 3pm on Saturday back in the 70's and 80's, where did they all go?
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most of them were scrapped when the motobility sceme came around

disabled people decided they had enough of looking daft and got to have normal cars randomlt they tried the renault 4 for a while but the less abled couldnt get in and out easy enough

the goverment also decided they were unsafe on the road and banned the use

shame as i know were there is at least three of them being stored

would love to make a convertable one with flames like a hotrod up the side
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Bee in my bonnet
Well, not actually something I saw, but put my helmet on to ride off to work this morning and heard a buzzing in my ear. Startled me a bit, but whatever it was wasn't going to get a free ride to work, so took it off and a fly flew off. First time that happened-must have been the cold weather.

Glad it wasn't a wasp.
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I had the wasp. Just as I was about to start my last 140 kph lap on the Autobahn. I had to do a six-hour ride as part of my driving lessons. The instructor was urging me on, but I stopped and took off the helmet. Good thing I did.
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Re: swine flu
stickyfrog wrote:
Piglets in a horse trailer. What the hell is going on?
Of course. They're being sent out for adoption. Mama ate GoPro...

NSR-Camera falls from Airplane to Pigpen
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Bright Cemetery
Actually discovered this a while back whilst looking for old cemeteries in the area.

A couple miles away, tucked in the edge of a field, is a lone gravesite, of "Elmer Bright and his team of horses" What The? emoticon

Which begs a few questions....why buried alone? Must have been his land. Married? Hope not. Did his horses precede or follow him in death?

As he died in 1939, doubt if anyone's around to explain anything.
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Saw a body covered by a white sheet lying on the side of the highway on my way to work this morning. No cars around except police. Creepy way to start the day.
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Saw a body covered by a white sheet lying on the side of the highway on my way to work this morning. No cars around except police. Creepy way to start the day.
Better day for you than him/her. Whew emoticon

Creepy at any rate.....
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No doubt.
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Creepy and sad. And Florida.
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Yeah. Florida.

I just found out that it was a pedestrian hit by a car that went off the road and into the woods. That's why I didn't see the car. It is not a common walking place, no sidewalk but I have seen people walking there before. Maybe a little suspicious.
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weight loss plan
Sorry for the dry humor, but...
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Motoped Survival Bike
There is some weird stuff at this web site like this 49cc "survival" bike.
Plus... you can get it in kit form!
http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/autos/motorcycles/motoped-survival-bike.asp
http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/autos/motorcycles/motoped-survival-bike.asp
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Re: Motoped Survival Bike
Aiosi wrote:
There is some weird stuff at this web site like this 49cc "survival" bike.
Plus... you can get it in kit form!
Priced at $2,499 - $3,149 fully assembled (less if purchased as a kit), this is a steal.

Think about what a well made mountain bike costs with good gears, disc brakes and high-end chocks/suspension. This has all this plus the 49cc engine, heavy duty rack, fuel can and other rugged extras!
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but you would only ride half a mile before the seat started to dissapper somwere uncomfatable
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...no sidewalk but I have seen people walking there before. Maybe a little suspicious.
This is something that always seemed weird about suburbia: No sidewalks. And people being "suspicious" if they're walking. I'm a little more suspicious of vehicular homicide.
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clarification.
I read Sticky's post a couple more times. I believe he was calling the accident suspicious by nature, not the pedestrian being there. And, after reading Sticky's posts for a couple years, that seems to fit his logic. I'd be s'prised if I had this wrong...

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In case this wasn't romantic enough... the candelabra puts it over the top, no?

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Sending this to my wife. LOL
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Re: clarification.
HoneyBadger wrote:
I read Sticky's post a couple more times. I believe he was calling the accident suspicious by nature, not the pedestrian being there. And, after reading Sticky's posts for a couple years, that seems to fit his logic. I'd be s'prised if I had this wrong...

Yes that is what I meant thanks.

Oh and the story changed again. It turns out it was a guy who went off the shoulder, over-corrected and crossed to the other side, through a ditch and into the trees. He climbed out of his car and walked back to the road and dropped dead. Only 49 years old. His family put a monument there.
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In case this wasn't romantic enough... the candelabra puts it over the top, no?

What? No iPod docking port?
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Treppenwitz wrote:
In case this wasn't romantic enough... the candelabra puts it over the top, no?

What? No iPod docking port?
I know right? Sending this to Mrs. stickyfrog. Laughing emoticon
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Convenient shelf for wine and cheese.
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In case this wasn't romantic enough... the candelabra puts it over the top, no?

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Sending this to my wife. LOL
wierd shit, indeed
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What? No iPod docking port?
A Single toilet with iPod port = iPoo

A double one, made by Nintendo, = Wii-Poo.


Grabbing my coat....
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You'll be here all week, no doubt. Razz emoticon
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We have a new roundabout in the city of Oceanside, California, on Pacific Coast Highway. Not all that common here in the states. Yesterday, following a old pickup truck with yard equipment/workers in it, comes up to the entry and just stops. There is NOONE in the roundabout Noone approaching. Nada, zip, nein, zilch...

After a bit I honk my Vespa horn. They flip me off, but do finally figure out how to drive thru it.
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mpfrank wrote:
Treppenwitz wrote:
In case this wasn't romantic enough... the candelabra puts it over the top, no?

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Sending this to my wife. LOL
wierd shit, indeed
Solves the toilet seat up or down issue.

I'm guessing this is from some place like China where they don't give a shit about having a shit. Memories of public restrooms with no seats and no privacy.
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Not so much what I see, but what I keep hearing. I'm sitting in the dealership while Rosie 2.0 gets her first service and heated hand grips. I keep hearing other customers talk about "waiting for a good day to ride". Isn't every day above 35 degrees F, a good day to ride?
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SuperK2 wrote:
Not so much what I see, but what I keep hearing. I'm sitting in the dealership while Rosie 2.0 gets her first service and heated hand grips. I keep hearing other customers talk about "waiting for a good day to ride". Isn't every day above 35 degrees F, a good day to ride?
Hmmmm........there are days to ride and there are good days to ride.
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Out for a bike ride tonight... not sure how you lose the seat and pet carrier without noticing.
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I live in southern California.

Yesterday morning I saw ice. It was outside, it was made by nature and was not in cube form. It wasn't even in a glass!

I am still traumatized...
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I live in southern California.

Yesterday morning I saw ice. It was outside, it was made by nature and was not in cube form. It wasn't even in a glass!

I am still traumatized...
The last three mornings all the roofs on my little street were completely white with frost. Same for the cars. Even the neighbor's lawn was half white.

26 degrees Fahrenheit on our patio each of those mornings.Wha? emoticon

I'm glad I didn't need to ride until later in the day. Whew emoticon
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A new grocer opened up in our town. They spent a lot of money on brand new shopping carts. They could have used a proof reader.
"ENJOYING SHOPING"
"ENJOYING SHOPING"
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Re: Maybe they meant this?
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shoping
That makes it even better...

DB
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Well damn, where is this store?

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