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fledermaus Who cares I saw one with an AMERICAN FLAG and a Confederate Flag. To each their own.
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Something odd happened at my local supermarket last year during June and in contrast didn't happen this year.

Last year there were a multitude of Pride flags the size of garage doors hanging from the ceiling and each checkout had a flag taped to it around the size of a cooker.

It was very colourful and the intentions are good but it did feel a bit over saturated and corporate.

This year there was just a cardboard stand that talked about how inclusive the group is.

I'm interested to see what they do next year.
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With that amount of downsizing they will be hoping for rain next year and a rainbow to form naturally 🌈
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Yes but with a sponsors logo embossed on it.
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Yes but with a sponsors logo embossed on it.
Of course.
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Bill Dog wrote:
Something odd happened at my local supermarket last year during June and in contrast didn't happen this year.

Last year there were a multitude of Pride flags the size of garage doors hanging from the ceiling and each checkout had a flag taped to it around the size of a cooker.

It was very colourful and the intentions are good but it did feel a bit over saturated and corporate.

This year there was just a cardboard stand that talked about how inclusive the group is.

I'm interested to see what they do next year.
Well, hopefully they don't need to do anything next year because inclusivity has been ingrained in their culture by then. And the homophobes are all getting their groceries elsewhere.
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Someone actually looking at my bike.
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Weather Channel's getting into social issues it seems....
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Extreme Hate huh ?

Welcome to my world.
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Welcome to my world.
Mine too
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Apple picking's more exciting this year!
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Apple picking's more exciting this year!
Is the warning for apple picking, or badger picking?
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one does not pick one's own badger, the badger picks you.
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one does not pick one's own badger, the badger picks you.
Confucius?
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Confucius?
Patton?
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nah yer both wrong.

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Oooweeooo!

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I was trying to decide if I was happy, pissed off, or just weirded out, so I wound up here.

My sorta nice coffee grinder has been hard to keep running unless I hit some mysterious sweet spot adjusting the grind. It was tolerable until lately, customer support has been good in the past, but slow this time, and after some delayed back and forth (like uploading a video at their request...), I removed the case to check it once again. Wiggled a few things, but really did nothing, put it together again, and, well, it works better than it has in years.

Meanwhile, our garage door opener reverses quickly after starting to close, which is overcome by a second impulse. I've checked that out, adjusted closing force, etc, nothing works. Somehow last weekend it started working normally all by itself after a month of frustration.

Anybody need anything fixed?
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Fledemaus,

I think you have a Poltergeist operating at your house. You may need an Exorcist.

Bob Copeland
Check if any of this kind of thing is hanging around
Check if any of this kind of thing is hanging around
Then get with the weird stuff
Then get with the weird stuff
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Fledemaus,

I think you have a Poltergeist operating at your house.
Hey, as long as whatever it is is fixing stuff, I'm good.

Just weird that after I fail to find the problem, everything works fine. Unfortunately that juju wasn't working last year with my scooter. Crying or Very sad emoticon
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Well this is kind of weird.

I brimmed the Kymco with 2 Imperial Gallons ( 9 Litres ) of Shell V - Power Fuel - 99 RON/Octane just for a laugh and rode it mostly on highways between 70 - 75 mph until the tank was on reserve, which took me 190 miles.

This means that it's doing 85 mpg. Interesting.
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Well this is kind of weird.

I brimmed the Kymco with 2 Imperial Gallons ( 9 Litres ) of Shell V - Power Fuel - 99 RON/Octane just for a laugh and rode it mostly on highways between 70 - 75 mph until the tank was on reserve, which took me 190 miles.

This means that it's doing 85 mpg. Interesting.
I wouldn't say this was weird... more standard than weird
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Kinda weird. Definitely shit.
Island off Denpasar, Bali. Bleh emoticon
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Hearing Aid.
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Kinda weird. Definitely shit.
Island off Denpasar, Bali. Bleh emoticon
But if you squint...
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But if you squint...
. . . it still looks shit ROFL emoticon 💩
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. . . it still looks shit ROFL emoticon 💩
Yes, but if you're squinting, you'll see less of it.
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Kinda weird. Definitely shit.
Island off Denpasar, Bali. Bleh emoticon
Uwinfly electric scoot.
The floorboard is too long due to the battery ?
The back end is styled after the 946 Vespa.

Lose the odd light and parcel rack and shorten it by 2-3 inches and it doesn't look half as bad as a solo machine...
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Uwinfly electric scoot.
The floorboard is too long due to the battery ?
The back end is styled after the 946 Vespa.
Looks like the price on those is about $500. So, doing a little math ...

(clickety-clickety)

I could have all the style and elegance of a 946, but also have 25 of them.
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Kinda weird. Definitely shit.
A 945? Razz emoticon
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