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I gots heaties on the gts. I'm considering a speed 400 to bridge the gap til the Tamarit is delivered and should i lean into it, it'll also have heaties.

The Tamarit will be the exception, as it will be the fair-weather-only option.
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My daughter has spent 3 or 4 months putting together birthday gifts for my grandson, based on all the things he may legally do now he is 18 years of age.
It was a hoot watching him unwrap gifts from voting forms, application to become an organ donor, application to adopt a pet and a child, etc. He may also now legally drink alcohol, drive and become a stripper...
She gifted him a g-string pouch and a bottle of liquid glitter.

Of course, the party insisted that he wear the outfit to show us.
Being a great sport, he donned the costume and came to show us to great applause.
His girlfriend of a few months got an eyeful of her boyfriend's body tonight !
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I remember when my dad and I first moved to Dallas in 1982
Dude, I moved here in 1989, and passed through the area a few times in 1987 & 1988 (my brother lived here), when did you move away?
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-- He drove us through the route and narrated the series of events as we went through. It was a big deal for him, since he was alive during the assassination. I, being born a few years later, was not nearly as amazed to be on the spot where it all happened.
I think it's one of those moments that every generation has. Our parents had/have "where were you when JFK was shot?" Gen X has "where were you when the Space Shuttle exploded?" Both have "where were you when 9/11 happened?" The younger generations might become interested due to being exposed by their parents to the lore.
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Also, I am reminded of Stephen King's reference in Tommyknockers to "The Dallas Police" as a stand-in for corrupt and/or inept authorities:

https://www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/comments/18bmlsj/dallas_police_in_the_tommyknockers/
Never read "The Tommyknockers", but having lived in the Dallas area for 35 years, I can see why King used that in the book.

Was falling down a rabbit hole while looking things up for my response to you, and remembered I had this image:
Jam Session at DPD Headquarters, 24 November 1963.
Jam Session at DPD Headquarters, 24 November 1963.
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Dude, I moved here in 1989, and passed through the area a few times in 1987 & 1988 (my brother lived here), when did you move away?
I was kicking around the DFW area until about Spring of 1988. I was mostly in Arlington (at UTA) from 1985 - 1988, but my girlfriend lived in Dallas (in Oak Cliff) and so I was there every weekend.
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I was kicking around the DFW area until about Spring of 1988. I was mostly in Arlington (at UTA) from 1985 - 1988, but my girlfriend lived in Dallas (in Oak Cliff) and so I was there every weekend.
Back when I would pass through & visit my brother, he lived in North Arlington on Green Oaks Blvd, west of Collins. He had moved to Arlington from Wisconsin to live with our mother in late 1981/early 1982, and graduated from Arlington Lamar HS in 1983. He then joined the Army, and returned to Arlington in 1987 when his 3-years were up. He worked at a small bicycle shop in Arlington at Cooper & Randol Mill.

I love how small the world is, and that there's a chance that we may have possibly been in the same place at the same time over 30 years ago.
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This is cheering me up today.

I might even be inspired.

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This cheered me up the other day.
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new toy ...

Does lots, even rewrite the odo in my Supertech dashboard and stuff like abs bleed control, turn on and off fan, reset adaptive params, disable asr, virginise the ecu...

If buying one be careful because the Vespa specific model can't do immobiliser stuff but the Piaggio Group model can. The Vespa model is 2/3 the cost.

(Note, the eeprom mentioned in the pic below is the one with the keys, adaptive params, asr calibration ,etc. 8KB in size)
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I've discovered a Cheese Forum.
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I've discovered a Cheese Forum.
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Also this:

Hanker for a Hunk o' Cheese
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I don't even have to click the link for that to live rent free in my head for the rest of the day.
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I don't even have to click the link for that to live rent free in my head for the rest of the day.
Oh look, a Wagon Wheel!
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I don't even have to click the link for that to live rent free in my head for the rest of the day.
Same.
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I've discovered a Cheese Forum.
You should register an account and ask if Colby is the Nickelback of the cheese world.
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Words like "soulless" and "formulaic" come to mind for both ... so yes. It very well could be.
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What's their equivalent of an oil thread?
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What's their equivalent of an oil thread?
Probably an oil thread. I've found one on nearly every forum I've ever read… cars, motorcycles, scooters, airplanes… cooking…
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What's their equivalent of an oil thread?
I expect it will be discussion of anti-caking agents used in shredded cheese.
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Well I'm super stoked! It's never the best time to pick up another scoot but I couldn't turn down this deal. 2003 Malaguti F12 Foggy Replica, liquid cooled and discs front and rear. Got it from the original owner who imported it to the US. Needs a side mirror 😂. Current registration to boot!
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Having never ridden any scooter other than the VL1 currently residing in my garage… I have trouble even wrapping my head around something like that.
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Well I'm super stoked! It's never the best time to pick up another scoot but I couldn't turn down this deal. 2003 Malaguti F12 Foggy Replica, liquid cooled and discs front and rear. Got it from the original owner who imported it to the US. Needs a side mirror 😂. Current registration to boot!
Great find!!!
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I'm officially a superstar.

Like there was ever any doubt.
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Oooooh, and I have another bauble!
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Oooooh, and I have another bauble!
Bruno likes baubles
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What's their equivalent of an oil thread?
Not sure, it would take me time to dig through everything to find it.
They missed the chance to call the site the Cheese Boards.
They missed the chance to call the site the Cheese Boards.
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Not sure, it would take me time to dig through everything to find it.
Picard emoticon

The first thing I look at when I see an overwhelming number of subforums is the last post date on each one. When you have subforums that go months or years without a new post, you have too many subforums.
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Also this:

Why is that character not wearing pants?
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Why is that character not wearing pants?
Same as Donald Duck, I s'pose.
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Picard emoticon

The first thing I look at when I see an overwhelming number of subforums is the last post date on each one. When you have subforums that go months or years without a new post, you have too many subforums.
Allow me to correct your statement slightly sir.

"When you have a forum about cheese, you have too much time on your hands."
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"When you have a forum about cheese, you have too much time on your hands."
As it happens, I am sitting here gnawing on about $3 worth of genuine parmigiano reggiano -- which isn't very much cheese. So maybe I can relate to the idea of a cheese forum.
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As it happens, I am sitting here gnawing on about $3 worth of genuine parmigiano reggiano -- which isn't very much cheese. So maybe I can relate to the idea of a cheese forum.
I just bought a sizeable wedge at Costco today.

Unsure why, we brought almost 10kg home between three checked bags from our trip to Italy. And when I say that's good cheese....lawd.

But I spose that's now the "good cheese" and we save it for special occasions or whatever.

IDK I'm making fresh pasta all week, whatever gets grated gets grated. Laughing emoticon
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Return of the Fly https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053219/ on TV today.
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Took a ride to Pyramid Lake yesterday. It's a beautiful lake located ~50 miles from Lake Tahoe as the crow flies. Pyramid Lake is largely overlooked because Lake Tahoe is so close. It's a desert environment (elev 3,800ft) rather than the tall mountain pines of Tahoe (elev 6,200ft). They are very close in size with Pyramid at 120,000 acres and Tahoe at 122,000 acres. Tahoe is much deeper on average with a volume of 36 cubic miles vs 7 cubic miles for Pyramid. Pyramid gets its water from the Truckee River which is the outlet for Lake Tahoe. Pyramid Lake has no outlet. The pyramid shaped island in the middle of the lake gives Pyramid Lake its name.

It was a beautiful day for a ride and that always cheers me up!
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The first thing I look at when I see an overwhelming number of subforums is the last post date on each one. When you have subforums that go months or years without a new post, you have too many subforums.
Am I the only one chuckling at "cheese boards?"
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A friend of mine used to go fishing at Pyramid lake. He said strange things happen there, but it could have been the pot.
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A friend of mine used to go fishing at Pyramid lake. He said strange things happen there, but it could have been the pot.
Two things can be true at the same time.
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Remembering I got to stand 2 feet away from this glorious work.
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Remembering I got to stand 2 feet away from this glorious work.
That's an amazing piece of art, can't believe how vivid it is.
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