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Don't see any thread for discussions from new owners about their Model S. I figure that perhaps those waiting for their car, may enjoy hearing what those of us lucky enough to have our car think about it. No bitching and complaining allowed. I know that we all have ideas for improvement, but there are many threads all ready for that.
Here's your chance to be a armature auto reviewer!
And for the benefit of those who are trying to read delivery date tea leaves, may I suggest the you state your reservation number, vin number and state?
I've had no problems with rattles or whistles from the (closed) pano roof in my first 1500 miles. The wind noise/buffeting does start to become noticeable above about 90 mph, though. ;-)
I was doing a posted 75 mph on the highway last night when I became aware of a loud roaring noise that I couldn't locate or identify. It seemed to be coming from everywhere, and nowhere. Then I spotted an afterburner trail through the top of the windshield: it was an F-16 launching over my head from Buckley ANG.
You're doing pretty well then, my average (about 1,400 miles now) is about 380Wh/mile.
The best I've seen is about 4miles per kWh, the worst is around 2miles per kWh.
I've now seen pixelation about 3-4 times, pretty much any time I use navigation.
I was able to reset the instrument panel in-flight.
That was not enough to fix the navi though, had to reset the main console/screen as well both times.
They do need to fix it, it's definitely a bug.
Brian is always good for grammar lessons. Next to talking about our cars what else would we come here for?
Can any owners comment on long term seat comfort? Ergonomically is the seat comfortable for a two hour stretch? Obviously not an easy question to address on my ten minute test drive.
My drivers door handle slid out but did not open the door. Later that day it worked fine, but I needed to open it up from the inside by crawling in the back door. I have only had the car 3 days. All else fine.
no wind noise from pano roof or elsewhere!
I did notice noise when you open the sunroof while driving, butonce opened it is pretty quiet.
but I usually drive with it closed.
I have not seen pixelaion on the screens
front seats are comfortale in long drives, no backseat experience for long trips.
I had this on the front passenger door, tesla replaced the handle and sensor.
The seats are very comfy, been driving for 4 hours a couple of days, at least 2 of them without a break - no problems whatsoever.
I agree, the seats are very comfy. Took a 2 hr trip last week and had no issues. I like the lumbar support - works well and is adjustable both in strength (i.e. how much) as well as height.
Seat heaters are great on cold days.
@sergiyz, it actually takes some patience to get a low watts/mile average. After I posted my long term results above, I started driving a bit more spirited and now my long term average is around 350 watts/mile. I have a feeling that I won't be able to sustain below 340 w/m since the car is just too fun to drive!
Yeah, the only real reason to worry about W/mi. is long range driving, hypermiling it. Cost and "incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons" from goosing it no longer apply! :)
I have been driving the car back and forth to work for two weeks. About 60-80 miles per day. I'm speechless--still. The numbers you read about just dont do the experience justice. The lack of sound and vibration combined with the low center of gravity and acceleration characteristics make for a very unique driving experience. My commute will never be the same. Its almost like a drug.
I've had the car for about a week know and all I can say is amazing. Performance and handle are the best I've ever driven before. I'm not a car expert, but I've had BMW 540,Audi A6 and this car blows them away. There are a couple of issues.
1) There is some left over glue around the rubber seal of the sunroof.
2) The breaks squeak/hum when I press of them hard at the end of breaking. I spoke to Tesla and they said this is normal, since the high performance breaks don't get used that much. Could take 5000 miles to break it, but Tesla is looking into the issue. They suggest I bring the car in to check that my noise is normal.
3) the charge port door is a little picky and sometimes I need to open it from inside the car.
The are lots of software updates they need, but they will come. I also got an RV extension cord and am using it and the mobile charger to charge the car during the day, but over night I just use the mobile charger.
The technology package is great, love the streaming internet. I also copied music to a usb drive and have been playing music off that.
After 1030 miles my average consumption is 362 wh/mi. I've given about 12 test rides showing full acceleration each time. Drove on the highway yesterday and obtained 302 wh/mi for a 20 mile trip.
Extremely pleased with the Model S.
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@Robert22 - No issues at all with the seals on the pano roof and with the non-stop rain lately here in Seattle, I've been perfectly dry!
Just today I noticed the windshield wipers going on when I open the driver's door. This didn't happen before. But then I noticed that I had left the windshield wiper lever in the "rain detect" position. I wonder if this is related. I've since changed the setting to off and will see if I have the issue.
I also had the issue of not being able to open the drive's door from outside. The handle came out but pulling on the handle did not unlatch the door.
These two issues occured at the same time. This was the first time I had to use the keyfob to get into the car once the door handles didn't work. All other times, I waited a few more seconds and was able to unlatch the door by a slight tug on the door handle.
Went down to the Menlo Park service center to have my brakes looked at and some interior spots cleaned.
1) Those guys are great...
2) The humming on the breaks is normal. Since the breaks don't get used that much (regen) they don't break in or heat up enough. I turned regen low and the sound went away after a few miles.
3) I also found out the chargpoint antenna is in the rear window, not near the charge port. I was having problems opening the chareport with the mobile cord since I was pointing it at the charge port. They told me to hold the cable chest high and aim it at the rear window. The door will open.
I took some guys out for a test ride on 280 in CA. They were blown away.
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Coprophagia is the name given to the habit of eating stools-either the dog's own or another animal's. Cats' stools seem particularly tempting to dogs.
Most dogs with coprophagia are well nourished and show no evidence of a nutrient deficiency that would account for the compulsion to eat stools. These individuals may have acquired a taste preference for stools beginning in puppyhood. Other reasons sometimes suggested for stool eating include boredom and confinement in close quarters, such as a kennel. Scolding the dog for a housetraining accident may also cause him to want to eat the evidence. Whatever the cause, once established, the habit is difficult to break.
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Stool eating is undesirable, not only for aesthetic reasons but because ingesting animal feces can bring in intestinal parasites. Dogs who eat large amounts of horse manure can develop severe vomiting and diarrhea. Dogs who eat the feces of large animals that were wormed recently may develop toxicity from the worm medication residue present in the stools.
Treatment: Veterinary examination is warranted to check for parasites and other medical problems. Management includes removing stools from the environment as quickly as possible, making cat litter boxes inaccessible to dogs, and distracting the dog by providing extra exercise and interaction with pets and humans. Providing suitable chew toys may also help prevent coprophagia caused by boredom. Sometimes, giving the dog canned food to provide a similar texture may help.
A number of ingredients have been suggested as additives to the dog's food to improve digestion or to render the stools unappetizing. A partial list includes meat tenderizers, crushed pineapple, Viokase, B-complex vitamins, sulfur, glutamic acid, monosodium glutamate, sauerkraut, and canned pumpkin. Forbid is a frequently recommended product made from alfalfa that gives the stool a disagreeable odor and taste. There are no scientific studies to prove or disprove the effectiveness of any of these additives, but anecdotal reports suggest they may be of benefit in some cases.
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Manager Robin Ventura was talking before the White Sox' 6-5 victory Monday over the Tigers about how the defense has to get better, and wouldn't you know it, the corners of the outfield almost cost them a welcome victory a few hours later.
Protecting a two-run lead, closer Ronald Belisario got his sixth save even though Moises Sierra, a late-inning defensive replacement for Dayan Viciedo in right field, lost a liner off Austin Jackson's bat — in the lights, Sierra said — for a leadoff double. Then Alejandro De Aza couldn't handle a tricky but catchable ball near the top of the left-field wall that scored Jackson and put the tying run at second. But with one out, pinch runner Rajai Davis on third and the infield in, Belisario struck out Ian Kinsler looking at a letter-high pitch, then got pinch hitter Torii Hunter on a grounder to third baseman Conor Gillaspie to end the game.
With that, the Sox (32-33) exhaled after escaping in the first of four games against the American League Central leaders (33-27), a win made possible by Jose Abreu's 18th home run and Adam Eaton's leadoff triple in the first inning and his RBI single to complete the Sox' scoring in the sixth. Gordon Beckham had three hits, including two doubles, and Gillaspie (.353) had two RBI singles.
The Tigers punched back with homers by Miguel Cabrera (437 feet), Eugenio Suarez and Victor Martinez against Sox starter Hector Noesi (2-4).
"I'll be cliché, but South Siders, we're grinders,'' Eaton said. "We're going to try to do the little things right and grind things out. I think that was as close to a boxing match as you can get. We scored a run; they scored one. We scored two; they scored one. Those three runs we had late in the game were big. Grinding it out. I wouldn't have a baseball game any other way. That's how it's supposed to be played.''
That the Sox got off the canvas after getting swept by the Angels in Anaheim over the weekend was noteworthy.
Lose this one with that chaotic start to the Tigers' ninth, and the groundwork for a bad losing streak begins to take shape.
"You catch a couple of balls, and that inning looks a lot different,'' Ventura said.
Abreu's two-run, 407-foot shot came after an 0-for-13 mini-slump. Abreu, who has hit three homers since coming off the disabled list last Monday, also doubled.
"You can have a bad few games,'' Ventura said. "He's allowed to do that.
"He's continuing to make adjustments with what other teams are trying to do to him, and when he hits it on the barrel, it goes a long way.''
With Eaton and Beckham starting things at the top and Abreu mashing in the middle, the Sox' lineup resembled more of the unit that had made baseball fun to watch at U.S. Cellular Field in April and early May. The Sox' first four hitters combined for nine hits.
"You have to take advantage of opportunities and drive guys in,'' Ventura said. "Over the last week, we left a lot of opportunities out there that early on we cashed in. Even with two outs, ones that hurt the psyche of a pitcher when something falls in, you get a hit and score them."


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This is a discussion on Turned out to be nothing, but drew entering my house after getting a call. within the Home (And Away From Home) Defense Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; Originally Posted by Guantes Thanks. The circumstances were the result of being a cop. It's a shame that trying to make a difference in a ...
I'm not trying to rag on you, just possibly give you a perspective to consider.
I agree that we have to use common sense & that every situation may not call for you dialing 911 everytime something goes bump in the night. The truth of the matter is if you did call everytime the least little thing happened, they wouldn't take you seriously when something was really happening and you really needed them.
I wasn't there to assess the driving so I'm trusting your discretion on this one. I'm also sure, however, that you're well aware of what would've happened if you were pulled over in that circumstance. If you were pulled over for driving in a manner that may not have been legal, for example, I doubt that LEO would be very forgiving with your explanation; your speeding home to investigate a possible break in. They would probably want to know why you didn't call the police.
This leads to what would've happened if someone was in the house. Did you stop to think what you would tell police if you had to shoot someone in your house? In that situation, they would also ask, why didn't you call them? I'm just trying to consider different scenarios here. If something had happened, a lawyer could possibly paint you as being irresponsible by going in to clear a house with no formal training and then throw an additional charge of negligence per you not calling police. I'm sure they would say that if there was enough of a threat for you to enter your house with your gun drawn, it was enough of a threat to call the police.
I can't remember which thread it was on but someone at sometime said that if you think there is enough of a threat to draw your gun then its enough of a threat to call 911. To me, this sounds like good logic. I realize we have to protect ourselves as well as our property (when appropriate) but we aslo have to protect ourselves legally. Unfortunately its the lawyers that gets us instead of the BGs. In the end, we wind up being the victim in spite of our efforts to protect ourselves and property from BGs. This situation has given you a lot of things to consider so if anything like this happens again in the future (I hope it doesn't) then perhaps you'll be better prepared to handle the multitude of potential problems that bad situations contain.
I'm glad all worked out well for you.
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Same here. It's really a judgement call, and it has to factor in a whole bunch of things that are hard to quantify, but in the aggregate if you want to clear your house and are comfortable doing that, and you perceive the threat picture to be low, then clear the house. It's partly why we arm and train - so we can protect our property.I don't have a huge problem with clearing your own home in a low risk situation like this, however, at least do it somewhat cautious and methodically. LEO can't and shouldn't be called every time the wind blows, some degree of self sufficiency is a good thing.
In discussions like this, sometimes I try to imagine what a person back in, say, the 1920s would have thought about a person today who calls the cops because they saw a shadow and I think our ancestors would judge us collectively as a bunch of pants-wetting pansies.
On the other hand, pros who practice house clearing, like with airsoft scenarios and the like, report that the solo clearing guy usually gets nailed. The collective wisdom on this is that you probably do want to call in backup if you are pretty sure that there is indeed a serious threat to deal with.
"It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first."
I'm thinking that there's a threat even if he's the victor in clearing out his own house where he has to shoot a BG to protect himself and his property; most notably the BGs or State's lawyer that will come after him if he didn't cross every "T" and dot every "i" in the actions that lead up to him shooting said BG.
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I realize we have to take this stuff with a grain of salt b/c if we become too scared to act, then we might as well not even carry.
I'm glad you are able to post this account.
I'm sad that you don't realize how easy it could have been your sister posting on a support site about seeing her older brother killed in an armed home burglary gone bad.
As said earlier, if it warranted you drawing a firearm, it warranted calling 911 and waiting. With no immediate threat to life what's the rush?
Being prepared for the worst is perfectly O.K.
Now, that is very different from actually going in with full knowledge that someone is in there, or that it is highly likely that someone is in there. That is just plain foolish unless it is your job.
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It wasn't a "there's someone there who I'm going to have to shoot, better draw my weapon" situation at all. It was just being prepared.
I generally agree that you should call 911 if the situation warrants drawing your weapon...I just think this situation was a little different. A little less serious, but having a chambered firearm in my hands definitely eased my nerves a bit...
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis (1959). If you haven't heard it, go listen!
I'm also thinking that something that is different about this situation is that you didn't start out in your house and were forced to defend it, you started outside of the house and had to enter in under the belief that there could be a threat. It's not a typical home defense situation.
Gee, I just go room to room, send in my dogs... and tell them the word for "find them"..... watch and wait.
They can and will search a room more thoroughly than I could. One in particular is trained to find people, so that helps.
Good to be cautious , if in doubt.
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Chief Justice John Roberts : "I don't see how you can read Heller and not take away from it the notion that the Second Amendment...was extremely important to the framers in their view of what liberty meant."
Being that I have 2 Labs (& 2 cats, 2 birds), not seeing any obvious signs of B&E would lead me to first find out if the dogs are still in the house. That can be achieved by knocking on the front window...wild barking & a whiskered muzzle or two heading for the window would be a good sign. I'd likely attempt to clear the house myself at that point.
I'd reeeally hate for an officer to shoot my dogs!
To any of the LEO's/former LEO's in the room - do you feel that a responding LEO would feel it prudent to somehow let me get my dogs out of the house before they start clearing it? The dogs would not take kindly to a stranger stomping through the house!
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A Kismayu resident said: "The Islamic courts left Kismayu last night. They left [their front line at] Jilib as well.
"Nobody knows where they went. There's a lot of confusion."
Ali Mohamed Gedi, the Somali prime minister, confirmed that the last stronghold of Islamic Courts' fighters was now under government control.
The besieged Islamic Courts had rallied several thousand fighters at Jilib, just north of Kismayu on the shores of the Indian Ocean, after a retreat south 300km from the capital, Mogadishu.
Ethiopian troops fighting to support the interim government had rained down mortars and rockets on the Islamic Courts men dug in near Kismayu on Sunday to start a battle against them.
Fearing a blood bath, residents ran for their lives, carrying blankets, food and water on their heads.
Jilib lies about 45km north of Kismayu, where Islamic Courts leaders Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys and Sheikh Sharif Ahmed are based.
Reversed roles
The intervention of Ethiopia has reversed the fortunes of the provisional government and the UIC, which just two weeks ago controlled the capital and appeared on the verge of routing a weak interim government stranded in a provincial town.
Now the interim government has control of Mogadishu and the Islamic Courts - without tanks or planes - are fighting with their backs to the sea and Somalia's southern border with Kenya.
Ethiopia has at least4,000 troops in Somalia [AP]Osman Mohamed, an aid worker, said: "Two-thirds of the population in Jilib have fled the town ... nearly 4,700 have fled."
The Islamic Courts have built trenches with bulldozers and have more than 60 "technicals" - pickup trucks mounted with heavy weapons - supporting about 3,000 fighters, witnesses say.
Kenya has reinforced its northern border and US forces are also said to be in the region, including the sea, to prevent foreign fighters aligned with the Islamic Courts from escaping.
Ethiopia says it has 4,000 troops in Somalia, though many believe that number could be far higher.


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Seinas' birthFlarena groaned as she laid down in her room, and then growled to herself after awhile. Where was Carrol?! It was almost morning, and she had been up all night waiting for him.
"Where the hell is he at?! He should be back by now." Flarena thought, and then looked at the purple, red, and blue egg between her two front paws.
"If only he was here to see how beautiful you looked." Flarena said before rubbing the egg gently.
She picked it up in her mouth and went back to the hatchery, and laid it down in the area the egg stayed alone. Flarena smiled gently at the egg. Suddenly the doors opened, and Flarena turned around to see Terrador, and he smiled in relief, and walked toward her.
"It's only you." Terrador said and stopped beside her looking at the egg.
"Came to see the egg again?" Someone else questioned, and Terrador with Flarena turned around to see Volteer and Cyril walking toward them.
"Of course. Why wouldn't I, when the egg is mine?" Flarena questioned.
"Heehee, just saying." Cyri
Be my Princess?N sighed as he watched Touko interact with her Pokemon. Her Samurott, Zoroark, Victini, Unfezant, Zebstrika, and lastly Reshiram. Reshiram was just smiling as Touko interacted with them all, and N couldn't help but smile also and looked at Zekrom, who longed to be beside his brother, to stop their battle.Be my Princess?2 years ago in Short Stories More Like This
"Should we enter?" N asked him, and Zekrom looked down at him before nodding.
"Yes." He said lowly so only him and N could hear.
N smiled as he let his own Zoroark out. He seemed confused as he looked around, at least until his eyes landed on Toukos' Zoroark. Zoroark blushed as he saw her, then again, with them being the last two of their kind, who wouldn't.
"Let's go." N said after he toke a deep breath.
They walked into the clearing in the forest, which made Touko gasp and stand up. Her eyes widened as she saw him. There was no way he was back. Touko couldn't believe it. He was really in front of her. N smiled a little bit, and rubbed the back of his neck.
"Hey Touko." N said smilin
Kagome dies, Ch: 1Kagome was blown back from her and slammed into a tree. The completed jewel fell from her hand and in front of a certain priestess feet.Kagome dies, Ch: 14 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
"Aw, such a shame Kagome. You dropped the Jewel." Kikyo said as she picked it up.
"No, don't touch it!" Kagome said as she did her Miko blast on Kikyo, making Kikyo drop the Jewel.
"No, give me the Jewel. I must become alive." Kikyo said as she aimed for the jewel.
"No, the only one who is allowed to make a wish is InuYasha." Kagome said as she ran where she knew InuYasha was waiting.
"No, I will not allow anyone to get away with the jewel." Kikyo said as she followed Kagome.
'I hope InuYasha is still there.' Kagome thought as she saw the well, and InuYasha was waiting there, and he stared at her.
"Kagome! Why is Kikyo following you?" InuYasha said as he stood up, and got out his sword.
Kagome turned around and saw Kikyo with her bow and arrows out.
"Kagome, give me the Jewel!" Kikyo demanded.
Kagome shook her head no violently, and Kikyo turne
Kagome dies, Ch: 3 -ResurrectionIt'd been 3 years now. 3 years since Naraku was killed, and 3 years since her death.Kagome dies, Ch: 3 -Resurrection4 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
Everyone had moved on expect him. Sango and Miroku were a happy married couple, with 2 daughters, and a third child on the way. Miroku said he wasn't gonna stop until he had a boy. Keade was allowing them to live there. Rin and Sessohmaru were a mated couple, Rin being older that is. She had grown quite much considering her actual age deceived her. Shippo was older now, and more mature. The only one who didn't move on was InuYasha. Still thinking after 3 years it was his fault she was dead. InuYasha had fulfilled Kagome's wish by taking Shippo in as his adoptive son.
"Dad, come on down! Sango said it's time for dinner!" Shippo yelled to InuYasha, who came down.
"Alright son. Lets go get some dinner." InuYasha said smiling at the little kit.
"Alright!" Shippo said excitedly as he jumped onto InuYasha's shoulder.
That Night: Shippo was asleep by Kilala, and InuYasha with Miroku, and Sango were awa
Pokemon:RotGC Ch. 1: White CountryA girl with long brown, wavy hair in a ponytail was walking through the halls of the castle. They just receive word about a Legendary White Dragon Pokemon, by the name of Reshiram, and a Legendary Black Dragon Pokemon, by the name of Zekrom. Thanks to a man called Burgh, they got word of these two different Dragon Pokemon. The girl sighed as she stopped before a window and looked out of it. She was wearing a white dress, with long white gloves that went from her elbow down. The top half of her dress plain, except for the feather's that went from the hip, over her bust, kinda like the stomach of the Pokemon called Reshiram. The bottom half of her dress was like Reshirams' tail, and the reason her dress was shaped like this was because she was to become the trainer of Reshiram, if they could find him. Suddenly, a woman similar to the girl walked toward her.Pokemon:RotGC Ch. 1: White Country2 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
"Touko, come with me my daughter." The woman, obviously the queen said, and Touko nodded as she bowed.
"Yes mother." Touko said as s
Spyro: Flarena's Takeover 10Last Chapter:Spyro: Flarena's Takeover 103 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
"That's wonderful to hear. I wonder how Flame and Ember are." Flarena congratulated.
With Flame and Ember: Ember was wide eyed. Flame did love her? After all this time, she thought he didn't like her. She was so convinced that she loved Spyro, that she forgot about her feelings for Blaze, but now they were back full force, over clouding her 'love' for Spyro.
"I had been meaning to tell you, but you seem so convinced you loved Spyro, I just stood out of the way." Flame said looking away.
"Flame..." Ember said, but trailed off as she looked away.
She couldn't believe that after all this time, about her loving Spyro, her wanting to marry Spyro, he still loved her, no matter how rude she had been to him.
"You don't have to say anything. I can understand if you like Spyro. Spyros' a great guy, but...he doesn't love you like I love you." Flame said getting up, ready to walk away, but Ember stopped him.
"Flame wait." Ember said, and Flame stopped as he turned to
HaseoxAtoli Part9-confessionsHaseos' eyes threatened to pop out of his skull at what Kuhn had said.HaseoxAtoli Part9-confessions4 years ago in Introductions & Chapters More Like This
'The only other way to possibly bring Atoli back is to kiss her?!' Haseo thought, as he saw Atoli getting back into a fighting stance.
Her staff wasn't the normal gold and blue. It was a black staff, with red and purple thorns covering it, and the orb was surrounded in black fog/smoke. The petals where black, and red outlining it, and their were holes in the petals, that were purple. Haseo sighed, he had to bring her back quickly, suddenly the ground around everyone started to break and crack.
Haseo looked back at Atoli to see that she had her staff raised, and a purple light was glowing from the staff. Haseo didn't know what to do: should he do what Kuhn said or attack Atoli?
"What are you waiting for Haseo, do what Kuhn said!" Pi yelled to him, and Haseo looked at her and nodded.
At first he toke slow, hesitant steps toward her, then he broke into a sprint. She was pretty far away, nearly on the other side


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Monday, November 29, 2010 - 6:00am
No, this is not an illusion. This tunnel is located in Sequoia National Park in California. Cut from a giant sequoia, "Tunnel Log" is 8 feet tall and 17 feet wide. Originally standing at 275 feet high with a diameter of 21 feet, this tree was probably more than 2000 years old when it fell in 1937.


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I'd never pay 500 euro for a dsp card. Never. A sound card, with nice
pre's etc yeah, maybe. I can get a whole lot of cpu for 500 euro. I
think this covers the whole client side dsp thing as stated on
ardour's website. For that price i can buy 2 dual core amd64 4200+
cpus. I think that would be a better use of the money and do more
audio dsp. To me a card like the layla or 1010 is good for 300 euro or
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The Four Pillars of Peak Business Performance
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Getting your organization to work at maximum performance requires everyone to work together toward common goals and objectives. It also requires each person to be clear on role and responsibilities, as well as being accountable for success (or failure).
The confusion often comes when each person's role in the organization requires wearing multiple "hats." For example, you may be the owner of the company, but not be the most qualified person in the organization to make the decisions on projects or tasks that require specialized knowledge. Another example: an employee who has decades of experience working in large corporations may not be the best option for running a small enterprise.
Ultimately for organizations to succeed it requires the selection of the right people, putting them in the right positions and delegating the right roles and responsibilities to each as an individual and as part of a team. The old saying there is no "I" in team has truth to it. However, each person brings unique abilities and we need those "I"ndividuals to maximize the application of their skill sets and abilities to achieve peak performance at a personal, team and organizational level.
When you are establishing the goals and objectives of your company, it is important to define four key criteria for PEAK performance: Purpose, Execution, Accountability, and Key performance indicators. You and your organization will benefit from the clarity of knowing what needs to be done, who has the responsibility for doing it, and how performance will be measured.The organization can be aligned effectively to maximize the use of resources by taking the characteristics of the organization's PEAK goals and then breaking them down into components and assigning them to projects, teams, groups, and individuals. Keeping these unifying characteristics woven throughout the various levels ensures that your organization works as cohesive unit rather than working against each other. Purpose
You set a goal. It must be clear, something that can be conveyed to the entire organization and it needs to be clearly connected to a Purpose that motivates the organization to act, individually and cohesively. One organization with whom I worked set a goal of having its sales force meet with 50 prospects per week. Why? The obvious answer is "to make a sale," but why 50? Why not 40 or 20? They selected the target goal of 50 prospect meetings per week because they knew that less than 10% of those prospect meetings would convert to high-probability sales leads. Execution
You can't do everything. You must be able to rely on your team to execute. A well-qualified team makes execution easier. When you have clear goals, a stated purpose behind those goals, then you are in a position to enable your team to go to work and be effective. Execution has many paths, but only one goal. Your team needs the latitude to select the way they do the work within the parameters of the goal and purpose. You set direction, guidelines, and methods/processes for execution that specify the things that "must" be done a certain way, but give each person the responsibility to exercise discretion that takes maximum advantage of their individual skill sets, experience, and education. Accountability
Where there is clarity of purpose and delegation of responsibility to execute, there must be accountability. You are performing and getting results ... or you aren't. You achieve the goals, meet key performance requirements including deadlines and timelines on execution, and you get measured on that performance. Everyone has to pull their weight and get results. An organization does no one any good by allowing or tolerating poor performance. As a manager you have to be frank as to the expectations of performance, fair in evaluating and enforcing those requirements, and swift to correct unacceptable behavior. Everyone is accountable to the organization and the other team members to do the work assigned. Key performance indicators
If you want to be able to enforce accountability, then you must be able to measure performance. Performance is best measured against objective criteria. Going back to the sales meeting example, if you need 50 meetings a week and have 5 sales team members, each is responsible for 10 meetings. The clearer the metric, the easier it is to observe the execution and hold individuals and teams accountable. Is your organization working at PEAK performance? Does your team know where the organization is headed and the role they play? Do they know what they are responsible for doing and when? Do they know the purpose behind the goals and metrics? Do they know what they are being measured against? --By Lea Strickland Follow TheStreet on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook. Lea Strickland, M.B.A., is the founder of Technovation Entrepreneur , a program that helps entrepreneurs turn their ideas into businesses. Strickland is the author of "Out of the Cubicle and Into Business" and "One Great Idea!" She has more than 20 years of experience in operational leadership in Fortune 500 and Global 100 companies, including Ford, Solectron and Newell.
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Top London PR agency, Just In Time PR, is recruiting.
We're looking for a 'Senior Account Manager', whatever the hell that is.
So if you'd like to work for a company run by a fat bloke with a drink problem and a moral compass that only ever points south, you can apply here today.
Well, not all of you.
If you have principles and take offence easily, then this role categorically won't be for you.
Guardian readers, teetotallers and anyone who believes in the afterlife almost certainly won't fit in.
Not that we'd give them the time of day anyway.
OK, so here we go. Your chances of landing the job will rise with each box below that you tick.
My perfect CV
- You'll be on anti-depressants, and probably will have been for a number of years. People who need drugs to keep them going are generally the most interesting.
- You couldn't care less about global warming. In fact, if a meteorite the size of Mexico slammed into our planet tomorrow, you'd rejoice.
- You've got panache. Frankly, I couldn't care less if you have a first class degree from Cambridge or a Grade 4 CSE in pottery: a bit of swagger and a disturbed sense of humour are all we're looking for. In 30 years' time I'll be as dead as the stars so I need to get my laughs in now.
- You'll have an alcohol problem. OK, maybe not quite Leaving Las Vegas as you're no use to me in a vase, but you've certainly got it in you and are only ever one drink away from oblivion. Your entire character will change after round number 7 and all hell will let loose.
- You'll have had a number of run-ins with the law and will have spent at least one night in a police cell. A history of drunken disorderly is ideal.
- You'll be unafraid to express yourself openly in the office, however bankrupt and distressing your views. Moderation and a sense of perspective are not tolerated.
- You can fart and chew gum at the same time*.
So, the list above should give you an idea of what we're looking for. If it doesn't, I'm not quite sure where this is going.
Maybe try the third sector.
Oh, and if you still feel you're suited to this role, then for Christ's sake don't send an email or call me. Just rock up, barge past security and grab a desk.
There's plenty of them because we're losing staff at a rate of knots.
I'm joking, of course. We're actually lovely people who will employ anyone from anywhere, whatever their worldview and political leanings. Someone even wore patchouli oil in the office once and nobody said a thing. We're actually growing, too (I know, I can't believe it myself).
*I didn't say this, President Lyndon B. Johnson did, about future President Gerald Ford.
Update: if you'd like to see the two best cover letters sent in response to this job ad, you can read them here.
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Typical, it sounds made for me. Maybe I can get myself fired.
Doug Kessler
Yep. I'll take the job.
I won't be coming into your shitty offices though.
Or doing any work.
Just send the cheques – straight to my local would be good.
Dominic Hiatt
Now that is what I'm after – well done that man. You would fit in perfectly. Chapeau.
Gary Lonergan
All very well raising hell but what about a decent pension and travel card
Dominic Hiatt
Alright you bastard, how are you? If that IS you
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Dominic Hiatt
Come on down.
This I'd the job I have been looking for all my life! Most of the day spent talking about the he'll we raised the night before, the rest of the day spent explaining to the boss how I will show him how to really party and drink him under the table. If you think you can handle this woman in your office contact me with your offer of employment !
Dominic Hiatt
Chuck over your CV Sue. I won't read it, of course. But do ping me an email – just email@example.com. Thanks for thre interest in this shitty position.
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Dominic Hiatt
Good on you Tania. 40mg minimum!
Dominic Hiatt
checked and replied. I check, I always check.
Ian @ the Nags Head
Because I'm a greedy b@stard, how much are you offering me for my awesome insight (I need a drink) and great people skills (It's your round)?
I also boast the following skillset.
1. Management and teamwork experience = "lunchtime session anyone?"
2. Financial skills = I'll get the first round (but only the first round)
3. Multitasking abilities = I can drink eight pints while placing stories in the best media in the UK
4. Extraneous knowledge = mostly learned on the quiz machine, which I always win money from
5. Math competency = I can calculate football, horse racing and poker odds at the drop of hat
6. Tenacity = I can hold down a job despite my many failings
7. Discretion and good judgment = what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas
8. Common sense, perception and intuition = somehow I pay my mortgage every month, spot good stories and place great copy
9. Creativity = I pretty much make it up as I go along.
I'm not emailing you, as frankly I don't think you can be arsed reading my CV along with all the other drivel you'll get, but email me for my phone number and I'll happily have a chat.
Dominic Hiatt
That's exactly the kind of brassy initiative I'm after. I'll email you over the weekend when I catch up with my arse.
I mean, I'd love to apply but I'm lacking in a few areas.
1. I've never had a run down with the police, that's not because I'm not bad ass, it's because I'm a pro and haven't got caught.
2. Sod waiting for round 7, I'm all about hell after round 3. Maybe that makes me weak, I just think you might aswell go for gold or blackout, whatever comes first.
3. Not on anti depressants, I'm all about drugs that make you happy.
If that wasn't enough..
I used to live in a pub, so reporting to a pisshead was a normal thing.
I can't fart and chew gum, but push me and I'll fart and follow through all up on your shit!
I can chat out of my arse, or yours depending on how I'm feeling.
Just thought I'd let you get to know me a little bit, but then again it is Friday and I've started jelly shots at work early today for motivation.
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Dominic Hiatt
I couldn't have put it better myself.
I'm so serious
I'm going to cut right to the chase Dom. Can I call you Dom? I feel like we just have that type of connection, like we really understand each other. I live in the US, and this place totally blows, it blows hard. Have you seen our government? No? Guess what? No one has, because, and here's the real spoiler, they aren't working! So yeah, I'm looking to get away.
Look, I'll do whatever it takes, nighttime classes with a speech pathologist to learn the accent, I don't need a flat, you can put me up in council houses for all I care. Just please, get me out of here! Kthnxbye
Dominic Hiatt
Nor can mine, but to hell with it. Thanks for the interest anyway, Fergal.
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Dominic Hiatt
Thanks champ, and hope all well.
Hi. I'm from south, extreme south. I'm fat, kind of exotic but not pretty. I've 16 years of experience in advertising, none in PR.
I've worked all my clients with a whip. They didn't appreciate very much, but it was a way of survival on the ads jungle and make good ones. Grey shadows at the time were hilarious yellow.
Advertising almost killed me so I'm trying audiovisual production now. Don't know exactly why, but I am.
I'm bad ass, but damn good being bad. Never aired a campaign I wasn't proud of.
Need to improve my Engrish and I don't have money for a flight if you call me for an interview.
I don't fart but I can try and I've never been jailed. Send me a bottle of nice scotch and I'll do my best!
Sunny regards,
ps: need a movie?
Dominic Hiatt
Everyone in the office says I am. I need a Portugal branch.
Dominic Hiatt
Thanks Isabel! I really only wrote it to entertain myself but then someone else found it funny.
I´m based in Portugal, don´t have all those skill´s, my past was selling Mercedes -Benz, owner of real estate agency, and since 2010 i just took (from 0) 8 months to launch myself a brand and concept to export food products, fight every fk…g day in the market, studied MKT, RPP, and now graphic design, love London, need to earn money and love to learn!
Maybe one day we meet each other in a police cell.
Dominic Hiatt
Pedro, you sound like a man after my own heart – thanks for the interest. If we don't end up in a cell together, I'm sure we'll end up in hell together!
Dominic Hiatt
That's the spirit, Ed.
I really REALLY, do not want this job, or to work this guy as a manager, or to even leave this post. That is literally the only three fucks I can give in any given week and now they are all used up…When do I start?


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State economist Steve Lerch, right, explains figures from the latest economic forecast to Rep. Ross Hunter Tuesday.
OLYMPIA — The state's economic outlook is improving, in part because of better home sales, and the state could have an extra $231 million in tax revenue over the next two years for its general operating budget.
That's the word from the Revenue and Forecast Council, which believes the March projections were a bit low by about $110 million for this biennium and $121 million for the 2013-15 biennium.
While a relatively small percentage of the state's operating budget, which tops $32 billion, negotiators who have been locked in budget talks for weeks predicted it will generate an agreement relatively soon and prevent a partial government shutdown in July.
"We'll get closer as a result of this," Rep. Ross Hunter, D-Medina, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said.
"It should break one of the final logjams," Sen. Andy Hill, R-Redmond, chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, said. . .
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OLYMPIA – Revenue projections for the next two years suggest the state budget will grow by about $2 billion. That's more than some legislators expected and more than enough to fuel the debate between Senate Republicans and House Democrats over spending cuts and tax increases.
The March economic and revenue forecast says the state is slowly coming out of the recession, with housing starts and car sales up, overall consumer confidence down and significant questions about future hits the state coffers could take from with economic problems in Europe, a slowdown in China or the continuing budget stalemates in Washington, D.C.
We still see lots of uncertainty out there," Steve Lerch, the state economist, said. Although legislators were bracing for a drop of as much as $300 million, the revenue forecast didn't change significantly from December.
The state should have about $32.5 billion in its general operating fund for the two-year budget cycle, which begins July 1. That would be up from about $30.5 billion it will collect, and mostly spend, for the biennial cycle that ends June 30. . .
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OLYMPIA — The state's economic forecast for the remainder of this two-year budget cycle comes out this morning, and the real question here is not "Will it be bad?" but "How bad will it be?"
In June, the forecast all but wiped out the budgetary cushion, aka the ending fund balance, the Legislature thought it left at the end of its special session. Since that time, most economic news has been worse, not better.
Chief Economic Forecaster Arun Raha is scheduled to begin his presentation at 10 a.m. to the forecasting council. He typically gives a midline forecast, as well as a pessimistic and optimistic estimate.
A major drop in expected revenues early in the biennium — that is, in the next six months — could prompt calls from some legislators for another special session to trim the budget. Gov. Chris Gregoire has already ordered state agency leaders to come up with plans to cut 5 percent and 10 percent from the spending plans they were given by the Legislature in June.
We'll have updates for you later in the morning.
OLYMPIA — Today is F-Day in Olympia, as in Forecast Day.
Arun Raha, the state's chief economist, will issue his forecast of the amount of revenue the state can expect to collect in the 2011-13 biennium, which will guide budget writers in the Legislature for however long it takes for them to write the General Operating Budget.
Until noon, the state budget is projected to have a $4.6 billion gap between what the state can expect to bring in with taxes, fees and other sources of revenue, and the cost of all the programs, services and salaries it currently has on the books.
The forecast released at noon is expected to widen that gap, and the real question is, by how much? The low side is about $500 million; the high side is $2 billion.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has a press conference scheduled for 2 p.m. to talk about the new numbers.
But that's not all, as they say in the Ronco commercials.
The Poker Players Alliance, who are fans of online poker are in Olympia lobbying their favorite legislators to change the law to make the online version of their favorite card game poker legal in Washington. They'll shuffling up and dealing with legislators at a closed door reception later in the evening.
The Washington Association of Churches and other faith-based groups from throughout the Puget Sound are mounting an InterFaith Advocacy Day to lobby for their favorite programs, and will be able to join the Protect our Future Revenue Forecast Rally on the north steps of the Capitol about the time the forecast is being announced. The Backbone Campaign has a "Prioritize People" vigil across the lawn on the Temple of Justice steps. The state's newspaper publishers are also in town. It's Massage Awareness Day with massage therapists in the Capitol Mezzanine. Many of the staff are wearing green for St. Patrick's Day, although some members of the SEIU who are doing some lobbying will be dressed in a different shade for Purple Presence Day.
OLYMPIA — Although the economic recovery "lost steam" in May, the state's economic outlook is slowly improving and the state's budget no longer awash in red ink.
What's keeping it in the black, however, are hundreds of millions in new taxes the state expects to collect through mid 2013, and an as-yet unfulfilled promise of $480 million in federal money.
Arun Raha, the state's chief economist, said this morning the state's job growth was "disappointing" in May, after several good months of increases when manufacturing and software jobs improved. In May, most of the job growth was from temporary employment for people helping with the U.S. Census.
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hipsters on fixie trend continuing
The place for fixies and other rides without gears
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Wish i could grow a dirty mo, every time i try it turns into an amazing porn star mo
Also wish i had the motivation to be hip... I am usually too lazy to change clothes ride in my work clothes... Dress pants and shirt/tie haha bet it looks stupid as...
Guess that's the difference between cool people and uncool, I really dont go out to impress people it happens naturally
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Whats the difference??
anyhoot.... its uncool to care. As long as u are comfy in jeans, lycra, spandex or overalls... riding fixed, road, penny farthing or a dragster.... people are cycling which is great!
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OH YEAH! Post of the thread award goes to BotB.
...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
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i'm amazed to see the number of roadies complete with roadie uniform, including lycra and expensive helmets riding expensive top-of-the range road bikes. it's past the point where they have become a parody of themselves, but this appears to act as no deterrent.
don't get me wrong, i'm not roadie bashing, i'm all for live-and-let-live, but it's still kind of amusing to see that they aren't perturbed by the sniggering. maybe that actually makes them cool?
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
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i note that the new VB ads parody both OTT roadies, as well as hipsters trying to squeeze into tight jeans
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Aaaaaw man can I pllllleeeease nick this for my sig?
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Now some of the hipsters must be riding crappy cheapy bikes, but some of them will have good bikes... and when the trend dies - will there be good value fixies/ss on the market for the real cyclists?
Will there be a convert back to road bike trend?
Being over in Europe - I am seeing a lot more retro road bikes now, taking over from fixes, and of interest, a lot of women on the retro road bikes. A lot of the bikes are simply from the 80s, out of the cellar and dusted off - though just like a fixie, for everyday riding are not as comfortable as a city bike - but cool in an 80s type of way.
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When I was in Germany a few weeks ago I noticed that the majority of people ride crappy older bikes. It was quite rare to see a modern urban/road bike.
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In Holland they have 1000000000000 old rusty beasts around ... i was told by a local if you have one better it just gets stolen.
SO... lets rub some rust on our bikes
WHere did i park my bike ?
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Lol, yeah there's thousands. The older and nastier they are the better (as long as they actually ride that is). It's funny actually as people there attach flags or wrap things around their bikes so they can find them later.
I had a nice 20km cruise around northern Holland when I was there in July visiting family. Wanted to do a longer ride but I was with my family who aren't strong cyclists and we were riding these heavy Dutch bikes which only had 3 gears and were a PITA to ride.
In regards to making your bike less desirable, I have been thinking of getting some sort of blue/purple painters tape (low adhesive so removable) to wrap my frame with to cover the branding and make it look crap. Haven't committed to it yet as I have a ABUS u-lock keeping it safe anyway.
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who's the bigger !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !!?:
#1. the 40something yr old who walks into a bike shop and drops 10 grand on the latest carbon roadie, fancy helmet, hi-tec bike computer, cycling protein bar !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !!, flamboyantly coloured skin tight lycra pro team kit, "aero" sunnies, and silly gloves, then shaves his legs so he can be super aerodynamic like the pros while he rides said products down beach rd every sunday.
#2. the person that enjoys using a fixed-gear as a cheap and fun way mostly to get between A and B, wears the same clothes that they would normally be otherwise be wearing, and has potentially decided to personalise their bike with some colour(or lack of) to their taste(or lack of).
well evidently, according to the cycling community, clearly #2
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Strange since the majority of the cycling community are people with $1000 bikes and regular gear.
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My answer to this is neither - though I am still interested in the trend in cycling.
Cycling is more functional (purpose orientated) and integrated into the culture whereas in Australia cycling is more often for sport or recreation. If you are on the right streets early in the morning - you will see your road cyclists heading out of town, or in the evenings notice the hipsters cruising around.
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Its bleeding obvious...all this hipster hating is simply skinny jean envy. The people that don't like the hipsters on their fixies in skinny jeans are the old blokes who can no longer fit into skinny jeans. Its the same as middle aged Mums who stand around slagging off the younger Mum's at school gates.
What would you prefer to see? Those middle aged CEO's riding road bikes in lycra with their beer bellies sticking out (but safely covered in lyrca), or those middle aged CEO's riding a fixie in skinny jeans with the hairy muffin top and even hairier beer belly in full view? Stay on the road bikes lads!
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give your sisters pants back, guys..
and why do ppl persist on making fixies so damn ugly?
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Subjective. I have seen some horrible looking fixies, and I have also seen some beautiful ones (check out the gallery).
Same deal with road bikes.
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You reckon these are ugly?
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Yours aren't ugly. They are a study of taste and restraint.
Give me a blue frame with a white aerospoke, a pink deep-V and green Ourys and I want to find the owner and repeatedly punch the skinny jeans, scarf wearing little prat in the throat.
"But Grumps, it's ironic man, don't you get it!?"
I get irony. I don't get dressing up a bike to look like my 3 year old projectile vomitted a bag of unchewed Skittles.
You are very tedious, and grumpy. Stay at home and give advice from your armchair.
- Stonedpirate, June 2010
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Like this?
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Oh dear. My regular road rides 30 - 60ks are on a fixie. I wear nicks a helmet and clipless. I guess I'm in the enviable position of being hated by everyone.
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I seem to remember 80s road bikes with some pretty garish colour schemes. Personally I'm all for personalising bikes. Both of my bikes I've built myself and they are unique. I'd rather see a hipster on an outrageous fixie than a boring old hybrid/mountain bike commuter any day.
Don't knock the MAMILs. They keep LBSes afloat.
What do you call a middle aged guy in skinny jeans riding a fixie?
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I don't care for fashion (or understand it ), but at least these people are out riding bikes.
Yes, sometimes I see things that hurt my eyes or make me chuckle, but it's all about individuality, no?
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Fixed that for you.
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A middle-aged guy in skinny jeans?
I call him "underfed".
You are very tedious, and grumpy. Stay at home and give advice from your armchair.
- Stonedpirate, June 2010
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That's kind of like it, but too much stuff matches. I've seen far worse than that.
Garish and bright is one thing, the visual equivalent of a puked up big-night out is another. Aaron, your bikes are proof that someone can build a fixie and make it look like there's some respect for the bike.
And yes, I'm expressing my opinion. I'm not telling people what I should or shouldn't do with their bikes. Some people can't stand the 80s flouro paint jobs, the 90s paint splatter paint jobs or the airbrushed whackiness of some high end Colnagos, for example. It takes all kinds to make a world, people can dig what they want and that's cool.
And to show that I'm not just a critic, here's my road single speed...
I'm happy to cop criticism for the aesthetics of it because I dig it and I don't care what anyone else thinks.
You are very tedious, and grumpy. Stay at home and give advice from your armchair.
- Stonedpirate, June 2010
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8:41 a.m. — 43100 block of Bradley Road. Resisting/Obstructing an Officer. A man showed up drunk at a female acquaintance's house and drove his rental vehicle into a ditch. He was allowed to stay overnight at the home, where he continued to drink vodka and refused to leave. Deputies offered the man the option of a ride home or being arrested for trespassing. The man walked outside but then sat down on a front porch chair and said he wasn't leaving. Seeing that the man had chosen the second option, deputies told him to place his hands behind his back. Deputies stood the man up and escorted him to the patrol vehicle.
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6:30 p.m. — 6400 block of S.R. 64 East. Found Property. A customer found a spoon with an unknown blue substance on it in the men's bathroom of a convenience store.
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9:41 p.m. — 6500 block of Copper Ridge Trail. DUI. EMS responded to a vehicle idling at an intersection with the driver passed out behind the wheel. Deputies found that the driver's license was permanently revoked for prior DUIs and that the tag of the vehicle was expired. The driver was taken to jail.
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7:55 p.m. — 10900 block of Bullrush Terrace. Battery. A man pushed his wife into the bushes in front of his home when she showed up with her new boyfriend to pick up their kids. The boyfriend threw the man to the ground twice. The husband was arrested and taken to jail.
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7:11 p.m. — 6500 block of Flycatcher Lane. Domestic Disturbance. A man and a woman, who have been in a relationship for two years, had a party, drank alcohol throughout the day and got into a disagreement. The woman said that she felt threatened but couldn't articulate why and admitted she might have called 911 prematurely. The man was unable to explain to deputies what the argument was about and had no idea why deputies were at the home.
Security breach
11:10 p.m. — 5200 block of Aqua Breeze Drive. Information Only. The president of a condominium homeowners association reported that the arm of the community security gate came down on a resident's friend who was visiting from out of town.
Sept. 3
7:24 p.m. — 6100 block of 55th Terrace E. Domestic Disturbance. A caller reported hearing the sound of glass shattering at a neighbor's home. A man admitted that he broke the window out of frustration, which his mother confirmed.
Sept. 4
One man's treasure, another man's trash
12:36 a.m. — 8200 block of Tourist Center Drive. Information Only. A man reported that he dropped off $3,000 worth of stainless steel material to build new restrooms at a fast-food restaurant behind two Dumpsters on the property and discovered that the material was gone when he returned with a work crew. A deputy took an information report but told the man that by leaving the material near Dumpsters, he was giving the impression that it was trash.
Walking while wasted
1:30 a.m. — Tuttle Avenue and University Parkway. Marchman Act. A deputy took a man into custody after he stumbled into traffic and almost got hit by a car while attempting to cross the street. The man smelled like beer and appeared impaired but refused to submit to a blood-alcohol test.
Sept. 5
8:04 a.m. — 20600 block of S.R. 64 E. Grand Theft From Construction Site. An unknown person started up a tractor.
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