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Chichevache posted:Spending a week driving around while I wait for my radiator has been miserable. Every time this happens I'm reminded how much more I like riding than driving. Once you've started riding, driving a car feels like having sex with a condom on; you don't feel anything. I've been without bike for 2 weeks now and it's miserable  New engine should be in next Wednesday, and the bike hopefully done by the following Saturday and I can get it after work. I hope.
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Chichevache posted:Spending a week driving around while I wait for my radiator has been miserable. Every time this happens I'm reminded how much more I like riding than driving. Once you've started riding, driving a car feels like having sex with a condom on; you don't feel anything. Let me tell you about commuting in a Prius. It's like listening to people have boring sex 2 floors above you while you sort your magic card collection. I actually rode to work today, since it's a holiday weekend and the traffic should be nice and light tomorrow morning, which after a 12.5 hour night shift shouldn't kill me. Unlike the ride in, where I only had one douchebag try to kill me for filtering past him (which is technically not allowed here (vehicular homicide is technically not allowed either, but it doesn't stop some folks from trying), but anyway, gently caress that guy). Anyway my commute is awful and my hours are awful and as much as I like riding I don't want to ruin it by forcing such awfulness on such a beautiful thing, so normally I sit in traffic in my Prius, metaphorically sorting my magic cards while listening to vague muffled grunting coming from somewhere above me.
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Linedance posted:Let me tell you about commuting in a Prius. It's like listening to people have boring sex 2 floors above you while you sort your magic card collection. In this analogy anything I say about my commute would make me the smug sex-haver who won't shut up about all the sex he's having, which is ironic considering that in literal sex terms I don't even have a magic card collection to sort.
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May 20, 2016 22:17
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Razzled posted:What's wrong with wanting your bike to look cool again? Vanity is its own fault, however big or small. But to be vain and deny it however, is to s*DROWNED OUT BY UNMUFFLED GIXXER 600 PASSING*fe itself.
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May 20, 2016 22:42
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Yeah, I got that one. But I remember someone reworked it to have the guy wearing a helmet and some of the text was changed to ATTGATT and CA etc. I've got that on my helmet. No one's ever cared.
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May 20, 2016 23:16
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The neighbors across the alley have a garage full of ratty dirt bikes and 4 wheelers. They bring them out on a nice day and just sit there, blipping the throttle. For like a solid hour. I'll record that poo poo one day.
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May 20, 2016 23:16
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Ola posted:Vanity is its own fault, however big or small. But to be vain and deny it however, is to s*DROWNED OUT BY UNMUFFLED GIXXER 600 PASSING*fe itself. Sorry that was me, I moved to Australia
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May 20, 2016 23:18
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PaintVagrant posted:Sorry that was me, I moved to Australia Australia isn't in Europe.
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May 20, 2016 23:21
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Chichevache posted:Australia isn't in Europe. 
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May 20, 2016 23:22
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Ola posted:Vanity is its own fault, however big or small. But to be vain and deny it however, is to s*DROWNED OUT BY UNMUFFLED GIXXER 600 PASSING*fe itself. Vanity is only a fault if you're some kind of bible humping sheep fucker
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May 21, 2016 00:23
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Razzled posted:Vanity is only a fault if you're some kind of bible humping sheep fucker Putting a whole new meaning into tending your flock.
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Chichevache posted:Putting a whole new meaning into tending your flock. Pretty sure that's been the meaning for awhile now.
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Day Man posted:Pretty sure that's been the meaning for awhile now. I wouldn't know, I never went to Sunday school.
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May 21, 2016 00:45
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Chichevache posted:I wouldn't know, I never went to Sunday school. Generally, you learn that lesson during office hours or while helping set up the alter or something, not usually right there in Sunday school.
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May 21, 2016 00:49
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Razzled posted:Vanity is only a fault if you're some kind of bible humping sheep fucker Do you hump the bible before or after the sheep?
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May 21, 2016 02:56
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You don't have bibles in NZ?
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May 21, 2016 03:11
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The bibles are with the snakes.
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HAMAS HATE BOAT posted:You don't have bibles in NZ? it's why they had to settle for sheep
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May 21, 2016 04:01
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I'm headed to Sausalito, CA / Mill Valley, CA for a week on Monday. Any good places to eat around that area? poo poo to see at night? Places to get shitfaced (this is most important)? Work trip so no bieks. HenryJLittlefinger posted:Yeah, I got that one. But I remember someone reworked it to have the guy wearing a helmet and some of the text was changed to ATTGATT and CA etc. We could use redbubble or something. BlackMK4 fucked around with this message at 05:22 on May 21, 2016 |
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May 21, 2016 05:19
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Summer plan.     
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Employment blows. 
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May 21, 2016 12:06
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Awesome! Some of my extended family live in bergen. 
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May 21, 2016 12:28
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Cool! You should come over and visit them some time.
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May 21, 2016 12:46
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So envious. But regardless of not being able to bring the bike, you've made me want to go to Norway anyway, and flights are cheap as chips. Any leads on particular things to see/places to stay that won't break the bank? I figure the hiking must be nice, but trying to search for that stuff from an outsider perspective is just getting me a ton of bourgie package deals
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Hey Ola, can you tell my why Norway has both a Kristiansand and a Kristiansund? Thanks.Renaissance Robot posted:So envious. Won't break the bank? Don't eat or drink. And bring a tent. (It's bourgeois btw)
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KARMA! posted:(It's bourgeois btw) Only when I'm being serious. If I should ever unironically use "bourgeois" as a synonym for "expensive", may the ghost of Marx rise up and deck me in the face.
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Renaissance Robot posted:So envious. Oh yeah, the hiking is indeed very nice! Getting a bike over from the UK is a real pain without the Newcastle ferry. This is a good place to start: https://english.dnt.no/ You pay for a membership in the trekking association, then get discounts on mountain cabins, tourist hotels and camp sites. The membership might be worth it or not, depending on your plans. You can do multi-day hikes from cabin to cabin, do daytrips out of a tourist hotel and more. Getting around by public transport can be a bit of a pain since the best places are way out in the sticks, but the most popular destinations will have ok options. Some hiking classics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolltunga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preikestolen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besseggen To get most bang for buck, I suppose you'd do as much as possible near the place you fly to, then travel to an area where you could do one or two spectacular trips. Being able to eat store bought food helps, but that depends on where and how long you're staying. For a month long trip it's a huge difference, but if you're in a tourist hotel in the mountains for just a couple of days, there aren't any stores anyway and eating in the (non-bourgie) restaurant is part of the experience. The drink budget will limit itself, after a long day in the mountain you'll fall asleep after two beers. A popular organised trip is this: https://www.norwaynutshell.com/ Loads of students go on it so I think it's good value. A boat trip from those guys, two days in the Trolltunga area and some daytrips around Bergen should be a pretty nice hiking holiday! I'd be happy to help you plan this in detail. KARMA! posted:Hey Ola, can you tell my why Norway has both a Kristiansand and a Kristiansund? Thanks. They're both founded by a king called Kristian IV, one is a bit sandy, the other is a bit sund-y ("sund" is a strait or a sound). This has caused no end of hilarious confusion over the years, so the names are often written Kristiansand S and Kristiansund N (for north and south).
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Ola posted:Summer plan. This is incredible. I thought I had problems with water making my windows dirty.....
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Note to self: check various points In between your start and end points for their weather too... Really could have done with a different jacket for this trip.
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Two weeks from tomorrow I should be somewhere between Chilliwack and Prince George on this trip
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clutchpuck posted:Two weeks from tomorrow I should be somewhere between Chilliwack and Prince George on this trip See you up there, we're leaving June 3rd. Look for a pair of riders, Honda 599 and KTM 990.
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clutchpuck posted:Two weeks from tomorrow I should be somewhere between Chilliwack and Prince George on this trip Epic! Have a great trip!
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Skier posted:See you up there, we're leaving June 3rd. Look for a pair of riders, Honda 599 and KTM 990. I'm staying in Chilliwack June 3rd, hoping to get to Prince George on the 4th.
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clutchpuck posted:Two weeks from tomorrow I should be somewhere between Chilliwack and Prince George on this trip You guys are making me want to get a sport tourer and go touring and stuff :/ Are there even any similar rides in Australia/Sydney region? All the roads up/down the coast are pretty tame.
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Barnsy posted:You guys are making me want to get a sport tourer and go touring and stuff :/ Southern highlands -> vic border -> alpine highway
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Renaissance Robot posted:So envious. Why not take the bike? Fairly sure there's a direct ferry from somewhere in the Northern Wastelands.
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Ola posted:They're both founded by a king called Kristian IV, one is a bit sandy, the other is a bit sund-y ("sund" is a strait or a sound). This has caused no end of hilarious confusion over the years, so the names are often written Kristiansand S and Kristiansund N (for north and south). Ha, that's amazing.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Why not take the bike? Fairly sure there's a direct ferry from somewhere in the Northern Wastelands. They've been shutting down one by one over the last five years, the last one died in September. Almost like we're in a recession or something. But that can't be right because Gideon says everything's A-okay! 
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Renaissance Robot posted:They've been shutting down one by one over the last five years, the last one died in September. Almost like we're in a recession or something. There is a possibility my knowledge of European geography is primarily based on Euro Truck Simulator.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Why not take the bike? Fairly sure there's a direct ferry from somewhere in the Northern Wastelands. The only ferry from Norway to England is the few cabins for non-trailer people on dfds trailer ferry that leaves from near Porsgrunn on the south eastern part of Norway to immingham, 6 cabins only, needs to be booked months in advance. 28 hours(!) travel time. All booking by phone.
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