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Mon May 10, 2021 4:13 am
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heh we get those disgusting things here. I remember the first time this california kid saw one. I was climbing a tree, little red eyeball alien dinosaur bug. scared me ***tless. took one to a half opened visor once. Guts all over my sunglasses. Besides the obvious, its a BIG reason I refuse to ride sans gear LOL Grasshoppers are just as bad IMO, and dragonflies sometimes. Dont get me started on mayflies BARF!
When life throws you curves, drag your knees!
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so. about bugs....i mention above.. Who doesnt love mayflies!?! We learned the hard way when we moved here to keep your windows shut. We were in teh theatre watching "beetlejuice" cand came out to the swarm ALL OVER
When life throws you curves, drag your knees!
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...and to top it all off, due to the oil pipeline hack, gasoline is being hoarded.
I ride '19 R1250GSA, '19 Yamaha Xmax 300
my wife rides '20 R1250GS, '13 Piaggio BV350 Both proud former owners of a pair of 2016 R1200RS |
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Zitat von MrVvrroomm im Beitrag #19 These are the same brainiacs that hoarded the 'Rona Wipe |
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Zitat von MrVvrroomm im Beitrag #19 And I heard on the news this morning that some stations in the Southeast have raised their gas prices to as high as $7 a gallon. At least residents of the areas being affected by the fuel shortage will not be driving or riding as much and therefore hitting fewer cicada bugs which will keep their vehicles cleaner. So there is that silver lining in the "crisis". 
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #21Zitat von MrVvrroomm im Beitrag #19 wow, that works out about £1.31 per litre, about 10 pence a litre more than we are paying in the UK how the worm turns... |
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Your bugs have made the news here, |
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We just got in from driving a moving van from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Deale, Maryland. The date of the move was set far in advance and couldn't be moved. I'll admit I was a bit nervous driving something that gets less than 8MPG that far after reading about the pipeline. We made the drive Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th. I hit one station in Virginia where gas was $3.19 a gallon. Otherwise we saw prices that were all below $3.00 a gallon. Since I'm working from home these days a tank of gas lasts me over a month. Also, it's gardening season so I don't get to ride too much. It's hard to believe there could be an issue with supply when so many people are still working from home. Panic buying, for sure. |
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No fuel supply shortage or bugs here and gas is about $4.40 a gallon for 87 octane fuel in the San Francisco Bay Area. But then this is California where everything costs more because we deserve to pay more for the sunny skies and nice dry weather. Although, I will admit that it has become a little too dry (and windy, too) this year.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Well those red eyed buggers are out in Carroll County Maryland now. We started seeing them about 5 days ago and now there are a lot of them out and singing. Thursday work lifted the "work from home if at all possible" recommendation. Friday I needed to drive to get my computer setup back to the office. Tomorrow it's supposed to rain by Tuesday it will be bike time to get back and forth to the office. Something tells me it would be a really good idea to pack something to clean the face shield. I'm betting those things would leave quite an explosion of bug guts if I hit one. We shall see. |
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Zitat von Davidnapo im Beitrag #26 Will you be any more productive in the office??
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Will I personally? No, not by myself. I had very few distractions at home. When others start to return and we can collaborate on designs on a whiteboard, then yes, productivity will increase. I work with a lot of analysts who need to see a picture or sketch before they understand a design you're trying to describe to them. The whiteboard is worth it's weight in gold for that. I'm also going to enjoy the ride to and from work. That should help my state of mind and perhaps boost productivity. |
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Zitat von Davidnapo im Beitrag #28 Assuming you working in an environment that allows electonic/emails transfer of info, I found 2D drafting / technical illustration packages to be the easiest way to handle "whiteboard" discussion. Of course, the next step is 3D which raises the question of what level of precision is needed by the analysts. In my experience, analysts have managed to insert themselves in the late stages of the design process where the design changes are well within the accuracy of the analysis. Thus, "design" has become ............. cranking the analysis machine for the money. And, since all analysis is referenced to prior experience/data, it's a great way to ensure minimal design changes................
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