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Date: 18 Sep 2006 02:11:14
From: Claire Petersky
Subject: Finished putting on the winter lights
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First, I went to Ace last week to get a nut to bolt my rear light back on my
rack, which fell off at some point during the summer. The bolt was metric. I
love the metric system, but all my nuts at home were not. I ended up buying
new nuts, bolts and washers all around. The metric stuff cost 50 cents a
piece, and the english was 8 cents, so it was cheaper to replace it all.
Also, it means if a bolt falls off again, I can fix it in my garage without
having to go to Ace.
Then, I realized that I have a meeting after work on Monday and I had to
finish setting up the lights today.
So, I got out the bike boxes -- you know, the boxes of things like spare
lights, old saddles, velcro doo-dads, and other sorts of tools and
accessories. We have a big box, for large items, and a small one, for little
ones. By rummaging through the boxes, I came up with two cateye opticubes
with mounting and hardware. I attached one to my fork mount. I struggled to
attach the other to my handlebars, but then got the bright idea to mount it
on the underside of the bar, and now it shares space with my cyclocomputer
gracefully. (I confess I reinforced both mountings with duct tape.) These
two opticubes are the "see-me" always-on, back-up lights to my Shimano
friction hub light.
I also found several rolls of reflective tape. I reapplied red reflector
tape to the fenders; added yellow reflective tape to the seat stays. I also
put on new green/yellow reflective tape to the helmet, and tightened the
nuts on the rear light.
I also got some new wool socks from REI and some new long-finger gloves. So,
I think I'm set. Winter -- bring it on!
--
Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
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Date: 22 Sep 2006 13:15:13
From: Dane Buson
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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Claire Petersky <cpetersky@mouse-potato.com > wrote:
> First, I went to Ace last week to get a nut to bolt my rear light back
> on my rack, which fell off at some point during the summer. The bolt
> was metric. I love the metric system, but all my nuts at home were
> not. I ended up buying new nuts, bolts and washers all around. The
> metric stuff cost 50 cents a piece, and the english was 8 cents, so it
> was cheaper to replace it all. Also, it means if a bolt falls off
> again, I can fix it in my garage without having to go to Ace.
I do have a drawer full of bike nuts and bolts, but I do keep meaning to
pick up a metric screwcap bolt assortment. I should probably ask my
father, considering he is an industrial tool and part salesman.
> Then, I realized that I have a meeting after work on Monday and I had to
> finish setting up the lights today.
Of course, some of us never took ours off (neener neener neener).
Mainly that's since I do a ride every week or so that starts in the
evening and goes until we run out of zip or gumption.
>
> So, I got out the bike boxes -- you know, the boxes of things like
> spare lights, old saddles, velcro doo-dads, and other sorts of tools
> and accessories. We have a big box, for large items, and a small one,
> for little ones. By rummaging through the boxes, I came up with two
> cateye opticubes with mounting and hardware. I attached one to my fork
> mount. I struggled to attach the other to my handlebars, but then got
> the bright idea to mount it on the underside of the bar, and now it
> shares space with my cyclocomputer gracefully. (I confess I reinforced
> both mountings with duct tape.) These two opticubes are the "see-me"
> always-on, back-up lights to my Shimano friction hub light.
Mmmm, I do love my dynohub. We were headed through a very unlit section
of Interlaken park and multiple people commented on how bright and
visible my Lumotec light was. Especially since they were using LED
lights, which were fine for be-seen, but not so hot for to-see.
> I also found several rolls of reflective tape. I reapplied red
> reflector tape to the fenders; added yellow reflective tape to the
> seat stays. I also put on new green/yellow reflective tape to the
> helmet, and tightened the nuts on the rear light.
I really do need to pick up some reflective tape, I might even have some
in my bike rubbish.
> I also got some new wool socks from REI and some new long-finger
> gloves. So, I think I'm set. Winter -- bring it on!
New wool socks, and some new shorts for myself. I also need to pick up
some new knee warmers since mine are getting holey. I'm contemplating
picking up some arm warmers, but I think I'll wander down to REI and try
some on.
--
Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
The energy produced by the breaking down of the atom is a very poor kind of
thing. Anyone who expects a source of power from the transformation of these
atoms is talking moonshine.
-- Ernest Rutherford, after he had split the atom for the first time
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 13:04:13
From: Rex Kerr
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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I know that you've already ordered them, but you might want to consider
a pre-made pack:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=482
Also, if you're using and already have 8 cells you could buy one of
their 8 cell holders, such as:
http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=859
...and charge them as a pack using one of their st chargers.
dgk wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:19:27 -0700, Dane Buson <dane@unseen.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >frkrygow@gmail.com wrote:
> >>
> >> dgk wrote:
> >>> ...
> >>> But at some point in the spring I bought a cold cathode neon sort of
> >>> light and now I need to find some way to attach it to the frame. Plus
> >>> 8 AA batteries. This might be more trouble than it's worth.
> >>
> >> I don't understand what type of light you're describing, and I'm
> >> curious. Is it one of those little flourescent lamps, with a
> >> flourescent bulb maybe 1/2" diameter, 8" long?
> >>
> >> If so, I played with something like that a couple decades ago. It was
> >> useless as a bike light. There was no way to make it cast a useful
> >> beam.
> >>
> >> If you've got something different, I'd like to hear about it.
> >
> >He's probably talking about something like down-low-glow.
> >
> >http://www.fossilfool.com/down-low-glow.htm
> >
> >They're definitely attention getters.
>
> That's what they're like. They seemed a lot cheaper though, something
> like $20 for two tubes and the power source. I still need to add 8 AA
> cells, and I recently ordered some decent rechargables for that. Now I
> just need to figure out how to hook them to the frame; I need to be
> able to remove them quickly because they'll certainly get stolen if I
> leave them on the bike. I'll visit the local Home Despot and see what
> I can put together.
>
> Wearing thick gloves makes all of this much harder.
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Date: 20 Sep 2006 09:44:17
From: dgk
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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On 19 Sep 2006 13:04:13 -0700, "Rex Kerr" <rexkerr@gmail.com > wrote:
>I know that you've already ordered them, but you might want to consider
>a pre-made pack:
>
>http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=482
>
>Also, if you're using and already have 8 cells you could buy one of
>their 8 cell holders, such as:
>
>http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=859
>
>...and charge them as a pack using one of their st chargers.
>
>
Oh, that's a good idea. The thing did come with a battery holder but
swapping out eight batteries could get annoying. I might go for this
if I end up using the thing.
I took a good look at the bike and I think I can see a way to make it
pretty easy to mount and remove by using velcro on the frame and the
light sticks, and putting the battery pack, switch, and transformer
thingie into my rack. If I do it that way though it won't be long
enough to put one light stick (there are two) under the front tube,
which iould illuminate the ground. Oh well, I'll play some more.
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 08:16:13
From:
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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dgk wrote:
> ...
> But at some point in the spring I bought a cold cathode neon sort of
> light and now I need to find some way to attach it to the frame. Plus
> 8 AA batteries. This might be more trouble than it's worth.
I don't understand what type of light you're describing, and I'm
curious. Is it one of those little flourescent lamps, with a
flourescent bulb maybe 1/2" diameter, 8" long?
If so, I played with something like that a couple decades ago. It was
useless as a bike light. There was no way to make it cast a useful
beam.
If you've got something different, I'd like to hear about it.
- Frank Krygowski
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 10:19:27
From: Dane Buson
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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frkrygow@gmail.com wrote:
>
> dgk wrote:
>> ...
>> But at some point in the spring I bought a cold cathode neon sort of
>> light and now I need to find some way to attach it to the frame. Plus
>> 8 AA batteries. This might be more trouble than it's worth.
>
> I don't understand what type of light you're describing, and I'm
> curious. Is it one of those little flourescent lamps, with a
> flourescent bulb maybe 1/2" diameter, 8" long?
>
> If so, I played with something like that a couple decades ago. It was
> useless as a bike light. There was no way to make it cast a useful
> beam.
>
> If you've got something different, I'd like to hear about it.
He's probably talking about something like down-low-glow.
http://www.fossilfool.com/down-low-glow.htm
They're definitely attention getters.
--
Dane Buson - sigdane@unixbigots.org
And it should be the law: If you use the word `paradigm' without knowing
what the dictionary says it means, you go to jail. No exceptions.
-- David Jones
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 14:24:04
From: dgk
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:19:27 -0700, Dane Buson <dane@unseen.edu >
wrote:
>frkrygow@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> dgk wrote:
>>> ...
>>> But at some point in the spring I bought a cold cathode neon sort of
>>> light and now I need to find some way to attach it to the frame. Plus
>>> 8 AA batteries. This might be more trouble than it's worth.
>>
>> I don't understand what type of light you're describing, and I'm
>> curious. Is it one of those little flourescent lamps, with a
>> flourescent bulb maybe 1/2" diameter, 8" long?
>>
>> If so, I played with something like that a couple decades ago. It was
>> useless as a bike light. There was no way to make it cast a useful
>> beam.
>>
>> If you've got something different, I'd like to hear about it.
>
>He's probably talking about something like down-low-glow.
>
>http://www.fossilfool.com/down-low-glow.htm
>
>They're definitely attention getters.
That's what they're like. They seemed a lot cheaper though, something
like $20 for two tubes and the power source. I still need to add 8 AA
cells, and I recently ordered some decent rechargables for that. Now I
just need to figure out how to hook them to the frame; I need to be
able to remove them quickly because they'll certainly get stolen if I
leave them on the bike. I'll visit the local Home Despot and see what
I can put together.
Wearing thick gloves makes all of this much harder.
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 07:16:14
From: AustinMN
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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Claire Petersky wrote:
> "AustinMN" <tacooper260@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158588493.285830.98200@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Claire Petersky wrote:
> >> "Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:12gt0hpfa854obf@news.supernews.com...
> >>
> >> > You're thinking winter, I'm thinking fall. You folks really only get 2
> >> > seasons, huh?
> >>
> >> Yup, wet and dry. Wet starts from about...well...now, and goes to about
> >> mid-July. Now, it might be in the upper 50s and be raining; January,
> >> it'll
> >> be in the lower 40s, and raining.
> >
> > Sorry, Claire, but that does not qualify as winter.
> >
> > When there's a minus sign in front of that temperature, then it's
> > winter.
>
>
> Yup, that's why my great-grandparents left Saskatchewan and North Dakota for
> Vancouver BC and Seattle, respectively.
I'd rather have the occasional mid-day sun that we get in winter
(despite the cold) than to have nothing but rain, rain, rain...and when
it's not raining, it's still grey. We all choose our own poison in the
end.
Alas, I doubt my bones will suffer the cold forever, and some day I'll
carry them someplace where the lows don't go below 20F.
Austin
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 07:11:27
From: AustinMN
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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n5hsr wrote:
> "AustinMN" <tacooper260@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158588493.285830.98200@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Claire Petersky wrote:
> >> "Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:12gt0hpfa854obf@news.supernews.com...
> >>
> >> > You're thinking winter, I'm thinking fall. You folks really only get 2
> >> > seasons, huh?
> >>
> >>
> >> Yup, wet and dry. Wet starts from about...well...now, and goes to about
> >> mid-July. Now, it might be in the upper 50s and be raining; January,
> >> it'll
> >> be in the lower 40s, and raining.
> >
> > Sorry, Claire, but that does not qualify as winter.
> >
> > When there's a minus sign in front of that temperature, then it's
> > winter.
> >
> > Austin
> >
>
> Austin MN, Isn't that the home of SPAM(tm)?
Yes, but that's not where I am...
> And where they use electric
> block heaters all winter to keep the cars running?
Not quite. Maybe the other end of the state does, but nobody lives up
there. You may be thinking of North Dakota or Montana. Here in the
Twin Cities, we just park in the garage to keep the car warm. It also
keeps the fingertips from freezing to the brake levers (for a while).
I'm not in Austin, MN. I used to go by AustinBoston, but that had to
go when we moved to the Twin Cities. I tried a bunch of nicks, but
nothing worked except the somewhat lame AustinMN. I've only had to
explain it about six times (and half of those to the resident ED troll
so they don't count), so it's not as bad as I feared it would be.
Austin
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Date: 20 Sep 2006 09:09:40
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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"AustinMN" <tacooper260@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:1158675087.141745.207300@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
[...]
> I'm not in Austin, MN. I used to go by AustinBoston, but that had to
> go when we moved to the Twin Cities. I tried a bunch of nicks, but
> nothing worked except the somewhat lame AustinMN. I've only had to
> explain it about six times (and half of those to the resident ED troll
> so they don't count), so it's not as bad as I feared it would be.
>
> Austin
Nope, it is VERY bad that you have a name like AustinMN as it misleads
everyone. It is false advertising. I think you must be crazy to have chosen
such a name. What's the matter, not enough other names in the universe for
you? At least get rid of the 'MN' you blooming idiot!
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 18:11:41
From: n5hsr
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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"AustinMN" <tacooper260@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:1158675087.141745.207300@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> n5hsr wrote:
>> "AustinMN" <tacooper260@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1158588493.285830.98200@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> > Claire Petersky wrote:
>> >> "Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:12gt0hpfa854obf@news.supernews.com...
>> >>
>> >> > You're thinking winter, I'm thinking fall. You folks really only get
>> >> > 2
>> >> > seasons, huh?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Yup, wet and dry. Wet starts from about...well...now, and goes to
>> >> about
>> >> mid-July. Now, it might be in the upper 50s and be raining; January,
>> >> it'll
>> >> be in the lower 40s, and raining.
>> >
>> > Sorry, Claire, but that does not qualify as winter.
>> >
>> > When there's a minus sign in front of that temperature, then it's
>> > winter.
>> >
>> > Austin
>> >
>>
>> Austin MN, Isn't that the home of SPAM(tm)?
>
> Yes, but that's not where I am...
>
>> And where they use electric
>> block heaters all winter to keep the cars running?
>
> Not quite. Maybe the other end of the state does, but nobody lives up
> there. You may be thinking of North Dakota or Montana. Here in the
> Twin Cities, we just park in the garage to keep the car warm. It also
> keeps the fingertips from freezing to the brake levers (for a while).
>
> I'm not in Austin, MN. I used to go by AustinBoston, but that had to
> go when we moved to the Twin Cities. I tried a bunch of nicks, but
> nothing worked except the somewhat lame AustinMN. I've only had to
> explain it about six times (and half of those to the resident ED troll
> so they don't count), so it's not as bad as I feared it would be.
>
> Austin
>
I don't even get ED messages anymore.
Have you been to Austin MN?
I take it you've probably heard the old lymeric about There once was a man
from Boston . . . .
Charles of Schaumburg.
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 18:10:37
From: n5hsr
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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"AustinMN" <tacooper260@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:1158675087.141745.207300@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> n5hsr wrote:
>> "AustinMN" <tacooper260@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1158588493.285830.98200@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> > Claire Petersky wrote:
>> >> "Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:12gt0hpfa854obf@news.supernews.com...
>> >>
>> >> > You're thinking winter, I'm thinking fall. You folks really only get
>> >> > 2
>> >> > seasons, huh?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Yup, wet and dry. Wet starts from about...well...now, and goes to
>> >> about
>> >> mid-July. Now, it might be in the upper 50s and be raining; January,
>> >> it'll
>> >> be in the lower 40s, and raining.
>> >
>> > Sorry, Claire, but that does not qualify as winter.
>> >
>> > When there's a minus sign in front of that temperature, then it's
>> > winter.
>> >
>> > Austin
>> >
>>
>> Austin MN, Isn't that the home of SPAM(tm)?
>
> Yes, but that's not where I am...
>
>> And where they use electric
>> block heaters all winter to keep the cars running?
>
> Not quite. Maybe the other end of the state does, but nobody lives up
> there. You may be thinking of North Dakota or Montana. Here in the
> Twin Cities, we just park in the garage to keep the car warm. It also
> keeps the fingertips from freezing to the brake levers (for a while).
>
> I'm not in Austin, MN. I used to go by AustinBoston, but that had to
> go when we moved to the Twin Cities. I tried a bunch of nicks, but
> nothing worked except the somewhat lame AustinMN. I've only had to
> explain it about six times (and half of those to the resident ED troll
> so they don't count), so it's not as bad as I feared it would be.
>
> Austin
>
Have you ever been to Austin MN?
I take it you heard the old Limerick?
Charles of Schaumburg
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 08:41:58
From: dgk
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 02:11:14 GMT, "Claire Petersky"
<cpetersky@mouse-potato.com > wrote:
>First, I went to Ace last week to get a nut to bolt my rear light back on my
>rack, which fell off at some point during the summer. The bolt was metric. I
>love the metric system, but all my nuts at home were not. I ended up buying
>new nuts, bolts and washers all around. The metric stuff cost 50 cents a
>piece, and the english was 8 cents, so it was cheaper to replace it all.
>Also, it means if a bolt falls off again, I can fix it in my garage without
>having to go to Ace.
>Then, I realized that I have a meeting after work on Monday and I had to
>finish setting up the lights today.
>
>So, I got out the bike boxes -- you know, the boxes of things like spare
>lights, old saddles, velcro doo-dads, and other sorts of tools and
>accessories. We have a big box, for large items, and a small one, for little
>ones. By rummaging through the boxes, I came up with two cateye opticubes
>with mounting and hardware. I attached one to my fork mount. I struggled to
>attach the other to my handlebars, but then got the bright idea to mount it
>on the underside of the bar, and now it shares space with my cyclocomputer
>gracefully. (I confess I reinforced both mountings with duct tape.) These
>two opticubes are the "see-me" always-on, back-up lights to my Shimano
>friction hub light.
>
>I also found several rolls of reflective tape. I reapplied red reflector
>tape to the fenders; added yellow reflective tape to the seat stays. I also
>put on new green/yellow reflective tape to the helmet, and tightened the
>nuts on the rear light.
>
>I also got some new wool socks from REI and some new long-finger gloves. So,
>I think I'm set. Winter -- bring it on!
I bought a new headlight, a Planet Bike 15w halogen with 6 volt minh.
I tried it the other evening and it seems a bit more diffuse than my
old lead acid 10w system. I think I'll use both.
But at some point in the spring I bought a cold cathode neon sort of
light and now I need to find some way to attach it to the frame. Plus
8 AA batteries. This might be more trouble than it's worth.
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 07:08:13
From: AustinMN
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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Claire Petersky wrote:
> "Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:12gt0hpfa854obf@news.supernews.com...
>
> > You're thinking winter, I'm thinking fall. You folks really only get 2
> > seasons, huh?
>
>
> Yup, wet and dry. Wet starts from about...well...now, and goes to about
> mid-July. Now, it might be in the upper 50s and be raining; January, it'll
> be in the lower 40s, and raining.
Sorry, Claire, but that does not qualify as winter.
When there's a minus sign in front of that temperature, then it's
winter.
Austin
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 06:51:35
From: n5hsr
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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"AustinMN" <tacooper260@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:1158588493.285830.98200@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Claire Petersky wrote:
>> "Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:12gt0hpfa854obf@news.supernews.com...
>>
>> > You're thinking winter, I'm thinking fall. You folks really only get 2
>> > seasons, huh?
>>
>>
>> Yup, wet and dry. Wet starts from about...well...now, and goes to about
>> mid-July. Now, it might be in the upper 50s and be raining; January,
>> it'll
>> be in the lower 40s, and raining.
>
> Sorry, Claire, but that does not qualify as winter.
>
> When there's a minus sign in front of that temperature, then it's
> winter.
>
> Austin
>
Austin MN, Isn't that the home of SPAM(tm)? And where they use electric
block heaters all winter to keep the cars running?
Charles of Schaumburg
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Date: 19 Sep 2006 05:01:04
From: Claire Petersky
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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"AustinMN" <tacooper260@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:1158588493.285830.98200@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Claire Petersky wrote:
>> "Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:12gt0hpfa854obf@news.supernews.com...
>>
>> > You're thinking winter, I'm thinking fall. You folks really only get 2
>> > seasons, huh?
>>
>> Yup, wet and dry. Wet starts from about...well...now, and goes to about
>> mid-July. Now, it might be in the upper 50s and be raining; January,
>> it'll
>> be in the lower 40s, and raining.
>
> Sorry, Claire, but that does not qualify as winter.
>
> When there's a minus sign in front of that temperature, then it's
> winter.
Yup, that's why my great-grandparents left Saskatchewan and North Dakota for
Vancouver BC and Seattle, respectively.
--
Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 06:01:44
From: Josh Hassol
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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Claire Petersky wrote:
> First, I went to Ace last week to get a nut to bolt my rear light back on my
> rack, which fell off at some point during the summer. The bolt was metric. I
> love the metric system, but all my nuts at home were not. I ended up buying
> new nuts, bolts and washers all around. The metric stuff cost 50 cents a
> piece, and the english was 8 cents, so it was cheaper to replace it all.
> Also, it means if a bolt falls off again, I can fix it in my garage without
> having to go to Ace.
> Then, I realized that I have a meeting after work on Monday and I had to
> finish setting up the lights today.
>
> So, I got out the bike boxes -- you know, the boxes of things like spare
> lights, old saddles, velcro doo-dads, and other sorts of tools and
> accessories. We have a big box, for large items, and a small one, for little
> ones. By rummaging through the boxes, I came up with two cateye opticubes
> with mounting and hardware. I attached one to my fork mount. I struggled to
> attach the other to my handlebars, but then got the bright idea to mount it
> on the underside of the bar, and now it shares space with my cyclocomputer
> gracefully. (I confess I reinforced both mountings with duct tape.) These
> two opticubes are the "see-me" always-on, back-up lights to my Shimano
> friction hub light.
>
> I also found several rolls of reflective tape. I reapplied red reflector
> tape to the fenders; added yellow reflective tape to the seat stays. I also
> put on new green/yellow reflective tape to the helmet, and tightened the
> nuts on the rear light.
>
> I also got some new wool socks from REI and some new long-finger gloves. So,
> I think I'm set. Winter -- bring it on!
>
> --
> Warm Regards,
>
> Claire Petersky
> http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
> See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
Please, don't start talking about winter! I commute in Boston, and I'm
just not ready to dig out the tights, the booties, the lobster mittens,
the face mask, etc. yet! I did, however, charge up my huge headlight
battery so it will be ready for the coming gloom.
Regards to all,
Josh
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 07:28:26
From: Roger Zoul
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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Claire Petersky wrote:
:: First, I went to Ace last week to get a nut to bolt my rear light
:: back on my rack, which fell off at some point during the summer. The
:: bolt was metric. I love the metric system, but all my nuts at home
:: were not. I ended up buying new nuts, bolts and washers all around.
:: The metric stuff cost 50 cents a piece, and the english was 8 cents,
:: so it was cheaper to replace it all. Also, it means if a bolt falls
:: off again, I can fix it in my garage without having to go to Ace.
:: Then, I realized that I have a meeting after work on Monday and I
:: had to finish setting up the lights today.
::
:: So, I got out the bike boxes -- you know, the boxes of things like
:: spare lights, old saddles, velcro doo-dads, and other sorts of tools
:: and accessories. We have a big box, for large items, and a small
:: one, for little ones. By rummaging through the boxes, I came up with
:: two cateye opticubes with mounting and hardware. I attached one to
:: my fork mount. I struggled to attach the other to my handlebars, but
:: then got the bright idea to mount it on the underside of the bar,
:: and now it shares space with my cyclocomputer gracefully. (I confess
:: I reinforced both mountings with duct tape.) These two opticubes are
:: the "see-me" always-on, back-up lights to my Shimano friction hub
:: light.
::
:: I also found several rolls of reflective tape. I reapplied red
:: reflector tape to the fenders; added yellow reflective tape to the
:: seat stays. I also put on new green/yellow reflective tape to the
:: helmet, and tightened the nuts on the rear light.
::
:: I also got some new wool socks from REI and some new long-finger
:: gloves. So, I think I'm set. Winter -- bring it on!
You're thinking winter, I'm thinking fall. You folks really only get 2
seasons, huh?
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 13:56:34
From: Claire Petersky
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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"Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com > wrote in message
news:12gt0hpfa854obf@news.supernews.com...
> You're thinking winter, I'm thinking fall. You folks really only get 2
> seasons, huh?
Yup, wet and dry. Wet starts from about...well...now, and goes to about
mid-July. Now, it might be in the upper 50s and be raining; January, it'll
be in the lower 40s, and raining.
--
Warm Regards,
Claire Petersky
http://www.bicyclemeditations.org/
See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 08:12:06
From: Frank Drackman
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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"Claire Petersky" <cpetersky@mouse-potato.com > wrote in message
news:mAxPg.9006$v%4.5556@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> "Roger Zoul" <rogerzoul2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:12gt0hpfa854obf@news.supernews.com...
>
>> You're thinking winter, I'm thinking fall. You folks really only get 2
>> seasons, huh?
>
>
> Yup, wet and dry. Wet starts from about...well...now, and goes to about
> mid-July. Now, it might be in the upper 50s and be raining; January, it'll
> be in the lower 40s, and raining.
>
> --
>
As usual, Claire is correct. From today's Seattle PI:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/285471_weather18.html
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Date: 18 Sep 2006 02:10:11
From: Edward Dolan
Subject: Re: Finished putting on the winter lights
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"Claire Petersky" <cpetersky@mouse-potato.com > wrote in message
news:6fnPg.13007$bM.9452@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net...
[...]
> I also found several rolls of reflective tape. I reapplied red reflector
> tape to the fenders; added yellow reflective tape to the seat stays. I
> also put on new green/yellow reflective tape to the helmet, and tightened
> the nuts on the rear light.
>
> I also got some new wool socks from REI and some new long-finger gloves.
> So, I think I'm set. Winter -- bring it on!
Seattle does not have a winter, just a prolonged fall. Even the summers are
hardly worth mentioning since it never gets very hot there. You really need
to come to the Upper Midwest to know anything at all worthwhile about
winter.
Here is another Ed Dolan tale.
There was this guy who was driving through Wyoming in January and his car
broke down in a blizzard. He tired to get a ride with passing motorists but
none would stop for him. It was so damn cold and he was so miserable he shot
himself in the head rather than continue to suffer in the blizzard. Why did
he not just hunker down in his car? I don't know. He was problaby pissed off
at the blizzard and life in general.
Now tell me about freaking Seattle and how cold it gets there in the winter.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
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