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Now that would be a very novel idea for her, she is the worst I have ever seen at following docs (or anyone's) instructions. But I have a plan, I put a Stainless ball bearing into the bandages under the bottom of the good part of her foot so that it is very painful to try to walk on it. Shhhhh, don't tell her. So at least for now she is now using the walker to get around. The real challenge will come on the 31st when she come home and does not have someone there to keep yelling at her to stay off the foot.
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EEEWwwwwww............ Not soggy corn flakes. By now they must be corn soup or corn mash. That will cause issues in a normal person. Splurge, get a nice fresh bowl of corn flakes.
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Thanks to all for your well wishes. She says I am already spoiled, rotten, so therefor I can not GET spoiled. It has already been decided long ago that she does not like the way I make breakfast. Her loss. I'll have to work on that one And it takes two good feet to land a kick in the butt. Besides, now I can out run/walk her........ Now I just need to figure out how to explain to a woman, with no concept of physics, that already knows everything, that even a "giant" Mercury Mountaineer does NOT have tonnage over everything on the road, especially cement trucks. You just can not even try to push them around. On a better note she is feeling better each day. But it will still be a long slow heal. I'm sure it will get worse before it gets better, especially when she gets home and has to deal with a walker and steps.
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And just what did you determine is the reason for this?
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Freebird's Maintenance Day Parts/Accessories Thread
Flyinfool replied to michellea's topic in Watering Hole
Beer runs??? Beer cuts into the amount of ice cream one can eat....... Why wast valuable stomach capacity. -
Open it carefully Don. You do realize that Annie has been talking to Mini.............. And Mini has only said that SHE will not do anything to YOU.........
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Did you read the questions?
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Someone hurry up and get this target, I'm still waiting for the next target. Something about an old ugly dude like me, on a bike, taking pics of school kids, and all of the true crazies and the offsetting do gooders around here.
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This could be a wrinkle in the plans. The boss has a FUBARed foot. (no it was not from having to kick me in the a$$...............again..............) There is a whole hardware store in that foot now, with 4 broken toes, that have long pins that go in the tip of the toe and run almost to the ankle to hold all of the pieces lined up, and a few screws for good measure that will be permanent.The pins should come out in about 8 weeks. She spent 4 hours in surgery getting all of the parts lined up. The prognosis is for a full recovery and back to kicking my tail by the end of summer. I'll have to see if she is going to be ambulatory enough to handle letting the dog out and taking care of herself with me gone for a weekend. It does not look good at the moment. I really wanted to make it to my first Freebird MD, but if mama needs me I will stay home.
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Who says we are at the top of the food chain? The other day on my way into work had a cage blast past me in the left turn only lane and had to cut back in hard to avoid the median and traffic lights. Fortunately it was not just me that she wanted to pass and it was a cage two cars up that she sideswiped into the ditch. No one was hurt and yes I did hang around and be late for work to be a witness. The dingbat got a whole slew of traffic citations. The cop wrote her up on everything he could think of. Fortunately for the guy she hit, she did have insurance.
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This could be a wrinkle in the plans. The boss has a FUBARed foot. (no it was not from kicking me in the a$$.......) There is a whole hardware store in that foot now, with 4 broken toes, that have long pins almost to the ankle to hold all of the pieces lined up, and a few screws for good measure that will be permanent. She spent 4 hours in surgery getting all of the parts lined up. The prognosis is for a full recovery. I'll have to see if she is going to be ambulatory enough to handle letting the dog out and taking care of herself with me gone for a weekend. It does not look good at the moment. I really wanted to make it to my first MD.
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Pulling the CMU
Flyinfool replied to camos's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
Dielectric grease, available at most auto parts stores. -
83 to 85 are different from the 86 up.
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That is when I usually will watch real close for those same bone heads when I have my P/U so that I have proper tonnage. I can then safely MAKE them move very slowly down the road and really get them POed. If you drive the same route at about the same time every day and pay attention, you will learn to recognize that you see the same vehicals in about the same place at about the same time every day. It was raining today, so I was in the truck, makes it time for payback........ I've never had someone try to squeeze past me in my lane, but then when I am on the bike I use the whole lane to discourage that very behavior.
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I have a 4 way stop similar to what you describe. What I do is to slow down extra early so that I can time it for my lowest comfortable speed to get me to the stop sign just as it is my turn to be there. My slowest comfortable speed is less than idle in first gear so I am using the brake and friction zone. If there is room and traffic will allow I plan my approach speed and spacing so that I can just idle in first gear and save the wear and tear on the clutch and brakes and my first stop is at the stop sign. You really want to break the habit of dragging your feet before it becomes second nature. I have a riding buddy that rides about 15K miles per year. His feet are down any time the bike is moving less than 15-20 mph. It is such a habit for him that he completely denies it if you mention it to him. He goes thru 2 sets of riding boots a year.
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Progress pics are good too....
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I stand corrected, What time is dinner.......
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While the camera person thought it was quite funny, it looked like the guy was out cold face down in the rain. Now if he did get back up and was not hurt,,,,, then it would be more funny.
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I have never hit a deer with the bike, YET. I have hit a few with my truck. They were still delicious. One thing that I have noticed is that if you hit the horn and scare them, they run in whatever direction they are pointed. So if they are on the side of the road looking at you, guess which way they will go if your horn scares them. Just a vehicle does not bother them, that is normal, vehicles have going up and down that road all of their lives, they expect that. But when something unexpected happens like a loud horn they just start running. What I have found is that if you just leave then alone they will just stand there and watch you go by like they have done to a thousand other vehicles. Now if the deer is already running cuz something in the woods spooked them, there is almost nothing that you can do to change their speed or course.
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You cant get much more visible than this. But even a police bike with lights and sirens on is still not enough to be noticed by this stupid cager. http://www.todaystmj4.com/news/local/121966754.html I hope the officer heals up quick and with no lasting issues.
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But at least they broke the Kayaking into 3 segments. AUs to Japan, Japan to Hawaii, and Hawaii to Wasington st.
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Don, this is great, now that the riding season is here for most of us is it time foe a new update? Even though everyone will probably already be at MD if/when I call.
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If you can tell us what thread is in the K Lever and what thread is on the mirror maybe we can come up with an adapter for you.
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I wondered about the pictures. In Wisconsin there are no plates issued for trailers under 3000 lbs GVW. I do have the bike listed for my I-Pass. I listed the trailer on my I-pass and just put NONE for the plate number. So depending on there camera angle the trailer could block the view of the bikes license plate. I did call the I-Pass people and was told that even on the bike the transponder must be put on the top center of the windshield, FAT CHANCE of that happening, on any bike.