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    Traded bike for a four wheeler

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    She has a neck collar on for the next three months, I asked the Dr where her cone was and neither she nor the Dr thought I was hilarious. I told them I thought it was to keep her from scratching her ear with her hind leg. At the point where the Dr explained to me why the collar I understood that she did not get my humor. I did probably look puzzled that she took my sarcasm seriously. Now I forgot about the pink T until you reminded me. . .

    Traded bike for a four wheeler

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    Ok Life changes, first knee surgery, then my father passed away and I have my 87 year old mother with memory care issues living with us, then the wife had another neck fusion since the first one did not take and she had broken hardware in her neck. The road to recovery is not short and this was her fourth neck surgery and she has had as many back surgeries. I was considering triking the bike but a convertible fits our current prescription. We have been kickin the idea for over a year when I found a 2003 T bird with just over 20,000 miles so we traded the bike. I did pull some things off of her like Mic Mutes, HID, back cup holder, harley mufflers . . . So for now the wife is basically grounded but on those few times when we can get out I can drop the top and go. I am holding out that in the future Chris will be at a place where we can return to two wheels and two up, Not goin away but I have not been very active either.

    Wife and new neck surgery

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    Prayers appreciated! Long road, they went in the back and added new hardware and some synthetic and cadaver bone, she is in a neck collar for 3 months and can not lift more than a cup of coffee , the broken hardware was left in the front but the fusion in front never took. now lite OT and weekly nurse visits. For those that have not been to Northwestern, it is actually several hospitals with different specialties connected by a walk bridge. While we were at Northwestern and anyone in this circumstance can not help but feel sorry about our situation. I would walk to the womans hospital to get food that fit in my low carb lifestyle. That took me through the Childrens Hospital corridor, seeing some little people with much bigger life struggles than ours put a whole new perspective on our situation. Ride safe!!!

    Wife and new neck surgery

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    My year has been spent dealing with my fathers death and the new addition of Mom at our house, Mom has memory care issues. In addition my wife's neck pain and left arm going numb. After a lot of insurance , change of work insurance by employer and starting all over and office visits, they found that Chris's last neck fusion did not take and she had broken hardware in her neck. We were sent to see a specialist at Northwestern in Chicago who said the only option was to go in through the back of the neck this time, she has had 3 previous procedures from the front and lots of scar tissue. Old hardware will stay but new hardware an some synthetic bone was added from the back. No doubt will not be putting many miles on the bike this summer and I have not been active with much outside of Chris's recovery. Sittin on the sidelines

    Indigestion bug

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    I have gerd but when I go on a low carb diet mine seems to disappear completely. My sister keeps telling me I have gluten sensitivity. When I drink most beers it gives me a headache, if I stick to whiskey I am good. Keep a journal of what you eat and watch for results anywhere from 20 minutes to the next day. A guy at work was having a ton of issues, lots of testing and they found he was allergic to I think yellow die #7 and he drank copious amounts of Mountain Dew. My sister will not eat processed foods, everything from scratch and she keeps saying that we are a people of convenience but doing it old school doesnt take that long. Good luck with it

    WiFi Question

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    Ch 1, 6 and 11 do not. Overlap. The other channels have a part of the band that is shared with the next channel ie if you used 2 and your neighbor used 3 your data would be slower because part of the channel is busy with your neighbors activity. If you live in a remote area and assign channels at opposite ends this may not be an issue, in town you should avoid using these channels. If you used speed test and had good speed wired but wifi is slow, assigning 1,6 or 11 may be very helpful http://www.howtogeek.com/197268/how-to-find-the-best-wi-fi-channel-for-your-router-on-any-operating-system/

    WiFi Question

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    So on the admin page of the second router set as access point using the same SSID , password and encryption settings

     

    set the router and access point to a different channels that do not overlap ie set router to 6 and access point to 11 but you should probably use ch 1, 6, 11 because they do not overlap. Change the ip of the access point to an address within the routers range, turn off dhcp on the access point. Run a network cable between router and access point and you should be good to go.

     

    There is a lot of info on it that is specific to the devices but this is the basic framework.

    WiFi Question

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    If your second router is behind or plugged into a shared network port on the primary router then the ISP is only seeing the primary modem/router and anything behind that should be fine. If your second router is set up as an access point with the same SSID and password then your network in theory should be seamless and your devices should connect to the stronger signal. If you want a separate network for some reason then you can have a different SSID. In larger networks there is usually a smart or managed switch that will take care of switching between access points.

    If the second router is in an area that is getting a signal from the main router/modem then it could be set up as a repeater but some speed is lost in this scenario. The access point is a good idea.

     

    I have my primary and second router set up as a wireless access point,

    same ssid and password and no problems.

    Noob With a $2500 1999 Royal Star Venture, Showing my fined and looking for knowledge

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    One of the best things I did was install Leveling Links for the slow parking lot issues. Made a world of difference in low speed handling especially 2 up.

    Second that , there are threads where you can make your own. I have seen a dent pulled from a tank with one of these from Harbor Freight has a kit http://www.harborfreight.com/crossbar-dent-repair-kit-66957.html they heated the area with a hair dryer first and it took them four or five times to get it all out but it looked like it worked.

    Heads up Minnesota/Wisconsin members

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    Lots of roof rips off and trucks, rv tip overs. I did see some posts about semi's taking a nap ( parked and empty) , Chicago had a few high rises that they evacuated, a news crew was inside Willis Tower and they closed a door and locked it but it opened. Those buildings were designed to sway like 6' at the top, not for the faint of heart. As a Reminder Tornado's can occur year round and this is prime weather for them.

    Credit Card Skimmers

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    Just a heads up, in our area recently the credit card skimmers have made their way into gas pumps. These folks open the pump with a universal key and plug it between the reader and the system. Now they are using wireless technology to access the data to avoiding being caught, they still get caught using the remade cards. The suggestion is to go inside and swipe, never handing anyone else your card. If you use an debit card, get in the practice of covering your hand when entering your pin. Last be in the habit of checking your statement, especially when traveling. Thieves commonly will make a copy of the data on your card, hit a store and buy gift cards, a few small ones and then bigger ones. If they are good they will spread purchases out so go less noticed.

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