Welcome back, merc.
List 3 things you did with the time you didn't waste here.
Describe your summer cycling so far. Best ride? New gear?
What type of work have you done on your car lately?
Over/Under/Properly:
barstools
the word "grundle"
wrestling
sambuca
the Hamburglar
platinum jewlery
Chevrolet
athletic supporters
goalkeepers
Good to see you too, ND. I mostly buckled down at work with the time that I usually spent on the board during workdays. As far as personal time, I impregnated my wife (which likely wouldn't have happened if I stayed on vusports) and also learned to play the ukulele.
Summer cycling has been miserable. I ignored it in the beginning of the year because I was focusing on my golf game. About 5 weeks ago I shut down golf and started to get on the bike again, in order to prepare for a big ride that was actually yesterday. In a post-ride stupor, I drove into the garage with the bike on the roof rack, thus ruining the bike. The company that I bought it from was generous enough to send me a replacement frame at a discounted rate, but the shipping was slow and then the bike shop that I took it to in order to build it up was closed labor day week. I finally got it back last week, took a quick shakedown ride on Saturday, and then took it to my local shop (not the weird shop that built it) for some adjustments. They said it was built completely improperly, requires a 12 hour job to disassemble and reassemble it, and the frame may have been ruined because some bolts were overtightened onto carbon fiber. So, I ended up missing my big ride, have a potentially ruined frame that's in the shop again, and am into this project for about the same amount of money as a brand new bike. So, I've been pretty depressed over it.
I put new rear brakes on my car two weeks ago. It also got new tires but I needed to take it to a tire shop for that.
Bartsools: proper.
"Grundle": under.
Wretsling: Over.
Sambuca: under. Love this stuff, especially in hot chocolate on a fall morning.
Hamburglar: proper.
Platinum: over. Just because it's rare/expensive doesn't mean it's good. Very brittle.
Chevrolet: Over. American cars are getting better, but still lag their foreign counterparts and survive only due to the patriotism of stupid middle americans.
Athletic supporters: Over.
Goalkeepers: Proper.