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Mark Bingham replied to a comment by Gregory Garceau on I don’t even know what some of those words mean, speared by edith

Hardly any difference at all! I mean, what’s 1400 miles, really?

4 months ago
Gregory Garceau commented on magic spit trick, the filling station, around the block, sand legs, intimidating voters

Your dramatic "spitting into a different time zone" trick reminded me of the scene from "The Big Lebowski" in which John Goodman and Jeff Bridges hiked to a cliff in order to scatter their friend's ashes into the Pacific Ocean.
https://youtu.be/Wk61MeDmk2M

In another movie reference, I saw "Deliverance" so I don't think I'll be visiting the Deliverance Temple Ministries.

4 months ago
Gregory Garceau commented on I don’t even know what some of those words mean, speared by edith

Idaho . . . Iowa, what's the difference. Long ago, I was traveling in Texas with my brother, and we got into a conversation with a few guys at a bar. They asked where we were from and when we said Iowa, one of the guys replied with a knowing nod, "ah yes, the famous potatoes."

4 months ago
Mark Bingham replied to a comment by Halûk Okur on a photo in I don’t even know what some of those words mean, speared by edith

Aha! Yes, thanks!

5 months ago
Halûk Okur replied to a comment by Mark Bingham on a photo in I don’t even know what some of those words mean, speared by edith

Looking at the other picture I noticed that Hewes uses a helmet mirror, so he doesn't need another one on the handlebars.

In this case the stoker's mirror can be considered as an additional safety measure (and can also double as Susan's make-up mirror :) ).

5 months ago
Mark Bingham replied to a comment by Halûk Okur on a photo in I don’t even know what some of those words mean, speared by edith

I noticed that as well, but only when I was looking at pictures after the trip. I’m really curious about it, too.

5 months ago
Halûk Okur commented on a photo in I don’t even know what some of those words mean, speared by edith

Is there a specific reason to why the rear view mirror is on the stoker's handlebars, while it's the captain who's responsible to ride the tandem safely?

Just curious.

5 months ago
Mark Bingham replied to a comment by Gregory Garceau on a photo in catching fresh fish, building empty condos, a real gullywasher, I'd have to kill you

Similar to your 3rd (4th?) summer home, if I recall correctly.

5 months ago
Gregory Garceau commented on a photo in catching fresh fish, building empty condos, a real gullywasher, I'd have to kill you

Looks similar to my lifestyle, except for the castle and the Rolls Royce and the well-manicured grounds and the property overlooking the water.

5 months ago
Mark Bingham replied to a comment by George (Buddy) Hall on catching fresh fish, building empty condos, a real gullywasher, I'd have to kill you

HA! That's funny!

5 months ago
George (Buddy) Hall commented on catching fresh fish, building empty condos, a real gullywasher, I'd have to kill you

"Feeling peckish again," - OK, you have expanded my vocabulary. I was imagining various definitions that could relate to the word 'peckish' but would not have guessed it's true meaning without the help of the remainder of your sentence. FWIW, I just finished a ride and was feeling quite peckish myself - when I expressed that opinion to my wife she informed me that she was too busy for such foolishness at the moment. I don't think she knows what it means either.

5 months ago
Mark Bingham replied to a comment by Rich Frasier on a photo in catching fresh fish, building empty condos, a real gullywasher, I'd have to kill you

It IS rather amazing.

5 months ago
Rich Frasier commented on a photo in catching fresh fish, building empty condos, a real gullywasher, I'd have to kill you

Bad taste is timeless…

5 months ago
Scott Anderson commented on a photo in the argument, ruminating, this is MY road!, mobile homes, six miles out, rowes

Sort of like a Where’s Waldo challenge. Oh, there it is!

5 months ago
Jeff Lee commented on the argument, ruminating, this is MY road!, mobile homes, six miles out, rowes

"Mobile homes are not mobile. Once they're planted they stay there permanently... until, as the saying goes, there's a hurricane. Or a divorce. "

Actually, the single-section manufactured homes that you photographed (usually called "single wides" in the vernacular) are fairly easily moved. Typically the wheels and axles are left attached underneath. Often the "hitch" (sometimes called the "tongue", funnily enough) is left attached on the front, as shown in a few of your photos. If not, one can be bolted on easily. I used to do that when I helped in the family mobile home business as a kid.

Multi-section manufactured homes ("double wides") are more difficult to move because the two sections (halves) must be separated, which can be a substantial effort. But it's still done sometimes.

5 months ago