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08-16-2006, 08:33 AM
chickwhorips

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Originally Posted by Kitsune06

Be VERY careful, CWR. Accidents happen, esp. out in the woods where there aren't any witnesses, etc. That's a very nice but ... uh... dangerous job, and I'd hate for you to disappear or anything and randomly show up in Portland so I'd have to temporarily take your job.

On an unrelated note, I'm planning a trip to Alaska!;)
oh, how I wish that could be true...

good thing there aren't any trees here... but what are you implying? hmmm....???? i'll have to put the alert out in town to keep their eyes open for the local madwoman!

that is one reason i like being in the bush. what happens in the bush stays in the bush.... and no one ever knows what happened. (insert evil laugh here)
08-16-2006, 08:34 AM
chickwhorips

cc congrats on the house. good luck moving. thats one thing i don't miss. i'm dreading going back to phx and getting things out of storage. its just such a pain!
08-16-2006, 09:57 AM
snapdragen

New drift.

/rant Goddess please save me from cutsey smilies /end rant

Gotta go stomp some teddy bears or something....................
08-16-2006, 10:12 AM
chickwhorips

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Originally Posted by snapdragen

New drift.

/rant Goddess please save me from cutsey smilies /end rant

Gotta go stomp some teddy bears or something....................

this make you feel better http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/bicycle.gif
08-16-2006, 10:50 AM
DrBee

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Snap - I thought this might help. I couldn't resist the fish...
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08-16-2006, 10:51 AM
DrBee

Salsa - how's your mom doing? I hope you are well and taking care. Good luck!
08-16-2006, 11:55 AM
DebW

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Originally Posted by DebW

I've been trying to estimate how may spokes I've cut in my lifetime... The fun part was cutting the first half dozen spokes, which are under so much tension that they can fly across a room when you cut them. To be safe, we'd stand the wheel on top of a trash can and cut the lower spokes first.

My estimate of the number of exploding tires I've experienced is 400-500. I'm surprised I don't have hearing loss from that.

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Originally Posted by Lise

Ho-lee cow, Deb. I had no idea that bike wrenching was such an exciting and dangerous profession!

I assume it's not quite so exciting anymore. The large number of blowout in the 70s was due to the 27 x 1 1/4 inch tires that didn't fit rims very tightly. Combined with our shop compressor which inflated tires too fast. It was actually pretty nerve-wracking when 3 or 4 blowouts happened in one day. Sometimes it was so bad that when one person headed towards the compressor, everyone else ran the other way. And the shop was small, so it didn't help much to run away.

Cutting tensioned spokes is inherently dangerous, though we never had any injuries from it. Thank goodness for the metal trash can. Our chief wheelbuilder (not me) did get tendonitis frequently from turning the spoke wrench thousands of times.
08-16-2006, 11:59 AM
mimitabby

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Originally Posted by DebW

My estimate of the number of exploding tires I've experienced is 400-500. I'm surprised I don't have hearing loss from that. Less than 5 of those were tires I was riding on, and most of them probably failed stitching in patched sewups.

When's the last time you had your hearing checked? If you never have, get a baseline ... because noise exposure DOES lead to hearing loss!

MImi who works in the NOISE LAB.
08-16-2006, 12:09 PM
KnottedYet

Today is one of those days where I hate my job. Love my work, but hate my job.

Tired of working on humans. Wanna work on bikes instead. Exploding tires and all.

(of course, I know jack-diddly about bikes, but that can be overcome):D
08-16-2006, 12:26 PM
DebW

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

When's the last time you had your hearing checked? If you never have, get a baseline ... because noise exposure DOES lead to hearing loss!

MImi who works in the NOISE LAB.

Thanks Mimi. I probably never have had my hearing checked. So how old will I be when I start going deaf?

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Originally Posted by KnottedYet

Tired of working on humans. Wanna work on bikes instead. Exploding tires and all.

Yeah, bikes are nice. They don't talk back. But sometimes they're a little recalcitrant and don't want to loosen their bolts for you.
08-16-2006, 12:32 PM
mimitabby

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Originally Posted by DebW

Thanks Mimi. I probably never have had my hearing checked. So how old will I be when I start going deaf?

without noise induced hearing loss, women don't generally lose much hearing, but most men do in their late 70's or in their 80's. I said generally; lots of women lose hearing...
but even one rock concert can do it. I have a hearing loss from two Jethro Tull concerts that i went to in the early 1970's.

You know you are in trouble when a noise exposure makes your ears ring. the longer they ring, the worse it was...
08-16-2006, 12:40 PM
Bruno28

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

I have a hearing loss from two Jethro Tull concerts that i went to in the early 1970's.

At last - a musical reference I can relate to. People have been trying to explain cadence to me using all these songs by popular beat combos I've never heard of. :cool:

Hope your hearing's ok Deb....I SAID I HOPE YOUR HEARING'S OK....NO, NOT YOUR EARINGS.... YOUR HEARING!!!!! :D
08-16-2006, 12:41 PM
DebW

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Originally Posted by mimitabby

You know you are in trouble when a noise exposure makes your ears ring. the longer they ring, the worse it was...

Exploding tires did not generally make my ears ring. Maybe when I was the one holding the compressor hose but I don't really remember. That would cut the number down to only 100-125.
08-16-2006, 12:51 PM
chickwhorips

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Originally Posted by Bruno28

Hope your hearing's ok Deb....I SAID I HOPE YOUR HEARING'S OK....NO, NOT YOUR EARINGS.... YOUR HEARING!!!!! :D

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08-16-2006, 01:16 PM
Kitsune06

What's That About Earings? I Can't Hear You!!! Was At The Club Last Night!:d