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I'd just like to report how mellow I feel tonight. You'd think menstrual cramps for the first time in years would have me down, right? No, Bubba loaded me up with Vitamin I and then I made Mojitos while he made the bruschetta. There was just this little bitty amount of mix leftover that was looking very lonely. I couldn't let it languish there, could I? I had to do my civic duty, right?
Team Mojito!!
Hey Lise - hope you like the new saddle!
Hey Maillotpois,
I saw your pic of you on the Alpe d'Huez! (is that grammatically correct?) So cool! How much of that climb did you do - knowing you, probably all of it?
When were you in France? DH and I are hoping to go to France next summer because he's always wanted to do parts of the TDF route. We want to travel fairly inexpensively but not uncomfortably. I'd love to get any feedback / suggestions etc. Did you rent bikes? Now that I've been biking for a whopping 5 months, I am hoping that I'll be up for doing some riding there as well by next summer. :D Feel free to PM me if you have any advice.
Kelownagirl -
You knew where to find me - eh?
We were in France 2 years in a row when we were really living above our means... I have so much to tell. It was AMAZING. Highly recommended. I will PM you with more. But let me know what your priorities are - riding, seeing the tour, where do you want to be, etc.?
In 2003 we went with Backroads - super epic bike riding trip with deluxe accommodations. DH brought his bike and I used theirs. That's when I did Alpe d'Huez. Yes, all of it. We also rode Ventoux, the Izoard, Galibier and Lautaret. And some great rolly stuff between Gap and Provence.
In 2004 we rented an RV and brought the kid and camped on the sides of roads. Also epic in a very different way which involved drinking pastis with BElgians and emptying poop tanks. We were going to bring bikes and the tandem (for the PP) but ended up deciding against bikes. Probably wise.
We are actually hoping to go next year. Maybe rent a house to use as a base of operations with DH's family. MWBR.
Thanks for getting back to me. :) Erik went to Europe years ago but I've never been. I actually don't even know enough to know what part I want to focus on but Erik thinks we'll focus on the southern part mostly. We'll be in France for about 2 weeks in July (will probably spend at least a couple of days in London and 4-5 days in Denmark visiting his family.) We likely won't do any organized bike tours - it would be nice but I don't think we can afford it. We want to see at least part of the Tour, and then rent bikes and ride, probably out-and-back trips from whatever town we happen to be in. Erik definitely wants to do one of the hard cimbs - maybe I will try too, who knows. We want to stay in B&B's, hostels, maybe rent something for a short term, whatever... but not 5 star hotels :) We're just starting to do some planning so I'm not even sure what to ask at this point. However, I don't want you to have to type tons and tons. I can probably tell you more about what we envision doing and you can perhaps point me in the right direction? Thanks!!
I like it!Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
Have they arrived??? Have they arrived???Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
*peeks in* Hey kids...
I understood SK...can't wait to get mine!
Well, i''ve been lurking alot this week & haven't been ignoring you TD or TOAD ladies...:D I just haven't felt social ya know...
We now have a dual bird problem...not one but two red warblers have decided to attack our bedroom window...We'll have to put the tarp over it as we have this problem every year...I'd rather not have to kill the birds & eat them for dinner...:eek: tee hee...
Still searching for houses-we're humming and hawing about one...
Must go find pic of self on bike to post....
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kelownagirl - I will pm you.
they aren't that big. don't think your get much of a dinner out of them. we have yellow ones up here.Quote:
Originally Posted by crazycanuck
And the big prize of nothing but our admiration goes to FishDr! Kind of. You got it half right. The goodies ship today from Central CA and will be on a Fed-Ex truck to Miss Yellow in Salt Lake City.Quote:
Originally Posted by fishdr
Now, no bugging her. She's got her big double coming up on 8/26 and a new job. I know she'll do her best. If I could I'd go help her with a inventory and packaging party. Think of all the gossip we could share as we said, "Mickchick, XS sleeveless . . . check" and so on and so on and so on. This was a big order. 3 boxes of 20-25 lbs each. She's going to get a workout.
SadieKate ""Now, no bugging her. She's got her big double coming up on 8/26 ...."
there are small doubles? :eek: Like "oh, it's minor, just an easy double" :D
OK, won't bug her, will just check the mailbox every day.
Just ask MP, Nanci, Veronica, et al - there are easy doubles and hard doubles. Especially if it is your first . . .
go yellow, go yellow, go yellow!
whats a double?
A double century - 200 miles.
go yellow, go yellow, go yellow!
ahhh gotcha. thanks. i was thinking a double shot of something.
Well, sure, but that's afterwards...
Double shot to the side of the head . . . .
i need a double shot of something just looking at how far that is!
It's just a long day. It's really not that bad.
And when you're done you can celebrate with whatever evil food you desire. I had a brand new pint of Ben and Jerry's New York Super Fudge Junk waiting for me. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois
V.
now that does sound good. though i can't imagin riding 200 miles, but i only have a mtb and no roads to practice on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
No roads? But that means no traffic. That's pretty cool. ;)
Geez, with the 5 mile loop that I ride (that with the road repair - aka gravel - has been reduced to 3 miles) - that would be a whole heck of a lot of laps. I need to move, just so I can have some good roads to ride on.
Well, Fish, maybe you are moving, right? What's the latest on the job? Wasn't someone else going to call you (when you're here)?
Save me thread drift! I am about to pass out from boredom at a deposition. Oddly enough - the only internet site that is working for me right now is TE. I can't get my email or shop or anything - all I can do is look at the forums.
Too bad it is a slow day...
I'm running out of things to clean. :eek:
winddance if i see a car on the road its amazing. about this time i'm more likely to run into a bear than a car. it is nice. our roads are gravel/dirt/cr@py.
fish my loop around "town" is just over 2 miles. my long ride is out to a place called grant point and back which is about 20 miles or i could head up the mountain, but the visibility is really bad and you could smack into a bear very easily. at least its pretty open tundra out to grant point. right now i've only been going half out to grant point or doing loops around town because of the big mean fuzzy situation.
Peaches are good.
I'm cutting soda out of life again.
V.
winddance you can come help me. though bf did it the day before so it isn't that bad yet. or you could come up and fish and clean them.
maillotpois i'm having the same problem. though my work just put a new gov't block on websights. can barely do anything. at least i can still search here. dang new policy.
My interview is Aug 22. I'm all set up and ready to go. I have my itinerary and everything. I still need to finish my presentation. I'll likely be working on that the night before. Blasted PowerPoint! When we used to use actual slides, there wasn't any way to change them at the last minute. I will probably hear something about whether or not I got the job while I'm in SF. The other candidates (2) will have their interviews by the end of August.Quote:
Originally Posted by maillotpois
Is this for the job in Maine?
I had a peach yesterday. No soda for me. Stopped when I was pregnant with FishJr and never went back. Every once in a while I drink some of Mr. Fish's Coke. Rarely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
I'll go for like a month, not drinking any. Then I'll buy some more. I drink Hanson's usually, an organic soda, I think.
It's just an easy place to cut calories.
V.
decaf, diet coke on the rocks, with a slice of lime. zero calories. :D
I don't drink soda very often, either. I can't say that I really miss it. I drink a lot more water now.
chr, I can some fish, but I would have to learn how to clean them! Did you always live in Alaska?
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Originally Posted by kelownagirl
I don't care for the taste of diet stuff. It actually gives me a headache.
V.
I get headaches from the diet stuff, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica
V - nope, this is the bee job in Baton Rouge. Congress decided to not fund any new positions in Maine for FY07. It looks like it's going to take a couple of years and maybe an administration/party change before they get enough money. I may lose my mind if I have to stay here for 3 more years or more. I'm pretty sure Mr. Fish will. Baton Rouge puts us about 1hr from my in-laws :eek: which is great for the fishlets!
Mr. Fish gets headaches from diet soda, too. It's a reaction to aspartame (nutrasweet).Quote:
Originally Posted by Veronica