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[Pax]

ice scrapers are a lot cheaper than air conditioners.

Now that is funny!

[MM_QFC!]

Hi all,

Just wanted to pop in and introduce my new username (formerly jocelynlf). Have been thinking for some time that it wasn't the best idea to have a username resembling my real name.

Life has been keeping me busy, between taking care of a new puppydog, starting up my consulting business, and otherwise just a lot of normal stuff all happening at once.

The big news, and the inspiration for the new name, is that we are moving North. As in, Canada. DH got a fantastic job offer in Edmonton, and while it breaks our hearts to leave Seattle, we can't pass up the opportunity.

Target move time is end of September. Those of you in the Seattle area: I'm still planning to ride Cycle the Wave on Sept. 20. Hope to see you there!

Hey Jocelyn,
Thanks for sharing your news with us and, while I am happy for your DH and you, I'm also sorry that you're heading away from us. It'll be a great adventure and I'm sure that you'll happily settle into Edmonton.

Re: your target move date and the cycle the wave ride - would you hang out a bit after? I am leaving for my AIDS ride from NYC - DC next week and return home on the evening of the 19th.
So, while I won't be riding that day, I'd like to stop by (late morning/early afternoon/when?), maybe have an adult beverage with you and wish you lotsa tailwinds in person!
Mary

[KnottedYet]

We had boxes of photos and paintings stacked near the door + one suitcase each and the small instruments (violin, flute)

I think that flute might be sitting here in my living room!

[KnottedYet]

Jocelyn - this chickie is in the cold Canadadaanian north, and she rides year 'round regardless. http://girlsandbicycles.blogspot.com/ I love her blog.

We will miss you!

(ETA: The blogger - Sarah- is in Edmonton. She lists good bike shops on her blog, and other important bikey stuff!)

[salsabike]

Jocelyn, I'll miss you. Glad you're heading off to another adventure! And that I'll see you at the Wave.

[NbyNW]

Wahine - I'll keep you in mind as a resource!

MM_QFC: Yes, I'll hang out after the ride. A few of us are doing the Middle Sisters route, which starts rolling ~ 8am. It's 40 miles, but I'm not terribly familiar with the route so I have no idea how quickly it will go. I'm thinking a leisurely avg. 10-15 mph + snack break gets us to the finish by 1pm. Adult beverages should be excellent motivation!

[NbyNW]

Knot: thanks for the blog! I am SO coveting those euro-cruisers.

Salsa: see you soon!

[Trek420]

Ouch! Wildfire that close? Have you got your evacuation kit packed? I remember living ready to evacuate one fire season in CA. We had boxes of photos and paintings stacked near the door + one suitcase each and the small instruments (violin, flute) -- i.e. some practical stuff and the kind of things that are irreplaceable no matter how well they're insured. That would also apply to my grandfather's Steinway concert grand, but there was no way we could get that into the car if the fire marshalls gave us evacuation orders. Luckily for us, the wind turned and the fire never crossed the hill behind us.

Was that the year that the fire came so close to the Hagel's that someone unknown to them rumbled up their unpaved dusty rural drive in a pick up truck and helped evacuate all their art and paintings?

Maybe it was after he left they reflected "we just gave all our life's work to a stranger"

The stranger came back with everything after the fire died down.

Or ...... was that the fire when our mutual brother volunteered on the fire crew, was clearing brush and got a facefull of poison oak. He swelled up so badly he could not see and stayed in his room for days and days, Mom took care of him. When he finally came out of the room his eyes were so swollen shut I did not recognize him and screamed.

Then he stumbled back to his room, could not find the door and kicked it. We always had a dent on that door.

Better check my quake supplies and yes, Knott the flute's at your place. Probably not the same flute though, the one you have is the better one I got sometime about in HS.

[Fredwina]

four hours to get home tonight
http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_13210969
not only , but somebody thought it would "neato" to pull the emergency brake lever. wrong!

[crazycanuck]

We've made a step towards 21st century technology in our house...we have a set top box..I'll let Ian put it together...

I blew the vacuum cleaner the other day..

[Duck on Wheels]

Was that the year that the fire came so close to the Hagel's that someone unknown to them rumbled up their unpaved dusty rural drive in a pick up truck and helped evacuate all their art and paintings?

Maybe it was after he left they reflected "we just gave all our life's work to a stranger"

The stranger came back with everything after the fire died down.

Or ...... was that the fire when our mutual brother volunteered on the fire crew, was clearing brush and got a facefull of poison oak. He swelled up so badly he could not see and stayed in his room for days and days, Mom took care of him. When he finally came out of the room his eyes were so swollen shut I did not recognize him and screamed.

Then he stumbled back to his room, could not find the door and kicked it. We always had a dent on that door.

Better check my quake supplies and yes, Knott the flute's at your place. Probably not the same flute though, the one you have is the better one I got sometime about in HS.

Yep. Same fire. Actually that was two simultaneous fires, one either side of Sonoma Valley. The more westerly one was on the east side of Mt. Taylor, so only a few miles from our place as the wind blows, but the wind was blowing first south, then north. Blew the fires back across their own tracks. The easternmost one first burned one side of the Millers' farm, then the other on its way back, burned all the empty chicken houses down but left their lovely home with nary a smudge. They'd sold the chickens but not cancelled the fire insurance yet, whereas we'd sold our chickens and PAID the local volunteer fire dept to come burn the houses down as training. Lucky Millers

But was the dent in the door from that poison oak round, or from the one he got on a summer job clearing trails at the back end of the lake where we took sailing lessons? I thought he washed with strong soap after work every day, but didn't think to wash his glasses, thus the poison oak all around his eyes.

Getting back to current events ... does the new contract cover what you needed to transfer to Seattle? Will I have to include Seattle stops on my flights from Norway to and from CA from now on?

[crazycanuck]

The Brisbane bike paths/jogging paths are just a bit safer today..http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574...43-421,00.html

[Crankin]

Set top box????

[crazycanuck]

Supposedly in order to get HD TV you need a set top box. No clue how to explain it but apparently in order to watch tv in the near future...you need one??

[Blueberry]

Supposedly in order to get HD TV you need a set top box. No clue how to explain it but apparently in order to watch tv in the near future...you need one??

The explanation in the US is -

Most older, non-digital tv's have tuners that tuned to old tv stations. If you didn't have cable and wanted to get over the air tv, you had to buy a digital tuner. The antenna plugs into the tuner, which plugs into the tv. The tv sees the tuner as an input device (so I change channels on the tuner, not the tv now).

CA