CorsairMac, thanks for the great encouragement. LOVE your city!! I spend my anniversary weekend there last June. Wonderful!! Could not even think about biking up the Turq Trail tho!! Tourist, that I am!
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05-24-2006, 03:49 PM #1
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05-25-2006, 03:55 AM #2
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Hello ladies!
Real name: Claire
Where do you live? Cork, Ireland
Explanation of your handle: I'm no Latin scholar, but I believe it's Latin for "I row". Since bikes weren't invented in Roman times, I don't think there's any Latin for "I cycle"!
Age (general or specific) 24.85 years
Occupation: Engineer
What's in your stable? Specialized Sequoia, Cahill Hybrid
Fastest speed on a road bike? where? when? 65km/hr on a long descent on a good straight road, last summer.
What is the biggest lie you've ever told: Of course I've been training every day!
Most memorable moment on my bike: Cycling a full 4 miles in one go 3 years ago, and realising that this was a viable means of transport! It was a very sweaty revealation, but more or less changed my life!
Most fun ever had on a bike? Racing my boyfriend, who is the fastest creature in the world on two legs, but not so speedy on two wheels.
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05-25-2006, 04:18 AM #3
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remigo
Hey remigo,
Welcome to our humble, funky, informative and sometimes chaotic board!
What kind of engineer are you???
Have a good one!
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05-25-2006, 05:28 AM #4
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Thank you! I've been lurking for a few week, so I know what lovely ladies frequent these pages!
I'm an electrical engineer, for a utility company. Not terribly exciting but it pays the bills. Are you an engineer too?
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05-25-2006, 10:51 AM #5
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Welcome to the board Remigo!! I was LOL when I read your yrs "24.85"....I kinda figured you were an enigeer!!
I was in Ireland a few years ago but never made it to Cork *cigh*! I have every reason to believe you're our first Irish lass, really looking forward to hearing about cycling in your world!!
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"
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05-25-2006, 04:52 PM #6
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24.85? Did you need a calculator for that?
Ya' know, EE's aren't *that* precise.
Glad to have another electrical engineer here. Enjoy your career in power.
Originally Posted by remigo
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05-25-2006, 05:14 PM #7
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Originally Posted by pkq
Ya' know, EE's aren't *that* precise. Glad to have another electrical engineer here. Enjoy your career in power.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Now it get it. You are the crafty one pkq......
**someday, someone is going to say, wtf is snap babbling about?**
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05-25-2006, 08:48 PM #8
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remigo, I think that's way cool! I was an electronics technicial years ago, before I got hooked on programming. It's still a useful skill. Being able to rewire stuff around the house is pretty satisfying.
-Amy
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05-26-2006, 12:59 AM #9
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Y'know, I'm actually quite reluctant to do any of my own electrical work - I am doubly nervous of electrical power because (a) all the safety warnings we get at work (b) imagine the embarassment if I did electrocute myself! I can see the headlines "Electrocuted Engineer in Shock Shame". Originally Posted by dachshund
At the moment, it involves a lot of rain gear - it's the wettest May we've had in decades. Originally Posted by CorsairMac
*smilie is blue with the cold*
Thanks for the welcomes!
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05-26-2006, 10:24 AM #10
I love headwinds! Really?
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gets to be too much for ya - come on over here: I live in the desert to start with but we are experiencing one of the driest years on record this year (ok...so how can a year be the "driest" if you live in the desert?....wouldn't that mean it was dry Anyway?? Inquiring minds want to know!! LOL) Originally Posted by remigo
At the moment, it involves a lot of rain gear - it's the wettest May we've had in decades.
*smilie is blue with the cold*
Thanks for the welcomes!Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand, strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming: "Yeah Baby! What a Ride!"
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06-01-2006, 03:31 PM #11
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Real name: Terri
Where do you live? Fallbrook, CA
Explanation of your handle: My family calls me "Teh" (one syllable is so much easier than two
) and my last name begins with "J".
Explanation of your avatar: Those are my dogs. From left to right in the picture they are: Amy (10yo red/white Pem. W. Corgi), Spike (5yo tri -color "fluffy" PWC), and Cody (?yo mutt--shelter dog)
Occupation: self employed
Favorite bike: hmmm- those Vanilla Cycles are gorgeous!
What's in your stable? 2005 Giant OCR-3 in blue.
Another picture of yourself or your ride? I don't even have a picture of the bike yet!
Most memorable moment on my bike: I suppose that would be the required "first fall with clipless pedals". I missed with my left foot and my brain forgot to tell my right foot (already clipped in) that it could still pedal and therefore keep me moving so, of course, I went down!
Most fun ever had on a bike? Bike Polo!
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06-01-2006, 06:12 PM #12
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Logging miles
do you log your miles? BikeJournal.com?
Yes, I do log my miles but I use an Excel spreadsheet. I will check out BikeJournal.com. Thanks
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