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  • pinchvalve

    Aug. 24, 2009 8:55 a.m. pinchvalve UltraDork

    Took a nice ride to mark the official end of summer yesterday. Weatherman said 0% chance of rain and sunny and 75. Left under darkening skies, and within 20 minutes we pulled under a nice awning to avoid heavy rain showers. Doh! But we ate lunch in a great little dive bar, and the rain passed quickly. Stayed cool the rest of the day, but that makes wearing the leathers easier so no complaints. Nice ride out through Western PA and into West Virgina.

    Hit Wheeling Island. Wow. A warehouse full of unhappy people chain-smoking and pumping money into slot machines. Why are they connected to the slot machines? Is it a form of mind control? Do they get a shock if they go into cardiac-arrest? Some form of symbiotic relationship that I didn't understand.

    Left there and hit Cabela's on the way home. I am not a hunter, but they have tons of cool stuff for ATV's and trailers. And stuff you just don't see anywhere else! I ended up with a 4000w generator for $250! (My power goes out constantly and I can't afford to miss Sons of Anarchy)

    Now starts the fall riding season, which is awesome here in Western PA. Can't wait!

  • Appleseed

    Aug. 24, 2009 11:03 a.m. Appleseed HalfDork

    pinchvalve wrote:

    Hit Wheeling Island. Wow. A warehouse full of unhappy people chain-smoking and pumping money into slot machines. Why are they connected to the slot machines? Is it a form of mind control? Do they get a shock if they go into cardiac-arrest? Some form of symbiotic relationship that I didn't understand.

    Early form of the Matrix.

  • Grtechguy

    Aug. 24, 2009 11:07 a.m. Grtechguy UltraDork

    huh? Summer's over? wtf?

  • motomoron

    Aug. 25, 2009 11:14 a.m. motomoron Reader

    Summer's not over til it's cold and dark when as I'm returning to the dock when I row after work.

    Or when I need a jacket to drive the Sprite top-down.

    Or have to put the liner in my Aerostitch jacket...

    Summer's nothing like over yet.

  • Apexcarver

    Aug. 25, 2009 11:39 a.m. Apexcarver UltraDork

    Nothing like these posts to remind me that my classes start back up on Monday.

  • stuart in mn

    Aug. 25, 2009 12:25 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork

    How did you carry that 4kw generator home on your motorcycle?

    edit: The one time I went into a casino I saw those same people, sitting there with one hand on the slot machine lever and the other holding a cigarette.

  • pinchvalve

    Aug. 25, 2009 2:22 p.m. pinchvalve UltraDork

    Summer is over when your kid goes back to school. so I am told. I am heading back for the generator this week, I had to decide between it and the wife and while the generator would stay turned on for a full 12 hours...

 

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