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we went on a ride the portland peddle paluza. happens once a year. first time we got to ride in it. it was 97 degrees out and I had already ridden 20 miles on my commute. well this added another 20 miles but it was fun and there was a shit ton of people hundreds rode on all kinds of bikes. it was hard to to take pics since we were pretty much riding the whole time at 6.5 mph. we zig zagged all over the place and ended up going right by my shop that I left a couple of hours ago. I thought we were the only ones on a tandem but saw another one towards the end.
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fooferdoggie said:
we went on a ride the portland peddle paluza. happens once a year. first time we got to ride in it. it was 97 degrees out and I had already ridden 20 miles on my commute. well this added another 20 miles but it was fun and there was a shit ton of people hundreds rode on all kinds of bikes. it was hard to to take pics since we were pretty much riding the whole time at 6.5 mph. we zig zagged all over the place and ended up going right by my shop that I left a couple of hours ago. I thought we were the only ones on a tandem but saw another one towards the end.
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That looks like such fun!

I rented a bike for a few minutes while I was down visiting the fam. I have no balance and managed to fall. Fortunately some bushes broke the fall - could have been much worse.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Indeed I did. My friend was in town without his six children, so made for a much more pleasant evening.
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Sounds a wonderful evening, close to perfection.

Stella, steak, chips......bliss.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Must see if I can arrange to see the cheesemonger for something similar some day soon.
 
Apple fanboy said:
Do enjoy if you can. The Covid restrictions weren't all that bad. Felt strange to be sat inside the pub though.
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I'll not deny that I am torn between a mad and delirious desire to enjoy the ambience of a pub, and savour the joys of good food, craft beers, serious company, and - as I have not darkened the door of a pub in well over a year - having to stifle or suppress the habits of caution, control, and concern that I have cultivated, developed and practised over the period of that self same past year and a bit.
 
We went out for dinner tonight with our closest friends. We shared Thai and it was all wonderful.
 
Well first I got up and had a piece of toast. Then I brushed my teeth. Then I went to the store to buy some fish.
 
Alli said:
We went out for dinner tonight with our closest friends. We shared Thai and it was all wonderful.
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Sounds brilliant (I love Thai food), and I hope you had a lovely time.
Apple fanboy said:
Woke up feeling quite rough today. Changed my plans to go into the office and I’ll work from home instead.
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I'm not sure whether that can be ascribed to age, or to the fact that these days, months and months (if not years) can separate visits to pubs to meet friends, (whereas once upon a distant time you were, that is, one was - at the very least - a weekly visitor to such dens of drinking delight, preferably with good company), and you (and your body) are really not used to an agreeable night with a few beers in congenial company any longer.
 
It's nice to see the world slowly return to normal, well at least in countries with better vaccination programs. I do feel lucky that I was able to have both jabs before people in my age range and even luckier that I didn't have to travel too far to get them.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
Sounds brilliant (I love Thai food), and I hope you had a lovely time.

I'm not sure whether that can be ascribed to age, or to the fact that these days, months and months (if not years) can separate visits to pubs to meet friends, (whereas once upon a distant time you were, that is, one was - at the very least - a weekly visitor to such dens of drinking delight, preferably with good company), and you (and your body) are really not used to an agreeable night with a few beers in congenial company any longer.
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It was one beer (I was driving), and I was home by 9.
 
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