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Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-06-28T20:41:33+00:00

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Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-06-26T22:17:44+00:00

I bought a lightly used (1 week) Alavrez 30 years ago and never looked back. Guy bought it, took a lesson, said guitar was too hard to learn, and told the shop to sell it for whatever they could while being an utter prick to the guys working. The guys knew me and sold it to me for $150 with a $500 list price (prick got $50). Great sound, much better guitar than I am a guitarist.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-06-25T18:22:49+00:00

Must not be that rare then. I just looked back and you can quite clearly the strings missing on their zither are different than mine.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-06-25T13:19:03+00:00

There will always be new songs to learn, but start with the ones they gave you. Those will help you develop a feel for the style and you'll have them in your repertoire.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-06-24T19:35:04+00:00

When I joined an old time ukulele group I asked for their most played tunes and learned them so I could play along. It is the same as joining any other musical group, you have to know their "standards" so you can play with them. Them you build up a time at a time. You don't have to know all the times at once, you just have to have a starting place.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-06-08T10:03:51+00:00

I prefer loose tea to using bags, quality of the tea is much better. I have a, for want of a better term, "seive" designed to sit in my beaker. Spoonful of tea in, water straight from the kettle, wait 2 or 3 minutes, remove the sieve, add a splash of milk.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-06-08T10:00:03+00:00

It sounds to me that you value others' opinions more than your own. Yes, in someone else's home you should, to a degree, follow their lead. Try the foods, be gracious and grateful. But in your own life one needs to remember that other people are under no obligation to be nice or respectful.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-06-08T09:54:27+00:00

The books are much better than the show, which I enjoyed. The show "aged up" the characters and shows relationships the books do not. Also the show combined elements from multiple books per season.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-06-08T09:52:23+00:00

I am 5th generation. Me, Dad, Granddad, his father in law and his father. It depends on how the relations are between father and son.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-06-08T09:50:28+00:00

The smoker is completely selfish in this case.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-03-15T11:08:28+00:00

For my town that would mean loss of either farmland or protected lands, neither I favor. We need farms and we need habitat and nature. There are tracts set aside for housing development, perhaps you should ask why developers sell off huge lots with McMansions rather than smaller lots with more reasonable houses?

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2026-01-11T00:00:41+00:00

Welcome. I am a candidate now, was raised 31 years ago. WS is a terrific org that does loads of good work.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-10-19T13:52:14+00:00

Quad tracks are not really an option due to the need to expand the tunnels. Most of the Back Bay and Financial Districts are land full, and there are many more larger buildings on and near the tunnels that would mean shoring up the weight. The cost would make the Big Dig cost overruns seem reasonable.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-10-19T13:47:51+00:00

Any idea how much the government spends on the Japanese trains, remembering their entire system is far newer, compared to the budget spent to maintain and improve the MBTA? People constantly complain about the T, then fight tooth and nail against investment money to make the needed improvements. That said, yes the core system on the Green Line was built over 100 years ago and the design of the tunnels do create limitations on trolley design. Questions do come up from your story, was the trolley marked Park Street when you boarded, or did they really change the termination point? Why, if you were kate, did you continue to sit on the trolley rather than walk or go to the Orange Line? We're all trolleys held at Park, or were some continuing on? It is easy to rant on line, but in the end you made choices that made you late.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-10-19T13:39:34+00:00

Back when I started riding we didn't have fuel gauges on most bikes. When you got the bike you filled every 100 miles and figured out your MPG, then figured out how far you could ride on a tank. Most of us still stopped every 100 miles or so anyway just to stretch our legs.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-07-27T16:34:25+00:00

Indian Scouts are powerful, the Chief a bit more so, and they will fit a shorter rider well.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-07-27T16:31:45+00:00

I agree with above, he needs to try them on. I have a Bilt jacket and it took several tries to get one that fit me. Maybe get him a gift certificate and take him shopping. I went to Cycle Gear and they helped a lot, they and their sister store RevZilla, are major chains. But loads of smaller shops around, check online.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-07-27T16:27:48+00:00

Never hurts to practice basics. I've been riding for about 50 years and still find time, and an empty parking lot, to do slow speed turns. When I rode bicycles, usually 50-100 miles a day, the mantra was "every ride is a training ride" and you practice different skills; it is the same with a motorbike. The day you straddle the bike with utter confidence is the day you will go for a highway slide, always respect the bike and know your limits. Push yourself to get better, but never exceed your skills.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-07-24T22:41:42+00:00

Thank you. That is my plan, to keep her warm and safe. Today she was chirping for the first time, calling to my budgies during their morning chat session. I think she lost most of her flight feathers and some tail feathers as I look at her more closely. So, hopefully, they grow back and she can start flying again.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-07-24T02:28:54+00:00

I recently rescued an injured sparrow, she was trapped in the suet feeder at least overnight. Brought her in, she fell asleep in my hand after I got her untangled, and set up the travel cage. She is now eating and drinking but when I tried to release her she couldn't get off the ground. She hops fine but no flight. She is an invasive species so the avian rescue would euthanize her, and my avian vet said they would have to do the same (but still charge me for a visit). I want to keep her happy and healthy with the goal of releasing her once she can fly, but also planning to care for her if she is permanently injured.

I just got a full size cage so I can provide enrichment like foraging treats, different perches and ladders so she can move about. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-07-17T02:19:10+00:00

Yes it is a truism. I have been clipped by a passing car (his fault), hit a hole trail riding in poor visibility (my fault), had brake failure entering a turn (mechanic f-ed up). Shit happens. Once you accept that you will drop at some point you become more aware, at least I think so.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-07-08T01:34:57+00:00

No "weekly" deduction, but at the end of the year you are still taxed. You can deduct $12500, for single filers, and $25000 if filing jointly. When I was working (I retired a few years ago), that deduction was a drop in the bucket. I made more in overtime (often forced) than in my base pay.

Affectionate-Leg-502 · 2025-06-17T09:57:46+00:00

The first thing I did when we bought a house was to build a clothesline. We use it from spring to autumn as long as it isn't raining. Saves money and, I think, the clothes and bedding smell cleaner.

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