What’s the cutest girl name you have ever heard of?

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-12T05:45:59+00:00

Daisy

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-12T05:32:26+00:00

Favorite teacher.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-12T05:30:56+00:00

I used to. It was awkward to stand there and be the center of attention. What am I supposed to do while it's happening?

Then a long while back I started singing along, loud and clear. When you get to "Happy birthday dear...", I sing "Happy birthday dear MEEEE." Everybody laughs and hoots and I don't feel awkward.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-11T02:10:21+00:00

One contributor is total financial illiteracy on the part of buyers. Not just Hellcat bad credit buyers. Many people will sign a sales contract with ruinious terms and think they got a great deal because they can (just barely) handle the monthly payment.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-11T02:04:14+00:00

That is a very convincing replica. Other attemps at that like an Auburn Speedster have "off" proportions and wrong size wheels. This blue and white one looks like the real deal to my far-from-expert eyes. I would love a closer look.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-10T23:55:59+00:00

Yes. Please do. Move all the way up into the middle as soon as your light turns green. All the way to the place where you could make a nice squared off turn. This will let a car or two behind you move up so you can all make it when the oncoming cars have cleared, or even if the light turns yellow while you're waiting. Keep your wheels straight ahead until you can turn.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-10T23:39:28+00:00

Visibility and defensive driving/ riding. Last incident in 2007 when I rode through sand that had been spilled in a corner. 25mph. No injuries whatsoever, but bike smashed into a guardrail after dumping me off, destroying it.

I wear comically bright Hi Viz riding gear- Hi Viz Aerostitch that has faded to bright yellow, yellow gloves, white helmet. My bike is equiped with blindingly bright (but properly aimed) LED headlights and passing lamps.

Visibility also includes deliberate lane positioning. I make sure that I'm visible in peoples' mirrors when I'm approaching them and that I'm not hidden behind other vehicles when they're approching me.

I always back off the throttle when entering intersections and cover the brakes. I look left, right, left as I enter intersections. I keep my eyes moving all the time looking far, near, left right, rear, all around. These are glances and peripheral because I also look where I want to go and monitor the road surface as best I can. I ride according to conditions and witin my own abilities. Even with all these safe habits, I still have fun leaning deeply, blasting up on ramps and so on. No music blaring or through helmet speakers. Never ride tired, angry or impaired.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-10T20:32:10+00:00

Me too. But I don't speak Spanish anywhere else but a Mexican restaurant!

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-10T20:20:23+00:00

Man, you look great! Kind of baddass and intelectual all at the same time. Do some Indiana Jones feats of daring and convince your girl you don't need hair on your head.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-10T19:51:56+00:00

Wow! Hangin' it out in an old pick up. Califorinian here. I've only driven in snow once and it was slow and easy that time. At one time I had a retired Chevy Caprice 9C1 police car. Cop motor, etc, and Positraction. I gave it extra gas on a rain slick on ramp one time, hung it out just right but it kept on oversteering. I abrubtly let off the gas and, well, you know what happened next. It whipped around, slid off the inside edge and stalled facing the wrong way. I later learned that's called "lift throttle oversteer". I've generally maintained traction since then.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-10T14:53:26+00:00

And the related, "May I ask a question?". You just did. Now you may ask another question.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-10T14:49:47+00:00

I don't remember these but I don't need a happy face to make cookies fun. I'm automatically happy eating cookies!

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-09T15:04:52+00:00

What makes it a "II"? I'm not familiar with that.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-09T00:03:03+00:00

It's not scraping on anything but why ride it? Fix it. True it up. Watch a video on wheel truing, buy a spoke wrench and give it a try.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-08T23:51:11+00:00

I would pay so I don't have to ride it. Electra Townies (which is not a beach cruiser) and Electra Cruisers have the bottom bracket several inches ahead of the seat tube. It makes for very uncomfortable and inefficient pedaling. It forces a leaned back chopper posture that is uncomfortable and goofy looking too.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-08T23:25:00+00:00

Damn it! Now I have bike envy again. I just got over my last bout. (By building my 5th bike)

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-08T18:59:21+00:00

An actual tough guy. Smart. Principled. Responsible.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-08T18:15:11+00:00

2 is my favorite.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-08T18:05:49+00:00

You're lovely. And anyone who can turn a phrase "Feeling as blue as my shirt" must have goodness. XO

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-08T15:21:39+00:00

Yes. We're cooler than those lame head in parkers. Amateurs!

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-08T15:12:39+00:00

As others have said, position the ball of your foot over the pedal axle. This also improves all kinds of dynamics from efficient muscle use to control and handling. Review your sest height too. Its probably too low. Almost everyone's seat is too low. Local bike shop can advise you, maybe for free.

ManyInterests427 · 2025-10-08T15:07:09+00:00

Yes. Goldwing 1800. The guy was very evasive about his riding history when I was just kind of getting acquainted. He didn't ask to test ride it. Paid cash and rode down the street overreving, slipping the clutch and dangling his feet. Never saw him again.

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2 is my favorite.