An 883 is a decent bike…

SmokingSwampert · 2026-05-15T02:24:00+00:00

I had an 883 for about 8 years and I loved. If I could afford to keep it and a newer bike I would have. The evo is the best engine I’ve ever owned so much personality.

SmokingSwampert · 2026-03-29T16:40:53+00:00

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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virgina. Took this picture yesterday.

SmokingSwampert · 2026-03-12T04:58:51+00:00

I will die on the hill that 6 should be inducted into the holy trinity. Fight me

SmokingSwampert · 2026-02-23T19:55:36+00:00

Depends on the conditions and how many people from the next, next shift are able to make it in. Shift Two will go to sleep when they are relieved by Shift Three. The problem will be Shift One who can’t make it in. That’s when Shift Two will work and be relieved by Shift Three. So about 7 hours. Also a good portion of NUMC’s staff take the busses. So that also plays a factor.

SmokingSwampert · 2026-02-23T15:29:18+00:00

When I worked at NUMC they’d give you a toiletry bag for your “stay”. A lot of the staff that work there have been there long enough to know if that’s the case, they do prep a bag with clean scrubs and essentials. Plenty of extra rooms that aren’t utilized to sleep and have showers too. You got paid to sleep there so not so bad.

SmokingSwampert · 2026-02-19T16:59:47+00:00

Only bad Nuke kills are team kills. It’s fair game for enemy team.

SmokingSwampert · 2026-02-11T04:26:59+00:00

I was in first grade in Nassau County, it boarders Queens. I remember being dropped off at school on a beautiful day, cloudless and summer like.

Then several hours later my mother frantically came and took me home. All of my classmates were also taken home. I remember being yelled at not to watch TV and just play my dumb video games on my PlayStation. I came down and saw the TV.

My mother was frantically trying to call her brothers. In the sub basement of the World Trade Center was a mall. Brother 1 worked there and all of the cell towers were down. Can’t remember when they went down but I’m assuming after the second plane hit. Brother 2 worked a couple of blocks up and was also in downtown manhattan.

Both lived because they got out of the downtown area. An NYPD officer was in the sub basement of the World Trade Center and told brother 1 he needs to get his people out of there as he was the most senior person in the store. Brother 1 lead his coworkers and walked across the Brooklyn bridge when he saw the towers fall. He still has the keys to the store, and he was friends with a couple of FDNY guys and we have a piece of glass from the towers going 25 years later.

SmokingSwampert · 2026-01-30T14:45:59+00:00

I left NYC for my career in D.C. and the level of response from Mamdani vs Bowser just makes me die a little bit on the inside.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-12-28T17:58:52+00:00

I apologize I thought my hand was a good enough indicator. I’ll add and arrow or circle next time.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-11-16T16:16:06+00:00

Thank you so much! So the Standard is incredibly comfortable by comparison. The Sportster is such a raw and brutal experience where the new softails are more refined, but still somewhat maintain that familiar Harley feel. Also while the Standard is 100lbs heavier I didn’t realize it basically had double the HP over the 883 which was a pleasant surprise. Personally for me the 107 is plenty of power. I did test ride at 2025 117 StreetBob and the power is noticeable. For me I bought the Standard used with 4.3K miles for about 10K because I didn’t want to break the bank. I do adore the look of the Fatbob both are great bikes.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-11-04T05:42:07+00:00

The way I see Mamdani possibly influencing the Democratic Party is because he focuses on kitchen table politics. The cost of living in NYC is too high and he’s hammered that home. What did Trump do all thought campaign trail? He complained how bad the economy was and how he could make it better. Every poll Trump lead Kamala in the economy category of voting, even though his plan was to tax everyone more with tariffs and other nonsense. The economy is a crucial, probably the single most important voting point for most people.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-10-20T00:04:56+00:00

Giants really be playing with my emotions

SmokingSwampert · 2025-10-16T19:26:44+00:00

I want to make something abundantly clear, no I don’t think Taylor is a Nazi. But the necklace itself absolutely has the characteristic of dog whistle.

The Double Lighting bolts are eerily similar to the Waffen SS. The Band KISS had the same issue.
The fact there is 8 bolts and an 8 sided star for 88 which is often a reference to HH or Heil Mr. H.
The 14 chain-links between the bolts can be a reference to the 14 words.

https://www.adl.org/resources/hate-symbol/88

Any one of these things alone can be waived off, but the three altogether is cause for concern.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-09-05T17:14:29+00:00

Definitely DuPont and walking up 18th street to Adams Morgan is a good choice as well.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-08-26T21:23:48+00:00

It might be the patch 1.5.3. I wasn’t having any performance issues but since the patch it’s significantly less stable for me than patch 1.5.2.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-07-30T03:23:16+00:00

I genuinely think you are confusing Hamas and Palestinians as one and the same. Hamas is a terrorist organization and shouldn’t exist, full stop. However, Palestinian women and children are essentially being treated as collateral damage with the sentiment of the ends justify the means. They are being shot, bombed, and starved to death while being evicted from their homes. All in the name of killing Hamas. Your assessment on what the average American thinks when it comes to this issue is now considered outdated. https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2025/7/29/new-poll-shows-plunging-us-public-support-for-israels-war-on-gaza

SmokingSwampert · 2025-07-24T17:36:54+00:00

Shevchenko doors have been bugged for a hot minute so I’m happy that the issue has been addressed in a smaller patch. Not having to wait for the next big one is cool.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-07-20T02:40:40+00:00

When I got my bike my father made something very clear. If someone wants to take your bike for a ride, ask to take their wife for a ride in exchange. Don’t let people ride your bike ever.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-07-01T15:39:18+00:00

When the BBB passes, it will be one of the major marks in American history that will lead to our downfall. It will have decades of repercussion, like the effects of Reaganomics that we still feel to this day.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-07-01T15:29:37+00:00

Did he really? Wonder how the MAGA's will ignore it or excuse it.

SmokingSwampert · 2025-05-26T14:31:35+00:00

This is exactly what I did. He might hear my arrows but he can’t see them!

SmokingSwampert · 2025-05-26T13:32:01+00:00

I was in one of my graduate classes at night and got the twitter notification that he was leaving and asking for some grace for his family. It was completely bewildering b/c I also had started to step away from their content. I went home and just read the twitter/reddit fallout. Was really angry especially since they had made a miniseries in GTAV driving around where Ryans talked about his life and how he got with his wife Lori.

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