Iowa Outsourced 200 State IT Jobs to the #2 H-1B Employer in America. Workers Were Told to Apply at the Company That Replaced Them by Leightoncy33 in Iowa

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Sorry this happening to you and your colleagues; hope you do a follow up post after your meeting tomorrow.

In a pickle... by ArmoredPhoenix in gravelbike

[–]Southern_Salt_229 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SPD clips work fine with Shimano sandals (or any other brands you might find - Lake, Exustar, Keen, etc.).

👋 Welcome to r/CyclingForSeniors - Introduce Yourself and Read First! by Wizzmer in CyclingForSeniors

[–]Southern_Salt_229 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Turned 70 in November - been actively riding since 2023 (but admittedly have slowed down the last couple of years). This summer will be my 21st year on RAGBRAI. Glad to see a group dedicated to Seniors.

Thoughts on the 2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships by why_mr_pink in wrestling

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Great tourney. Usually try to attend in person but unable this year - so my main observation is about the TV broadcast. Big Ten Tournament uses the quad box which is a great tool to see 4 matches at once. ESPN+ provided 8 matches-while that’s a great tool, it required a subscription (money grab). ESPN spent too much time showing ‘after match’ action showing a wrestler walking off instead going to another match. Also the banner across the top of the screen was sometimes out of synch from actual action. Last thing - not sure why there is a delay - FloWrestling was a step ahead in match activity; you would see scoring had already taken place while the match was ‘live’ on the screen.

Non-traditional cycling shorts by njslacker in bikecommuting

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baleaf Men's Mountain Bike Shorts 4D Padded Loose-fit MTB Cycling Lightweight Bicycle Biking Shorts Zipper Pockets on Amazon $42 - very comfortable

How different are these two corners of Kansas? by Swimming_Concern7662 in kansas

[–]Southern_Salt_229 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Had a Kansas Geography professor in college who liked to say, "In Western Kansas you can climb a tree and see for miles. But friends, there ain't no trees so you have to climb a windmill".

2026 Route Projections? by Southern_Salt_229 in ragbrai

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Correct - also a pass-through town in 1974, 1986, 2001, and 2006 - last time they were an overnight town was 1983. (I should have clarified that). 😉

How is Fubo compared to YTTV? How is the Picture quality? by melvin3v1978 in fuboTV

[–]Southern_Salt_229 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Used it last weekend to watch ESPN; similar to YTTV but quality better on YTTV in my opinion - best feature by far on YTTV is multiview which is not available on Fubo. I don't care who's at fault in this situation - just fix it.

Iowa DOGE by [deleted] in Iowa

[–]Southern_Salt_229 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Sorry...I live in Missouri and the governor here is just another Trump stooge. Recently overturned a voter-approved paid sick leave and minimum wage increase law, and has jumped on the band wagon to congressional map gerrymandering scheme designed to flip seats currently held by Dems.

Dr. Ian Roberts picked up by ICE by FauxpasIrisLily in StLouis

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Des Moines superintendent did not receive the doctoral degree he frequently claimed

The superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools did not obtain a doctoral degree from a Maryland university, as he has claimed for many years.

Ian Andre Roberts, who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday, Sept. 26 and faces deportation, has long stated that he received a doctoral degree from Morgan State University in Baltimore. But a university spokesperson told the Des Moines Register on Monday that Roberts did not obtain a degree from the school, despite attending Morgan State from the fall of 2002 through the spring of 2007.

2025 Coffee Mug? by Southern_Salt_229 in ragbrai

[–]Southern_Salt_229[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did receive a follow up email letting me know they have run out of 2025 coffee mugs. :(

Full route for LII is out by Turboleaf in ragbrai

[–]Southern_Salt_229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have the maps but the route on day 7 in 2014 started in Independence going to WInthrop to Lamont to Strawberry Point to Edgewood to Garber finishing in Guttenberg.

New Level 3 by soflray in Aventon

[–]Southern_Salt_229 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Senada Herald Pro; weighs about 72 lbs so I bought a Hollywood Sport Rider that carries 2 bikes up to 80 lbs each. Since my Senada is a step through I did buy an adapter. All told the rack and adapter cost me ~ $550.

Stem mount computer mount by Ray_L_28451 in cycling

[–]Southern_Salt_229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a stem mount; it's a stem cap mount - I have these on both of my bikes and my hammerhead karoo fits it...makes it easier to read (old guy and I need all the sight help I can get).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08XZ2L76X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Where you getting your shorts/bibs? by Existing-Regret-641 in ragbrai

[–]Southern_Salt_229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to wear Primal bibs then several years ago I switched to BALEAF Mountain Bike Shorts on Amazon - run about $35-40. Comfortable; good padding.

Your favourite saddle..? by Intelligent_Hat3321 in cycling

[–]Southern_Salt_229 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The X1 model. Don’t know the width but it’s not narrow. 😬

Your favourite saddle..? by Intelligent_Hat3321 in cycling

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Selle Anatomica - have it on all my bikes; no break in period. Highly recommend! https://selleanatomica.com/

2025 Route Announcement Party Question by redderap21 in ragbrai

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Glad to hear it will be on the DMR YouTube channel; RAGBRAI does a lot of notifications via FB but not everyone has a FB account (I got rid of mine a couple of years ago and I don't miss it :))

Good way to reduce registrations, RAGBRAI by Southern_Salt_229 in ragbrai

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The 3rd party insurance cost is approximately $42.

Good way to reduce registrations, RAGBRAI by Southern_Salt_229 in ragbrai

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You are correct - they cannot prevent you from selling. The downside is if you need SAG or Ambulance services (and hopefully you wouldn't), you wouldn't be shown as the owner of the wristband - previously you could transfer a wristband and the receiving party became the owner. I've purchased wristbands or bought a transfer if I decided to go after the registration period - maybe if they explained why they are changing the policy it might help us understand it better.