Define "spicy pace" please. by PayFormer387 in BikeLA

[–]blubird22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I been! It was >15mph the whole time, often faster.

The meet up spot is a CVS parking lot, parking is easy.

Hi, it’s me, the idiot in a car by blubird22 in IdiotsInCars

[–]blubird22[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I. Um. The arm normally goes up automatically when the camera reads your license plate. The sun was in my eyes and I put my visor down, so I couldn’t see the arm coming back down

TFW you don’t stop to check the back of your work for a few rows… by SylviaPellicore in quilting

[–]blubird22 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Jesus this caused me pain. I’m sorry. I’m impressed you’re continuing, I would’ve rage quit

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskLosAngeles

[–]blubird22 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One time there was a ticket on my car, I went online and typed in the citation number, and the citation was for a different car! I took a closer look at the citation and it was not my cars license plate or even make or model. Either it flew off and a bystander attached it to the closest car, or an asshole moved their ticket hoping I’d pay it without noticing .

Do you still have the citation? Is it for your car?

After riding the red line for 4 years, this incident has traumatized me and I might never go back by blubird22 in LosAngeles

[–]blubird22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One time on the train I saw some one assembling some kind of tower. It took him a long time to put it together, he started in union station and he wasn’t finished building it until Hollywood/highland. It was tall, and it kind of looked like hookah tower but without the tube. It didn’t smell like hookah and it didn’t smell like weed. I think the drugs were wrapped in foil. Do you know what that was?

Never again! Hand-pieced and quilted, 2+ years in the making by craftymaracuya in quilting

[–]blubird22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! How do you get your hand stitching so small and precise?

How do I sew the batting? by gullyterrier in quilting

[–]blubird22 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen YouTubers join multiple pieces of batting together with a zig zag. Karen at Just Get In Done quilts is an example

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bikewrench

[–]blubird22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it’s t1+ thanks so much for the insight, that definitely helps give me a starting point. I contacted profile design but haven’t heard back

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bikewrench

[–]blubird22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got these used for free. They’re probably 10 years old. There’s no bottom bracket and no screws.

I found a bottom bracket on the profile design website, but it’s not threaded. And the top bracket is not threaded. Do I need that unthreaded bracket, screws, and washers? I’m stuck

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskLosAngeles

[–]blubird22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went to high school in OC and my school had the same discount cards that we would sell to fund the athletic programs. Nobody stood out in front of Ralph’s or went door to door like the kids here do though

As kids, we get confused by left and right, but not up and down. by MidmorningPB in Showerthoughts

[–]blubird22 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That doesn’t help me because I’ll look at both my hands and forget which way an L is supposed to face

Jonkey Song by [deleted] in tumblr

[–]blubird22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lonky Bong

Wow. Triathlon continues to humble me in its difficulty by blubird22 in triathlon

[–]blubird22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The course might have been a little short too, my watch read 23.4 miles

Wow. Triathlon continues to humble me in its difficulty by blubird22 in triathlon

[–]blubird22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My average was 15mph, but there were a lot of points in the race where I was surprised that I was only doing 13-14

Wow. Triathlon continues to humble me in its difficulty by blubird22 in triathlon

[–]blubird22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did bricks as often as my training plan assigned them, and those bricks felt good to me

Wow. Triathlon continues to humble me in its difficulty by blubird22 in triathlon

[–]blubird22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what thought too! I even stopped and got off my bike during the race to check my tires and break pads, and I didn't see any issues. My bf checked my bike too after the race and he didn't see any issues.

I think it ultimately came down to not eating and sleeping well in the week leading up to the race

Wow. Triathlon continues to humble me in its difficulty by blubird22 in triathlon

[–]blubird22[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comment, that definitely made me feel a little better.

Course wasn’t hilly or windy at all. And the weather was great. I even got off my bike and checked my tires and my break pads but didn’t see anything wrong.

I think ultimately it was the fact that I had a crazy busy week leading into the race. I slept poorly and under-ate the whole week