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c10
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Think of Houston like Arizona heat , but with humidity . Lifers like me in shape get use to it , but its hard on people from up north .
We are used to the cold here so when it gets over 90, we feel it. It was over 100 today with the humidex on top of that..the black flies and mosquitoes enjoy that weather though....a cloud of them followed me around the yard.
Used to suck when I was deployed to the hot lands wearing all the crap we had to wear....for some reason I often redeployed in the middle of the winter....
One mission it was 50'C where I was and when I got home it was -40'C....talk about a change in temps.
Living so close to the mountains @ 2,300’ we can drop 30+ degrees after dark, from high 90s midday to low 60s @ midnight during summer days.
Slowstang305
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100 miles piled on today
Tached1300
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Got in 150 miles today, gas in SC $1.99 for 93.
Several dead snakes in the road today, stopped for a flock of wild turkeys crossing the road.
Several dead snakes in the road today, stopped for a flock of wild turkeys crossing the road.
Got in another 180 mile loop. Same roads so I looked at the sky mostly. Spectacular sky view.
Dude! Can I use those sky shots for my model renderings? They are perfect.
Of course, I thought they were really pretty. Here’s the rest. Some of them could be mistaken for looking down onto an ocean from a plane flying over. I was just stopped looking up.
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Blkoutbusa
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Little ride today, stretch the legs and enjoy the weather
c10
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Wow, look at those vintage gas pumps . . takes me back to the 70's lol.
Amazing how you guys in the States still run those old pumps, haven't seen one at a gas station for 50 years here!
I went for a ride yesterday and had a close encounter of the 1st kind with a cop on a bike . . a Honda ST1100 full police issue with all the crap.
I'd just passed a group of slower riders and a guy on a GSXR went past me pretty darn quick, I was doing 170kmh, he must've been around 220kmh.
I immediately got on the hammer to hunt him down but luckily I glanced in my mirror and saw red and blue flashing lights behind me . . . uh-oh.
I backed off the throttle and pulled over a bit and the bike cop went past me at warp speed chasing down the Gixxer.
I was thinkin' "Good luck with catching the Gixxer Mr Po-po". I carried on a mile or so, came around a right hand blind corner and lo and behold there was the cop bike with the guy on the GSXR on the side of the road gesticulating like mad men.
I slowed right down and cruised past, and recognised the guy as a dude I know but haven't seen in a while.
I had his ph number in my phone so I called him last night to get the story . . .
He said he had no idea the cop was after him, wasn't checking his mirrors, and he backed off as he approached a line of cars ahead.
Next thing he knows he hears a siren right up his rear end and looks behind . . flashing lights.
He pulled over because the cop would have had his plate so no point running.
He said he was clocked at 179kmh by the cop's lazer gun, the cop was hiding parked up behind trees and lasered him as he had passed.
So yeah, the cop just came out of hiding and chased him down.
He lost his license on the spot for 28 days, then goes to court.
Most likely 6 months loss of license and $800 fine.
The cops here have the power to seize the vehicle, but the cop allowed this guy to ride home and the cop followed him home.
So that was my day yesterday, exciting having a cop pass ya at illegal speeds and not even have to stop.
Yeeeeehaaa, some one else got the hammer.
Lesson learned . . the cops hide now, and use laser guns to zap ya.
Note to self . . . must go buy a laser jammer
I'd just passed a group of slower riders and a guy on a GSXR went past me pretty darn quick, I was doing 170kmh, he must've been around 220kmh.
I immediately got on the hammer to hunt him down but luckily I glanced in my mirror and saw red and blue flashing lights behind me . . . uh-oh.
I backed off the throttle and pulled over a bit and the bike cop went past me at warp speed chasing down the Gixxer.
I was thinkin' "Good luck with catching the Gixxer Mr Po-po". I carried on a mile or so, came around a right hand blind corner and lo and behold there was the cop bike with the guy on the GSXR on the side of the road gesticulating like mad men.
I slowed right down and cruised past, and recognised the guy as a dude I know but haven't seen in a while.
I had his ph number in my phone so I called him last night to get the story . . .
He said he had no idea the cop was after him, wasn't checking his mirrors, and he backed off as he approached a line of cars ahead.
Next thing he knows he hears a siren right up his rear end and looks behind . . flashing lights.
He pulled over because the cop would have had his plate so no point running.
He said he was clocked at 179kmh by the cop's lazer gun, the cop was hiding parked up behind trees and lasered him as he had passed.
So yeah, the cop just came out of hiding and chased him down.
He lost his license on the spot for 28 days, then goes to court.
Most likely 6 months loss of license and $800 fine.
The cops here have the power to seize the vehicle, but the cop allowed this guy to ride home and the cop followed him home.
So that was my day yesterday, exciting having a cop pass ya at illegal speeds and not even have to stop.
Yeeeeehaaa, some one else got the hammer.
Lesson learned . . the cops hide now, and use laser guns to zap ya.
Note to self . . . must go buy a laser jammer
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Another 116 miles in the books today, had other plans today but it all got cancelled so I took off on the bike. I typically ride in horse country pretty horses, cows, stables, barns and houses. Stopped the by gardens and snapped a few pics...
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