CFM chuck123wapati Posted August 14, 2020 CFM Report Posted August 14, 2020 58 minutes ago, Tugadude said: That's an awesome ride. The components on it are top-shelf. That rear derailer and the crankset with the drillium rings are pure class. Nice score! original Campys!!!! I about died. Serial number shows it was built by the original founder was custom built back then for each person. I registered it on their sight. It was to big for me but my son fit it well. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members Sheilajeanne Posted August 14, 2020 Members Report Posted August 14, 2020 Nearly every time I go to the local dump, I see bicycles people have thrown away for scrap metal. It makes me very sad. There is a man in the nearest large town that fixes up and sells old bikes for a living. I wish there were more people who did that! Quote
Members Spyros Posted August 14, 2020 Members Report Posted August 14, 2020 America, the land of big sheds Quote
Members Sheilajeanne Posted August 15, 2020 Members Report Posted August 15, 2020 LOL! He has an average sized two car garage. He puts tarps over the bikes when it rains, and they are chained up when on display. I often wonder just what he does when he has to mow his grass! I imagine he rents storage somewhere for the winter time. Oh, and he has the EXACT bike I had as a kid, a CCM Rambler! https://bicycle-itis.com/used-bike/125-ccm-rambler No point in me buying it, because my legs were too long for it by the time I turned 14... Quote
Members Spyros Posted August 15, 2020 Members Report Posted August 15, 2020 3 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: Nearly every time I go to the local dump, I see bicycles people have thrown away for scrap metal. It makes me very sad. There is a man in the nearest large town that fixes up and sells old bikes for a living. I wish there were more people who did that! Ιn Australia, at least in my city, there is a business that employs people with disabilities and they have a very nice facility just outside the landfill with an inspection area and a shop. They inspect the hardwaste coming in and salvage and sell at the shop anything that can be sold. Win win in my book and i have bought some nice timber from construction waste. Quote
Members Spyros Posted August 15, 2020 Members Report Posted August 15, 2020 23 minutes ago, Sheilajeanne said: LOL! He has an average sized two car garage. Well I live in Australia now but I grew up in Europe. Over there "average size two car garage" is something that the 1% says LOL Quote
Members Sheilajeanne Posted August 15, 2020 Members Report Posted August 15, 2020 Well, most of Europe doesn't need room to store snowmobiles! I've noticed, the farther north you go in Canada, the larger the garages get. You need room for your SUV, snowmobile, ATV, canoe, riding mower and patio set. That's a great idea, re. recycling salvageable stuff from the dump. Here you are not allowed to take stuff, though I've done it on occasion, and I've also seen dump employees do it, too. One day I pointed out a set of dishes that had been dumped, and told one of the employees how there was a family in town who'd lost everything in a house fire who would be very glad to have those dishes. She agreed with me, and removed them from the tip area before they could get broken. I scored a nice teapot and sugar bowl with a silver spoon in it from that set of dishes! Quote
Members Spyros Posted August 15, 2020 Members Report Posted August 15, 2020 51 minutes ago, Sheilajeanne said: I've noticed, the farther north you go in Canada, the larger the garages get. You need room for your SUV, snowmobile, ATV, canoe, riding mower and patio set. Probably the land gets cheaper as you go north, yeah? How's your bubble going, still raging? Ours has kinda settled a bit lately, Govt told the banks the party's over. Quote
Members Sheilajeanne Posted August 15, 2020 Members Report Posted August 15, 2020 Yes, it gets cheaper. And you also need to have a larger lot, to make room for your septic system. I'm in a small town only an hour from Toronto, and there is no sewage system here, though we do have municipal water. The real estate sales slowed dramatically during the lockdown, but now that it's eased, sales in the Toronto area are breaking records. Seems that prices went down during the lockdown, which has fueled the buying frenzy. Toronto real estate prices were insane before, and I can guarantee they will soon get back to their previous level with the way things are going. I am so glad to be living in a small town that surrounded by mostly farms and patches of forest. Quote
CFM Frodo Posted August 15, 2020 CFM Report Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sheilajeanne said: I am so glad to be living in a small town that surrounded by mostly farms and patches of forest. Frodo's Shire Edited August 15, 2020 by Frodo Quote Singer 66, Chi Chi Patcher, Rex 26-188, singer 29k62 , 2-needles D.C.F.M
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