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One of the least impressive multiday champions that I can recall, and one of the luckiest.

I record and FF through commercials and promos, so I thankfully miss those.

Yep. That's a strong possibility. Dude didn't take any water, which is a good sign that he has a soft landing coordinated. He's either going to end up at the cantina camp, or this is a premeditated "tap with fake honor" situation. Not slighting EJ at all, I just think he is past his prime. One thing working against the group merge theory is that I believe the cantina camp is in the opposite direction from extraction, assuming they have the same extraction point as Trish and Jen. I think EJ implied he was going to look for greener pastures closer to extraction, so if he ends up at the other camp, then the producers have been more sloppy than usual at hiding the shenanigans. Amber wasn't planning THAT far ahead. It was intended to serve a dual purpose, as a dock for fishing the main canal, then later a raft for extraction. I wish Amber had taken it with her, but it would not have fit the narrative that we are being fed. I agree with the planted cayman theory. Typical "need protein for extraction, oh there's some" bs.

Amber's "high road" support always comes off as a bit disingenuous to me, and she clearly likes to be in charge and have things done her way. She's still a bad ass, but I'm not sure I could put up with her for two months, even in a non-survival situation. That said, I don't recall wishing for anyone to fail as much as I did Trish. I would have liked to see how Jen and Amber worked together if Trish hadn't been part of the group. I think Jen would have flourished more than she did. I think EJ is just too old for these challenges now. He just seems off his game, and has not made any contributions at all. Kudos for realizing he was a drag on the team, and wandering out into the forest to fall on his sword.

All the more reason.

220, 221, whatever it takes.

We did about 3 hours of prep yesterday, and were open for business for about 5 hours today. Made enough to make it worthwhile, and literally everything we had out there was taken, which was the whole point. Not a single item had to be brought back inside, taken to goodwill, or thrown away. It's amazing that crap that has been just sitting around my house or in my garage has a new life. Everyone had cash. it was glorious.

Everything is gone.

Forgot to add that, with the exception of the exercise bike, all remaining items are free to anyone who wants to come get them.

Sorry, you missed it by about an hour. It went with the Lynskey. Items still available: 2-bike storage rack Yakima hitch rack (found the other adapter, so will fit 1 1/4" or 2" hitch) Schwinn 270 Recumbent Exercise Bike Some of the jerseys Some of the tools

The Surly Long Haul Trucker has found a new home. Everything else is still available.

Thanks. The way I'm looking at it, if I'm able to ride again at some point, having to get a new bike will be worth it. I'm just hoping to get them to people who will ride them. They've been sitting idle for too long.

I'm a large dude, and cycling clothing runs small.

Thanks. Having to give it up has been really tough.

Sorry to those who have already seen this, but in an effort to get the most eyes, I'm cross posting here as well.

Cross posting this over here. Anyone looking for a nice titanium road bike to add to your stable?

I'm moving, and can no longer ride due to injury, so I need these to go to a good home. I'm the original owner of everything listed, and am happy to provide details for anyone seriously interested. All prices are negotiable, especially for Surly brethren. Cash, PayPal, or Google Pay accepted. No Best Buy coupons unless they have 12 HDMI ports. Everything is available for pickup in S Austin. 2013 Lynskey R340 - Large - SRAM Force - Great all around titanium road bike with SRAM Force - $1100 2008 Surly Long Haul Trucker - 58cm - Ultegra and Deore - Great for loaded touring or for heavy riders who need something sturdy - $200 2003 Gary Fisher Big Sur - 19" (I think) - Deore XT - Old school hard tail with 26" wheels - $200 Park workstand - $50 or free if you buy one of the bikes Performance bike rack - free if you buy one of the bikes Yakima Trailer Hitch Rack - 1 1/4" - supposedly holds 4 bikes, but I only ever used it for 2, includes rubber straps, rack lock, and cable lock - free if you come get it Schwinn 270 Recumbent Exercise Bike - barely used, retails for $650 on Amazon - $250 Other stuff that is free to good (or Surly) home: Cyclops MAG trainer XL-XXL jerseys and bibs Assorted bike parts and tools

Why would they travel all the way across the state? Did you mean LoanDepot Park, where the Marlins play?

What team do you think this is? One can dream.

I'm moving, so it's really about getting rid of the stuff I'm not taking with me. I'll list the bikes separately, and what doesn't sell, I'll have the Salvation Army come get. Thanks all.

I have not had a garage sale in close to 15 years, and back then, the ex did all the grunt work. How are people advertising these things now? I'm not on Nextdoor. Is it worth joining just for this? If I put it on Craigslist, will 10,000 people show up at my house? What are typical cash alternatives for higher end items? PayPal? Venmo? Google Pay?

Excuse me, sir. Seeing as how the V.P. is such a V.I.P., shouldn't we keep the P.C. on the Q.T.? 'Cause if it leaks to the V.C. he could end up M.I.A., and then we'd all be put on K.P.

Maryanne was really the only person left that hade a résumé, and as already stated, she nailed final tribal. Clearly Romeo had no interest in winning or he would have taken Mike's advice and had Maryanne make fire. I was surprised that there was no mention at the after show of how dominant Jonathan was in the physical challenges. Clearly he was not the same toward the end after having so little food, but there has never been anyone like him on the show. It's a shame he did not have the brains to match the brawn.

It's not like Omar had much of a choice, though if I were him, I would have certainly tried to convince her to give me the idol. It's possible that Lindsay was okay with Omar going home, and therefore did not want to protect him, but I don't think she could see the forest because of the giant Jonathan tree standing in front of her. In her defense, while Jonathan wasn't the greatest threat to win with Omar still in the game, he was the biggest obstacle to her winning challenges, even if it is unlikely that he could solve a two-piece puzzle, especially in a calorie starved state. While Maryanne got Omar out, a big assist has to go to Drea for exposing him as the threat that we all knew he was. I'm surprised that it has come to this, but Maryanne is the only player left who understands that at this point in the game, you need to be getting rid of the people who could win at the end. Mike and Jonathan both are stuck in "whatever gets me to next week" mode. Lindsay prizes challenge success over the game. Romeo just wants something to eat. I've been hoping that I was imagining things, but the editing has favored Maryanne all season. While I think anyone but Romeo could conceivably win at the end, things seem to be trending Maryanne. For anyone else to win, they will need to engineer the vote that eliminates her. Maybe everyone else will wake up and remember what the objective is to actually win.

I can't really disagree with any of this. If no one figures out that Omar is driving everything soon, then he will win. He, Drea, and Lindsay seem the only ones likely to make any significant moves. Sadly, Romeo likely has a better chance to win than Jonathan because he's at least likely to be carried to final tribal as a non-threat. Jonathan's only chance is to win immunity the rest of the way, but there will eventually be some puzzles, and even without those, his size puts him at a disadvantage in too many challenges.