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  1. My ex went to UVA.  My impression from several trips to Charlottesville is anybody who calls them Cavs or Cavaliers didn't actually go to UVA.  It's all Hoos.  

    I do prefer the UVA fanbase over the rest of the CWS field but (for personal reasons) a vengeful skullfucking tonight would be quite nice.  

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  2. 8 hours ago, FizzleFish said:

    Yeah, reading that it sounds like I’m on the edge. I’m not. I’ve lived with these feelings since I was a young man.. I rarely post here but there are several threads on here that are great. Just wanted to share how as we go thru life it can get hard. A lot of us share these feelings. 

    I'd echo @TwiceHorn in that it wouldn't be a bad idea for you to seek some help.  I know how overwhelming that first step can be so please don't hesitate to PM anyone here if we can help point you in the right direction.

    It might sound cheesy or soft but I'd also add that raising your hand for help isn't a sign of weakness or that you're broken. 

    Just from what you mentioned with your dad and sister it is apparent you've been through some pretty heavy trauma and there is probably a lot to unpack.  If anything, it is normal / expected for you to feel shitty after having to go through those things.  I personally went through similar things and I know that if left untreated or unaddressed, especially over long periods of time, those shitty experiences can really snowball into a heavy burden that you have to carry.  The good news is that it absolutely can get better and that there are several ways to make that burden lighter.

    Hang in there.

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  3. 3 minutes ago, Victor Lazlo said:

    Virginia guy hits that home run and the announcer immediately say that the wind is blowing out to left and the ball just got caught up in it. And that the outfielder just ran out of room.

    Fucking SEC leg humper. 

    I mean... I along with three other anti-SEC people all said "I can't believe that got out."  I'm all for the fight but that was very wind-aided.  

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  4. 1 minute ago, ButtFumble said:

    I thought they were making a mistake pulling the starter just because of that one dinger

    I do not remember if the walk was "close" or if he threw junk and gave it up easily, but he still had gas I thought

    Thing is they barreled him up twice the inning before too.  He was running out of steam... just would hope your bullpen doesn't shit all over themselves like they did.

  5. Felt like that was coming...  His offspeed was getting left up and they were barreling him up the inning before.   Hard to pull a guy with a no-no and a 4 run lead but I would've been thinking about it after the leadoff walk.  

  6. For once, Surly was right.   Appreciate all the good feedback. 
     

    Felt like a little bitch doing it but walked into a motorcycle custom fab shop to bounce it off of them (hey uhhh could you build a sidecar for my bitchass scooter for my dog?) and they were also adamant I didn’t want to do it with a 50cc.  
     

    I’m looking through other options now.  I’ll keep you guys posted.

  7. Thought about starting a new thread but figured my audience was probably already here.

    Have been wanting to learn more about Austin history, specifically through a real estate and urban development lens.  Been thinking about who (individuals or organizations) have been the most impactful in driving change and who has rode the wave of that change most skillfully.  I'm especially interested in recent history (last ~30 years) but recognize that history shapes the present and a real analysis would stretch way beyond that.

    Any good books / articles / opinions you can offer?

  8. 27 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

    Thanks @40acredropout, @UDontKnow, @Dahobbs,and others that were worried about me, and sent me private messages, which was nice. The posts in 40's screenshot was coincidence, ha. I was just staying away from the heat. 

    Now this post isn't about that, it's what happened on Saturday. The fiancee,and I were driving to her parents house to go do laundry on the cheap, and before we get on the highway we see a few ambulances on the bridges. We wondered what was going on. We get on the highway, and drive a mile till the fiancee yells. I look up, and see a man fly up over a Max train. He falls to the other side and lose sight of him. The fiancee pulls over, and calls the police. As she gets ahold of someone, I wave down an ODOT worker who was stopping traffic trying to find the man. He comes over, I look over and see the body. It was laying face down, I see a bit of red on his neck, his pants halfway off. I show the worker where the man is, and radios in where he is. I go back to the fiancee and she says that she was the first person to call to say where the incident was, she wanted to step out, and I tell her no, cause that's the last thing I want her to see, even though she said she could see the body in the mirrors. A couple minutes later an officer comes, and starts to take control of the scene. He gets our stories after waiting there for about 20 minutes, and the ODOT worker gives us water which was nice. It's like a cosmic coincidence that we watched Stand By Me, since there were in there teens who wanted to satiate their morbid curiosity. Luckily enough a cop was there to tell them to go back in. We finally talked to the train conductor and we asked if each other were fine, his answer was "He made his decision, I made mine." Which the fiancee and laughed cause he wasn't wrong. When they didn't anything else from us, we left. It was weird, cause we had to past ambulances later on our trip and kinda flinched. Haha, I hope that doesn't become a trigger. We're fine fine for the most part. I just wanted to get it off my chest.

     

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    Happy to hear you are doing well, man. 

    I actually want to apologize to you.  To be honest, I saw your previous posts and shared them as a joke because I did suspect it was purely coincidence.  After some time went by without hearing from you and a few others reached out in a more earnest fashion (kudos to those guys), I began to regret not doing the same.   We are a bunch of assholes around here but it's really not something that's acceptable to joke about or take lightly.  So for that-  I truly am sorry.  To you, but also to anybody else whose life has been impacted by suicide to any degree. 

    As for your story above-  I'm glad you could share with us here.  Everybody processes these things differently, but I encourage you (and your fiancé) to continue to reach out here or elsewhere if you need to.  That is a traumatic thing to experience and there's no shame in seeking help and taking care of yourself.

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  9. 8 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

    with that weight, a 50 won't have enough power to pull a soft dick out of a can of bacon grease. 

    Sounds like Petrino was on a 50.

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    I’d seen where the max weight on the 50cc ruckus was 300 lbs.  Obviously the weight load is entirely different when half of that is from sidecar but I assumed it would work in that case.   If it weren’t able to top 25mph with the sidecar setup, I’d be fine with that.  But maybe I should trade up if the performance is going to be that much better.

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  10. 3 hours ago, RDCanecutter said:

    I'm guessing at least 50 lbs more for a sidecar. Is it flat where you live? You'll probably be bopping around at 15-20 mph on an somewhat-overloaded 50cc, which sounds like what you want to do anyway.

    I've heard good things about the Ruckus. Taiwanese scooters like Kymcos tend to be pretty high quality as well. Avoid Chicom bikes-- they are like piling up money and setting it on fire.

    I don’t know how credible the info is but I have seen online where guidance was for the sidecar weight load should be ~1/3 of total weight so I think your math is close.

    This would be central/west Austin so some hills but mostly flat.  I have zero desire to take this on to a street with a speed limit over 30.  

    48 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

    I think 50 isn't enough power at all.  Have you considered the Yamaha Zuma 125?

    If the 50cc doesn’t have the horsepower, I’d be open to trading up.  And the Zumas actually are the other scooter I do actually like the look of.  I’m completely new to scooters here so this is the kind of feedback that’s helpful.  Thanks 

  11. I expect to get shit for this but will roll with the punches if I can get a good rec out of it.

    I'm buying a 50cc scooter as a fun way to get around town and want to add a sidecar so my dog can join.  I'm leaning towards a Honda Ruckus for which I've really only found one shop that manufactures custom sidecars.  I hope this isn't as bad as the guy who got his jerseys tailored, but I honestly just hate the style and am wondering if I can find someone to build something custom that's a little more simple and is presumably more affordable.  

    Yes custom is expensive, and I preferably want someone who works with motorcycles/scooters who will be able to put something together that rides reasonably well.  So might be looking for something that doesn't exist but giving it a shot.  Know anyone?

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