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It was a nice day out so took the kids out for a rip around the property. I think it took longer to get them all ready and sleds warmed up then they actually rode. Times have changed. You couldn’t get me off a sled when I was young. I would spend hours upon hours tearing around the parents. I was driving around the age of 7 on a 79 jag 2000. Dad would always drag me around 2up on poker runs on fri nights.

Happy Corner covered bridge in Pittsburg, NH.

Typhoons, wildfires, missiles: Teen flies solo round world 1 / 11 Teen's Round The World Flight FILE - Belgian-British teenager Zara Rutherford waves from her Shark ultralight plane prior to take off at the Kortrijk-Wevelgem airfield in Wevelgem, Belgium, Aug. 18, 2021. Rutherford is set to land in Kortrijk, Belgium on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in the hopes of completing her trek around the world as the youngest woman ever, beating the mark of American aviator Shaesta Waiz, who was 30 when she set the previous benchmark. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File) RAF CASERT Sun, January 16, 2022, 1:54 AM BRUSSELS (AP) — Avoid typhoon in the Philippines. Check. Steer clear of massive California wildfires. Check. Keep away from test missiles in North Korea. What? Wait. As teenage pilot Zara Rutherford flew ever onward in a record-challenging global odyssey, she met little as strange or scary as when she tried to squeeze in between North Korean airspace and a massive cloud threatening to cut off passage for her ultralight plane. “Well, they test missiles once in a while without warning,” Rutherford said. More importantly, she was just 15 minutes from flying over one of the last places one should enter uninvited. So she radioed her control team to ask if she could cut the corner over the isolationist communist dictatorship to get to Seoul. “Straight away they said: ‘Whatever you do, do not go into North Korean airspace!’” Fortunately the clouds cooperated enough and she didn't have to continue the crash course in applied geopolitics. At the age of 19, she is set to land her single-seater Shark sport aircraft in Kortrijk, Belgium, on Monday, more than 150 days after setting out to become the youngest woman to circumnavigate the world solo. American aviator Shaesta Waiz was 30 when she set the previous benchmark. Flying runs in her blood since both her parents are pilots and she has been traveling in small planes since she was 6. At 14, she started flying herself and about 130 hours of solo flights prepped her for the record attempt, which she hopes will also have a bigger meaning. With the final touchdown in a plane that looks like a fly among the giants parked at an airport like New York's JFK, the Belgian-British teenager wants to infuse young women and girls worldwide with the spirit of aviation — and an enthusiasm for studies in the exact sciences, mathematics, engineering and technology. Two mathematical statistic stands our for her — only 5% of commercial pilots and 15% of computer scientists are women. “The gender gap is huge," she said. Yet once the canopy closed over her cockpit and another six- to eight-hour flight began, lofty thoughts of global outreach receded as she concentrated on one lonely individual — herself. Using Visual Flight Rules, basically going on sight only, danger lurked even closer than when she would be able to use fancy navigational instruments to lead her through the night, clouds or fog. Crossing northern California from Palo Alto towards Seattle, she headed into the huge wildfires blighting the area. The higher she climbed to avoid the smoke — up to 10,000 feet — the tougher it was to keep her eyes on the ground. “The smoke was building up and up, to the point that the whole cabin stank of smoke and I could not see anything but a burnished orange color,” Rutherford said. She had to abort her route and make an unscheduled landing in Redding, California. Over Siberia, the light played tricks on her vision, sometimes casting doubt whether she saw mountains or clouds. “And for me clouds are a really big deal. Especially in Russia,” with its biting cold. Cutting through such clouds, too much ice might build up on her wings, paralyzing control. “At that point your plane is no longer a plane,” she said. That, or any other mishap, could have happened on a section of the route where she once saw only one village in six hours. “I realized if something goes wrong, I’m hours and hours and hours away from rescue and it was -35 C (-31 F) on the ground. And so I thought, actually, I don’t know how long I can survive -35," Rutherford said. She didn't have to find out. The project would have been tough enough in normal times, but the pandemic added another complication — which indirectly led to the North Korean adventure. Alternative plans to go over China to Seoul were ditched when the Chinese refused permission citing COVID-19, which, Rutherford said, "was slightly frustrating because I’m in the plane at 6,000 feet (around 1,800 meters). I’d be very impressed if I could pass on COVID like this.” Overall, bad weather, a flat tire and visa issues added another two months to the planned three-month project. The Associated Press spoke to Rutherford by telephone in Crete, Greece, and even there, the weather over the Balkans was so awful it delayed her for days. Which gave her time to ponder the fickleness of fate. “When you're fearing for your life, it puts things into perspective a little bit more,” she said. “I mean, a cloud — a cloud — could kill me.” In wealthy nations, “we grow up in a world with a huge amount of safety nets," she said. "Actually flying over Alaska, Russia or Greenland, that’s when you realize — actually, there is no safety net. Like, this is really just me. There’s nobody here to help me if anything is wrong.” The wider world though, which by now has become “this small planet” to her, turned out to hold out much more than fear. She spoke dreamily of the Saudi Arabian desert with its changing colors of sand and rock, the barrenness of northern Alaska, the huge circular Apple Park in Cupertino, California, or the sight of what's been called the world's loneliest house on Iceland's deserted island of Ellioaey. And she's come to appreciate some simpler pleasures too. “Before, it was — yeah — it was about the grand adventure," she said. "But actually I think, you know, watching TV with your cat has its special things as well. It is very unique as well.”

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Some snow

See? This is the kind of stale-ass shit that got you tossed out of HCS.

Fixed it

Some primary clutch spring are quite long and I've seen where the cover bushing is getting chaffed and damaged when guys are trying to install the cover and its not aligned with the post. 1) Buy (3) 4-1/2 long 1/4-20 fully threaded bolts with wing nuts and fender washers. 2) install the clutch spring and cover and then install the fully threaded bolts with the wing nuts backed out and slightly bottom out the bolts. 3) Use the wing nuts to walk the cover on while guiding the cover over the clutch post. 4) install 3 of the clutch cover bolts and remove the fully threaded bolts 5) Install the remaining blots and tighten them.

Cut and pasted from HCS. In order to include any who might not be on there any more, feel free to join us!! Who woulda thought.. Yes, In an effort to keep up with the traditional crew, and maybe have other guys/gals (what.. ? We have gals who ride these..?) join in the frivolities. Here's the particulars, in no particular order. Silver Bay lot, about 5/8 of a mile past the only stop sign along the main drag coming offa highway 61 (stoplights by the Cliffs Taconite plant). 9 am start. That means full tanks, and if you show up at five after, you are playing catch up. Be early enough to be ready to go, and meet your fellow Hardcoresledders. This ride is best attended by those who are experienced riders. We aren't necessarily fast, but we travel at a Brisk Pace. if you cannot keep up, stay towards the back of the pack, and we will let you catch up. DO NOT ride over your skill level, PLEASE! We have had incidents in the past, so mind your manners, (I can hear it now- what fun is that!) leave room so visibility is clear. You MIGHT get a whiff of pines as we traverse the trails. Not for certain, though. This first ride is often during the first weekend in February, We will have other rides to attend, if this doesn't fit your schedule. X2700 said he got rooms at the Mariner, they are open, but no telling if they will actually answer the phone. My understanding is the angry Russian left for the Happy Hunting Grounds and like many places, good help is hard to find. Rooms are getting difficult to come by, with the seasonal activities. I'm pretty sure we will go to Grand Marais this round. Have lunch at My Sister's Place, and return. Fuel stops as needed will be available. Buying fuel on the trail is like $5/gallon, so into town we will go for fuel up north. Lutsen was $3.79 for premium today. Nutshell: Silver Bay first lot 9 am lift off. Saturday Feb. 5th As always, the disclaimer... this is an unofficial official Brisk Pace ride, not endorsed or supported by Hardcoresledder or its affiliates. You are responsible for your own actions...

Macron's employment. Nothing to see.

Sure do. Just took my 11yo on a 50 mile loop today. The 4yo just got his 120 for christmas so he's still getting used to it

Oh it's real. Also take a listen to this gem regarding pos Klaus and the PM of the Netherlands.

Drive thru the middle of town is the best part. Dunkin donuts, grocery store, restaurants are all legal to drive your buggy to. Parked the car on Friday and did not get back in till Sunday for the ride home.

Operation lockstep. From 2010 global worldwide conspiracy.

Yep! How funny is it that the people prepping and serving you the food, don’t have to be vaxxed….but you have to be to eat then pay for it. Stupid. Fucking. Twats.

Stay strong Fail. You were the first to reach herd stupidity.

In Minneapolis and st Paul the idiot leaders said all restaurants have to start checking vaccine cards at door . Then after the SC ruling they had to change it up a but . People coming to eat still have to show there papers BUT your workers don't need to have tge worthless vaccine to serve the card holding lemming. Lmfao can't make this shit up. But that is what you get when you elect weak far left loons in to positions of power.

No it was real! She had 12 FBI agent’s plotting, organizing and paying for her kidnapping . She was in grave danger!!!

Seen on the news, someone hit a Culver’s. Zam, are you up to your old shenanigans?

“Runs but carbs could use a cleaning” means, I got it started with a half of a can of ether, it will idle and that’s it.

Right! When I try to get a little and she says I’m tired. I bust out the candle and boom, panties dropping.

yeah, the smell of race fuel is pretty hard to beat Amsoil? bush league in smell compared to Klotz

Newer than a current PC is over a ‘12 PC. “Look at us! We have new front suspension and plastics!! Does anyone want to check out our new CLEAN 800 engine that we waited forever for? It will cook your lunch AND it’s own pistons!” You Madcatters are so cute!

Leftovers from yesterday's turkey dinner

Cheers to others quoting me so I can haunt you with my “stupid fucking posts.” And cheers to you for starting the stupid fucking threads!

Adam Carolla FTMFW!

I wouldn’t want people to think I’m gay running ctec.

Buffalo just fucking gaped New England!