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01-26-2023, 09:14 AM

lordofthemark replied to a thread W&W London Bridge Pointless Prize Log in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

A reminder: Be wary of wet wooden bridges. After a decade of no problems, LBJ grove bridge finally got me. Bike is fine. Laptop is fine. I am...

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01-18-2023, 10:24 AM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Jan 2023 Road and Trail Conditions in Road and Trail Conditions

Any word on what killed the fox? Are the remains still there? They were yesterday.

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01-18-2023, 10:21 AM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Thank you Nadine. If I were asked to make a smoky Old Fashioned (and couldn't google a recipe) I would substitute a peaty Scotch for the rye/bourbon...

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01-17-2023, 08:51 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

So my pic (on Strava) is of the rum distillery at the Wharf. During prohibition rum was smuggled from the Caribbean to the USA by rum runners. ...

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01-17-2023, 08:34 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Obviously because uploading is PROHIBITED. Get it?

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01-16-2023, 07:40 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/16/2023 MLK day I too went on Steve O's excellent ride. After the memorial we went to find a mural as noted above, but instead found a parade....

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01-16-2023, 07:36 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: Stupid Silly Bike Tricks in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Invalid attachment is one of many silly things invented by Komorebi

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01-15-2023, 08:19 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

It is against the rules to take a picture of something taken from home. So the colorful Maryland Meadworks cap that I am wearing in this picture is...

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01-12-2023, 09:11 AM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

1/12/2023 The '30s The 1930s were dominated in the US (and in some other parts of the world) by the great Depression. There are many standard...

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01-11-2023, 09:41 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread Team captains - please post your Strava groups for your teams here in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Not yet - we're following up with the captain by email. I think it's Laurie E.

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01-08-2023, 07:53 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

From about 1975 to 1977 I was an active member of the Stuyvesant High School Rapid Transit Club - and now I get to attend the Transportation Research...

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01-07-2023, 06:19 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

We moved to Alexandria in 1993. Our unit overlooked some woods, until the Stonegate town house development was built there around 1995 or so. It...

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01-04-2023, 08:00 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: Biathalon in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Definitely not baseball The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons...

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01-04-2023, 07:45 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

This is Potomac Yard. It was a railroad yard owned by the RF&P - the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac - which was 2/3 owned by CSX. The CEO of...

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01-04-2023, 04:12 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Another Garmin malfunction question in Bikes & Equipment

This is helpful. Fast response - yes I know about the power button. It often does not work to end the screen freeze. I almost certainly need to...

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01-04-2023, 09:36 AM

lordofthemark replied to a thread FS 2023 Opening Happy Hour Tuesday Jan 10 - Clare & Don's Beach Shack, Falls Church in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

https://wmata.com/rider-guide/stations/west-hyattsville.cfm

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01-04-2023, 09:32 AM

lordofthemark replied to a thread FS 2023 Opening Happy Hour Tuesday Jan 10 - Clare & Don's Beach Shack, Falls Church in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Yay! I know what I will be wearing! Dilemma - I want to remain the top 'rater' of MM meads on Ratebeer, but don't want to spend time at FSHH...

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01-03-2023, 10:28 PM

obscurerichard replied to a thread FS 2023 Opening Happy Hour Tuesday Jan 10 - Clare & Don's Beach Shack, Falls Church in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I’m in!

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01-03-2023, 03:30 PM

lordofthemark started a thread Another Garmin malfunction question in Bikes & Equipment

I have a Garmin Edge Explore (graciously handed down by my friends). It has a tendency to freeze up - the screen remains on but it becomes...

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01-03-2023, 03:13 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread FS 2023 Opening Happy Hour Tuesday Jan 10 - Clare & Don's Beach Shack, Falls Church in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

It was Highline on Crystal Drive. I attended, by metro, because it was in the middle of TRB, I was in a suit and tie (this was my last in person...

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01-03-2023, 02:57 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: Biathalon in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Do we need a hashtag? I was going to go on trust - this to be a really chill "competition". But if we want a hashtag, that is what it should be.

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01-02-2023, 08:26 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I am enjoying everyone's ice picks - er ice pics

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01-02-2023, 07:44 PM

lordofthemark started a thread Pointless Prize: Biathalon in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

No not skiing plus target shooting - let's do a different kind of sports duo. Ride your bike to a WINTER sport - post the story here. Whoever has...

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01-02-2023, 07:37 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

I would say it has worked out for the best - though https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/191170-call-no-man-happy-until-he-is-dead

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01-02-2023, 07:34 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

My understanding is that Norway has a lot of ice, right? This is the Norwegian Embassy

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01-01-2023, 07:00 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless: Kid leaderboard in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

Princess of the Mark will be pleased with this decision.

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01-01-2023, 06:55 PM

lordofthemark replied to a thread Pointless Prize: 2023 Photo Scavenger Hunt in Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition

This is 225 Reinekers Lane, Alexandria, Va . In the early 90s this was the home of the DC area offices of A.T. Kearney, a renowned global consulting...

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