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lumberjim · 11-13-2015, 12:27 PM

it is NOT.

and that's because it's from Slaughterhouse 5 by Vonnegut.

Quote:

Billy is captured by an alien space ship and taken to a planet billions of miles away from Earth called Tralfamadore. The Tralfamadorians are described as being able to see in four dimensions, allowing them to simultaneously observe any and every point in the space-time continuum. They universally adopt a fatalistic worldview. The book adopts the Tralfamadorian philosophy on death, dispassionately saying "so it goes" whenever it refers to someone's demise.

Quote:

Literary techniques

The story continually employs the refrain "So it goes" when death, dying and mortality occur, as a narrative transition to another subject, as a memento mori, as comic relief and to explain the unexplained. It appears 106 times.[6][7]

My usage is more for the transitive than mortality.

lumberjim · 11-13-2015, 12:32 PM

and thanks a lot for making me turn off Tool to listen to that gay ass shit.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-13-2015, 12:38 PM

You can turn your tool on and off just like that. Wow.

Gravdigr · 11-13-2015, 12:38 PM

That Nick owe tune smacks of Thin Lizzy. Sort of "The Boys Are Back In Town"-ish.

Kinda.

lumberjim · 11-13-2015, 12:43 PM

Yes it does. I hate that fucken song

lumberjim · 02-20-2016, 11:48 AM

82 days ago, we traded an '05 Harley Davidson Electra Glide

It sat in the showroom all this time waiting for someone to buy it. The used car manager said he wanted it, but didn't have the money... I told him that if he was gonna pass, I'd take it. After 75 days, it needed to be wholesaled. He finally told me on Thursday that he wasn't going to buy it. I thought about it for about 3 minutes and bought it. I don't need it. I now have to figure out how to fit it in the garage with my Yamaha... But it was only $1800, and the wholesaler had offered $4000. It's got terrible paint and high miles (52300) but it's in good mechanical condition, fresh tires, etc. So I caught a break with the weather today, and I'm riding it home after work.

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I'll ride it a while, maybe use it for longer trips... and sell it on. unless I love it, and want to keep it.....

xoxoxoBruce · 02-20-2016, 02:17 PM

And you didn't even have to wear a mask. Score!

Gravdigr · 02-20-2016, 05:05 PM

Great deal, man. Lots of 'Glides out there with 100,000+ miles. 50k miles is barely out of the shakedown run.

Griff · 02-21-2016, 11:16 AM

That there is a bargain bro, congrats!

lumberjim · 02-21-2016, 01:55 PM

Rode it about 10 miles today with Amanda. She approved. Much more secure feeling for the passenger, what with the foot platforms and arm rests. It even has chrome bars for her to hold onto next to her seat. It handles better than the VStar in corners, but not as nimble at low speed. And they both fit it my garage!

Gravdigr · 02-21-2016, 02:48 PM

I've heard, and read, that their handling belies their size.

Gravdigr · 02-21-2016, 02:49 PM

I'd be interested to know how suspension travel compares to the Yamaha.

lumberjim · 02-21-2016, 08:04 PM

The Yamaha has a 450lb payload. The HD has 523. You feel bumps much harder on the former.

And the handling in corners may be smoother because the front tire is bigger. I get to a point on the Yamaha where I feel resistance to leaning any further, and I'm thinking that might be the edge of the skinny front tire...

lumberjim · 03-09-2016, 07:10 PM

Well, the electra Glide passed PA inspection today. I really like riding it. I mean a lot. It's smooth as glass, and surprisingly nimble for a big bike. The ferring is much more effective in shielding you from the wind, and it's barely working at 80 mph.

I liked it so much today that I began to wonder about selling the Yamaha and sprucing this one up with the money.

And then I took the Yamaha out to the store. Nope. Definitely not selling that bike. It's like home. So loud and raucous. And it's so familiar, I don't have to think. It just goes there. Guess I'm going to have a crowded garage for a while.

lumberjim · 03-09-2016, 07:15 PM

Oh, I also replaced the rubber pads in the front floorboards today. The right side one was hanging by one of four rubber mounts. 1st official upgrade. And I got replacement hardware for the tour pack mount, as that rattles annoyingly. Didn't install that yet. That might get involved. And I need a new front tire soon. And I ordered an X-grip phone mount like I have on the Yamaha.

Just when I had the Yamaha finished and was done spending money at revzilla....

11-13-2015, 12:32 PM	#302
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	and thanks a lot for making me turn off Tool to listen to that gay ass shit. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-13-2015, 12:38 PM	#303
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You can turn your tool on and off just like that. Wow. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-13-2015, 12:38 PM	#304
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	That Nick owe tune smacks of Thin Lizzy. Sort of "The Boys Are Back In Town"-ish. Kinda. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-13-2015, 12:43 PM	#305
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Yes it does. I hate that fucken song __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-20-2016, 11:48 AM	#306
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	82 days ago, we traded an '05 Harley Davidson Electra Glide It sat in the showroom all this time waiting for someone to buy it. The used car manager said he wanted it, but didn't have the money... I told him that if he was gonna pass, I'd take it. After 75 days, it needed to be wholesaled. He finally told me on Thursday that he wasn't going to buy it. I thought about it for about 3 minutes and bought it. I don't need it. I now have to figure out how to fit it in the garage with my Yamaha... But it was only $1800, and the wholesaler had offered $4000. It's got terrible paint and high miles (52300) but it's in good mechanical condition, fresh tires, etc. So I caught a break with the weather today, and I'm riding it home after work. I'll ride it a while, maybe use it for longer trips... and sell it on. unless I love it, and want to keep it..... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-20-2016, 02:17 PM	#307
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	And you didn't even have to wear a mask. Score! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-20-2016, 05:05 PM	#308
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Great deal, man. Lots of 'Glides out there with 100,000+ miles. 50k miles is barely out of the shakedown run. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-21-2016, 11:16 AM	#309
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	That there is a bargain bro, congrats! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-21-2016, 01:55 PM	#310
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Rode it about 10 miles today with Amanda. She approved. Much more secure feeling for the passenger, what with the foot platforms and arm rests. It even has chrome bars for her to hold onto next to her seat. It handles better than the VStar in corners, but not as nimble at low speed. And they both fit it my garage! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

02-21-2016, 02:48 PM	#311
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I've heard, and read, that their handling belies their size. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-21-2016, 02:49 PM	#312
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I'd be interested to know how suspension travel compares to the Yamaha. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-21-2016, 08:04 PM	#313
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	The Yamaha has a 450lb payload. The HD has 523. You feel bumps much harder on the former. And the handling in corners may be smoother because the front tire is bigger. I get to a point on the Yamaha where I feel resistance to leaning any further, and I'm thinking that might be the edge of the skinny front tire... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-09-2016, 07:10 PM	#314
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Well, the electra Glide passed PA inspection today. I really like riding it. I mean a lot. It's smooth as glass, and surprisingly nimble for a big bike. The ferring is much more effective in shielding you from the wind, and it's barely working at 80 mph. I liked it so much today that I began to wonder about selling the Yamaha and sprucing this one up with the money. And then I took the Yamaha out to the store. Nope. Definitely not selling that bike. It's like home. So loud and raucous. And it's so familiar, I don't have to think. It just goes there. Guess I'm going to have a crowded garage for a while. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-09-2016, 07:15 PM	#315
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Oh, I also replaced the rubber pads in the front floorboards today. The right side one was hanging by one of four rubber mounts. 1st official upgrade. And I got replacement hardware for the tour pack mount, as that rattles annoyingly. Didn't install that yet. That might get involved. And I need a new front tire soon. And I ordered an X-grip phone mount like I have on the Yamaha. Just when I had the Yamaha finished and was done spending money at revzilla.... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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