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Yes it is...I had all my insurances requoted by a smaller company in the NW. My policies included 4 passenger vehicles, work truck, motorcycles, earthquake insurance and home. I saved over 3k for apples to apples coverage. When you stay with the same company for years, there is price creep going on that I never noticed. Once I compared, my eyes were opened.

Yeah, we haven't even got mail delivered since last week. So much for that neither snow nor rain nor heat stuff...

Crazy! We are a warm 16°.

Lots of frozen pipes issues up here on the mountain from folks who lost power for a few days. Some wont even find out until things warm up. Still 77,000 homes without power, and an ice storm coming tomorrow. These utility and tree crews can't get a break.

Plumbers around here will be fixing frozen pipes for the next few weeks, soon to be followed by Texas plumbers. Spring can't come fast enough.

My daughter was almost 4. Easier to deal with when you have natural gas, but she is on all electric, as probably you are.

Good thoughts sent your way! Hope the medical team is ready to go. Brutal conditions for lots this week.

My daughter is in Austin and I checked the forecast. Looks to be a super cold front. At least it doesn't look like the last freeze which was an ice storm. She was without power for days...which meant no heat or cooking. She had to run out and get a Coleman stove to cook.

14° right now with this continuing for a few days. Looking forward to a balmy 27 tomorrow midday. Minnesota weather in Oregon right now. Daffodils were 4"tall before this hit. Let's see how hardy they are.

I just received some photographs printed on aluminum plates. They were taped to piece of cardboard an inch or so bigger than the plate then another piece of cardboard was taped to that. It seemed protected very well and all arrived looking perfect.

Did I miss payment info? 🤔

You told me to watch it... It's stuff you need to know, thanks for taking the time.

To add to Pete's reply, here is the skinny on those throttle bodies from Pete himself. Very informative... When I was looking for a carc bike, it was surprising how some of the owners didn't have a clue about this. Also check on swing arm bearing service. Again, some owners didn't know how they came under lubricated when new. If service was never done, it is better if the bike has low mileage and not seen much moisture, IMO. Both my CARCs had under 7k, so I i wasn't too worried. This winter I will do the deed. Also make sure the engine has roller tappets and not flat. 2012 was the cutoff serial numbers, but as Pete has poi ted out before, this needs to be inspected for positive confirmation and not rely on just serial numbers. Lots of info on these three items in search.

Where are the campsites and how do you reserve?

Plus the name always struck me as odd...what is the meaning? Stelvio I get. No go on the Quota.

We have an upright piano that isn't used anymore. It really needs to go and a special bike would look great there...except for the fact that my wife is not a lover of "kinetic art".

Does putting a bike in the house impart much objectional odor to your room or rooms? I would think that just the pipes in a smaller space wouldn't smell as nice as say, baking cinnamon muffins. Maybe you have to put some miles on first with bean oil.

I'm blown away by all the great replies...plus I learned a bit of history of some of you all. All good stuff...plus a Pacific Coast? Who would have known! I'm going to send this link to my friend and let it all sink in. This group is something else!

Interesting...never knew of that. I might want to check that out myself. Seems to be some nice bikes available to try out.

When you know, you know. Best of luck! It will really be a New Year for you.

So that's Red Bull's secret...

Never considered that, glad you spun that record again. That right there seems like some serious bang for the buck!

Ok Phil, maybe I never heard that record. Could you tell me more?

He wants something that that stirs the soul. He saw my bikes and would love to have one of them, a V11. He will ultimately make the choice, but docc's suggestion I like best from a safety point of view for a guy getting back into it. I want him to be prepared as possible for the current breed of drivers out there and to reset all that needs to be reset. After all, I'm going to be known as the guy who got him riding again, and I have no clue what his family thinks of this. But that is not to lessen all the other comments. All are great! When you are brainstorming, no idea is a bad idea.