[11:41] <rick_h> morning
[11:43] <_stink__> yo
[13:01] <cmaloney> morning
[17:25] <cmaloney> "The Secret Service was already initialized"
[17:25] <cmaloney> messages from gnome-keyring-daemon
[17:49] <greg-g> cmaloney: you hope
[17:51] <cmaloney> Yeah, when people are out to get you paranoia is just good thinking.
[17:55]  * greg-g adjusts his tinfoil hat
[18:03]  * cmaloney gets out the slinkys to help augment the radio signals away from his head.
[18:04] <rick_h> I got one for michael for christmas last year
[18:04] <cmaloney> a tinfoil hat?
[18:04] <rick_h> it lasted two days before michael kinked it beyond use
[18:04] <rick_h> slinky
[18:04] <cmaloney> Thought you needed to be at least 10 to get one of those proper
[18:04] <cmaloney> rick_h: Yeah, I think the half-life of a slinky is directly proportional to how much it's played with
[18:07] <cmaloney> but it's cool that they're made in Canton MI
[18:07] <greg-g> yeah, ours lasted a little while, but I was anal about it. Semi fixed it a couple times, now it just sits in the random toy bin unused :(
[18:07] <cmaloney> :(
[18:07] <cmaloney> It's a strange-ass toy to be sure
[18:08] <cmaloney> "hey kids, here's a coil of metal"
[18:10] <rick_h> heh, well the first time you show them how it does stairs they're amazed
[18:10] <rick_h> 20min later it's wrapped around them as a giant form of jewelry and the untangling commences
[18:11] <rick_h> then you get where dad is into his 3rd hour trying to restore it at $4.99 for the toy he's currently earning about $2/hr of labor
[18:12] <rick_h> greg-g: how goes the van shopping?
[18:12] <_stink__> whenever i tried to demo the slinky on the stairs it didn't work
[18:13] <cmaloney> _stink__: Yeah, it doesn't work well on USA stairs
[18:13] <cmaloney> I think they changed stairs in newer homes to be wider
[18:13] <cmaloney> as opposed to the death-traps of older homes
[18:13] <cmaloney> rick_h: Hah
[18:13] <rick_h> greg-g: van porn https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWysv3wFKyy6D8gj8lWmAuB7B--nAeSOT makes me want to get a van to tow with, well kinda
[18:13] <rick_h> lol
[18:14] <rick_h> "new updated modern slinky for fat stairs"
[18:14] <cmaloney> rick_h: How many vehicles are you allowed in Clarkston before they send you to Hazel Park? :)
[18:14] <rick_h> cmaloney: we've only got 2!
[18:14] <rick_h> I WANT a wrangler, and a van, and a...
[18:15] <rick_h> but contrary to my wife, I don't find a way to get EVERYTHING I want :P
[18:15] <cmaloney> Just "mostly". ;)
[18:15] <rick_h> I mean if anyone wants to send one of these my way I won't complain https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/bronson
[18:19] <brousch> We're looking at new houses and went through a 100+ year old home. My wife was afraid of the stairs
[18:22] <jrwren> turnover is a good way you can have every vehicle you want, just not all at the same time.
[18:24] <jrwren> if anyone wants to send me one of these, or even just lend... I'll praise ya! http://surlybikes.com/bikes/wednesday
[18:24] <rick_h> jrwren: doesn't Tim roll with one of those?
[18:25] <rick_h> jrwren: saw a guy on a nice fat bike last night. Crazy thinking of cranking those wheels round and round
[18:25] <jrwren> rick_h: Tim has a fat tire for sure. I'm not sure if it is surly or not.
[18:26] <jrwren> yeah... I finally realized, since I ride mostly for the exercise, no reason not to go for steel frame and fat tire :)
[18:26] <rick_h> jrwren: I'm pretty sure it's a surly, just not sure which one
[18:26] <rick_h> jrwren: <3 and with tires like that it's like having a suspension
[18:26] <rick_h> it's why folks are <3'ing 27.5+ these days
[18:26] <jrwren> yup
[18:26] <rick_h> most common review comment is "feels like the bike has more travel than it does"
[18:28] <jrwren> and in surly case its important cuz they don't have suspension
[18:28] <rick_h> yea
[20:09] <cmaloney> Suspensions are for people without butts
[20:09] <cmaloney> gotta feel every pebble on that road.
[20:12] <jrwren> OUCH
[20:14] <cmaloney> ;)
[20:19] <greg-g> "alex is 8 and he's going in the baby pool" OH at home
[20:28] <cmaloney> Big day