Things I Love...
- Thread starter W3H5
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I'm told that using the wrong "T" sound in the Russian word for mother changes it to a swear word. Perhaps @Rage Racer could confirm whether or not that's true?
Мать means mother, the fourth letter isn't pronounced as a letter on its own but changes the pronunciation of the letter preceeding it. It's a difference not used in English so an explanation would be needed for most English speakers to notice the difference.
Cyrillic т sounds like Latin t, the sound is made by touching the front of the tongue to the front of the top of the mouth. When т (or д, which is like the latin d) is followed by ь (not the similar looking б, which does sound like the latin b) then the middle of the tongue touches the middle of the top of the mouth.
- 17,902
- Florida
- GranTurismo0517
- RandomCarGuy17
Quite Frankly, I think I love creamer at this point. Just having different flavors in my coffee brings me a bit of joy at the start of each day. Though usually I have hazelnut, caramel, or vanilla.
That's another thing, I really love Hazelnut.
That's another thing, I really love Hazelnut.
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- a baby, candy, it's like taking.
- TexRex72
Reconnecting with old friends after a long separation.
Ever have actual hazelnuts? I'm not a big fan of hazelnut flavoring but hazelnuts themselves are awesome.
- 17,902
- Florida
- GranTurismo0517
- RandomCarGuy17
- 30,044
- Thailand
The kindness of strangers.
Today I pulled a stupid by trying to cross the central reservation and getting stuck.
The ditch was about 10ft across and more than 6ft deep with 45° slopes each side down to the trough. It didn’t looks so deep from the highway.
Once I was in the trench I lost momentum and got stuck, barely able to put a foot down. My attempts to scale the incline to get out just threw up a rooster tail of sand and gravel.
After a few minutes of trying to manhandle a 200kg bike, a chap had seen my struggle and came to my rescue. He helped me manoeuvre in a better position where I could get some traction and move along the trench to a gentler incline.
Once I’d recovered the road he just took off, after I’d manage to shout “thank you so much!” in his direction.
Lessons learnt: people can be pretty decent, even to a stranger, and road tyres are no match for loose embankments.
My rear tyre looks like grot but my clutch is still functional. All the reviewers of this bike claiming it has “ADV potential” clearly haven’t taking it further than a fire road.
If that bloke, or anyone else for that matter, hadn’t bothered to assist me, it would have taken me the best part of an hour to get free. In 40° weather and lacking any significant muscle power, I can’t tell you how happy I was that matey decided to be a Good Samaritan today.
Today I pulled a stupid by trying to cross the central reservation and getting stuck.
The ditch was about 10ft across and more than 6ft deep with 45° slopes each side down to the trough. It didn’t looks so deep from the highway.
Once I was in the trench I lost momentum and got stuck, barely able to put a foot down. My attempts to scale the incline to get out just threw up a rooster tail of sand and gravel.
After a few minutes of trying to manhandle a 200kg bike, a chap had seen my struggle and came to my rescue. He helped me manoeuvre in a better position where I could get some traction and move along the trench to a gentler incline.
Once I’d recovered the road he just took off, after I’d manage to shout “thank you so much!” in his direction.
Lessons learnt: people can be pretty decent, even to a stranger, and road tyres are no match for loose embankments.
My rear tyre looks like grot but my clutch is still functional. All the reviewers of this bike claiming it has “ADV potential” clearly haven’t taking it further than a fire road.
If that bloke, or anyone else for that matter, hadn’t bothered to assist me, it would have taken me the best part of an hour to get free. In 40° weather and lacking any significant muscle power, I can’t tell you how happy I was that matey decided to be a Good Samaritan today.
- 30,044
- Thailand
I love the feeling after a good physio session. The personal trainer at my wife’s business did me a proper stretching session that has loosened up my who body. I feel like a new man, physically.
All of the tension is gone from my muscles and I’ve got circulation back into places that haven’t seen proper blood flow for years.
I used to go for regular stretches/ massages until the pandemic occurred. This guy visits the house so I think I’ll make it a regular thing. Such a good feeling.
All of the tension is gone from my muscles and I’ve got circulation back into places that haven’t seen proper blood flow for years.
I used to go for regular stretches/ massages until the pandemic occurred. This guy visits the house so I think I’ll make it a regular thing. Such a good feeling.
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Garden hose quick disconnects for your exterior faucet. If you live in the south, perhaps you just leave your garden hose connected all the time. If you live someplace where it freezes, especially where it oscillates between needing your hose and freezing, oh man... these things are the bomb!
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- Thailand
Garden hose quick disconnects for your exterior faucet. If you live in the south, perhaps you just leave your garden hose connected all the time. If you live someplace where it freezes, especially where it oscillates between needing your hose and freezing, oh man... these things are the bomb!
I’ve been through 3 of those in a relatively short amount of time. My wife keeps buying cheap ones and then wonders why the spring a leak when there put under a bit of strain. I should definitely invest in some good quality ones.
- 30,019
- a baby, candy, it's like taking.
- TexRex72
The quick disconnect function is obviously primary, but I also love these for the swivel, particularly when using a spray gun. It hasn't been an issue for me in years by virtue of in-ground watering, but I used to love these when placing a sprinkler because it meant not constantly having to whip the hose around so that the sprinkler head would lay flat.
Garden hose quick disconnects for your exterior faucet. If you live in the south, perhaps you just leave your garden hose connected all the time. If you live someplace where it freezes, especially where it oscillates between needing your hose and freezing, oh man... these things are the bomb!
