tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post4290446567192583261..comments2024-02-03T23:48:14.712-08:00Comments on The Trailer Park Cyclist : Take This Job and Love ItTim Joe Comstockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-64390212778326667312017-09-15T01:16:57.368-07:002017-09-15T01:16:57.368-07:00Get instant access to 16,000 woodworking designs.
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Man, I try not to travel so much in the ...Tim Joe <br /><br />Man, I try not to travel so much in the summer month as it disrupts bike riding and lake livin', but I have been a vapor trail across the country the last month. Just now back home I am perplexed you posted days ago and I am just now seeing. <br /><br />Don't worry about the sorry Jacks or Angelos as they will get theirs eventually. I can live with you missing a few letters, but I trust and pray the bottom bracket will have quick resolution as we can not live with you coming up sort on epic or much less lazy rides.<br /><br />Peace and Tailwinds. Yer Pal<br />ZigThe Swell Guyhttp://www.theswellguy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-5355958686196930082012-08-01T05:23:31.966-07:002012-08-01T05:23:31.966-07:00That sounds like a wonderful story to be shared by...That sounds like a wonderful story to be shared by two friends over a beer or few. Hope to do that with you one day.<br /><br />Despite my love of all things billiards, I can honestly say that in all my visits to the hallowed halls, I've never been in a fight in one of them. Somehow, my mouth has always gotten me out of them. These days, my personal cues cost too much to warrant putting a dent in them or someone's forehead.<br /><br />My next report is going to be a pool tournament report; this weekend is the VA State 9 Ball Championships. Somehow, I think hijinks may ensue.<br /><br />Tail winds to ya!<br />BinVABrian in VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923999291735012309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-41529090959763662632012-07-31T18:16:41.559-07:002012-07-31T18:16:41.559-07:00Well, now, Brian, I know you to be player of billi...Well, now, Brian, I know you to be player of billiards and those pool cues can be worrisome, also. In fact more carpenters get whacked on the head in pool-table saloons after work than by hammers on the job site.<br /><br />Not me. I was drinking tequila from a brown bag and shooting one handed with Will Sampson out in a hole-in-the- wall saloon in Tujunga late one night when some drunk-ass college kids (or maybe it was Van Halen) decided to start up with the World's Tallest Indian and a young wild-eyed wanna- be writer who had mastered Pool Cue Fu by age eleven.<br /><br />Years later I saw that scene replayed in The Color of Money and I often wonder which producer was stalking me and Will that night, as they were wont to do in 1976. <br /><br />Those days are stories left untold because I refuse to tone down my real-life experiences to make them believable. I sincerely believe that I am here in this crazy little Trailer Place to sift, sort, pick the nuggets and pass them on or at least get them down in writing. This horrid earning of a living stuff always interferes with the Truth, it seems, and here I have now foolishly jumped back into the fray. But I have done it and now...<br /><br />Well, fair winds my friend and I look forward to another ride report at Mid Life In the Fast Lane.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-1671376451785463912012-07-31T13:57:39.109-07:002012-07-31T13:57:39.109-07:00Ah, my world has moved back towards center with a ...Ah, my world has moved back towards center with a proper post from you, TJ! I was worried and worrying but secure in the knowledge that the universe knows what it's doing; as do you.<br /><br />As the son of a bricklayer, I learned early on about contractors and subs, and what sets them apart. You've nailed it, as usual. It's one of the reasons I made sure to get a white collar job early in life; the idiots are similar, their behaviors are the same but at least it's air conditioned. And nobody is likely to hit you with a hammer. (Although I guess that's unlikely these days anyway since everyone uses nail guns.)<br /><br />Fresh breezes to you, amigo!Brian in VAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923999291735012309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-25965516569706962792012-07-30T04:54:47.186-07:002012-07-30T04:54:47.186-07:00Kathleen, my posts are full of something alright,...Kathleen, my posts are full of something alright, not sure if wisdom is the word for it...<br /><br />A good friend in Seattle is sending me the part and tool I need to get back on the road.<br /><br />As far as the computer goes, I am thinking of holding a celebrity auction or seeking a sponsor or staging a charity ride with me as the charity case.<br /><br />But I have a meeting at the job site in about an hour to hopefully straighten out this mess and then I can get a new computer the old-fashioned way: working and slaving and saving.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-68241975893990934982012-07-30T04:49:08.574-07:002012-07-30T04:49:08.574-07:00Thanks Jonathan. I hit stages in my days when I h...Thanks Jonathan. I hit stages in my days when I have nothing to share that is worth it, (or so it seems) but I am always aware that time is passing and I will then spit one out. Plus it has been really hot.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-25754676526893858822012-07-29T19:38:58.352-07:002012-07-29T19:38:58.352-07:00Tim Joe,
I always welcome a new post from you as t...Tim Joe,<br />I always welcome a new post from you as they are full of wisdom and gentle observations of the human condition. I hope that your computer and bike woes are solved soon. Keep up the good work; many of us out here in the intarwebz get great joy from what you write. <br /><br />KathleenKathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449237625806618344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-13245348721831855832012-07-29T18:08:18.713-07:002012-07-29T18:08:18.713-07:00Welcome back, Tim Joe. You've been missed.
J...Welcome back, Tim Joe. You've been missed.<br /><br />Jonathan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-19249188088268987522012-07-27T15:07:12.991-07:002012-07-27T15:07:12.991-07:00Thanks Jim. There is another Carpenter whose name...Thanks Jim. There is another Carpenter whose name I refrain from invoking but in whose steps I endeavor to follow. That does indeed make for sound sleep and really, these other rascals are but naughty children.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-74092192501886722442012-07-27T14:49:22.204-07:002012-07-27T14:49:22.204-07:00TJ,
I am also happy to read a new post. I can'...TJ,<br />I am also happy to read a new post. I can't help but notice that you knew Angelo's name, his wife Donna and that Sr. had just passed. Good for you to continue to do business this way.The payoff has always been, not for money, but the sound sleep one can have knowing that I didn't screw anybody today because of my actions.<br />I hate to bid jobs to contractors that I know will not give their customers a square deal. I would pass on the business and send it to our competitor. But it is not my lumberyard or my money, it is the job I need and try and do the best I can for our company. Over time I have seen it work out....the bad contractors don't last and have to move on.<br /><br />Anyway thanks for posting and here's hoping the computer and bike issues get straight for you<br />JimJim Bangshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618333090634257257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-82044623681587119522012-07-27T09:22:02.435-07:002012-07-27T09:22:02.435-07:00Well now Jason, yeah, the Ol' TPC is as good a...Well now Jason, yeah, the Ol' TPC is as good as he ever was and yeah, I also owe it all to Fatty. But even more I owe a lot to you guys who take some kind of simple pleasure from the thing I am doing here and never fear, my VA results will be told once I know what they are. Probably my heart but since it is shared with all my beloved readers that also will last forever.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-51426375452821824022012-07-27T09:17:44.851-07:002012-07-27T09:17:44.851-07:00Ha, I meant elicit, not illicit. I think you get ...Ha, I meant elicit, not illicit. I think you get the point though.<br /><br />JasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-86981300512916092592012-07-27T09:07:32.610-07:002012-07-27T09:07:32.610-07:00A wonderful suprise today! You're back and ho...A wonderful suprise today! You're back and hopefully no worse for the wear after that debacle with the Italian from Chicago. And I was mentioned in your blog, which made me feel a little internet fame for a second or two. It's a great day when I get to spend a few minutes at work reading something you've written. Glad I was able to illicit a blog post today. <br />I should have mentioned that I first found this blog through the fat cyclist blog, which I've been reading for years. I too enjoy riding bicycles, for no other reason than the pleasure it brings.<br />And I know you are doing fine, because you have a funny disposition and a good outlook on life. I'll be checking back every day to see what comes next. <br />And by the way, I dont think you never mentioned the results of your visit to the V.A. Hope you are doing well and feelin' good.<br /><br />Jason from ColoradoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-308282829591106982012-07-27T05:02:32.613-07:002012-07-27T05:02:32.613-07:00Dee, when I inadvertently go a long time without p...Dee, when I inadvertently go a long time without posting people usually ask for more. When I guest post at Fat Cyclist I get a huge comment list of gratitude and longing. I believe that my writing is a marketable skill but I also believe that money ruins everything and my writing and my open-hearted friendship with you guys means far more to me than comfort or shiny stuff. <br /><br />I am seeking a gentle solution to my construction hustle so I can continue to give the words away. If people were paying to read my stuff they would become customers; and that will never do. There will be no money changing in this temple.<br /><br />yer pal, <br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-87929070987114596052012-07-27T02:23:10.319-07:002012-07-27T02:23:10.319-07:00I wrote a nice reply and then my 3 year old netboo...I wrote a nice reply and then my 3 year old netbook totally shit itself and crashed. So there you go. What I wanted to say was that sub-contractors are the salt of the earth and the real talent in the industry, but the bastards who have the balls to set up big development companies keep bankrupting, and paying nobody, and why isn't there a law against that? *sigh* glad to know the silence wasn't a health disaster. Please write a book and charge a squillon dollars for it, and I will find a way to pay. Love your work.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707182204683657771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-56301225840571487542012-07-26T18:44:21.047-07:002012-07-26T18:44:21.047-07:00Thanks so much Dan and while my output is sparse i...Thanks so much Dan and while my output is sparse indeed, my intentions are plentiful and someday, maybe, I will be both poetic and prolific at the same time.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-88217452378946836832012-07-26T17:40:27.577-07:002012-07-26T17:40:27.577-07:00So glad to read this! Welcome back, if only tempo...So glad to read this! Welcome back, if only temporarily and sporadically since the equipment is in need of attention. Any day there is a new post here is a good day!Daniel Weisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04637437742446611544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-18098342291849422802012-07-26T16:34:10.895-07:002012-07-26T16:34:10.895-07:00Ken, it is you guys who are the fair breezes that ...Ken, it is you guys who are the fair breezes that power my world. Thanks so much for following along.<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-74764612666121071352012-07-26T16:28:03.940-07:002012-07-26T16:28:03.940-07:00Ryan, me dawg, the only reason I have not ordered ...Ryan, me dawg, the only reason I have not ordered the new BB is a certainty that 113 spindle size might not be right and if I take the old unit out I will be without a bicycle. The Blonde's son, my sorta step-son (but under my protection nonetheless) just got a job washing dishes in a beach side speakeasy and that was also my first real world job; so in a moment of newly employed ebullience and joy I gifted him my trusty frankenbike for a work vehicle. I also gave him a two-day-old Ridgid floor pump from Home Depot (worked just fine $14) and a maglite and hose clamped light rig so he could never fail to show up for work.<br /><br />He is doing it right so far and just maybe I planted a seed. Meanwhile, I am a one bike MF and that bike is too fine to risk damaging the frame by hacking around on a diseased bottom bracket. <br /><br />I hope your Monday Birthday was joyful and glorious and firecracker power to you and all around you.<br /><br />Much heart my Velo Brother!<br /><br />tjTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-90418395154827640382012-07-26T13:38:27.881-07:002012-07-26T13:38:27.881-07:00This is why we read the TPC, and hope for a new po...This is why we read the TPC, and hope for a new post after a hiatus. Breezes.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682784984851161875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-5124733844834849832012-07-26T12:22:54.084-07:002012-07-26T12:22:54.084-07:00Always a happy day when there is a new post from t...Always a happy day when there is a new post from the TPC! Sorry to hear about the computer woes and the work with a confederacy of dunces hope those dopes pay/have paid you by the way. Hope you can cruise around on the single speed and enjoy the breezes till that new BB comes.<br /><br />Tailwinds brotherRoadieRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900109046198641775noreply@blogger.com