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June 08, 2008
Suck on This, OPEC
Like everyone else, I've been watching gas prices continuing to increase, to levels that really started to put a strain on our auto budget. About 6 months ago we bought a used prius, which really helped.... But my diesel pickup was still "putting the hurt on us". When diesel topped $5.00 per gallon, with no signs of market softness, even with no external events causing this spike, I decided that I needed to take positive action.
After a week or two of watching craigs list, an emergency trip to two different grocery store "banks" on a Sunday morning, and viola - I am now the very proud owner of a 2003 Yamaha 1100 motorcycle.
It is a blast to ride, and my last tank.... worked out to a cool 56.6 miles per gallon. It has taken a little getting used to, as it is just exactly twice as many cc's as my last bike.... back in my college days.
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The "REAL" Ironman Story
I received an email from John and Judy Collins yesterday. Yes, that John and Judy Collins... The founders of the first IRONMAN competition, held on February 18th, 1978. They organized this event, and were the driving force behind what has now became a multi-million dollar IRONMAN Industry.
Apparently much of the Ironman history, as portrayed on the IRONMAN website, is inaccurate. John and Judy are interested in presenting the story as it actually happened. John and Judy have a compilation of the history of how this event came to be - the link to their story is here.
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