Things I'm happy about today

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They rented these things around Fishermen’s Wharf near where we lived in SF, this photo is a couple of blocks from our place.

We were on a very steep hill. It was common to hear these things wheezing as they were trying to go up the hill. Would look outside and the girlfriend/wife would be trying to push it up the hill as the dumbass guy was still trying to make it.

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NorCalVol67 said:
They rented these things around Fishermen’s Wharf near where we lived in SF, this photo is a couple of blacks from our place.

We were on a very steep hill. It was common to hear these things wheezing as they were trying to go up the hill. Would look outside and the girlfriend/wife would be trying to push it up the hill as the dumbass guy was still trying to make it.

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He should have pushed and let her steer. 🤣
 
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Happy that I survived a statistics test. I had no idea what to expect expect except that the practice problems that accompany the course were endless crunching, crunching, crunching of numbers and memorization of formulas. My ability to memorize a ton of trivia has pretty much gone - if something doesn't "tell a story", I can't remember it. But in fact, the test was much more oriented to which statistical formula would best be used for this, that, and the other, and why, and only then to run the numbers.

Blah blah, tldr: I was not at all convinced that I would pass, but it seemed to go well. whew


edit: really, iphone? really?
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
You would think, but every single time it was the woman pushing.
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So silly. The women were more likely to be lighter than the men, and the men were more likely to have greater upper-body strength. But gosh, that increased ability to steer (and bellow directions?) trumps all that, I suppose. :rolleyes:
 
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NorCalVol67 said:
That takes me back. I had a Huffy or two.

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I had an old Schwinn Varsity. I rode that dang thing everywhere. Took it to school and was flying down Andy Holt (when Andy Holt was a through street) through the red light and T-boned a car that turned into the top parking lot entrance across from Glocker. Hit the front tire square, knee hit the quarter panel and buckled the hood. I went about 30 or 40 feet on down the road. Popped up unhurt and drug my folded up bike to the curb and chained it to a light pole. Made class on time even.
 
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VolNExile said:
Happy that I survived a statistics test. I had no idea what to expect expect that the practice problems that accompany the course were endless crunching, crunching, crunching of numbers and memorization of formulas. My ability to memorize a ton of trivia has pretty much gone - if something doesn't "tell a story", I can't remember it. But in fact, the test was much more oriented to which statistical formula would best be used for this, that, and the other, and why, and only then to run the numbers.

Blah blah, tldr: I was not at all convinced that I would pass, but it seemed to go well. whew
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Statistics do tell a story. Pretty fun subject.
 
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82_VOL_83 said:
Statistics do tell a story. Pretty fun subject.
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And the different stories they tell; omg. 🤣

Our best class activity so far has been the ongoing Bad Graphs forum. My contribution was this gem, from the Georgia Department of Public Health (really! a public agency!) in the few months of Covid.

Hint: check the dates on the x-axis. (Plus a lot of other ridiculousness, like changing the order of the counties (bar colors), or even choosing to group them in this way.)

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^^^^^
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We just had our quarterly meeting with the big bosses. Our little department, and our shift in particular was a highlight. We've pushed more product, and quality product than ever in the history of company. They're going to give us a prize 🤣. Our crew was in the front row, we all literally came from the textile industry. When the guy said that I blew my hand and rubbed my chest, like bragging 🤣. He asked if I was proud, I said heck yeah, this group works, and takes pride in it. I got a few brownie points 😁
 
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joevol33 said:
We just had our quarterly meeting with the big bosses. Our little department, and our shift in particular was a highlight. We've pushed more product, and quality product than ever in the history of company. They're going to give us a prize 🤣. Our crew was in the front row, we all literally came from the textile industry. When the guy said that I blew my hand and rubbed my chest, like bragging 🤣. He asked if I was proud, I said heck yeah, this group works, and takes pride in it. I got a few brownie points 😁
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joevol33 said:
We just had our quarterly meeting with the big bosses. Our little department, and our shift in particular was a highlight. We've pushed more product, and quality product than ever in the history of company. They're going to give us a prize 🤣. Our crew was in the front row, we all literally came from the textile industry. When the guy said that I blew my hand and rubbed my chest, like bragging 🤣. He asked if I was proud, I said heck yeah, this group works, and takes pride in it. I got a few brownie points 😁
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joevol33 said:
We just had our quarterly meeting with the big bosses. Our little department, and our shift in particular was a highlight. We've pushed more product, and quality product than ever in the history of company. They're going to give us a prize 🤣. Our crew was in the front row, we all literally came from the textile industry. When the guy said that I blew my hand and rubbed my chest, like bragging 🤣. He asked if I was proud, I said heck yeah, this group works, and takes pride in it. I got a few brownie points 😁
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Stopped reading at "pushed more product"
 
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