Rescued from #landfill

#mountaineering club was about to discard these due to liquid loss inside the chamber. Some drilling and and ethanol donation later bubbles are gone and holes are sealed with soldering iron. Probably this transplant will last these cheap #compass' remaining life
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The Morning Run to Breakfast With Cyclists

Yesterday I dropped off my bike for a service. I noticed that the rear wheel no longer seemed to be true so I took it to a bike shop. They confirmed that some of the bike spokes were about to fail. Due to this technical issue I left my bike with them for maintenance. Now I find myself without a bike.

Finding myself without a bike means that when a group meets for a ride at 07:00 for a ride I can’t join, because I don’t have a bike. The advantage I had though, is that I could still get up early, and go for a solo run, and time it to end at the same time as the others got back from their ride.

I decided to do the run recommended by Runna. Six 300s. Six times 300m at 5:30 following by runs at 06:15 before recovery, and then running for another kilometre and a half.

I ran a route that I estimated would get me back to the café right when they arrived, and I succeeded perfectly. By 0800 I was at the café and within three minutes I arrived.

I came up with the plan yesterday, when I was on my afternoon walk before the book discussion. I decided that I would wake early, run, and meet the group. Eventually I questioned whether I would actually get up.

If we think linearly then not having a bike would exclude me from joining. Lateral thinking allowed me to join. The experience was good. I will repeat it.

John Deere Pays $99 Million To Settle ‘Right To Repair’ Class Action

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