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I rode about 14 miles today. I snapped a picture of an old abandoned farm house. It has what looks like a bay window that was added shortly before it was abandoned and the same with a newer stainless steel stove pipe.

I think the formula is e=mc²

I rode into town today for an errand, 14 miles. A picture of the corn up against the roads, it’s well over 6 feet tall. We were there to @Stefan Mikes a couple of years ago, no flag though.

I rode 12 miles today. This picture was in front of a farm, a nice landscaped area. Also a picture of the road in front of the house. 90% of my rides are on roads like this.

I rode 12 miles today for an errand. It could have waited but it seemed like a good reason for a bike ride. There is smoke here in western Illinois but it’s pretty minor. My sister in law and here husband have a small vacation home in Canada west of Thunder Bay. They had to evacuate but when...

It’s been hot and humid here but while there is smoke, it’s not bad.

I rode 14 miles today on the roads where I live. No wind and very hot and humid. Heat index has been up around 100f. A picture of some large rounds in a hayfield.

Stefan I wonder if someone you’re working for had that sent to your room? Breakfast for free is pretty common for some hotel chains, usually the cheaper to mid priced places and it’s usually a buffet and isn’t anything fancy.

I have a fireplace that would keep our house fairly warm. It has a blower so to really get the heat out I need electricity. I have a 6000 watt portable generator and an inverter I could pull a battery out of a vehicle to use.

I did 21 miles today, or about that. I keep forgetting to start Strava at the beginning of my ride. A picture of an old windmill which seems to be getting rare to see anymore.

I rode 16 miles today. I had to stop for this big guy to pass. I could hear its whistle coming from a ways off so I rode slow intentionally so I had something to take a picture of. This is 3 or 4 miles from my house. I moved here in 1984 and I’ve lived as close as one block from the tracks...

I saw on the local news Illinois is kicking around an e bike law. It was on the local news and if I heard it correctly anything that is powered beyond 28 mph will need a drivers license and insurance. I’m ok with that. We recently did a trip to the Florida Keys and I saw a lot of e bikes...

I rode 15 miles today, into town to renew a couple of license plate stickers for a couple of our vehicles. A picture of one of the rural roads going into town.

Yes, where you have the yellow line.

Another tip. In PCeBikers post above with the red and blue marks in the picture, if you look at the picture of the tooth(the red mark beside it) there is an etched line of the tooth towards the back. The etched line shows the correct angle to sharpen at plus when you hit the etched line from...