There's normally an outpost of Girl Scouts outside the supermarket where I can acquire Trefoils. Though I'm not supposed to acquire Trefoils.

Shouldn't that pedal problem be one we should be able to solve

I take it they don't have the pedal designed such that the center of gravity is offset from the axis of rotation. I wonder why.

Thanks again for the birthday wishes. I'm officially 45. Which all of a sudden feels a bunch older. Gah. And then again I feel like a petulant child since I didn't hear a thing from my dad today.

We went out to a great restaurant called Pappadeaux. Great Cajun food. And the place is all decked out for Mardi Gras. We had fried alligator for an appetizer. K-Bug had a crawfish dish that was so good. I was thrilled with my lobster and mussels. CJ had some cajun fried shrimp that appeared to be WAY spicy. Wish I could afford to go there more often.

man, I just went over to TWOP (I try to go to the forums 2x a week or so) and man their whole site throws up a malware warning like I have never seen. Chrome is all "you must not pass" and will not let me through at all. Anyone know the dope?

Le n, I saw something on twitter that says they are working on it...maybe already fixed it for some browsers?

I think the issue with the pedals is that 1) they must rotate freely and b) when using them, your foot has to be on the very top. So I'm not sure there is a way to weight them from flipping over. I think most are weighted though so that the front (when pedaling) of the pedal points up if you are not clipped in. Most (all?) have a little ridge on the top, like that tiny spike on the toe clip ones, that allows you to slide your foot over the pedal and catch the ridge. This means you don't have to flip it with your toe, just slide your shoe along the pedal until the piece on the bottom of your shoe hits the ridge of the pedal and then push down to clip in.

Hey, is anyone here familiar with the Philadephia airport? I am flying to Dublin tonight through there (barring cancelled flights, eeek) and I have a 2hr 40 minute layover where I have to get from terminal F to Terminal A. Which, looking at the online plan, are the opposite ends of the airport. I'm wondering how difficult this is. Do I have to bust a move as soon as I get off the plane? I am totally screwed to make my connection?

I've been told by someone who travelled Hfx>Phil>Paris that since I preclear customs in Halifax, I am treated like a domestic passenger in Philly...I really hope so.

I did Philly for B'more>Philly> Madrid, and had to take a bus from the plane (puddle jumper) to terminal, and a train and a brisk walk, and we were kind of delayed, but I made it just in time- but I was hauling ass. I'm pretty sure I didn't have a 3 hour layover because I recall several of my other coworkers boggling at how close me and a couple others were cutting it. I don't recall doing any customs, but I was a domestic passenger from the get-go.

Can't speak to the amenities of PHL, it was a pretty quick run-thru.

eta: Looks like you'll need to take a bus shuttle to terminal F from either A or C terminal. I must've come into a different terminal, cause I remember a train. Or maybe I'm delusional.

Thanks sara! There does look like a little set of train tracks on the map. [link]

My tentative plan is to bust a move right off the plane and if I have time at the other end, great.

Can't speak to the amenities of PHL, it was a pretty quick run-thru.

I go back eight years or so now, but at the time I was distinctly unimpressed with PHL's amenities. I wasn't so much concerned with getting around inside the airport as with travel to and from, but I believe they operate shuttle buses between Terminals A and F. With a layover of over two hours, that should see you right.

Good to know, Billytea, thanks.

Buffistas really do know everything.