Philbo

@Philbo (578)

Canada • Age 62

Joined myLot 16 years ago

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Philbo's Discussions

The Big Raptor Question: Will He Stay or Will He Go?

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 2 May 10

Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors are at the crossroads. Colangelo is going to have to work some real magic to keep Bosh in the lineup. I think Bosh wants to stay but I don't think the pieces needed to keep him in Toronto are...

Home Oil Spill

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 1 May 10

My five year old has this way of creating astronomical problems for us to solve. Somehow he got his hands on a half quart of thankfully clean motor oil. He used it to anoint several items in our yard. Unfortunately one of those...

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Wind damage.

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 16 Oct 09

Arrrgh. Wind blew my Internet antenna off the roof of my house yesterday. I'm at the library right now expressing my frustration. Won't be back up until Tuesday and that's assuming the weather will cooperate and the repairman will...

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In one of my major interests I have no ranking. Why?

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 7 Aug 09

This isn't a huge thing for me but it strikes me a bit odd. I have posted quite a lot in specifically NBA and basketball. In NBA I rank 19th and in basketball I don't have any ranking at all. Is this a glitch or have I done...

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ranking

Who's your favorite international basketball player?

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 6 Aug 09

I'm a Canadian and for me this is a no brainer. Steve Nash. Great player with a great career so far. It is nice to see so many good ball players from all over the world. I remember when I was playing in high school. There were...

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Bamboo bicycles coming to North America!!!

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 20 Jul 09

Read an article the other day about a bicycle company that is bringing bicycle frames made with bamboo instead of steel or aluminum tubing to the North American market. Panda bicycles is the brand and they say it has the strength...

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Who remembers watching the 1972 Summit Series?

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 12 Jul 09

My parents weren't into sports and neither was the rest of the family. They never watched hockey on TV ever. I got bit by the sports bug at school. The 1972 Summit series had shifted to the Soviet Union and we got to watch it at...

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Getting excited about the Raptors.

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 12 Jul 09

What kind of magic is Colangelo spinning this summer. Lured in Turkoglu and now it looks like he's grabbing Jarrett Jack away from Indiana. I'm not saying they're contenders but he is sure putting a lot of work in trying to make...

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Wear your cycling helmet for crying out loud!

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 6 Jul 09

Sunday my wife and I had to drive into town on an errand. On the way we pass a long stretch of bicycle path. It was getting good use because the weather was beautiful. Problem is I noticed the majority of the riders were riding...

Why I prefer being my own bike mechanic.

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 28 Jun 09

Last fall I got the bearings in my bottom bracket redone at a local bike shop. I do most of my own work on my bike but the bottom bracket is not something I've ever messed with before. First set of bearings lasted something like...

bike mechanics

cycling

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Way cool hands on schooling.

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 28 Jun 09

I thought this was a real cool way for the kids to do some hands on science. For the children it was set up as a secret mission a la "Men In Black" with the help of the police, the school and the Royal Canadian Navy. A package of...

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science

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Do you ride when the weather is lousy?

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 24 Jun 09

I will ride through a drizzle but I usually avoid rain because I can't look like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards when I get to work. I don't have good rain gear and I really don't like being cold and wet. I do ride in...

bicycle riding

cycling

touring

What kind of bike do you ride?

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 23 Jun 09

My bike is an old Nishiki Landau touring bike. Very nearly racing configuration but with chromemoly tubing. The original rims were chromemoly as well but I changed to aluminum racing rims a long time ago. It the only bike I ever...

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Teaching Kids to Ride

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 21 Jun 09

Time to teach another one how to ride a bike. Wesley is our youngest at five years old and we've started working on getting him riding on his own. We used training wheels with a few of our older kids but I'm not a great fan of...

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First Aid Certification.

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 19 Jun 09

I have wanted for years to complete a first aid training course but time and money were always an issue. Recently the company I work for offered to pay for the course for anyone within the company willing to sign up. That took...

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What kind of cycling do you do?

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 19 Jun 09

Calling all cyclists on Mylot. What kind of cycling do you do? I want to hear from all of you even if all you do is take a spin around the block when you get a rare urge to get your blood circulating. If it make you feel better...

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Who will win this year's Tour de France?

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 18 Jun 09

I hope there are some cycling enthusiasts on the Lot. I'm not as much into bicycle racing as I am into plain old personal cycling but I do follow the Tour de France each year. The field is pretty wide open and there are a lot of...

bicycle racing

cycling

tour de france

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How do you pick an NBA playoff referee?

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 14 Jun 09

I really don't like to hear teams bellyaching about the officiating but has the NBA brought some of this on themselves? Richard Bavetta who has called championship series games in the league for 23 straight years had his streak...

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Who will pay for the parade?

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 14 Jun 09

Just read a news article. City of L.A. is considering NOT picking up the tab to stage a victory parade if the Lakers come home with the championship. What do you think? City is citing tough economic times as the reason.

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Runescape update!

Philbo @Philbo (578) • Canada 12 Jun 09

Now you can sit down and take a rest. Makes you recover your run faster and helps you heal faster too. Hard to believe my player has been playing for years and now finally he gets a chance to sit down and rest.

online games

runescape

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