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The way the signup works, the machines do not sit idle. At my gym, you sign up for halfhour increments. When I arrive, I sign up for two half hour increments on an elliptical. If it is not yet to my time, but there is a machine open, I take it. We have a five minute grace perliod. I can throw someone off the machine I signed up for for the first five minutes of my time - then I have claimed the machine. If I fail to show, whoever is on the machine stays, until the next time slot. If I grab a machine I did not sign up for and someone claims it as their signup within the first five minutes, I get off - no question. After five minutes, the machine is mine - whoever signed up forfeited. The machines at my gym rarely sit idle...but neither do the workerouters because no one sits around waiting for anyone else to end their workout. We plan our workouts and follow the rules. I gym without signups is likely to have a lot of disputes. Mine has few, and all disputes are easily resolved with a review of the rules.

Car Talk
 

I miss Tina.


<sniff>

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which is why he needs it. Whoooooa, catch 22?

Car Talk
 

I was talking to my friend about another person who is an older spinster type very difficult and that friend said "Yeah, well, she don't make or break my day"

That is kinda how I feel about you. you nip at my heels but, you don't make or break my day.

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Translation: other than perhaps Le Bec Fin, you don't need a reservation in Philly.

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You people need bigger gyms. Or to live in parts of the country where more people are lazy.

But that said, is there any way to make the crippling pain in my legs from the core-body workout class I unwisely jumped into on Wednesday with no warmup go away? I'm dying.

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Ibuprofen? I have a big bottle in my desk if you want some. I also have a heat pack thing that goes in the microwave if you think that would help.

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IcyHot? or that BioFreeze shit.

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I bet you have a whoooole pharmacy in there homeslice.

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Geno's may require you to order in English*, but Pat's may refuse to serve you if you have no shirt or shoes.



*How exactly "provolone, wit" is English, I still don't get.

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It's at home.

"homeslice"? What is that?

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Signs, signs, everywhere signs. Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind.

Dude, I will never understand all you there-must-be-rules-for-without-rules-there-would-be-anarchy-and-that-is-bad types. Sign up sheets are just one more thing The Man has concocted to bring Sebastian down. Well FUCK THE MAN if he thinks Sebastain is going to stand for that shit. Let him just be and do and live and feel. O.K.? The people who need over-ruled gyms are the same dorks who show up all hyper-prepared for the hearing. They're pathetic dorks and Sebastian is going to blow them out of the water, in court AND on the T-mill, baby!

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like homegirl, but from back in the day. In Living Color maybe?

Car Talk
 

Is that the cut direct? What are the other kinds of "cuts"? Can you give examples?

Car Talk
 

There is also the "homeslice."

Etiquette at the Gym
 

I love starting off a Friday morning with a discussion of how to allocate scarce resources. Gets my inner micro-economist all hot and bothered.

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did you do a scatterplot?

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Oh my god. I want a Lee's hoagie, like right now.

A cheltenham. Or an orginal.

With hot peppers.

Car Talk
 

flying home a week ago with my wife and 2 kids- we have first class seats. We got to the airport way early because of all the "long lines" scare. approaching security i see they have two lines to approach the ticket/ID check person. 1 for 1st and one for the rest but they both go through the same person. she just is supposed to take the first class people out of turn.

the normal line was short so we just went in it. as we approach the check point some bustling woman comes running up through the first class line. the checker is checking my ticket and tells me there is a special 1st class quick access xray line to the right- THEN she takes the ticket of someone else in my family- it's polite to complete a family- no? Anyone the busy lady says "ummm, i have 1st class" so i tell her so do we, no big deal. we 4 go off to the next line, and busy lady ends up behind my daughter and she's banging stuff around and acting really fucking put out, so I tell K. to let the lady take cuts because she is pretty important, and she tells me again how she has these 1st class tickets. K. told her "gosh what do they look like- these maybe!" and shows off her ticket. i was proud.

the bitch complained to the TSA guy about something- like moving her ass through security quickly is a national security issue? anyway, here's the thing, we grab lunch then go into the Delta club to kill the next 2 hours. Bitch was there- she was there for 2 hours. How can someone be so stupid as to get themselves all jacked up and pissed off when they weren't in any hurry anyway?

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This sounds like the right approach.

If you go to a gym full of lunatic control freaks.

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This explains why I and my entire family live here.

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If they are just cramped, take a couple of aspirin, eat a banana or two (for potassium), and drink a bunch of water. And rub your muscles a bit.

If you pulled or strained a muscle, then you are SOL.

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2. just one question though, did you wonder how Sebastian could see the sign up sheet to check it for accuracy while he was still on the machine? does he have like bionic eyes or something?

Car Talk
 

Translation: Hank wants everyone to know he flies first class.

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No wonder u think I live in a fucked up little world. NYC compared to that is fucked up.

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Fuckin' Commie. I thought we chased all your type back to Mother Russia.

Car Talk
 

You can nip at his heels all you want. You're not gonna break his day.

aV

Car Talk
 

I understand you can get that with or without cheese.

Car Talk
 

poor people like me lie and claim they fly first class, meanwhile dtb posts a subway story- as if! on both!

people turn in strange circles when they start to lie, huh?

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To clarify, what I thought was fucked up was your world view that men are either doormats or assholes/players.

I know lots of men who fall into neither of those categories. Some of them even live in New York.

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Say what you want. FWIW I know I have nice hair. :)

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if I open a brothel would you manage it?

Car Talk
 

Mike (Bloomberg) and I take the subway almost every day!

Car Talk
 

Another one I've had great fun using is the "Hey, It's Me!" wave. When someone is about to cut you off or is otherwise being a douchebag on the road, nod your chin up, and wave your hand a bit as if the person should recognize you. They'll think you're a friend, neighbor, teacher of their kid, whatever, that they didn't recognize at first. They'll stop cutting you off, or let you into their lane so you can get off an exit, whatever, and as you go by, you can either give them the "fooled ya" sign or...the finger. If they've already completed the bonehead maneuver they'll be all worried about who you are.

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My gym is never crowded enough so the sign up sheet becomes necessary.

Car Talk
 

Damn - that's awesome! I can't wait for someone to cut me off in traffic!

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Can someone else agree to meet TM or someone so that we can get through 1200ish more posts? TYVM.

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I'll eat . . . er, ah, meet him.

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I'd meet him, but a) I already judge my appearance to be lacking in a lot of respects so I don't need anyone else to do it and b) I've already met him and I like him quite a bit.

We'd end up drinking beer and shooting the shit. It wouldn't be eventful enough to warrant 1200 more posts.

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I just never paid attention to the sign up sheets. I admit, that is somewhat assholey.

I'm the kind of person who adapts. If I signed up and someone took my machine, I'd just move to something else. I'm not into enforcing anyone's "rights" all that stridently, even my own. That's probably why people take advantage of me at work. If an assistant wouldn't do something timely or do it at all, I'd just do it myself. I just figure, I don't want to deal with anybody'r "rights" or "duties" or any of that crap. I just want to do what I want to do and be left alone. So actually, honestly, I don't read any rules. They'll crop up if I violate them and make thmeselves known.

Is there something wrong with not wanting to deal with that sort of stuff. Why do I have to know yard markers if I can eyeball what club I should hit? Why do I need to know street names in manhattan if I have a kinda-photographic memory for things and can find my way based on landmarks? I think I have dyslexia because anything with a graph or a pile of directives on it just turns to a blur in front of my eyes. I'm hopeless to fill out forms of any kind. And you people just make fun of me for it. Which hurts.