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    From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 20:59:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    Liebermann, they are warning of flooding today and tomorrow. If I remember correctly, you are at the bottom of those lots so be careful. This break in the rain should give you time to fill up your pantry.
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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 15:23:43 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/2/2026 2:59 PM, cyclintom wrote:
    Liebermann, they are warning of flooding today and tomorrow. If I remember correctly, you are at the bottom of those lots so be careful. This break in the rain should give you time to fill up your pantry.


    Damage has been dramatic to your south this week:

    https://ktla.com/news/local-news/severely-damaged-portion-of-angeles-crest-highway-closed/

    Check out that photo series on road damage.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 21:28:08 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri Jan 2 15:23:43 2026 AMuzi wrote:
    On 1/2/2026 2:59 PM, cyclintom wrote:
    Liebermann, they are warning of flooding today and tomorrow. If I remember correctly, you are at the bottom of those lots so be careful. This break in the rain should give you time to fill up your pantry.


    Damage has been dramatic to your south this week:

    https://ktla.com/news/local-news/severely-damaged-portion-of-angeles-crest-highway-closed/

    Check out that photo series on road damage.
    Looks like we're in for another heavy rain year. It is unlikely to wash out our local hill roads but there are a couple of local roads that are a danger.
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 13:56:17 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:59:29 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    Liebermann, they are warning of flooding today and tomorrow. If I remember correctly, you are at the bottom of those lots so be careful. This break in the rain should give you time to fill up your pantry.

    Most of last year's weather warnings have been overly pessimistic. At
    this time, NWS and Windy.com are mostly tracking each other through
    Sunday evening: <https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-122.09304015350371&lat=37.08133745279595>
    <https://www.windy.com/37.081/-122.095?32.547,-122.102,5,p:precip>
    (Better to be warned and nothing happens, than to not be warned and
    get flooded).

    My house is on a fairly steep (45 deg) hillside and well above the San
    Lorenzo River. The house is an altitude of 778 ft HAE (Height Above
    Ellipsoid) or 887 ft above MSL (Mean Sea Level). For me to get
    flooded would require a biblical inundation. Thanks for the warning.
    I've been waiting for an opportunity to test my ability to walk on
    water.

    Since you posted a Google Maps link to your house, it is only proper
    that I reciprocate. This is from Aug 2020: <https://photos.app.goo.gl/FHty84Gq5Vpun5qv9>

    I refilled my survival supplies about a week ago. I also have about 2
    weeks stock of the essentials and gasoline for the generator. This
    was my last shopping list: <https://www.learnbydestroying.com/jeffl/crud/Shopping%20List.xlsx>

    I also have about 1.5 cords of oak and madrone firewood left. I've
    been carrying the firewood up 50 stairs in 30 lb loads. Seasoned oak
    ( <15% moisture) weighs about 5,000 lbs per cord. I can haul 10 to 15
    loads per day, before I need to give up. Yes, I know I could hire
    someone to carry the wood up my stairs, or build some sort of gas or
    electric powered contrivance, but I need the exercise.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 16:02:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/2/2026 3:56 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:59:29 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    Liebermann, they are warning of flooding today and tomorrow. If I remember correctly, you are at the bottom of those lots so be careful. This break in the rain should give you time to fill up your pantry.

    Most of last year's weather warnings have been overly pessimistic. At
    this time, NWS and Windy.com are mostly tracking each other through
    Sunday evening: <https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-122.09304015350371&lat=37.08133745279595>
    <https://www.windy.com/37.081/-122.095?32.547,-122.102,5,p:precip>
    (Better to be warned and nothing happens, than to not be warned and
    get flooded).

    My house is on a fairly steep (45 deg) hillside and well above the San Lorenzo River. The house is an altitude of 778 ft HAE (Height Above Ellipsoid) or 887 ft above MSL (Mean Sea Level). For me to get
    flooded would require a biblical inundation. Thanks for the warning.
    I've been waiting for an opportunity to test my ability to walk on
    water.

    Since you posted a Google Maps link to your house, it is only proper
    that I reciprocate. This is from Aug 2020: <https://photos.app.goo.gl/FHty84Gq5Vpun5qv9>

    I refilled my survival supplies about a week ago. I also have about 2
    weeks stock of the essentials and gasoline for the generator. This
    was my last shopping list: <https://www.learnbydestroying.com/jeffl/crud/Shopping%20List.xlsx>

    I also have about 1.5 cords of oak and madrone firewood left. I've
    been carrying the firewood up 50 stairs in 30 lb loads. Seasoned oak
    ( <15% moisture) weighs about 5,000 lbs per cord. I can haul 10 to 15
    loads per day, before I need to give up. Yes, I know I could hire
    someone to carry the wood up my stairs, or build some sort of gas or
    electric powered contrivance, but I need the exercise.






    Hillsides have their own variant of 'flood'.

    https://ktla.com/news/local-news/heavy-rain-triggers-mudflow-at-hillside-construction-site-in-sherman-oaks/
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 14:33:41 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:28:08 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    Looks like we're in for another heavy rain year.

    Maybe. In Santa Cruz county, we get most of our annual precipitation
    in Jan and Feb.

    In Santa Cruz (city) it's too early to tell. One thing for sure is
    that we're way ahead of the last 3 years of drought: <https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/City-Departments/Water-Department/Weekly-Water-Conditions-in-Santa-Cruz>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-precipitation-251228.pdf>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-runoff-251228.pdf>
    Note that Loch Lomond reservoir is at 93.7% capacity.

    It is unlikely to wash out our local hill roads but there are a couple of local roads that are a danger.

    If possible, please post a link to a photo of this year's "deep mud"
    at the bottom of Cull Canyon. Except for the sign, your previous
    photo didn't show any "deep mud": <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1063064831504932&set=pb.100034042758783.-2207520000&type=3>
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 16:45:12 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/2/2026 4:33 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:28:08 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    Looks like we're in for another heavy rain year.

    Maybe. In Santa Cruz county, we get most of our annual precipitation
    in Jan and Feb.

    In Santa Cruz (city) it's too early to tell. One thing for sure is
    that we're way ahead of the last 3 years of drought: <https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/City-Departments/Water-Department/Weekly-Water-Conditions-in-Santa-Cruz>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-precipitation-251228.pdf>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-runoff-251228.pdf>
    Note that Loch Lomond reservoir is at 93.7% capacity.

    It is unlikely to wash out our local hill roads but there are a couple of local roads that are a danger.

    If possible, please post a link to a photo of this year's "deep mud"
    at the bottom of Cull Canyon. Except for the sign, your previous
    photo didn't show any "deep mud": <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1063064831504932&set=pb.100034042758783.-2207520000&type=3>




    I find this very useful every morning: https://www.iweathernet.com/interactive-radar

    You can zoom in as far as needed, shows the next few days
    with as reliable an estimate as any IME.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 22:49:34 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri Jan 2 14:33:41 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:28:08 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    Looks like we're in for another heavy rain year.

    Maybe. In Santa Cruz county, we get most of our annual precipitation
    in Jan and Feb.

    In Santa Cruz (city) it's too early to tell. One thing for sure is
    that we're way ahead of the last 3 years of drought: <https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/City-Departments/Water-Department/Weekly-Water-Conditions-in-Santa-Cruz>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-precipitation-251228.pdf>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-runoff-251228.pdf>
    Note that Loch Lomond reservoir is at 93.7% capacity.

    It is unlikely to wash out our local hill roads but there are a couple of local roads that are a danger.

    If possible, please post a link to a photo of this year's "deep mud"
    at the bottom of Cull Canyon. Except for the sign, your previous
    photo didn't show any "deep mud": <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3d1063064831504932&set=3dpb.100034042758783.-2207520000&type=3d3>
    Sorry, not possible, the new drain at the bottom of the old reservoir flushed mud down Cull creek which took heavy equipment to excavate and that part of the road was blocked off and covered in heavy tree cover. YOU posted a picture of the small bleedoff to the park swimming hole filling with mud wasn't that enough to convince you that somrthing was up?
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 14:54:06 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 16:02:18 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 1/2/2026 3:56 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:59:29 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    Liebermann, they are warning of flooding today and tomorrow. If I remember correctly, you are at the bottom of those lots so be careful. This break in the rain should give you time to fill up your pantry.

    Most of last year's weather warnings have been overly pessimistic. At
    this time, NWS and Windy.com are mostly tracking each other through
    Sunday evening:
    <https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-122.09304015350371&lat=37.08133745279595>
    <https://www.windy.com/37.081/-122.095?32.547,-122.102,5,p:precip>
    (Better to be warned and nothing happens, than to not be warned and
    get flooded).

    My house is on a fairly steep (45 deg) hillside and well above the San
    Lorenzo River. The house is an altitude of 778 ft HAE (Height Above
    Ellipsoid) or 887 ft above MSL (Mean Sea Level). For me to get
    flooded would require a biblical inundation. Thanks for the warning.
    I've been waiting for an opportunity to test my ability to walk on
    water.

    Since you posted a Google Maps link to your house, it is only proper
    that I reciprocate. This is from Aug 2020:
    <https://photos.app.goo.gl/FHty84Gq5Vpun5qv9>

    I refilled my survival supplies about a week ago. I also have about 2
    weeks stock of the essentials and gasoline for the generator. This
    was my last shopping list:
    <https://www.learnbydestroying.com/jeffl/crud/Shopping%20List.xlsx>

    I also have about 1.5 cords of oak and madrone firewood left. I've
    been carrying the firewood up 50 stairs in 30 lb loads. Seasoned oak
    ( <15% moisture) weighs about 5,000 lbs per cord. I can haul 10 to 15
    loads per day, before I need to give up. Yes, I know I could hire
    someone to carry the wood up my stairs, or build some sort of gas or
    electric powered contrivance, but I need the exercise.

    Hillsides have their own variant of 'flood'. >https://ktla.com/news/local-news/heavy-rain-triggers-mudflow-at-hillside-construction-site-in-sherman-oaks/

    Of course. Saturate the (clay) ground with rain water and the ground
    turns to mud. Add a strong wind and trees are likely to fall. I've
    lived in the area since 1973(?) and have seen my share of storm
    damage. This is what's left of a house that's near my house: <https://photos.app.goo.gl/qaqM1Bd2hMG6X9Si9>
    New Year in 2023 was rather bad: <https://santacruzlocal.org/2023/01/10/storm-damage-tops-27-million-in-unincorporated-santa-cruz-county/>
    That's one of the risks one must accept to live in paradise.

    Hillsides have one advantage over flood plains. Hillsides tend to
    shed water while flood plains tend to accumulate water. I've seen
    collapsed hillsides, but not flooded hillsizes. However, hillsides do
    get undermined: <https://slvpost.com/ben-lomond-neighborhood-seeks-county-response-on-the-highway-9-slide/>
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 15:14:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 16:45:12 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 1/2/2026 4:33 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:28:08 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    Looks like we're in for another heavy rain year.

    Maybe. In Santa Cruz county, we get most of our annual precipitation
    in Jan and Feb.

    In Santa Cruz (city) it's too early to tell. One thing for sure is
    that we're way ahead of the last 3 years of drought:
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/City-Departments/Water-Department/Weekly-Water-Conditions-in-Santa-Cruz>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-precipitation-251228.pdf>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-runoff-251228.pdf>
    Note that Loch Lomond reservoir is at 93.7% capacity.

    It is unlikely to wash out our local hill roads but there are a couple of local roads that are a danger.

    If possible, please post a link to a photo of this year's "deep mud"
    at the bottom of Cull Canyon. Except for the sign, your previous
    photo didn't show any "deep mud":
    <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1063064831504932&set=pb.100034042758783.-2207520000&type=3>




    I find this very useful every morning: >https://www.iweathernet.com/interactive-radar

    You can zoom in as far as needed, shows the next few days
    with as reliable an estimate as any IME.

    That's just a recycled copy of windy.com. It's also my favorite site
    for weather information: <https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?radar,40.369,-95.206,4,p:precip> <https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?rain,40.380,-95.229,4,p:precip> <https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?satellite,40.380,-95.229,4,p:precip>
    For satellite view, click on the "Menu" icon in the upper left.
    "Weather Radar" is the first icon on the upper left. Also, toggle the
    "overlay with radar" switch near bottom-center of screen.

    iweather.com and others like it exist because windy.com is rather
    difficult to use with new features being constantly added. It took me
    about 2 months of tinkering to be able to use windy.com efficiently. I
    try avoid "processed" weather reports and prefer to make my own
    guesses based on data as close to the original data sources as
    possible.

    Diversion: I like watching lightning maps: <https://www.blitzortung.org/en/live_lightning_maps.php?map=30>

    <https://map.blitzortung.org/#1.94/29.63/-8.57>
    Play with the settings (hamburger menu in upper right).
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 17:27:20 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/2/2026 5:14 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 2 Jan 2026 16:45:12 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 1/2/2026 4:33 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:28:08 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    Looks like we're in for another heavy rain year.

    Maybe. In Santa Cruz county, we get most of our annual precipitation
    in Jan and Feb.

    In Santa Cruz (city) it's too early to tell. One thing for sure is
    that we're way ahead of the last 3 years of drought:
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/City-Departments/Water-Department/Weekly-Water-Conditions-in-Santa-Cruz>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-precipitation-251228.pdf>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-runoff-251228.pdf>
    Note that Loch Lomond reservoir is at 93.7% capacity.

    It is unlikely to wash out our local hill roads but there are a couple of local roads that are a danger.

    If possible, please post a link to a photo of this year's "deep mud"
    at the bottom of Cull Canyon. Except for the sign, your previous
    photo didn't show any "deep mud":
    <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1063064831504932&set=pb.100034042758783.-2207520000&type=3>




    I find this very useful every morning:
    https://www.iweathernet.com/interactive-radar

    You can zoom in as far as needed, shows the next few days
    with as reliable an estimate as any IME.

    That's just a recycled copy of windy.com. It's also my favorite site
    for weather information: <https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?radar,40.369,-95.206,4,p:precip> <https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?rain,40.380,-95.229,4,p:precip> <https://www.windy.com/-Menu/menu?satellite,40.380,-95.229,4,p:precip>
    For satellite view, click on the "Menu" icon in the upper left.
    "Weather Radar" is the first icon on the upper left. Also, toggle the "overlay with radar" switch near bottom-center of screen.

    iweather.com and others like it exist because windy.com is rather
    difficult to use with new features being constantly added. It took me
    about 2 months of tinkering to be able to use windy.com efficiently. I
    try avoid "processed" weather reports and prefer to make my own
    guesses based on data as close to the original data sources as
    possible.

    Diversion: I like watching lightning maps: <https://www.blitzortung.org/en/live_lightning_maps.php?map=30>

    <https://map.blitzortung.org/#1.94/29.63/-8.57>
    Play with the settings (hamburger menu in upper right).


    Yes I also enjoy the live lighting display.
    iweathernet is _very_ simple to use; works for me.
    --
    Andrew Muzi
    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Fri Jan 2 15:44:46 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:49:34 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:33:41 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:28:08 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    Looks like we're in for another heavy rain year.

    Maybe. In Santa Cruz county, we get most of our annual precipitation
    in Jan and Feb.

    In Santa Cruz (city) it's too early to tell. One thing for sure is
    that we're way ahead of the last 3 years of drought:
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/Government/City-Departments/Water-Department/Weekly-Water-Conditions-in-Santa-Cruz>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-precipitation-251228.pdf>
    <https://www.santacruzca.gov/files/assets/city/v/1/wt/documents/cumulative-runoff-251228.pdf>
    Note that Loch Lomond reservoir is at 93.7% capacity.

    It is unlikely to wash out our local hill roads but there are a couple of local roads that are a danger.

    If possible, please post a link to a photo of this year's "deep mud"
    at the bottom of Cull Canyon. Except for the sign, your previous
    photo didn't show any "deep mud":
    <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1063064831504932&set=pb.100034042758783.-2207520000&type=3>


    Sorry, not possible, the new drain at the bottom of the old reservoir flushed mud down Cull creek which took heavy equipment to excavate and that part of the road was blocked off and covered in heavy tree cover.

    Well ok. I'm rather surprised you didn't post photos of the work in
    progress or complain about some problem that was creating difficulties
    with your regular rides through the area. Your Facebook posting was
    from Jan 3, 2024 but the photo might have been earlier.


    YOU posted a picture of the small bleedoff to the park swimming hole filling with mud wasn't that enough to convince you that somrthing was up?

    You posted no such photo. I posted several links to online photos of
    the area. Also 2 views from Google Maps and a map: <https://www.ebparks.org/sites/default/files/CullCanyon-MapBrochure.pdf>
    I posted these asking YOU if any of them were the location of the
    "deep mud" you were complaining about. In all cases, you didn't offer
    a useful answer.

    I also posted links to various views of the Cull Creek area again
    asking for the location of the "deep mud". Once again, no answer: <https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/chabot-to-garin-regional-trail-and-lake-view-trail-loop/photos>
    None of the photos show anything resembling your impassible "deep mud"
    trail. Note that the above page shows 90 out of 153 photos. For some
    reason, I can't convince the site to show photos #91 to #153.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

    --- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
  • From NFN Smith@worldoff9908@gmail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 3 11:27:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    AMuzi wrote:

    Hillsides-ahave-atheir-aown-avariant-aof-a'flood'.

    https://ktla.com/news/local-news/heavy-rain-triggers-mudflow-at-hillside-construction-site-in-sherman-oaks/


    Especially Southern California. I have years of experience in both
    south and north.

    The places below the burn scars from last year's fires are typically vulnerable to any heavy rains, but even without burns, the underlying decomposed granite is unstable.

    I don't know the San Fernando Valley and Sherman Oaks, but I know that
    pretty much every single wash in the San Gabriel mountains has
    engineering work to try to keep the mountains from crumbling, or at
    least absorbing debris when it falls. I've seen everything from small
    washes, to the big protective dams at Santa Fe, Santa Anita, La Tuna
    Canyon and Eaton Canyon.

    Flooding in both the Coast ranges and Sierra Nevada are dramatically different.

    Smith

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@cyclintom@yahoo.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 00:58:51 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Fri Jan 2 14:54:06 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:


    Of course. Saturate the (clay) ground with rain water and the ground
    turns to mud. Add a strong wind and trees are likely to fall. I've
    lived in the area since 1973(?) and have seen my share of storm
    damage. This is what's left of a house that's near my house: <https://photos.app.goo.gl/qaqM1Bd2hMG6X9Si9>
    New Year in 2023 was rather bad: <https://santacruzlocal.org/2023/01/10/storm-damage-tops-27-million-in-unincorporated-santa-cruz-county/>
    That's one of the risks one must accept to live in paradise.

    Hillsides have one advantage over flood plains. Hillsides tend to
    shed water while flood plains tend to accumulate water. I've seen
    collapsed hillsides, but not flooded hillsizes. However, hillsides do
    get undermined: <https://slvpost.com/ben-lomond-neighborhood-seeks-county-response-on-the-highway-9-slide/>
    And yet more BS, One Wonders why the Siera Nevada mountain range where MOST of the rain falls hasn't complete washed into the see. In fact, mudslides there are rather rare. It takes a special type of mud that water doesn't seal all of the pores which then prevents absorbing any more water except at the rate it is draining out the bottom WITHOUT washing away any mud.
    It had been heavily ranched in Cull Canyon for decades without rain falling as heavily as it did two years ago. Do you remember what POS Liebermann said when I stated that there was all kinds of brown mud on the road? Liebermann acussed me of lying and used some undated pictures from Google Earth to prove his point. Now this worthless scum is telling us that I'm lying about there being no mud on the road. Just how stupid can he get? Even Flunky knows that he's full of it.
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 10 18:27:07 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:58:51 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:54:06 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:


    Of course. Saturate the (clay) ground with rain water and the ground
    turns to mud. Add a strong wind and trees are likely to fall. I've
    lived in the area since 1973(?) and have seen my share of storm
    damage. This is what's left of a house that's near my house:
    <https://photos.app.goo.gl/qaqM1Bd2hMG6X9Si9>
    New Year in 2023 was rather bad:
    <https://santacruzlocal.org/2023/01/10/storm-damage-tops-27-million-in-unincorporated-santa-cruz-county/>
    That's one of the risks one must accept to live in paradise.

    Hillsides have one advantage over flood plains. Hillsides tend to
    shed water while flood plains tend to accumulate water. I've seen
    collapsed hillsides, but not flooded hillsizes. However, hillsides do
    get undermined:
    <https://slvpost.com/ben-lomond-neighborhood-seeks-county-response-on-the-highway-9-slide/>




    And yet more BS, One Wonders why the Siera Nevada mountain range where MOST of the rain falls hasn't complete washed into the see. In fact, mudslides there are rather rare. It takes a special type of mud that water doesn't seal all of the pores which then prevents absorbing any more water except at the rate it is draining out the bottom WITHOUT washing away any mud.

    It had been heavily ranched in Cull Canyon for decades without rain falling as heavily as it did two years ago. Do you remember what POS Liebermann said when I stated that there was all kinds of brown mud on the road? Liebermann acussed me of lying and used some undated pictures from Google Earth to prove his point. Now this worthless scum is telling us that I'm lying about there being no mud on the road. Just how stupid can he get? Even Flunky knows that he's full of it.

    Nope. It was an undated photo from Tom's Facebook photo album: <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1063064831504932&set=pb.100034042758783.-2207520000&type=3>
    See the sign? It says:
    Warning
    Deep Mud
    Keep Out
    No date because Tom disabled providing EXIF information or deleted the
    date in the "info" tab. However, the date the photo was posted: <https://www.facebook.com/thomas.kunich.1/posts/pfbid02J8CSYnsNpmcpTnpTjKHiMsF2Etg6MwydySMbMAxVFZYDk1kWxopc73Pwob1X1dZAl>
    appears on this view. Jan 3, 2024.

    That's the middle of winter and possibly the wettest time of the year.
    Hey Tom, lookup the weather on Jan 3, 2024 and see if it was raining. Otherwise, explain why there's no "deep mud" in the photo.

    Before I found the above photo, I did try to find some places on
    Google Earth showing where "deep mud" might have been located. I
    proved a few and asked Tom which was the location. My questions were
    ignored. One of the links appears in the comment I added to Tom's
    "deep mud" photo on Facebook.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 10 18:43:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:27:07 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
    wrote:

    I just found another photo of the "deep mud" sign: <https://images.alltrails.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJhc3NldHMuYWxsdHJhaWxzLmNvbSIsImtleSI6InVwbG9hZHMvcGhvdG8vaW1hZ2UvMzIyODI3NzMvOGVhMDRmMDcwMTMyOWFiYzQ0NmUwZjcyODI1ZjBlNjAuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsidG9Gb3JtYXQiOiJ3ZWJwIiwicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjoyMDQ4LCJoZWlnaHQiOjIwNDgsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSJ9LCJyb3RhdGUiOm51bGwsImpwZWciOnsidHJlbGxpc1F1YW50aXNhdGlvbiI6dHJ1ZSwib3ZlcnNob290RGVyaW5naW5nIjp0cnVlLCJvcHRpbWlzZVNjYW5zIjp0cnVlLCJxdWFudGlzYXRpb25UYWJsZSI6M319fQ==>

    Hmmm... no mud.

    The orange sign on the right says "Fishing Rules" which suggests that
    there might have been water in the area.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From John B.@jbslocomb@fictitious.site to rec.bicycles.tech on Sat Jan 10 21:30:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:27:07 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
    wrote:

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:58:51 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:54:06 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:


    Of course. Saturate the (clay) ground with rain water and the ground
    turns to mud. Add a strong wind and trees are likely to fall. I've
    lived in the area since 1973(?) and have seen my share of storm
    damage. This is what's left of a house that's near my house:
    <https://photos.app.goo.gl/qaqM1Bd2hMG6X9Si9>
    New Year in 2023 was rather bad:
    <https://santacruzlocal.org/2023/01/10/storm-damage-tops-27-million-in-unincorporated-santa-cruz-county/>
    That's one of the risks one must accept to live in paradise.

    Hillsides have one advantage over flood plains. Hillsides tend to
    shed water while flood plains tend to accumulate water. I've seen
    collapsed hillsides, but not flooded hillsizes. However, hillsides do
    get undermined:
    <https://slvpost.com/ben-lomond-neighborhood-seeks-county-response-on-the-highway-9-slide/>




    And yet more BS, One Wonders why the Siera Nevada mountain range where MOST of the rain falls hasn't complete washed into the see. In fact, mudslides there are rather rare. It takes a special type of mud that water doesn't seal all of the pores which then prevents absorbing any more water except at the rate it is draining out the bottom WITHOUT washing away any mud.

    It had been heavily ranched in Cull Canyon for decades without rain falling as heavily as it did two years ago. Do you remember what POS Liebermann said when I stated that there was all kinds of brown mud on the road? Liebermann acussed me of lying and used some undated pictures from Google Earth to prove his point. Now this worthless scum is telling us that I'm lying about there being no mud on the road. Just how stupid can he get? Even Flunky knows that he's full of it.

    Nope. It was an undated photo from Tom's Facebook photo album: ><https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1063064831504932&set=pb.100034042758783.-2207520000&type=3>
    See the sign? It says:
    Warning
    Deep Mud
    Keep Out
    No date because Tom disabled providing EXIF information or deleted the
    date in the "info" tab. However, the date the photo was posted: ><https://www.facebook.com/thomas.kunich.1/posts/pfbid02J8CSYnsNpmcpTnpTjKHiMsF2Etg6MwydySMbMAxVFZYDk1kWxopc73Pwob1X1dZAl>
    appears on this view. Jan 3, 2024.

    That's the middle of winter and possibly the wettest time of the year.
    Hey Tom, lookup the weather on Jan 3, 2024 and see if it was raining. >Otherwise, explain why there's no "deep mud" in the photo.

    Before I found the above photo, I did try to find some places on
    Google Earth showing where "deep mud" might have been located. I
    proved a few and asked Tom which was the location. My questions were >ignored. One of the links appears in the comment I added to Tom's
    "deep mud" photo on Facebook.

    I came across the name "Liebermann" on the web.

    It seems that the name "Lieberman" and " Liebermann" are names
    deriving from Lieb, a German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) nickname for a
    person from the German lieb or Yiddish lib, meaning 'dear, beloved'

    On the other hand the Name "Kunich" seems to be derived from the
    Japanese term "Kunoichi" one of the numerous Japanese terns for
    'woman'.

    It seems logical, does it not, for 'dearly beloved' to treat others
    with loving kindness while women do have their 'bad days' when they
    can't get along with anyone.
    --
    cheers,

    John B.

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  • From zen cycle@funkmasterxx@hotmail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 08:09:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:58:51 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:54:06 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:


    Of course. Saturate the (clay) ground with rain water and the ground
    turns to mud. Add a strong wind and trees are likely to fall. I've
    lived in the area since 1973(?) and have seen my share of storm
    damage. This is what's left of a house that's near my house:
    <https://photos.app.goo.gl/qaqM1Bd2hMG6X9Si9>
    New Year in 2023 was rather bad:
    <https://santacruzlocal.org/2023/01/10/storm-damage-tops-27-million-in-unincorporated-santa-cruz-county/>
    That's one of the risks one must accept to live in paradise.

    Hillsides have one advantage over flood plains. Hillsides tend to
    shed water while flood plains tend to accumulate water. I've seen
    collapsed hillsides, but not flooded hillsizes. However, hillsides do
    get undermined:
    <https://slvpost.com/ben-lomond-neighborhood-seeks-county-response-on-the-highway-9-slide/>




    And yet more BS, One Wonders why the Siera Nevada mountain range where MOST of the rain falls hasn't complete washed into the see.

    No, no one wonders that...well....maybe you....

    In fact, mudslides there are rather rare.

    Not really:

    https://geo.libretexts.org/Sandboxes/ajones124_at_sierracollege.edu/Geology_of_California_(DRAFT)/09%3A_Sierra_Nevada/9.07%3A_Natural_Hazards_of_the_Sierra_Nevada

    "Along these canyons, both glaciated and not, rockfalls, rockslides and mudflows occur......there are numerous rockfalls throughout the mountain range. "

    It takes a special type of mud that water doesn't seal all of the pores which then prevents absorbing any more water except at the rate it is draining out the bottom WITHOUT washing away any mud.

    "Special kind of mud"? lol.....


    It had been heavily ranched in Cull Canyon for decades without rain falling as heavily as it did two years ago. Do you remember what POS Liebermann said when I stated that there was all kinds of brown mud on the road? Liebermann acussed me of lying and used some undated pictures from Google Earth to prove his point. Now this worthless scum is telling us that I'm lying about there being no mud on the road. Just how stupid can he get? Even Flunky knows that he's full of it.

    No, Tommy, you're the one that's full of it.


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  • From zen cycle@funkmasterxx@hotmail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 08:11:49 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/10/2026 9:43 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:27:07 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
    wrote:

    I just found another photo of the "deep mud" sign: <https://images.alltrails.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJhc3NldHMuYWxsdHJhaWxzLmNvbSIsImtleSI6InVwbG9hZHMvcGhvdG8vaW1hZ2UvMzIyODI3NzMvOGVhMDRmMDcwMTMyOWFiYzQ0NmUwZjcyODI1ZjBlNjAuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsidG9Gb3JtYXQiOiJ3ZWJwIiwicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjoyMDQ4LCJoZWlnaHQiOjIwNDgsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSJ9LCJyb3RhdGUiOm51bGwsImpwZWciOnsidHJlbGxpc1F1YW50aXNhdGlvbiI6dHJ1ZSwib3ZlcnNob290RGVyaW5naW5nIjp0cnVlLCJvcHRpbWlzZVNjYW5zIjp0cnVlLCJxdWFudGlzYXRpb25UYWJsZSI6M319fQ==>

    Hmmm... no mud.

    The orange sign on the right says "Fishing Rules" which suggests that
    there might have been water in the area.


    As was referenced in the links I posted recently, the original plan in
    the 1960's was for a reservoir that was supposed to be regularly stocked
    for fishing.
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  • From zen cycle@funkmasterxx@hotmail.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 08:21:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/10/2026 9:43 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:27:07 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
    wrote:

    I just found another photo of the "deep mud" sign: <https://images.alltrails.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJhc3NldHMuYWxsdHJhaWxzLmNvbSIsImtleSI6InVwbG9hZHMvcGhvdG8vaW1hZ2UvMzIyODI3NzMvOGVhMDRmMDcwMTMyOWFiYzQ0NmUwZjcyODI1ZjBlNjAuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsidG9Gb3JtYXQiOiJ3ZWJwIiwicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjoyMDQ4LCJoZWlnaHQiOjIwNDgsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSJ9LCJyb3RhdGUiOm51bGwsImpwZWciOnsidHJlbGxpc1F1YW50aXNhdGlvbiI6dHJ1ZSwib3ZlcnNob290RGVyaW5naW5nIjp0cnVlLCJvcHRpbWlzZVNjYW5zIjp0cnVlLCJxdWFudGlzYXRpb25UYWJsZSI6M319fQ==>

    Hmmm... no mud.

    The orange sign on the right says "Fishing Rules" which suggests that
    there might have been water in the area.

    The guy walking on the ground behind the sign wearing sneakers would
    imply there isn't much concern of deep mud.
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  • From Roger Merriman@roger@sarlet.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 13:25:30 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com> wrote:
    On Fri Jan 2 14:54:06 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:


    Of course. Saturate the (clay) ground with rain water and the ground
    turns to mud. Add a strong wind and trees are likely to fall. I've
    lived in the area since 1973(?) and have seen my share of storm
    damage. This is what's left of a house that's near my house:
    <https://photos.app.goo.gl/qaqM1Bd2hMG6X9Si9>
    New Year in 2023 was rather bad:
    <https://santacruzlocal.org/2023/01/10/storm-damage-tops-27-million-in-unincorporated-santa-cruz-county/>
    That's one of the risks one must accept to live in paradise.

    Hillsides have one advantage over flood plains. Hillsides tend to
    shed water while flood plains tend to accumulate water. I've seen
    collapsed hillsides, but not flooded hillsizes. However, hillsides do
    get undermined:
    <https://slvpost.com/ben-lomond-neighborhood-seeks-county-response-on-the-highway-9-slide/>




    And yet more BS, One Wonders why the Siera Nevada mountain range where
    MOST of the rain falls hasn't complete washed into the see. In fact, mudslides there are rather rare. It takes a special type of mud that
    water doesn't seal all of the pores which then prevents absorbing any
    more water except at the rate it is draining out the bottom WITHOUT washing away any mud.

    It had been heavily ranched in Cull Canyon for decades without rain
    falling as heavily as it did two years ago. Do you remember what POS Liebermann said when I stated that there was all kinds of brown mud on
    the road? Liebermann acussed me of lying and used some undated pictures
    from Google Earth to prove his point. Now this worthless scum is telling
    us that I'm lying about there being no mud on the road. Just how stupid
    can he get? Even Flunky knows that he's full of it.

    Considering the Mediterranean climate and fairly sparse vegetation really
    heavy rain would cause landslides, trees are ones friend there as the bind
    the land together, yes I can see some trees down Cull Canyon but the land
    has as yourCOd expect that dry fairly barren look.

    But the climate isnrCOt that wet in fact itrCOs a Mediterranean type so yes a wet winter though this is relative itrCOs a bit wetter (winter) than london though dryer over the year, but even there itrCOs not by much, and certainly nothing like Wales or Northern England, Manchester is a very wet city!

    Not sure why yourCOre choosing to die on this hill or canyonrCa

    Related do remember some Australian visitors remarked on how green Wales
    is, no browning off in the summer and an intense green, the river come
    spring when one can safely get to the bed, always looks different slightly, until you work out which house sized rock has moved etc!

    Roger Merriman
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 10:40:02 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:21:32 -0500, zen cycle
    <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On 1/10/2026 9:43 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:27:07 -0800, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com>
    wrote:

    I just found another photo of the "deep mud" sign:
    <https://images.alltrails.com/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJhc3NldHMuYWxsdHJhaWxzLmNvbSIsImtleSI6InVwbG9hZHMvcGhvdG8vaW1hZ2UvMzIyODI3NzMvOGVhMDRmMDcwMTMyOWFiYzQ0NmUwZjcyODI1ZjBlNjAuanBnIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsidG9Gb3JtYXQiOiJ3ZWJwIiwicmVzaXplIjp7IndpZHRoIjoyMDQ4LCJoZWlnaHQiOjIwNDgsImZpdCI6Imluc2lkZSJ9LCJyb3RhdGUiOm51bGwsImpwZWciOnsidHJlbGxpc1F1YW50aXNhdGlvbiI6dHJ1ZSwib3ZlcnNob290RGVyaW5naW5nIjp0cnVlLCJvcHRpbWlzZVNjYW5zIjp0cnVlLCJxdWFudGlzYXRpb25UYWJsZSI6M319fQ==>

    Hmmm... no mud.

    The orange sign on the right says "Fishing Rules" which suggests that
    there might have been water in the area.

    The guy walking on the ground behind the sign wearing sneakers would
    imply there isn't much concern of deep mud.

    Good observation. Keep going:

    Proper mud tromping attire requires proper footwear: <https://www.google.com/search?udm=2&q=mudders>

    The photo seems to have some inconsistent features. I see high
    contrast shadows, dry vegetation, recent grass mowing, lack of leaves
    on the trees, the high angle of the sun (length of shadows), wrong
    shadow angles and inconsistent shadow lengths. All these point to
    some form of editing. The scattered dark clouds in the upper right
    are inconsistent with the high contrast shadow from the trees and
    signs. Obscured sun behind dark clouds do not produce high contrast
    shadows.

    Note that this is NOT the same photo that Tom posted to his Facebook
    account: <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1063064831504932&set=pb.100034042758783.-2207520000&type=3>
    Note that the steel sign posts are bent in different places in the
    AllTrails and FaceBook photos.

    I also did some more digging and found that "deep mud" was a
    sufficiently common problem to justify numerous sign designs and
    warnings: <https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/danger-deep-mud-sign.html?sortBy=relevant> <https://www.google.com/search?udm=2&q=deep+mud+keep+out> <https://www.google.com/search?q=danger%20deep%20mud%20icon&num=10&udm=2>
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 10:56:55 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:30:28 -0800, John B.
    <jbslocomb@fictitious.site> wrote:

    I came across the name "Liebermann" on the web.

    It seems that the name "Lieberman" and " Liebermann" are names
    deriving from Lieb, a German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) nickname for a
    person from the German lieb or Yiddish lib, meaning 'dear, beloved'

    Basically that's correct.

    On the other hand the Name "Kunich" seems to be derived from the
    Japanese term "Kunoichi" one of the numerous Japanese terns for
    'woman'.

    Kunich is Croat, Serbia or Bosnian:
    <https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/KUNICH>

    It seems logical, does it not,

    Maybe. People do not act in a manner suggested by their names. For
    example, people with a surname of "Black", do not necessarily favor
    the color black. More commonly, they receive names that match their disposition, trade, appearance, etc. I tried telling prospective
    ladyfriends that "Liebe" meant "lover". None believed me.

    for 'dearly beloved' to treat others
    with loving kindness while women do have their 'bad days' when they
    can't get along with anyone.

    Predicting the actions of women is impossible.
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Sun Jan 11 11:14:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 08:09:49 -0500, zen cycle
    <funkmasterxx@hotmail.com> wrote:

    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:58:51 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
    wrote:

    On Fri Jan 2 14:54:06 2026 Jeff Liebermann wrote:


    Of course. Saturate the (clay) ground with rain water and the ground
    turns to mud. Add a strong wind and trees are likely to fall. I've
    lived in the area since 1973(?) and have seen my share of storm
    damage. This is what's left of a house that's near my house:
    <https://photos.app.goo.gl/qaqM1Bd2hMG6X9Si9>
    New Year in 2023 was rather bad:
    <https://santacruzlocal.org/2023/01/10/storm-damage-tops-27-million-in-unincorporated-santa-cruz-county/>
    That's one of the risks one must accept to live in paradise.

    Hillsides have one advantage over flood plains. Hillsides tend to
    shed water while flood plains tend to accumulate water. I've seen
    collapsed hillsides, but not flooded hillsizes. However, hillsides do >>>> get undermined:
    <https://slvpost.com/ben-lomond-neighborhood-seeks-county-response-on-the-highway-9-slide/>




    And yet more BS, One Wonders why the Siera Nevada mountain range where MOST of the rain falls hasn't complete washed into the see.

    No, no one wonders that...well....maybe you....

    In fact, mudslides there are rather rare.

    Not really:

    https://geo.libretexts.org/Sandboxes/ajones124_at_sierracollege.edu/Geology_of_California_(DRAFT)/09%3A_Sierra_Nevada/9.07%3A_Natural_Hazards_of_the_Sierra_Nevada

    "Along these canyons, both glaciated and not, rockfalls, rockslides and >mudflows occur......there are numerous rockfalls throughout the mountain >range. "

    I live in the Santa Cruz mountains. Mudslides quite common,
    especially when it rains. However, it's not the slides that cause the
    major problem. It's the Redwood trees, with shallow root systems,
    that get blown over by the wind gusts.

    It takes a special type of mud that water doesn't seal all of the pores which then prevents absorbing any more water except at the rate it is draining out the bottom WITHOUT washing away any mud.

    "Special kind of mud"? lol.....

    That's the special mud required to lubricate the Campagnolo special
    "no stretch" shifter cables.

    02/02/2022 <https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech/c/hE70fWkwt6E/m/LGCH-_r_AAAJ> "...chain skipping on the Campy 10 speeds is a common problem until
    Campy started building special non-stretch cables."

    It had been heavily ranched in Cull Canyon for decades without rain falling as heavily as it did two years ago. Do you remember what POS Liebermann said when I stated that there was all kinds of brown mud on the road? Liebermann acussed me of lying and used some undated pictures from Google Earth to prove his point. Now this worthless scum is telling us that I'm lying about there being no mud on the road. Just how stupid can he get? Even Flunky knows that he's full of it.

    No, Tommy, you're the one that's full of it.

    Tom's deep mud theories are much like his EV fires theories:
    07/04/2023 <https://groups.google.com/g/rec.bicycles.tech/c/QM7CD5zO3hc/m/dQ_wCTZqAQAJ> "EV fires are not a joke and on Redwood Rd. there are cars melted into
    the surface that are EV's after the fact. There is also one on Dublin
    Canyon Rd. These do NOT appear to have been wrecks but spontaneous
    combustion"
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
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  • From Rolf Mantel@news@hartig-mantel.de to rec.bicycles.tech on Mon Jan 12 11:01:35 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    Am 11.01.2026 um 19:56 schrieb Jeff Liebermann:
    For example, people with a surname of "Black", do not necessarily favor
    the color black.
    Most likely, the names "black" and "white" refer to hair color.
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Mon Jan 12 09:58:00 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:01:35 +0100, Rolf Mantel
    <news@hartig-mantel.de> wrote:

    Am 11.01.2026 um 19:56 schrieb Jeff Liebermann:
    For example, people with a surname of "Black", do not necessarily favor
    the color black.

    Most likely, the names "black" and "white" refer to hair color.

    True. I mentioned appearance in a sentence you removed from my
    comment:
    "More commonly, they receive names that match their
    disposition, trade, appearance, etc."

    Hair color is likely where the names started. However, it seems to be
    more complicated than just hair color:
    <https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/BLACK> <https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/WHITE>
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
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  • From AMuzi@am@yellowjersey.org to rec.bicycles.tech on Mon Jan 12 12:27:33 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On 1/12/2026 11:58 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:01:35 +0100, Rolf Mantel
    <news@hartig-mantel.de> wrote:

    Am 11.01.2026 um 19:56 schrieb Jeff Liebermann:
    For example, people with a surname of "Black", do not necessarily favor
    the color black.

    Most likely, the names "black" and "white" refer to hair color.

    True. I mentioned appearance in a sentence you removed from my
    comment:
    "More commonly, they receive names that match their
    disposition, trade, appearance, etc."

    Hair color is likely where the names started. However, it seems to be
    more complicated than just hair color: <https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/BLACK> <https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/WHITE>



    Yep, as in Eduardo Bianchi, = "Mr White".

    As my friend Nathan Weiss reports, his students address him
    as both Senor Bianco and Hey Whitey.
    --
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    am@yellowjersey.org
    Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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  • From Jeff Liebermann@jeffl@cruzio.com to rec.bicycles.tech on Mon Jan 12 12:44:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: rec.bicycles.tech

    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:27:33 -0600, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

    On 1/12/2026 11:58 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
    On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:01:35 +0100, Rolf Mantel
    <news@hartig-mantel.de> wrote:

    Am 11.01.2026 um 19:56 schrieb Jeff Liebermann:
    For example, people with a surname of "Black", do not necessarily favor >>>> the color black.

    Most likely, the names "black" and "white" refer to hair color.

    True. I mentioned appearance in a sentence you removed from my
    comment:
    "More commonly, they receive names that match their
    disposition, trade, appearance, etc."

    Hair color is likely where the names started. However, it seems to be
    more complicated than just hair color:
    <https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/BLACK>
    <https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/WHITE>



    Yep, as in Eduardo Bianchi, = "Mr White".

    As my friend Nathan Weiss reports, his students address him
    as both Senor Bianco and Hey Whitey.

    I'm glad he didn't change his surname to Celeste: <https://www.bianchi.com/celeste/>

    Despite stories to the contrary, I continue to believe that the color
    was selected to deter bicycle thieves: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/21306332@N07/4264876479>
    --
    Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
    PO Box 272 http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
    Ben Lomond CA 95005-0272 AE6KS 831-336-2558

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