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    2024 Solar Eclipse, April 8, 2024

    I think this filter will work to watch the eclipse on my scope.
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    2024 Solar Eclipse, April 8, 2024

    This pdf document has everything you need to know about observing the upcoming solar eclipse. Definitely worth reading if you plan to watch. Eclipse Viewer's Guide
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    Went for a ride today...never ending hi-jack thread

    I might even have a picture of you and that Quota.
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    Went for a ride today...never ending hi-jack thread

    Stephanie and I went 254km today. Lunch in Westport, then on to the Opinicon road, a twisty road Murph might remember from when he was last here.
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    Went for a ride today...never ending hi-jack thread

    Another picture from our ride on March 4. This was a very long cargo train, spotted just outside Perth Ontario.
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    Went for a ride today...never ending hi-jack thread

    18° C on this fine early March day. Another good day to be riding.
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    Went for a ride today...never ending hi-jack thread

    Well this is the earliest we’ve ever ridden in a season, and the warmest start of the season ever for us here near Ottawa. We saw 17° C at one point today. Stephanie and I went for lunch in Westport and coffee at the Bastard Coffee House in Delta.
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    Went for a ride today...never ending hi-jack thread

    Probably should have said, I only went about 40km. But they were fun.
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    Garmin Montana 700 For Sale

    I bought this in December from a seller on Facebook Marketplace. It works perfectly and has the latest firmware and maps installed. The Montana 700 has TopoActive routable maps built in. The device has Bluetooth and WiFI built in and can receive notifications and map updates and even...
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    Went for a ride today...never ending hi-jack thread

    It’s not often you get out in February near Ottawa but +3° C on the 12th was too tempting for me.
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    GPS

    I find with the zumo, if I want to choose a destination over lunch I just look it up in Garmin Drive and then send it to the XT. No need to remove it from the bike. I have the Touratech mount so it's locked up while I am in restaurants.
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    GPS

    I have a Garmin DriveAssist 51, an automotive navigator with a dashcam built in. The battery is at the end of its useful life. When it's not connected to power, the low battery warning comes on after about 5 minutes. I ordered two batteries from sellers on Amazon and both were wrong. One had the...
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    GPS

    That's not a great reason for staying in the gps dark ages. You could always sell the mount.
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    GPS

    Stephanie’s old Montana 650 started having black lines across the display so she’s been using my Montana recently. But the other day I started wondering what Garmin would do about the display issue. Suffice it to say they don’t fix old Montanas anymore, but they did give us 20% off a new Montana...
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    Went for a ride today...never ending hi-jack thread

    Well spotted Dave. That’s what it is.
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