They may but it is clearly unwise. The greatest minds of the century reside here and it is foolish not to take full advantage of their generous advice solicited or not.

Triathlon advice should be ignored however.

Pat

Pat speaks the truth!

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Quid quid latine dictum sit altum videtur
(That which is said in Latin sounds profound)

Folks should run all their decisions by me and the other NZ twitchers.

Why, you ask? Because, coming from such a small, pristine country gives us a unique perspective on the world and its issues. We are also completely impartial and not likely to get into the inter nations pissing contest that a lot of you folks do (alright, maybe it's just Francois vs the yanks, but you get the picture.)

Also, because we are hard up against the date line, we can solve your problems by the of the next day for the rest of you.

So, are those compelling reasons or what??

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kiwipat

per ardua ad astra

Well, Actually, I did consult the tribunal and actually had a phone conversation with Dan about this matter quite some time ago.

Seriously: Since the people on this forum are my friends- both those I've met and see regularly and those I've never met but speak with regularly on the forum- their input did play a role in my decision.

So, thank you for all the good thoughts and advice...!

I think record10carbon should have stuck with Campag though.

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Tom Demerly
The Tri Shop.com

what?! tell me record didn't go ShimaNO!!

Just to clarify, NONE of those things I mentioned are true, I've made them up in order to give an example :-)

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smartasscoach.tri-oeiras.com

great scotts! thank God!!

Wait, wait, wait.... I'm guessing Tom getting married is true... I think! :-)

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smartasscoach.tri-oeiras.com

" I mean, is it fair for Tom to decide to get married without asking US?"


You may have noticed in Tom's proposal thread, that I inquired whether Gerard had given advance approval for Tom to marry. A giving away of the groom, as it were.

That was not answered, so I can only surmise that Tom (or maybe Sarah) did, in fact, seek Gerard's permission, but was embarrassed to admit it. So at least one ST'er was asked.

i think Dan must have us idiots calling him fequently for grown up advice. not that i have or anything.....

your seat is too high

I know, but it works for me.

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smartasscoach.tri-oeiras.com

I'd like my brother to marry Vanessa Fernandes so that she becomes swiss in time for Worlds next year in Lausanne.

Do you agree ?

Just as much as we accept sarcastic coaching advice.

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Why, Magali is not fast enough for you? She is BACK!

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smartasscoach.tri-oeiras.com

She's fast enough for me, definitely. Not to beat the new "Prima donna" of world short course.

Vanessa was flying on the run, and it looked so easy. Not that the bike course was really hard before !!!

This clearly, has to be an ST, landmark post. It does seem rare that folks do make big decisions without consulting the board.

I'm trying to decide if it's more satire or outright truth.

Well done.

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