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HooHaHaHa
Harrisonburg and Massanutten did a fine job at the HooHa. The courses were really great and the competition very fast. I surprised myself and won the Super D. I didn't think that I had a chance against Kelli Emmett, but home course advantage paid off. JB was second to Sid and Carp was a hot fourth. Its hard to believe that Sid can win a rocky Super D on 1.9 tires pumped up to 40 lbs, but I guess that is what it means to be a pro. The Short track was unbelievable hell. How can I be blown after 5 minutes? I used to be good at short track? It was exciting seeing JB and Sid tangle. Sid is the type of guy that you ask, "Oh you are from Australia?(since he was wearing the Australian National Jersey) and he says rudely, "No, I'm not...I'm from Tasmania" WTF, mate! It was great to see JB and Nick put him in his place in the XC. I got put in mine by Kelli and new comer Anina. But honestly, I had tons of fun and rode well. I won $215 dollars for third place in xc.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Happy 10th Year to SBC
Tim and Thomas started The Shenandoah Bicycle Company ten years ago this week. As crazy Tom said today," They started on a shoetring and look at them now!" They have contributed enourmously to the cycling community here in Harrisonburg. They make their work fun and are so generous with their time and energy. Plus they have employed some good friends over the years.
Thanks SBC for the all the years, keep turning the over the gears and now its time to drink some beers!
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Johnny Giro 2010
The Giro d' Ville is one of three Grand Tours that happen for my biking crowd. This is the first, then Tour de Burg which starts when the Tour de France does and then the Fall tour for the Vuelta d'Espana. This is a four day tour/race on mountain bikes. This year the theme was John Deer riding a bike being Johnny Giro and "I love it when you call me big poppa in honor of freshie baby Avery Quinn, daughter of Jordanna and Marty(Il Director). This year we were based out of Montebella Campground right off of the magnificent Blue Ridge Parkway. The Giro is all about style. And styled we were with showers, flush toilets and beautiful leaders and DFL jerseys. The only thing that was missing was lattes in the morning, but there was plenty of bacon.
The first stage was shortened due to a lightning storm. It packed a wallop anyhow dishing out 12 minutes of real uphill pain. My effort was good enough for the White Women's Leader's Jersey! Goldmember took the win and cast his bid for Pink. We then foot traveled up to Spy Rock Overlook. If you ever get the chance to go there, do it. Incredible 360 views of all green mountains. I forgot the camera that day, unfortunately.
The basic gist of the Giro D'Ville is Pleasure Pace(PP) ride to a destination where the timed section will start. The fastest people take the watches and then time themselves and all who come after. There aren't course markings or anything was you have to pay attention good at the pre race meetings or try and hang on Buschi's wheel. The racing is fast, but not too intensely crazy. Then we regroup, chit chat, fix flats, eat snacks and then PP to the next timed section.
I don't remember all the timed sections but the highlights were: climbing up Torry Ridge...brutal, brutal singletrack climbing. Racing across Whetstone Ridge, Flying down rugged jeep roads with nasty rocks and very poor visibility and the TTT. The TTT was a ladies team with one day poachers Fudala and Carpong. This was a mostly flat road time trial which typically would be boring, but for some reason this was a cool bonding experience. I was very impressed with FOOF A beating out an on paper winner of the JV squad. It must have been Brian Hall's effort. He is so uber fit.
Then to finish off the weekend we PP up Vesuvius which is only Catagory 1 climbing home to a barbeque. Goldmember was resplendant in pink, T-pain was in pain in DFL, Young Nick Pence was in red(climbers jersey) Pistol Pete in sprint jersey(watch out Collindish, he is coming to the Tour de Burg) and me in my dirty white bella donna jersey(Yes ladies lets have a rematch at the Tour).
Even though Il Director is moving to Golden, CO he says He'll be back for the Giro next year...what class, what style.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Women's Weekend on Spruce
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PULP smoothie bar is opening!
The smoothie bar is a reality. Grand opening this weekend. Plus the bike shop has expanded too. Its all very exciting!. Tim did a creative build out and its fun and modern. So go by and get an acai bowl or quality Chinese tea.
I'll miss the opening because its a Girls gone wild weekend on Spruce Knob(grassy mountain) Three days of riding and chillin with the ladies.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Going big
This weekend is Chris Scottistan's annula STOKESVILLE-DOUTHAT-STOKESVILLE trip. Its about 100 miles a day for two days. It ends up being about 18 hours of riding with about 25 hours of trip time. It is trail and road with lots of climbing. We overnight at Creasy Lodge in Douthat State Park. Some sweet girls do lunch and dinner support. Its about 18 folks with lots of out of towners.
Here's a couple pics from last year. I still don't have my camera cord, so I don't know if I'll get pics this year.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
This sums it up right now
Beside the Point Stephen Cushman, from The Virginia Quarterly Review
The sky has never won a prize.
The clouds have no careers.
The rainbow doesn't say my work,
thank goodness.
The rock in the creek's not so productive.
The mud on the bank's not too pragmatic.
There's nothing useful in the noise
the wind makes in the leaves.
Buck up now, my fellow superfluity,
and let's both be of that worthless ilk,
self-indulgent as shooting stars,
self-absorbed as sunsets.
Who cares if we're inconsequential?
At least we can revel, two good-for-nothings,
in our irrelevance; at least come and make
no difference with me.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Come ride with me in Slatyfork,WV
The Staff at Elk River has been offering women?s specific clinics and tours for over fifteen years. We have been fortunate to work with several of the top women racers and instructors in the sport. In a classroom of lush eastern singletrack, we?ll build on basic techniques, confidence and having fun!!
Dates: May 21-23, 2010 and September 24-26, 2010
Sue Haywood and Meredith Erlewine will lead these fun, challenging and pampering weekends!
Day One - Arrival Arrive in time to ride by 3pm
Arrive at Elk River in Slatyfork, shake the highway out of your system, and settle into one of our charming B&B rooms. If renting a bike, you will be fitted at this time. At 3 pm, we?ll get together to meet the rest of the group, swap a few stories about how, why and where each of us got into the sport, and try to learn each other?s name. We will check bike and helmet fit, and then try some instructional exercises: fun, informative techniques practiced to make the more complicated skills simpler. Then we?ll head out for a short ride nearby (6 miles) to put our newly learned skills into practice, and then back to the inn to clean up and socialize before dinner.
Day Two
Coffee and breakfast at 8am, and then we?ll load the van and shuttle to a local trailhead. We?ll ride a total of about 15-20 miles today, taking several breaks for rest and instructional tips. Lunch will be packed and carried so that you may snack all day at your leisure. We?ll finish out the trail and come back to the center by 4-5 pm, leaving you free to hot tub, nap, chat and clean up for dinner on the deck. Either before or after dinner we?ll discuss some of the basics of bike mechanics.
Day Three
Another tasty breakfast starts our day out right, and we?ll load the van to shuttle part of the way up the mountain. Climb up, drop in, and we?ll hit the singletrack. A fun downhill and ride back to the center will put us at about 10 miles today. Clean and pack up before getting together for a sumptuous lunch buffet, exchanging addresses and snapshots. We are usually finished and saying our goodbyes between 1-2 pm.
$359-$409/person double occupancy
15% discount when you sign up with a friend!
Call 866-572-3771 to register
Note: Due to the technical level of some of the trails, this tour is not suitable for complete beginners. If you have some biking experience and are game for challenge, it is for you. Please have your bike in tip-top shape when you arrive for the weekend. We have a mechanic on staff for any problems which may arise during the tour. You should have a tire of at least 2" to even consider giving it your best.
*Ride routes may vary due to weather, group ability, and trail conditions, etc.
To register, or for questions, please call 1-866-572-3771
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
girls love bikes!
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Goodbye skiing
Of course there is still skiing to be done, but I'm pretty much done. Having gone up to White Grass just about every weekend this winter, its time to stay closer to home and figure out my next move. It was really great working up in Canaan and seeing so many good folks. And skiing was great rehab for my leg, even though it was really hurting making turns.
I got to watch the torchlight parade and fireworks from Canaan Heights. From where I was viewing it, it looked very smoothly executed, but on the ground I heard it was a drunken swarm. The fireworks were very pro and my neighbor had some going on too, so that made it really cool, too. On Sunday, I got to make two runs on my snowboard which was rad. I miss that.
Sunday was the best day ever. I got to ski with great friends whom all happened to be incredible skiers. The doggies got to go along, too which was a rare treat. Even though Ruby was the fun police barking at the whooping and hollering and biting people's skis. I guess that is what you get from a heeler. We skied all day and then had the White Grass staff party that evening.
What a good crew of workers and characters. The guests chefs were Scott and Kyle Weiner, who cooked authentic Indian food. The Fish curry and Bamboo salad were my favorites. The time that must of gone into the prep because each vegetable was cut so thin and perfect. The Chadka went great with everything and is my new fav party drink. Chadka is strongly brewed chaga tea and good vodka. Good for you, too.
The next day, I went into Davis and Thomas and made the rounds. It was great to see Roger from Blackwater Bikes. He is getting very involved in all the trail work going on up there. There is considerable buzz about this "Heart of the Highlands" trail that will connect Davis to the Valley and back around to Davis. Good things are happening there for recreation. The Canaan MTB Festival will happen again this year in support of Tucker Country Trails. So if you are in the area June 25, 26, 27 come out and ride and do trail work.
I saw Laird at the Flying Pigs. He is so bummed he had to cancel the 24 Hour National Championships at Black Bear. The economy is really tough for races like that right now and he just didn't have enough racers. Another sad thing is that he said people have been so mean about the cancellations. In one way this doesn't surprise me, because in general racers can be such a selfish bunch, but on the other hand I'm appalled. Usually, mtbers and the nicest people ever. I wish Laird the best of luck with whatever he decides to get into now. He has a lot of energy for things that he is passionate about.
I got a pizza at Sirianni's to bring home to Tim and ran into the bank. I got out of the bank and realized that Ruby had just devoured my fresh pizza. I was so furious at her. She knows better, but did it anyway. I was so shocked that I must have put my wallet and my checkbook on top of my car and drove away. Thankfully the next day a good citizen from Aurora found it and gave me a call. Thank you world. Ruby had to spend the night tied up on the porch as punishment. I don't doubt she would do it again if given the chance, though.
I also found some baby ramps. I scraped away some leaves and there were the little white fingers sticking up. They were really tasty, but not as good for you as when the green leaves are on them.
I'm considering going to one of the Virgninia Off Road Series this sunday. It looks fun and is a fundraiser for World Bicycle Relief.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Friday at White Grass
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White Grass
I really like working at White Grass. Too bad there is not a summer White Grass. I'm going up the next two weekends and then winter is a wrap. Chipper and the boys head up to the Tele Fest at Mad River Glen in Vermont next weekend. But the snow will still be fun and hopefully we will get corn conditions for god-like tele turns and good morning skating. I'm looking forward to the staff party with guest chefs, Scott and Kyle Wiener who are doing South Indian cuisine on the 21st.
The skiing was really good again this weekend. Its still mind blowing that the snow pack is 3 ft at my house at 3700ft and then up to a foot more above 4, 000ft. That 3 ft is equivalent to almost 10 inches of rain. There is worry about the upcoming warm weather and rain that it will cause flooding in lower elevations. I hope its a slow melt. Its going to be an epic boating season as well.
Heading out for a nooner ride...
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
March madness
How can people think about biking, basketball and even 'The Bachelor' when there is snow much more skiing to be done. I know I can't. I'm still dreaming about skiing and itching for more ski time on the snow. Kyle asked me today, How the snow at White Grass was handling the warm weather. Its hard to explain to someone who lives in Harrisonburg, that it isn't warm in Canaan and its still snowing there. But you can't fault him. Humans like warm weather and sunny days. Its in our DNA. And there is absolutely no stopping mother nature's forward push into spring. Here in Harrisonburg, my tulips and crocus are coming up. College kids are walking to class in shorts. Before we know it the grass will green and we will be in the corn fields.
But this past weekend was full on winter. Rt 32 between Davis and Harman was closed all day, even White Grass was closed. The kids in Tucker county have barely gone to school all winter. According to my neighbor, Dave, there has only been 11 days since Dec 1 above 40 degrees with the high in december being 48. And even when we had that high , there was still snow on the ground. That makes 3 solid months with snow on the ground at 4,000ft. There is still 60 inches at that elevation. Everything looks like a glade and nothing is too steep.
Friday, I had the pleasure of getting faceshots all day! That is when the powder snow hits you in the face as you make a turn. Keep it clean. Curtis, Ian and I shredded the Dial Down 6 times. I was pooped and happy eating homemade food with some of the members of the Canaan Heights Collective. The next day, I got to work at White Grass. I have to say how happy I am when people come out and "use" the snow. There is nothing worse than having all that snow to be enjoyed and have people stay at home and wait for spring. Skiing is a joy that should be shared. Sunday was really nice snow for the women's ski day. We had a really nice group of women who were into learning and laughing. Later I did a night ski for the full moon with some staffski. We gladed out in Double Trouble woods, Sawmill, Plum Orchard and then barn runs. Burritos at Hellbenders was the end to a perfect day.
Monday, I got to ski with Carp on Dial Down, BladeRunner, Stonecoal Steeps, Weiss Woods and Sauna Hollow. Skiing through the trees is the best.
Now today, feeling a little post powder let down. My leg is hurting me,too. I guess its the barametric pressure change. Will it ever be solid again I can't help but to wonder. I also am wondering if I'm going to find the motivation to do some bike racing this summer?
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
photo essay of day in the life of a rocktown ski bum
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The Snow Superbowl
Last night while watching the Superbowl, a friend said I'm so sick of this winter. I was speechless. I felt sorry for him because he only go to experience the work part of this snowstorm like shoveling, cancellations, ice. He didn't get to experience the play part of snow. As we skied around Harrisonburg from our front yard, I was happy to see people skiing along. It was mostly everyone I knew though. But I can't help but to wonder why isn't cross country skiing more poplular than it is. I mean so many more people should own skiis. Americans and Harrisonburgers can certainly afford it, but the ski culture isn't here. It hard to for me to fathom. But I'm totally biased because I love it so much. I mean this winter alone should make people want to run out and at least get some super cheapies.
Anyway, Collin's Birthday party started out the weekend with a candy and pizza party. It was fun to see him so happy and all our friends trekking over in the storm via skis, bikes, feet and four wheel drive made the house warm and steamy. Tim got a new mixer and his pizza dough has such a great consistency. A night ski evolved(of course) and this time it was in our local rockgarden!
The superbowl ski was epic. Meeting at Mr. J's as usual and then heading out in the best trucks we had. The snow was deep out to the dam, but since Reddish Knob is a mecca of big trucks and jeeps we weren't the first to have passed. We made excited turns on the dam and then set out to earn our turns climbing up the road to Reddish. We climbed for about 40 minutes and then some trucks and jeeps started coming up. I don't know how it happened , but the next thing I heard was "grab on" . We then had a joyride up the mountain. I haven't laughed this hard in a while. Joyful, childlike laughter. The sketchiness, the snow spray, the defying of gravity was awesome. I fell off one and hopped on another. It was like cold water skiing with ruts. There were some great wrecks making powdered donuts of those that lost their balance. More peals of laughter.
So since we could get up quicker, we could now go further out the ridge to Flag Pole knob where the annual picture taking spot is. Then we went to Meadow and Pond. We came down Pond and darn it was steep and tight. It was pure struggle with not picking up lightning speeds. I was a lightweight ski wimp. But adreneline maximized. Some of the big boys found some awesome tree shoots and big vertical drainages. It was one for the ages.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Groundhog says Six to eight weeks more of winter!
According to Tucker County groundhog, Cabin John, its going to be at least six more weeks of winter and possibly eight! The annual ground hog's day ski out of White Grass was really fun. Its a long ski... about six hours and of course its mostly uphill. We got into the sods on Dunkenbarger Trail. It is tight skiing with lots of laurel and rhodies. There were 13 for photo on top of Cabin Mt. It was a good crew who brought snacks, beer, wax and scrapers. It was a sticky snow that made for some slow going and great butt muscle building.
I also got to do the Mountain State Marathon Ski race. It was a 20 km effort on the small hills of the lower trails of White Grass. Whoever says the snow farm is totally flat has not done this race. The climb out of the snowfarm can be brutal. I considered doing the 10km instead, but the racer in my insisted on doing the longer distance. I was nervous considering I had only skated once this year and my left leg was still just not strong enough to be even with the right. But Miss Charlie waxed me right and I got an ugly second. My form fell apart in the wake of Hop's wax and technical prowess. I did get the hole shot, but in the end Hop got me by 6 minutes which is huge in a skate race. Regardless, I am stronger and now remember how fast a flat ski is.
I also got to teach the Women's Ski Day on saturday. It was really fun meeting all the women in the clinic. Some were first timers and others ready for tele turns. Its was a bitter cold morning of learning good fundamentals. A delicious White Grass lunch warmed us for our afternoon tour and downhill control drills. There is another one February 28th.
Its not all skiing these days. There were two days on the bike as well. One three hour road ride that left me chuffed. Its amazing how long my loops take me this time of year and how easily I get bonked. Then went out with Trevor to preview the Superbowl Sunday ride. I was in my granny gear going up Reddish on my mtb. That is pretty bad! It was pretty warm, but very windy. When we got up higher there was snow and ice. This part makes me agree with my friend Jenny who says winter biking is stupid. But going down where the snow was perfect for biking made me very happy. So I think I'll conclude, Winter biking can be fun and stupid. Biking when out of bike shape is hard.
Congrats to SBC for finishing the concrete floor in the bike shop and getting the Ascend system. They are a full service bike shop.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Old Farmer's Advice
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered?not yelled.
Meanness don?t jes? happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don?t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain?t never gonna happen anyway.
Don ?t judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life.. Then when you get older and think back, you?ll enjoy it a second time.
Don ?t interfere with somethin? that ain?t bothering you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin?.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you?ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin?.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin? the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin? it back in
If you get to thinkin? you?re a person of some influence, try orderin? somebody else?s dog around..
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.
Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
It was another awesome week of skiing, albeit some weird, changing snow conditions. We saw above freezing temps that made the snow "change" or granulize. One morning, I could barely walk down the steps to my car without slipping and sliding and then floundering on all fours. If anyone saw me they would of though no way was this girl once a professional athlete and also , no way was this girl going to be able to ski today.
But warming temps brought some of the best hero snow ever. I was a tele goddess for a 3 hour window. By dark it had set up again and the trails were lightning fast and loud. Skating on it this morning was okay, but scary fast on the down. My bum leg hates doing "power wedges" down the hill, so its lots of parallel turns and holding my breath.
I got to ski with the tele teacher guru, Dickie Hall. If you want to learn to tele, this is the man to learn it from. He gives great advice like if you want to know what ski length to use, try one size on one leg and the other size on the other leg and you'll know right away after an hour which is the size for you. But he also says everything fun in life is done with the hips, so use your hips to tele ski.
I also loved making turns with Mikey, Stroski, Spencer, Chaga, TP,Charlie, Geo and Chipper of course. What a cool group of XC nords. Thank You Friends!
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Snow Coma
January has been one awesome snow month. I love skiing.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
More Hashing and lots of night skiing
Wow, what an awesome week of super cold temperatures and snowy days. It was great to be up in Canaan to enjoy the deep freeze and purple powder alerts. I'm working at White Grass this winter and not going anywhere warm. I've been seeing so many friends and people from my skiing past, it has been really social. Working those busy days means lots of night skiing, which I love. Especially on my wooden skis with my buddies.
There was a large, raucous crew of iceboxers this week and for New Years. The toilet couldn't handle it, but the house was cozy warm. Even baby Ethan thought it was great.
There was a dress up blue moon hash with speed buck and sparkle horse as the oh so fast hares. How do they do it. Franco, Mandy and Me rounded up the rear , but did the whole thing. The singing and the fries at the brew pub were both tasty. These are really fun things to do even when its raining.
I have to say, I'm so glad that I don't have to train outside on a bike in these temperatures. XC skiing is just so fun and a great aerobic workout that I'm happy, happy!
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Birthday Ski Hash
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Frederick Watershed
We had a great ride in the snow at the Frederick Watershed. We especially loved the Iceberg Trail. I look forward to riding it without snow because the snow made it a little easier.
Then we went to Chris Eatough's retirement party. That was great to see him so happy. He said he is too happy and busy to miss bike racing. With two kids, a beautiful wife and the commuter coordinator for the city of Arlington, VA and coaching, he has his plate full. There were some great pics that all his friends brought to view. Good times. He set the bar high with his meticulousness and consistency in training and racing.
I got to train with JV Squad one day this week and that was very fun. JV Squad is surprisingly fit for December! And very on top of it with their new faggy kits.
Happy 50th to Charlie Waters and Ruth Melnick! I can't believe it and I'm sure they can't either.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Jack Frost likes skiing
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AM Riding
Getting up early to ride mountain bikes on a chilly morning with friends is awesome. Thanks for the cafe crew for getting me up and sweating up Chimney Hollow and down Heartbrake. That climb is like doing 500 leg presses to me. It takes some strong levarage even though the traction is good. The downhill was sketchy fun, too.
I got a nice crash sequence of the Men's Leader. He is riding good, anyway, and has a new sponsor. But we'll have to wait for the press release.
For some reason, Kurt (or the artist know as K-Art) got a triple collection of flats. He thinks its him, but we all think its his equipment.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
Poison Ivy and more
Who gets Poison Ivy in December? I do! I've gotten more poison ivy this year than ever before. And I'm a scratcher. This time, I think it was still on a pair of pants that I wore when we were cleaning up the yard a month ago. So now I have it all around my waist band. Ugh!
But Jack Frost party is this weekend and hopefully a little sliding around, too.
Congrats to Harrisonburg for winning the Blue Ridge Cup Cyclocross Series and winning this sweet trophy.
suzehaywood[at]yahoo[dot]com (Susan Haywood)
All bicycles weigh fifty pounds. A thirty-pound bicycle needs a twenty-pound lock. A forty-pound bicycle needs a ten-pound lock. A fifty-pound bicycle doesn't need a lock.
~Author Unknown
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