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Old May 14, 2012 | 10:35 PM
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Talking My Daily Commute, Revised

Something fun, first video with GoPro2 camera, mount and audio better now. http://youtu.be/4sQaxJpiRVI[url]

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Old May 14, 2012 | 11:00 PM
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I want 7 minutes of my life back.
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Old May 14, 2012 | 11:09 PM
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Whats the speed limit on that road? Its strange because it looks like a passing zone the whole way.
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Old May 14, 2012 | 11:39 PM
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Sorry, "minutes of life" are non refundable. And I was slightly over the limit.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 12:59 AM
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Sorry, squeaking is the crappy GoPro camera mount.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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Whatever happened to engine noise? If I were to put up a video of my car, it would definitely be shouty
You should be enjoying the commute everyday there.. reminds me of my commute when I used to live in Boulder, CO.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 01:00 PM
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Was this video shot by hand holding the camera while on a bike on a rippled road?

(BTW: Unlike aadrew10 I didn't invest the whole 7 mins...just about 30 sec)
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Old May 15, 2012 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by vwillo1
I dropped a couple of postings on youtube.




I hope you have a radar detector on board lol.. And watch that not stopping at the red stop sign on your way to work. Other than that, great video. I take it you were using the go-pro camera? The wide angle is awsome on those things.

if that is a 911, you don't have to cut those corners as you are doing. It will do them at 100mph if need be.

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Old May 15, 2012 | 01:38 PM
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Nice commute and it looks like you don't have to worry too much for black and whites.

Also, if that is the worst traffic you encounter, be glad you are in the LA area!
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Old May 15, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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"why does it sound like your car is communicating with a dolphin?"

Either that's one of the funniest things I've read all day or I am far more sleep deprived that I'd previously thought. Regardless, it's funny to me. lol

Beautiful roads, btw. Is that in MO? Very nice...if that was CT, the road would have been littered with a 1,001 potholes every 100 feet or so. Your video reminds me that I've got to try out the new camera mount I just picked up, too!

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Also, if that is the worst traffic you encounter, be glad you are in the LA area!
Amen to that! Last week, it took me 3 hrs to travel ~40 miles into Manhattan for business.

-Eric
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Old May 15, 2012 | 03:23 PM
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Gee Whiz, lighten up some of you people! I got a Go Pro camera and threw together a quickie video of my daily drive to work. Just wanted to show how lucky I am. Sorry for trying something fun. GoPro2 audio not that great.

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Old May 15, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by vwillo1
Nice, but it's no "Rendezvous"

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Old May 15, 2012 | 03:38 PM
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This was my first video, "Rendezvous" is awsome BTW
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Old May 15, 2012 | 03:52 PM
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I saw it once, years ago, in a theatre as a "short" before the feature film started and it has been stuck in my brain ever since.
My wife bought me the DVD last Christmas and every once in a while when nobody is around I play it on the home theatre system - with the volume at 11! What a rush.
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Old May 15, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by vwillo1
Gee Whiz, lighten up some of you people! I got a Go Pro camera and threw together a quickie video of my daily drive to work. Just wanted to show how lucky I am. Sorry for trying something fun. GoPro2 audio not that great.
And well appreciated. It was an exhilarating film to say the least. Thats a real nice ride to work along side the river. I would be tempted to take along my rods and fish on the way home lol. You are a very fortunate man to have such a nice run to work.
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