[Serial Midget]

Good mornin Monkies, what a fine group primates you are. Today I have my 6 month post op check up which I expect to go well, from my perspective I am easily at 85 or 90% of where I was at this time last year. To celebrate I plan on taking the GT out to the trails this afternoon. I'm very predictable...

Yesterday we had a large grass fire just north of towm, it has become very dry with exceptionally low humidity.

Buck up Monkies, it's time for work, unless it's your Saturday.

 

[jonKranked]

working from home next few days. kid is home sick (and very miserable) with HFMD.

 

[Toshi]

Half academic day today and driving because I have to shuttle between sites for an appointment, therefore I'm still lounging in bed at this hour.

 

[Adventurous]

Mornin!

So that's what it feels like to sleep. Not sure I've slept that well on a weeknight in several months, perhaps longer. Great ride with @6thElement last night must have done a good job wearing me out.

 

[I Are Baboon]

'Morning, kids! I got in a 21 mile ride on the tri bike before work. I like the roads at 5:30 in the morning....no cars on them.

 

[stoney]

Here.

I spent 40 min trying to get a tire to bead last night. I set it without Stan's, just to check the width and once I decided to go ahead, I popped one bead and put in the Stan's. 40 mintues of furious pumping and I couldn't get it to bead. On a whim, I popped the other bead off to see if I could get it to set. Took 2 minutes.

Spent the rest of my evening getting the roof rack put back onto the Subie. We need the third rack to carry Haley's bike for this weekend's trip to Aspen. It should be amusing to look at it. Two nice Yeti's on the back and a baby blue kid's bike on top, training wheels spinning with abandon.

Stll searching for a car. Wifey is debating dropping the requirement of blindspot warning on the Infiniti, as she just wants to get it done. The dealer proposed one of their new old stock 2015s down from $56k to $45k, without any kind of negotiating, just a straight up proposal. Still more than I want to spend though. I'm hoping to get out the door for less than $35k. Side note, I love the depreciation rate on luxury cars.

 

[RoboDonkey713]

I have my bike with me to get in a ride at some point today. It has been down right tropical here in Maine for the last week. Gonna hit 90 today. Might sweat it out or could not ride and sit in the pool. These are today's hard choices.

 

[Serial Midget]

'Morning, kids! I got in a 21 mile ride on the tri bike before work. I like the roads at 5:30 in the morning....no cars on them.

I'm thinking of putting the douchebars back on the road bike, no one around here has a proper tri bike to chase traffic with.

 

[jonKranked]

I spent 40 min trying to get a tire to bead last night. I set it without Stan's, just to check the width and once I decided to go ahead, I popped one bead and put in the Stan's. 40 mintues of furious pumping and I couldn't get it to bead. On a whim, I popped the other bead off to see if I could get it to set. Took 2 minutes.

do you not have an air compressor?

 

[N8 v2.0]

It's almost bierdreißig here in Germany.

Mein Frau just sent me a note nailing down our hotel for the middle of Aug on Lake Geneva (staying across the street from the lake in the city of Lausanne. We are going to be cycling around the lake site seeing for the weekend.

 

[StiHacka]

Morning! Took a day off riding yesterday, spent the evening in a very funky bar asking the bartenders to come up with funky drinks. Win!

Riding tonight with a NEMBA group, gonna be a hot one again.

 

[jimmydean]

Morning Monkeys.

Hump day, yay. Funky vibe in the office, not sure if there will be some shake downs or what. Should make for an interesting day. Cool and cloudy, would rather be riding.

 

[stevew]

day one million of 90 degree temps....

 

[jonKranked]

Morning Monkeys.

Hump day, yay. Funky vibe in the office, not sure if there will be some shake downs or what. Should make for an interesting day. Cool and cloudy, would rather be riding.

just start crop dusting.

 

[stoney]

do you not have an air compressor?

I don't have a presta handle and couldn't find my schraedr adapter.

 

[jimmydean]

just start crop dusting.

I do that all day as it is.

I did hear some stories yesterday, though. Seems the other half of this floor are the traders (my badge doesn't work over there). Back in the Enron days they had their own barista setup, private parking floor in the garage, all sorts of @stoney style swank. "The good 'ol days"

 

[CBJ]

Early morning laps in the park, work and then home to pack for vacation.

 

[jonKranked]

I don't have a presta handle and couldn't find my schraedr adapter.

those sound like serf problems.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Was treated to fondue and wine by some friends last night, and it was amazing. This morning however is a different story. I seem to have entered a hung start condition, may need to shut it down for a bit and try again later.

 

[Nick]

for this weekend's trip to Aspen

Enduro World Series there this weekend, FYI

 

[SkaredShtles]

At the DMV.

 

[stoney]

Enduro World Series there this weekend, FYI

Well that explains why the hotels were all booked. Good thing I booked it 6 months ago.

 

[RoboDonkey713]

I don't have a presta handle and couldn't find my schraedr adapter.

You can remove the Presta valve core with needle nose pliers or a core removal tool and the normal car tire extension can be used to seat your beads. After you seat the beads, install the presta core and pump up by hand. Then have a beer while giving yourself a high five.

 

[stevew]

At the DMV.

sorry to hear that.

 

[stoney]

You can remove the Presta valve core with needle nose pliers or a core removal tool and the normal car tire extension can be used to seat your beads. After you seat the beads, install the presta core and pump up by hand. Then have a beer while giving yourself a high five.

Mavic core. That doesn't work. Trust me, I looked into it.

 

[Serial Midget]

Back from cardiologist, I am now an ox with a low total cholesterol count of 110, HDL is at 26 so that's a drag but what can you do?
Go riding.

 

[canadmos]

Hello. Brought my bike and gear to work today, to head straight to the group ride.

Excited.

 

[boostindoubles]

Hopefully my day continues along this trend...

 

[Serial Midget]

Hopefully my day continues along this trend...

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Dog wants to go. Now.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Quite relieved that no plumbing was damaged from this morning's disturbingly massive poop.

 

[SkaredShtles]

sorry to hear that.

This was after a trip to the emissions center.

 

[StiHacka]

Mavic

There, I've found the source of your problems.

 

[Toshi]

HDL is at 26 so that's a drag but what can you do?

Eat more salmon.

Quite relieved that no plumbing was damaged from this morning's disturbingly massive poop.

Put on the elbow length gloves and verified everything's in continuity yourself, eh?

I am back from the doctor. 112/80 BP, 64 HR, and still fat. Go figure. Going to do an overnight oxygen study (at home, not at sleep lab) as the wife says I snore.

 

[Full Trucker]

Dad is doing WAY better. The last couple of days he's seen exponential improvement. Very pleased, I am. I think he's gonna make an appointment to see an ortho doc, just as a 2nd opinion and to make sure we're not looking at anything more serious than a grade 2 AC separation and a handful of broken ribs.

I'm getting back to a routine of riding and having fun and not worrying about the fact that I'm not working, which is awesome for me as well. Knocked out a little high country ride with some friends yesterday as a matter of fact. It was pretty fucking ah-meh-zing.

 

[stoney]

Mother. Fucker. Apparently, they doubled the swim length for the race this weekend and I missed that email (still don't think I've reveived it). Guess I'm wearing my wetsuit for this one, and trying to not drown.

 

[stevew]

Quite relieved that no plumbing was damaged from this morning's disturbingly massive poop.

i have had a couple in the last week that have had me wondering when did i eat anything that was the same color as those green dental dog bones?

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Put on the elbow length gloves and verified everything's in continuity yourself, eh?

I am back from the doctor. 112/80 BP, 64 HR, and still fat. Go figure. Going to do an overnight oxygen study (at home, not at sleep lab) as the wife says I snore.

Uhh no, the fact that I didn't have to spend half an hour moping up brown water tells me the plumbing is working just fine.

Is that a resting heart rate or walking around ? Last time I checked mine it was 108/72 BP and 48 HR.

 

[jimmydean]

Mother. Fucker. Apparently, they doubled the swim length for the race this weekend and I missed that email (still don't think I've reveived it). Guess I'm wearing my wetsuit for this one, and trying to not drown.

 

[jimmydean]

Going to do an overnight oxygen study (at home, not at sleep lab) as the wife says I snore.

I did one of those and had the worst nights sleep with all the crap I had to wear. They said it looked fine, but the wife still says I snore almost as bad as the dogs.

 

[jonKranked]

kid has been a handful today. one upside of WFH is that i'm on beer #3