Morning Monkies! Its above zero right now and coild get as high a 16 degrees. If not too windy that means a snow ride this afternoon. Off to the gym.
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Mornin!
Got a wee bit shy of a foot of snow overnight. I had the foresight to bring my work laptop home with me, so I'm just gonna work from home today and avoid the catastrophe that is sure to be the commute.
Got a wee bit shy of a foot of snow overnight. I had the foresight to bring my work laptop home with me, so I'm just gonna work from home today and avoid the catastrophe that is sure to be the commute.
Sunny, blowing like hell from the north, temperature's scheduled to continue sinking for five days.
Time to get outside.
Time to get outside.
Calm between the storms. supposed to have 36 hours of clear skies. 42* today dropping to 28 tonight. need to turn on the RV furnace to keep the water lines from freezing in the escape pod.
8°F, and with the wind feels like -2°F. We had a good dump of wet snow last night. these two factors combined mean very compacted snow and fast trails for the ride tonight. win!
also, looks like we can ride in on the lake to my buddies cabin on an island for the night Saturday. Even more win! no wives, no kids, and a giant shed. it's a perfect way to wind down the holiday season.
also, looks like we can ride in on the lake to my buddies cabin on an island for the night Saturday. Even more win! no wives, no kids, and a giant shed. it's a perfect way to wind down the holiday season.
Looking at lift kits and car seats online.
-17F right now according to the weather thingie. Maybe we take a rest day today...
Morning Monkeys.
Jeebus, disaster of a morning. Forgot to set the coffee, then the truck wouldn't start (too cold, had to boost it), missed the bus, had to get gas to drive in, realized at the gas station I had left my badge in my other jacket pocket, double back to the house, and STILL made it in the office by 7. Got an ok parking spot, too. But seriously, its damn cold outside. Where is this global warming I keep hearing about?
<edit> It's 20 degrees of freedom outside!!! WTF.
Jeebus, disaster of a morning. Forgot to set the coffee, then the truck wouldn't start (too cold, had to boost it), missed the bus, had to get gas to drive in, realized at the gas station I had left my badge in my other jacket pocket, double back to the house, and STILL made it in the office by 7. Got an ok parking spot, too. But seriously, its damn cold outside. Where is this global warming I keep hearing about?
<edit> It's 20 degrees of freedom outside!!! WTF.
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Women folk got a snow day so there goes my quiet thursday at home.
Monarch got 19" in the last 24 hours.
First time using the snow plough to clear the roads in my neighborhood. Far more rewarding than my day job but the pay is $0pm. I don't think that's going to be fiscally viable as a long term career.
Guess Sears is finally going under: Selling Craftsman to Black and Decker Get your discounted tools while you can.
how dare you take the joy out of a cdot plow drivers day in plowing in neighborhood driveways!!!!
have you no shame!
I LOVE shoveling snow. I don't know why. It's hard work and exhausting. But I love it.
Please, come visit. I have a driveway and sidewalk that could use your attention.
I shoveled my front walk, sidewalk, as well as doing a decent but not perfect job for the sidewalk in front of the 4 neighbors to my left and 3 to my right. Then I scraped my driveway, at least until the point near the alley where there remained 2" of solid ice from the last bout of storms.
It's futile, I tell ya.
For some reason that didn't work until I clicked on the photo link. That's your driveway? Brutal. I'd have resorted to multi-stage gasoline powered goodness long ago with that.Even if your drive way looks like this 3 times a day? (courtesy of city snow plow)
Fvcking google - won't show pictures referenced from pages until I migrate old galleries to G+.
Yep, my driveway two years ago. Shoveling snow is mostly OK. Shoveling ice blocks with snow that plows dumped to your driveway is hell. I got a snowblower since.
Now it's -21F according to the weather thingie. 
Solution: live in a place where there's plenty of space to put the fucking snow.Even if your drive way looks like this 3 times a day? (courtesy of city snow plow)
Reminds me of our crappy rental on Long Island. It was right on a major road so we'd get plowed in similarly.
Before:
After 1.5 hours of shoveling and snowblowing:
What about your lunch? Still sitting on the counter?Morning Monkeys.
Jeebus, disaster of a morning. Forgot to set the coffee, then the truck wouldn't start (too cold, had to boost it), missed the bus, had to get gas to drive in, realized at the gas station I had left my badge in my other jacket pocket, double back to the house, and STILL made it in the office by 7. Got an ok parking spot, too. But seriously, its damn cold outside. Where is this global warming I keep hearing about?
<edit> It's 20 degrees of freedom outside!!! WTF.
You sir, need to invest in a blower.Even if your drive way looks like this 3 times a day? (courtesy of city snow plow)
Morning again Monkies! Its an awesome 11 degrees and sunny but the wind is a consistent 18MPH, I can last about a half hour riding in that so I will.
Gym today was super awesome. 120 minutes on the treadmill in 5/10 intervals for just under 10 virtual miles. 60 minutes on the elliptical and 4 laps in the pool. My legs are cooked but I am really happy with my progress.
Gym today was super awesome. 120 minutes on the treadmill in 5/10 intervals for just under 10 virtual miles. 60 minutes on the elliptical and 4 laps in the pool. My legs are cooked but I am really happy with my progress.
Meant to ask sooner......what's the significance of the Ginger Baker avatar? Other than the fact he's a badass.
That's pretty much it... my dad was stereo phonic hifi nerd in the late 60s and 70s so I got to listen to all kinds of music on big ass speakers that could shake a house, Cream and Traffic were always my favorites but there was also Black Sabath and Led Zeppelin. And Eric Burdon and WAR...
Plus this from the 1990s
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@Serial Midget
If you are looking for pogies and not a pony for $10 these are working out great for wife and I.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E0CZLF8/
I used sections of an old foam roller to make spacers like these:
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=70322
If you are looking for pogies and not a pony for $10 these are working out great for wife and I.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E0CZLF8/
I used sections of an old foam roller to make spacers like these:
https://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=70322
Good tip - I should just drop by the snowmobile shop and see what they have in stock, the one I've been looking at are 45 to $130. Too pricey for what they are.
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Good luck with that strategy! 