[Pesqueeb]

Back to the salt pit. Found out our first Admin passed away thursday morning after a short battle with cancer. She'd been talking about retirement before she was diagnosed. Kind of solidifies the financial path the wife and I are on. I don't want to be stuck working until the inevitable cancer forces me out the door in my last year.

Hell of a way to start the day.

 

[Nick]

Good morning. Sorry 'Squeeb.

Drinking coffee, thinking about stuff.

 

[jonKranked]

Slow start to the day, courtesy of beers last night. Coffee in hand, snow in the forecast.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Um, yes, morning, well...

 

[Toshi]

Tired after 14 hours in the salt mines yesterday, with chilly bike commutes on each end.

 

[6thElement]

Good morning. Sorry 'Squeeb.

Drinking coffee, thinking about stuff.

Probably doing a Chimpex lap at some point if you're interested in joining.

 

[rideit]

Sorry to hear that, Squeeb.
Sounds like you liked her...

 

[eric strt6]

Sucks Squeeb. I wonder about the dreaded C. most of the Firefighters I know that retired have passed away or are battling it. I often wonder if I am next.

Coffee and oatmeal consumed. waiting for it to get up into the 50s before I head out to ride some trails. Taking the wife to a release party at Steven Kent Winery at 3pm

 

[stoney]

Here. Errands all day. Currently waiting for Comcast to take my box back. Apparently I need to wait for a sales rep for 30min to get a hard copy receipt. Fuck Comcast.

Had a 20mim battle with Haley about taking cough medicine. I finally got her to just take the medicine, hit the chocolate syrup as a chaser, then the milk, then move on. Before it was always about mixing in the chocolate and taking a million small sips.

@6thElement I'll get into my parts box tonight

 

[SkaredShtles]

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Had a 20mim battle with Haley about taking cough medicine. I finally got her to just take the medicine, hit the chocolate syrup as a chaser, then the milk, then move on. Before it was always about mixing in the chocolate and taking a million small sips.

Try whiskey, honey, and lemon next time.

 

[rideit]

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

@Pesqueeb Fuck Cancer !



This is has been a pretty sucky Christmas season so far. All hopes of buying new bike goodness are lost. I'll be lucky to make rent this month at this rate when I really need to make enough to last through the winter.

And if any of you want to ask me; "how's business?", the answer is; "go hit yourself in the face with a hammer".

/rant

 

[mandown]

Food poisoned myself. Fvk.

 

[rideit]

Out one end, or both?

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Out one end, or both?

Food poisoning is always both. At least that’s been my experience.

 

[I Are Baboon]

'Morning. I ran my 10K today in 40:33, good for a 24 second personal best and 4th place overall finish. I actually lead the race for a couple miles which is something I am not used to, but I knew it wouldn't last because I could hear a couple of guys behind me having a conversation. If you're having a conversation, you are not running hard. Meanwhile, I was at max effort. It was cool though being out front for a little while. I'm happy with my race though. Any day I can run a personal best is a good day.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Just bought a grand piano. Goddam kids. Wife didn't help much.

 

[eric strt6]

Had a great ride. Added in a steep ass fire road climb up to the power line towers. it was the only one on the ride where I needed to lock out the rear shock. Heading out for wine tasting with the wife in a few minutes

 

[Nick]

Probably doing a Chimpex lap at some point if you're interested in joining.

Went shit fuck skiing. Thanks though!

'Morning. I ran my 10K today in 40:33, good for a 24 second personal best and 4th place overall finish. I actually lead the race for a couple miles which is something I am not used to, but I knew it wouldn't last because I could hear a couple of guys behind me having a conversation. If you're having a conversation, you are not running hard. Meanwhile, I was at max effort. It was cool though being out front for a little while. I'm happy with my race though. Any day I can run a personal best is a good day.

Way to go Champ.

 

[DirtyMike]

Morning. Coffee going in. So far this week has been silly boring as my current trainee is just plain knocking it out of the park.

 

[DirtyMike]

Sucks Squeeb. I wonder about the dreaded C. most of the Firefighters I know that retired have passed away or are battling it. I often wonder if I am next.

My grandfather thinks like this, he is almost 80 now. Don't do that to yourself.

 

[rideit]

Morning. Coffee going in. So far this week has been silly boring as my current trainee is just plain knocking it out of the park.

He's on roids and meth, I just know it.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

As if work wasn't enough stress, ye old stalker is at it again. Now I have to talk to an attorney. Seriously don't have time for this bullshit.

Only getting in one ride a week isn't helping things either. Hopefully the trail will freeze tonight after the snow and remain so tomorrow. Cuz if I don't get to ride this week my head will probably split right down the middle releasing the demons dejour.

Fuck I hate the holidays. Ho, ho, ho mutherfuckers !

 

[Toshi]

this bullshit

Have a bear gif to cheer up

 

[Toshi]

Of interest to @Adventurous and @Full Trucker

 

[jstuhlman]

one ride a week

i average one every two if things go well.

 

[stoney]

Call me a horrible person, but I definitely jist lol'd at this.

 

[jackalope]

Took kiddo to Gov's tenement and other asundry historical places

Then managed some trail work in light snow-

Had some soup and now time to read books with kiddo. 10/10 day

 

[Pesqueeb]

Went shit fuck skiing

I haven't even attempted to go yet. I only have to go 4 more times to cover the cost of my season pass, but on the other hand, if I hadn't bought a season pass we'd probably actually have snow by now.

 

[eric strt6]

we had fun

 

[rideit]

Can't decide what to do tomorrow, groomers or a fat bike ride.
Maybe I'll sleep in till 9:00 and fuck off on the monkey.
(Wifey and kiddo are at a hockey tournament)

 

[StiHacka]

Rode with a group today, almost 14 miles in a snow storm. Ate shit big time once when a wet root under snow stole my front wheel in a rock garden but I survived. Somehow I managed to stay on my bike most of the time despite the wet snow turning my front wheel into a large sno-ball. A worn DHF WT is not a good winter tire.

 

[Adventurous]

Of interest to @Adventurous and @Full Trucker

Jeebus. Shock ejection!

 

[Toshi]

Remote shocks, fully external to the vehicle, are the new hotness

 

[rideit]

Still picking up poops in the yard...we should have a foot or two of snow on the ground by now.

 

[Full Trucker]

Of interest to @Adventurous and @Full Trucker

Jeebus. Shock ejection!

"When in doubt, wood it."
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