[CBJ]

Still got some back problems for too much corona lockdown sitting in the same chair. Mostly weak and not super flexible when rotating and OLD. At least I feel great on the bike and feel better after a ride. I just need to keep doing the exercises that the physio has given me.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

 

[Pesqueeb]

The Meh is strong today. Probably should have brought a bike to ride after work, but weather is predicted to be bad, and I'm having enthusiasm issues.

 

[6thElement]

The meh is also strong.

 

[Adventurous]

The meh is strongererest here.

 

[eric strt6]

Come on espresso. major eyeball fuzzies this morning. Easy schedule on tap only 9 transports. I should be home eary enough to get the truck in for a smog check. DMV is gonna bend me over to the tune of $664 to register it this year. effiing commercial weight fees.

 

[stoney]

Sore as fuck. Busy as fuck. And coffee maker has a calcium buildup so it's not working. FTS x 2.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Come on espresso. major eyeball fuzzies this morning. Easy schedule on tap only 9 transports. I should be home eary enough to get the truck in for a smog check. DMV is gonna bend me over to the tune of $664 to register it this year. effiing commercial weight fees.

Hey rich dude - pay your share and quit being a whiny baby about it.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Yo! I got up early and ran 12 miles. Potentially long work day on tap... I'll find time to squeeze in an hour on the KICKR. This is my last official full time telecommute day. Back to the office tomorrow!

 

[eric strt6]

Hey rich dude - pay your share and quit being a whiny baby about it.

yeah me and my new vehicles. 21 year old Mercedes and 10 year old truck both obtained used with close to 100K on their respective odometers because I can't afford new.

 

[jimmydean]

Morning Monkeys.

I am having motivation issues. I have projects I keep putting off and I am having a tough time pushing myself to finish.

I have a few small projects to finish on the car before I can sell it, but summer is the time to sell it. Frita still needs to suspension done, the dash redone, the walls redone. The mice put a damper on Frita for sure. The wife cancelled the trips this month because it's still not done. I really need to clean the garage and find all my tools before I try to do either, but just not feeling it.

My plan was to finish Frita before she was paid off in September, but that isn't happening. I got the drawers cleaned out and painted this weekend, so there is that. Finally selling Amber today, so I will order the seat covers tonight.

I can tell I'm getting older because I am considering paying someone to finish my projects. That's bad.

 

[StiHacka]

The meh has never been stronger.

 

[SkaredShtles]

yeah me and my new vehicles. 21 year old Mercedes and 10 year old truck both obtained used with close to 100K on their respective odometers because I can't afford new.

You may *choose* not to afford new, but you and I both know you *could* afford new...

 

[canadmos]

Hoping for a few hours of DH with the girlfriend after work today. Fingers crossed that no shit gets flung into the fan at 4pm!

 

[Nick]

yeah me and my new vehicles. 21 year old Mercedes and 10 year old truck both obtained used with close to 100K on their respective odometers because I can't afford new.

Have you considered more horses?

 

[Full Trucker]

Sitting on the porch, drinking coffee. Short high country ride last night was riddled with greasy roots and rocks, failing light, and a couple of rain showers. Good thing I didn’t even bring a pack, much less a jacket. I did bring a bright headlight though, which came in awfully handy on the pedal down the highway back to town.

 

[Toshi]

You may *choose* not to afford new, but you and I both know you *could* afford new...

Have you considered more horses?

Horses are his wife's. He just gets to drive them around.




I am working today. We are halfway through the awkward process of canning a new hire who has not proved to be up to snuff. So we are kind of covering his work today, with him working directly with a fellow for a subset of it. Awkward indeed.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Horses are his wife's. He just gets to drive them around.

Which means the horses are his. Are you new to marriage?

 

[mandown]

Day off work. Got physical therapy soon.

 

[TreeSaw]

Afternoon. Busy start to summer vacation here. Coached a youth field hockey camp last week. It was so cool to see my oldest (a varsity inner & goalie) and my youngest scrapping on the field together. Fireworks and bourbon over the weekend and lots of rain so no bikes for me. Did manage to fill one side of the woodshed so that's a plus. Sq-earl is spoiled....got a new chainsaw so we had to get to work using it. Bikes this weekend so that's a BIG plus! Hopefully I remember how to ride them.

 

[stoney]

yeah me and my new vehicles. 21 year old Mercedes and 10 year old truck both obtained used with close to 100K on their respective odometers because I can't afford new.

Registration for the Subaru last year - 2010 Forester XT - was ~$175. An 11 year old compact car (3400# iirc) vs. your 7500# in a state with tighter emissions based restrictions. Seems about right.

 

[eric strt6]

On the good news front. Ricky is stable but still in ICU and his go fund me is up to $19,000 . Still no leads on the hit and run driver though.

 

[stoney]

Adding to this morning's bitchfest... My ribs hurt. They haven't hurt this bad, both latent and especially breathing, since a week after I broke them. I wouldn't be surprised if I actually cracked then again with everything I was doing yesterday. Wifey and MIL1 had a pretty serious argument about all her shit and how we can't have the kids over because her house is filthy and full of shit. How it's not safe for the kitten, so Wifey might pull the approval for adoption, and because all the moving of shit is seriously hurting my back/ribs. Guess they are probably going to have another one tonight to discuss this, because my shit hurt and breathing fucking hurts. Can't wait to get onto a plane Friday...

 

[eric strt6]

$400+ is the weight fee. You have to register at empty weight plus maximum estimated weight load you will carry. Major fine if found to be over registered weight. We fall into the 10,000-15,000 pound category

 

[6thElement]

$400+ is the weight fee. You have to register at empty weight plus maximum estimated weight load you will carry. Major fine if found to be over registered weight. We fall into the 10,000-15,000 pound category

Okay tubby.

 

[stoney]

$400+ is the weight fee. You have to register at empty weight plus maximum estimated weight load you will carry. Major fine if found to be over registered weight. We fall into the 10,000-15,000 pound category

And how fucking heavy is that thing? I'd guess with your camper your easily over 10k though, so it makes sense. Your truck, based on weight, would have 3x the impact on roads of my car. And again, I'm in a looser regulation state.

Okay tubby.

Right? Needs more carbon fiber.

 

[SkaredShtles]

My van and Subaru are about $95/ea to register. Which is basically the minimum...

IMO I should be paying $500/yr to register these shitboxes. It would make it an easier decision to get rid of them...

We should ask those Danish blokes (@CBJ , @iRider) how much it costs to register a vehicle over there. I suspect it's a LOT of shekels.

 

[StiHacka]

Amazing riding weather today...

 

[Pesqueeb]

IMO I should be paying $500/yr to register these shitboxes.

We should also have to smog and safety inspect them as well IMO. I paid $98 a year to register the Wrangler for probably the last decade that I owned it. It ran fine, I doubt it would have failed a smog inspection, but a safety inspection, eh........... It was a jeep, after all.

 

[Toshi]

My van and Subaru are about $95/ea to register. Which is basically the minimum...

IMO I should be paying $500/yr to register these shitboxes. It would make it an easier decision to get rid of them...

We should ask those Danish blokes how much it costs to register a vehicle over there. I suspect it's a LOT of shekels.

The shaken system ("shah ken", short for 自動車検査登録制度 ) leads to a tip top shape Japanese vehicle fleet. And it also leads to many ~10 year old formerly Japanese market cars then showing up in New Zealand for a second life after shaken becomes too much of a burden. @Changleen @DaveW back me up here.

Motor-vehicle inspection (Japan) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Toshi]

And how fucking heavy is that thing? I'd guess with your camper your easily over 10k though, so it makes sense. Your truck, based on weight, would have 3x the impact on roads of my car. And again, I'm in a looser regulation state.

Worse yet.

The Relationship between Vehicle Weight, Road Damage, and You | DENENA | POINTS

We’re probably all familiar with the problems of driving on damaged roads. When your vehicle hits a particularly serious pothole, it can sometimes cause your tire to flatten or blow out or even cause an axle to break. And then you lose control of your vehicle and wreck. Click the link to read...

www.denenapoints.com

The study found that essentially, road damage was related to the 4th power of the relative loads.

 

[eric strt6]

Truck is 8200 pounds, camper loaded is 4600. With the loaded horse trailer we are at 46 feet long with a gross combined weight of 21,000 pounds

 

[SkaredShtles]

Truck is 8200 pounds, camper loaded is 4600. With the loaded horse trailer we are at 46 feet long with a gross combined weight of 21,000 pounds

You should be paying $10,000/yr to register that monstrosity.

 

[Nick]

@StiHacka does that say 89%, as in humidity??

 

[StiHacka]

@StiHacka does that say 89%, as in humidity??

Yep.

 

[4xBoy]

Somewhere never mount hood.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Somewhere never mount hood.

 

[Wingnut]

Here.

That is all.

 

[6thElement]

You should be paying $10,000/yr to register that monstrosity.

Are you talking about the truck or the horse??

 

[eric strt6]

Horses are a fucking money pit. Wifey spends more on her two horses per year than I earn in a year. Damn good thing she makes 5x my salary