[eric strt6]

Derp be strong, coffee better cut though the brain fog or I'm screwed this morning. First client is at 5am.

My old phone died so I picked up a Moto z4, cheap with a good camera. Spent last evening upgrading apps and figuring out how shit works

Dogs hated the fireworks, all three slept cuddled up next to me on the bed.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Lake Champlain is fairly serene this morning.

 

[canadmos]

Too much beer last night apparently, as my head is quite foggy this morning.

Going up to lady friends cottage for the weekend. Hopefully MOAR beers, beach/swimming and riding on rox.

Work now. But first, I am going to WINDOWS BUTTON + L, walk down the hallway, make a left into washroom and release whatever is boiling inside of my bowels.

 

[I Are Baboon]

OMG HI! Back in the office today among a skeleton crew. The parking garage is empty. I did hit the pool for 4000 yards before work.

 

[Jozz]

Woke up to a tick attached to my scrotum.

 

[StiHacka]

Back home. Discovered the company is closed today so one more day off for me.
Oh, and I already dearly miss this:

 

[jimmydean]

Morning Monkeys.

Slept for shit due to rednecks well past midnight blowing up themselves. In the office until all my morning meetings are did, then "WFH" because there ain't nobody here.

 

[slyfink]

Woke up to a tick attached to my scrotum.

I hope you have a friend who can help with that...

Rode last night. It was hot as ballz. felt like 99° with the humidity (91° without). Still did a substantial loop, but it finished with a fast gravel descent to a lake. We had beers in the lake, and one buddy even had icecream bars on hand... Not sure I'd do it again though.

Gonna be even hotter and moister today.

 

[dan-o]

 

[stoney]

Lots of sore from karting. I'm technically working today, but all of my clients are government, so... I have lots of catching up to do and emails to send

 

[Da Peach]

I enduro-ed last night and placed pretty well. I am pleased.

Tired today, so planning to work until noon or so and take off.

Gotta get in Day 5 for my return to earth contest effort dontcha know...

 

[Jozz]

I hope you have a friend who can help with that...

I've twisted the fucker out solo at 1h30am.

 

[Westy]

I've twisted the fucker out solo at 1h30am.

Had a conversation with my boss last week about how bullshit my job is, he is cool and I can be honest with him. He asked what was keeping me out here. I have thought about that a lot for the past week, questioning whether I should stay out here. My conclusion was yes: because I haven't seen all the mountains yet and I have yet to see a tick.

 

[Jozz]

Had a conversation with my boss last week about how bullshit my job is, he is cool and I can be honest with him. He asked what was keeping me out here. I have thought about that a lot for the past week, questioning whether I should stay out here. My conclusion was yes: because I haven't seen all the mountains yet and I have yet to see a tick.

Vermont is getting ridiculous tick wise. Fortunately, home is tick free, but creeping up north fast.

 

[Toshi]

Two more full days in Seattle. I am ready to be back in my own, comfortable house.

 

[Westy]

Vermont is getting ridiculous tick wise. Fortunately, home is tick free, but creeping up north fast.

Virginia was horrible when I left. Pulled 20 ticks off of myself after a ride once even after bathing in DEET. Just walking to the Mailbox would result in one or two crawling up the leg.

 

[jstuhlman]

Virginia was horrible when I left. Pulled 20 ticks off of myself after a ride once even after bathing in DEET. Just walking to the Mailbox would result in one or two crawling up the leg.

yep. almost never see em on me here. in charlottesville, all.the.time.

working my way through beach day #2. gotta do a beer run soon. maybe also go CRUSH some bike paths if the thunderstorms hold off.

 

[SkaredShtles]

<snip> My conclusion was yes: because I haven't seen all the mountains yet and I have yet to see a tick.

Hard to argue with that logic...

 

[canadmos]

Scheduling a meeting for Monday and I just noticed that I now have the option of doing a regular old phone bridge conference, a WebEx, Skype meeting or a damn Microsoft Teams meeting.



How does anyone keep up with this stuff. Teams is like OneNote, a great place for shit to be filed and forgotten about. Oh yeah, like SharePoint.....

Damn, my coffee is empty.

 

[canadmos]

Vermont is getting ridiculous tick wise. Fortunately, home is tick free, but creeping up north fast.

We've got them here in Onterrible. Signs are going up at most major trailheads around Toronto.

It sucks, but I'll be more worried when I start seeing more ticks than empty Tim Hortons cups tossed out on the trail.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

One of the Rangers told me about a weird after effect of a tick bite. His friend became intolerant to eating meat after getting sick from a tick bite.

 

[rideit]

One of the Rangers told me about a weird after effect of a tick bite. His friend became intolerant to eating meat after getting sick from a tick bite.

Yes, but it is a very specific tick.
very rare (so far)

 

[Jozz]

One of the Rangers told me about a weird after effect of a tick bite. His friend became intolerant to eating meat after getting sick from a tick bite.

Not just meat, any food made with a specific red meat protein. So all bunch of non red meat related food.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Ticks, rain, humidity, lightening, meth heads, oppressive heat, bears, spiders, etc., I'm still going to ride and hike. Maybe I'll get a flesh eating bacteria or a brain worm after getting mauled by a meth addled bear, so there is that.

 

[jdcamb]

Ticks, rain, humidity, lightening, meth heads, oppressive heat, bears, spiders, etc., I'm still going to ride and hike. Maybe I'll get a flesh eating bacteria or a brain worm after getting mauled by a meth addled bear, so there is that.

Meth Bears? WTF Can't swim at the Cape because of Sharks. Can't Hike in North Carolina because of Meth bears. Copperheads in Pennsyltucky. Just be careful out there...

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Meth Bears? WTF Can't swim at the Cape because of Sharks. Can't Hike in North Carolina because of Meth bears. Copperheads in Pennsyltucky. Just be careful out there...

I hear that out west you have to have a pack large enough to carry a giant ball of yarn to distract mountain lions in case of attack.

 

[jdcamb]

I hear that out west you have to have a pack large enough to carry a giant ball of yarn to distract mountain lions in case of attack.

Do you give them the ball of yarn after they clamp onto your throat?

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Do you give them the ball of yarn after they clamp onto your throat?

Seriously ?

Always before, got to use the Rapid Deploy yarn. Otherwise how would you distract a mountain lion ?

 

[slyfink]

Getting ready to leave work now. Forecast says it's it feels like 109 out there with the humidity. Ugh. I'm not built for this.

 

[Nick]

Seriously ?

Always before, got to use the Rapid Deploy yarn. Otherwise how would you distract a mountain lion ?

An amazing girl I know designed a prototype fanny pack hot dog launcher when I moved to CO, to distract hungry beasts whilst hiking and riding. Remote controlled and built in snacks if no beasts show themselves.

 

[jdcamb]

Seriously ?

Always before, got to use the Rapid Deploy yarn. Otherwise how would you distract a mountain lion ?

Googly eyes painted on the back of your helmet?

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Googly eyes painted on the back of your helmet?

Not painted, integrated.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

An amazing girl I know designed a prototype fanny pack hot dog launcher when I moved to CO, to distract hungry beasts whilst hiking and riding. Remote controlled and built in snacks if no beasts show themselves.

Does @kidwoo know about this ?

 

[SkaredShtles]

Naw, just take cardboard:

 

[Full Trucker]

FTS, I should probably just go ride. But dang... is it gonna thunderstorm on me?

 

[jdcamb]

Not painted, integrated.

Not to be pedantic. But how does one integrate Googly Eyes?

 

[jstuhlman]

Not to be pedantic. But how does one integrate Googly Eyes?

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

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Ronco Home Surgery Kit sold separately.

 

[Westy]

Not to be pedantic. But how does one integrate Googly Eyes?

Do you really need someone to Google googly eyes for you?

 

[jdcamb]

Do you really need someone to Google googly eyes for you?

Nope. It turns they have them in Stock at the Christmas Tree Store.