Here. No appts today, so a lot of construction to be done. Also a few hours of smile and dial. Didn't finish the fireplace because I had to drive 45min away to get my cabinet doors. Not surprisingly, the quality is shit. I'm going to have to strip them and start over.
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Work, per usual. So much to do, not enough time to do it. Guess that's better than the opposite, right?
Work, per usual. So much to do, not enough time to do it. Guess that's better than the opposite, right?
is the bike bike-able?
Espresso it nao! Will attempt to ride bike without getting hit by car after.
any word from the Insurance vampires?
Still no word from bike shop, they did say it would be a while because they are 'Rona busy.
And zero communication from state farm. My Allstate agent said to contact him if I don't hear from them by Thursday. It comes to that I may run it up the flag pole to the attorney I used after the motorcycle accident. I'm sure that will get their attention.
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Here, hopefully today goes better than yesterday. Espresso is hitting the spot. FTS is high this morning.
but what the hell.
but what the hell.
What it got there, sluggers!! I slept like rat cocks last night and attempted to skip my morning workout and sleep in, but the cats were all like "WAKE THE FUCK UP ASSHOLE!!" So I said fuck it and waddled my fat ass to the pool. Of course, I ended up having a really good swim. Weird how that happens. I'll spend my lunch break going for a hilly run for an hour.
I earned a $100 "Wellness" check from the new job for completing healthy activities from January through June. I've only been there a month but got the free money. One item was you had to log 250,000 steps total for the six months. I synced my Garmin and had 500,000 steps in June alone. lmao
I earned a $100 "Wellness" check from the new job for completing healthy activities from January through June. I've only been there a month but got the free money. One item was you had to log 250,000 steps total for the six months. I synced my Garmin and had 500,000 steps in June alone. lmao
Contractor 1 finally showed up for his shit. "It's outside" got a quick pickup response, finally. Gives me space to set up another sawhorse drying rack to repaint all the shelves and doors that were done poorly. I was at lest hoping that those would be good enough to install, but alas no. That was a confirmed $700 toasted.
I'm fucking done with contractors. I know how to do all this shit, it just takes me longer. I will only outsource insulation and repair work going forward. When Wifey wants to paint the kitchen cabinets white, I'll sand and paint them one section at time and go to a cabinet door store to have doors built. Counter-tops will be a Home Depot job because I have insurance that route. Same with her office - one section of shelves at a time. Same with building the wine bar in the dining room - slow build with HD counter-top.
I just wish I had a contractor (like @dan-o) I could trust locally to do good work and not just turn-and-burn because we are relatively small fish.
@Nick when it comes time to do your place, just let me know. I've got all the tools you should need and with exception of tile, can show you how to do almost everything you might want to do. Not tile because I fucking hate it and can never get it straight, level, or properly spaced, even with spacers and risers.
I'm fucking done with contractors. I know how to do all this shit, it just takes me longer. I will only outsource insulation and repair work going forward. When Wifey wants to paint the kitchen cabinets white, I'll sand and paint them one section at time and go to a cabinet door store to have doors built. Counter-tops will be a Home Depot job because I have insurance that route. Same with her office - one section of shelves at a time. Same with building the wine bar in the dining room - slow build with HD counter-top.
I just wish I had a contractor (like @dan-o) I could trust locally to do good work and not just turn-and-burn because we are relatively small fish.
@Nick when it comes time to do your place, just let me know. I've got all the tools you should need and with exception of tile, can show you how to do almost everything you might want to do. Not tile because I fucking hate it and can never get it straight, level, or properly spaced, even with spacers and risers.
careful, once you head down the lawyer path there's no turning back.
///Stoney ///Vila
well aint this a goddamn skippy wednesday.
1st post op apt was yesterday. recovery will be long and slow. guess its good I am not missing anything this summer. -_-
guess i will eat some gummies and water the plants
1st post op apt was yesterday. recovery will be long and slow. guess its good I am not missing anything this summer. -_-
guess i will eat some gummies and water the plants
Getting xrays. Slowly coming to the realization that maybe i need to reign it in a little bit. Which is a difficult life decision, as I am riding faster than ever. Reality bites sometimes.
Awesome.
Does msm operate their lift at all? Their website is slightly void of any summer activity information.
Just a hair... the old guy we ride with eats shit quite a bit too. Hes kind of like you, pushes as hard as he can all the time. In his benefit, are the lack of rocks around here to crash on.
I say still send it.
Just need to find that edge where you're confident, but respectful.
finding that sweet spot of riding hard enough and fast enough that you're enjoying yourself but not fully pushing your limits to the point you're routinely crashing and getting hurt is a process. i went through that when i stopped racing DH.
Just make sure you're not eating the plants and watering the gummies.
Quit fucking crashing, Old Man.
Yeah - the part @rideit crashed on is about as rocky as trail gets.
Good advice. And you know what *else* is inadvisable? Riding with that fucker @Full Trucker - or if you do, make sure he's so far out ahead of you that you don't see him on the descent.
"Yeah - I'm gonna give you 5 minutes or so to get out in front so I'm not following right in your dust-cloud. Yeah... that's the ticket. Don't want your dust slowing me down. Oh - and can you have the gin ready when I get back to the truck? If you could do that, that'd be great."
Speaking of which, how is your wife’s saga going?
I “rode” Mountain Lion super early, as my riding buddy for the morning needed to be back in cell phone reception comfortably earlier than an 8:30 am call. It was good as usual.
corona'd. stuff is basically on hold as the courts were closed.
TBF, I was riding with the guy that FT has a hard time keeping up with...but yeah, this crashing thing has to be addressed. And they were all saying that Stoney crashes a lot...
EDIT: Thinking about it, I hadn’t gotten hurt on a bike in about 12 years before this last Fall. So I guess that was a good run, and gave me a *tiny* sense that maybe I knew what I was doing. Ahhh, getting older...
EDIT: Thinking about it, I hadn’t gotten hurt on a bike in about 12 years before this last Fall. So I guess that was a good run, and gave me a *tiny* sense that maybe I knew what I was doing. Ahhh, getting older...
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We discussed this concept at the weekend, going so fast for a brief period until you crash and then lay on the trail in pain does not mean you're riding fast overall
knee pads?
au contraire mon frère : after the bionic knee you probably (already) hit your out-of-pocket max deductible for 2020, so what have you got to lose
That’s the spirit of enduro right fucking there!au contraire mon frère : after the bionic knee you probably (already) hit your out-of-pocket max deductible for 2020, so what have you got to lose
Fuck. The town has fenced off my beer spot. Police and bylaw trucks out all over the place near the water here. God damn city traffic too, I assume people in Toronto thought the beaches were open up here.
Oh well. Beer in the shade and then back home. Not sure if it's the baggy clothes, mtb shoes and helmet or the beer on my bike, but only about 4 out 50 road bikers I've passed have waved back. I wave at some, who look back at me as if I'm an alien.
losers...least I got beer.
Oh well. Beer in the shade and then back home. Not sure if it's the baggy clothes, mtb shoes and helmet or the beer on my bike, but only about 4 out 50 road bikers I've passed have waved back. I wave at some, who look back at me as if I'm an alien.
losers...least I got beer.
Wifey suggested that I get my other knee done this year (it will need it eventually), but I don’t know that I could emotionally handle another 4 month rehab/strength training/missing another winter season.au contraire mon frère : after the bionic knee you probably (already) hit your out-of-pocket max deductible for 2020, so what have you got to lose
but financially, it would be the smart call.
a lot, and spectacularly!
to echo what 6th said, it's only fast until the 20 minute triage. then it's not so fast.
This guys been circling my house at 650’ for a good 15 minutes, either Edison checking power lines, or I’m about to get assassinated by the Feds, will check in later to let y’all know if I’ve been murdered
Well that was interesting. I thought I could beat the rain but I got three miles in and it started to dump. I spent the last five miles in a steady downpour, and it was kind of awesome. The rain felt great. Wife was waiting at the door with a towel when I got home.
Show them your ass.
Just had a chance to look at the painting of the shelves and doors. Fucker only did 1 coat primer and 1 side with enamel. Wifey is in the process of lighting them both up on our local "word of mouth" on FB for service industry/contractors. Apparently once scorned there, it nukes your ability to get a lot of work in the community (25k households; 10k members to the WoM group). Let's hope it works.
It's like when people throw on "fast, lightweight" tires. Sure the rotating weight is less - but ALL the savings are lost fucking with flat tires.We discussed this concept at the weekend, going so fast for a brief period until you crash and then lay on the trail in pain does not mean you're riding fast overall
Hold the flare gun with your butt cheeksI was going to say send up a flare.
...but why not both?
Noontime Monkeys.
My water filters didn't show yesterday, so they are supposed to be here today. Mad scramble to get those in today as the plan is to bug out by 1 tomorrow. I for one am excited. We get this bitch packed and ready tonight.
My water filters didn't show yesterday, so they are supposed to be here today. Mad scramble to get those in today as the plan is to bug out by 1 tomorrow. I for one am excited. We get this bitch packed and ready tonight.
I helicoptered my weenie at them, they're gone now, take that NSA! No step on this snek!
Just got off phone with state farm. Accepted full liability right out of the gate, basically just asked whether I wanted a check or direct deposit. Waiting for them to email me all the docs so I can read them. Hopefully this wont take long.
Time to internet shop for bikes. My LBS is shilling Pivots these days, I'm also of course looking to go full rid egg. I looked at Alchemy too, but no large frames in stock until FSM only knows when, plus monocle factor. Decisions, decisions...........
Time to internet shop for bikes. My LBS is shilling Pivots these days, I'm also of course looking to go full rid egg. I looked at Alchemy too, but no large frames in stock until FSM only knows when, plus monocle factor. Decisions, decisions...........