All I see when I close my eyes are black circles and dents. Eff airplanes.
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All I see when I close my eyes are black circles and dents. Eff airplanes.
All I see when I open my eyes is heavy rain. Back to bed for a bit.
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Rained all day yesterday here. Did a few wet laps on some private trails. Took Jr to the Planetarium in the afternoon and fill my growler while I was out.
Suns out today so we should have some hero dirt by the time I get out of work to ride. Hurry up 4.
Suns out today so we should have some hero dirt by the time I get out of work to ride. Hurry up 4.
The current wildfire up north started by camping drifters from Alabama. 
Went riding yesterday morning with a fellow monkey. Hit up Bay Park West and checked out the couple new trails. Then spent the rest of the day doing yard work and picking up the house since the in-laws are coming in town on Wednesday.
I am le tired.
I am le tired.
Fuckit Monday . Rode in the rain last night and it was nice, better than the 90s/90% humidity mess that is ahead.
. Rode in the rain last night and it was nice, better than the 90s/90% humidity mess that is ahead.
are drifters worse than gypsies or hobos?The current wildfire up north started by camping drifters from Alabama.
Weekend of BMX state qualifier races in the Finger Lakes region of NY...racing, crazy weather, 5 boys reeking havoc in the hotel's pool/hot tub, parents drinking too much beer in said hot tub, etc. Kiddo did his 1st race in his upped proficiently level (intermediate). He got smoked Saturday in Horseheads, but made his main on Sunday in Owego. He also got bumped up an age group as there were no 8 year olds. Dad made both mains & got killed in HH but benefited from said national caliber dudes not knowing how to ride early 80's style dirt berms on Sunday (aka, you two lost traction & crashed so I got 2nd). Tired, yo.
Kiddo waiting out the rain yesterday at Champion Speedway BMX:
Kiddo waiting out the rain yesterday at Champion Speedway BMX:
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The one up by the Wyoming border that started a while ago or is there a new one?The current wildfire up north started by camping drifters from Alabama.
Edit: I see you meant the new one near Ned
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What do you feed him, I can see his rib cage?!Weekend of BMX state qualifier races in the Finger Lakes region of NY...racing, crazy weather, 5 boys reeking havoc in the hotel's pool/hot tub, parents drinking too much beer in said hot tub, etc. Kiddo did his 1st race in his upped proficiently level (intermediate). He got smoked Saturday in Horseheads on Sat, but made his main on Sunday in Owego. He also got bumped up an age group as there were no 8 year olds. Dad made both mains & got killed in HH but benefited from said national caliber dudes not knowing how to ride early 80's style dirt berms on Sunday (aka, you two lost traction & crashed so I got 2nd). Tired, yo.
Kiddo waiting out the rain yesterday at Champion Speedway BMX:
More landscaping work in the rain this past weekend, which was about the only notable event to occur. Couple more small things and I will have completely redone the entire property.
Jeep seat covers are finally out for delivery today, after an incident where the mfg forgot to ship them the first time around, noticed only when I called then when the tracking number said "not found" for the 4th day in a row. PS - FedEx blows. Mid-shipment (from CA to MA), it took 5 days to go from OH to CT, WTF?
Other than that, I have a severe case of FTS today.
Jeep seat covers are finally out for delivery today, after an incident where the mfg forgot to ship them the first time around, noticed only when I called then when the tracking number said "not found" for the 4th day in a row. PS - FedEx blows. Mid-shipment (from CA to MA), it took 5 days to go from OH to CT, WTF?
Other than that, I have a severe case of FTS today.
'Morning. 4000 yard pool swim done before work.
Mornin!
Ushered in 30 with style this past weekend with camping, dogs, and guns. Even though we didn't really do anything notable a few days in the woods sure beats staying down here in the sauna that was Denver.
Ushered in 30 with style this past weekend with camping, dogs, and guns. Even though we didn't really do anything notable a few days in the woods sure beats staying down here in the sauna that was Denver.
Holy fuck am I tired. Kid 1 woke up at midnight with nightmares. kid 2 woke up at 2: 15 because.... ? Wife had to wake up at 5:15 to catch a flight to Paraguay. But that didn't matter as I was not able to go back to sleep after kid#2 because I'm stressing over work. Now I can't think straight caus' I'm deliriously tired. I hate self-fulfilling prophesies...
Sore from yesterdays slip and slide ride on wet NJ rocks. Wood bridges are extra slippery it turns out
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Morning Monkeys.
Got the lady a car, damn near clone of her company car, only better color and no sunroof. I've never been a fan of the whole car buying process, but from what I heard about Car Max, it actually wasn't bad. Problem was they didn't have what we wanted, so the lady wanted to go the last place she got the company ride serviced since they were nice. Went online, filled out the credit app and stuff, then got an email from a gal at the dealership. She said "If you have a few in mind, send me the VIN's and we will have them ready for you." Wow, this might not be so bad.
Sent them 4 VIN's, 2 RAV4's and 2 CRV's. She writes back that we will meet with "Chris" at 1:30. Got there at 1:15, some dude started to help us, next thing I know they have my lady doing all the damn paperwork again.
What is the point of doing it online if you have to do it again. Then they didn't have 3 of the 4 we sent them (said they didn't have a chance to grab them) so why the hell did we drive all the way to SE? We could have walked in anywhere off the street and had the same damn experience.
I was ready to walk, she wanted to just get it over with. Ended up with a very nice ride for less than book and even got her a good interest rate. She made them throw in the all weather mats, too. Car shopping sucks.
/coolstorybro
Got the lady a car, damn near clone of her company car, only better color and no sunroof. I've never been a fan of the whole car buying process, but from what I heard about Car Max, it actually wasn't bad. Problem was they didn't have what we wanted, so the lady wanted to go the last place she got the company ride serviced since they were nice. Went online, filled out the credit app and stuff, then got an email from a gal at the dealership. She said "If you have a few in mind, send me the VIN's and we will have them ready for you." Wow, this might not be so bad.
Sent them 4 VIN's, 2 RAV4's and 2 CRV's. She writes back that we will meet with "Chris" at 1:30. Got there at 1:15, some dude started to help us, next thing I know they have my lady doing all the damn paperwork again.
What is the point of doing it online if you have to do it again. Then they didn't have 3 of the 4 we sent them (said they didn't have a chance to grab them) so why the hell did we drive all the way to SE? We could have walked in anywhere off the street and had the same damn experience. I was ready to walk, she wanted to just get it over with. Ended up with a very nice ride for less than book and even got her a good interest rate. She made them throw in the all weather mats, too.
Car shopping sucks. /coolstorybro
Turns out 30 miles and 5K is pretty rough on an old man. Sore, tired, and hungry this morning.
For @CrabJoe StretchPants - baby-ass smooth Colorado singletrack:
Standard ho-hum Colorado landscape shot:
The "Cross" is in good this year on Mt of the Holy Cross:
The Line Shack:
The descent down Whisky Creek from here was just killer-good with lush foliage, dark woods, gobs of roots and rocks.
For @CrabJoe StretchPants - baby-ass smooth Colorado singletrack:
Standard ho-hum Colorado landscape shot:
The "Cross" is in good this year on Mt of the Holy Cross:
The Line Shack:
The descent down Whisky Creek from here was just killer-good with lush foliage, dark woods, gobs of roots and rocks.
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HA! I actually used that line with him yesterday- cracking jokes helps to ease the tensions while waiting for your moto!
SS - embed fail, bro
Pics no work, you sure you made them public?
All I see when I close my eyes are black circles and dents. Eff airplanes.
How much would it be worth an airline for a 3-d laser scanner that could map and quantity dents?
old man reputation spread...even with the busted ass links...Turns out 30 miles and 5K is pretty rough on an old man. Sore, tired, and hungry this morning.
For @CrabJoe StretchPants - baby-ass smooth Colorado singletrack:
Standard ho-hum Colorado landscape shot:
The "Cross" is in good this year on Mt of the Holy Cross:
The Line Shack:
The descent down Whisky Creek from here was just killer-good with lush foliage, dark woods, gobs of roots and rocks.
Here. I have Haley solo this week, so yeah fun.
Saturday I managed to squeeze in a dirt jumping morning at Valmont. The SB is very hard to jump on. Rest of the day was wasted at birthday parties for Haley's friends. I really hate parents who think that their princess deserves her own party, when the other kids having a party the same down are all down to join up together. Haley's party had two other kids, because it sucks to spend a weekend at parties. Not this princess though. The other parents asked and pushed to merge, but no. They also planned it in the hottest part of the day during nap time for the entire class. Saturday evening was a shit show because of it. The half+ that didn't show up did it right.
Saturday I managed to squeeze in a dirt jumping morning at Valmont. The SB is very hard to jump on. Rest of the day was wasted at birthday parties for Haley's friends. I really hate parents who think that their princess deserves her own party, when the other kids having a party the same down are all down to join up together. Haley's party had two other kids, because it sucks to spend a weekend at parties. Not this princess though. The other parents asked and pushed to merge, but no. They also planned it in the hottest part of the day during nap time for the entire class. Saturday evening was a shit show because of it. The half+ that didn't show up did it right.
i was reminded by my mom of my birthday last week with a happy belated birthday call...
I get to do the epic drive down and back for mom's 80th this weekend. Sad reality being there won't be too many more of these trips.
happy belated birthday steve!
Not at all related, but we'd once built a gas catalytic infrared curing oven large enough to park a freshly painted railway tank car inside. /coolstorybro
you might be surprised...my remaining grandmother is 92 and in relatively good health...I get to do the epic drive down and back for mom's 80th this weekend. Sad reality being there won't be too many more of these trips.
Serious question - is this really singletrack?
Yup. That's Bowman's Cutoff which is pretty heavily used. Most of the trail we rode yesterday was 8-10" wide.
Here's a photo of Two Elks:
thank you.
sore lower back. shitstorm at work, two high level managers quit. I don't want either of their jobs. time to start actively looking at other employment..typical Monday
Such a thing exists. I've seen it used for dent mapping in "critical areas", but usually the manufacturer brings it out with a group of their own people. I suspect it's not cheap.
Home for lunch, turkey & harvarti on wh I le wheat. HVAC has been fixed, much quiet now. Conde received call in 24 minutes. Back to work.
Mmm, food carts are awesome.
Did you get a BUMPER TO BUMPER warranty?
Sounds like its time to ride!