[eric strt6]

another day of getting slammed.
One of my guys got Covid. Like an idiot he was going to fly home for a wedding so he went out gift shopping using only a nylon buff over his face instead of a real mask.

idiot

 

[johnbryanpeters]

 

[I Are Baboon]

Whatcha say there, Joe Sixpack! One hour ass kicker on the bike trainer done. I've got meetings for the next two hours and I am more than happy to just sit here with my coffee.

Wife and I went XC skiing yesterday afternoon. Only my third time going but I am getting the hang of it.

 

[StiHacka]

Rode before work again in fresh 3-4" of powder on top of previous snow. Was a workout.
Also, 92% humidity sucks in winter, too.

 

[jonKranked]

present.

 

[Sandwich]

Chillin out before getting serious about meetings. Kicked my own ass with some weights and rowing this morning. That's all I got....actually, it keeps snowing here, so maybe I'll be able to take my kids skiing this year...oh wait, corona...

 

[mykel]

Alive.
So, another week of lockdown, so another week of living in a reno zone.
Wall between kitchen and living room is gone, support beam is up. Cabinets are built, just waiting on finishing. Now as soon as I get the word, the real fun starts. Ripping out the kitchen cabinets and kitchen and living room floors. From what I can see, the kitchen laminate has been laid on top of the previous vinyl floor. That could be a real shit show, hopefully no mold between the two. God knows what the glue holding the vinyl would be like. If the vinyl floor is still there, I'm thinking I may have to call @rideit for some professional help with residue removal. Then it is plumbing and electrical, new floors, cabinet and island installation.

Then beer, lots and lots of beer.

 

[Wingnut]

Here.

Another day, another multi-hour day repairing merge harness on a Sierra V8 swap.

Just don't, cough up the dough and buy a V8 truck if your buying a truck......

 

[jonKranked]

i know there's a few people here with altai hoks or similar....... educate me.

 

[canadmos]

Holy FACKITY FACK


Bell

 

[jstuhlman]

the list is long today...slogging my way through it.

 

[Westy]

Nothing like a 6:00 AM meeting to completely ruin the rest of the day's productivity.

 

[Pesqueeb]

Road trip to Grand Junction yesterday. Was easy enough fix but what a miserable drive last night. In bed 10 minutes before my alarm usually goes off. I'm too god damned old for that shit anymore. Going to be a long day, but at least I got it off. Thank you DOT labor laws?

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

Appraisal done.....value went up $80k since we bought it 3 years ago. This pleases me.

 

[stoney]

Here. Fucking hell busy day. One of the guys on our internal team's mom died yesterday. We've been in the middle of a bunch of shit with this plan, which is our most demanding, so everything just got thrown into the air with nobody to catch it. VP is getting involved to try and get ahead of things before they land poorly. And I'm having lunch with the director of the group I'll probably be interviewing with soon... Oh boy.

 

[maxyedor]

Good morning indeed. Hadn't checked my Schwab account since the GME shenanigans blew it up, it appears that all my weed stonks have gone "to the moon", thanks ShedMonkey.com! Question is, liquidate now and buy some dumb shit, or hold a bit longer and maybe buy a lot of dumb shit?

Still trying to determine the LD50 of coffee though, slept in 'til 4:00 today.

 

[rideit]

. If the vinyl floor is still there, I'm thinking I may have to call @rideit for some professional help with residue removal. Then it is plumbing and electrical, new floors, cabinet and island installation.

Of course, I recommend a Mexican child. But those are harder to come by up north, so maybe a Queeb?

 

[stevew]

pizza expedition

 

[SkaredShtles]

Good morning indeed. Hadn't checked my Schwab account since the GME shenanigans blew it up, it appears that all my weed stonks have gone "to the moon", thanks ShedMonkey.com! Question is, liquidate now and buy some dumb shit, or hold a bit longer and maybe buy a lot of dumb shit?

 

[Adventurous]

Here.

Another day, another multi-hour day repairing merge harness on a Sierra V8 swap.

Just don't, cough up the dough and buy a V8 truck if your buying a truck......

But, why? It can't possibly be cheaper to V8 swap can it? Unless you are putting in a fresh, built V8 and all...

i know there's a few people here with altai hoks or similar....... educate me.

Whatcha wanna know? I personally think they are fun as hell. Have the floatation of a snowshoe without the awkward gait. Fun on the downs and you can actually turn once you get the hang of it. Universal binding means no fancy, activity specific shoe. Jolly good fun for tramping around in the snow.

At your size, the 140cm length would probably be the more appropriate of the two.

 

[stoney]

Good morning indeed. Hadn't checked my Schwab account since the GME shenanigans blew it up, it appears that all my weed stonks have gone "to the moon", thanks ShedMonkey.com! Question is, liquidate now and buy some dumb shit, or hold a bit longer and maybe buy a lot of dumb shit?

Still trying to determine the LD50 of coffee though, slept in 'til 4:00 today.

Always take your basis once you've hit your "this was the amount I was hoping to make" threshold and play house money. That way you never lose principle and start playing house money.

Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered.

 

[jonKranked]

But, why? It can't possibly be cheaper to V8 swap can it? Unless you are putting in a fresh, built V8 and all...



Whatcha wanna know? I personally think they are fun as hell. Have the floatation of a snowshoe without the awkward gait. Fun on the downs and you can actually turn once you get the hang of it. Universal binding means no fancy, activity specific shoe. Jolly good fun for tramping around in the snow.

At your size, the 140cm length would probably be the more appropriate of the two.

yea length was one of my main questions. pretty flat / mildly rolling around here so could be potential fun. the hoks have a metal edge, correct? i saw black diamond has a version, but for some reason didn't put a metal edge on it, although the bindings look a little nicer.

 

[StiHacka]

yea length was one of my main questions. pretty flat / mildly rolling around here so could be potential fun. the hoks have a metal edge, correct? i saw black diamond has a version, but for some reason didn't put a metal edge on it, although the bindings look a little nicer.

The bindings are fine on the Hoks, as are the skins. They are very good at what they were built for - bushwhacking in untracked snow, and while they'll slide a bit, they don't feel like real skis much - the foot position is too centered which results in bad turning control. Other than that, 100x the fun of snow shoeing.

 

[CrabJoe StretchPants]

100x the fun of snow shoeing.

100*0 = 0

 

[Nick]

oh man I made some delicious ahi + seared scallops for dinner last night. So good.
Working but skiing tomorrow morning, so I call that a win.

 

[Montana rider]

I suck at xc skiing, but don't see why Hoks are preferable to traditional xc skis (outside the need for xc ski boots to match bindings)

My 20 year old Backcountry "style" (i.e slightly wider with 3/4 length metal edges, and fish scales under foot for uphill plodding) work just fine...

Unless you're really in the trees it's all about the slide and I have to assume xc > Hoks in that regard....

 

[jimmydean]

It sounds like it was an auto accident and not a dig.

https://www.thechronicleonline.com/news_free/comcast-outage-internet-phones-disrupted-for-several-hours/article_ce3e7724-6a73-11eb-8420-877f870fd610.html

I had to go into the office, it was a suck.

 

[SkaredShtles]

oh man I made some delicious ahi + seared scallops for dinner last night. So good.
Working but skiing tomorrow morning, so I call that a win.

Great. Now I'm hungry for ahi and scallops.

I, too, will be skiing tomorrow, with my lovely bride. It will be the 1st day of the season for both of us.

 

[Adventurous]

I suck at xc skiing, but don't see why Hoks are preferable to traditional xc skis (outside the need for xc ski boots to match bindings)

My 20 year old Backcountry "style" (i.e slightly wider with 3/4 length metal edges, and fish scales under foot for uphill plodding) work just fine...

Unless you're really in the trees it's all about the slide and I have to assume xc > Hoks in that regard....

I never found fish scales to work that well for climbing. At least, not compared to the skins that are on the Altais. Also, the Altais are significantly shorter than a lot of backcountry style XC skis. That was the case with the Rossignols I had before this (BC 70s), which were longer, skinnier, and significantly harder to control.

 

[Nick]

Great. Now I'm hungry for ahi and scallops.

I, too, will be skiing tomorrow, with my lovely bride. It will be the 1st day of the season for both of us.

The ahi & scallops from Edwards are amazing. I eat that tuna raw often, like $18/lb is a steal for that quality.

And yes, we've devolved into talking food AGAIN. sorrynotsorry.

 

[jonKranked]

I suck at xc skiing, but don't see why Hoks are preferable to traditional xc skis (outside the need for xc ski boots to match bindings)

My 20 year old Backcountry "style" (i.e slightly wider with 3/4 length metal edges, and fish scales under foot for uphill plodding) work just fine...

Unless you're really in the trees it's all about the slide and I have to assume xc > Hoks in that regard....

as very as i can tell skis like hoks work in a wider variety of snow conditions than traditional xc skis.

 

[maxyedor]

Always take your basis once you've hit your "this was the amount I was hoping to make" threshold and play house money. That way you never lose principle and start playing house money.

Bulls make money. Bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered.

Sold enough to cover my initial investment in each, plus a reasonable profit, now we wait and see if I'm getting a new rear shock, or a boat.

 

[Westy]

The ahi & scallops from Edwards are amazing. I eat that tuna raw often, like $18/lb is a steal for that quality.

And yes, we've devolved into talking food AGAIN. sorrynotsorry.

I had tacos for breakfast.

I am going to have tacos for lunch.

 

[jonKranked]

I had tacos for breakfast.

I am going to have tacos for lunch.

go for the trifecta

 

[rideit]

The ahi & scallops from Edwards are amazing. I eat that tuna raw often, like $18/lb is a steal for that quality.

And yes, we've devolved into talking food AGAIN. sorrynotsorry.

Great, now I want food.

 

[jonKranked]

Great, now I want food.

what plants crave

 

[Full Trucker]

I've got a lengthy list today, but no meetings. Working through it slower than I'd like because reasons.

If the vinyl floor is still there, I'm thinking I may have to call @rideit for some professional help with residue removal.

 

[Westy]

go for the trifecta

I just exhausted my taco supplies. May have to think out of the box.

 

[Westy]

Great, now I want food.

Food is my favorite thing to eat

 

[Pesqueeb]

Food is my favorite thing to eat