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Good morning. Twenty something F and a trace of snow is on the ground. It will be gone directly. Espresso is in the process of being consumed as will be breakfast in short order. Then to invent a day.
Good morning! Today I woke up to a painful right knee due to yesterday's poorly executed ride in slUsha snow, bending my knee to put pants on is difficult so... Sunday becomes no pants day.
In other news, my Secret Santa lives near Whiskey Creek, not Whiskey River. Willie Nelson is probably not my Secret Santa.
Breakfast today was shredded wheat and blue berries.
I pooped, drank coffee and have nothing to do until tonight's last Christmas party of the year.
In other news, my Secret Santa lives near Whiskey Creek, not Whiskey River. Willie Nelson is probably not my Secret Santa.
Breakfast today was shredded wheat and blue berries.
I pooped, drank coffee and have nothing to do until tonight's last Christmas party of the year.
Frau and I went on local shops Xmas light ride last night...she was a trooper the whole way. Had to leave before too much hipster beer was consumed, which is a good thing.
Eggs, bacon, potatoes and fresh salsa then on to some Xmas shopping with the gromms.
Eggs, bacon, potatoes and fresh salsa then on to some Xmas shopping with the gromms.
Chilly morning here, plenty of ice on trails. Bacon has been consumed, coffee drunk, on to the pre-Xmas chores.
I dropped the wife, both kids, and MIL off at DIA this morning. This is how much crap two women and two wee women-ettes need to travel to the MIL's house, apparently:
The TSA lines were immense at the airport. I'd take a photo but I think they frown upon that at security checkpoints. Thankfully Jessica and I have a 3 month free trial for Clear and the MIL has TSA Pre-Check. Between those two things they got through the crazy line pretty quickly and should be landing any time now.
I used my newfound bachelor status (until Wednesday--closing on Tuesday demands my physical presence) to wash the cars, of course.
Unfortunately, contrary to Westy's assertion the damage I did to the Land Cruiser's hood did not just buff right out. I am an idiot officially. What I tried was Scratch-X + dual-action polisher followed by clay bar with water + dual-action polisher after that for pseudo-wet sanding action; Ultimate Polish; then wax. The paint that's not scratched now looks great, at least...
Before
After looks fine from a distance
After up close doesn't look so hot
Shiny sides
After spending all that elbow grease shining up the Land Cruiser I thought it deserved a respite from the slushy street, so I crammed both it and the RAV4 EV into the tiny rental house garage:
I sure hope the new garage is substantially bigger. (It has the 0.5 extra bit and I think the garage door itself is wider, too. This one just seems cruel and unusual.)
The TSA lines were immense at the airport. I'd take a photo but I think they frown upon that at security checkpoints. Thankfully Jessica and I have a 3 month free trial for Clear and the MIL has TSA Pre-Check. Between those two things they got through the crazy line pretty quickly and should be landing any time now.
I used my newfound bachelor status (until Wednesday--closing on Tuesday demands my physical presence) to wash the cars, of course.
Unfortunately, contrary to Westy's assertion the damage I did to the Land Cruiser's hood did not just buff right out. I am an idiot officially. What I tried was Scratch-X + dual-action polisher followed by clay bar with water + dual-action polisher after that for pseudo-wet sanding action; Ultimate Polish; then wax. The paint that's not scratched now looks great, at least...
Before
After looks fine from a distance
After up close doesn't look so hot
Shiny sides
After spending all that elbow grease shining up the Land Cruiser I thought it deserved a respite from the slushy street, so I crammed both it and the RAV4 EV into the tiny rental house garage:
I sure hope the new garage is substantially bigger. (It has the 0.5 extra bit and I think the garage door itself is wider, too. This one just seems cruel and unusual.)
That is the reason a 3 car garage is the minimum standard for new construction, around here its usually an extra wide double and an adjacent single. Houses with singles and small doubles sell for substantially less even when all other amenities are equal. Hopefully your lot allows for future mansion expansion.
Consumed breakfast, covered about half of the holly, rode and scoped out new trail section with @Bunnista. Conditions were odd - light coating of wet snow over leaves, which tended to build up between rear wheel and frame, freeze solid and lock up the wheel. Also had a big ice buildup on one of my falts, which I have not experienced before.
Must spread rep. I am drooling at that terrain, please do share!Chilly morning here, plenty of ice on trails. Bacon has been consumed, coffee drunk, on to the pre-Xmas chores.
Another snow ride is in the books. Some people on fat bikes did a nice job compacting the snow on the mellow trails. It was all fresh powder and completely unridden/hiked on the steep stuff. So awesome, but a little butt puckering at the same time.
I think today marks the first time this year that I fell off the bike. And I do literally mean that I fell off. I was slowly creeping up a hill and lost traction. Did one or two wobbles trying to get my foot out of the pedal, but nope, down I went. It was also a bench cut section, so I slid in the snow quite a way. Had a good laugh there.
Here is my obligatory bike shot of the day. Went down this trail instead of up, for the first time. Interesting, to say the least. Will have to repeat in the summer so I can actually see where I'm going.
I want a bong shed here...
It was shocking how small our garage got when we moved in the wifes new car. If I ever have to replace the wrangler with anything larger I don't know where I'd put the motorcycle.
I really wanted a 3 car garage but when building new in my (expensive land) neighborhood the only builders who offered that option would have come in at $200k+ more than what I'm laying down.
The new house has a 2.5 car garage, see dotted line on this plan:
The garage door is a standard 16 x 8' size (dashed line). If it comes down to it I could have the garage door orifice widened, as it were, and pop in a 20 foot wide door. That'd solve it.
I have to be kept company somehow, in the event that I get stuck in the forest!
Thank you! You want to see moar pictures, or the location of this trail? It is one of the legit unofficial trails here - if you are not forced to hike a bike a couple of times in your first ride, it ain't good enough.
The last house I lived in was a rental and had a similar garage, I was able to line both sides with gorilla racks and still have room for a Subaru Outback and a Honda Accord. I currently have no garage so any covered parking seems like luxury.I really wanted a 3 car garage but when building new in my (expensive land) neighborhood the only builders who offered that option would have come in at $200k+ more than what I'm laying down.
The new house has a 2.5 car garage, see dotted line on this plan:
The garage door is a standard 16 x 8' size (dashed line). If it comes down to it I could have the garage door orifice widened, as it were, and pop in a 20 foot wide door. That'd solve it.
My parents recently purchased in Richland WA, their development has wide shallow lots and every home has a 3 car garage with space for a boat or RV. Tiny back yards though.
MOAR pics. I probably won't be in your area any time soon, but it could be one to put on the list of places to ride (which is everywhere).Thank you! You want to see moar pictures, or the location of this trail? It is one of the legit unofficial trails here - if you are not forced to hike a bike a couple of times in your first ride, it ain't good enough.
Apple pancakes with roasted walnuts and apple sauce for breakfast. Pooped two times. Rode Warrior Creek with DirtyGirl and she crushed my slow ass. Polo Fundido at the local Gringo Mexican joint.
Just what I needed.
Just what I needed.
Oh man what possessed them to head for Richland? The tidy whitey, we love conservative Christian values vibe? Or was it the nuclear energy/bomb vibe?
warrior...flowler coaster. shoulda hit dark too! good times tho in sunny 55* temps. need to get you two out to the real WC soon!
Rode old trails that connect to new trails I hadn't seen before. It was awesome. so awesome I overdid it. legs started cramping up towards the end, so much so I couldn't even walk up the hills... I was thinking we'd be out for 1.5 hours, but we were out for 2hrs 45 minutes. it was smooth single track, frozen solid, no snow. nice gradual ups with nice fast DH sections. 23°F is perfect winter riding temperature. The only slippery sections were where the leaves were sort of frozen to the ground but would break loose. Made some of the hard off-camber sections tricky, but otherwise, stellar conditions.
Sweet crap man. Have you tried backing the LC in?After spending all that elbow grease shining up the Land Cruiser I thought it deserved a respite from the slushy street, so I crammed both it and the RAV4 EV into the tiny rental house garage:
I sure hope the new garage is substantially bigger. (It has the 0.5 extra bit and I think the garage door itself is wider, too. This one just seems cruel and unusual.)
Yep. I refuse to move unless I'm getting a 3-car garage. It's a non-starter otherwise.
The closeness is exaggerated: I inched the RAV4 EV over as close as I could to maximize driver's door clearance from the metal rack and fridge that live along that wall. The door is 16' width, same as will be in the new house. The difference will be that there won't be anything near the cars... and if it sucks then next fall I'll hire a contractor to widen the door to 20'.
Personally would have gone with to start with.