do any of these switches say "4WD" ?
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Glad you spelled it rightOrygun does it right.
I would like to get a lactate (no, not lactation) test done. Find LT1 and LT2. LT1 can be sustained for 3-4 hours, an endurance pace. LT2 is correlated with (but not precisely equal to) FTP.
Average LT1 of 0.59 W/kg. That's not good, at all.
Average LT1 of 0.59 W/kg. That's not good, at all.
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Who buys a RWD S Class in Calgary? Really
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Short video of Aya on March Hare
Latest update: got swallow bugs. These are bed bug type creatures that followed the swallows last year. Now they're in the drain pipes. Treatment is apparently akin to bed bugs: heat whole house to 130-140F for multiple hours, then chemical treatments x 2 weeks afterwards.
This will be expensive to remedy, it appears, but got to get this done. Looking at $20k probably--getting some quotes.
This will be expensive to remedy, it appears, but got to get this done. Looking at $20k probably--getting some quotes.
Give it a week or two and Russia might have heated it to 100 million kelvin. Should take care of the issue.
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After numerous teases for a reborn VW bus, we’re finally going to get one in the electric VW ID. Buzz. Well, Europe will at least. The U.S. versions is still three years away.
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ugh, now they slip in that the US version will be coming... in 2025.
Oof.VW ID. Buzz Preview Drive | VW bus returns* and it's electric - Autoblog
After numerous teases for a reborn VW bus, we’re finally going to get one in the electric VW ID. Buzz. Well, Europe will at least. The U.S. versions is still three years away.
ugh, now they slip in that the US version will be coming... in 2025.
I quite liked the look of the Fisker SUV thing, but I bet that won't be cheap either.
Confirmed to be swallow bugs by two vendors today.
Orkin:
$3,112. No heat. Chemical treatment of upstairs areas + preventative treatment of first floor x 2 rounds. "Encasements" for mattresses and box springs upstairs, a la bed bugs.
Thermal Clean LLC:
$3,300. Heat. "Two rounds of chemicals in the house, including the attic". He says the encasements are not necessary given the heat and that they aren't bed bugs proper.
I'm going with #2, the heat + chemicals option, especially since the attic is most likely teeming with them from the prior swallow intrusions and their continued presence all these months later.
Much better than $20k+!
Next up, mites from the bugs.
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[insert Toshi's post from a while back about his neighbor complaining about all the swallows living on the house]
Oh, they were a nuisance. No arguments there. They're just a nuisance that's protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
Ski day with Baby Aya. TIL that she likes chicken tenders and grape Fanta.
Her 70 cm no-name Amazon-sourced skis lost a brake the other week. I tried new ski-spec bolts but the threads in the very cheaply constructed core were just shot. Christy Sports tech agreed as well.
So I jerry-rigged it. Drilled small pilot holes more forward of the original locations and first tried normal length wood screws. Those stripped immediately. I thus went full gonzo and drove screws through the top sheet, case, and the P tex base alike. Then I ground off the excess and cleaned it up a bit with a wire brush.
Pretty? No. Will it drag a bit? Yes. Will it matter for my 3 year old who just needs skis with functioning brakes (and the heel plate to secure her boot in a little bit more, in as much as a 1 DIN setting secures in anything)? Also no. Just needs to last 3 more weekends.
Currently up with a 24/7 plumber. Sump pump failed, but also unrelated but for being in the same mechanical room had a drain back up with goop from the condensate line on the furnace and water heaters. That’s what caused minor flooding in the adjacent corner of the finished basement.
Another $3k it shall be between those two things for parity with the mountain house bug investment, and then deal with getting the carpet thoroughly cleaned later.
Looking up sump pump costs this 24/7 service definitely has a premium baked in for the convenience, but the guy says it’s a higher quality part than those at big box stores.
Another $3k it shall be between those two things for parity with the mountain house bug investment, and then deal with getting the carpet thoroughly cleaned later.
Looking up sump pump costs this 24/7 service definitely has a premium baked in for the convenience, but the guy says it’s a higher quality part than those at big box stores.
I can really see as a homeowner now that a house that is cared makes a big difference for next buyer even if you know you still need to upgrade the house.
I have to regularly clean out our small sump which clears the condensate moisture from the furnace as it gets that bacteria goop stuff build up...
Own a house...
Are sumps standard equipment in your hood?
Yeah. Not a flood zone but finished or at least poured out basements the norm here.
Going to migrate home-wards at 11:30 and work from home until 4 PM.
12-2 pm plumber 1 out for sump pump replacement estimate
1-3 pm restoration company through insurance out to assess water damage
2-4 pm plumber 2 out of sump pump replacement estimate (will cancel if plumber 1 reasonable and going with them)
12-2 pm plumber 1 out for sump pump replacement estimate
1-3 pm restoration company through insurance out to assess water damage
2-4 pm plumber 2 out of sump pump replacement estimate (will cancel if plumber 1 reasonable and going with them)
Plumber 1 quoted $813 all in, parts and labor. So doing that. Canceled plumber 2.
Restoration company guy came out. Air scrubbers going to be brought in shortly. Bottom pane of drywall, baseboard, carpet, and carpet pad all going to be torn out and replaced. Asbestos checking guy also coming around today (as drywall and mud can both have it apparently, and no work can be done before he does his thing).
Busy afternoon given that I'm also working.
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One of my ski buddies picked up Rustler 10s. Nick, you no doubt have a pair of these. Thoughts on them re my K2s?
Here’s a somewhat relevant multi-blurb article on the class:
www.skiessentials.com
Here’s a somewhat relevant multi-blurb article on the class:
SkiEssentials
www.skiessentials.com