Im assuming "per se" roughly translates to "fuck, yes".
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I guess my take is that for a ski that's going to get used 90% on chairs some weight is your friend. And it's not like the Rustlers are that heavy. I've done a bunch of walking on heavier setups. Are they what I'd pick for a dedicated touring ski? For sure, no. But this kind of setup inevitably involves some compromise and if it were me I'd compromise less on the stuff I'm going to do more of.
That said, I don't think they (at least the older 188 that Nick's talking about, I haven't skied the redesigned one) are that much of a step up from the Mindbender 108s in soft / deep snow so they might not be what you're after either.
I haven't skied it but the Elan Ripstick 116 seems promising as a light-ish-but-not-silly option.
That said, I don't think they (at least the older 188 that Nick's talking about, I haven't skied the redesigned one) are that much of a step up from the Mindbender 108s in soft / deep snow so they might not be what you're after either.
I haven't skied it but the Elan Ripstick 116 seems promising as a light-ish-but-not-silly option.
Up at house for an appointment with Critter Control. They’ll be closer to 12, taking advantage of that service window. $799 service visit fee, applicable to the actual treatment.
Only 1 (dead) swallow bug visible in the bathroom in question upon getting here. Not sure when the cleaners turned over the place—might have been Saturday or Sunday. Better than before, but I want this permanently fixed.
Critter Control guy over the phone on my slippery drive up over the pass wonders if these are bat mites instead since it sounds like the swallow issue is gone. But this is why I am hiring him.
PHEV minivan charging in the garage and I’m doing an hour easy spin on the Peloton awaiting the Critter Control guy’s arrival.
Only 1 (dead) swallow bug visible in the bathroom in question upon getting here. Not sure when the cleaners turned over the place—might have been Saturday or Sunday. Better than before, but I want this permanently fixed.
Critter Control guy over the phone on my slippery drive up over the pass wonders if these are bat mites instead since it sounds like the swallow issue is gone. But this is why I am hiring him.
PHEV minivan charging in the garage and I’m doing an hour easy spin on the Peloton awaiting the Critter Control guy’s arrival.
BAT MITES?!?
Apparently via the mites is how people—me perhaps?—find out they have bats.BAT MITES?!?
remind me not to buy a stucco house that backs up on a mountain creek next time
Will do.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but I *did* remind you of this prior to your current house purchase.
He should have another small sacrificial kid that he can send up into all the crawl spaces etc to check for these bats.
So it’s not bats, at least. Blue Tick, who did the initial swallow mitigation, apparently did a sloppy job. No clear source for the mites…
awaiting the Critter Control dude’s proposal. He thinks fixing the flashing can be done with 40’ ladders (vs the $$$$ boom lift last time).
awaiting the Critter Control dude’s proposal. He thinks fixing the flashing can be done with 40’ ladders (vs the $$$$ boom lift last time).
Got a look up there. No creepy crawly monsters visible. A lot of dead flies in one corner: apparently they get in and can’t get out and die, a common thing.
Once this gets fumigated or whatever he thinks then I should get more insulation put in. ~6” loosely packed in now so maybe R-12 at best.
yup. I hope that materializes!
Note the partial exclusion option was zeroed out--doing the 40' ladder, 2 person, complete the work bit. Half of this work is basically to fix shoddy work by the first outfit.
They also do blow-in insulation. Got a quote for $8,789 for 12" x 2,000 sq ft. to add to that already in the attic but that seemed a bit rich... but then again I have no context for this. Getting other quotes.
They arrived and aren't of the color scheme depicted, being a year newer (thus nominally 2022). Go figure. Still will be close in theme, if you will, and she's psyched.Decided to go a “similar theme but not actually matching” route since I like my Mindbenders and should probably keep them and my Land Cruiser forever and ever.
Anyway, Bob Leisure (scam site? I guess I’ll find out) had 2020-2021 K2 Mindbender 106C in 159 cm still, nicely discounted as NOS. Their color scheme actually thematically fits my yellow ones better than the same-year 2019-2020 model, and the less burly 106C should be a good ski for her when she’s 5’ 4” or so as she’ll still be very thin, I’m guessing.
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duly ordered up. Shall live in the shed as flat skis until she grows into them, then will put similarly non exact match Look Pivots on them. She was psyched by the prospect, and indulging her interests as steered by me to match mine
Will be at least 2024-2025 season until she's tall enough for 159s!
No drawings from structural engineer 1, and no word from heat treatment guy who promised a cheaper alternative from his engineer buddies.
But in the interim, at least, the HOA approved my application for putting an S150 on the deck. :lol: which I'm not going to do because of the above. Will amend it for an R8 once I get the plans. Very slight differences in finish and clearly the size change so I'll have to amend my application.
Thinking Driftwood so as to be bland. Snow inside, Dusk cover to match the S150 application and because they're also inoffensive.
I meant to message you, if that's the resource you recommended to me he came out last week and I had my simple report by Sunday - thank you.
I got the simple report, too. Awaiting architectural drawings that a contractor could implement.
looks like my code works
(code in question was to generate the underlying data, then also to parse out the individual scenarios—like this one is full width half maximum metric as applied to the stenotic area of the third of five modeled fake vessels—and then interpolate a grid and make the pretty surface map and all.)
(code in question was to generate the underlying data, then also to parse out the individual scenarios—like this one is full width half maximum metric as applied to the stenotic area of the third of five modeled fake vessels—and then interpolate a grid and make the pretty surface map and all.)
MR. CLEAN!!!
Got another quote for $3,700 + a $250 service area fee. (And attempts to upsell on attic fans etc.)
That sounds much more reasonable. It’ll be ~$2k in materials alone as I calculate it.
No swallow bugs visible today upon getting up here, but then again a group rented it from Tuesday-today iirc so it was turned over during the day.
Edit: two swallow bugs spotted in the culprit bathroom today. Shall proceed with the nuclear option fogging of the attic. Would rather have less money and no bugs.
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My right knee is twinging medially a bit this morning after skiing Sat/Tues/Thu/Sat.
It’s a sign of my advanced age that I actually had to go look up my MRI results to confirm that it indeed is my right sided medial meniscus that I tore, and that this is not some new malady.
It’s a sign of my advanced age that I actually had to go look up my MRI results to confirm that it indeed is my right sided medial meniscus that I tore, and that this is not some new malady.
Make of this what you will:
E-Bikes Are Booming—And Virtually Unregulated. Will This Lawsuit Make Them Safer?
Twelve-year-old Molly Steinsapir crashed onto the pavement from a Rad Power e-bike and never woke up. With a poorly regulated e-bike industry, who is responsible when a child dies?
www.bicycling.com
That's a good article. I'd read parts of that tale before but it tied it in well.Make of this what you will:
E-Bikes Are Booming—And Virtually Unregulated. Will This Lawsuit Make Them Safer?
Twelve-year-old Molly Steinsapir crashed onto the pavement from a Rad Power e-bike and never woke up. With a poorly regulated e-bike industry, who is responsible when a child dies?
The (cheap off brand "Logan" hydraulic) discs on my commuter indeed do suck for a heavy thing that can do 30 mph if pedaled briskly. It does have a throttle but that's only until 20 mph and I only use it to get off the line at intersections now and then. Thus my pending XT 4 pot swap.
Probably will end up with a similar setup on the RadWagon, I imagine, as it has "Radius" brand mechanical discs now. I'll let a shop sort that one out since that'll be one long-ass run for the rear brake. Perhaps its lower speed and greater leverage via 22" wheels (vs. 26" fatbike wheels) will make this unnecessary.
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I went to the Costco Bullfrog event down in Littleton and it was worth my time. (They have an old-ass parking setup there! Do not like. And everything is laid out all weird, with the separate dairy cooled area and all. Anyway.)
These don't mean much without context, but they're $1,600-2,000 off of normal prices, and have a few extras as in the fine print on the left. $125 delivery fee by my perusing of Google Maps and some rudimentary math.
@stoney this may be of interest to you depending on what size etc. you're after. Mike Freyler, Bullfrog Spas, 5435 Boatworks Dr, Littleton. 303-721-7727. This Costco-subsidized deal is good until the 25th.
update: going forward with an R8L (same price as the A7L on the list, an off-list option). Still waiting on the structural engineer's drawings (promised as soon) but the deck as it sits now will support the empty hot tub easily. It's the water and the people within it, to a lesser extent, that's the real load. Will charge it and draw down on my slush fund/taxable account to pay it off immediately.
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Maiden voyage. Handling kinda weird with kids on back! Standing up not recommended. Brakes are actually fine in terms of power. Rubbing a bit up front out of the box, as it were.
Raising assist speed limit to 25 mph from stock 20 mph as that felt a bit low. Wouldn’t want to go more than 22-24 mph loaded up with the handling but bouncing off 20 mph in assist level 4 of 5 fairly easily with how it’s geared.
Raising assist speed limit to 25 mph from stock 20 mph as that felt a bit low. Wouldn’t want to go more than 22-24 mph loaded up with the handling but bouncing off 20 mph in assist level 4 of 5 fairly easily with how it’s geared.
Dangerous
It's designed for exactly this. Bars for kids to grab onto, seat pads. Nominally the weight limit for the rear rack is 120 lb, and my two kids are about 68 and 50 lb, respectively.
@Nick
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a bold color choice. Speed Yellow.