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Getting packed up for a little trip the central California coast this morning. Thinking about taking a bike, but I have a feeling that would cause some marital strife.
you wanna take marital strife? my "new" bike got delivered 2 days before vacation. that makes 7 bikes of my own. plus i have 2 or 3 other frames kicking around.
Poison ivy bubbles have grown. They are gross and it all itches so badly.
Trying to wind down at work and get ready for vacation next week. Gotta finish building a fence and hanging some curtains. I got this.
Still got that trials rig? Always had it in the back of my head that a trials bike would be a good idea, but never gone beyond the thought stage.
Not much you can do once you have it. I've found that tagamet can help with the itch- it's an H2 antihistamine that seems to work better on skin rashes than H1 antihistamines like benadryl. I'd do that and some topical benadryl combined with very hot showers to try and dry out the skin. Next time, cold showers and dawn as soon as you think you've gotten it.
Poison ivy bubbles have grown. They are gross and it all itches so badly.
Trying to wind down at work and get ready for vacation next week. Gotta finish building a fence and hanging some curtains. I got this.
When I do the weed whackin' I either wear long sleeves or come in and wash up with cold water and dawn before jumping in the shower.
yup. still rideable too. every now and then i poke around looking at mod bikes too.
You win. I just have the road bike, the gravel bike and the mountain bike. I would like a new mountain bike, though... Everyone needs a HT and a FS right?
the only non-suspension bikes i have built up are the road, bmx, and trials bike. after a double herniation in my lower back a number of years ago i can't trail ride a hardtail anymore. my xc yeti hardtail and slalom hardtail are just hanging up.
I have the HT for muck season and when the FS is broken. It has come in surprisingly handy over the past 3 years. Not to mention, it poses a different challenge on the same trails and can be fun to mix in every once and awhile.
Hey man! I rolled out of bed in a foggy haze this morning and dragged myself to the rail trail for a seven mile jog, then got home and walked the dog for two miles.
Speaking of pedaling, I'll pedal for the 4th day in a row today but will most likely be on the KICKR. So, it's pedaling but not riding. I've got a shitkicker of a workout on the schedule.
Speaking of pedaling, I'll pedal for the 4th day in a row today but will most likely be on the KICKR. So, it's pedaling but not riding. I've got a shitkicker of a workout on the schedule.
Just the seven bikes each for wifey and I.
DH
Trail fs
XC fs
29er HT
Fatty
Road
Old road on the indoor trainer
DH
Trail fs
XC fs
29er HT
Fatty
Road
Old road on the indoor trainer
DH (xprezo furax, now on 275)
GG Megatrail
Scott Spark
Yeti 4x SP (this weeks n+1)
S&M LTF (bmx)
Zoo! Pitbull (trials)
nashbar road bike
old road bike dedicated to the trainer
frames:
Yeti Arc Hardtail (i think this was an FRO model, but is definitely from the era when they were still US made)
Cheeta Dual Slalom hardtail
bianchi lynx. my first mtb, too much sentimental value to part with.
should note my son will be on the yeti 4x as a trail bike once he outgrows his stp 24.
i've thought about picking up a used fat bike for winter riding, but we rarely get enough snow to justify it.
OK, I have some family drama of my own- any takers?
We took a family vacation to the outer banks recently. I loved my visits there as a kid and I thought it was about as far as we could drive in the car without wanting to kill each other. My parents live in Ocean Isle beach NC, which is 5 hours away. They are offended that we did not come to visit them instead of doing our own thing. I get it, because both places are in the state of North Carolina, but they are five hours from one another and we wanted a family vacation, not a visit with grandparents. I told them in more polite language to go pound sand- that this was a family vacation we took for the first time in 2 years and we wanted to do something together, and that just because they live on the coast they don't have a monopoly on all things beach nor all things vacation. Am I being obtuse? We don't visit them often as the drive door to door is 14 hours non-stop, and that with a 5 year old there will be many stops. Flying is about $2000 for tickets for four.
We took a family vacation to the outer banks recently. I loved my visits there as a kid and I thought it was about as far as we could drive in the car without wanting to kill each other. My parents live in Ocean Isle beach NC, which is 5 hours away. They are offended that we did not come to visit them instead of doing our own thing. I get it, because both places are in the state of North Carolina, but they are five hours from one another and we wanted a family vacation, not a visit with grandparents. I told them in more polite language to go pound sand- that this was a family vacation we took for the first time in 2 years and we wanted to do something together, and that just because they live on the coast they don't have a monopoly on all things beach nor all things vacation. Am I being obtuse? We don't visit them often as the drive door to door is 14 hours non-stop, and that with a 5 year old there will be many stops. Flying is about $2000 for tickets for four.
I haven't had a FS bike in 8 or 9 years, but I'd like to change that. Only a hardtail in that time period.
I don't know your situation well enough to comment, but I'm going to anyway. I can see your parents' side of things; I'm sure they'd love to see their grandchild and all, and you're "in the neighborhood" so to speak.
Buuuut, as much as I love my parents, they're a pain in the ass to hang out with these days, and I'd rather spend my vacation time with my own family.
So, I can see both sides, and I have nothing of value to add.
ETA: My parents are coming out from Texas in a few weeks, and I'm not looking forward to trying to squash my father's conspiracy theory talk when he inevitably steers the conversation that way. Really, it's more of a swerve than steer...
honest question - on a scale of totally normal to rage fit at applebees, how boomery are your parents? i've found that some of my friends with parents on the more boomery end of the spectrum have more of the entitled / self-centered world view. i find myself wondering if that's what's going on here
I mean, if you do you'll be glad you did.
I should ride, but honestly not sure if I'm feeling it today.
Eh, tough call.
When was the last time they saw the kids? More than 2 years ago? Then you are probably out of the will and rightfully so. If the last visit was winter or spring break, they need to chill.
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We deal with similar issues when travelling. We have told our parents we like to vacation as a family and do our own thing. Fortunately, they are much more local and can see the grandkids. Maybe next time schedule a day or 2 visiting the parents on the back end of the trip and that would give you and the Mrs. some alone time too?
Summer school is DONE! I'm going to the beach! (as soon as I get the kids up and the shit in the car).
Self centered boomers. Chose a location to retire that I hate that's close to my brother but far from where I live. Guilt me that I don't visit when they moved after I had been settled in boston for 15 years. Dad has started watching fox news and sending racist chain emails. Jokes that I should keep working to pay his social security. Tries to figure out ways to fuck the government over on his fair share of taxes. Pretty solidly boomery.
I'd explain that you wanted a vacation with the kids and not be apologetic, but then temper that with making plans to see them sometime so (a) you show you care and (b) they have something to look forward to.
About a year ago on the nose. We had hoped to visit them late august, but they are traveling again the week that we would go. May try and visit around thanksgiving, but the logistics are a struggle.
They also don't understand why we can't just fly spirit. Something about sitting on the tarmac for 5 hours with a five year old and not being able to select our seats is my regular answer.
Be glad he's only at the gateway of batshit crazy, and not balls-deep. It's too late for my Dad, but maybe there's hope for yours.
5 hours is not "in the neighborhood". Suggesting as much is silly. Besides, visits are a two way street, they are (assuming here) more than welcome to come visit you in Boston, and it's a heck of a lot easier for two retirees to travel than it is for two working parents with two young kids and limited vacation time.
Am I the only one whose parents have moved further to the left with age? They've still got a few old school views, but by and large have shifted into solid blue territory.