[wing-ding]Up before the sun Thursday[/wing-ding]
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Working from the office of an agency I use. Nice with a change of scenery. My office is in a shitty part of town overlooking a parking lot. Now I am in a office with a good espresso machine and I can see the Queens backyard out the window.
Brilliant sunny fall day and I will go mountain biking later. Can't wait to be back on the bike again. See some green and inhale some dust.
Brilliant sunny fall day and I will go mountain biking later. Can't wait to be back on the bike again. See some green and inhale some dust.
hi dad
went running yesterday
and improved my mile time by a full minute over three miles. So that's good, if you like running. Need to pull the trigger and sign up for the tri.
Hoping it cools off a bit as we transition into the nice season to ride MTB.
went running yesterday
and improved my mile time by a full minute over three miles. So that's good, if you like running. Need to pull the trigger and sign up for the tri.Hoping it cools off a bit as we transition into the nice season to ride MTB.
tis the start of living in an oven week. Forecast is for temps between 100 and 110F each day. Le FTS.
Espresso consumed and out the door I go
Espresso consumed and out the door I go
2012
Winter is done, made the winter out without having to wear long pants or a sweater at work, had no frosts this year but a really rainy winter.
Oil change on the wife's car done. Now I just need to do brakes on all our 3 cars plus tire rotations and life will be good.
Turns out I achieved a #1 ranking. At not clicking phishing emails sent by the company to test us.
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present. taking tomorrow off. kids have off, so heading to my parents for one last weekend of swimming in their pool. wrist isn't 100%, so i won't be taking the mtb. there is a paved rail trail close to them (allegheny passage trail) that i used to ride as a kid. so i'll probably throw the cross tires on the roadie and take that. well, gonna try a road ride at lunch today to see how the wrist holds up first.
also, my dad turned 75 last weekend. need to get him a gift. probably scotch, may try some from a japanese distillery.
Everyone I know who's gotten sick since they became available took a few days for an antigen test to show a result. Give it another day or two, there's still hope.
Two negative rapid tests since yesterday evening, but good lord do I feel awful.
Go to bed?
Actually go to one of the wonderful megachurches in the area today.
gonna burn it down?
Nah just cough a lot and shake a lot of hands. No need to be rude.
Good, got a better sleep last night. And only one needle so far today.
But it seems like my 4th attempt at the lumbar puncture has been scheduled tomorrow. Need to see if I can get out of here for the day...it's getting boring.
Wife woke me up at 12:15am because the AC wasn't working. Fuck trying to diagnose an AC problem in the middle of the night, so we opened the house up. Really hope it works today.
In the central valley?
Espresso in hand,
finished up the inflation system yesterday, waiting on amazon to bring the Anderson power poles.
trimmed back some of the nonsense in the back seat area to make more room for activities
finished up the inflation system yesterday, waiting on amazon to bring the Anderson power poles.
trimmed back some of the nonsense in the back seat area to make more room for activities
"Buy a van," they said.
7am global "touchpoint" meetings are le suq. Now in a half-awake haze of coffee and no tiramisu.
Yep. 108 today. 112 on Labor Day. Everything is fine.In the central valley?
Details on the inflation system plz. I still need to add something to my truck. Last time I had to fill a tire the compressor took 15 minutes to do a single tire and had a high temp shutdown in there.
friggn heat wave, AC on already. Hopping on a jet to NYC on Saturday for some relief and relaxation. Ran 5k last night, running is having me feel good. Does anyone have advice for lasting longer? Muscles are fine mind is weak. Aeropress this morning, keeping myself in focus to do an iron man. Aero is everything.
I use this compressor https://overlandpros.com/product/twin-pump-compressor/
it is the newer version of the one Napa used to sell that is now discontinued. I prefer not to have a vehicle mounted compressor for a couple reasons,
1. The ARB twin is expensive and is poor performance for tires larger than 37” especially when doing all 4 simultaneously
2. If I need to use the compressor elsewhere outside of the vehicle or on the trail, I can.
3. This compressor boasts 10 CFM which is enough to run nearly any air tool as long as you find the ones that require the lowest CFM ratings. (Air hammer is the most important to me for stubborn ball joints, tie rod ends and drifting out tight bolts)
you will need to throw in a real 1/8” adapter to plumb up to an actual 1/4” fitting for the compressor air source
I don’t use the 1/4 push lock poly hose and fittings since they leak and kink so easily. I prefer 3/8” hose since it flows much better and holds a significant amount of pressure for tool bursts and can withstand the 150 psi that the compressor can handle.
I have been really happy with the flexzilla hose and reusable fitting system since it can be serviced/spliced on the trail with only a Knife and two crescent wrenches. It all fits under my rear seat delete platform perfectly
I also will use the industrial couplers and fittings with at least one universal coupler to fit anything on the trail. This allows me to break down the whole inflation system and tag all the hose chunks together to make a 40’ long air hose for trail fixes and blow outs, I throw in an inline air nozzle for blowing out airfilters, valve stems and cleaning areas that need fixing.
I use a short tank drain hose out of the compressor since it has a shut off that I can close the loop with when I hit my inflation pressure so all 4 tires stay the same PSI, plus it doubles as a quick connection when using tools.
Here is the system in trail repair mode for use with air tools.
I use the 175 amp Anderson power poles for the compressor power, I plumb it out to the front bumper so I don’t have to lift the hood for power hookup.
Also the same concept with my jumper cables.
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Thank you sir! Valuable info indeed.
Always had it in the back of my head that it would be nice to have an onboard air system with in-cab controls for my rear bags, plus quick connect fittings in each wheel well for inflation. That of course is much monies that I don't have. Your system is much more reasonable.
I already have a airlift compressor with the wireless one control kit for my airbags and leave it alone since it is way underpowered for tire inflation but I do have a industrial coupler tied into the airbag system in case my portable dies I can at least get tires inflated to asphalt pressures to get to town.
having beadlocks poses different challenges since you can’t run at asphalt speeds with low pressures
my system will inflate all four of my 40x13.50x17 maxxis razr MT’s from 5 psi to 25 psi in under 6 minutes
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What, no new karting stories?!
is this about pulling/not pulling a Toobin?
/me sent elder kids off to walk to their bus stop this morning, drove kid 3 to preschool, and washed the Land Cruiser this morning. Add a bit of borrowed flugelhorn practice in there and I feel like my day’s already been productive enough.
oh, I guess I have to work from 4-10 pm today. Meh. I suppose I have to work sometime.
Now doc says maybe I can get the puncture done this afternoon, but maybe not. More waiting around.. as much as it sucks getting stabbed, let's just get it over with.
I want to ride tomorrow and enjoy the long weekend.
I'm also hangry. Breakfast this morning consisted of watery coffee, a spoon sized tea biscuit and a boiled egg. I passed on the cereal.
I want to ride tomorrow and enjoy the long weekend.
I'm also hangry. Breakfast this morning consisted of watery coffee, a spoon sized tea biscuit and a boiled egg. I passed on the cereal.
Negative. We're just going out on weekends now. League is next Tuesday. I did do 10% of my annual sales goals yesterday alone, so that's kinda cool.