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I should get a new scale, but it's low on the priority list. I'm fairly certain that the indicated body composition that it gives me is significantly off. It's says I'm right at 20%, but the eye test with comparison charts says low teens or so. I mainly look to it to see that the composition keeps moving in the right direction, rather than taking the figure as gospel. I look forward to the potential problem of being too lean, but it's not a worry for the next ten pounds, at least.
We're spoiled for good pizza variety near us, but it's also fun to make them at home. The kids love to help. We normally have a ton of fresh basil, but... winter. We have one little basil plant in the kitchen window, but my wife keeps plucking leaves off when we have pizza/pasta; she's going to have to lay off soon or it won't make it to the raised bed in the spring.
We're spoiled for good pizza variety near us, but it's also fun to make them at home. The kids love to help. We normally have a ton of fresh basil, but... winter. We have one little basil plant in the kitchen window, but my wife keeps plucking leaves off when we have pizza/pasta; she's going to have to lay off soon or it won't make it to the raised bed in the spring.
01-19-21, 09:45 AM
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She’s very meticulous and thorough but bike stuff is my chore.
01-19-21, 09:53 AM
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I should get a new scale, but it's low on the priority list. I'm fairly certain that the indicated body composition that it gives me is significantly off. It's says I'm right at 20%, but the eye test with comparison charts says low teens or so. I mainly look to it to see that the composition keeps moving in the right direction, rather than taking the figure as gospel. I look forward to the potential problem of being too lean, but it's not a worry for the next ten pounds, at least.
We're spoiled for good pizza variety near us, but it's also fun to make them at home. The kids love to help. We normally have a ton of fresh basil, but... winter. We have one little basil plant in the kitchen window, but my wife keeps plucking leaves off when we have pizza/pasta; she's going to have to lay off soon or it won't make it to the raised bed in the spring.
We're spoiled for good pizza variety near us, but it's also fun to make them at home. The kids love to help. We normally have a ton of fresh basil, but... winter. We have one little basil plant in the kitchen window, but my wife keeps plucking leaves off when we have pizza/pasta; she's going to have to lay off soon or it won't make it to the raised bed in the spring.
For body composition, I use one of the handheld thingies (tech term). I think it’s fairly accurate based on the eye test, the key is just doing it at the same time every day for consistency. I’m not really concerned if the number is 2% off in either direction so long as it’s always the same direction.
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01-19-21, 10:13 AM
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01-19-21, 10:18 AM
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It's so windy right now that it's frightening. The roof is creaking and the huge trees are swinging around. Friend wants to try and ride for pizza but even that area has predicted gusts of 55 mph.
The hill behind the house is predicted to have 70 mph winds.
The hill behind the house is predicted to have 70 mph winds.
01-19-21, 10:44 AM
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01-19-21, 10:57 AM
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I should get a new scale, but it's low on the priority list. I'm fairly certain that the indicated body composition that it gives me is significantly off. It's says I'm right at 20%, but the eye test with comparison charts says low teens or so. I mainly look to it to see that the composition keeps moving in the right direction, rather than taking the figure as gospel. I look forward to the potential problem of being too lean, but it's not a worry for the next ten pounds, at least.
We're spoiled for good pizza variety near us, but it's also fun to make them at home. The kids love to help. We normally have a ton of fresh basil, but... winter. We have one little basil plant in the kitchen window, but my wife keeps plucking leaves off when we have pizza/pasta; she's going to have to lay off soon or it won't make it to the raised bed in the spring.
We're spoiled for good pizza variety near us, but it's also fun to make them at home. The kids love to help. We normally have a ton of fresh basil, but... winter. We have one little basil plant in the kitchen window, but my wife keeps plucking leaves off when we have pizza/pasta; she's going to have to lay off soon or it won't make it to the raised bed in the spring.
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01-19-21, 11:22 AM
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), but I also built a RC sailboat. Started as a kit, but did a bunch of upgrades.There's a park near us, with a little man-made lake, where people with RC boats will regularly gather. Mostly motor-powered, but a couple sail boats. The kids love to watch the boats when we go for walks down there. For a time, the boy was saving for an RC swamp boat, but he may have forgotten about that... he'll probably remember in the spring.
01-19-21, 11:34 AM
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Did you ever see anyone free sailing?
01-19-21, 11:40 AM
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Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well. My old transmitter was a Futaba T6XA 
. Funny you mention the dry cell batteries, I happen to love being able to run my Tx off of 4x AA instead of the old 6 or 8 cell NiCd packs that were in my Futaba. My new Tx is the ubiquitous Spektrum DX6i. I love how light it is, and not having a fragile telescoping antenna is so handy. My old Futaba's aerial has had a bend to it ever since a guy smacked it with his glider one time when I was slope soaring in Kansas 
I very rarely flew at an actual field. I got in to the hobby right when the electric park flyer stuff started taking off. I really like how with most of my airplanes I could fly them pretty much wherever.
My dad was really in to control line stunt flying but it never really clicked with me, and dealing with nitro engines was always a big pain. The one nitro airplane I have is a profile 3D based around a .46 engine, but I only ever flew that when I lived with my parents out in rural north Texas. I've thought about converting it to electric thinking that if it's less of a pain to get going I would fly it more, but I just know that would be a bigger project than I think it would be.
I'm also not up to date with the new regulations. Nowadays you have to register any airplane heavier than like half a pound, and I think any airplane you register has to have some kind of transponder in it or will soon have to. That to me is really stupid. Especially for line-of-sight flying.
I always liked the idea of RC cars, but never had a track nearby and I think just bashing around could get boring after a while. I think the little 1:12 scale carpet cars are so cool
Multirotors are growing on me. I never got in to helicopters, but the idea of a 5" racing quad is sounding more and more fun. Not really into the photography side of the hobby, personally, but I like what other people do with it
My dad had a RC sailboat for a long time. Fiberglass hull, and the trigger on his radio would adjust the length of the mainsheet. I never really had a chance to learn how to sail it.
. Funny you mention the dry cell batteries, I happen to love being able to run my Tx off of 4x AA instead of the old 6 or 8 cell NiCd packs that were in my Futaba. My new Tx is the ubiquitous Spektrum DX6i. I love how light it is, and not having a fragile telescoping antenna is so handy. My old Futaba's aerial has had a bend to it ever since a guy smacked it with his glider one time when I was slope soaring in Kansas I very rarely flew at an actual field. I got in to the hobby right when the electric park flyer stuff started taking off. I really like how with most of my airplanes I could fly them pretty much wherever.
My dad was really in to control line stunt flying but it never really clicked with me, and dealing with nitro engines was always a big pain. The one nitro airplane I have is a profile 3D based around a .46 engine, but I only ever flew that when I lived with my parents out in rural north Texas. I've thought about converting it to electric thinking that if it's less of a pain to get going I would fly it more, but I just know that would be a bigger project than I think it would be.
I'm also not up to date with the new regulations. Nowadays you have to register any airplane heavier than like half a pound, and I think any airplane you register has to have some kind of transponder in it or will soon have to. That to me is really stupid. Especially for line-of-sight flying.
I always liked the idea of RC cars, but never had a track nearby and I think just bashing around could get boring after a while. I think the little 1:12 scale carpet cars are so cool
Multirotors are growing on me. I never got in to helicopters, but the idea of a 5" racing quad is sounding more and more fun. Not really into the photography side of the hobby, personally, but I like what other people do with it
My dad had a RC sailboat for a long time. Fiberglass hull, and the trigger on his radio would adjust the length of the mainsheet. I never really had a chance to learn how to sail it.
For a season k mart was selling these. 049 models of ww1 bi planes, that used a more flexible plastic. We had every kid in the neighborhood in our front yard. I moved on to bigger planes after that. Ringmaster was my last control line model it used a .29. McCoy no carb, wide open. That thing screamed.
The government involvement has soured things for me also. Models are not drones. It is purely a money grab to include hobbyist in that whole F.A.A fiasco. . Its absurd.
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Did you ever see anyone free sailing?
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I cut my teeth on control line models. my first wasca German Stuka, it was a cox plastic model. My dad flew it a couple times then I killed it. I was around 8 years old..
For a season k mart was selling these. 049 models of ww1 bi planes, that used a more flexible plastic. We had every kid in the neighborhood in our front yard. I moved on to bigger planes after that. Ringmaster was my last control line model it used a .29. McCoy no carb, wide open. That thing screamed.
The government involvement has soured things for me also. Models are not drones. It is purely a money grab to include hobbyist in that whole F.A.A fiasco. . Its absurd.
For a season k mart was selling these. 049 models of ww1 bi planes, that used a more flexible plastic. We had every kid in the neighborhood in our front yard. I moved on to bigger planes after that. Ringmaster was my last control line model it used a .29. McCoy no carb, wide open. That thing screamed.
The government involvement has soured things for me also. Models are not drones. It is purely a money grab to include hobbyist in that whole F.A.A fiasco. . Its absurd.
01-19-21, 11:48 AM
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Did you ever see anyone free sailing?
later he and my dad moved over to R/c.
01-19-21, 11:49 AM
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lol. Yeah I smashed mine trying to fly it in the winter on frozen ground.
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Did you ever see anyone free sailing?
I'll bet he has "free sailed" his current boat as well as others. I've sailed mine for as much as 30-45 minutes without having to touch the tiller.
Edit: What Mo said.
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01-19-21, 11:56 AM
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I cut my teeth on control line models. my first wasca German Stuka, it was a cox plastic model. My dad flew it a couple times then I killed it. I was around 8 years old..
For a season k mart was selling these. 049 models of ww1 bi planes, that used a more flexible plastic. We had every kid in the neighborhood in our front yard. I moved on to bigger planes after that. Ringmaster was my last control line model it used a .29. McCoy no carb, wide open. That thing screamed.
The government involvement has soured things for me also. Models are not drones. It is purely a money grab to include hobbyist in that whole F.A.A fiasco. . Its absurd.
For a season k mart was selling these. 049 models of ww1 bi planes, that used a more flexible plastic. We had every kid in the neighborhood in our front yard. I moved on to bigger planes after that. Ringmaster was my last control line model it used a .29. McCoy no carb, wide open. That thing screamed.
The government involvement has soured things for me also. Models are not drones. It is purely a money grab to include hobbyist in that whole F.A.A fiasco. . Its absurd.
He also had a Ringmaster for a long time, such classic lines. If I remember correctly a Gumby figurine was under the canopy. I can't remember what his current competition plane is but I seem to remember it's sized for .55 or .65 engines but his is now electric. Hasn't flown in years though.
I've never flown anything bigger than a .46 stunt plane and it always freaked me out a bit how hard they pulled. Maybe it would be different now that I'm bigger myself
01-19-21, 12:01 PM
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One of the funniest things that ever happened with the airplanes.
My dad built a Newport bi plane control liner to fly in our back yard. After a flight he kinked the lines, which were fine cables, when rolling them up one afternoon.
The next time he attempted to fly it. Shortly after take off the cables snapped. And the McCoy .19 screaming wide open kamikazed the metal garbage cans and obliterated itself and caving in the side of the trash can.
He had had a bunch of crashes with that plane. At first he was using fishing line as the cables were expensive. Well fishing line stretches, making the plane uncontrollable.
after the 5th crash and repair he figured it out and bought the proper cables. Had one or 2 good weekend flights . Then kinked the cables. Man it was chaos.
My dad built a Newport bi plane control liner to fly in our back yard. After a flight he kinked the lines, which were fine cables, when rolling them up one afternoon.
The next time he attempted to fly it. Shortly after take off the cables snapped. And the McCoy .19 screaming wide open kamikazed the metal garbage cans and obliterated itself and caving in the side of the trash can.
He had had a bunch of crashes with that plane. At first he was using fishing line as the cables were expensive. Well fishing line stretches, making the plane uncontrollable.
after the 5th crash and repair he figured it out and bought the proper cables. Had one or 2 good weekend flights . Then kinked the cables. Man it was chaos.
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At the flying club, when I was active. We had a big bird event. There was a raffle for a giant scale Taylor craft, arf. Towards the end of the event there were 3 tickets left. I purchased them, 3 for 5 dollars so they could have the raffle. They picked a little girl out of the crowd to pull the ticket. The guy in charge of the raffle said something over the mic. Thanking me for buying the last 3 tickets. I hollered back thanking him for selling me the winner. Holding up one of the tickets I had bought. Everyone laughed....until the little girl pulled that ticket out of that jug. I thought I was going to pass out. That kinda thing has never happened to me before or since. I carried that ticket in my wallet for years. I still have that airplane in the box. Never built it.
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It's been windy as all hell here, too. It has calmed down a bit, but MAN!!! Not sure I'd want to DRIVE in this, let alone ride.
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