genejockey 

I had to drag my sorry ass out of bed at 0-dark hundred today, because the project manager for the project team I lead, who is at the Home Office in Maryland, set the meeting for 10 AM - EASTERN time.

TMonk

Today I resumed my weekly indoor TT sessions. First time attempting this since the hernia op 1/9. Aimed for 20' in position, 10' z2 vibe check, followed by two successive 5' 20 watt increases. Thing is, the A-pacer bot group caught me right at the end of the 10' warmup, so it was more like +40w for 10 min right away .

10 days ago, bringing my knees this close to my chest/abdomen was a big no-no, too much pain. Happy to see progress! I might try to roll it downhill to Fiesta Island and put an honest workout outdoors on it. Maybe I'll aim to start racing the local TT series in April!


TT bike Thursdays are back!

jadmt

make sure to call him about 10PM your time with a question...

seedsbelize2

I had to learn DC electricity for the maintenance course. AC too? I don’t remember. The toughest class I have ever taken. It taught me how to study. I once even understood magnetos. It was the first semester, to weed out the chaff. Started with 110 and had maybe 60 after that semester. We graduated 44

seedsbelize2

And stallion urine smells like pipe tobacco.

seedsbelize2

My ride this morning started out ok, though I was more tired than expected. I had to reroute upon riding into a cloud of noxious smoke from the dump. Then it became clear that I am still not well enough. I guess I’m gonna have to let this compromised digestive tract flush itself out. So far, no movement and little appetite. On the positive side though, I lost a quick six or seven pounds. Sipping on electrolytes as we speak

Eric F 

I'm with you. I understand water flow, and structural stuff, but electricity is a different beast.

Part of my brain is filled with the part numbers of PVC pipe fittings that I used to sell over 20 years ago. I would like to use that memory space for remembering the names of people I meet, but I haven't figured out how to do that yet.

TMonk

My electricity knowledge is pretty poor, and mostly academic and then mostly digital. My final semester we were supposed to have a coding course for scientists (matlab / mathematica) but it wasn't offered, so my advisor wanted me to take electronics instead. Going digital was kind of fun, lots of logic puzzles, NAND, XOR, XAND gates, practical stuff too using labview. As a scientist I always wanted to understand what was happening inside of the digital semiconducting transistors on a physical level which made me slow but made it deep.

I remember some of that stuff. Although my wife and some close friends are more involved in the computer programming world, which I do find intriguing and sparks curiosity.

TMonk

All physics/chem undergrads had to do electricity and magnetism physics course and I remember about 0% of it. I need to understand magnetism and electrical fields at work but only on a conceptual level.

Analog electricity in any home/practical sense? 0.0% recollection or skill. If/when I would need to do home electrical, I would look it up and proceed with extreme caution if it could be DIY. I know how to use a voltmeter at least and have done some crude wiring/soldering at home - even replaced the rechargable battery in a garmin 520 once. High voltage scared me though. Had some additional outlets in the garage put in when we moved in - we paid the electrician to do that. Pretty simple conduit plumed from existing outlets. Not trying to shock myself though.

genejockey 

That was something I was joking about with the other guy who's out here in CA with me just yesterday - we should schedule meetings for 4 PM PST!

genejockey 

Electricity and plumbing are two areas of home maintenance/repair where my default is to call professionals. My Dad did a lot of that stuff on his own and as far as I can tell, that never bit him in the ass, but he was a Depression Kid (11 when the market crashed in 1929), so he was always loath to pay others to do stuff he could do himself - or order me to do!

3alarmer 

...yesterday, I went into the outpatient surgery clinic over at Mercy Hospital here ( or Dignity Health, or whatever they call it now) for a bilateral inguinal hernia repair. Checked in at 8, surgeon chose to show up around 11:30, back home around 3 pm. I have to admit it has kicked my ass. Mine was open, no laparoscope. And right now I seem to be experiencing a little post op systemic infection, with a low grade fever. I hope I recover nearly as quickly as you, but at my age, recovery times from anything take longer. I'm up and walking around the house...might try for a trip around the block later on.

Surgery anywhere near your gut gets me where I live. Maybe I'll drop a couple of pounds.

gnome

I'm happy to pay for an Electrician for any electrical work. I like the magic smoke to stay inside the wires. Besides if I did any myself it would probably invalidate my homeowners insurance (whether it was done correctly or not).

3alarmer 

...depends on some other variables, and you get rain in spring and summer, but this is how those epic fire season years start out.

TMonk

Ooof that's rough. I've heard that non-laparoscopic has a longer recovery period due to larger incisions. I had three hernias... bilateral inguinal (TAPP procedure) and umbilical. The umbilical was the largest wound and took the longest to heal. Compared to many getting these procedures I am young (37) and lean/fit so I expected to heal quickly. Still, even with the (mostly) laparoscopic repair I was pretty messed up for a couple days (in pain/on oxy). My only exercise was walking for about a week and a half. The walking is good for recovery.

Good luck with your recovery, and hopefully that infection doesn't get too bad, that's scary. Keep us posted!

Mojo31

I put a light cover on a ceiling fan light last night. Performed the procedure flawlessly.

rjones28 

One of the things I had to do for the comprehensive exam for my master's degree was a write a proof of the weighted least squares formula. Erased it from my memory before the ink dried on my diploma.

I don't remember any of the other items on that exam.

rjones28 

Kudos

LesterOfPuppets

Another nice hike to the coffeeshop. Sure glad I got 10" boots instead of 8" boots this time.

eduskator

Electrical work is by far my favorite thing to do in a house, but I can understand why some people stay away from it. You need extra knowledge and judgment for sure. In fact, having bought and renovated a few houses in my life so far and having seen the kind of electrical stuff DIYers can do and then hide behind the walls, it's a good thing that most people stay away from it.

Eric F 

I have replaced outlets and switches (sometimes without shutting off the power) and installed fixtures, but new wiring and conduits I leave for people who actually know what they're doing. That said, 110V home wiring is probably pretty easy, if I bothered to educate myself.

genejockey 

My recollection of Dad's recovery time from hernia surgery almost 50 years ago is that it was at least a month off work. Good to know things have improved since then!

BillyD

Builds character.

BillyD

Feel better.

I don’t know what ails you people, youse seem to be falling apart.

TMonk

open incision is major. modern laparoscopic techniques seem to be preferred. sorry they couldn't give ya the scope 3alarmer