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Old 10-26-20, 07:14 PM
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https://www.windy.com/articles/tropical-storm-zeta-to-approach-yucatan-14129?gustAccu,18.700,-93.089,5,iressure
If you blow it up a little bit, we are between Merida and Izamal.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
It's coming a lot closer than the last one did. We have cleaned off the roof, and tied down what can't come down, moved lots of stuff inside, and battened the (wood)windows and doors. We don't expect to get off as easily as last time, as this one is considerably further west than that one was. It's due at 2 AM.
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Good luck, hoping for the best outcome.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
I managed; I'm sure you can. If it helps, after a few days or so my boy started improving greatly, and had many happy healthy years afterwards
Ideally, he’s supposed to stay in a dog crate for up to 3 weeks. He also has to wear a cone for that period. I’m going to lock him my middle room where there are soft things and his litter box. He will get fed there as well. Vet said that should work, but I also should expect some bleeding.
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Protests and looting last night after a police-involved killing of a man with a knife. None of it near me or work—so far. But I now hear several choppers in the air.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Ideally, he’s supposed to stay in a dog crate for up to 3 weeks. He also has to wear a cone for that period. I’m going to lock him my middle room where there are soft things and his litter box. He will get fed there as well. Vet said that should work, but I also should expect some bleeding.
Oof, that is much more strict that what I got. Bleeding though, yes, but oddly my vet said he liked to let the cats take care of cleaning themselves.

Fingers crossed for both of you; please keep us posted.
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Old 10-27-20, 07:23 AM
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So after a hellish day at work yesterday (and not looking to get better) I needed a Valium to get to sleep last night (Humbugs do do drugs as prescribed by their doctors) and while I wasn't really motivated to hop on the trainer (cold rain outside) I did pretty well and Garmin gave me the highest Performance Condition I've ever seen. It started at -6, but rapidly rose and then flowed between +5 and +10.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
Oof, that is much more strict that what I got. Bleeding though, yes, but oddly my vet said he liked to let the cats take care of cleaning themselves.

Fingers crossed for both of you; please keep us posted.
Thanks. Not yet sure if he's being released today or tomorrow. He's not supposed to clean himself down there because surgery "wounds" in that area (his urethra) are more delicate than a lot of other places, hence the cone.
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According to the maps, the eye is passing over now, and we do have a little wind and rain. But not like we expected, which is a good thing. I expect we'll get a lot more rain throughout the day. I thought (briefly) about going for a ride, so I could say I rode in a hurricane. But it's a touch on the cold side, to be riding in the rain.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
Pulling for Stephen, and Indy, of course
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Thanks. Not yet sure if he's being released today or tomorrow. He's not supposed to clean himself down there because surgery "wounds" in that area (his urethra) are more delicate than a lot of other places, hence the cone.
Well that's why I say it's weird - I'm talking about when my boy had that exact same surgery. I could make a joke about Texas vets vs Philly vets, but I can't imagine there's that much difference (and many went to vet school in other places than where they work anyway). Regardless, of course follow the instructions yours gave.

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Protests and looting last night after a police-involved killing of a man with a knife. None of it near me or work—so far. But I now hear several choppers in the air.
Good luck. Stay safe.
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On a lighter note, and cycling-related content, mrs datlas has announced that she wants me to stop using the garage as a bike shed and migrate the bikes to the actual shed (which is old and decrepit but fairly weatherproof). She has allowed me to keep ONE bike in the garage. I suppose that is reasonable.

#compromise
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On a lighter note, and cycling-related content, mrs datlas has announced that she wants me to stop using the garage as a bike shed and migrate the bikes to the actual shed (which is old and decrepit but fairly weatherproof). She has allowed me to keep ONE bike in the garage. I suppose that is reasonable.

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How’s the security in that shed?
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On a lighter note, and cycling-related content, mrs datlas has announced that she wants me to stop using the garage as a bike shed and migrate the bikes to the actual shed (which is old and decrepit but fairly weatherproof). She has allowed me to keep ONE bike in the garage. I suppose that is reasonable.

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Time to consider a shed upgrade.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
How’s the security in that shed?
Good point. No security. We do live in a "quiet" neighborhood, but that is a consideration.

I can also use the unfinished part of the basement that's inside the house, the only downside is I have to roll the bikes through the finished part of the basement which would possibly make a mess. That might be wiser. I will take this under advisement.
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Originally Posted by Bah Humbug
So after a hellish day at work yesterday (and not looking to get better) I needed a Valium to get to sleep last night (Humbugs do do drugs as prescribed by their doctors) and while I wasn't really motivated to hop on the trainer (cold rain outside) I did pretty well and Garmin gave me the highest Performance Condition I've ever seen. It started at -6, but rapidly rose and then flowed between +5 and +10.
I'm beginning to think that Performance Condition is ********. On recent trainer rides, it's been telling me +4 to +7 at the outset. Today, after reading your comment, it spit out -8, which made me actually laugh. Post-workout, I decided to look at how my PC has been changing during rides. All of those rides that started in the positive category? Yeah, the PC drooped on all of those and ended up in the negatives. Today? Started at -8 and rose to +11

I assume that the PC is primarily based on a combination of HR and power? Because I was doing some lower cadence (+/- 90) intervals at increasing power (but decreasing duration), and my HR doesn't tend to tick up that much in those situations, and the highest PC was during those more intense intervals.
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Originally Posted by datlas
On a lighter note, and cycling-related content, mrs datlas has announced that she wants me to stop using the garage as a bike shed and migrate the bikes to the actual shed (which is old and decrepit but fairly weatherproof). She has allowed me to keep ONE bike in the garage. I suppose that is reasonable.

#compromise
Hopefully once in-person school is a thing again you can move the bikes into the daughters' rooms.

Imagine these cute furballs are your bikes...

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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
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That's cold. And a look at my local forecast says it's coming this way Friday night. We might have to cancel Saturday's ride for icy roads. Sad!
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I'm beginning to think that Performance Condition is ********. On recent trainer rides, it's been telling me +4 to +7 at the outset. Today, after reading your comment, it spit out -8, which made me actually laugh. Post-workout, I decided to look at how my PC has been changing during rides. All of those rides that started in the positive category? Yeah, the PC drooped on all of those and ended up in the negatives. Today? Started at -8 and rose to +11

I assume that the PC is primarily based on a combination of HR and power? Because I was doing some lower cadence (+/- 90) intervals at increasing power (but decreasing duration), and my HR doesn't tend to tick up that much in those situations, and the highest PC was during those more intense intervals.
AFAICT PC is a black box, which means highly risky of being bull****. You're right that I think it's a matter of power (or pace for runners) per HR, which would explain why today was "great" for me - Valium keeping HR down makes it look like I'm having a rockstar day, even though there's no way I would have been able to go fast. That along with an open window to 48* air keeping me from boiling inside.

It's also funny that at COTA it'll usually tell me "Recovery Check: GOOD" and then "Performance Condition: -6", probably because it's hot and at the end of the day.

If TSS did a better job of accounting for indoors effort, it'd be about perfect.
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