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05-24-21, 05:04 PM
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I got home on Friday to find that the back lawn looked like it had been cut by professionals. Even weedwacked the weeds! I was impressed.
Turns out it WAS professionally cut. Mrs. GeneJockey asked the gardener to do the back instead of the front this week, which robbed The Younger Boy of one of his chores. I'm sure he was heartbroken.
Turns out it WAS professionally cut. Mrs. GeneJockey asked the gardener to do the back instead of the front this week, which robbed The Younger Boy of one of his chores. I'm sure he was heartbroken.
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05-24-21, 05:07 PM
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Yes and yes. I've done it 3 times. Once in the rain for the beginning. It's a *****, but an accomplishment. It was called off last year for the covid. Should be a good time.
Friday. Drive up. Do ride around Tourch Lake. 50 miles ish. Dinner camp out.
Saturday. ride 200 K . Eat a big dinner. Then either camp again or drive home. Sunday is Father's day.
Dad's done himself a bit of a mischief. He was putting up some shelves in the basement. He just won't stop... anyway the next morning his right "knee" was hurting. From hip to ankle.... his description. So he took it easy all day rubbed some linament ointment on it. Next morning the pain migrated to the left "knee" and worse pain and no strength.
a couple M.r.i's later. Complete collapse of a disk in his spine resulting in pinched nerves. Looks like he's going to get stabilization surgery, couple rods and a few screws..
Friday. Drive up. Do ride around Tourch Lake. 50 miles ish. Dinner camp out.
Saturday. ride 200 K . Eat a big dinner. Then either camp again or drive home. Sunday is Father's day.
Dad's done himself a bit of a mischief. He was putting up some shelves in the basement. He just won't stop... anyway the next morning his right "knee" was hurting. From hip to ankle.... his description. So he took it easy all day rubbed some linament ointment on it. Next morning the pain migrated to the left "knee" and worse pain and no strength.
a couple M.r.i's later. Complete collapse of a disk in his spine resulting in pinched nerves. Looks like he's going to get stabilization surgery, couple rods and a few screws..
Sorry to hear about your dad.
05-24-21, 05:08 PM
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Could be a masochist.
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05-24-21, 05:12 PM
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05-24-21, 05:28 PM
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05-24-21, 05:28 PM
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So , Monday is lawn day. I cut front and back. The mower hast been right. Runs slow, doesn't cut well, pops and coughs. Cleaned and regapped the plug. Dropped the float bowel. cleaned out the cruds. Tweeked the carb and unstuck the linkage. Now it has high and low speed. Sharpened and balanced the blade. Then recut the front yard.
Nice.. I need to get my weed whip out of the storage facility. Soon.
Nice.. I need to get my weed whip out of the storage facility. Soon.
You're a handy guy. You could make a good buck if you lived closer to Veol Vol.
05-24-21, 05:32 PM
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05-24-21, 05:43 PM
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05-24-21, 06:03 PM
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Here you go @velo vol. This is right up your alley.
05-24-21, 06:04 PM
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05-24-21, 06:34 PM
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05-24-21, 06:43 PM
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05-24-21, 06:48 PM
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Not going to lie, today’s ride was harder than I would have like it to be. Everything was going well until about mile 90 and then a massive headwind started, didn’t let up the rest of the ride.
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05-24-21, 06:55 PM
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datlas rode down there today? I hope you told him to change cables in Virginia next time.
05-24-21, 06:57 PM
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05-24-21, 06:57 PM
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05-24-21, 07:28 PM
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Speaking of the aged, did you hear back from your witch doctor? Tell him/her you need to get back on the bicycle pronto if you're going to tackle the Tour de Brown Squirrel this summer.
Weeding and lawn mowing activities aren't going to cut it if you're going to tackle the slopes of Buddhist Temple Hill.
Weeding and lawn mowing activities aren't going to cut it if you're going to tackle the slopes of Buddhist Temple Hill.
05-24-21, 07:31 PM
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05-24-21, 07:36 PM
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Speaking of the aged, did you hear back from your witch doctor? Tell him/her you need to get back on the bicycle pronto if you're going to tackle the Tour de Brown Squirrel this summer.
Weeding and lawn mowing activities aren't going to cut it if you're going to tackle the slopes of Buddhist Temple Hill.
Weeding and lawn mowing activities aren't going to cut it if you're going to tackle the slopes of Buddhist Temple Hill.
My tele-visit with redacted on 5/20 ended with her telling me she would check with Dr. redacted about what to do as the next step in my treatment. She said a 3rd injection was not to be pursued and surgery was not indicated. She thought that physical therapy would be the next step and would get back to me. I am still waiting to hear what has been decided. I am eager to continue the path to recovery. Please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks.
05-24-21, 07:37 PM
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05-24-21, 07:47 PM
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Actually, in between posting quality content here I penned the email below to said witch doctor’s office.
My tele-visit with redacted on 5/20 ended with her telling me she would check with Dr. redacted about what to do as the next step in my treatment. She said a 3rd injection was not to be pursued and surgery was not indicated. She thought that physical therapy would be the next step and would get back to me. I am still waiting to hear what has been decided. I am eager to continue the path to recovery. Please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks.
My tele-visit with redacted on 5/20 ended with her telling me she would check with Dr. redacted about what to do as the next step in my treatment. She said a 3rd injection was not to be pursued and surgery was not indicated. She thought that physical therapy would be the next step and would get back to me. I am still waiting to hear what has been decided. I am eager to continue the path to recovery. Please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks.
05-24-21, 07:49 PM
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05-24-21, 07:55 PM
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I actually thought that "I am eager to continue the path to recovery" was pretty good. I think they'll get a chuckle out of that as they stick a pin in their DougRNS voodoo doll.
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05-24-21, 08:03 PM
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05-24-21, 08:05 PM
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