bampilot06

Yesterdays non cycling activities.

Velo Vol 

Now it is.

MoAlpha

That doesn't sound good! At least you were in a car and not on a bicycle if some idiot had your number.

MoAlpha

Sent LSS the estimates for pre-launch boat work. She said:

1. "Do it all."
2. "I'm glad you're getting a bonus this year."
3. "I hope you're not planning to buy any bikes."

Mojo31

DT Swiss Star Ratchet for rear hub.

Mojo31

What fun boat work are you doing this year?

New sail day is right up there with new bike day and new car day for me. At least it used to be.

seedsbelize2

Likely due to this post I dreamed of horizontal snow and rain. And then in this morning’s paper(virtual) it was stated that snow is a near impossibility here, for various reasons.
Whew!

Velo Vol 

Cracks in the hull?

MoAlpha

No, a few cosmetic cracks in the gelcoat, though.

MoAlpha

For our maintenance folks: Bottom paint, renew epoxy encapsulation on iron keel, minor gelcoat dings, and the full "detail," which LSS likes to have done.

For the sailmaker: Wash, fix a few things, and replace the foot rope on the Genoa. We'll probably order a new main this fall if nothing major breaks during the season.

From the rigger, we need new upper lifelines (they're coated ) and a rig inspection.

On my list is engine work, including replacing the glow plugs and/or the relay that energizes them. Then I need to try to remove the yucky bearing grease the incompetent commissioning yard smeared all over the steering chain and replace it with a little 30-weight. I also need to make a new second reefing line.

Mojo31

The spring detail was always a treat.

I miss my boat.

DougRNS

for your sake, I hope @Velo Vol approves how the insurance company handles the situation.

seedsbelize2

Same. And it’s good to hear you are well.

seedsbelize2

Years ago, in Merida, I was second vehicle back (on my bike), approaching a fairly major intersection. Vehicle one, a full size pickup, was royally creamed, passenger side, by a red light runner. I rode on, through a moving stream of shattered parts, and had to repair a flat on the other side. Had I been in the number one spot, they would’ve had difficulty finding all my parts.
And on my recent trip to the city, a few days ago. As I stepped into the crosswalk, a red light runner flew through on the opposite side. Hesitation can be a positive trait.

TMonk

Hot Take - Saying "thank you" for doing x, y, or z at work can be manipulative and/or a "power play" if you will. It implies some hierarchy. For example I'm not going to my boss or to the site GM to say "thank you for doing a good job" on something.

Like it's so weird when people in different departments that don't have clear org. chart separation have thank-you wars. Example, someone at mid-level in commercial says "thank you for pushing in the lab to get this done." And someone on a similar org. chart level in technical says "thank YOU for bringing us the business!".

It's just weird. Especially when its in meetings. It feels like a battle for who gets the last "thank you". This is why I try to thank people as little as possible if they are not my direct reports

TMonk

also no one is thanking me for posting in Addiction rn . So there is no reason to feel weird about it

seedsbelize2

Great couple of posts, TMonk. Thanks!

seedsbelize2

The manipulation and game playing in the workplace and in society in general, is completely foreign to me, and I find it quite disgusting. No offense intended.
In Belize, instead of ‘you’re welcome, we say ‘thank you too. Here, in an extremely polite culture, thank you is used in almost every transaction of any stripe. It’s nothing, or with pleasure are the usual replies. I have not once sensed any manipulation taking place. That’s not to say there is none. I might just be blind to it.
We also greet practically everyone we pass in the street (in a small town), and at every counter, or window providing service. It is a nice way to pass through life.

abshipp 

That's the plan. Got a claim going with them but they're not as quick determining my lack of liability as my own insurance was (shocked face).

DougRNS

I'm not well. That's fake news.

phrantic09

Thanks for doing what we pay you for day in and day out.

I am the same way. Unless someone produces something specifically for me and has to go above and beyond, I don’t send participate in the mutual appreciation nonsense. If they do go above and beyond, I’ll shoot their department AVP or VP an email- it’s a lot more meaningful imo.

genejockey 

CRIPES!! Glad to hear all are okay.

Velo Vol 

Do algae and barnacles grow on it during the summer?
I think he has a bigger issues than my approval of the situation.

genejockey 

On my Sunday ride, there's an stop light at the end of Canada where it T's into CA-92. 92 at that point is turning from a 2-lane road into a 4-lane freeway, so traffic is going 45-60, but as I say, there's a light with a button for cyclists to trigger.

So, one Sunday I got there, pushed the button, waited the usual long, long time to get the green. When I got it, I made sure the cars were going to stop. As I rolled out, I had trouble clipping in so I was rolling really slowly and looking down. I was just about to the middle of the righthand lane when a red Camaro blows through in the left lane without even slowing.

If I had clipped in quickly and gotten fully into the intersection, he'd probably have killed me.

genejockey 

In my current position, I have no direct reports, but I do have to get a number of people who have loftier job titles to get THEIR Minions to do my bidding. So, I say thank you to people other than my direct reports a lot.