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Kristie--SO glad that Maggie is doing much better! And sorry about Finn's hearing, although I dare say that after that many years, maybe dogs are like husbands--they understand the message even if they don't hear it?? I believe they can sense a lot more subtle cues and signs than we can. Obviously it is not keeping him from performing his morning dance!
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Hi NIRDIs!
Missy, that trike tandem looks very comfortable. Marty would have to keep an eye on me I might be taking a nap instead of helping peddle. I think flags on both ends of the TT would be good. My uncle is an orthopedic surgeon and I can hear him now every time we’d pass some on something low - “they need a @#$%^ flag on that”. IMO switching between both bikes sounds really nice. Good luck with info on both the saddle and TT tomorrow.
Scandi, I love the bathroom floor. We had kind of a reverse of that in our old house - white tiles with little blue tile accents.
Hi Platinum Blonde and Springer Spaniel.
I’d say today was like the old Sunday’s around here. I slept in and made homemade goodies. As I told some of you earlier - While Marty’s away the Carbs and Sugars come out to Play. Ha Ha. I made lasagna and CC cookies.
I was totally going to make a smaller batch of lasagna and use the crock pot but then looked inside my crock pot and decided the noodles would only fit down the middle. Then I contemplated using smaller pans for a smaller batch but what a PITA to try and break off noodles to the correct length. So I just went for the basic 3 row, 3 deep lasagna noodle batch and will probably get sick of it before my leftovers are gone. It sure tasted great today. Then I made some CC cookies to take in to work tomorrow. It’s a banana for supper today (and maybe another cookie or two).
Marty still doesn’t feel that great. Sadly he wasn’t the person who bought the winning Power Ball ticket at a liquor store in LA. Darn. I was sure hoping.
Tomorrow they are predicting really severe storms in the area. Maybe I’ll get the hail flu. Hm. You never know.
Have a great evening. Tomorrow morning it is back to the salt mines for me.
Marcy
Missy, that trike tandem looks very comfortable. Marty would have to keep an eye on me I might be taking a nap instead of helping peddle. I think flags on both ends of the TT would be good. My uncle is an orthopedic surgeon and I can hear him now every time we’d pass some on something low - “they need a @#$%^ flag on that”. IMO switching between both bikes sounds really nice. Good luck with info on both the saddle and TT tomorrow.
Scandi, I love the bathroom floor. We had kind of a reverse of that in our old house - white tiles with little blue tile accents.
Hi Platinum Blonde and Springer Spaniel.
I’d say today was like the old Sunday’s around here. I slept in and made homemade goodies. As I told some of you earlier - While Marty’s away the Carbs and Sugars come out to Play. Ha Ha. I made lasagna and CC cookies.
I was totally going to make a smaller batch of lasagna and use the crock pot but then looked inside my crock pot and decided the noodles would only fit down the middle. Then I contemplated using smaller pans for a smaller batch but what a PITA to try and break off noodles to the correct length. So I just went for the basic 3 row, 3 deep lasagna noodle batch and will probably get sick of it before my leftovers are gone. It sure tasted great today. Then I made some CC cookies to take in to work tomorrow. It’s a banana for supper today (and maybe another cookie or two).
Marty still doesn’t feel that great. Sadly he wasn’t the person who bought the winning Power Ball ticket at a liquor store in LA. Darn. I was sure hoping.
Tomorrow they are predicting really severe storms in the area. Maybe I’ll get the hail flu. Hm. You never know.
Have a great evening. Tomorrow morning it is back to the salt mines for me.
Marcy
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Good morning girls! It's Monday.
Hi Platinum-blonde, thank you so much for posting and sharing the info that has helped you.
We actually have an appointment today for a special evaluation including saddle testing at a bike shop. They have this special saddle with sensors hooked up to machines and the cycling specialist will evaluate my riding and the sensor saddle will measure a lot of things. I have no clue what to expect. When we got our Calfee tandem in 2013 it was custom made for us and we were measured before we ordered it and we had a fitting when the bike was finished (4 months later). So we did go through a custom fit process etc. But something has changed with me. So we are doing this special saddle testing today plus another fitting and I am hoping this will be the answer.
Thank you for the women bike forum suggestion. That's a great idea. Could you tell me which one you like? A lot of them seem pretty quiet at the moment. I did find a tandem bike forum and saw that there are more than a few stokers out there with my same issue.
I just started using chamois cream last week Thursday and I am not sure what I think yet. I got the hypoallergenic cream since I have lots of intolerances to many preservatives etc. That's interesting that some work better for you than others. The one you are using is in all the bike shops and seems very popular.
I also found this very informative site. Going to link it here just in case it could benefit anyone else who is reading who has a similar issue.
http://www.cobbcycling.com/comfort-issues/womens-comfort-issues/
This man has come up with what he says is the solution to most women's saddle issues and he breaks it down bit by bit (no pun intended lol). I have the trifecta. Saddle Sores, Sit Bone Pain and Soft Tissue Pressure. Nice. His saddles are over $200 but I would purchase in a heartbeat if it would solve my issue. I took the test he has online to help determine which saddle would be best and it came up with 2 completely different recommendations. I am waiting to see how today's testing goes.
Since you are a cyclist Platinum-blonde I know you get my desire to keep cycling. I love it so much and I would be heartbroken if we cannot figure it out and come up with a comfortable solution and really appreciate you taking the time to share what worked for you and I will keep this thread updated with whatever happens. Thank you again.
Scandi lovely floor. How is F doing today?
Marcy, you know Junie and I had trouble driving to you yesterday otherwise we would already be there. But we will try again next weekend. OK Junie?
That lasagna looks amazing and thank you for the recipe and those cookies. OMGood. Gorgeous flowers. Those colors are amazing.
Sorry Marty still isn't well. Believe it or not my cough and breathing issues persist. It's nuts. Almost 2 full weeks now. I never had something like this last this long. I am taking my inhaler every hour and need cough medicine many times a day. Very annoying. I woke every hour last night coughing and at 3AM just decided to get out of bed. This AM we are attempting trapping the ferals again (just have to wait till the sun rises because we don't want to catch any raccoons) though it will be in the mid 90s today so if we trap the cats have to go into our house to remain comfortable. Just to hot to keep them in the shed. Trapping only this AM though and we will be putting the food back before we go to the bike shop for the testing since it is too hot to continue once it gets hotter this afternoon. Fingers crossed on both fronts. Hope your Monday goes smoothly and remember only 4 more days till Friday!
Springerspaniel hello there.
Have a good day girls!
@missy,
I apologize for not going back, and reading through your threads, but I have little free time with an 11 month old, and a 3 year old.
I just wanted to say that getting your sit bones measured, while kind of ackward, can do wonders when it comes to finding the perfect saddle. Also, getting your bike fitted by a pro fitter can really increase your overall cycling comfort. It's crazy how minuscule tweaked can make such a huge impact. I apologize if you've already done this, but I thought I'd throw it out there.
For the sores, i liked to use Chamois Butt'r. I went through tons of creams before if found the one that worked best for me. I also could only wear certain cycling bibs. Some chamois worked better for me than others. If I wore the wrong pair, I would get sores in places that I didn't know I could get sores! Lol
I hope that you find something that works for you soon! Also, when trying to get my bike perfect for me, I found a cycling forum for ladies that was really helpful, and super addicting. Lol Good luck!
Hi Platinum-blonde, thank you so much for posting and sharing the info that has helped you.
We actually have an appointment today for a special evaluation including saddle testing at a bike shop. They have this special saddle with sensors hooked up to machines and the cycling specialist will evaluate my riding and the sensor saddle will measure a lot of things. I have no clue what to expect. When we got our Calfee tandem in 2013 it was custom made for us and we were measured before we ordered it and we had a fitting when the bike was finished (4 months later). So we did go through a custom fit process etc. But something has changed with me. So we are doing this special saddle testing today plus another fitting and I am hoping this will be the answer.
Thank you for the women bike forum suggestion. That's a great idea. Could you tell me which one you like? A lot of them seem pretty quiet at the moment. I did find a tandem bike forum and saw that there are more than a few stokers out there with my same issue.
I just started using chamois cream last week Thursday and I am not sure what I think yet. I got the hypoallergenic cream since I have lots of intolerances to many preservatives etc. That's interesting that some work better for you than others. The one you are using is in all the bike shops and seems very popular.
I also found this very informative site. Going to link it here just in case it could benefit anyone else who is reading who has a similar issue.
http://www.cobbcycling.com/comfort-issues/womens-comfort-issues/
This man has come up with what he says is the solution to most women's saddle issues and he breaks it down bit by bit (no pun intended lol). I have the trifecta. Saddle Sores, Sit Bone Pain and Soft Tissue Pressure. Nice. His saddles are over $200 but I would purchase in a heartbeat if it would solve my issue. I took the test he has online to help determine which saddle would be best and it came up with 2 completely different recommendations. I am waiting to see how today's testing goes.
Since you are a cyclist Platinum-blonde I know you get my desire to keep cycling. I love it so much and I would be heartbroken if we cannot figure it out and come up with a comfortable solution and really appreciate you taking the time to share what worked for you and I will keep this thread updated with whatever happens. Thank you again.
Scandi lovely floor. How is F doing today?
Marcy, you know Junie and I had trouble driving to you yesterday otherwise we would already be there. But we will try again next weekend. OK Junie?
That lasagna looks amazing and thank you for the recipe and those cookies. OMGood. Gorgeous flowers. Those colors are amazing.
Sorry Marty still isn't well. Believe it or not my cough and breathing issues persist. It's nuts. Almost 2 full weeks now. I never had something like this last this long. I am taking my inhaler every hour and need cough medicine many times a day. Very annoying. I woke every hour last night coughing and at 3AM just decided to get out of bed. This AM we are attempting trapping the ferals again (just have to wait till the sun rises because we don't want to catch any raccoons) though it will be in the mid 90s today so if we trap the cats have to go into our house to remain comfortable. Just to hot to keep them in the shed. Trapping only this AM though and we will be putting the food back before we go to the bike shop for the testing since it is too hot to continue once it gets hotter this afternoon. Fingers crossed on both fronts. Hope your Monday goes smoothly and remember only 4 more days till Friday!
Springerspaniel hello there.
Have a good day girls!
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Hi Nirdis!
Missy, it's great that you found a shop that can do the measurements and testing, and I hope that it can provide an answer to your problem. The tandem trike also looks like it would be a good option if you can't find a comfortable saddle. It looks comfortable and fun to ride. Sorry you are dealing with this, I understand how hard it would be to give up something you love doing and I hope your appointment today gives you some answers.
Also sorry to hear you're still sick and your cough is keeping you up at night. I do hope it doesn't last much longer and starts clearing up soon.
Very glad to hear about the Cola sighting! I hope Fresca 2's eye infection can be treated soon, poor thing. Good news about trapping Tigre! Sending good thoughts that more ferals can be trapped, it is definitely a complicated process and I'm sure this heat is not helping.
I'm happy to hear you had a great time at dinner! Sounds like a very interesting and entertaining couple, so fun to spend time with lively and engaging people.
The trip to my mother's house went ok - I did some cleaning/straightening up. My brother still needs to clean up his things. Not looking forward to this, my mother's house is old, needs work, and the town is not a very desirable one - but it is what it is and I'll just do the best I can. I'm hoping to have it listed this week.
Such a gorgeous sunrise! And the pic of you and Greg is really cute, I can see why it makes you smile. And yes, we will definitely make that road trip soon haha!
Marcy, I love your pics of the sunset and the flowers, just beautiful. And omigosh, your lasagna and cookies look SO delicious! I don't blame the bunnies and Snacks for drooling over those cookies lol. Dh lays on the covers too, I end up having to pull them out from under him - Between him and the cat it's a miracle I get any sleep at all lol! ITA that sheets and blankets don't accommodate the thicker mattresses. I hope Marty is starting to feel better. It stinks to be sick away from home. Whew, so glad your mirrors were ok! That feeling of sheer panic is awful.
Austina, I hope you've recovered from your jet lag by now and are enjoying yourself and having a wonderful visit with your son! Sorry about the hung election, I was reading about it and it has certainly complicated things to say the least.
Scandi, so sorry about the eye infection! I hope it is much better by now. Has the straw in her throat been resolved? The poor thing is going through a lot, and so are you, hugs to you both lol. Oh wow, the bathroom floor tile is really beautiful! So exciting to see the progress!
LLJsmom, yes, this cat is spoiled rotten! I love your turquoise stones, omg what an amazing color! Fantastic news about Llewelyn getting into accelerated math, congratulations to her! It's wonderful you took the time to work with her, that is commendable and I know it made a difference. 
Kristie, I'm thrilled Maggie is doing so well! That is wonderful news. But sorry to hear about Finn's deafness, poor guy. I'll bet he can still hear you, but even if he can't I'm sure he knows you still love him! He has a wonderful life with you, and he knows how much you care. It's great he can finally go swimming too.
Sharon, woo-hoo, a trip to Palm Springs…that sounds wonderful! You must be so excited - I'm so glad you are finally going on a much needed, and well - deserved vacation.
Calliecake, wow, your rose bushes must look so beautiful! I love roses. How has your shoulder been lately? I really hope it hasn't been bothering you too much.
Hi Platinum blonde and Springerspaniel!
Not much new with me to report - it was a pretty quiet weekend, just hung around the house, ran a few errands, and went out for a bite to eat.
Take care everyone, and have a good day!
Missy, it's great that you found a shop that can do the measurements and testing, and I hope that it can provide an answer to your problem. The tandem trike also looks like it would be a good option if you can't find a comfortable saddle. It looks comfortable and fun to ride. Sorry you are dealing with this, I understand how hard it would be to give up something you love doing and I hope your appointment today gives you some answers.
Also sorry to hear you're still sick and your cough is keeping you up at night. I do hope it doesn't last much longer and starts clearing up soon.
Very glad to hear about the Cola sighting! I hope Fresca 2's eye infection can be treated soon, poor thing. Good news about trapping Tigre! Sending good thoughts that more ferals can be trapped, it is definitely a complicated process and I'm sure this heat is not helping.
I'm happy to hear you had a great time at dinner! Sounds like a very interesting and entertaining couple, so fun to spend time with lively and engaging people.
The trip to my mother's house went ok - I did some cleaning/straightening up. My brother still needs to clean up his things. Not looking forward to this, my mother's house is old, needs work, and the town is not a very desirable one - but it is what it is and I'll just do the best I can. I'm hoping to have it listed this week.
Such a gorgeous sunrise! And the pic of you and Greg is really cute, I can see why it makes you smile. And yes, we will definitely make that road trip soon haha!
Marcy, I love your pics of the sunset and the flowers, just beautiful. And omigosh, your lasagna and cookies look SO delicious! I don't blame the bunnies and Snacks for drooling over those cookies lol. Dh lays on the covers too, I end up having to pull them out from under him - Between him and the cat it's a miracle I get any sleep at all lol! ITA that sheets and blankets don't accommodate the thicker mattresses. I hope Marty is starting to feel better. It stinks to be sick away from home. Whew, so glad your mirrors were ok! That feeling of sheer panic is awful.
Austina, I hope you've recovered from your jet lag by now and are enjoying yourself and having a wonderful visit with your son! Sorry about the hung election, I was reading about it and it has certainly complicated things to say the least.
Scandi, so sorry about the eye infection! I hope it is much better by now. Has the straw in her throat been resolved? The poor thing is going through a lot, and so are you, hugs to you both lol. Oh wow, the bathroom floor tile is really beautiful! So exciting to see the progress!
LLJsmom, yes, this cat is spoiled rotten! I love your turquoise stones, omg what an amazing color!
Fantastic news about Llewelyn getting into accelerated math, congratulations to her! It's wonderful you took the time to work with her, that is commendable and I know it made a difference. Kristie, I'm thrilled Maggie is doing so well! That is wonderful news. But sorry to hear about Finn's deafness, poor guy. I'll bet he can still hear you, but even if he can't I'm sure he knows you still love him! He has a wonderful life with you, and he knows how much you care. It's great he can finally go swimming too.
Sharon, woo-hoo, a trip to Palm Springs…that sounds wonderful! You must be so excited - I'm so glad you are finally going on a much needed, and well - deserved vacation.
Calliecake, wow, your rose bushes must look so beautiful! I love roses. How has your shoulder been lately? I really hope it hasn't been bothering you too much.
Hi Platinum blonde and Springerspaniel!
Not much new with me to report - it was a pretty quiet weekend, just hung around the house, ran a few errands, and went out for a bite to eat.
Take care everyone, and have a good day!
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Hi NIRDIs!
Missy, that link you posted sounds like it could have some helpful information. I sure hope you find something that is comfy for you. Okay - I’ll plan some other delicious meal for next weekend since you and Junebug will be joining me. I am so sorry you are still coughing and having breathing issues. Inhalers start really making me buzzy / hyper. I am glad you were able to trap 5 ferals to get to Ann. Gorgeous sunrise; love the colors. You and Greg will be posing by more tandem bikes; no worries. Both of you are determined to find something that works. I know it’s hard but try not to be discouraged.
Junebug, I hope your mom’s house moves quickly. It does sound like it’s amazing you get any sleep. When Marty was got calls or texts all night long from work at his old job I just got up and moved to the spare bedroom. Now that he isn’t on call it took me a while to adjust to not sleeping in the spare bedroom. Then I had to figure out how to share covers again. I do keep a fleece blanket close so if he steel everything I can cover up with that. How is your gorgeous EC ring and beautiful cluster ring?
I had an eventful evening. We had 2 to 4 inch hail and tornadoes very nearby. I drove home in small hail and got home before the big stones starting hitting. I thought the windows on the west side of the house were going to break. The roof was really taking a beating. They had quite a few tornadoes touch down north and east of us. I finally decided to cook supper once I could see sunshine to the west. I hated to start anything incase I had to head to the basement.
Marty still feels pretty bad. He picked up NyQuil yesterday and he said it kept him awake instead of making him sleepy. Today he picked up one of the things like Tylenol PM. I guess some of the guys he is working with has been sick too. He still went and did his heavy workout tonight. I tried to talk him out of it but I got the “well nobody said this would be easy and I would lose ground if I don’t follow my routine” - you know mansplaining stuff. Glad I’m not stubborn like he is. Ha Ha.
Take care. Have a great evening.
Marcy
The hail pictures are mine. The tornado picture was on the local news website.
Missy, that link you posted sounds like it could have some helpful information. I sure hope you find something that is comfy for you. Okay - I’ll plan some other delicious meal for next weekend since you and Junebug will be joining me. I am so sorry you are still coughing and having breathing issues. Inhalers start really making me buzzy / hyper. I am glad you were able to trap 5 ferals to get to Ann. Gorgeous sunrise; love the colors. You and Greg will be posing by more tandem bikes; no worries. Both of you are determined to find something that works. I know it’s hard but try not to be discouraged.
Junebug, I hope your mom’s house moves quickly. It does sound like it’s amazing you get any sleep. When Marty was got calls or texts all night long from work at his old job I just got up and moved to the spare bedroom. Now that he isn’t on call it took me a while to adjust to not sleeping in the spare bedroom. Then I had to figure out how to share covers again. I do keep a fleece blanket close so if he steel everything I can cover up with that. How is your gorgeous EC ring and beautiful cluster ring?
I had an eventful evening. We had 2 to 4 inch hail and tornadoes very nearby. I drove home in small hail and got home before the big stones starting hitting. I thought the windows on the west side of the house were going to break. The roof was really taking a beating. They had quite a few tornadoes touch down north and east of us. I finally decided to cook supper once I could see sunshine to the west. I hated to start anything incase I had to head to the basement.
Marty still feels pretty bad. He picked up NyQuil yesterday and he said it kept him awake instead of making him sleepy. Today he picked up one of the things like Tylenol PM. I guess some of the guys he is working with has been sick too. He still went and did his heavy workout tonight. I tried to talk him out of it but I got the “well nobody said this would be easy and I would lose ground if I don’t follow my routine” - you know mansplaining stuff. Glad I’m not stubborn like he is. Ha Ha.
Take care. Have a great evening.
Marcy
The hail pictures are mine. The tornado picture was on the local news website.
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Ermagherd I was scared to death when we had mothball sized hail last year! They perforated all the hostas! I can't imagine the sound those snow cone sized hail made coming down!!!! The ones last year set off car alarms!
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Good morning girls!
The hours and days are flying by so quickly! The floors will soon be finished now I hope. All the oak is in place (living rooms and bedrooms etc), and tilewise (lol), only the master bedroom and half the hallway is left now. Yippi! Oh no I forgot. The large living room - not started on the floors there yet. They need to finish installing the fire place there first. It is kind of big... LOL
Missy, I have no clue about tandems, but I'm sure you will find one! Or perhaps two
That way the ouch would be in different places and have more time to heal between trips, perhaps..? Hmmmm please tell Greg that you need one bike for each day of the week.... LOL and don't tell him it was my idea...
Still happy about Cola!! Beautiful sweet girl.
Marcy, those hails are just plain scary. I thought those we have here were big.. Nope. I was clearly wrong. Stay safe! And have a cookie for me. They look amazing!! And lasagne. I like lasagne.... Don't really eat that kind of things anymore (no gluten or grain for me anymore, evil stomach) so now they sound even better... LOL no worries. I still manage to eat plenty...
My summer wardrobe is still a little small. Reminder to self: never buy anything without stretch... No worries though. A few more days at work, and I'll work mostly half days from home until the actual holiday starts (school holiday starting soon so I'll have to pretend to be a responsible parent and feed my children or something like that). So that will give me a lot more time for exercise.
Jimmianne, hope you have a great time, I miss you.
June, I think that is exactly the right thing to do: just do it and then it might be easier to put it behind you. The practicalities, I mean. I hate having things that needs to be done but that I dread doing. Always takes so much energy and time to dreading them instead of just doing them. At least for me.
LLJsmom, wonderful colour! And congratulations to your DD! That is great!
Kirstie, tons of hugs to Maggie. And to Finn. I feel like he might need them too. Please don't worry though. I just know in my heart that he can hear/feel you talking to him even if he can't hear the words. Something about the sound wave through the air or something.
Rainwood, how is everything?
Jaaron, hope you are well!
Sharon, you really are too sweet! Thank you!
Springerspaniel, Thank you! That is so kind!
The hours and days are flying by so quickly! The floors will soon be finished now I hope. All the oak is in place (living rooms and bedrooms etc), and tilewise (lol), only the master bedroom and half the hallway is left now. Yippi! Oh no I forgot. The large living room - not started on the floors there yet. They need to finish installing the fire place there first. It is kind of big... LOL
Missy, I have no clue about tandems, but I'm sure you will find one! Or perhaps two
That way the ouch would be in different places and have more time to heal between trips, perhaps..? Hmmmm please tell Greg that you need one bike for each day of the week.... LOL and don't tell him it was my idea...Still happy about Cola!! Beautiful sweet girl.
Marcy, those hails are just plain scary. I thought those we have here were big.. Nope. I was clearly wrong. Stay safe! And have a cookie for me. They look amazing!! And lasagne. I like lasagne.... Don't really eat that kind of things anymore (no gluten or grain for me anymore, evil stomach) so now they sound even better... LOL no worries. I still manage to eat plenty...
My summer wardrobe is still a little small. Reminder to self: never buy anything without stretch... No worries though. A few more days at work, and I'll work mostly half days from home until the actual holiday starts (school holiday starting soon so I'll have to pretend to be a responsible parent and feed my children or something like that). So that will give me a lot more time for exercise.
Jimmianne, hope you have a great time, I miss you.
June, I think that is exactly the right thing to do: just do it and then it might be easier to put it behind you. The practicalities, I mean. I hate having things that needs to be done but that I dread doing. Always takes so much energy and time to dreading them instead of just doing them. At least for me.
LLJsmom, wonderful colour! And congratulations to your DD! That is great!
Kirstie, tons of hugs to Maggie. And to Finn. I feel like he might need them too. Please don't worry though. I just know in my heart that he can hear/feel you talking to him even if he can't hear the words. Something about the sound wave through the air or something.
Rainwood, how is everything?
Jaaron, hope you are well!
Sharon, you really are too sweet! Thank you!
Springerspaniel, Thank you! That is so kind!
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Good morning girls!
Marcy as I told you last night Greg said paint them purple and you will have some lovely Easter eggs LOL. Of course you know they looked like ice cream to me. Yummm. But thanks to you girls yesterday I had ice cream on the brain.
Thank goodness you (and your sister!) are safe and didn't get injured with those monster hail balls. And tornados are terrifying. All I can say is wow they do things big in Wyoming cause we never experienced that size hail.
Sorry Marty isn't feeling better. He and I are in the same boat right now. This coughing and breathing issue is just being plain stubborn. And our air quality with the 95 degree plus heat is not helping. Hoping he starts feeling better very soon.
Junie, thank you sweetie. Zoe is a sweet baby and she deserves to be spoiled for sure! And she has the perfect mommy to take care of her every need. LOVE sweet Zoe and I love her sweet mommy too!
Scandi hope F's eye is better. Thinking of you both and her upcoming appointment for surgery.
Pinto as I promised I will fill you in later. Get ready to be bored.
Jimmianne we miss you!
Rainwood I hope work gets less crazy and you start having some time to relax and enjoy. Though I know you enjoy work too.
You guys already know it was a disappointing appointment but I am not giving up. We were there a few hours and tried about 5 saddles and I was hooked up to the saddle machine and Jarrod was telling me everything I was doing wrong. It is amazing I was able to enjoy cycling for 20 years doing everything wrong.
It doesn't help that I am no longer using the shoes that clip into the pedal since after my accident because now my foot position is all wrong. Toe has to be straight and heel even down at times. My toe was pointing all wrong. And my knees. OMG. Don't get me started. Plus I was too far back in the saddle. But the way he wants me to sit just HURTS.
He said I should (need to) get back to the clip in shoes to get my form right again but it isn't worth it to me. One Pilon fracture a lifetime is more than enough for me. My surgeon said I could return to cycling but he also warned me NOT to go back to those cycling shoes.
Jarrod was nice but yes arrogant as in everything he says is right, no room for interpretation etc and it is all black and white and not an art as much as a science. Well I disagree a bit with that because not everything including cycling is a science. And there is a bit of what works for you might not work for me but heck what do I know.
It was 99 degrees yesterday and today is going to be just as hot with continuing air quality problems. So I don't think we are going to attempt a morning ride. Hopefully tomorrow. Though truth be told I no longer feel excited about cycling and it is quickly becoming unpleasant in more ways than one.
The set up was impressive during the testing. A machine measured my movements in the saddle and showed the pressure points and it was sort of cool.
OK pics because I know you want them. LOL Jarrod was a willing participant in the mini photo session at the end that we took just for you girls.
First up the cycling set up. Looks painful right? It was. I did get a saddle on the machine but the photo is not downloading right now. Will try again later. But this gives you the idea of what it was like yesterday.
Then the computer monitors that were set up during my testing session.
And lastly Jarrod and Greg. 2 handsome but very different men. Though both enjoy a passion and love for cycling.
Greg waiting patiently. I feel like he does a lot of that for me.
Have a great day girls and stay cool!
Marcy as I told you last night Greg said paint them purple and you will have some lovely Easter eggs LOL. Of course you know they looked like ice cream to me. Yummm. But thanks to you girls yesterday I had ice cream on the brain.
Thank goodness you (and your sister!) are safe and didn't get injured with those monster hail balls. And tornados are terrifying. All I can say is wow they do things big in Wyoming cause we never experienced that size hail.
Sorry Marty isn't feeling better. He and I are in the same boat right now. This coughing and breathing issue is just being plain stubborn. And our air quality with the 95 degree plus heat is not helping. Hoping he starts feeling better very soon.
Junie, thank you sweetie. Zoe is a sweet baby and she deserves to be spoiled for sure! And she has the perfect mommy to take care of her every need. LOVE sweet Zoe and I love her sweet mommy too!
Scandi hope F's eye is better. Thinking of you both and her upcoming appointment for surgery.
Pinto as I promised I will fill you in later. Get ready to be bored.
Jimmianne we miss you!
Rainwood I hope work gets less crazy and you start having some time to relax and enjoy. Though I know you enjoy work too.
You guys already know it was a disappointing appointment but I am not giving up. We were there a few hours and tried about 5 saddles and I was hooked up to the saddle machine and Jarrod was telling me everything I was doing wrong. It is amazing I was able to enjoy cycling for 20 years doing everything wrong.
It doesn't help that I am no longer using the shoes that clip into the pedal since after my accident because now my foot position is all wrong. Toe has to be straight and heel even down at times. My toe was pointing all wrong. And my knees. OMG. Don't get me started. Plus I was too far back in the saddle. But the way he wants me to sit just HURTS.
He said I should (need to) get back to the clip in shoes to get my form right again but it isn't worth it to me. One Pilon fracture a lifetime is more than enough for me. My surgeon said I could return to cycling but he also warned me NOT to go back to those cycling shoes.
Jarrod was nice but yes arrogant as in everything he says is right, no room for interpretation etc and it is all black and white and not an art as much as a science. Well I disagree a bit with that because not everything including cycling is a science. And there is a bit of what works for you might not work for me but heck what do I know.
It was 99 degrees yesterday and today is going to be just as hot with continuing air quality problems. So I don't think we are going to attempt a morning ride. Hopefully tomorrow. Though truth be told I no longer feel excited about cycling and it is quickly becoming unpleasant in more ways than one.
The set up was impressive during the testing. A machine measured my movements in the saddle and showed the pressure points and it was sort of cool.
OK pics because I know you want them. LOL Jarrod was a willing participant in the mini photo session at the end that we took just for you girls.
First up the cycling set up. Looks painful right? It was.
I did get a saddle on the machine but the photo is not downloading right now. Will try again later. But this gives you the idea of what it was like yesterday. Then the computer monitors that were set up during my testing session.
And lastly Jarrod and Greg. 2 handsome but very different men. Though both enjoy a passion and love for cycling.
Greg waiting patiently. I feel like he does a lot of that for me.
Have a great day girls and stay cool!
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Also we tried feral kitty trapping again over the past 2 days. No luck. We kept almost trapping the original kitties. Now that 5 of the new Ferals are trapped and not outside competing with the original kitties the original soda gang is showing up more. Cola, Rootbeer and yes Sammy! Woohoo Sammy is still alive! Problem is they are the only ones willing to go back into our traps for food lol. And while watching on the security camera it's hard to tell if it's one of the clipped ears spayed kitties or a new one. They all look similar.
So we accidentally re trapped root beer last night but greg released her and then we scared cola and squirt and Sammy away before we re trapped them. But no luck with the 3 or 4 new Ferals remaining to be trapped. Oh well. We have one and a half more days to try before Ann needs them. Fingers crossed. It is super challenging right now to get the rest of the new kitties. We finally put the food back last night and will try again tonight and tomorrow early.
Ok adding one more photo of the setup yesterday. The saddle is in place in this photo but before the sensor saddle goes over it.
Stay cool ladies and see you later.
So we accidentally re trapped root beer last night but greg released her and then we scared cola and squirt and Sammy away before we re trapped them. But no luck with the 3 or 4 new Ferals remaining to be trapped. Oh well. We have one and a half more days to try before Ann needs them. Fingers crossed. It is super challenging right now to get the rest of the new kitties. We finally put the food back last night and will try again tonight and tomorrow early.
Ok adding one more photo of the setup yesterday. The saddle is in place in this photo but before the sensor saddle goes over it.
Stay cool ladies
and see you later.
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Oh and a photo of our Cat TV that we were glued to last night. Lol good times. The excitement never stops. 
iPad set up on the cat camera. We have 2 cameras on the kitty traps. This is what we were closely monitoring all evening before bed. Greg finally took the traps in and out their food back at 930pm last night. The cameras have infrared night vision so we can see (sort of) when it is dark. But the details aren't super clear.
As soon as greg put the food back a possum went right in to the feeding station. Poor babies are hungry. And hot.
iPad set up on the cat camera. We have 2 cameras on the kitty traps. This is what we were closely monitoring all evening before bed. Greg finally took the traps in and out their food back at 930pm last night. The cameras have infrared night vision so we can see (sort of) when it is dark. But the details aren't super clear.
As soon as greg put the food back a possum went right in to the feeding station. Poor babies are hungry. And hot.
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Missy,
That guy Jarrod sounds very arrogant and VERY ANNOYING!! Argh and gahh on your behalf. Perhaps you could ask Greg to build a small swimming pool for the feral kitties...? LOL he is so going to hate me. Of a nice fountain? Fresh drinking water and a nice swim in the summer sun? You will go from 5 star hotel to 5 star resort in no time at all!
Sorry to hear that you are still sick. Stupid coughing, you deserve better!
Perhaps I read this too fast, but what will you do about the saddle now? Next step?
Hugs!
That guy Jarrod sounds very arrogant and VERY ANNOYING!! Argh and gahh on your behalf. Perhaps you could ask Greg to build a small swimming pool for the feral kitties...? LOL he is so going to hate me. Of a nice fountain? Fresh drinking water and a nice swim in the summer sun? You will go from 5 star hotel to 5 star resort in no time at all!
Sorry to hear that you are still sick. Stupid coughing, you deserve better!
Perhaps I read this too fast, but what will you do about the saddle now? Next step?
Hugs!
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Hi NIRDIs!
Missy, that link you posted sounds like it could have some helpful information. I sure hope you find something that is comfy for you. Okay - I’ll plan some other delicious meal for next weekend since you and Junebug will be joining me. I am so sorry you are still coughing and having breathing issues. Inhalers start really making me buzzy / hyper. I am glad you were able to trap 5 ferals to get to Ann. Gorgeous sunrise; love the colors. You and Greg will be posing by more tandem bikes; no worries. Both of you are determined to find something that works. I know it’s hard but try not to be discouraged.
Junebug, I hope your mom’s house moves quickly. It does sound like it’s amazing you get any sleep. When Marty was got calls or texts all night long from work at his old job I just got up and moved to the spare bedroom. Now that he isn’t on call it took me a while to adjust to not sleeping in the spare bedroom. Then I had to figure out how to share covers again. I do keep a fleece blanket close so if he steel everything I can cover up with that. How is your gorgeous EC ring and beautiful cluster ring?
I had an eventful evening. We had 2 to 4 inch hail and tornadoes very nearby. I drove home in small hail and got home before the big stones starting hitting. I thought the windows on the west side of the house were going to break. The roof was really taking a beating. They had quite a few tornadoes touch down north and east of us. I finally decided to cook supper once I could see sunshine to the west. I hated to start anything incase I had to head to the basement.
Marty still feels pretty bad. He picked up NyQuil yesterday and he said it kept him awake instead of making him sleepy. Today he picked up one of the things like Tylenol PM. I guess some of the guys he is working with has been sick too. He still went and did his heavy workout tonight. I tried to talk him out of it but I got the “well nobody said this would be easy and I would lose ground if I don’t follow my routine” - you know mansplaining stuff. Glad I’m not stubborn like he is. Ha Ha.
Take care. Have a great evening.
Marcy
The hail pictures are mine. The tornado picture was on the local news website.
Marcy--your story reminds me of one I read recently--local news. Glad you were safe and your property unharmed.
http://fox8.com/2017/06/04/man-mows-lawn-with-tornado-behind-him-i-was-keeping-an-eye-on-it/
cheers--Sharon
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Hey Missy! I haven't been following this thread but clicked on it today by chance. Wow, very interesting to see that bike set up analysis machine. I'm not sure I know the full story but did you perhaps get injured and had to go through a surgery due to cycling? Hopefully it wasn't an accident? I had a fall during a race (my own fault, going downhill and grabbing nutrition and was on a new bike and skid out) and since then have always been very weary about group rides etc. Hope you get back at it soon enough!
Do you mind me asking how you found that bike analysis machine and what is the intent? Is it more about position set up or can it also recommend the right saddle for you? I am not in love with my saddle either and have tried various things. Inevitably though, it feels "bruised" but gave up thinking that it's just the best option I have. Most of the times when I'm trying to get some guidance at a bike shop, it's males associates working and it's harder to describe where there is discomfort "down there." Perhaps doing a similar analysis (if I can find one in my city) would be a good next step to prepare for this long race I'm going to attempt in November. Well any insight you can share is much appreciated! Glad to find another cyclist lover on the forum!
Do you mind me asking how you found that bike analysis machine and what is the intent? Is it more about position set up or can it also recommend the right saddle for you? I am not in love with my saddle either and have tried various things. Inevitably though, it feels "bruised" but gave up thinking that it's just the best option I have. Most of the times when I'm trying to get some guidance at a bike shop, it's males associates working and it's harder to describe where there is discomfort "down there." Perhaps doing a similar analysis (if I can find one in my city) would be a good next step to prepare for this long race I'm going to attempt in November. Well any insight you can share is much appreciated! Glad to find another cyclist lover on the forum!
Good morning girls!
Marcy as I told you last night Greg said paint them purple and you will have some lovely Easter eggs LOL. Of course you know they looked like ice cream to me. Yummm. But thanks to you girls yesterday I had ice cream on the brain.
Thank goodness you (and your sister!) are safe and didn't get injured with those monster hail balls. And tornados are terrifying. All I can say is wow they do things big in Wyoming cause we never experienced that size hail.
Sorry Marty isn't feeling better. He and I are in the same boat right now. This coughing and breathing issue is just being plain stubborn. And our air quality with the 95 degree plus heat is not helping. Hoping he starts feeling better very soon.
Junie, thank you sweetie. Zoe is a sweet baby and she deserves to be spoiled for sure! And she has the perfect mommy to take care of her every need. LOVE sweet Zoe and I love her sweet mommy too!
Scandi hope F's eye is better. Thinking of you both and her upcoming appointment for surgery.
Pinto as I promised I will fill you in later. Get ready to be bored.
Jimmianne we miss you!
Rainwood I hope work gets less crazy and you start having some time to relax and enjoy. Though I know you enjoy work too.
You guys already know it was a disappointing appointment but I am not giving up. We were there a few hours and tried about 5 saddles and I was hooked up to the saddle machine and Jarrod was telling me everything I was doing wrong. It is amazing I was able to enjoy cycling for 20 years doing everything wrong.
It doesn't help that I am no longer using the shoes that clip into the pedal since after my accident because now my foot position is all wrong. Toe has to be straight and heel even down at times. My toe was pointing all wrong. And my knees. OMG. Don't get me started. Plus I was too far back in the saddle. But the way he wants me to sit just HURTS.
He said I should (need to) get back to the clip in shoes to get my form right again but it isn't worth it to me. One Pilon fracture a lifetime is more than enough for me. My surgeon said I could return to cycling but he also warned me NOT to go back to those cycling shoes.
Jarrod was nice but yes arrogant as in everything he says is right, no room for interpretation etc and it is all black and white and not an art as much as a science. Well I disagree a bit with that because not everything including cycling is a science. And there is a bit of what works for you might not work for me but heck what do I know.
It was 99 degrees yesterday and today is going to be just as hot with continuing air quality problems. So I don't think we are going to attempt a morning ride. Hopefully tomorrow. Though truth be told I no longer feel excited about cycling and it is quickly becoming unpleasant in more ways than one.
The set up was impressive during the testing. A machine measured my movements in the saddle and showed the pressure points and it was sort of cool.
OK pics because I know you want them. LOL Jarrod was a willing participant in the mini photo session at the end that we took just for you girls.
First up the cycling set up. Looks painful right? It was.
Then the computer monitors that were set up during my testing session.
And lastly Jarrod and Greg. 2 handsome but very different men. Though both enjoy a passion and love for cycling.
Greg waiting patiently. I feel like he does a lot of that for me.
Have a great day girls and stay cool!
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Good afternoon lovely ladies.
Please let me apologise in advance If I don't address you individually, I've just had a quick skim as we've been really busy since arriving.
It's hot, hot, hot here, we had to stay in for a delivery today, so went out after it arrived, but it was too hot to walk far.
I'm sorry to hear you're still suffering Missy, this really is a nasty virus, and that Marty is also unwell Marcy.
Good luck with the kitty kidnapping, hopefully you'll be able to catch the others and prevent them from a life of kitten production. Very disappointing for you to still have no resolution to the biking issue.
Yikes Marcy, those hailstone are serious whoppers!
I hope work eases up for you Rainwood, no fun having it take over your life.
Sounds like the house is really coming together Scandi, the floor looks great.
I hope you get a quick sale on your mothers house Junebug, it's sad having to pack up someone's life, and the things they treasured.
The package contained something pretty and sparkly, and when I can get a good photo, I'll post it
Meanwhile, a big to you all, take care.
Please let me apologise in advance If I don't address you individually, I've just had a quick skim as we've been really busy since arriving.
It's hot, hot, hot here, we had to stay in for a delivery today, so went out after it arrived, but it was too hot to walk far.
I'm sorry to hear you're still suffering Missy, this really is a nasty virus, and that Marty is also unwell Marcy.
Good luck with the kitty kidnapping, hopefully you'll be able to catch the others and prevent them from a life of kitten production. Very disappointing for you to still have no resolution to the biking issue.
Yikes Marcy, those hailstone are serious whoppers!
I hope work eases up for you Rainwood, no fun having it take over your life.
Sounds like the house is really coming together Scandi, the floor looks great.
I hope you get a quick sale on your mothers house Junebug, it's sad having to pack up someone's life, and the things they treasured.
The package contained something pretty and sparkly, and when I can get a good photo, I'll post it
Meanwhile, a big
to you all, take care.
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Hi NIRDIs!
Pinto Bean, those hail stone were really loud on the roof especially when they hit a vent. That is amazing your hail storm last year set off car alarms; I can see how all that pounding on a car would do that.
Scandi, how exciting at having so much progress on your house. I can hardly wait. It’s as cool as anxiously waiting to see pictures of new bling. I did have a cookie for you today; thanks! One of my employees brought me the empty bag today and she wrote on it “please bring us more terrible cookies”. They said they ate them all so no else would have to eat them. Sorry gluten bothers you; the less I eat pasta and bread I am starting to wonder if I have that problem too. That’s great you will be working at home quite a bit this summer.
Missy, ice cream and Easter eggs both sound good to me. I am sure those balls of ice would soak up dye. Tornadoes are less frequent here than places like Kansas and Oklahoma but we can hold our own in frequent and big hail storms. Marty’s F250 had $12,500 damage on it about 5 years ago; it got pelted with golf ball sized hail. Sorry that your crud is just hanging on and I am sure the heat and humidity doesn’t help your coughing or breathing. I am sending get well dust your way. Marty did get some sleep but still doesn’t feel good. I see him being a permanent fixture on the couch for about 2 days when he gets home. I hate to hear Jarrod was so arrogant; not a good way to win customers. Cat TV should become a streaming video program; the world could help you monitor the kitties. That is quite the set up. You have done well catching quite a few ferals this week.
Sharon, that is pretty funny about the guy mowing his lawn keeping an eye on the tornado. I saw a picture last summer of a wedding couple posing for pictures with a tornado in the background. Talk about a photo bomb!
PierreBear, sorry to hear about your fall - did you get hurt?
Austina, i bet it is hot there. I’d say those hail stones were whopping on my house yesterday. Ha Ha. I’ll be excited to see the picture of something sparkly.
The good news for today was we didn’t have hail. It was only in the 60’s today but pretty nice overall.
A lady from corporate came up today to spend time with me and a few other people she works with. I haven’t met her in person before and enjoyed visiting with her. I planned on taking her to lunch but she wanted to get back on the road by 2 pm so after she left I had cookies and a Coke for lunch. I figure I’ll be back to meat and veggies by Friday so I’ll eat bad now.
I stopped and had chicken nuggets for supper. Darn guy gave me 12 pieces instead of 8 for free; and I ate them ALL. If I get hives or a stomach ache it’s my own fault. I was amused while I was eating. I was about 10 feet from the kids play room and I kept hearing a little girl screaming. Pretty soon a guy setting further away from the play room than me yells “Quit screaming Melissa Lynn”. I thought - I wonder where she learned that from?
Have a fabulous evening and great day tomorrow.
Marcy
Pinto Bean, those hail stone were really loud on the roof especially when they hit a vent. That is amazing your hail storm last year set off car alarms; I can see how all that pounding on a car would do that.
Scandi, how exciting at having so much progress on your house. I can hardly wait. It’s as cool as anxiously waiting to see pictures of new bling. I did have a cookie for you today; thanks! One of my employees brought me the empty bag today and she wrote on it “please bring us more terrible cookies”. They said they ate them all so no else would have to eat them. Sorry gluten bothers you; the less I eat pasta and bread I am starting to wonder if I have that problem too. That’s great you will be working at home quite a bit this summer.
Missy, ice cream and Easter eggs both sound good to me. I am sure those balls of ice would soak up dye. Tornadoes are less frequent here than places like Kansas and Oklahoma but we can hold our own in frequent and big hail storms. Marty’s F250 had $12,500 damage on it about 5 years ago; it got pelted with golf ball sized hail. Sorry that your crud is just hanging on and I am sure the heat and humidity doesn’t help your coughing or breathing. I am sending get well dust your way. Marty did get some sleep but still doesn’t feel good. I see him being a permanent fixture on the couch for about 2 days when he gets home. I hate to hear Jarrod was so arrogant; not a good way to win customers. Cat TV should become a streaming video program; the world could help you monitor the kitties. That is quite the set up. You have done well catching quite a few ferals this week.
Sharon, that is pretty funny about the guy mowing his lawn keeping an eye on the tornado. I saw a picture last summer of a wedding couple posing for pictures with a tornado in the background. Talk about a photo bomb!
PierreBear, sorry to hear about your fall - did you get hurt?
Austina, i bet it is hot there. I’d say those hail stones were whopping on my house yesterday. Ha Ha. I’ll be excited to see the picture of something sparkly.
The good news for today was we didn’t have hail. It was only in the 60’s today but pretty nice overall.
A lady from corporate came up today to spend time with me and a few other people she works with. I haven’t met her in person before and enjoyed visiting with her. I planned on taking her to lunch but she wanted to get back on the road by 2 pm so after she left I had cookies and a Coke for lunch. I figure I’ll be back to meat and veggies by Friday so I’ll eat bad now.
I stopped and had chicken nuggets for supper. Darn guy gave me 12 pieces instead of 8 for free; and I ate them ALL. If I get hives or a stomach ache it’s my own fault. I was amused while I was eating. I was about 10 feet from the kids play room and I kept hearing a little girl screaming. Pretty soon a guy setting further away from the play room than me yells “Quit screaming Melissa Lynn”. I thought - I wonder where she learned that from?
Have a fabulous evening and great day tomorrow.
Marcy
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I'm sorry that it's taken me so long to respond. Life has been pretty crazy at work, which is where I spend most of my time on the internet.
I totally get your desire to cycle, despite the physical discomforts. When I used to run, I continued to run through the pain of a torn tendon in my foot, and painful bunions in both feet. Eventually, I had PRP therapy on my tendon. People thought I was crazy, but not running would make me crazy! Lol
I really do hope that session (analysis) will help. That picture of you, and your husband together with bike is great!
Anyways, it's been a few years since I've been on the women's cycling forums, but they used to be pretty lively. Here's the link: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/
Good luck!!!
@marcy, hi! Your cookies, and Lasagna look delicious!
I totally get your desire to cycle, despite the physical discomforts. When I used to run, I continued to run through the pain of a torn tendon in my foot, and painful bunions in both feet. Eventually, I had PRP therapy on my tendon. People thought I was crazy, but not running would make me crazy! Lol
I really do hope that session (analysis) will help. That picture of you, and your husband together with bike is great!
Anyways, it's been a few years since I've been on the women's cycling forums, but they used to be pretty lively. Here's the link: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/
Good luck!!!
@marcy, hi! Your cookies, and Lasagna look delicious!
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NIRDIs,
I'm lousy at replying to you individually, but I do want to send you all lots of xxxooo and <3 for your continued support of me in the widow thread and offline. I refresh the browser a lot and every time I hear a ping on my phone from a text or see the thread bolded bc someone replied I feel less lost and more grounded, so thank you so very very much!
I'm lousy at replying to you individually, but I do want to send you all lots of xxxooo and <3 for your continued support of me in the widow thread and offline. I refresh the browser a lot and every time I hear a ping on my phone from a text or see the thread bolded bc someone replied I feel less lost and more grounded, so thank you so very very much!
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Good morning girls!
First of all big (((HUGS))) PintoBean. I think with the collective PS here for you that you are never alone. I hope you can feel all our love and support and good vibes and know we are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. (((HUGS))).
Scandi and Marcy I gave you the wrong impression of Jarrod. He was very nice to me and answered every question patiently. But he is a one way type of guy in that it is his way is the right way and no other way is possible. So arrogant I guess in that respect and also when I said a specific saddle position hurt he said the computer is not showing any pressure points being lit up in that position so I must be hypersensitive and then he dismissed it. OK come to think of it yes he could have been less extreme in his thinking. If a client says it hurts take that seriously and don't dismiss it. But otherwise he was nice enough. I do think it is more of an art (bicycling and saddle fitting etc) whereas he approaches it from a purely black and white point of view. So not impressed with the whole Precision Fit for me but I am trying it his way this week and fingers crossed I am wrong and he is right. Then I can sing that song from In Plain Sight. Loved that show.
Scandi what is the progress update today? Cannot wait to see all your photos and enjoy your happiness at a project hard earned and well done. Sending more love to you and F.
Marcy hope you didn't get a tummy ache from the extra chicken nuggets. Hope Marty is home soon and feeling better. OMG that is a lot of damage on Marty's car from that storm 5 years ago. Stay out of trouble girlfriend. No more hail storms or tornados at least for this month OK?
Hug the killer bunnies and lovable teddies for me and hope work is going well. Thanks for keeping me company on vacation this week. You girls are the best.
Austina hello and glad you are enjoying your time in Austin with your son. No worries about answering us individually or checking in. We always are happy to hear from you on your time schedule. NO pressure. OMG did I see you have a new sparkly? Please post photos and more info when you can. LOVE the sparklies. Yes the weather has been brutal but we are cooling off for at least a few days. Today is our last chance for trapping this round so fingers crossed we can get another cat or two or 3 dare I hope.
Platinum-blonde thank you for the extra info. Yes Team Estrogen was one of my favorite places for cycling gear online and sadly they went out of business a long time ago. I never joined their forum but I miss their online store. I am not sure the forum is still current and think they stopped when the business went out of commission. Will check it out though and thank you.
PierreBear
I started having the trifecta of pain like you might be experiencing...saddle sores, soft tissue pain and sit bone pain and this started for me at the end of last cycling season after 20 plus years of (relatively)comfortable cycling. We used to cycle from 50-70 miles without major issues. Of course after long rides I had discomfort but nothing like I am experiencing now and I cannot even go 10 miles now without pain and sores.
I tried over 15 new saddles and nothing worked and then read about the Precision Fit and luckily it was offered at one of our bike shoppes here. Trial and error re saddle comfort might work but it didn't for me. So I searched for something more comprehensive and less of a random trial and error. I hope the info below helps you and let me know if you have any other questions. Happy to do whatever I can to help you get back on the bike comfortably.
Google Precision Fit testing and see if they offer it around you. There are 2 places near us. One at the shore and one in NYC within walking distance of our home there. But I don't know where you live so not sure it is available. It is pricey but if it could help you it would be worth it. I don't think it helped me but I have not been able to cycle yet so I will update this thread either way once I know. Today we are trying to cycle and I am very nervous. I so badly want this to work for us.
Sorry you had a cycling accident but glad you didn't injure yourself. I did break a few bones in 2014 and that was the impetus for this thread. The day of the accident I was in so much pain and looking for comfort and positive thoughts to get me through and these girls came through times a million. I owe so much to the girls who stayed by me here all these years. Truly love them and they are close friends.
OK so this brings me to another piece of news. Some of you might be worried for me but I promise we will be as safe as possible and we are hoping this will be added to our Calfee racing tandem routine and not in place of but we wanted options. We just ordered the tandem recumbent trike. LOL we are crazy I know! Anyway not sure when it will be delivered (from the midwest) to the trike shop that is 90 minutes away from our beach house. Once it is delivered to the bike shop the trike guy has to build it and we have to go for a fitting and then he has to deliver it to us 90 minutes away since it will not fit into a car. It needs a trailer LOL. It is huge. And the turning radius is 36 feet. That is not a typo. Greg was not pleased with that but it is the way it is and we will just need plenty of room if we need to turn around. So not sure how long all this will take and when we will actually begin tricking but we are excited. It is hopefully in addition to Calfee and not a replacement. Fingers crossed.
We went cycling short shopping for me yesterday and I got some sweet shorts. Striped and polka dots to name a few. Jarrod had told me my cycling pants and other bottoms didn't have enough padding so he wanted me to get another few pairs to try. These are expensive but hoping they will work for me.
That's it for the news update today. Hoping it doesn't rain and we can actually go cycling today and I am looking forward to hearing from you girls and seeing what is new with all of you.
Have a lovely Wednesday.
First of all big (((HUGS))) PintoBean. I think with the collective PS here for you that you are never alone. I hope you can feel all our love and support and good vibes and know we are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. (((HUGS))).
Scandi and Marcy I gave you the wrong impression of Jarrod. He was very nice to me and answered every question patiently. But he is a one way type of guy in that it is his way is the right way and no other way is possible. So arrogant I guess in that respect and also when I said a specific saddle position hurt he said the computer is not showing any pressure points being lit up in that position so I must be hypersensitive and then he dismissed it. OK come to think of it yes he could have been less extreme in his thinking. If a client says it hurts take that seriously and don't dismiss it. But otherwise he was nice enough. I do think it is more of an art (bicycling and saddle fitting etc) whereas he approaches it from a purely black and white point of view. So not impressed with the whole Precision Fit for me but I am trying it his way this week and fingers crossed I am wrong and he is right. Then I can sing that song from In Plain Sight.
Loved that show.Scandi what is the progress update today? Cannot wait to see all your photos and enjoy your happiness at a project hard earned and well done. Sending more love to you and F.
Marcy hope you didn't get a tummy ache from the extra chicken nuggets. Hope Marty is home soon and feeling better. OMG that is a lot of damage on Marty's car from that storm 5 years ago. Stay out of trouble girlfriend. No more hail storms or tornados at least for this month OK?
Hug the killer bunnies and lovable teddies for me and hope work is going well. Thanks for keeping me company on vacation this week. You girls are the best.Austina hello and glad you are enjoying your time in Austin with your son. No worries about answering us individually or checking in. We always are happy to hear from you on your time schedule. NO pressure. OMG did I see you have a new sparkly? Please post photos and more info when you can. LOVE the sparklies. Yes the weather has been brutal but we are cooling off for at least a few days. Today is our last chance for trapping this round so fingers crossed we can get another cat or two or 3 dare I hope.
Platinum-blonde thank you for the extra info. Yes Team Estrogen was one of my favorite places for cycling gear online and sadly they went out of business a long time ago. I never joined their forum but I miss their online store. I am not sure the forum is still current and think they stopped when the business went out of commission. Will check it out though and thank you.
PierreBear
I started having the trifecta of pain like you might be experiencing...saddle sores, soft tissue pain and sit bone pain and this started for me at the end of last cycling season after 20 plus years of (relatively)comfortable cycling. We used to cycle from 50-70 miles without major issues. Of course after long rides I had discomfort but nothing like I am experiencing now and I cannot even go 10 miles now without pain and sores.
I tried over 15 new saddles and nothing worked and then read about the Precision Fit and luckily it was offered at one of our bike shoppes here. Trial and error re saddle comfort might work but it didn't for me. So I searched for something more comprehensive and less of a random trial and error. I hope the info below helps you and let me know if you have any other questions. Happy to do whatever I can to help you get back on the bike comfortably.
Google Precision Fit testing and see if they offer it around you. There are 2 places near us. One at the shore and one in NYC within walking distance of our home there. But I don't know where you live so not sure it is available. It is pricey but if it could help you it would be worth it. I don't think it helped me but I have not been able to cycle yet so I will update this thread either way once I know. Today we are trying to cycle and I am very nervous. I so badly want this to work for us.
Sorry you had a cycling accident but glad you didn't injure yourself. I did break a few bones in 2014 and that was the impetus for this thread. The day of the accident I was in so much pain and looking for comfort and positive thoughts to get me through and these girls came through times a million. I owe so much to the girls who stayed by me here all these years. Truly love them and they are close friends.
OK so this brings me to another piece of news. Some of you might be worried for me but I promise we will be as safe as possible and we are hoping this will be added to our Calfee racing tandem routine and not in place of but we wanted options. We just ordered the tandem recumbent trike. LOL we are crazy I know! Anyway not sure when it will be delivered (from the midwest) to the trike shop that is 90 minutes away from our beach house. Once it is delivered to the bike shop the trike guy has to build it and we have to go for a fitting and then he has to deliver it to us 90 minutes away since it will not fit into a car. It needs a trailer LOL. It is huge. And the turning radius is 36 feet. That is not a typo. Greg was not pleased with that but it is the way it is and we will just need plenty of room if we need to turn around. So not sure how long all this will take and when we will actually begin tricking but we are excited. It is hopefully in addition to Calfee and not a replacement. Fingers crossed.
We went cycling short shopping for me yesterday and I got some sweet shorts. Striped and polka dots to name a few. Jarrod had told me my cycling pants and other bottoms didn't have enough padding so he wanted me to get another few pairs to try. These are expensive but hoping they will work for me.
That's it for the news update today. Hoping it doesn't rain and we can actually go cycling today and I am looking forward to hearing from you girls and seeing what is new with all of you.
Have a lovely Wednesday.
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I've been following your biking story (great pictures of the two of you by the way) and am very glad you got the recumbent trikes--I bet you will not regret the purchase. And you will be more comfortable when you begin tricking...
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Thank you Springerspaniel! I am glad you don't think we are making a mistake re the trike. It was an impulsive decision because before last week I never even heard of this option. Recumbent tandem trike. Thank you for your encouraging comments!
OK so woohoo!!!!! We (think we) caught MUGG!!!!!!
From last autumn the sperm offender who we think was impregnating all the female kitties who we just could not catch. OMG I hope we did! His left ear is a bit chewed up so not entirely sure it wasn't clipped too (and therefore it would not be Mugg) but really hoping and praying it is MUGG!!!
So I made a deal (I do that yes I am superstitious) with the power above (whatever one might or might not believe it doesn't hurt to hedge one's bets right?) that if we trapped a sixth kitty today I would post pics of me in my new cycling shorts.
A bit of a backstory. I hate wearing shorts of any kind and am very modest IRL. I rarely show skin. I mean I did when I was in my twenties and thirties and even part of my 40s but now I am almost 52 and well I am not entirely confident about my body anymore. SO I like to cover it up. I do it for me and for everyone else around me But a deal is a deal and last night in anticipation of this possibility I took a few quick pics of my new shorts before bed. Excuse the nightgown I am wearing. LOL.
First up the padding. It's like a diaper. I cannot believe there isn't a better solution after all these decades. It isn't easy being green.
Then the Buttr Hers. Thanks to Platinum-blonde for recommending. Jarrod said it is the best on the market and I had initially passed it up for one that is preservative free due to my allergies. Today I am trying it. Hoping I don't get an adverse reaction but I had to give it a try. Willing to do what I need to do to make this work.
And lastly the few dreaded shots of the new shorts.
Love the stripes. Hoping they love me and allow me to cycle in comfort and ease.
Front:
Profile (we like our blingy profiles don't we so can't leave that out here haha):
and my butt. OMG ! Posting it because we caught Mugg (hoping it is Mugg) and I made a deal. Haha I got the photo nice and small. Still honoring the deal right?
OK girls please continue thinking good thoughts for the ferals and that this is indeed Mugg or at least a kitty that is not yet spayed/neutered. (((HUGS))).
Thank you Springerspaniel! I am glad you don't think we are making a mistake re the trike. It was an impulsive decision because before last week I never even heard of this option. Recumbent tandem trike. Thank you for your encouraging comments!
OK so woohoo!!!!! We (think we) caught MUGG!!!!!!
From last autumn the sperm offender who we think was impregnating all the female kitties who we just could not catch. OMG I hope we did! His left ear is a bit chewed up so not entirely sure it wasn't clipped too (and therefore it would not be Mugg) but really hoping and praying it is MUGG!!!
So I made a deal (I do that yes I am superstitious) with the power above (whatever one might or might not believe it doesn't hurt to hedge one's bets right?
) that if we trapped a sixth kitty today I would post pics of me in my new cycling shorts.A bit of a backstory. I hate wearing shorts of any kind and am very modest IRL. I rarely show skin. I mean I did when I was in my twenties and thirties and even part of my 40s but now I am almost 52 and well I am not entirely confident about my body anymore. SO I like to cover it up. I do it for me and for everyone else around me
But a deal is a deal and last night in anticipation of this possibility I took a few quick pics of my new shorts before bed. Excuse the nightgown I am wearing. LOL.First up the padding. It's like a diaper. I cannot believe there isn't a better solution after all these decades. It isn't easy being green.
Then the Buttr Hers. Thanks to Platinum-blonde for recommending. Jarrod said it is the best on the market and I had initially passed it up for one that is preservative free due to my allergies. Today I am trying it. Hoping I don't get an adverse reaction but I had to give it a try. Willing to do what I need to do to make this work.
And lastly the few dreaded shots of the new shorts.
Love the stripes. Hoping they love me and allow me to cycle in comfort and ease.
Front:
Profile (we like our blingy profiles don't we so can't leave that out here haha):
and my butt.
OMG ! Posting it because we caught Mugg (hoping it is Mugg) and I made a deal. Haha I got the photo nice and small. Still honoring the deal right?OK girls please continue thinking good thoughts for the ferals and that this is indeed Mugg or at least a kitty that is not yet spayed/neutered. (((HUGS))).
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Good morning Missy! Thanks for your robust response and yes hopefully the weather holds out so you and your husband can go on a fun bike ride together.
Sorry to hear about your cycling pains. I have been riding for over 5 years but I wouldn't say that I'm very consistent and it revolves around a race we might be training for. I've done some dumb things in my youth like doing a two day charity bike ride with only one week to prepare for it since someone dropped out last minute and there was an open spot. Sheeshh... I've never been so swollen and sore in my life. My lady parts almost looked like testicles (sorry to be gross) and I admit that was not getting used to the saddle. However, in the appropriate occasions where we train and build up the miles, there is general "discomfort" or pressure. I swapped out so many saddles and ended up with the Terry Saddle for my road bike. I think the longest I've sat on that thing was for a 100 miler but I def was eager to get off. I'm not sure how often you need to replace saddles but I have a fear one day that when it comes that time, I won't be able to find another one! My current issue though is the saddle for my tri bike, which is in a different position where you are putting more pressure on your lady parts than you are on your butt. The padded shorts have padding in the wrong areas! I need more in the front part than the back. I feel "bruising/tenderness" on 60 mile training rides so it makes me nervous that our upcoming race will 112 miles on it. Not sure how other girls do it but maybe it's just supposed to be uncomfortable? I need to remind myself, I'm not sitting on a comfy couch but I rather my legs be sore than my tender parts? haha!
Thanks for sharing what to look up on the Precision Fit testing. None in my city, however, I did find a place just 3 hours away in a bigger city where my in-laws live. My father in law also bikes so perhaps that will be a fun way to bond if we all did a fitting together.
Congrats on the tandem recumbent bike! I've always wanted to ride a tandem with DH but you went above and beyond and went tandem and recumbent. We've always wondered how people move their tandem bikes around. I suppose you have a trailer that you just keep at the house to transport? Or do you rent one when you can't ride from the house?
Keep me posted on your cycling adventures! Love to hear more about it. Btw - your new shorts are so fun! Enjoy!
Sorry to hear about your cycling pains. I have been riding for over 5 years but I wouldn't say that I'm very consistent and it revolves around a race we might be training for. I've done some dumb things in my youth like doing a two day charity bike ride with only one week to prepare for it since someone dropped out last minute and there was an open spot. Sheeshh... I've never been so swollen and sore in my life. My lady parts almost looked like testicles (sorry to be gross) and I admit that was not getting used to the saddle. However, in the appropriate occasions where we train and build up the miles, there is general "discomfort" or pressure. I swapped out so many saddles and ended up with the Terry Saddle for my road bike. I think the longest I've sat on that thing was for a 100 miler but I def was eager to get off. I'm not sure how often you need to replace saddles but I have a fear one day that when it comes that time, I won't be able to find another one! My current issue though is the saddle for my tri bike, which is in a different position where you are putting more pressure on your lady parts than you are on your butt. The padded shorts have padding in the wrong areas! I need more in the front part than the back. I feel "bruising/tenderness" on 60 mile training rides so it makes me nervous that our upcoming race will 112 miles on it. Not sure how other girls do it but maybe it's just supposed to be uncomfortable? I need to remind myself, I'm not sitting on a comfy couch but I rather my legs be sore than my tender parts? haha!
Thanks for sharing what to look up on the Precision Fit testing. None in my city, however, I did find a place just 3 hours away in a bigger city where my in-laws live. My father in law also bikes so perhaps that will be a fun way to bond if we all did a fitting together.
Congrats on the tandem recumbent bike! I've always wanted to ride a tandem with DH but you went above and beyond and went tandem and recumbent. We've always wondered how people move their tandem bikes around. I suppose you have a trailer that you just keep at the house to transport? Or do you rent one when you can't ride from the house?
Keep me posted on your cycling adventures! Love to hear more about it. Btw - your new shorts are so fun! Enjoy!
Good morning girls!
PierreBear
I started having the trifecta of pain like you might be experiencing...saddle sores, soft tissue pain and sit bone pain and this started for me at the end of last cycling season after 20 plus years of (relatively)comfortable cycling. We used to cycle from 50-70 miles without major issues. Of course after long rides I had discomfort but nothing like I am experiencing now and I cannot even go 10 miles now without pain and sores.
I tried over 15 new saddles and nothing worked and then read about the Precision Fit and luckily it was offered at one of our bike shoppes here. Trial and error re saddle comfort might work but it didn't for me. So I searched for something more comprehensive and less of a random trial and error. I hope the info below helps you and let me know if you have any other questions. Happy to do whatever I can to help you get back on the bike comfortably.
Google Precision Fit testing and see if they offer it around you. There are 2 places near us. One at the shore and one in NYC within walking distance of our home there. But I don't know where you live so not sure it is available. It is pricey but if it could help you it would be worth it. I don't think it helped me but I have not been able to cycle yet so I will update this thread either way once I know. Today we are trying to cycle and I am very nervous. I so badly want this to work for us.
Sorry you had a cycling accident but glad you didn't injure yourself. I did break a few bones in 2014 and that was the impetus for this thread. The day of the accident I was in so much pain and looking for comfort and positive thoughts to get me through and these girls came through times a million. I owe so much to the girls who stayed by me here all these years. Truly love them and they are close friends.
OK so this brings me to another piece of news. Some of you might be worried for me but I promise we will be as safe as possible and we are hoping this will be added to our Calfee racing tandem routine and not in place of but we wanted options. We just ordered the tandem recumbent trike. LOL we are crazy I know! Anyway not sure when it will be delivered (from the midwest) to the trike shop that is 90 minutes away from our beach house. Once it is delivered to the bike shop the trike guy has to build it and we have to go for a fitting and then he has to deliver it to us 90 minutes away since it will not fit into a car. It needs a trailer LOL. It is huge. And the turning radius is 36 feet. That is not a typo. Greg was not pleased with that but it is the way it is and we will just need plenty of room if we need to turn around. So not sure how long all this will take and when we will actually begin tricking but we are excited. It is hopefully in addition to Calfee and not a replacement. Fingers crossed.
We went cycling short shopping for me yesterday and I got some sweet shorts. Striped and polka dots to name a few. Jarrod had told me my cycling pants and other bottoms didn't have enough padding so he wanted me to get another few pairs to try. These are expensive but hoping they will work for me.
That's it for the news update today. Hoping it doesn't rain and we can actually go cycling today and I am looking forward to hearing from you girls and seeing what is new with all of you.
Have a lovely Wednesday.
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Hi girls!
Missy, I'm sorry the appointment with Jarrod wasn't as helpful as you'd hoped it would be. I hope the extra padding and chamois cream help. You look fantastic in your new shorts. Exciting news about getting the trike, even though it's not a perfect solution - at least you will still be able to cycle. I'm hoping you can figure things out to the point you can still ride the Calfee at times too. Sending positive thoughts that this all works out.
Great news about trapping another feral and fingers crossed it's a kitty that hasn't already been neutered.
Marcy, I'm really glad there doesn't seem to any damage from that ridiculously huge hail. I'm sorry you had to experience it while you were by yourself, it must have been so scary. Sorry that Marty is still so under the weather. I can't take Nyquil either, disrupts my sleep and makes me feel really weird.
Rainwood, good luck with your work and I hope your workload lessens soon.
Scandi, so glad things are moving along with the house and progress is being made. I'm really looking forward to seeing pics. Yes, I am dreading this process but will feel better once things are underway, thanks for your encouragement.
PintoBean, I am so glad the thread on PS is bringing you comfort and company, and helping you get through these very difficult days. I'm thinking of you. (((hugs)))
Austina, great to hear from you and I hope you're having a wonderful visit in spite of the heat. Can't wait to see your new sparkly! This thread needs some new bling lol. Thanks for your kind words re selling the house.
Kristie, I hope Maggie is feeling better.
Jimmianne, miss you and hope you are having a fabulous time.
Not feeling so great today, just kind of down and tired - going to bed early and I'm sure tomorrow will be better! Have a good night everyone!
Missy, I'm sorry the appointment with Jarrod wasn't as helpful as you'd hoped it would be. I hope the extra padding and chamois cream help. You look fantastic in your new shorts. Exciting news about getting the trike, even though it's not a perfect solution - at least you will still be able to cycle. I'm hoping you can figure things out to the point you can still ride the Calfee at times too. Sending positive thoughts that this all works out.
Great news about trapping another feral and fingers crossed it's a kitty that hasn't already been neutered.
Marcy, I'm really glad there doesn't seem to any damage from that ridiculously huge hail. I'm sorry you had to experience it while you were by yourself, it must have been so scary. Sorry that Marty is still so under the weather. I can't take Nyquil either, disrupts my sleep and makes me feel really weird.
Rainwood, good luck with your work and I hope your workload lessens soon.
Scandi, so glad things are moving along with the house and progress is being made. I'm really looking forward to seeing pics. Yes, I am dreading this process but will feel better once things are underway, thanks for your encouragement.
PintoBean, I am so glad the thread on PS is bringing you comfort and company, and helping you get through these very difficult days. I'm thinking of you. (((hugs)))
Austina, great to hear from you and I hope you're having a wonderful visit in spite of the heat. Can't wait to see your new sparkly! This thread needs some new bling lol. Thanks for your kind words re selling the house.
Kristie, I hope Maggie is feeling better.
Jimmianne, miss you and hope you are having a fabulous time.
Not feeling so great today, just kind of down and tired - going to bed early and I'm sure tomorrow will be better! Have a good night everyone!
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Afternoon lovelies
It's realllllllly hot here. We waited till 4.30pm before going out for a walk, and we came back soaked
We've been driving around looking at houses, we know it's a long way off, but it's interesting checking out the different house builders and looking at their styles.
We have our Texan friends arriving tomorrow for a few days. They've just got a new pup, so decided it wouldn't be fair to stay with us, so have booked a motel. She's a little American Eskimo and looks just like an arctic fox.
I've been desperately trying to get a good photo of my sparkly, without success, it's coming out dull and not the ball of fire that it is
Will keep trying, promise.
We're going out bowling soon, I don't think I've been for at least 20 years, so that should prove interesting
Have a lovey evenin y'all
It's realllllllly hot here. We waited till 4.30pm before going out for a walk, and we came back soaked
We've been driving around looking at houses, we know it's a long way off, but it's interesting checking out the different house builders and looking at their styles.
We have our Texan friends arriving tomorrow for a few days. They've just got a new pup, so decided it wouldn't be fair to stay with us, so have booked a motel. She's a little American Eskimo and looks just like an arctic fox.
I've been desperately trying to get a good photo of my sparkly, without success, it's coming out dull and not the ball of fire that it is
Will keep trying, promise.
We're going out bowling soon, I don't think I've been for at least 20 years, so that should prove interesting
Have a lovey evenin y'all
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