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First off, Formula envy. Secondly, how the heck do you fit in the Viper? I about had to sit cross legged in the early Vipers, and that was when I was about 80 lbs lighter.

Happy birthday Ada! What a beautiful girl, reminds me so much of my bridge girl Annie.

The heat yesterday was brutal, AC could barely keep up in the house, and today is supposed to be worse. Thunder storming now, but still supposed to hit 102°F today :poop:🥵

Looked like storms yesterday but never happened, looks like storms again today but only showing 50% chance later in the day with possible hail.

I used to race drag and sports cars, but I seem to have less and less of a work/life balance anymore...

Happy belated 12th Birthday (6/3) to Ursala, and her bridge sister Annie who I still miss dearly and tear up thinking about her every day. I don't know how many more of these we're going to be able to celebrate together, so I made sure to give her extra love and pets! She celebrated the...

Junior has spent the last three days sobbing over the loss of her pet rat, which she brought home following a trip to her uncle's house despite my many, many, many objections. Unfortunately, she escaped from her crate, which in a house with three sighthounds... Definitely a life lesson for...

Our super-fit bad influence gym/bike friends are selling his Slash 7... :unsure:

Feet were still killing me, and still had to stop constantly so the three year old hikers with a Barbie in one hand and juice box in the other could pass me on foot, but didn't come as close to dying on Saturday's ride as I did the week prior. Turns out 15 degree cooler temps can make a pretty...

I'd love an e-bike, but need to see how regulations shake out first. They're presently classified as "motorbikes" in NC, and consequently, are prohibited on a LOT of trails. Supposedly they're looking at how to address that in regulatory space due to their popularity, but the Forest Dept. also...

I'm in central NC. I purposely upgraded to 5-10's for normal riding for the stiff soles, and they didn't fix it, just prolonged it. I think at least part of the issue is that I'm very heavy, and stand a ton on the ball of my foot in all the downhill sections or over all the rocks and roots...

As much as I hate to say it, if I can't get this searing arch pain when riding to stop, I'm going to have to try a clipless setup. Going to try scooting forward to see if I can get off the ball of my foot some and more onto the midfoot.

I think in my case (also Hatchbox on Amazon), it was the one where there were a zillion "options" to choose from that all seemed to be either color or weight specific, but I clicked on the "other" black one which happened to be ABS.

Finally got back on the bike Friday afternoon after a very long hiatus. This time, wearing my shiny new Giro Source helmet, which I purchased 1) because it has adjustable straps around the ears and my old Giro helmet did not, and 2) this one is bright red so it will be easier for the Paramedics...

I'm still using the original textured bed with purple glue stick and never seem to have any adhesion issues. I actually never intended to print in ABS, but ended up with a roll when I mis-ordered off Amazon once thinking it was PLA. I haven't tried wood filament, but the recurring consensus...

Couldn't get any local shops to pick up the phone, and was in need of some Fox 34 volume spacers for the mountain bike. Decided to 3d print them after finding a file online. Will find out if they fit! Appeared to come out OK for the most part in Hatchbox ABS. ABS definitely doesn't print as...

Maybe have a discussion with your management and make it clear that you'd like to keep your career technically focused rather than moving into supervisory roles. Just be realistic in that you will be voluntarily handicapping financial incentives/progression for the duration of your stay.

It would be an easier decision if I had my trailer here. Because of the damned HOA, I have to store it at a friend's house, which means an hour round trip just for trailer retrieval/storage. Which is yet another reason why I need to escape this hellhole.

If the used market wasn't so ridiculous right now, I'd probably sell it (it's crazy low mileage), and go pick up something with higher mileage crew or quad cab and a 6.0 since all I use it for is hauling/towing. But that 8 foot bed sure comes in handy more often than not.