Our area just got walloped with 25+ inches of snow. It caused all kinds of problems, not to mention not being able to ride, and major parking issues for our Super Bowl party this year. Now I find out we are supposed to get hit with 10-18 more tomorrow night into Wednesday. Our street hasn't been plowed from the last storm. Luckily my Subaru doesn't seem to mind.
More on the party later. Now I got to find me a snow blower.
Cheers,
Buddy
Monday, February 08, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Deep Freeze...
This weekend brought frigid temperatures, which was fine by me, because that brought frozen trails. We had a nice group at Fair Hill on Saturday. Keith G, Jay, Leo and Les. The trails were a little choppy from horses and idiots riding in the mud, but they were still great and plenty of Super Hero Traction. We ran into several groups taking advantage of the freeze. Marc was leading a nice sized group. Plus there were plenty of others. After the ride I chilled on the couch and watched a little hockey. Then it started snowing, which was going to make today's ride awesome. First though we were meeting Rachael's boss for dinner at Homegrown. After a nice meal and a couple of Arrogant Bastard Bombers, we went to Iron Hill for a couple more beers. Rachael's Boss and fiance are really cool people, I can see why she loves her job.
Today I rode solo. I was running late for a group ride so I did my own thing at White Clay/Middle Run. Just enough snow to make it fun and slick, I would have rode for hours but my feet got cold after 2 so I called it a day.
On a side note i recently got a new car. My 2002 140,000 mile Trailblazer is gone, in its place in the driveway is a 2006 Subaru Forester. I have to admit it was one of the last cars I expected to buy, that is until I drove it. I have to say I am a really big fan.
Time to cook dinner and enjoy some Nugget Nectar, Sooooo, Good.
Cheers,
Buddy
Today I rode solo. I was running late for a group ride so I did my own thing at White Clay/Middle Run. Just enough snow to make it fun and slick, I would have rode for hours but my feet got cold after 2 so I called it a day.
On a side note i recently got a new car. My 2002 140,000 mile Trailblazer is gone, in its place in the driveway is a 2006 Subaru Forester. I have to admit it was one of the last cars I expected to buy, that is until I drove it. I have to say I am a really big fan.
Time to cook dinner and enjoy some Nugget Nectar, Sooooo, Good.
Cheers,
Buddy
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Money Well Spent...
While eating my breakfast and watching Sports Center at 5:15 this morning, the power went out. The uneasy part about that was the loud popping noise that came from the area of the TV. Of course I thought, there goes the LCD. Nothing I could do so I went to work. I get to the corner and see why the power went out. Somebody ran into the pole on a dry deserted road.
I get home from work just after 2:00pm and find that the power is back on. I try to turn on the TV and nothing. I go to reset the surge protector, and find out it is fried. I plug the TV into a regular outlet and much to my relief it works. Next I check the computer, same thing, I check the TV down stairs, same thing.
3 dead surge protectors...Not time to fix them because I have to meet Steve for a road ride. Two and a half hours later I take a trip to the Staples across the street, they are sold out of surge protectors, at least we weren't the only ones. I then make my way to Radio Shack.
Needless to say we are back up and running, and once again protected. I wonder if I can claim this on my home owners insurance?
Cheers,
Buddy
Monday, January 18, 2010
Soggy...
The weather has been pretty nice, except for yesterday. The problem is that now the trails are not frozen and fast, they are muddy and not ridable. I did manage one last hurrah on Saturday. Met up with Matt and Jay for some fire road fun. It was actually a good ride, we even managed some single track before the thaw. I was pretty beat after the ride, but still managed to meet some guys from work for a few hours of paintball. And, I was still home in time to catch the playoffs. Not a bad day.
Yesterday I worked on the other bathroom. Rachael did the painting, I put down the new floor when she was done. All I have left now is some trim and putting up a new medicine cabinet. Today was more work on the house. I installed a new storm door. I thought it would be a piece of cake, and it would have been if the house wasn't 40 years old. Whoever put up the old door did a pretty crappy job. So that made my job way more difficult. I would have finished it today, but I ran out of daylight. Tomorrow is another day. Of course we are going to replace the whole front door soon, so I get to take it back down and put it up again, Yippee.
Hopefully we can get the bedroom done next.
Cheers,
Buddy
Yesterday I worked on the other bathroom. Rachael did the painting, I put down the new floor when she was done. All I have left now is some trim and putting up a new medicine cabinet. Today was more work on the house. I installed a new storm door. I thought it would be a piece of cake, and it would have been if the house wasn't 40 years old. Whoever put up the old door did a pretty crappy job. So that made my job way more difficult. I would have finished it today, but I ran out of daylight. Tomorrow is another day. Of course we are going to replace the whole front door soon, so I get to take it back down and put it up again, Yippee.
Hopefully we can get the bedroom done next.
Cheers,
Buddy
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Noah's Ark...
This past week turned out to be my first full week of riding, meaning I got out 5 days this week. Cold temps made for frozen trails and lots of fun on my Spot. The only draw back is that I have been battling a cold for the past 5 days. That and the Eagles really, really, Suck.
But I digress. I spent the week days taking advantage of my work schedule and riding solo during the day. But the weekend was a couple of nice group rides. Saturday we hit Fair Hill, shit I need more beer.... That's better. Where was I? Oh Yeah, a nice group rolled out at 9:00am hoping for 2+ hours, Wes even joined the fun since he was in town for some cross thingy. I think this was the first time Todd let me lead a Fair Hill ride, also along were Kurtee, Rotten Robert, Leo, Steve, Michigan Matt and Jay. It turned out to be a great ride.
On my drive home I saw Jay broken down in Newark. I stopped to see if I could help, He says, " you can take Noah to his skating lesson". I can honestly say with the exception of Jeffery, I have never had a child in my car, but if Jay trusted me who am I to say no. We loaded Noah into his booster seat along with his skating stuff and off I went. Luckily Matt Doyle was there with his kid as well so he would be waiting outside for us. I have to say Noah is a pretty cool kid. He was telling me all kinds of stories and never ran out of something to say. He may have been one of my favorite passengers. Plus, we got there with know problems.
Today's ride was a little more laid back. Smaller group taking on White Clay/Middle Run. It was a lot colder so I knew I wasn't going to last as long. We still put together a nice ride, but my feet got cold, once that happens i am pretty much done.
To finish off the weekend Rachael and I took the dogs for a walk on the Newark Greenway Trail. Its basically a nice paved path the runs about 1.7 miles. the dogs liked so it may be a once a week thing.
Time to get back to the game and more beer.
Cheers,
Buddy
But I digress. I spent the week days taking advantage of my work schedule and riding solo during the day. But the weekend was a couple of nice group rides. Saturday we hit Fair Hill, shit I need more beer.... That's better. Where was I? Oh Yeah, a nice group rolled out at 9:00am hoping for 2+ hours, Wes even joined the fun since he was in town for some cross thingy. I think this was the first time Todd let me lead a Fair Hill ride, also along were Kurtee, Rotten Robert, Leo, Steve, Michigan Matt and Jay. It turned out to be a great ride.
On my drive home I saw Jay broken down in Newark. I stopped to see if I could help, He says, " you can take Noah to his skating lesson". I can honestly say with the exception of Jeffery, I have never had a child in my car, but if Jay trusted me who am I to say no. We loaded Noah into his booster seat along with his skating stuff and off I went. Luckily Matt Doyle was there with his kid as well so he would be waiting outside for us. I have to say Noah is a pretty cool kid. He was telling me all kinds of stories and never ran out of something to say. He may have been one of my favorite passengers. Plus, we got there with know problems.
Today's ride was a little more laid back. Smaller group taking on White Clay/Middle Run. It was a lot colder so I knew I wasn't going to last as long. We still put together a nice ride, but my feet got cold, once that happens i am pretty much done.
To finish off the weekend Rachael and I took the dogs for a walk on the Newark Greenway Trail. Its basically a nice paved path the runs about 1.7 miles. the dogs liked so it may be a once a week thing.
Time to get back to the game and more beer.
Cheers,
Buddy
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
AHHH...That's Better...
I went from being a miserable asshole because I couldn't ride to a guy who is exhausted from trying to make up for it in a week. It seems like Old Man Winter has settled in nicely around here so now our trails are all frozen solid.
There is something special about frozen trails, they seem to have more grip that usual, they seem faster than usual, it could just be perception, but who cares, it just means I can ride my mountain bike. In fact I was able to get out to ride 6 out of the last 8 days, and there is no warm up in sight. The only down fall is that I can only handle a couple of hours, maybe 3, but then it just gets too cold for me, my feet just freeze.
I have also been getting out with a few guys from work and playing Paintball. Its a lot of fun and a good way to release some pent up aggression. It does kind of hurt in the winter though.
Well, not much else going on. Things around the house have slowed down since the holidays, but I have a feeling it will pick up again soon.
Cheers,
Buddy
There is something special about frozen trails, they seem to have more grip that usual, they seem faster than usual, it could just be perception, but who cares, it just means I can ride my mountain bike. In fact I was able to get out to ride 6 out of the last 8 days, and there is no warm up in sight. The only down fall is that I can only handle a couple of hours, maybe 3, but then it just gets too cold for me, my feet just freeze.
I have also been getting out with a few guys from work and playing Paintball. Its a lot of fun and a good way to release some pent up aggression. It does kind of hurt in the winter though.
Well, not much else going on. Things around the house have slowed down since the holidays, but I have a feeling it will pick up again soon.
Cheers,
Buddy
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
It Was Good While It Lasted...
Getting out on the mountain bike has been almost impossible around here. With the nearly 2 feet of snow one week, then 2 inches of rain the next. the snow is gone but a whole lot of mud is left. Until yesterday when the temps dropped and the trails froze. I made my way to White Clay/Middle Run after work for 2 hours of frozen trail goodness. I can't remember the last time the trails were solid and fast. It was sweet.
Tonight I met the boys for a almost year end ride. I was supposed to play paintball, Then ride, but I had to wait for our new mattress to be delivered instead. No matter, it was a good group and fast trails. Super Hero traction was thrown around a few times tonight. Barring a couple of flats, it was a great ride.
After we went to Timothy's for half price burgers and some tasty beverages. Now we are looking at a few more days of rain. I can't believe we are getting more rain, but it is the story of the year around here.
Hoping for more frigid temps,
Cheers,
Buddy
Tonight I met the boys for a almost year end ride. I was supposed to play paintball, Then ride, but I had to wait for our new mattress to be delivered instead. No matter, it was a good group and fast trails. Super Hero traction was thrown around a few times tonight. Barring a couple of flats, it was a great ride.
After we went to Timothy's for half price burgers and some tasty beverages. Now we are looking at a few more days of rain. I can't believe we are getting more rain, but it is the story of the year around here.
Hoping for more frigid temps,
Cheers,
Buddy
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