And remember, plenty of fresh water.

(August 30, 2016 at 8:35 pm)Arkilogue Wrote: Apprehensive....two category 3 hurricanes are coming for a visit

I love that kind of weather.

You mean the kind that kills people and destroys lives. Lol. Great fun

(August 31, 2016 at 12:41 am)Excited Penguin Wrote:

(August 30, 2016 at 8:35 pm)Arkilogue Wrote: Apprehensive....two category 3 hurricanes are coming for a visit

I love that kind of weather.

I climb and trim trees for a living so it's great for business....afterwards.

My mind feels like a Category 3.
Maybe a 4.

I should duct tape my eyeballs.

(August 31, 2016 at 12:41 am)Excited Penguin Wrote:

(August 30, 2016 at 8:35 pm)Arkilogue Wrote: Apprehensive....two category 3 hurricanes are coming for a visit

I love that kind of weather.

(August 30, 2016 at 11:12 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote:

(August 30, 2016 at 11:08 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Beat.

So I bought a bicycle yesterday.  Haven't ridden in 25 years.     I got the bright idea to, instead of getting off the bus at my regular stop (2/3 mile from home, flat terrain), I would get off downtown (nearly three miles from home with a worse than expected brutal uphill stretch).

Same thing here. Imagine my horror having just discovered and tried the maximum speed of my bike going uphill.

OMG, I'm not sure which gear I was in, but it's the one where you pedal furiously and move uphill at a snails pace.

I'm not giving up though. I just need to work up to it, and probably get a lot better about gear selection and such. My bike is a 21 speed like practically every bike made today but so far I keep the front sprocket on the middle gear, so it's effectively only seven the way I'm riding.

I'm feeling sad but strong.

Feeling like there's nothing more wonderful than a truly close friend.

(August 31, 2016 at 12:57 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:

(August 30, 2016 at 11:12 pm)Excited Penguin Wrote: Same thing here. Imagine my horror having just discovered and tried the maximum speed of my bike going uphill.

OMG, I'm not sure which gear I was in, but it's the one where you pedal furiously and move uphill at a snails pace.

I'm not giving up though.  I just need to work up to it, and probably get a lot better about gear selection and such.  My bike is a 21 speed like practically every bike made today but so far I keep the front sprocket on the middle gear, so it's effectively only seven the way I'm riding.

You'll get better, just grow into your pedals. Sounds like you had it in the right gear for that hill, you'll give yourself a heart attack trying to take hills in low gear. If you shift to the smallest front sprocket and then wander your way up through the drive sprockets at the rear, you'll find the one that gear ratio you best. From there, as you become more accustomed to the physical demands, you'll work your way into the lower gears that will increase your workout.

I wish I could still cycle. I used to ride over a hundred miles a week, road and trail, and there's something special about having good music in your headphones (I don't do earbuds!) and getting a good groove going with your legs. 'Twas the only exercise I ever considered fun.