mybigwarwagon
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the way I felt when I woke up, I think someone was running over me with a bus all night long.
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the way I felt when I woke up, I think someone was running over me with a bus all night long.
shortykorte
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S, T & F4 northern tour.
Would that fit on the bus sign board?
Shorty Korte
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Would that fit on the bus sign board?
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Bighead38
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Sounds like a typical snowstorm lol. Used to plow until the sleep deprivation made me start hallucinating. Would take a nap in the loader, after idling for an hour or two it would stop producing heat so I would wake up from being cold. Start plowing again to warm up. Blizzards were the worst especially if they started at night because I would be awake all day before starting work. So I would be awake 8-12 hours before going in, could do 24 straight without a problem. 36 was rough and after 40 was dangerous so I would take a nap. There was storms I was gone for 3-5 days and in a loader the whole time. Would only get out to use the bathroom, I brought food and drinks with me. Someone always brought us coffee to the machine. The really bad storms we would sometimes take a group break and go into whatever restaurant was open at that particular time. I miss doing it and really miss the money.
mybigwarwagon
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In my 20s I went about 70 hours once between work, repairing my car to get to work, and friends. I sat down on the edge on my bed to take off my shoes and the next thing I knew it was 20 hours later and i was still sitting there - my shoes were still on. Fortunately it was my day off.
PelicanPines
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From Mrs Pines... to make Strouty more flexible...
Quigong (pronounced chee-gung). There are over 70 different “schools” of quigong, but they all focused on body and breath awareness, using various gentle motions. I’ve gotten more into Quigong the past few years because of injuries I’ve had to nurse through.
The American master of Quigong is Ken Cohen. He doesn’t have his YouTube own channel, but if you search for Ken Cohen, you’ll find lots of his stuff posted by others. You learn a lot from him, but he moves very slowly while explaining, so his videos can get boring.
YouTube channels I like for quigong are:
Long White Cloud Quigong – I recently found this channel. He’s a good teacher and gives lots of information about the philosophy behind quigong.
Quigong with Kseny – She is highly trained and has a lot of short videos that address specific needs. She’s cute too.
If you’re looking for something a little more active than quigong, then try TaiChi. They share some of the same moves, but TaiChi is more physical, but not in the painful way yoga can be. I have been doing TaiChi religiously for decades and once you establish a routine that you can do by heart, it’s like a slow dance. It’s a great way to wake up and loosen up in the morning.
YouTube Channels for TaiChi are:
David Dorian-Ross – He is a former American Olympic Tai-Chi master – he teaches very well and is who I learned TaiChi from. His site has a lot of focused routines and some for veterans. Since I am a beach person, I especially like the ones he films at the beach.
Tai-Chi Health Products – This site is geared towards seniors. There’s sitting TaiChi, and TaiChi with light hand weights, which I particularly like. A purist would say that his moves really aren’t “real” TaiChi, but heck, whatever gets me moving at 5 AM is a good thing.
Quigong (pronounced chee-gung). There are over 70 different “schools” of quigong, but they all focused on body and breath awareness, using various gentle motions. I’ve gotten more into Quigong the past few years because of injuries I’ve had to nurse through.
The American master of Quigong is Ken Cohen. He doesn’t have his YouTube own channel, but if you search for Ken Cohen, you’ll find lots of his stuff posted by others. You learn a lot from him, but he moves very slowly while explaining, so his videos can get boring.
YouTube channels I like for quigong are:
Long White Cloud Quigong – I recently found this channel. He’s a good teacher and gives lots of information about the philosophy behind quigong.
Quigong with Kseny – She is highly trained and has a lot of short videos that address specific needs. She’s cute too.
If you’re looking for something a little more active than quigong, then try TaiChi. They share some of the same moves, but TaiChi is more physical, but not in the painful way yoga can be. I have been doing TaiChi religiously for decades and once you establish a routine that you can do by heart, it’s like a slow dance. It’s a great way to wake up and loosen up in the morning.
YouTube Channels for TaiChi are:
David Dorian-Ross – He is a former American Olympic Tai-Chi master – he teaches very well and is who I learned TaiChi from. His site has a lot of focused routines and some for veterans. Since I am a beach person, I especially like the ones he films at the beach.
Tai-Chi Health Products – This site is geared towards seniors. There’s sitting TaiChi, and TaiChi with light hand weights, which I particularly like. A purist would say that his moves really aren’t “real” TaiChi, but heck, whatever gets me moving at 5 AM is a good thing.
Bob Heine
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Now I'm having guilt trip flashbacks. When we lived in Duchess County in the late '60s to early '70s the plow would come down our cul-de-sac on the left side, back up and make a second pass and then one more short pass on the right side, piling all the snow at the end of my driveway and the neighbor's driveway. During one blizzard I asked the driver if he could do anything about the second or third pass, maybe turning around. He said that he couldn't but he would make a fourth pass at the end of my driveway, eliminating 90% of my shoveling. Every time it snowed the end of my driveway was cleared after that first blizzard.
This big favor wasn't completely free. When I heard the plow coming that night I ran out into the street with a bottle of whiskey and two shot glasses. It was way below zero and I expected the driver and helper were chilled to the bone and a shot would be welcome. I don't feel bad about those two shots but word spread and by the time they finished our neighborhood a couple of storms later, there were a bunch of cleared driveways and I believe those two were way beyond the limit. We moved to Florida and I learned from my former neighbors that the two guys were replaced, hopefully because they retired and not because they had to go to rehab.
Like they say, "No good deed ever goes unpunished!"
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PelicanPines
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Couple times a year I bring a foam cooler stocked with three six packs and ice... for my guys. My driveway still gets nailed but my road gets plowed ... Which is a huge improvement from not getting mail for a week...
mybigwarwagon
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Be careful you don't do all those exercises at once. They can have deleterious effects.
PelicanPines
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Be careful you don't do all those exercises at once. They can have deleterious effects.
Keeps the Mrs limber enough for my interests.
mybigwarwagon
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PelicanPines
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Strouty... you need this flatbed...
PelicanPines
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Some go poke Strouty with a stick or something. I'm getting worried.
casmurbax
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Wakey Wakey Wakey Strouty
harley jim
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What did you guys do with strouty?
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PelicanPines
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Mrs Pines gave him her secret to her flexibility...
Perhaps he over did it and bent himself into oblivion.
Perhaps he over did it and bent himself into oblivion.
PelicanPines
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He takes so much time off...
Thought you went the path of T... glad you are alive.
Thought you went the path of T... glad you are alive.
harley jim
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Might have to dial 911 with his toe or something else, if he keeps doing that pretzel stuff!!!
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mybigwarwagon
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I worked enough in the past two days for you to take one off.
PelicanPines
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*presses start on Strouty's Roomba... hoping it has a few good paths thru his space.
Any word on the other Tower BBQ truck? Or that wicked nice Fire Truck?
Any word on the other Tower BBQ truck? Or that wicked nice Fire Truck?
harley jim
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Told ya he is stuck in a yoga position and the phone is dead.
Didn't we have to send rescue last year also.
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Didn't we have to send rescue last year also.
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xtremek
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Hopefully everything is ok, S.
Unfortunately I am still alive. I feel like a one legged man in an *** kicking contest. Can't seem to get anything done, that 24 hour trip to Virginia kicked my *** and I am still recovering.
I wrote a much longer post, then read it, it was all just an excuse, seriously, I need to be fired from life.
I wrote a much longer post, then read it, it was all just an excuse, seriously, I need to be fired from life.
harley jim
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Now you know you make us feel better. No early check outs.
I stayed up til 1:00 friday and saturday watching tv and I'm still out of it 24 hrs would kill me.
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I stayed up til 1:00 friday and saturday watching tv and I'm still out of it 24 hrs would kill me.
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xtremek
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24 hrs straight is supposed to kick your ****. Then it's PP's turn, then WarWagon's, then the hired hand, then Harley J and finally my turn.
PelicanPines
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Hey... I knew a greyhound long trip driver back in the 80s. It took him a week to recover. Not sure how many hours he drove straight but driving a bus is nerve racking...
bimmer1980
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Unfortunately I am still alive. I feel like a one legged man in an *** kicking contest. Can't seem to get anything done, that 24 hour trip to Virginia kicked my *** and I am still recovering.
I wrote a much longer post, then read it, it was all just an excuse, seriously, I need to be fired from life.
I would be tired too!!!! I would suggest that instead of setting yourself up for "failure" on unrealistic expectations, change the mindset a little.... For example: just recognize to yourself, hey, I'm tired, I'm going to take a little time for myself to recharge. It's ok if some days you aren't doing something massive.
Then once you get back to the shop (after recharging, rested, etc) start by doing small tasks that you know you can start and complete. That will give a sense of accomplishment and allow you to get more done.....
Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither are trucks or garages or anything else of substance.....
PelicanPines
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Gas on a fire...
Rest now... someday you will be old and things will get very hard... like arteries and joints.
Rest now... someday you will be old and things will get very hard... like arteries and joints.
I went to the office today, got most things I needed to done, have to get some extra stuff dealt with, Dad is going away for another week next week, so no checks, I can do everything else.
My Brother is at one of the sites clearing some trees, so I stopped by so we can discuss what I would like done, had a good talk with him.
I am now getting “lunch” at 4 PM, thinking about heading home afterwards, but I will probably go back to the office for a bit, then meet up with Dad either later tonight or in the morning so I can get signatures.
Tomorrow I have help, will actually be a double shift, not looking forward to it, but need the help.
My Brother is at one of the sites clearing some trees, so I stopped by so we can discuss what I would like done, had a good talk with him.
I am now getting “lunch” at 4 PM, thinking about heading home afterwards, but I will probably go back to the office for a bit, then meet up with Dad either later tonight or in the morning so I can get signatures.
Tomorrow I have help, will actually be a double shift, not looking forward to it, but need the help.
PelicanPines
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You are a lucky man to have a useful brother my siblings are as useless as an empty cassette player... old and spins for no reason.
I am in search of a decent trailer to haul equipment and other things, think I found a decent one, but it would mean I need Perk to go and get it. This will screw up my plans to pull out the rear differential for the rest of this week, but the trailer is a really good deal, most are more than double the price of this one. It is a 20 Ton dual wheel tandem axle tilt trailer with a 25' deck and air brakes. Perfect for me at this point. It would allow me to move the Mitsu or Clark if needed, plus it will make it easier to acquire things that are too big or heavy for one of my trucks. I hate deals like this.
Trailer deal may work out, guy has no title, but it is registered in Maine for the next couple years, so Maine is where the replacement title would come from, he is in Massachusetts, so that helps me. I will probably go down and look at it early Thursday morning, give him a big deposit and have home fill out the forms so we can get the new title, then I can pick it up when the title arrives.
I spent some time cleaning things at TH, got the Lista roll cab setup with a home, next is to load up some things to bring to Dad’s shop in the morning. Since spring is coming, I am hopeful that we will be able to take his tool boxes up to the lake soon, that will make a huge difference in the shop.
On a bad note, the fuel tank I wanted to use on Perk has a 26” diameter and the original one is 24” diameter, the straps will never work, so I am going to need new straps and steps, probably just use the tanks on OMO instead. 60 gallons should get me over 500 miles with a bunch of idling time too, so that is a good distance for my “local” truck.
I spent some time cleaning things at TH, got the Lista roll cab setup with a home, next is to load up some things to bring to Dad’s shop in the morning. Since spring is coming, I am hopeful that we will be able to take his tool boxes up to the lake soon, that will make a huge difference in the shop.
On a bad note, the fuel tank I wanted to use on Perk has a 26” diameter and the original one is 24” diameter, the straps will never work, so I am going to need new straps and steps, probably just use the tanks on OMO instead. 60 gallons should get me over 500 miles with a bunch of idling time too, so that is a good distance for my “local” truck.
PelicanPines
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You do what I do with handles on things that roll. Great minds.
Trailer sounds nice. Didn't think perk had air for air brakes... or is the compressor on the trailer. I'm so not a real truck guy. All I know is angle the tanks so if they blow ... you don't kill the guy behind you.
Trailer sounds nice. Didn't think perk had air for air brakes... or is the compressor on the trailer. I'm so not a real truck guy. All I know is angle the tanks so if they blow ... you don't kill the guy behind you.
1Garageman
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5 Hours of sleep So what is your source of caffeine this morning?
I always hit the coffee and then Diet Dew every day.
So what is your source of caffeine this morning? I always hit the coffee and then Diet Dew every day.