Winter Sucks

[PedalUma]

 

[Gionnirocket]

Beautiful day here... sunny, calm and near 50°f so I was finally able to get in my first ride since Jan 15.

Had to ride some local streets and head to the park to get 16 miles in as the mup is still covered.
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The park's major paths were clear for the most part but the more fun secondary paths that hug the lake were still covered. The lake itself still has a cover of ice and snow. A lot of melting and runoff so it was sloppy out.. but worth it just to be out.

Forecast for the next few days is 50°ish with a decent amount of rain so I'm hoping most gets washed away.
67° and sunny is forecast for this coming Tuesday

 

[PedalUma]

Beautiful day here... sunny, calm and near 50°f so I was finally able to get in my first ride since Jan 15.

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Had to ride some local streets and head to the park to get 16 miles in as the mup is still covered.
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The park's major paths were clear for the most part but the more fun secondary paths that hug the lake were still covered. The lake itself still has a cover of ice and snow. A lot of melting and runoff so it was sloppy out.. but worth it just to be out.

Forecast for the next few days is 50°ish with a decent amount of rain so I'm hoping most gets washed away.
67° and sunny is forecast for this coming Tuesday

Just think, the equinox is only two-and-a-half weeks away. Halfway to Summer.

 

[PedalUma]

I do not have an appointment or job for another hour, so I am reading in the sun with sun on my toes and no shirt. When a crow comes by I toss it a doggie treat.

 

[kevinmccune]

You don't need to boil or steam lobsters alive. You take a sharp paring knife and drive it through the shell into their brain. Instant, painless death. Then you boil, steam, or grill them in the shell.

I will still never partake of the hapless crustacean!( or my two favorite ceplapods)

 

[kevinmccune]

Yes, Lobster is liked by many, but not by all. Some say it's an acquired taste. I had a girlfriend that ordered lobster whenever we went out to dinner. I asked her once if she really liked it that much. She said no, she only ordered it to show others how sophisticated she was. Go figure.

I'll eat it on occasion, but to me, the mild flavor isn't worth the high prices. Personally, when it comes to seafood, I much prefer clams, shrimp and mussels.

The Maine lobster has quite a history here in the east. They were once so plentiful that they washed up on New England beaches. They were fed to prisoners & servants back then, and the local indigenous people used them for fertilizer. They wouldn't eat them though.

I suspect those lobsters were doa when gathered,I used to help butcher meat animals,now I cannot stand the smell of a deer carcass or slaughtering pigs( pigs smell like hot human flesh when scraping) stunning the pig and slitting its throat yech! Patrick Mcmanus had a humorous story about his aversion to slaughtering animals,he mentioned guts and the "killing fields"( word play on Pol Pott's horrible purges-why do people get caught with the promises of a dictator horrible demonic reign.I can think of two prominent dictators right now that need to go,post haste"sic semper tyrannis"!

 

[kevinmccune]

I grew up by the water and was introduced to seafood at a very young age. I tore apart my first lobster when I was five years old. Same goes for shrimp, crab, clams, oysters, and scallops. I get it that a lot of people don't like seafood, or are allergic to it. It's not for everyone. More for me.

Commercial fishing is still a viable industry on the Cape. We can get everything listed above fresh off the boat. Prices vary during the season, but you don't have to spend a fortune to make a good seafood meal. If you think North American lobster is expensive, try stone crab out of Florida or Alaskan king crab. Lobster is dirt cheap compared to those two.

I hold a residential shellfishing license in my town. This winter has been very sparse for fishing, because you cannot shellfish when the air temperature is at 28 degrees F or below. It's starting to warm up now. We get one or two days a week to fish, and I will be out there soon. Maybe this weekend.

it sure makes a difference when its fresh!( past experience) now with 90% of the worlds coastal fisheries depleted you had better be hoping for farmed "Piscine" treats!

 

[kevinmccune]

Just think, the equinox is only two-and-a-half weeks away. Halfway to Summer.

WTF,Trump would do something useful like banning DST,the parts of the world that do not observe this farce seem to get along fine without it.I have never talked to farmer that liked DST( my Uncle said"sometimes a day is too long")

 

[kevinmccune]

I don't eat crab or lobster. It's a personal preference.

an acquaintance remarked how many crabs where rolling off a corpse on the wharf when it was pulled from the water,with guys scrambling around and gathering up the little 8 legged vultures.

 

[kevinmccune]

I love my quarter-sawn white oak floors.

did you know that "live oak" was 30% stronger then white oak? one reason old "Ironsides" could take a cannonball,still not as hard as bamboo though(believe it or not)

 

[PCeBiker]

I think you've got cabin fever!

You're Right !!

I got into the Vado and Heater Fluid again, and inadvertently swapped the Heater Fuild lid, with Stomach Fluid lid,..

It fits Perfectly ,..

I wasted all that effort converting a child-proof lid into a normal lid.




My O2 generator arrived.
It's got a 2½ hr battery, but I might wire it into my bike with a buck converter so I can breathe for probably a few days??
It's only 25 watts, and I've got over 2200 Watt hours available with my two batteries.

I think I'm going to make an O2 enhanced powered Bong/Gas Mask for my long rides??

The fog will only block my vision for a couple seconds, so I should be able to "Bong It" without pulling over.

We'll see how it goes