rain again!!

[guitarsark]

What is up with this weather??
BTW I went riding on my sugar yesterday at belmont. I'm over the fact that I think it's too small, I'm in love with the bike again. Gonna have to find something else to obsess about I guess...

[MMcG]

What is up with this weather??
BTW I went riding on my sugar yesterday at belmont. I'm over the fact that I think it's too small, I'm in love with the bike again. Gonna have to find something else to obsess about I guess...



This weather is ridiculous! I was all stoked to go ride today with fellow forum members, but alas, it's raining like cats and dogs out there today. Fockin Rain! >:(

At least I got to ride around the neighborhood with my kids yesterday...but I'm dying for a nice sun-filled ride!

Karen - glad to hear you are back in love with your Sugar....now you'll have to obsess over whether or not to convert that nice Hoo Koo E Koo!

Take care,

Mark

[huff'npuff]

Good ol' New England weather!...Actually, the whole country's havin' a bad time of it. Oh well, every time I think I'm going to get time to work on my "upgrade" to beginner, the rains come back....I might be able to take the training wheels off my Sugar 3+ in another month or so......... :(

[rscobb]

For once I really don't mind the rain, my shoulder's whacked so it gives me an excuss to rest it.

[Phresh]

I planted grass seed the Sunday before last and it's growing like crazy! I'm probably one of the few people not totally pissed off about the recent weather pattern. In spite of the incessant rain I have managed to sneak in 5 rides over the past two weeks so it hasn't been a total wash out... (pun intended). That said, I'd rather be riding today instead of reading or writing about it. Oh well.

[Mr_Cheeze]

I made sure I went out on Saturday to beat the rain that every forecast had shown was coming today. Rode at Wompy where it was nice and muddy. I didn't see any fisher cats though. I was told one would be there at 9:30... Karen! ;)

[Jisch]

I heeded the weatherman's warning and took a ride at Shenipsit Saturday afternoon. I don't know why but I had an awesome ride, my fastest average speed so far this year. Saw absolutely no one else out there. I got hit with one short rain shower. The trails were in pretty good shape, some mud, but only in places where there is usually mud. There's some good mud on the fireroads, which are torn up pretty good by the 4x4 trucks, its a good place to play in the mud without feeling guilty. There's no way I'm doing anything resembling the damage those things do.

I gotta thank my wife for being so flexible. It ended up being one of "those" rides where everything worked perfectly.

Despite the rain of late, I've been out my usual twice per week, its all about following the weatherman...

John

[nhiker]

I agree with the sentiment expressed some of the others here.....I did some trail work on saturday morning then did a nice ride with mrs hiker and some others sat. around noon....the rain held off till saturday mid afternoon around here. Got in around three rides last week. You gotta strike when the opportunity presents!
To hell with the rain.

[Z]

I was GOING to ride yesterday afternoon, but the rain started just as I was wheeling the mower into the shed... >:(

Ya, just my luck - I had no excuse not to mow the lawn, but then I couldn't ride.

Ah well, I guess this week's gonna be nice, finally. I'll be riding into work as much as possible.

[sizlinseagulsoup]

I planted grass seed the Sunday before last and it's growing like crazy! I'm probably one of the few people not totally pissed off about the recent weather pattern. In spite of the incessant rain I have managed to sneak in 5 rides over the past two weeks so it hasn't been a total wash out... (pun intended). That said, I'd rather be riding today instead of reading or writing about it. Oh well.


Personally, I would rather have nice weather then nice grass. I guess when I am a home owner, I'll understand :-P

[nhiker]

I planted grass seed the Sunday before last and it's growing like crazy! I'm probably one of the few people not totally pissed off about the recent weather pattern. In spite of the incessant rain I have managed to sneak in 5 rides over the past two weeks so it hasn't been a total wash out... (pun intended). That said, I'd rather be riding today instead of reading or writing about it. Oh well.


Personally, I would rather have nice weather then nice grass. I guess when I am a home owner, I'll understand :-P

You probably won't understand but some day when your middleaged you will find your self staring mournfully at the weeds or grub damaged lawn and a little tear will drip down one cheek :'( and your value as a husband father and US citizen will drop lower than the price of a share of Enron...........but what the hell weeds are green too. And given the choice I would really rather ride my bike.

[Phresh]

Lest you boys (and girls) out there think for my priorities are bass-ackwards, I just checked my calendar from April and May and counted no less than 30 mountain bike rides out of a total of 61 days. That's a pretty strong batting average if you ask me. Yes, you WILL understand when you are a homeowner and, yes, if it wasn't for those f*cking grubs my batting average might even be a few points higher. That said, I have nothing to be ashamed of. That includes my lawn.

[Z]

those f*cking grubs

One word for you folks: nematodes.

No, seriously. My lawn sux (lots of crabgrass) so maybe I'm not one to talk. BUT I have no grubs. I used to have grubs so bad that the crows and skunks were digging up the lawn in big mats like grass toupees.

But then I discovered nematodes. It's not a chemical, it's some microorganism in powder form you use every 4-5 years. It works. (And no, I don't own stock in Nematodes-R-Us.)

Ok, sorry for the digression, but I just had to pass that along!

[Mr_Cheeze]

Grass? What is grass? Oh yea, that's the green stuff that the groundskeeper takes care of while I do whatever, whenever. :P

Condo living, baby!

Snow shovel? What is a snow shovel?

[nhiker]

Lest you boys (and girls) out there think for my priorities are bass-ackwards, I just checked my calendar from April and May and counted no less than 30 mountain bike rides out of a total of 61 days. That's a pretty strong batting average if you ask me. Yes, you WILL understand when you are a homeowner and, yes, if it wasn't for those f*cking grubs my batting average might even be a few points higher. That said, I have nothing to be ashamed of. That includes my lawn.

Phresh I think you might have taken this a bit too serious. I was poking fun at all of us responcibility laden home owners, Including myself. More times than I care to consider I have too choose mowing the damn lawn or paint the house or some other mundane task rather than the things I love...... and I don't think you have to justify how much time you spend on your bike......Personally my priorities are house and family first, usually. We all ride or do what ever we do for our own reasons. For me it is stress relief. Just have fun...... Oh yeah and I didn't even start this sport till I was 42.......so I am certainly middle aged now. :P SOB!

[nhiker]

Nematodes Huh....I will look into that.

[Dawgee]

Nematodes are what ate SpongeBob Squarepants' house. You can find them in Bikini Bottom . LOL

[Phresh]

nhiker:

My somewhat sarcastic response was more directed at Kevin's post as opposed to yours, but yours reminded me of two things: (1) Your absolutely right: I don't need to defend my riding and (2) sarcasm does not always translate well over the airwaves. I was merely trying to point out in my own preverse way that it is possible to have one's cake and eat it too.

Nematodes, eh? I had 35 (no lie!) robins ripping my lawn apart one morning like Z did, so I decided to throw down the gauntlet. I declared this the 'Year of the Lawn'. I vowed to exercise my subterranian tenants in the hopes of growing grass where the UFO landing pad was. I figured if I couldn't make a dent in a year I would devote my life to more other more worthy pursuits. Frankly, I see it as a pretty fun challenge for someone who knows dick about growing grass.

2 years for me too. Does 35 constitute being middle-aged? Don't answer that.

[sizlinseagulsoup]

My post was in good humor. Besides, this thread made me realize why people actually pay to have their lawn taken care of. I always used to think "why the **** would anyone ever pay to have such a simple task done?" Now I know. If you have a big enough lawn, that's a whole good days worth of riding after work gone. I guess if you have the money, you might as well. Alternatively you could buy a NiteRider HID system and mow the lawn at night and ride during the day. Of course, you're neighbors might think you're a little nuts wearing a helmet with a headlight attached to it while mowing your lawn... but... oh well... time to stop thinking. ::)

[nhiker]

Quote Phresh:2 years for me too. Does 35 constitute being middle-aged? Don't answer that.

I Won't........ :)

[Phresh]

I was afraid of that :-\

[nhiker]

AND AGAIN!

[knucklebuste]

It's about the body, not the number. The only difference is that you have to work 2x as hard to do what you did in your early 20's.
Society has created the calendar, time and such. It's also part of the goverments economic stimulus package. The older you get, the less you do as far as taking chances, ensuring that you will show up to work each day and make the man rich. Well go against the grain my friends. Push yourself. Drink some Red Bull and Carrot Juice. PUSH, PUSH, PUSH. It's bout da body, not the number. Repeate after me.
"It's about the body, not the number"
The body can feel how you want it to feel. Ya gotta huck to feel young. Like it or not, it's all bout the body and the huck. Huck to live. Live to Huck
Go huck yourself.
knuck

[If_Rider]

That would make a great tee shirt!!!

GO HUCK YOURSELF!!


That's a riot.

[nhiker]

huck that.......... :o

[I Are Baboon]

lol

WHAT IS YOUR HUCKING PROBLEM?

[johnnyt]

and the obligatory..


HUCK YOU!!!

[nhiker]

Ist it better to be the hucker or the huckee?
Is it better to have hucked and died than never to have hucked at all?

[JimmyTwoTimes]

I wouldn't huck that with a ten foot pole.

[knucklebuste]

I wouldn't huck that with your pole.
knuck

[nhiker]

??? Favorite book Huck Finn ;D
About mountainbiking along the Mississippi......

[knucklebuste]

Huck **** Hinn, he's a dick. knuckle

[nhiker]

:o Knuckle said Huck **** Hinn, he's a dick. knuckle

OH yeah I heard he could do more than a 2' huck......They don't call him Huck fin for notin..... 8)

[knucklebuste]

Hey, I'm up to 3' now man. knuck

[nhiker]

Yo go Knuck!!!!!!! That is three foot higher than my last huck!

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Who gives a huck how high you can huck...just keeping hucking doin' it till you get good. Huck it.

[nhiker]

Jimmy two times said:Who gives a huck how high you can huck...just keeping hucking doin' it till you get good. Huck it.

Huck en eigh man! ;D

[Z]

OK, so a screwed up, and I figure I'd better clear things up fast.

I went out to our shed Sunday to see if I have any more nematodes left, and it turns out the grub killer stuff is called MILKY SPORE.

(NOT nematodes. I have no idea where I got that idea. Must've been for some other weird project I was working on!)

Sorry about that.

Anyway, it does work. I highy recommend it.

[MMcG]

OK, so a screwed up, and I figure I'd better clear things up fast.

I went out to our shed Sunday to see if I have any more nematodes left, and it turns out the grub killer stuff is called MILKY SPORE.

(NOT nematodes. I have no idea where I got that idea. Must've been for some other weird project I was working on!)

Sorry about that.

Anyway, it does work. I highy recommend it.


Uh Oh! I hope NOO and others see this post before going on a hunt for Nematodes.

One thing I am glad about in terms of moving into my apartment is that I won't have to deal with the "lawn battle" for a while! This leaves a good 2.5 hours every weekend or so to ride, or spend time with my kids (or even better yet to ride with my kids!) instead of pushing the friggin lawmower and cursing out the damned grubs and moles under my breath the whole while! ;D

Z, It was great to meet you over the weekend!

Cheers,

Mark

[AA]

OK, so a screwed up, and I figure I'd better clear things up fast.

I went out to our shed Sunday to see if I have any more nematodes left, and it turns out the grub killer stuff is called MILKY SPORE.

(NOT nematodes. I have no idea where I got that idea. Must've been for some other weird project I was working on!)

Sorry about that.

Anyway, it does work. I highy recommend it.


Now you tell me. Last night I went to the garden center and told them I needed some nematodes. The guy there said no problem, how many do you want? I told him that I needed to cover a 1/2 acre. He then told me that he could deliver tomorrow, this sounded strange to me but what the hell I'll let him drop a bag of stuff at my house if he wants. So this morning while I am at work the garden center guy drops off 125,000 green South American grass toads (nematodes), enough to cover a 1/2 acre. He also left a bill for $11,356. So as I see it Z you are responsible for this mess, please come and get your toads and the bill for $11,356 I'm going back to the toxic chemicals to treat my lawn.

[nhiker]

Z said :OK, so a screwed up, and I figure I'd better clear things up fast.

I went out to our shed Sunday to see if I have any more nematodes left, and it turns out the grub killer stuff is called MILKY SPORE.


Great first you send me on a wild freaking goose chase all over North america for Nematodes.....and by the way if you do ever need them don't go to Petsmart or Petco!!!!!!!

And you you look right through me at the piggy roast,,,,,,
Very hurtful Z! :'(

Only kidding... I was going to say hi but you were caught up in another conversation. 8)

[MMcG]

OK, so a screwed up, and I figure I'd better clear things up fast.

I went out to our shed Sunday to see if I have any more nematodes left, and it turns out the grub killer stuff is called MILKY SPORE.

(NOT nematodes. I have no idea where I got that idea. Must've been for some other weird project I was working on!)

Sorry about that.

Anyway, it does work. I highy recommend it.


Now you tell me. Last night I went to the garden center and told them I needed some nematodes. The guy there said no problem, how many do you want? I told him that I needed to cover a 1/2 acre. He then told me that he could deliver tomorrow, this sounded strange to me but what the hell I'll let him drop a bag of stuff at my house if he wants. So this morning while I am at work the garden center guy drops off 125,000 green South American grass toads (nematodes), enough to cover a 1/2 acre. He also left a bill for $11,356. So as I see it Z you are responsible for this mess, please come and get your toads and the bill for $11,356 I'm going back to the toxic chemicals to treat my lawn.





At least you won't have any mosquito problems at your house with all those Toads AA! ;) :o ;D

[Mt.A TODD]

Here's my new "ASS in a THONG" lawn.

[gungywump]

Here's my new "ASS in a THONG" lawn.


Todd,
Photoshop can make any lawn greener!

[Mt.A TODD]

Here's my new "ASS in a THONG" lawn.


Todd,
Photoshop can make any lawn greener!


The story is Gungy poop- Last year for my birthday my father dumped 14 yards of loam in my front yard. I put a tarp on it. And everyday for the last year my wife would nag at me that we have a "WHITE TRASH" looking yard. so finally this year I got all of the dirt spread..but now I'm a dumb turd according to my dearly beloved because we have a yard full of dirt..WAA WAA.. she thinks it looks better with the tarp pile! I assure her that I know what I'm doing, and can indeed manage to grow grass and to stop being so overly concerned about what the neighbor might think.

... Well, I seeded right before that rain spell and BLAMO! GRASS, I've got too much grass! But my wife still isn't happy because she says the lawn looks like a "big ass in a thong!" Yes I bumped up the contrast to give it some depth, but I assure my wife is right, we have a grass thong... well not anymore I mowed it yesterday.

there's more to this turf war... my wife still refuses to acknowledge the truth! I would over hear phone conservation with her parents and friends on how crappy our dirt lawn looked! I took good pictures of the freshly cut grass, signed into my wife's email account and sent out pictures to everyone posing as her- "look at our great lawn!" people would respond back like "huh what,where's the dirt?"

HA... I totally showed her!

[gungywump]

Well Todd,

It looks good enough to walk on in bare feet. Or maybe even roll around on. Or take a nap.

Hmmmm? Nap?


I'll see ya later.





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[C.P.]

Nice lawn Todd. With all this rain, you should have no excuse for nothing but thick green grass....weird to think that about this time last year, it was apparent we were in for a drought, and lawns were already showing signs of being burnt out!

On the subject of RAIN see this one I just got in the inbox...

[Z]

AA - sure, send some toads my way! We have too many mosquitoes.

NHiker - which one were you? I met several of you, but then never made the connection with the forum names, silly me. ("Caught up in another conversation" - is that a euphimism for "too drunk"?)

So, Todd, that photo does not disappoint. When you said thong, I didn't really expect such deep, lush butt cheeks to go along with it! I am impressed. It's like a lawn topiary.

By the way, isn't it amazing how good a lawn can look at the right angle? I like to judge a lawn by the angle at which you need to be looking for it to look good.

Call ours a 5-degree lawn... here is the proper view:

[Z]

And here is the 90-degree view!

[nhiker]

Z said NHiker - which one were you? I met several of you, but then never made the connection with the forum names, silly me. ("Caught up in another conversation" - is that a euphimism for "too drunk"?)


Rob said Hi to me. I was standing right behind you and Rob. When they were pulling the raffle tickets.......And you seemed completely sober to me....but if you met several of me????
I didn't know that was you until the end of the raffle. I just had to bust you a little about those dang Nematodes......I actually looked in home depot for them.....Oh well

Hey Todd can I borrow your camera. Maybe it can make my Ass look that good in a thong!

[Z]

Rob said Hi to me. I was standing right behind you and Rob. When they were pulling the raffle tickets.......And you seemed completely sober to me....but if you met several of me????

Maybe I was seeing double!

Argh, what I meant was, I saw several of you guys, from the forum. And some people even came up to me and started talking to me as though I should know who they were, it was very confusing.

OK, so Rob just clued me into who "NHiker" is - D'oh! I am sorry I didn't see you! I would have said hi.

Everyone has a double life online except me I guess. Maybe I should go back to my buttglasses avatar!

(And maybe you should've worn the HAT...) ;)

[nhiker]

Thats OK......I will wear the hat next time. 8)
Harry

[JimmyTwoTimes]

CP - nice comic strip. That's so fitting to the spring we've had :D