What Manly Things Did You Do Today?

Discussion in 'The Chatterbox' started by jwr0201, Jan 17, 2015.

  1. PanChango

    PanChango Not Cute

    This took a month of effort, but came close to doubling my monthly best on a bike. Just over 60 hours of riding time, half of which was on a loaded bike weighing roughly 55lbs.

    585.82 miles / 937,3 km

    September.JPG

    Here's my favorite of the month.
    bridge.jpg

    Enjoy your day.
     
  2. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    I wish I had the time , and a safe location, to ride my bike every day. If I did not have so much gear, I would ride to work.
     
  3. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    :happy096: great job; hey less than fifteen miles and you can break 600 miles today. But honestly sir, that is amazing!

    :eatdrink013:
     
    Last edited: Sep 30, 2019
    brit, MrDaniel's and PanChango like this.
  4. PanChango

    PanChango Not Cute

    That was the plan, but unfortunately my body was yelling at me this morning. I am hoping to be able to get out after work if it isn't raining. Either way, I am close to double my normal effort.

    Thanks!
     
    Tanuki, AGHisBBS, brit and 1 other person like this.
  5. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    My day off.
    So, I got my youngest up, ready for school, and at school before 7 am, for her Cross Country training. I then went to the gym, and had a moderate workout.
    After that, I took apart my Echo Backpack leaf blower, and replaced the carburetor. It hasnt run properly, and hadn't been used, for 4 years. After everything was hooked up, and primed, it started on the second pull. I only had to adjust the idle. Best $13 fix yet.
     
    BigMike, Tanuki, AGHisBBS and 2 others like this.
  6. Enrico

    Enrico Popcorn

    That will make ya smile. :D
     
    brit and DaltonGang like this.
  7. Sara-s

    Sara-s This Pun for Hire

    I played the shofar at services.
     
    Tanuki, AGHisBBS, brit and 2 others like this.
  8. richgem

    richgem suffering from chronic clicker hand cramps

    I was wondering. :)
     
    brit and Sara-s like this.
  9. DaltonGang

    DaltonGang Ol' Itchy Whiskers

    I fixed the outside A/C unit. It stopped working a 4 days ago, and the house has the upstairs A/C doing double duty.
    I had to replace a Capacitor, as well as some wiring, that was fried.
    It blows nice and cold now. Happy wife now.
     
    Last edited: Oct 3, 2019
    BigMike, Tanuki, Enrico and 3 others like this.
  10. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    I paid the plumber to install a pedestal sink in the bathroom.
     
  11. Preacher

    Preacher Well-Known Member

  12. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    So you did some cuttin'?
     
  13. Preacher

    Preacher Well-Known Member

    Actually, the manly part is paying for these cutters!!!
     
    AGHisBBS and brit like this.
  14. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    Fine blades.
     
    brit likes this.
  15. Preacher

    Preacher Well-Known Member

    Thank you. The one in the back is the Command Outpost and is one heckuva chopper. I have chopped some limbs and punched it through a metal chair. The bowie just arrived today.
     
    AGHisBBS and Tanuki like this.
  16. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

  17. Tanuki

    Tanuki Well-Known Member

    Harvested some of my hops.
     
    DaltonGang, BigMike, AGHisBBS and 4 others like this.
  18. lindyhopper66

    lindyhopper66 Well-Known Member

    Where are you growing hops and you use them yourself to make beer?
     
  19. Tanuki

    Tanuki Well-Known Member

    Right here in my side yard, in hop country, the beautiful Willamette valley, Oregon. There are plenty of commercial hop yards up and down the valley. Oregon State University in Corvallis breeds a lot of commercially important hops. These days many nurseries carry some hops varieties for us amateurs. Back in ancient times (pre-internet) I had to get them in the mail.

    Now, if you lindy in Portland, OR, you probably know all this.

    Thanks to the craft beer epidemic, I haven’t brewed beer in many years. I had many more hop vines and varieties at the old house where I did most of my brewing. I still love the smell of the resins in the hop cones. So I extract the hop essence and make aftershave.
     
  20. lindyhopper66

    lindyhopper66 Well-Known Member

    Very cool. I love hoppy beers, but I live in North Carolina. I have watched documentaries about the hops in your area.
     
    brit and Tanuki like this.

Share This Page