rain sucks

Monique Y. Mudama said:

Sure, we need the rain badly. But last week and this week have been
filled with thunder, lightning, and rain at unpredictable intervals.

I'm not actually complaining about all that, though it can be
frustrating. My problem is the pressure changes. That's right.
Arthritis. My knees have been a misery all week. It's hard to think
of doing *anything* active when I feel this way. Seems like I spend
my day trying to bend, then straighten my knees in futile attempts to
make the ache go away. Pain relievers don't seem to do much, either.

Bleh.

I imagine they'll only get worse as I get older.

I get an achy elbow and shoulder (from having been breaky), but what can you
do? At least you guys got some rain, we just get some lightning and it blows
on through. We need the rain really bad and the lightning could be starting
fires. Yikes!

Matt

On 2004-06-17, MattB penned:

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I get an achy elbow and shoulder (from having been breaky), but what
can you do? At least you guys got some rain, we just get some
lightning and it blows on through. We need the rain really bad and the
lightning could be starting fires. Yikes!

Help! Now I have "achey breaky heart" starting to fire up in my head!
Ewww!

Yeah, the rain is a blessing in its own way. I hope your lightning
stays well clear of burny things.

At least we're in Colorado. In Virginia, there was way too much crappy
weather and consequent joint pain.

--
monique

"Monique Y. Mudama" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Sure, we need the rain badly. But last week and this week have been
filled with thunder, lightning, and rain at unpredictable intervals.

It's been the same deal here. It's hit, or miss, and lately, it's been
missing a lot. I've got the next three days lined up to ride, and the
weather looks good.

Quoted message said:

I'm not actually complaining about all that, though it can be
frustrating. My problem is the pressure changes. That's right.
Arthritis. My knees have been a misery all week. It's hard to think of
doing *anything* active when I feel this way. Seems like I spend my day
trying to bend, then straighten my knees in futile attempts to make the
ache go away. Pain relievers don't seem to do much, either.

Heh, of late, I've been landscaping for a living. I'm hurting regardless of
the pressure.

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Bleh.

I imagine they'll only get worse as I get older.

You can count on it.

"Monique Y. Mudama" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Sure, we need the rain badly. But last week and this week have been
filled with thunder, lightning, and rain at unpredictable intervals.

It's been the same deal here. It's hit, or miss, and lately, it's been
missing a lot. I've got the next three days lined up to ride, and the
weather looks good.

Quoted message said:

I'm not actually complaining about all that, though it can be
frustrating. My problem is the pressure changes. That's right.
Arthritis. My knees have been a misery all week. It's hard to think of
doing *anything* active when I feel this way. Seems like I spend my day
trying to bend, then straighten my knees in futile attempts to make the
ache go away. Pain relievers don't seem to do much, either.

Heh, of late, I've been landscaping for a living. I'm hurting regardless of
the pressure.

Quoted message said:

Bleh.

I imagine they'll only get worse as I get older.

You can count on it.

On 2004-06-18, mojo deluxe penned:

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It's been the same deal here. It's hit, or miss, and lately, it's been
missing a lot. I've got the next three days lined up to ride, and the
weather looks good.

Good luck with that!

I'm going to see a Mike Doughty concert tomorrow night (Friday), then
have an appointment to check out a motorcycle Saturday, then some other
stuff ... I hope to get a ride in Sunday, though, assuming the weather
cooperates.

--
monique

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-06-18, mojo deluxe penned:

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It's been the same deal here. It's hit, or miss, and lately, it's
been missing a lot. I've got the next three days lined up to ride,
and the weather looks good.

Good luck with that!

I'm going to see a Mike Doughty concert tomorrow night (Friday), then
have an appointment to check out a motorcycle Saturday, then some
other stuff ... I hope to get a ride in Sunday, though, assuming the
weather cooperates.

Cool. You go to all the good shows!
Are you going to Roots/MMW/311? I'm considering making a trip down for that
one if I can find some camping (read - place to sleep for a few hours
without having to go to Denver) near there. Know of anything? I figure there
must be somewhere around Bailey or there's always the top of Kenosha (a bit
further away).

Matt

On 2004-06-18, MattB penned:

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Cool. You go to all the good shows! Are you going to Roots/MMW/311?
I'm considering making a trip down for that one if I can find some
camping (read - place to sleep for a few hours without having to go to
Denver) near there. Know of anything? I figure there must be somewhere
around Bailey or there's always the top of Kenosha (a bit further
away).

I wasn't planning to go to that show -- should I?

Actually, scratch that. Some major expenditures on two-wheeled
transportation of the motorized kind have me thinking I should save my
pennies for a bit.

Well, I don't know of any camping, but if Longmont isn't too far away,
mi futon es su futon. We have a guest room and everything.

--
monique

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-06-18, MattB penned:

Quoted message said:

Cool. You go to all the good shows! Are you going to Roots/MMW/311?
I'm considering making a trip down for that one if I can find some
camping (read - place to sleep for a few hours without having to go
to Denver) near there. Know of anything? I figure there must be
somewhere around Bailey or there's always the top of Kenosha (a bit
further away).

I wasn't planning to go to that show -- should I?

Actually, scratch that. Some major expenditures on two-wheeled
transportation of the motorized kind have me thinking I should save my
pennies for a bit.

Well, I don't know of any camping, but if Longmont isn't too far away,
mi futon es su futon. We have a guest room and everything.

Thanks, but it is too far away - I want to find something West of Morrison.
Should be good. Have fun at MD.

Matt

Monique Y. Mudama said:

Help! Now I have "achey breaky heart" starting to fire up in my head!
Ewww!

But did you have to spread it around. Ewwww Ewwww

Parbs said:

Monique Y. Mudama said:

Help! Now I have "achey breaky heart" starting to fire up in my
head! Ewww!

But did you have to spread it around. Ewwww Ewwww

Just close your eyes and... Picture Billy Ray's mullet!

Matt

Monique Y. Mudama said:

Sure, we need the rain badly. But last week and this week have been
filled with thunder, lightning, and rain at unpredictable intervals.

I'm not actually complaining about all that, though it can be
frustrating. My problem is the pressure changes. That's right.
Arthritis. My knees have been a misery all week. It's hard to think
of doing *anything* active when I feel this way. Seems like I spend
my day trying to bend, then straighten my knees in futile attempts to
make the ache go away. Pain relievers don't seem to do much, either.

Bleh.

I imagine they'll only get worse as I get older.

Thank your lucky stars that you don't have to get out and sandbag the rivers
around your property as people I know are doing tonight.
Winter here for sure, but the rain is torrential and everything is flooded.
Highways are closed and slips are blocking some highways too. On the
brightside, I _looked_ at the bike today and lubed the chain and it's warmer
than the snow and sleet we had last week....
--
Westie
(Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)

On 2004-06-18, Westie penned:

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Thank your lucky stars that you don't have to get out and sandbag the
rivers around your property as people I know are doing tonight.
Winter here for sure, but the rain is torrential and everything is
flooded. Highways are closed and slips are blocking some highways
too. On the brightside, I _looked_ at the bike today and lubed the
chain and it's warmer than the snow and sleet we had last week....

Ugh. Thanks for reminding me that there's always someone out there who
has it worse ...

There's a German saying my mom mentions now and again.

"Um gluecklich zu sein must du unter dich gucken."

(I'm sure I slaughtered the spelling.)

Anyway, it means, "If you want to be happy, look at the people worse off
than yourself." Roughly.

--
monique

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"Monique Y. Mudama" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Sure, we need the rain badly. But last week and this week have been
filled with thunder, lightning, and rain at unpredictable intervals.

It's been the same deal here. It's hit, or miss, and lately, it's been
missing a lot. I've got the next three days lined up to ride, and the
weather looks good.

Quoted message said:

I'm not actually complaining about all that, though it can be
frustrating. My problem is the pressure changes. That's right.
Arthritis. My knees have been a misery all week. It's hard to think of
doing *anything* active when I feel this way. Seems like I spend my day
trying to bend, then straighten my knees in futile attempts to make the
ache go away. Pain relievers don't seem to do much, either.

Heh, of late, I've been landscaping for a living. I'm hurting regardless

of

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the pressure.

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Bleh.

I imagine they'll only get worse as I get older.

You can count on it.

Whenever I think to myself: hey, get away from work early, no kids sports
tonite, wife is off doing something, time for a bike ride. Oops, shouldn't
have said it out loud. Distant thunder crack, clouds settling in, arthritis
acting up, skys getting darker, alligator drops coming down, cloudburst.

Next time, have to avoid thinking about riding. Maybe a code phrase, I know,
substitute: mountain biking = cleaning out the basement.

Try that again - get away from work early, no kids sports, wife is
elsewhere, time for "cleaning out the basement". Result - sunshine, blue
sky, 75 degrees. Arthritis: none.

I have to say I really enjoy "cleaning out the basement". Often.

Sniffinvinyl
----------------
Remain sane, cycle your brains out . . .

On 2004-06-18, SniffinVinyl penned:

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Whenever I think to myself: hey, get away from work early, no kids
sports tonite, wife is off doing something, time for a bike ride.
Oops, shouldn't have said it out loud. Distant thunder crack, clouds
settling in, arthritis acting up, skys getting darker, alligator drops
coming down, cloudburst.

It rains alligators where you are??

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Next time, have to avoid thinking about riding. Maybe a code phrase, I
know, substitute: mountain biking = cleaning out the basement.

Try that again - get away from work early, no kids sports, wife is
elsewhere, time for "cleaning out the basement". Result - sunshine,
blue sky, 75 degrees. Arthritis: none.

I have to say I really enjoy "cleaning out the basement". Often.

That sounds like a euphamism all right ... but not for mtbing!

"Yep, yep -- I, uh, cleaned out the basement last night, if you know
what I mean." <wink wink, nudge nudge>

--
monique

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-06-18, SniffinVinyl penned:

Quoted message said:

Whenever I think to myself: hey, get away from work early, no kids
sports tonite, wife is off doing something, time for a bike ride.
Oops, shouldn't have said it out loud. Distant thunder crack, clouds
settling in, arthritis acting up, skys getting darker, alligator
drops coming down, cloudburst.

It rains alligators where you are??

Quoted message said:

Next time, have to avoid thinking about riding. Maybe a code phrase,
I know, substitute: mountain biking = cleaning out the basement.

Try that again - get away from work early, no kids sports, wife is
elsewhere, time for "cleaning out the basement". Result - sunshine,
blue sky, 75 degrees. Arthritis: none.

I have to say I really enjoy "cleaning out the basement". Often.

That sounds like a euphamism all right ... but not for mtbing!

"Yep, yep -- I, uh, cleaned out the basement last night, if you know
what I mean." <wink wink, nudge nudge>

I always thought plumbing references were the best for that. Cleaning,
snaking, or even just checking the plumbing...

Matt (hoping for some "plumbing projects" this weekend)

Monique says:

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"Yep, yep -- I, uh, cleaned out the basement last night, if you know
what I mean." <wink wink, nudge nudge>

Get your mind out of the gutter, girl!

<sigh> Newlyweds...

;-)

Steve

On 2004-06-18, Stephen Baker penned:

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Monique says:

Quoted message said:

"Yep, yep -- I, uh, cleaned out the basement last night, if you know
what I mean." <wink wink, nudge nudge>

Get your mind out of the gutter, girl!

<sigh> Newlyweds...

;-)

The funny part is, I wasn't envisioning "cleaning out the basement" as a
euphamism for what *two* people might do ... just one!

--
monique

Monique says:

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The funny part is, I wasn't envisioning "cleaning out the basement" as a
euphamism for what *two* people might do ... just one!

Well..... I REALLY hope you've at least looke dat the thread to know what I'm
talking about.... but...

With or without snake? ;->

Steve

On 2004-06-18, Stephen Baker penned:

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Monique says:

Quoted message said:

The funny part is, I wasn't envisioning "cleaning out the basement" as
a euphamism for what *two* people might do ... just one!

Well..... I REALLY hope you've at least looke dat the thread to know
what I'm talking about.... but...

With or without snake? ;->

I haven't been following the snake thread =/

--
monique