OT: Living at elevation

Craig Brossman said:

As I sit here at home rewritting some Java GUI code I both hate and have
very little experience at, I realize that living at 7800 feet has
changed some of my habits.

I love coffee and drink a lot, but even at home, I rarely drink it in
one of the Mrs.' nice coffee mugs. When I do, I have to chug, it gets
cold way to fast otherwise. Even in insulated mugs, you can't poke around.

I've also found that my lungs almost always fail before my legs, and
that I chuckle when someone talks about hard climbs that are no longer
than a mile or two and don't get above 10,000 feet.

Oh yeah, and it snows well into April.

Well way down here at 7700 feet it's totally different. I'm coding in
asp.net, which has been growing on me lately. Other than that it's the
same (takes a sip from Nissan stainless mug - no other will keep the
coffee hot like the Nissan!).

Matt

Craig Brossman said:

As I sit here at home rewritting some Java GUI code I both hate and have
very little experience at, I realize that living at 7800 feet has
changed some of my habits.

I love coffee and drink a lot, but even at home, I rarely drink it in
one of the Mrs.' nice coffee mugs. When I do, I have to chug, it gets
cold way to fast otherwise. Even in insulated mugs, you can't poke around.

I've also found that my lungs almost always fail before my legs, and
that I chuckle when someone talks about hard climbs that are no longer
than a mile or two and don't get above 10,000 feet.

Oh yeah, and it snows well into April.

Word
Durango's warmer. Salida and the Front Range almost always see a bit of
snow in May.

Craig Brossman said:

As I sit here at home rewritting some Java GUI code I both hate and have
very little experience at, I realize that living at 7800 feet has
changed some of my habits.

I love coffee and drink a lot, but even at home, I rarely drink it in
one of the Mrs.' nice coffee mugs. When I do, I have to chug, it gets
cold way to fast otherwise. Even in insulated mugs, you can't poke around.

I've also found that my lungs almost always fail before my legs, and
that I chuckle when someone talks about hard climbs that are no longer
than a mile or two and don't get above 10,000 feet.

Oh yeah, and it snows well into April.

7800 ft?

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As I sit here at home rewritting some Java GUI code I both hate and have
very little experience at, I realize that living at 7800 feet has changed
some of my habits.

I love coffee and drink a lot, but even at home, I rarely drink it in one
of the Mrs.' nice coffee mugs. When I do, I have to chug, it gets cold way
to fast otherwise. Even in insulated mugs, you can't poke around.

I've also found that my lungs almost always fail before my legs, and that
I chuckle when someone talks about hard climbs that are no longer than a
mile or two and don't get above 10,000 feet.

Oh yeah, and it snows well into April.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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"Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation."
Edward R. Murrow

Jim and Carla, (who are definitely no slouches in any case) found from their
trip out west that elevation can be a major butt kick when you go from sea
level to technical, steep riding at 6k+.

If I ride much over 6k, it takes me about a half hour of wheezing and
painful efforts at "breathing" before I can acclimate and just shut the hell
up and ride.

CDB

Your pretty high.

You've got it backwards, Craig! With that thin air and reduced wind
resistance, you've got it easy. We poor slugs near sea level have all that
thick stuff to push around...;-)

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I've also found that my lungs almost always fail before my legs, and
that I chuckle when someone talks about hard climbs that are no longer
than a mile or two and don't get above 10,000 feet.

Shawn said:

Craig Brossman said:

As I sit here at home rewritting some Java GUI code I both hate and
have very little experience at, I realize that living at 7800 feet has
changed some of my habits.

I love coffee and drink a lot, but even at home, I rarely drink it in
one of the Mrs.' nice coffee mugs. When I do, I have to chug, it gets
cold way to fast otherwise. Even in insulated mugs, you can't poke
around.

I've also found that my lungs almost always fail before my legs, and
that I chuckle when someone talks about hard climbs that are no longer
than a mile or two and don't get above 10,000 feet.

Oh yeah, and it snows well into April.

7800 ft?

At my house to the west of town. I realize Durango is at 6,500.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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Craig Brossman said:

As I sit here at home rewritting some Java GUI code I both hate and have
very little experience at, I realize that living at 7800 feet has
changed some of my habits.

Shaddup and get back to work! :-)

Down here at sea level (well 50 feet) our coffee stays nice and warm, and
we drink it like our life depends on it. We have mile-long climbs, and
hate them. I'm glad they're not longer, and I'm glad they're not any
closer to the stratosphere. You can have your 2-mile climbs!

And it rains until April, and it pisses me off and makes me want more
coffee. Waahhhh!

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Craig Brossman said:

I've also found that my lungs almost always fail before my legs, and
that I chuckle when someone talks about hard climbs that are no longer
than a mile or two and don't get above 10,000 feet.

....and besides, what's so OT about this...?

jitter, judder, clock strikes 5:00, switches from coffee to pinot...

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Paladin said:

Jim and Carla, (who are definitely no slouches in any case) found
from their trip out west that elevation can be a major butt kick when
you go from sea level to technical, steep riding at 6k+.

If I ride much over 6k, it takes me about a half hour of wheezing and
painful efforts at "breathing" before I can acclimate and just shut
the hell up and ride.

When I stayed in the shack in Fruita, I was surprised how "normal" things
felt on our first ride. Same with the Continental Divide Ride the next day.
Same with Crested Butte the third day...UNTIL that night when I tried to
sleep! That's when the ol' "elevation elevated heart rate" hit.

(Think I screwed up the itinerary a bit. We drove to CB after the CD, so
the chest pound night was BEFORE the "really high ride".)

Still, I think that sort of "easing up" higher helped acclimate me along the
way -- unlike some ski trips I've taken where I felt the elevation right
from the first night.

Bill "and I was still smoking cigars then, too!" S.

GeeDubb said:

I'm still looking for a place in the Durango area. Due to capitol gains
taxes I have to sell my place near T-ride before I can buy in Durango. Then
I recently found out that my wife's company's divisions in Denver is
thinking of opening on the Western Slope central to GJ, Montrose & Durango
which means probably Montrose so I don't know if we're selling or not.
Gary

I sort-of hate to do this, BUT, my wife is a real estate agent and of
course a biker. Let me know if you are looking for one.

Independent of that, let me know if you make it to the area for a ride.
--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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Craig Brossman said:

GeeDubb said:

I'm still looking for a place in the Durango area. Due to capitol
gains taxes I have to sell my place near T-ride before I can buy in
Durango. Then I recently found out that my wife's company's
divisions in Denver is thinking of opening on the Western Slope
central to GJ, Montrose & Durango which means probably Montrose so I
don't know if we're selling or not. Gary

I sort-of hate to do this, BUT, my wife is a real estate agent and of
course a biker. Let me know if you are looking for one.

Independent of that, let me know if you make it to the area for a
ride.

We may be up quite a bit looking for property, a lot depends on how fast
ours sells. Then finding something that's available (that we can afford)
after we sell ours will always be fun....not!

Send your wife's info to me. We already have several agents sending us
periodic info but we're not locked into any one of them since we haven't
sold ours yet.

Gary (grwilliams at qwest dot net)

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I sort-of hate to do this, BUT, my wife is a real estate agent and of
course a biker. Let me know if you are looking for one.

A wife that is a real estate agent and a bike? Possibly, what have you got? ;-)

Parbs

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Quoted message said:

As I sit here at home rewritting some Java GUI code I both hate and have
very little experience at, I realize that living at 7800 feet has changed
some of my habits.

I love coffee and drink a lot, but even at home, I rarely drink it in one
of the Mrs.' nice coffee mugs. When I do, I have to chug, it gets cold way
to fast otherwise. Even in insulated mugs, you can't poke around.

I've also found that my lungs almost always fail before my legs, and that
I chuckle when someone talks about hard climbs that are no longer than a
mile or two and don't get above 10,000 feet.

Oh yeah, and it snows well into April.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado
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"Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation."
Edward R. Murrow

You forgot to mention that punishing your friends that live at sea-level is
a lot of fun. Even if they are faster, the altitude catches up with them
after a day or two.

TJ