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I took RG up to Harpers Ferry WV to see the sights. Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia all meet here where the Shenandoah and the Potomac rivers meet and empty to the Bay as the Potomac. We toured, we explored and had a beer and onion rings. A good day. We hiked up to Jefferson Rock where I told RG that this is where Thomas Jefferson used to go when he ate consumables and chilled. The ruins are St John's Episcopal church. I think the Catholics burned them out due to the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The standing church is St Patricks Catholic Church. Used as a hospital in the Civil War the building is still in use today. Trains still run thru Harpers ferry, we saw and heard several while at the restaurant. We thought Petite would have liked to hear the train horns.

We had pretty clouds my six month old granddudes cheered the Steelers on to victory against the Browns. I got decked out for my 50 year class reunion and even wore a tie. One of my best friends from high school showed up with her and I asked him if this was his girlfriend, wife, or daughter. He said:"all of the above"

Seems the storm is nowhere near what they expected in strength. Small blessings. we're getting 52 constant and gusts in the mid 60s. At least that's what my lil weather station on the roof says. Now just crossing fingers the remnants of the eye stay away from direct hit on house. If that happens then we all good

From Honolulu. ?

They came through with just sticks down in their yard. Everything looks good.

On my ride today, I ended up taking a quick cruise through the local car show - one they have every year at this time. Last year, it was the weekend after I’d been fired, after 25 years at the same job. I remember thinking “God, I hope I don’t run into anyone from work”. I really wasn’t ready to face anyone. Today, it was “Gee, I hope I see someone I used to work with, so I can tell them how much their job sucks....” Tomorrow, I’m heading back to work after a week off....and, while I’m thinking “Aw shit, I have to go back....” it’s not like it used to be, where I would have been trying to open my wrists. What a difference a year makes.

Surgery was Wednesday. It went pretty well. I usually have a hard time with anesthesia, but this guy got the cocktail just right. I wasn't miserable when trying to wake up! The surgeon had a hearty piece of cadaver ACL; he reconstructed my ACL with it and used the rest to fix the MCL. I'll be on crutches 3 weeks and off work for about 6 weeks. But the best part is I WILL be riding my fat bike in the snow this winter! Yay!! Well, you COULD see my knee cap before the surgery; it's gone again under swelling. But the knee is on the mend, and that's what matters. I believe the white stuff on the bottom of this pic (the ACL) is supposed to be attached to the little bit of white stuff on the top of the pic. I must have been a good girl. HoSmudge got me a treat! DQ Dilly bar. Holy cow do I look sleepy in that pic!

Lyra slept through the whole thing!

We have two shelves on the ground level WofTy uses as a pantry. I did not prepare properly last October and found all kinds of crap floating around after that hurricane went by and flooded that level. This time I made a platform that's four feet off the floor to put stuff on. As I am taking the canned food out I start looking at the dates, which I did not do when I put them back last year. Nearly 50% of the canned food is from one to five years out of the 'Best used by' date. I confront WofTy. She says "They were on sale." As soon as this storm goes by, and before Jose shows up, I will be drinking my stash of PBR. And I still have ice cream to eat. Oh. I did not leave because WofTy refused to go. So I manned up and stocked up on PBR and ice cream. So there.

Dude. So true. I looked at my man, and said "consequences, right?" one of the guys we were hanging with is a sponsored pro. He said to my husband, "you are so lucky. your wife is a fast rider."

Had to go to the doc. I walked to my GP's office. It took me about 15 minutes to get there. Then, I walked to the bike shop, and then I walked back home. Living metro was the best decision we ever made.

Ian is gonna sell me the Safari

You would think that with a first name like 'Jay', life would be easy, but it is amazing how often people screw it up, writing "J.", or with an "e" or just saying ' I need a name, not an initial.' So as a kid I got in the habit when someone asked my name of saying, "Jay, as in Jay Silverheels" (from the Lone Ranger TV show as a kid) For many years now I have used, "Jay as in Jay Leno". On Friday part the girl wrote down "Jay Leno" because she has never heard of Leno. So now what? At 51 I have to start over with "Jay, as in Jay-Z, yo!" I am just not gansta enough to pull it off. I don't even know if that is how he spells it, which would be awkward. I could google it, but I really don't care that much.

I told you to ride the AWOL today. We're firing up the Weber when I get home, beer can chicken for dinner.

Believe it or not, I am pretty shallow.

A happy time was had by all.

Picked up a new toy this weekend for cheap. Quick fix and now time to move it. So how much will you give me for the girl?

Food

Dontcha hate it when that happens??? I went on a road ride, wifey wasn't feeling so hot so I rode on my own. I picked a route that hade a long gradual climb, makes a hard left, levels off as it cross a street and then a longer steeper climb. Total climb was about 2 miles, steepest part is the last part. So my plan was to hammer the first part, catch my breath as i cross the street and then hammer the lower part of the second part and dump it in the granny gear and just survive when i blew.. So everything went to plan until I blew a lung about 60% up the final climb. No worries, push the lever and...... nothin.!!!! WTF I'm already in my granny gear.... Oh shit. Needless to say it was a rough 1/2 mile or so as I slogged over the hill nearly teetering over.... But I made it!

@airinpie I could ride those trails! Well, maybe not quite yet, but that looks like a nice, fun ride. And good friends!! Hey look! @Longjohn with clothes on! Huh!!! @Dirtyhip make sure you let us know how that dr appt goes today.

We are all here. Winds were pretty intense. My home weather station was rated for 110mph winds and it's in pieces somewhere in the neighborhood. Besides that toy nothing else was damaged. My windows and roof held up nicely from what I can tell. Once the tropical storm winds leave, noonish, I'll get the ladder out and check the roof. Sleeping was hard so we're all tired. Sister was in a secure house about 8 miles from here and she lost power. Shell be coming over so she can go to work, she works from home on computer, but that sums up the worst of it. Those plants are usually about 4 feet up from my pond. Neighbors weird plants got toasted too.

I can relate to most of these. This was posted on FB. Advice from A Wise Old Man -Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong. -Keep skunks and bankers at a distance. -Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. -A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. -Words that soak into your ears are whispered… not yelled. -Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight. -Forgive your enemies; it messes up their heads. -Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you. -It don’t take a very big person to carry a grudge. -You cannot unsay a cruel word. -Every path has a few puddles. -When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. -The best sermons are lived, not preached. -Most of the stuff people worry about ain’t never gonna happen anyway. -Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. -Live a good, honorable life… Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time. -Don‘t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t bothering you none. -Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a Rain dance. -If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin’. -Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. -The biggest troublemaker you’ll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin’. -Always drink upstream from the herd. -Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment. -Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin’ it back in. -If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.. -Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you. -Most times, it comes down to common sense.

Given this picture, Should this be our fearless leaders new avatar?

I would definitely call and fix it. Stolen wine will give you a headache even if the theft was unintentional.

I always correct whether under or over.

All Hail J.

Don't listen to Airwickcheese. He also said I was disgusting, and we know that is not true either.

You are funny. I think you could pull it off. You could also say Jay as in Blue Jay.

DH did post these in the other thread: The forest alongside the trail One of the local birds Another picture of the trail

you are the nicest poster here. always kind and always saying the perfect thing to help.

So you fly all the way to Hawaii and the surf is great in Miami.

So far mild tropical storm conditions. Bands of heavy rain and winds come through every few minutes. Light rain a constant. Winds only around the 30s right now. About 4-5 more hours until we are actually hitting hurricane conditions

@Randomguy, your move on the next funny vid.

Are you wearing lingerie yet?

The Vikings knew how to enjoy themselves.

Because it stayed going west so long before it turned north. All that energy was going to pummel us. We lucked out very much. Wife now wants me to finally invest in hurricane barriers for the windows

I'm cheating - this wasn't this weekend, it was Friday. 13th Lake, from the lodge.

Watch out for hippies!

Hopefully, but not my problem.

We took the grueling hike to the top of Diamond Head this morning. I say it's worth the hike if you don't die.

It feels like forever since I have seen you.

Uncle Fester, is that you?

And look how that turned out. You can get a bachelor's degree for about 100k, all to learn to say "Do you want fries with that?".

I suspect there's something I'm not understanding, for if the camper battery is a 12 volt auto battery you could use jumper cables to charge it from the battery in the vehicle that's towing the camper. You wouldn't want to leave them connected for a long time, but you could charge it enough to at least get lights back on in the camper. You could also simply disconnect the dead battery and use the jumper cables to connect to the good battery in the vehicle, being careful not to run that battery down so low it won't start the vehicle. I would first suggest you recharge the battery, then put an ammeter between one of the battery terminals and the battery connector. You may have everything off, but there may be some devices that draw energy anyway even when switched 'off'. These 'parasitic' loads are common with electronic equipment that draw small amounts of current to keep the memory stored or active. The ammeter should show any current drain from the battery with everything 'off'. If the meter reads current, then it's a matter of disconnecting devices one by one until the current drain disappears. Once you find the culprit device(s), you can put a switch on the line to each device to shut it off when you're not using the camper. I would then suggest considering a battery isolator that allows one alternator to charge two batteries. You could run a couple of wires from the battery isolator to the camper, and the camper battery would charge while you're towing it. If the camper is parked, then you could pull the vehicle up to it, connect the cable, and charge the camper battery from the isolator in about 15 minutes or so. The solar panels mentioned would be a good idea to trickle charge the battery while you're away, assuming the parasitic loads aren't more than the solar panel can put out. If the camper is left unattended at a place away from home, you may want to consider putting the panel up on the roof or inside the trailer up against a window so you don't lose it to someone's Five Finger Discount Supply Store.