Hey 19 - Random Thoughts: In the year 2525...more or less

[cycloner29]

I've seen more vehicles driving around lately with either their rear bumper cover missing, 4-5 bungee cords holding the whole front shroud on, on a Honda van, and yesterday what looked like a fairly new KIA SUV in Ames north Walmart parking lot until I saw the whole front shroud was missing. The head lights were still attached. All you could see was the aux tranny cooler along with the AF over flow and the wiper fluid reservoir. License plate was laying on the dash. People with duct taped pieces holding their car together. Plastic sheeting covering a window, people driving around on their spare tire.

Makes you wonder how many people just carry liability and nothing else? I'd hate to be the person that follows one of these taped together vehicles and something falls and had damages their car.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I've seen more vehicles driving around lately with either their rear bumper cover missing, 4-5 bungee cords holding the whole front shroud on, on a Honda van, and yesterday what looked like a fairly new KIA SUV in Ames north Walmart parking lot until I saw the whole front shroud was missing. The head lights were still attached. All you could see was the aux tranny cooler along with the AF over flow and the wiper fluid reservoir. License plate was laying on the dash. People with duct taped pieces holding their car together. Plastic sheeting covering a window, people driving around on their spare tire.

Makes you wonder how many people just carry liability and nothing else? I'd hate to be the person that follows one of these taped together vehicles and something falls and had damages their car.

Back when we had teenage boys driving they had $200 cars with liability only. Spousal unit taught them how to fix their own cars. That was in the 90s, though. Can't do that now. Even the beaters cost too much, and shade tree mechanics can't keep up with the computerized stuff.

 

[BCClone]

I've seen more vehicles driving around lately with either their rear bumper cover missing, 4-5 bungee cords holding the whole front shroud on, on a Honda van, and yesterday what looked like a fairly new KIA SUV in Ames north Walmart parking lot until I saw the whole front shroud was missing. The head lights were still attached. All you could see was the aux tranny cooler along with the AF over flow and the wiper fluid reservoir. License plate was laying on the dash. People with duct taped pieces holding their car together. Plastic sheeting covering a window, people driving around on their spare tire.

Makes you wonder how many people just carry liability and nothing else? I'd hate to be the person that follows one of these taped together vehicles and something falls and had damages their car.

Depends upon the age of the car, I know when we had to have a vehicle repaired due to hitting a deer. They wired up a few things, but we didn’t need to drive because we had enough vehicles. They said it was pretty common with how slow it was getting parts that they would patch up cars to make them drivable temporarily

 

[wxman1]

I would imagine with rising costs of everything people are getting squeezed more and putting off what they deem as an added expense.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Did not do a good job of people contact today. Only spoke with mail carrier and that was mostly about the neighbor who committed suicide. Not much uplifting about that. Sloth day for sure, still in pajamas from last night.

Did better with human contact on Sunday. Popped over for a lookie at a rare to Minnesota bird hanging around at Como Park. Ran into a few photography peeps I know casually so got in some chitchat, aka in person live contact! Spent a bit of time chatting with another old dude and this younger gal from Sri Lanka who I had chatted with somewhere before.

 

[cycloner29]

Gym was busy this morning and I was doing my normal Tuesday weight program. I normally do a four different rep routine on six machines. I’ll do a set of reps on one machine then go to another machine.

Until this one guy decides to basically camp out on one machine as I did reps on two other machines. Meanwhile this guy is just looking at his phone. I finally tap him on the shoulder and notice he is on FB. I asked him, “do you mind if I use this?” He goes, “umm… I need to get my reps in”. I just stared at him in through the wall mirror, SMH and roll my eyes at him. I guess he couldn’t read the poster that states no camping out on the machines.

 

[BCClone]

Gym was busy this morning and I was doing my normal Tuesday weight program. I normally do a four different rep routine on six machines. I’ll do a set of reps on one machine then go to another machine.

Until this one guy decides to basically camp out on one machine as I did reps on two other machines. Meanwhile this guy is just looking at his phone. I finally tap him on the shoulder and notice he is on FB. I asked him, “do you mind if I use this?” He goes, “umm… I need to get my reps in”. I just stared at him in through the wall mirror, SMH and roll my eyes at him. I guess he couldn’t read the poster that states no camping out on the machines.

I would have said, then let’s get them done and put our phone away. No reason for a phone to be at a workout unless you need it for telling you what you are doing

 

[VeloClone]

Gym was busy this morning and I was doing my normal Tuesday weight program. I normally do a four different rep routine on six machines. I’ll do a set of reps on one machine then go to another machine.

Until this one guy decides to basically camp out on one machine as I did reps on two other machines. Meanwhile this guy is just looking at his phone. I finally tap him on the shoulder and notice he is on FB. I asked him, “do you mind if I use this?” He goes, “umm… I need to get my reps in”. I just stared at him in through the wall mirror, SMH and roll my eyes at him. I guess he couldn’t read the poster that states no camping out on the machines.

"If you are resting between sets do you mind if I work in with you?"

 

[cycloner29]

"If you are resting between sets do you mind if I work in with you?"

I would rather ask that to the blonde hair gal that wears an extra support top to show off her ample bosom and cleavage, along with the short shorts she wears to show off her cheeks. But then again I would just wait and let her finish her reps.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Gym was busy this morning and I was doing my normal Tuesday weight program. I normally do a four different rep routine on six machines. I’ll do a set of reps on one machine then go to another machine.

Until this one guy decides to basically camp out on one machine as I did reps on two other machines. Meanwhile this guy is just looking at his phone. I finally tap him on the shoulder and notice he is on FB. I asked him, “do you mind if I use this?” He goes, “umm… I need to get my reps in”. I just stared at him in through the wall mirror, SMH and roll my eyes at him. I guess he couldn’t read the poster that states no camping out on the machines.

The phone bros drive me crazy. I usually wait an average of 60 seconds between sets, time it, like right now it's 12:19:28 so I just abbreviate and round off in my head as plus a minute as 20:30 or 0:30 as my next set. Maybe a tad longer on some dumbell presses but I move right along. And then you run into the phone bro who sets there for two or more minutes between sets texting and surfin'. A three set of 12 should take me 5 minutes, it's takes these guys 10-12 minutes.

 

[BCClone]

The phone bros drive me crazy. I usually wait an average of 60 seconds between sets, time it, like right now it's 12:19:28 so I just abbreviate and round off in my head as plus a minute as 20:30 or 0:30 as my next set. Maybe a tad longer on some dumbell presses but I move right along. And then you run into the phone bro who sets there for two or more minutes between sets texting and surfin'. A three set of 12 should take me 5 minutes, it's takes these guys 10-12 minutes.

If you don’t have to wait on people or use of equipment, if you spend more than 30-40 minutes for a full lifting workout, you’re not getting as effective workout as you should. That’s if you lift 5-6x a week. If you do 3x a week and hit arms and legs each time then double that.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Busy next door at the death house. Cleaning crew and dumpster. Not sure what they need a dumpster for. Cleanup crew I get, death house. Dumpster for a $900K modern contemporary? Doesn't seem like it should be a hoarder house or anything. Maybe he was dead long enough to make the house so bad they have to toss stuff. Gross. Probably the likely explanation. Dude used to have maid cleaning service and even had a gal hired to keep the house and property maintained, up till a year or two ago.

 

[BCClone]

Busy next door at the death house. Cleaning crew and dumpster. Not sure what they need a dumpster for. Cleanup crew I get, death house. Dumpster for a $900K modern contemporary? Doesn't seem like it should be a hoarder house or anything. Maybe he was dead long enough to make the house so bad they have to toss stuff. Gross. Probably the likely explanation. Dude used to have maid cleaning service and even had a gal hired to keep the house and property maintained, up till a year or two ago.

I would guess it’s for furniture and stuff. Honestly, your household goods have very little value. That 3000 dollar couch, maybe $100 if you’re lucky. Even antique stuff isn’t worth much anymore. It’s easy to just toss everything than do the work for a grand or two

 

[BoxsterCy]

If you don’t have to wait on people or use of equipment, if you spend more than 30-40 minutes for a full lifting workout, you’re not getting as effective workout as you should. That’s if you lift 5-6x a week. If you do 3x a week and hit arms and legs each time then double that.

Yeah, I am pretty much mostly upper body and some core and I can get finished in 60-75 minutes. Some of these guys loaf around and take hours. 13 different exercises for me (4 for my rotator cuffs maintenance) and 30-35 or so sets. A decent workout for a 73-year old.

 

[BoxsterCy]

I would guess it’s for furniture and stuff. Honestly, your household goods have very little value. That 3000 dollar couch, maybe $100 if you’re lucky. Even antique stuff isn’t worth much anymore. It’s easy to just toss everything than do the work for a grand or two

Heard he lost his business. Would maybe explain why I had not seen any of his spendy cars, like his Bentley convertible, in some time, guess those got sold.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

They need to lose that basketball floor.

 

[NWICY]

It's better in person, but I like a more conventional style floor.

 

[BCClone]

It's better in person, but I like a more conventional style floor.

You there?

 

[NWICY]

You there?

No went down Sat to watch wbb, ISU was out but wanted to catch up with friends.

 

[BCClone]

No went down Sat to watch wbb, ISU was out but wanted to catch up with friends.

If there weather is decent, power and light is a really great place to hang before and after.