Red Mosquito

3 mile run in the morning with some chinups mixed in

hits way different than the bike ride

coming home yesterday into our underground parking garage...I've done it a million times..its a narrow entry and I skimmed the concrete wall on the passenger side..both door on the side dont open and the step panel was bent..anyway, took it to the collision center this morning and it will be 8-10 K to fix...fun..first time in 33 years I've made a claim

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 5:22 pm coming home yesterday into our underground parking garage...I've done it a million times..its a narrow entry and I skimmed the concrete wall on the passenger side..both door on the side dont open and the step panel was bent..anyway, took it to the collision center this morning and it will be 8-10 K to fix...fun..first time in 33 years I've made a claim

were you coming home from mahjong?

bummer. sorry to hear, doug

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 5:22 pm coming home yesterday into our underground parking garage...I've done it a million times..its a narrow entry and I skimmed the concrete wall on the passenger side..both door on the side dont open and the step panel was bent..anyway, took it to the collision center this morning and it will be 8-10 K to fix...fun..first time in 33 years I've made a claim

also, take us back to that day in 1993. did your car get vandalized in a celebration after game 5 against the sonics?

Chris_H_2 wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 7:56 pm

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 5:22 pm coming home yesterday into our underground parking garage...I've done it a million times..its a narrow entry and I skimmed the concrete wall on the passenger side..both door on the side dont open and the step panel was bent..anyway, took it to the collision center this morning and it will be 8-10 K to fix...fun..first time in 33 years I've made a claim

also, take us back to that day in 1993. did your car get vandalized in a celebration after game 5 against the sonics?

that was the avalanche winning the cup in 96..I parked on the street hoping the celebratory people would ruin my car and start in on fire..it didn't work

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 8:06 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 7:56 pm

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 5:22 pm coming home yesterday into our underground parking garage...I've done it a million times..its a narrow entry and I skimmed the concrete wall on the passenger side..both door on the side dont open and the step panel was bent..anyway, took it to the collision center this morning and it will be 8-10 K to fix...fun..first time in 33 years I've made a claim

also, take us back to that day in 1993. did your car get vandalized in a celebration after game 5 against the sonics?

that was the avalanche winning the cup in 96..I parked on the street hoping the celebratory people would ruin my car and start in on fire..it didn't work

yet another reason to hate those avalanche teams from '96 and '97. the worst.

Chris_H_2 wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 8:17 pm

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 8:06 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 7:56 pm

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 5:22 pm coming home yesterday into our underground parking garage...I've done it a million times..its a narrow entry and I skimmed the concrete wall on the passenger side..both door on the side dont open and the step panel was bent..anyway, took it to the collision center this morning and it will be 8-10 K to fix...fun..first time in 33 years I've made a claim

also, take us back to that day in 1993. did your car get vandalized in a celebration after game 5 against the sonics?

that was the avalanche winning the cup in 96..I parked on the street hoping the celebratory people would ruin my car and start in on fire..it didn't work

yet another reason to hate those avalanche teams from '96 and '97. the worst.

ah, the Draper/ Lemieux....good times

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 8:21 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 8:17 pm

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 8:06 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 7:56 pm

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 5:22 pm coming home yesterday into our underground parking garage...I've done it a million times..its a narrow entry and I skimmed the concrete wall on the passenger side..both door on the side dont open and the step panel was bent..anyway, took it to the collision center this morning and it will be 8-10 K to fix...fun..first time in 33 years I've made a claim

also, take us back to that day in 1993. did your car get vandalized in a celebration after game 5 against the sonics?

that was the avalanche winning the cup in 96..I parked on the street hoping the celebratory people would ruin my car and start in on fire..it didn't work

yet another reason to hate those avalanche teams from '96 and '97. the worst.

ah, the Draper/ Lemieux....good times

You mean Draper / Turtle

Chris_H_2 wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 8:39 pm

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 8:21 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 8:17 pm

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 8:06 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 7:56 pm

doug rr wrote: Fri August 14, 2026 5:22 pm coming home yesterday into our underground parking garage...I've done it a million times..its a narrow entry and I skimmed the concrete wall on the passenger side..both door on the side dont open and the step panel was bent..anyway, took it to the collision center this morning and it will be 8-10 K to fix...fun..first time in 33 years I've made a claim

also, take us back to that day in 1993. did your car get vandalized in a celebration after game 5 against the sonics?

that was the avalanche winning the cup in 96..I parked on the street hoping the celebratory people would ruin my car and start in on fire..it didn't work

yet another reason to hate those avalanche teams from '96 and '97. the worst.

ah, the Draper/ Lemieux....good times

You mean Draper / Turtle

bawitdaba

Saw a bunch of migrating humpback whales today. They were close enough to shore that you could hear their chatter.

wow

that’s awesome

never heard their chatter

sick

i got in about 8500 steps last night going to a local italian festival. ran into a few people.

the worst thing a guy can hear from a beautiful single lady you have known since 10th grade. youre like a brother

So…

(This will be long)

We’ve had the oldest Weaseling’s move to Baltimore n the books for a while. So, this past week has been about getting everything ready for the move to commence this morning. So, the plan was we had a moving van booked and we were going to take her car since she would need it for work and such. The airbag light had started coming on so we took it and had it checked out and the guy was able to get the error cleared. Said it was usually due to battery issues. Ok, so I took it to Auto Zone and let them hook it up to check the battery and electrical system. Battery completely shot. Don’t know why it was starting and everything, but it was shot. Ok. Get new battery. Same day, youngest Weaseling’s car suddenly has fluid all underneath it. I pop the hood, antifreeze everywhere. Get it to the mechanic and some kind of plastic coupler underneath the car had busted. Got that fixed. Everything’s good, right?

Yesterday, oldest Weaseling’s car is DEAD. No power for anything. Won’t turn over. Nothing. Try to boost it off, nothing. So, we have it towed to the mechanic who won’t be back until Monday. Ok, she’ll take my car to Baltimore. Rental truck company calls, they don’t have the truck we reserved a month ago. Ok, what do you have? We have the next size up. Ok give us that for the same price. We’ll need more room now, anyway… ok, everything’s fine. We’re up till midnight packing and loading the truck and my car.

We leave this morning. The plan is to drive most of the way to outside Richmond and stay with friends we have there tonight then finish the last couple of hours in the morning. We get on the road a little later than we planned but when you’re dealing with Mrs Wease and oldest Weaseling, that’s just how it goes. Everything moving well. We’ve had a couple bathroom breaks, topped off the gas tank, other than sitting straight up in a non-adjustable seat for hours and hours, trip is ok. Until an hour ago. We’re about two hours from our friends’ place and all of a sudden, the truck is acting like it’s just losing power, not getting gas, something is amiss. I manage to get pulled off the road and it dies. I try to start it, and it’s acting like it wants to crank, but just won’t turn over. Like it’s not getting gas. Gauge shows 3/4 tank, so it shouldn’t be that but who knows? So, now I’m sitting here just waiting for the roadside assistance to get here 30 minutes into a 119 minute estimated wait time. And it’s hot as a motherfucker.

The hope is it will be something that can repaired and we can be on our way. I don’t know what to even think if we have to get another truck and switch everything from this one.

God gives his greatest warriors the toughest battles.

oh man so sorry to hear. hopefully AAA or a tow truck guy can come and figure it out enough to get it going again.

i had a moving truck once full of my stuff and it started leaking power steering fluid while on the highway. I managed to pull off and find a u-haul and drive to it - was like steering a field plow. Then had to unload all the stuff form one truck and into another truck. This was only like 1 hour into what would normally be like a 8-9 hour drive. was so exhausting

god speed

also drove around to 3 places today to see if they would plug a nail in my tire and none would. it only leaks slightly so gonna take it to another place tmrw. it's kinda on the side so they don't want to mess with it but i am not sure i am ready to pay for full tire replacement

this is while other car is in the shop getting new brakes / rotors etc...

cars are fun

Roadside got here in about 40-45 minutes. Fuel pump. Has to be towed. Now I’m arguing with them on where to tow it. They want to tow it to a hotel and put us up there for the night then send another truck with a “swap crew” to unload/load to the new truck. I want them to just haul this one to Baltimore. We’ll see. Either way, we’re staying in a hotel room tonight. Waiting for them to call back and tell me to sit here and wait some more for the tow company.

Oh, and it’s thundering and lightning now like the fucking arc is getting ready to float away.

Moving can be fun until something goes wrong then it can be very very unfun.