Snow, Sweat and Seatbacks
Snow: Once again...it's snowing. Ok, I know I should be used to this by now (how long have I lived here?) but honestly, Old Man Winter is really starting to piss me off. Should I ever meet the frosty bastard, I WILL kicking him square in the snowballs. I'm not sure how long this is supposed to last, but I'm just glad it's not happening on my weekend. Ugh. I'm sure snowmobilers everywhere here are masturbating furiously to the thought of FINALLY getting some use out of their rides...which means I can expect them to go screaming by as I'm trying to sleep. Look for me on the news folks. I'll be the incoherently screaming nutjob in his underwear who tackled folks on their sleds as they drove by.
Sweat: A friend of mine, before he got shipped out to Iraq/Afghanistan (again!!) got me back into the habit of hitting the gym at night. This time I'm concentrating more on the cardio aspect, and I will say I hate it as much as ever. 20 minutes on a crosstrainer doesn't sound too bad, but around minute 18 it can start to burn. Fortunately I can grunt and sweat and swear alone, as the time I go on break is usually before everyone else goes. I've gotten back into the weights as well, but am working more slowly into that. I guess it's a good thing that my uniform pants seem to be falling off my ass at work now, but it might be just a little awkward should they actually come down.
Seatbacks: One VERY foggy night, as I was spending a good part of the paycheck at Walmart (damn you and your subliminal ads Walmart! *shakes a fist*), I came to the realization that my vehicle might need some repairs. How did I find this out? When I went to sit in the driver's seat, I went ass over teakettle as the seat flopped back. Puzzled, I tried hitting the recline lever to bring the seat back up...and nothing happened. Further puzzled (and now somewhat frustrated) I drove home with the seat all the way down. For those who want a great ab workout, this is NOT a safe way to do it unless you're sitting still. Upon arriving home, I looked under the seat to find out WTF, and discovered that a nut, bolt and possibly a spring had disappeared from the recline assembly under the seat. Fine and dandy, I threw a bolt in and secured it with a retention washer for the time being then made a note to call the parts department at the dealership for a replacement nut, bolt and possibly a spring. They informed me in a rather bored, detached way that they didn't sell the parts by individual pieces, but as a whole assembly. "How much?" I asked, nervous sweat on my brow as that old saying of 'if you have to ask...' came to mind. "You won't like this," was their response "$430.00 for the part." My hysterical laughter probably didn't set well with them, but that would be the most expensive nut and bolt (and possibly a spring) that I would have ever bought. I have since resolved to raid a junkyard and scavenge the part.
But not with it snowing like this.
Sweat: A friend of mine, before he got shipped out to Iraq/Afghanistan (again!!) got me back into the habit of hitting the gym at night. This time I'm concentrating more on the cardio aspect, and I will say I hate it as much as ever. 20 minutes on a crosstrainer doesn't sound too bad, but around minute 18 it can start to burn. Fortunately I can grunt and sweat and swear alone, as the time I go on break is usually before everyone else goes. I've gotten back into the weights as well, but am working more slowly into that. I guess it's a good thing that my uniform pants seem to be falling off my ass at work now, but it might be just a little awkward should they actually come down.
Seatbacks: One VERY foggy night, as I was spending a good part of the paycheck at Walmart (damn you and your subliminal ads Walmart! *shakes a fist*), I came to the realization that my vehicle might need some repairs. How did I find this out? When I went to sit in the driver's seat, I went ass over teakettle as the seat flopped back. Puzzled, I tried hitting the recline lever to bring the seat back up...and nothing happened. Further puzzled (and now somewhat frustrated) I drove home with the seat all the way down. For those who want a great ab workout, this is NOT a safe way to do it unless you're sitting still. Upon arriving home, I looked under the seat to find out WTF, and discovered that a nut, bolt and possibly a spring had disappeared from the recline assembly under the seat. Fine and dandy, I threw a bolt in and secured it with a retention washer for the time being then made a note to call the parts department at the dealership for a replacement nut, bolt and possibly a spring. They informed me in a rather bored, detached way that they didn't sell the parts by individual pieces, but as a whole assembly. "How much?" I asked, nervous sweat on my brow as that old saying of 'if you have to ask...' came to mind. "You won't like this," was their response "$430.00 for the part." My hysterical laughter probably didn't set well with them, but that would be the most expensive nut and bolt (and possibly a spring) that I would have ever bought. I have since resolved to raid a junkyard and scavenge the part.
But not with it snowing like this.