Rep Retirement Lodge 137: Counting the long summer days

[Greyeagle]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 137: Counting the long summer days

So I polled my customers in the NE today regarding Hurricane Irene preperations. Number one answer? Stop at the liquor store on the way home.

On the WI side, the road bends away from the water in several spots so you can't even see it anymore. Plus it's hillier with far fewer bluffs.

The real danger is you could come around a corner and see some cheesehead violating a dead deer. {shudder}

 

[The Rube]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 137: Counting the long summer days

You're too old to remember any useful details. I rode it < 2 weeks ago - and it gave me additional proof of wisconsin's suckitude.
The scenery was much better on the MN side (as was the road). On the WI side, the road bends away from the water in several spots so you can't even see it anymore. Plus it's hillier with far fewer bluffs.

I know I'm close on the names, just not the EXACT names. I haven't ridden in close to 20 years, so gimme a break. I did google Lake City, and that is the city. The cider name I had a little trouble with (probably due to how small the company is).

 

[bigmrg74]

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I just got back from my massage about 45 minutes ago. My shoulders are on fire, and I'm apparently all knotted up throughout my entire back. And thing at the end where she runs her hands lightly across my back tickles and was really the only thing that made me tense up at all. I didn't like that part as much as the rest.

She didn't use something like Icy Hot or Bio Freeze did she??

Best I can tell you is to drink some h2o. She likely has knocked some toxins out of your muscles and you need to flush them out of your system. Also, I would recommend doing an ice pack as well, that will help with the soreness. And if you got a tub, I would try an Epsom salt bath as well.

 

[The Rube]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 137: Counting the long summer days

She didn't use something like Icy Hot or Bio Freeze did she??

Best I can tell you is to drink some h2o. She likely has knocked some toxins out of your muscles and you need to flush them out of your system. Also, I would recommend doing an ice pack as well, that will help with the soreness. And if you got a tub, I would try an Epsom salt bath as well.

I basically live with knots in my back. Massages clear them out for a day or two, and they are back. Sure, my line of work doesn't help the situation, but honestly, I don't really notice it anymore. And besides, a good massage is supposed to hurt for a little afterwards. You just changed a crapload of stuff in your muscles/etc.

 

[St. Clown]

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I thought Lee Lenores closed?

Funny thing, so on Monday I set up this appointment for tonight in Apple Valley with the lady who operated at a time I could actually get there. On Wednesday I decide to do a little more research as I found out she's listed at two places of work. Well I go to the other shop's site and they have pictures up of about 75% of their therapists, and I come to see that this chick isn't half bad looking, in fact, she's not a quarter bad looking. Hell, she's a good bit of all right. I get in there tonight and what do I find? She's about six months preggers. Major buzzkill, and there goes the fantasy. Still, she did all right by me even working around that belly.

The real danger is you could come around a corner and see some cheesehead violating a dead deer. {shudder}

And he's probably going family style on it with his sister.

 

[Bakunin]

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Lake City is a nice little town as is Red Wing.

To reiterate, everything on the wisconsin side sucks.

Thankfully, I did not see anyone violating any dead deer - although there was a ****load of motorcycles on the road that day - probably 2/3-3/4 of the traffic was of the two wheel variety.

Clown - the benefit of her being pregnant is you can **** her and not have to worry about impregnating her again.

Plus if you're lucky, the moneyshot will hit the fetus in the face.

 

[The Rube]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 137: Counting the long summer days

Lake City is a nice little town as is Red Wing.

To reiterate, everything on the wisconsin side sucks.

Thankfully, I did not see anyone violating any dead deer - although there was a ****load of motorcycles on the road that day - probably 2/3-3/4 of the traffic was of the two wheel variety.

Clown - the benefit of her being pregnant is you can **** her and not have to worry about impregnating her again.

Plus if you're lucky, the moneyshot will hit the fetus in the face.

Wabasha and Winona are also nice little towns. And Gogol Bordello is on Palladia right now for Lollapalooza.

 

[bigmrg74]

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I basically live with knots in my back. Massages clear them out for a day or two, and they are back. Sure, my line of work doesn't help the situation, but honestly, I don't really notice it anymore. And besides, a good massage is supposed to hurt for a little afterwards. You just changed a crapload of stuff in your muscles/etc.

True, true.

Seems all I see are either cubical dwellers who's neck and shoulders are sore because they sit at a computer all day, or runners. Not really much one can do other than to try to help them improve their posture via stretching and just thinking about it. You on that forklift all day, I would think you would run more towards being like a cube dweller with Forward Head Posture, always sticking your head forward when you're driving, picking up or dropping off something while on the forks.

 

[St. Clown]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 137: Counting the long summer days

She didn't use something like Icy Hot or Bio Freeze did she??

Best I can tell you is to drink some h2o. She likely has knocked some toxins out of your muscles and you need to flush them out of your system. Also, I would recommend doing an ice pack as well, that will help with the soreness. And if you got a tub, I would try an Epsom salt bath as well.

No, she didn't use any icy hot or the like. She only used some sexy massage oils and a little time with some hot stones, but that's about it for things other than her hands, arms and elbows.

I drank about three quarts of water at work today and I'm on my second quart at home already. I'm ready to get powdered in white and become a decorative fountain.

I basically live with knots in my back. Massages clear them out for a day or two, and they are back. Sure, my line of work doesn't help the situation, but honestly, I don't really notice it anymore. And besides, a good massage is supposed to hurt for a little afterwards. You just changed a crapload of stuff in your muscles/etc.

Yeah, I pretty much hurt through about 60% of my back and into my shoulders. It's a good, relaxing pain, though, like the feeling I had when leaving the weight room in college after an excellent workout.

 

[The Rube]

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True, true.

Seems all I see are either cubical dwellers who's neck and shoulders are sore because they sit at a computer all day, or runners. Not really much one can do other than to try to help them improve their posture via stretching and just thinking about it. You on that forklift all day, I would think you would run more towards being like a cube dweller with Forward Head Posture, always sticking your head forward when you're driving, picking up or dropping off something while on the forks.

I'm not really on a forklift all day, it's a stereotype. I'm on a BT Primemover, where you are standing on a platform, forks are at the rear. Platform raises with the forks/pallet: http://q.b5z.net/i/u/6149291/i/Prime_Mover_Reach_2.jpg

So, it's mostly the twisting/turning and lifting of product that get me. The twisting/turning is lower back, the general rough ride/standing for 8-10 hours affects my upper back. And yes, I follow the guideline of head up/butt down for lifting. Anyone who doesn't do that is an idiot.

 

[Bakunin]

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I didn't think much of Wabasha and haven't been to Winona (yet).

Maybe a future century ride will be Red Wing to Winona and back - that'd be about 125 miles.

 

[dxmnkd316]

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When do you get to drive a Lull?

 

[The Rube]

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I didn't think much of Wabasha and haven't been to Winona (yet).

Maybe a future century ride will be Red Wing to Winona and back - that'd be about 125 miles.

That's about right. IIRC, Hastings to Winona was 150 or so. Winona is better than Wabasha, in a small town trying to be a city sorta way. I forget, have you hit Rollingstone Hill? The 2-mile~ slow gradual incline hill?

 

[The Rube]

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When do you get to drive a Lull?

Not anytime soon. We did have an old propane forklift in-house, a decent sized one, but even though I was licensed at my old job to drive it, I couldn't. (this was rented for some re-shelving). I drooled when I saw it. It was a beast.

 

[Bakunin]

Re: Rep Retirement Lodge 137: Counting the long summer days

That's about right. IIRC, Hastings to Winona was 150 or so. Winona is better than Wabasha, in a small town trying to be a city sorta way. I forget, have you hit Rollingstone Hill? The 2-mile~ slow gradual incline hill?

No, I haven't. It wasn't on my last century route. Even if I do a Red Wing-Winona jaunt, I'd miss that hill as I'd just ride US-61 (unless the elevation change from that hill also encompasses 61). Compared to the crap climbs I dealt with on the WI side of the river, a 2 mile gradual incline doesn't seem so bad. 1/3-1/2 mile climbs over 5% grade after having ridden 75+ miles are just god awful on the knees.

 

[bigmrg74]

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I'm not really on a forklift all day, it's a stereotype. I'm on a BT Primemover, where you are standing on a platform, forks are at the rear. Platform raises with the forks/pallet: http://q.b5z.net/i/u/6149291/i/Prime_Mover_Reach_2.jpg

So, it's mostly the twisting/turning and lifting of product that get me. The twisting/turning is lower back, the general rough ride/standing for 8-10 hours affects my upper back. And yes, I follow the guideline of head up/butt down for lifting. Anyone who doesn't do that is an idiot.

You drive that little dinky thing all day?? Christ!! I've driven bigger ones than that when I was working at Hardwoods and I really didn't even like to do that. Far too nervous about dropping packs.

And yeah, a stand up, I don't envy your MT at all Hoven. You had better at least tip well ya hoser.

 

[The Rube]

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No, I haven't. It wasn't on my last century route. Even if I do a Red Wing-Winona jaunt, I'd miss that hill as I'd just ride US-61 (unless the elevation change from that hill also encompasses 61). Compared to the crap climbs I dealt with on the WI side of the river, a 2 mile gradual incline doesn't seem so bad. 1/3-1/2 mile climbs over 5% grade after having ridden 75+ miles are just god awful on the knees.

On RS Hill, you'll granny-gear it (first couple of gears). I don't care who you are, it's pretty much required. If you take it coming back home, you'll hit some *ing awesome speeds. I did it on a hybrid, I can't imagine the speed you could potentially hit on a road bike. My handlebars were shaking quite a bit, and not because of me.

 

[dxmnkd316]

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Not anytime soon.

Man, those things are insane. They could just toss sh*t and not even notice there was a load on the forks.

 

[The Rube]

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You drive that little dinky thing all day?? Christ!! I've driven bigger ones than that when I was working at Hardwoods and I really didn't even like to do that. Far too nervous about dropping packs.

And yeah, a stand up, I don't envy your MT at all Hoven. You had better at least tip well ya hoser.

I've only gotten massages by chance. I'm very uncomfortable (no, it's not that) with a male masseuse. No, I don't want the happy ending type places. And yeah, they are rinkydink. BUT, a co-worker has "drifted" one before. A couple of them are not "governed," meaning the speed limiting device has been disabled, and one of those is the one I drive.

It's more the size of the building, and more importantly the size of the aisle. We're one of the last buildings in the nation to have as small of aisles that we have. Maybe 2" clearance on each side of the machine; at our offsite location it is about 3"-4" each side, and that may be generous. And I drive fullspeed.

 

[Bakunin]

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On RS Hill, you'll granny-gear it (first couple of gears). I don't care who you are, it's pretty much required. If you take it coming back home, you'll hit some *ing awesome speeds. I did it on a hybrid, I can't imagine the speed you could potentially hit on a road bike. My handlebars were shaking quite a bit, and not because of me.

I was in the bottom two gears on the punishing hills on the other side of the river, trust me. Even an all-out effort only managed a 6-10mph speed going up those ****ing things. The gear I'm in really depends on the grade of the climb; if it's < 3%, I can manage in 3rd-4th gear pretty easily. Anything above that threshold leads to serious downshifting.

Descent speeds can be quite nutty, provided I still have the energy to continue pedaling as opposed to simply coasting. Even without pedaling at all, I was topping out around 38 mph on the WI side. One of these days, I'll pedal down a big hill and see if I can break the 40mph threshold (still haven't done it - fastest speed I've hit so far is 39.6 on a relatively short hill in Eagan).