we were getting high and listening to Zeppelin. Dude.
Air guitar and drums take their toll.
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we were getting high and listening to Zeppelin. Dude.
Air guitar and drums take their toll.
Not in Austria.
Man, IDK, maybe the creek local's aren't the best gauge.
The majority of the kids I see in normal suburbia are 100% softer than we were 😀
I would agree that using creek locals is not a good barometer. That said, I can say with confidence that the creek local being used for this example has likely played more video games on his phone this year than I did in my entire childhood. So I don't think we're entirely inaccurate here.
That THAT said, every generation says the following generation is softer. And they're probably right. I am perfectly fine not having had to go through the Spanish Flu, as an example. That THAT THAT said, with the current administration, that may all be coming back.
I found the video to be 1) extremely accurate to GenX in spots, b) accurate for all generations in spots, and c) off the mark in spots. Generally I was entertained though.
Snowshoes
Finally we have reached a rare time in life called, White People Justify That Snowshoe Purchase From Years Ago. We almost had it 4+ weeks ago but the rain that topped the snow rendered it pretty ice-breaker-ish when all was said and done. Yesterday and today we have been out there a total of 3 times blazing the trail at the local county park where we walk the dogs every day. Yesterday was tough for Bear as he MUST be in front, which made the going tough for him. But since then he's been loving it with a path to make it a bit easier.
I know this won't last but I really do enjoy this alternative to riding inside. I have not done an inside ride since last Thursday and I am hoping we get a few more of these days where we go out after work and pack down the trail a bit more.
I wish this level of snow were normal here. I would love for this to be a part of the normal winter routine. While I know this is going to prolong the start of the mountain bike season, I really do love the amount of snow we've gotten this year and the opportunity to do something else, as well as to justify this snowshoe purchase from some years back.
We also own XC skis. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
Finally we have reached a rare time in life called, White People Justify That Snowshoe Purchase From Years Ago. We almost had it 4+ weeks ago but the rain that topped the snow rendered it pretty ice-breaker-ish when all was said and done. Yesterday and today we have been out there a total of 3 times blazing the trail at the local county park where we walk the dogs every day. Yesterday was tough for Bear as he MUST be in front, which made the going tough for him. But since then he's been loving it with a path to make it a bit easier.
I know this won't last but I really do enjoy this alternative to riding inside. I have not done an inside ride since last Thursday and I am hoping we get a few more of these days where we go out after work and pack down the trail a bit more.
I wish this level of snow were normal here. I would love for this to be a part of the normal winter routine. While I know this is going to prolong the start of the mountain bike season, I really do love the amount of snow we've gotten this year and the opportunity to do something else, as well as to justify this snowshoe purchase from some years back.
We also own XC skis. We'll see what tomorrow brings.
iman29
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Do you use/need the walking poles for snow shoeing as I noted D is not using them ?
Asking as a newbie since I got a free pair of decent snow shoes from a friend and I want to try it out and have not done it ever before.
We don't, but I think a lot of people do. We did note last night that they would probably be helpful. If we did this more often I imagine we would start to use them as it's only a matter of time before one or both of us would fall over.
serviceguy
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Yes, I don't remember doing that in Italy as well...but I'm an early years Gen-X.
Can I use Lithuanians instead?
Not sure if they're tall enough.
serviceguy
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The average male Lithuanian is slightly taller (181.3 cm) than the average male Pole (178.7 cm)
The average female Lithuanian is slightly taller (167.5 cm) than the average female Pole (165.1 cm)
They should be fine either way...
What I Learned in (Pre) Retirement
It turned out that I had 3 weeks off between the jobs, which you could say was unemployment but what I consider to be pre-retirement. It was a sort of dry run on what life might be like in a few years. While I wasn't entirely removed from the job thing because I was doing lots of interviews, I did generally take it easy and just try to enjoy it. So here is what I learned in my time of pre-retirement.
1. Doing it while your spouse works is less enjoyable. I found myself sort of aimless most days with nobody to hang out with. I ended up getting coffee with Kirt a few times but for the most part, I sort of tooled around the house not really driven to do anything significant. So you should plan to both retire at the same time. Note that if it were possible to mountain bike, this would have been less of an issue.
2. I spend a lot of money. This is not entirely true but man, it's easy to spend money when you have lots of free time.
3. You need a purpose. It's pretty obvious upon reflection that work does give us a purpose. I think this is correlated to point 1. But I often found myself not knowing exactly what to do with myself. If D had been off too, I'm sure we would have gone skiing. But being solo, I didn't know what to do with myself most days. I didn't really feel like taking on any major home projects in the time off.
4. Not working is fucking great. Do I need to explain this?
5. I want to retire having done something useful with my end-of-career. I left the last job with a really shitty taste in my mouth. We briefly talked about my never going back to work but with the 3 kids still needing to go through college, it would have been a dumb idea. But more than that, I want to use the last years of my career to do something somewhat meaningful and productive. So far, this job is looking to be a good fit for that. I want to actually make a difference to someone before I hang up my skates.
I think that's enough. I'm not shedding any great truth with item #4 above. But the other ones were a little unexpected and became pretty clear in those 3 weeks. Again, if I could have ridden outside I think it would have been a little different. But I think the conclusions would have generally been the same if my full time job would have been to ride bikes.
I know Tim recently retired, so I would be curious what he thinks about all this.
It turned out that I had 3 weeks off between the jobs, which you could say was unemployment but what I consider to be pre-retirement. It was a sort of dry run on what life might be like in a few years. While I wasn't entirely removed from the job thing because I was doing lots of interviews, I did generally take it easy and just try to enjoy it. So here is what I learned in my time of pre-retirement.
1. Doing it while your spouse works is less enjoyable. I found myself sort of aimless most days with nobody to hang out with. I ended up getting coffee with Kirt a few times but for the most part, I sort of tooled around the house not really driven to do anything significant. So you should plan to both retire at the same time. Note that if it were possible to mountain bike, this would have been less of an issue.
2. I spend a lot of money. This is not entirely true but man, it's easy to spend money when you have lots of free time.
3. You need a purpose. It's pretty obvious upon reflection that work does give us a purpose. I think this is correlated to point 1. But I often found myself not knowing exactly what to do with myself. If D had been off too, I'm sure we would have gone skiing. But being solo, I didn't know what to do with myself most days. I didn't really feel like taking on any major home projects in the time off.
4. Not working is fucking great. Do I need to explain this?
5. I want to retire having done something useful with my end-of-career. I left the last job with a really shitty taste in my mouth. We briefly talked about my never going back to work but with the 3 kids still needing to go through college, it would have been a dumb idea. But more than that, I want to use the last years of my career to do something somewhat meaningful and productive. So far, this job is looking to be a good fit for that. I want to actually make a difference to someone before I hang up my skates.
I think that's enough. I'm not shedding any great truth with item #4 above. But the other ones were a little unexpected and became pretty clear in those 3 weeks. Again, if I could have ridden outside I think it would have been a little different. But I think the conclusions would have generally been the same if my full time job would have been to ride bikes.
I know Tim recently retired, so I would be curious what he thinks about all this.
I could suggest getting your Officials certification for biking events, volleyball, swimming, triathlon, track&field. There is plenty of work,
keeps you around the younger people. Be a paid event director or worker - it isn't all volunteer.
It is part-time, easy to plan in advance, and phone calls are not hard work.....nor is writing down how far someone threw something heavy or pointy.
Pays a little bit, fills the time, you'll end up spending all of your money on cool equipment. laser measuring, clocks, starting horns!
ok, I do make money doing it.
keeps you around the younger people. Be a paid event director or worker - it isn't all volunteer.
It is part-time, easy to plan in advance, and phone calls are not hard work.....nor is writing down how far someone threw something heavy or pointy.
Pays a little bit, fills the time, you'll end up spending all of your money on cool equipment. laser measuring, clocks, starting horns!
ok, I do make money doing it.
Kaleidopete
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I've been retired 12 years and I left a great job, self employed. Not working is way better!
Robin
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Summers off as a teacher are similar. When everyone else including spouse is working…bit I’m also an introvert and enjoy the solitude.
I pick up extra $$ during the school year to make it work financially so I don’t have to work. Instead I spend my days volunteering at the farm.
I pick up extra $$ during the school year to make it work financially so I don’t have to work. Instead I spend my days volunteering at the farm.