LUNA-TICS TEAM ROOM: Year-round "Looney" fun.

[macbruce1]

Congrats Ron on a million meter season. Way to row!

Thanks 2 million meter man
How are you doing Jim?
Da Do Ron Ron

[danwho]

Good to hear from you Thor. Man, all that technical stuff makes my poor Luddite head spin Just make sure it's Thor's hammer, not "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", your swinging
Da Do Ron Ron

A quizzical reference from the Million Meter Man.
Oh o o o.
Congratulations on 1MM, Ron.
Healing thoughts to Jim, and ...
I think I might be channeling Tiny Tim here... God Bless Us Everyone.
Anyone else want some plum font pudding?

[bg]

Congrats Ron on a million meter season. Way to row!

wooooooooooooo hoooooooooooo and congrats :]

[Thor MW]

Hi amazing team dudes and dudettes. I posted previously of some of the problems I was having with running the phone on the PM4. Since you need a cord to connect the phone to the PM4, you can’t charge the phone while you crank up the meters. I have been using a PM5 this last week and I have to say I am liking the way it works with the phone. It is Bluetooth so I no longer need a cord to connect. This means I can leave the phone plugged in to a battery or to the wall for power. My HR belt works fine.

About the only down side is the cradle I bought with my PM4 doesn’t fit on the PM5. Some tape would take care of that. Not an issue for me here as I have a little table beside me that holds my phone close enough I don’t even need to use an extension cord for my headphones. When I get my old grey machine back I will think about upgrading to the PM5. I know Janice has had some problems using the USB stick on the PM5 but thus far I’ve had no issues with the Bluetooth. She got some rather strange error messages. Don’t ask, I can’t remember any of them. Grin.

The mighty Thor is swinging a somewhat larger hammer now. I should be back to my usual soon. It really doesn’t take all that long to get back where you were. Rest easy Jim and anyone else who is forced off the erg for a while. We’ll keep your seats warm and all will be fine.

Happy meters all

I found one other issue. I don’t know if it’s a problem yet or not. It appears that when the Bluetooth is on, it drains the batteries which are not rechargeable like they are on the PM4. I don’t know if the PM5 ever shuts off when the Bluetooth is on. So we need more batteries and I have to learn the key sequence to activate and deactivate the Bluetooth. Hence the possible problem. I couldn’t find anything about this in the PM5 info online.

Thanks Ron. The silver hammer might be a lot of fun though. Grin.

[brotherjim]

Dan, you ate hilarious. Ron, I am ok,waiting to see what test I need tomorrow.
Sam,Bobbie' s dad, has started losing his hair so I just came home from shaving his head and feeding him.I have been teasing him that if 64 years of marriage to Bobbie' s mom didn't cause hair loss,chemo didn't have a chance.

[Kona2]

Had to look up the lyrics for Maxwell's Silver Hammer....clever people that our teammates are...but plum font pudding? Say what?

August and the great whooosh of July is coming soon! Hope you are all getting ready - the Dog Days of August starts us all down the path towards the Fall Team Challenge, the Skeleton Crew Challenge, and ultimately the Holiday Challenge. That should put us at a lunar landing about then also. Pretty exciting stuff !

Season meters as of 86 out of 365 = 3-,920,941 m

Total meters on the days = 1,192,862 m

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.9 MM Richard T
1.1 MM Jay
1.05 MM Robyn
1.0 MM Ron
700 K Thor
650 K Danno
650 K Norma
650 K Tammy
600 K Roger
500 K Larry
500 K Rosita
450 K Anita
450 K David T
450 K Ronnie
250 K AJ
250 K Paul
200 K david w (GBR)
200 K Stuart

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

Tristan 1,500 m
Lily m ...a palindrome!
Kerry 2,014 m
Cathie 3,000 m
Marty m ... a starry palindrome!
dtudury 4,092 m
Stuart 5,000 m
Juliette m ...a fine start to your rowing season!
Anita 6,000 m
K2 7,047 m
Dan O' 10,000 m
Steve H 10,000 m
William H 10,300 m
Danwho m...memorable!
Peter G m ...a triple double!
david w (GBR) 11,500 m
Paul 11,968 m
David T 13,000 m
Janice 13,087 m
Tony m...not a palindrome....but a lotta threes!
Bobbie m ... lucky 13 and some special 8's !
Larry 14,287 m
Rosita m ...also not a palindrome...but wowzer! a string of fours!
David A 15,143 m
Norma m ....and a string of fives!
Christa 18,200 m
Tammy m ...and it's ANOTHER string of fives!
Matt 20,000 m
Jeff M 20,131 m
Roger 21,500 m
Doug G 22,710 m
Ed m ...a palindrome from afar!
Robyn 26,097 m ...those new Buster Posey commercials are pretty funny!
AJ 37,544 m ...he's possessed!
Danno 38,403 m
Thor 48,390 m
Ron 48,628 m
Jay m ...a string of threes!
Richard T 114,791 m


Another episode....

I've been to quite a few bicycle museums and displays at museums, but I had never seen a side by side tandem...with a seat for a chaperone. This thing is called the Sociable Tandem, and was built somewhere around 1908 according to its owners. You will note that it has three seats...the side by sides for the "courting" pair, and the backwards facing seat for the chaperone. This was on display at Grand Lake this past weekend.





(rats...my shadow got into this one!) Still, you might want to read what the couple who own it had to say...

[bg]

Another episode....

I've been to quite a few bicycle museums and displays at museums, but I had never seen a side by side tandem...with a seat for a chaperone. This thing is called the Sociable Tandem, and was built somewhere around 1908 according to its owners. You will note that it has three seats...the side by sides for the "courting" pair, and the backwards facing seat for the chaperone. This was on display at Grand Lake this past weekend.





(rats...my shadow got into this one!) Still, you might want to read what the couple who own it had to say...[/quote]


what a cool bike :]

[normadelaney]

K2, great moose shot! I've been on the lookout for one over about fifteen years of camping and hiking in Maine but have never seen one.
Thanks, too, for sharing the sociable tandem. I didn't even realize there were side-by-side tandems, which would eliminate the need for "are you pedaling back there?!?!"

[Kona2]

Welcome back to Marie B - always good to see a returning teammate!

I have happened upon a moose or two while hiking in the Grand Lake area, and it is always best when you are at least 50 yards from them when you see them. They are huge, and they don't see well. When startled, they charge and stomp. Some of you may remember me posting a photo of a snowshoe trail sign with trail names like Moose Stomp Trail....With all the beetle kill, there aren't as many trees to hide behind and hope they don't see you. That photo was taken from about 70 yards away...thanks to a telephoto lens!

Season meters as of 87 out of 365 = 31,317,804 m

Total meters on the day = 396,863 m

MILESTONES...Bragging Rights...Celebrations:

1.15 MM Jay
450 K Janice S

Thanks, everyone, for rowing and ski-erging with us!

Jeff M 2,021 m
Roger 3,500 m
Dan O' 4,000 m
Cathie 5,000 m
Chuck 5,000 m
Steve G 5,045 m
Dean 5,102 m
Tammy m ...a palindrome from the Diamond State!
Christa 6,500 m
Bernie 8,018 m
Ronnie m ... a special starry 8's palindrome!
Ross 10,734 m
Janice 12,001 m
Norma m ...a onesie twosie palindrome!
Jay 12,500 m
K2 15,682 m
Richard T 18,521 m
Robyn 21,097 m

[bg]

still recovering from my ultra....wooooooooo hoooooooooo and congrats da do ron ron :] and welcome and welcome back to folks :} and sorry if i missed anyone....

[Thor MW]

I found one other issue. I don’t know if it’s a problem yet or not. It appears that when the Bluetooth is on, it drains the batteries which are not rechargeable like they are on the PM4. I don’t know if the PM5 ever shuts off when the Bluetooth is on. So we need more batteries and I have to learn the key sequence to activate and deactivate the Bluetooth. Hence the possible problem. I couldn’t find anything about this in the PM5 info online.

Ok, I finally found something online. I do not have to deactivate the wireless ... I think. I can force the PM5 to shut off by hitting the menu button 4 times. This I can handle. Grin. We'll have to wait and see if this saves the batteries and if it starts up normally the next time I saddle up.

That side by side tandem bike sounds very interesting. I had a "normal" one for many years we used it a lot. In fact while waiting for a light to change a police car pulled up beside me and informed me that doubling was against the law. I pointed out that there were two seats and so on. he drove off. I sure loved that bike. It took dad a while to find it too. They weren't around much in the mid 70s. Boy, the stunts me and my buddies did on that thing were crazy. haha

Have fun all

[macbruce1]

Very cool bike K2 Makes me think of HAL in 2001, A Space Odyssey
Da Do Ron Ron

[danwho]

Very cool bike K2 Makes me think of HAL in 2001, A Space Odyssey
Da Do Ron Ron

Wow, another memory test for us old geezers. Nice one. I actually heard a talk by the guy who supplied Kubrick with that little soundbite, and the techie justification for its choice.
Daisy, Daisy, ...

[danwho]

Going back to Maxwell Edison, majoring in medicine, for a moment...
I looked up the lyrics, and was surprised by a difference from what I always thought I heard.
I always thought it was "Joan was quizzical, studied 'bout the physical science in the home...", but it is not 'bout the physical, it's pataphysical. I read that and wondered what the heck was pataphysics, was it the Beatles just making up a word. No it's a real thing. And the Wikipedia page on it was almost kind of funny - maybe a little too funny. Waiting for someone to shout April Fools.

[macbruce1]

Very cool bike K2 Makes me think of HAL in 2001, A Space Odyssey
Da Do Ron Ron

Wow, another memory test for us old geezers. Nice one. I actually heard a talk by the guy who supplied Kubrick with that little soundbite, and the techie justification for its choice.
Daisy, Daisy, ...

Dave? What are you doing, Dave