The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) XXXIII

Zingston · 07-08-2019, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jchammond

Waiting in dentist office.

Chew up a few oero cookies while you're waiting... make the dentist earn his $$$ today.

Rusty · 07-08-2019, 07:23 AM

Did I tell anyone that I hate working Mondays.

Everyone who worked the weekend drops all their chit in my department. Now I have to go through it.

It's even worse when you are by yourself.

Zingston · 07-08-2019, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Did I tell anyone that I hate working Mondays.

Everyone who worked the weekend drops all their chit in my department. Now I have to go through it.

It's even worse when you are by yourself.

That gimmick works both ways, right???

I mean, who works Saturday mornings???

JLarson · 07-08-2019, 07:37 AM

Morning all! Hope you had a great 4th/extended weekend!

I certainly enjoyed mine, though as I mentioned, it turned out to be a little more epic than I had planned

Brief synopsis: Team met up Wednesday after work, packed into my wife's G37x (we barely fit 4 people and 4 packs) and headed to New York. Stayed in Westkill overnight.

Thursday, had transit arranged with a local service. We dropped the G at the end of the Devil's Path on Spruceton Rd, and took a shuttle to the start point on Prediger Rd. Started the hike by 9 am, hiked a bit over 10 miles to our first stopping point. My brother Joe is a diabetic, and typically his first few hours hiking are miserable - although he's very strong, very into weight lifting, his blood sugar goes all over the place and usually this means he vomits a lot until everything normalizes, takes about 3 hours, but I try not to overextend us on Day 1 as a result. We made camp around 4 pm.

We decided to hike the rest of the path Friday, instead of splitting it between Friday and Saturday. According to the map, it's about 14.8 miles remaining, albeit difficult miles (lots of steep ascents followed by precipitous descents). Got a solid start, we were on the trail before 7:30 am.

Turns out the map was a little bit off both in the mapping of distance and terrain. I know volunteer organizations are responsible for at least some of the trail maps in NJ/NY, but this is the 2nd time we've run into this kind of issue (I'm also somewhat spoiled because the White Mountains are mapped so much better by comparison). Distance was off by somewhere between 4 and 6 miles, based on separate GPS tools. As I'm sure most of you are aware, there's a sizeable difference in hiking 15 vs 19-20 miles, especially over really rough terrain. With my wife on the trip I would not have signed us up for that, had I known, but we did finish around 5:45 pm. No deaths! Pictures to follow.

JLarson · 07-08-2019, 07:57 AM

Some pictures, in no particular order.

My wife was definitely less excited about finishing the climb up Plateau Mt. than I was, as you can see from the picture

BettyZ · 07-08-2019, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by JLarson

Some pictures, in no particular order.

My wife was definitely less excited about finishing the climb up Plateau Mt. than I was, as you can see from the picture

I wouldn't look very excited either, if I had to lug all ya'lls **** up that mountain. Where's your backpack?!

old guy · 07-08-2019, 08:39 AM

Gorgeous morning here in SE Michigan, got down in to the mid 50s last night. Today, nothing but blue sky's and sunshine w/ a high of 81* shut off the air and opened the windows.
Y'all have a great day and enjoy.

madwi · 07-08-2019, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by old guy

Gorgeous morning here in SE Michigan, got down in to the mid 50s last night. Today, nothing but blue sky's and sunshine w/ a high of 81* shut off the air and opened the windows.
Y'all have a great day and enjoy.

Spooler · 07-08-2019, 10:26 AM

My weekend was horrible. My horse coliced sometime after I went to work on Friday. She had layed down and rolled all day. I was out there at 2:00am trying to get her cleared up. That didn't happen. She keep going down on me no matter what I did. She had an impaction. She didn't make it. I am just full of grief these days. I just want to go hide under a rock and not come out.

JLarson · 07-08-2019, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

My weekend was horrible. My horse coliced sometime after I went to work on Friday. She had layed down and rolled all day. I was out there at 2:00am trying to get her cleared up. That didn't happen. She keep going down on me no matter what I did. She had an impaction. She didn't make it. I am just full of grief these days. I just want to go hide under a rock and not come out.

That is really horrible, and I'm sorry for your loss, as well as the grief you're feeling.

Hotrodz · 07-08-2019, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

My weekend was horrible. My horse coliced sometime after I went to work on Friday. She had layed down and rolled all day. I was out there at 2:00am trying to get her cleared up. That didn't happen. She keep going down on me no matter what I did. She had an impaction. She didn't make it. I am just full of grief these days. I just want to go hide under a rock and not come out.

Brother that is horrible news and I am so sorry that you had to go through that. There is nothing worse than having to watch your beloved friend go through that. My thoughts are with you!

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Spooler · 07-08-2019, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz

Brother that is horrible news and I am so sorry that you had to go through that. There is nothing worse than having to watch your beloved friend go through that. My thoughts are with you!

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She was my Third Wife. My second wife, Prissy, passed away several years ago. I am down to 1st wife now. I just want to go hide.
Somebody tell me when it's over.

Rusty · 07-08-2019, 11:07 AM

After the dogs and now this. You are really having a bad time. Feel really bad for you.

Spooler · 07-08-2019, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

After the dogs and now this. You are really having a bad time. Feel really bad for you.

The man up stairs wouldn't give it to me if he didn't think I could handle it. Don't feel bad. It's just part of life and having horses. I have got some broad shoulders that can handle a ton of weight. I won't crumble even though I want to.

God-Speed · 07-08-2019, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz

Brother that is horrible news and I am so sorry that you had to go through that. There is nothing worse than having to watch your beloved friend go through that. My thoughts are with you!

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Very Sad! Sorry to hear this as well.

07-08-2019, 07:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,524 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684439	Did I tell anyone that I hate working Mondays. Everyone who worked the weekend drops all their chit in my department. Now I have to go through it. It's even worse when you are by yourself. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

07-08-2019, 07:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
JLarson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Media, PA Posts: 4,079 Drives: 14 Nissan 370z MR M6 Rep Power: 2684371	Morning all! Hope you had a great 4th/extended weekend! I certainly enjoyed mine, though as I mentioned, it turned out to be a little more epic than I had planned Brief synopsis: Team met up Wednesday after work, packed into my wife's G37x (we barely fit 4 people and 4 packs) and headed to New York. Stayed in Westkill overnight. Thursday, had transit arranged with a local service. We dropped the G at the end of the Devil's Path on Spruceton Rd, and took a shuttle to the start point on Prediger Rd. Started the hike by 9 am, hiked a bit over 10 miles to our first stopping point. My brother Joe is a diabetic, and typically his first few hours hiking are miserable - although he's very strong, very into weight lifting, his blood sugar goes all over the place and usually this means he vomits a lot until everything normalizes, takes about 3 hours, but I try not to overextend us on Day 1 as a result. We made camp around 4 pm. We decided to hike the rest of the path Friday, instead of splitting it between Friday and Saturday. According to the map, it's about 14.8 miles remaining, albeit difficult miles (lots of steep ascents followed by precipitous descents). Got a solid start, we were on the trail before 7:30 am. Turns out the map was a little bit off both in the mapping of distance and terrain. I know volunteer organizations are responsible for at least some of the trail maps in NJ/NY, but this is the 2nd time we've run into this kind of issue (I'm also somewhat spoiled because the White Mountains are mapped so much better by comparison). Distance was off by somewhere between 4 and 6 miles, based on separate GPS tools. As I'm sure most of you are aware, there's a sizeable difference in hiking 15 vs 19-20 miles, especially over really rough terrain. With my wife on the trip I would not have signed us up for that, had I known, but we did finish around 5:45 pm. No deaths! Pictures to follow. __________________ 2014 370z Touring Sport Magma Red MT // BP Single Turbo 6467 // 63mm TB's // Z1 Ported Upper Mani // RJM Pedal // Zspeed Stage 3 Clutch // 526 WHP, 451 WTQ 2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold)

07-08-2019, 08:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
old guy A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: S.E. Michigan Age: 69 Posts: 2,711 Drives: 13 magma touring Rep Power: 2684370	Gorgeous morning here in SE Michigan, got down in to the mid 50s last night. Today, nothing but blue sky's and sunshine w/ a high of 81* shut off the air and opened the windows. Y'all have a great day and enjoy. __________________ I better walk before they make me run....

07-08-2019, 11:07 AM	#13 (permalink)
Rusty Ronin Samurai - Assassin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 69 Posts: 35,524 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684439	After the dogs and now this. You are really having a bad time. Feel really bad for you. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 14,133 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684394	My weekend was horrible. My horse coliced sometime after I went to work on Friday. She had layed down and rolled all day. I was out there at 2:00am trying to get her cleared up. That didn't happen. She keep going down on me no matter what I did. She had an impaction. She didn't make it. I am just full of grief these days. I just want to go hide under a rock and not come out.