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. Tomorrow will be -17C /1.5F outside, and almost half a meter of snow already. Ideal weather to make a cup of hot chocolate and draw up some designs for the WBO!
I used to work with a guy who cycled to work all winter. He slipped on the ice on his way home one night, knocked himself unconscious, lay there by the side of the road until he woke up, then collected his teeth off the ground and carried on. That's definitely not for amateurs.
My Pops did that once. He was a career truck driver and for the later part of his life he drove from Seattle to Spokane every day, one round trip, rain or shine. That means going over Snoqualmie Pass twice a day, every day, all year long. In the winter months that means chaining up a semi twice a day, every day. One day he was pulling on the chains to tighten them around the tire and slipped. He managed to basically punch himself in the nose with both fists, full force, completely knocking himself unconscious. He laid there in the snow on the side of the highway in the "chain-up area", completely on his back, both arms out to his sides, until he woke up......at 65 years old.
Cycling helmet, weather specific clothing, studded tires, lights and ebike makes winter cycling very enjoyable. I’ve cycled to work 26 years. Not every day but at least three days per week. I guess I’m somehow addicted to cycling.
I wont “like” your post but…. Dang!!My Pops did that once. He was a career truck driver and for the later part of his life he drove from Seattle to Spokane every day, one round trip, rain or shine. That means going over Snoqualmie Pass twice a day, every day, all year long. In the winter months that means chaining up a semi twice a day, every day. One day he was pulling on the chains to tighten them around the tire and slipped. He managed to basically punch himself in the nose with both fists, full force, completely knocking himself unconscious. He laid there in the snow on the side of the highway in the "chain-up area", completely on his back, both arms out to his sides, until he woke up......at 65 years old.
The force of him punching himself broke his nose and gave him two massive black eyes.
Luckily he was on the shoulder side of the truck instead of the highway side, so nobody was able to run him over. But, unfortunately, he was on the shoulder side of the truck, so nobody ever saw him laying there.
Full suspension 27,5+ Chinese cf frame with Shimano E7000 motor, Rock Shox/Deore/XT parts.
I met a guy who worked in Frederick MD who rode one of those BMW Enduro bikes every day... I was particularly surprised when I got to the site one day after sliding my way through about 6" of slushy, icy snow (you east coasters know what I'm talking about) and saw his bike sitting outside!
I feel like fret slotting is the one thing that gives me the single most stress, so anything I can do to mitigate some of that is money well spent. If it speeds up that step for me while providing a way more accurate result, I call it a win. Some day I'd love to set up a small table saw for slotting, but I'm not there yet, nor do I build enough to make the investment seem logical. This kit should serve me well for a long time.
Cats usually never use what we want them to. Toys, cat walls, pet beds…etc.Well, I'm done with the Christmas ornaments now. For those who didn't see the offcuts thread and want to check them out, here you go.
Now that I'm done with that, I can get back to other projects:
Oh, and in other news, StewMac threw in a bench mat/pad and neck rest at 50% off. So there's that.
- I've still got those cutting boards for my tattoo artist that I need to fix and then finish up. The fixing part will require building a router flattening sled, which I've been putting off for far too long, so this one gives me some motivation to build that jig anyways.
- I've got the planter boxes that I need to build for my (not really) new greenhouse. I need to get the planter boxes done so that I can start buying potting soil. My wife is throwing a fit about how much potting soil it's gonna take so I'd like to lessen the financial impact by buying a bag here and there along the way, which means I need to get these done so I can tell how much more soil it's gonna take and have them ready to start planting come spring. Pretty sad when your biggest argument in your household is the cost of....dirt.
- I also have plans for a "cat wall" that I really need to build. I know, this one is really stupid, but I want to build our kitty a place she can climb. She is currently climbing literally everything in our house. We can't keep her off the shelves, the cabinets, the drapes, the wall-mounted TV, everything. She is a 13 month old Maine Coon that has more energy than I've ever seen in a cat. She is 100% "kitten, but in a 12 pound "small dog" body, and she still has about 2-1/2 more years of growing before she will reach "full size". My hope is that by giving her a place she is allowed to climb, she will stay off the places we don't want her climbing. Rather than scolding her, I'd rather give her an outlet.
- And then there's the commission build Telecaster!
I know, I need to get back to this one. On a good note, I did order some stuff from StewMac today. I got a decent Christmas Bonus (the boss calls it a "gift", not a "bonus", pretty sure for tax reasons, whatever) and I used part of that to purchase a brand new fret slotting miter box complete with Japanese pull saw. I prefer the pull saws over Western push saws. the StewMac miter box looks like a beautiful piece of kit. Yes, I'm aware I probably could have gotten it cheaper elsewhere, such as maybe LMII or Crimson. But I opted to go with StewMac just because I liked the look of theirs and I've never heard anything bad (other than price) about StewMac. The Crimson one would have meant shipping fees from overseas, so that ruled that one out. Any potential savings is lost in shipping. Along with my new miter box, I also ordered the matching StewMac 25.5" / 25" scale combo fret slotting template for a Telecaster/Stratocaster as well as a 34" / 35" scale combo bass fret slotting template. The Fender scale template will get me through this Tele build and probably be used in future projects as well and the bass template will certainly be used for my personal gains, as I still have that Ironbird I want to build.
It was a big investment, but I had just gotten that bonus (er...gift) and for once in my life I'd actually like to be able to "buy once, cry once", so this is that moment.
So there you go, that's where I am today. One "project" finished, a huge list of unfinished projects waiting on me, and 99% of it has nothing to do with basses.
In other news, I seem to be using this emoji a lot lately --->
Highly possible. But my guess is if there's something to climb, this one is gonna climb it without any input by me. When she realizes she doesn't get yelled at or squirted when she climbs this, she'll keep doing so, and hopefully stop climbing the things she is getting squirted for climbing. But I can promise you, I will NOT need to teach her to use it.
Well, I'm done with the Christmas ornaments now. For those who didn't see the offcuts thread and want to check them out, here you go.
Now that I'm done with that, I can get back to other projects:
Oh, and in other news, StewMac threw in a bench mat/pad and neck rest at 50% off. So there's that.
- I've still got those cutting boards for my tattoo artist that I need to fix and then finish up. The fixing part will require building a router flattening sled, which I've been putting off for far too long, so this one gives me some motivation to build that jig anyways.
- I've got the planter boxes that I need to build for my (not really) new greenhouse. I need to get the planter boxes done so that I can start buying potting soil. My wife is throwing a fit about how much potting soil it's gonna take so I'd like to lessen the financial impact by buying a bag here and there along the way, which means I need to get these done so I can tell how much more soil it's gonna take and have them ready to start planting come spring. Pretty sad when your biggest argument in your household is the cost of....dirt.
- I also have plans for a "cat wall" that I really need to build. I know, this one is really stupid, but I want to build our kitty a place she can climb. She is currently climbing literally everything in our house. We can't keep her off the shelves, the cabinets, the drapes, the wall-mounted TV, everything. She is a 13 month old Maine Coon that has more energy than I've ever seen in a cat. She is 100% "kitten, but in a 12 pound "small dog" body, and she still has about 2-1/2 more years of growing before she will reach "full size". My hope is that by giving her a place she is allowed to climb, she will stay off the places we don't want her climbing. Rather than scolding her, I'd rather give her an outlet.
- And then there's the commission build Telecaster!
I know, I need to get back to this one. On a good note, I did order some stuff from StewMac today. I got a decent Christmas Bonus (the boss calls it a "gift", not a "bonus", pretty sure for tax reasons, whatever) and I used part of that to purchase a brand new fret slotting miter box complete with Japanese pull saw. I prefer the pull saws over Western push saws. the StewMac miter box looks like a beautiful piece of kit. Yes, I'm aware I probably could have gotten it cheaper elsewhere, such as maybe LMII or Crimson. But I opted to go with StewMac just because I liked the look of theirs and I've never heard anything bad (other than price) about StewMac. The Crimson one would have meant shipping fees from overseas, so that ruled that one out. Any potential savings is lost in shipping. Along with my new miter box, I also ordered the matching StewMac 25.5" / 25" scale combo fret slotting template for a Telecaster/Stratocaster as well as a 34" / 35" scale combo bass fret slotting template. The Fender scale template will get me through this Tele build and probably be used in future projects as well and the bass template will certainly be used for my personal gains, as I still have that Ironbird I want to build.
It was a big investment, but I had just gotten that bonus (er...gift) and for once in my life I'd actually like to be able to "buy once, cry once", so this is that moment.
So there you go, that's where I am today. One "project" finished, a huge list of unfinished projects waiting on me, and 99% of it has nothing to do with basses.
In other news, I seem to be using this emoji a lot lately --->
