| Welcome to Keep On Trekkin! You are currently viewing our forum as a guest. In order to join in on community discussion and enjoy other member-only features, you must first register an account. Once your registration is complete, you will be able to continue your Trek here at KOT. Click Here To Register and Join Our Community! Please contact us HERE if you have any questions or you need assistance with your registration. ![]() If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features: |
| Zero Gravity Café; General Chat Thread | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 12 2006, 08:52 AM (5,540 Views) | |
| TribbleMom | Jul 25 2010, 06:08 AM Post #4501 |
|
Rear Admiral
|
Thanks, 24, I did have a pretty good time ... more in-depth reports on the adventures in our Blog section. Yesterday we attended tournament playoff baseball games for the grandson. I'm fairly glad that season is over ... now on to football before we know it. Today I'm headed up the road to visit Mom & help her with a few chores (mowing, vacuuming, etc.). In two weeks I'll be headed back out for another trail-building adventure with another Colorado Trail Foundation maintenance crew. We will be scratching out a brand new trail linking the Colorado Trail and the Continental Divide Trail. That will last for a week; I think I'll maybe have my fill of camping by the time that's done. I'll definitely have my fill of sponge-bathing using a bucket of river water, and be ever so ready to come home to a real shower! |
![]() |
|
| 24thcenstfan | Jul 25 2010, 12:16 PM Post #4502 |
![]() ![]()
|
Hey look, its TribbleMom and Swidden! ![]() Have a good time over at your mom's house!
|
![]() |
|
| Swidden | Jul 25 2010, 01:25 PM Post #4503 |
|
Professional Gadfly-at-large; Provisional wRench-fly at large
![]()
|
^^^ Yeah, computer problems for the last 10 days made life tedious. System is 6 months old and they had to change out the CPU! Very rare problem, usually only affects hardcore gamers who over heat their systems. |
![]() |
|
| 24thcenstfan | Jul 26 2010, 07:35 AM Post #4504 |
![]() ![]()
|
Computer problems are enough to make you want to .... Good to see you back. I thought maybe you went on a super fabulous vacation. I was about to ask for pictures.
|
![]() |
|
| TribbleMom | Jul 26 2010, 10:39 PM Post #4505 |
|
Rear Admiral
|
I needed to help her mow her grass, which is barely a little strip because she lives in a mobile home park. I hadn't had to do that for quite a long time, as my sister's family lives in the same town and usually one of them gets it done. However, this was just a busy time for them, so ... Anyway, she has a self-propelled gas mower, and while I was fighting with it to make a turn at the end of my first strip of cutting, the engine died. Couldn't get it restarted. Waited a while, just in case I had flooded it, and tried again, but no luck. So I ended up getting frustrated enough that I just took her electric Weed Eater and "mowed" the grass with it. (Is there a "throws lawn mower" emoticon like we have for the "throws computer?") Machinery and I don't get along well. Next time, I'm taking my push-reel mower with me. You don't have to pull any stupid cord to get that thing to start. |
![]() |
|
| 24thcenstfan | Jul 29 2010, 06:00 PM Post #4506 |
![]() ![]()
|
I don't see people use those anymore. Do you use one on your lawn? |
![]() |
|
| TribbleMom | Jul 31 2010, 10:24 PM Post #4507 |
|
Rear Admiral
|
Yes, I do. The yard isn't very large, so I just couldn't see any sense in continuously buying gas for a powered mower ... or adding to the air pollution the way that small engines do. It also has the side benefit of being extremely quiet. I can mow at 7:00AM if I want to and I won't wake the neighbors. And I never have to change a spark plug or fight with the pull cord to get it going. Places like Home Depot and Ace Hardware still carry a few models of push reel mowers. And they're lighter now than they were in my grandma's day. Easier to maneuver. |
![]() |
|
| TribbleMom | Aug 7 2010, 06:24 AM Post #4508 |
|
Rear Admiral
|
I'm leaving in a few hours for a week of camping in the mountains and building a new trail. I imagine I will be really anxious for a real shower and my own bed by next Saturday. Meanwhile, it's an air mattress in a tent and sponge-bathing with a bucket of river water while we create a new trail for hikers to enjoy in the future. And I hope to squeeze in a couple of hikes for enjoyment while in the area. See you all later.
|
![]() |
|
| Swidden | Aug 7 2010, 04:23 PM Post #4509 |
|
Professional Gadfly-at-large; Provisional wRench-fly at large
![]()
|
^^^ Don't be like Kirk in STV and forget to take your communicator. Park officials really don't care for those unplanned shuttlecraft landings in the middle of the night... |
![]() |
|
| STC | Aug 7 2010, 07:55 PM Post #4510 |
|
Ensign
|
Ey up! Just dropping by and thought I'd say hello
|
![]() |
|
| Swidden | Aug 7 2010, 08:06 PM Post #4511 |
|
Professional Gadfly-at-large; Provisional wRench-fly at large
![]()
|
Hello! |
![]() |
|
| 24thcenstfan | Aug 8 2010, 12:55 PM Post #4512 |
![]() ![]()
|
Have a great trip TribbleMom! Stay safe!
|
![]() |
|
| 24thcenstfan | Aug 8 2010, 12:56 PM Post #4513 |
![]() ![]()
|
Hey STC! All moved in to your new house yet? |
![]() |
|
| STC | Aug 9 2010, 08:31 AM Post #4514 |
|
Ensign
|
Not yet. I get the keys a fortnight tomorrow, then I'll move the following day. Just got to pack stuff up, so have started gathering boxes galore
|
![]() |
|
| 24thcenstfan | Aug 10 2010, 07:52 AM Post #4515 |
![]() ![]()
|
The packing and moving part is a pain. It will give you the opportunity to get rid of stuff you don't really need though. |
![]() |
|
| 24thcenstfan | Aug 11 2010, 07:15 PM Post #4516 |
![]() ![]()
|
I just upgraded my browser to IE8. The Fast Reply function works for me now.
|
![]() |
|
| STC | Aug 11 2010, 07:20 PM Post #4517 |
|
Ensign
|
Keep up at the back there 24C
|
![]() |
|
| 24thcenstfan | Aug 11 2010, 07:26 PM Post #4518 |
![]() ![]()
|
![]() Seriously, I just decided out of the blue to upgrade. I had been informed a long time ago that the Fast Reply function would work with IE8. I just didn't care to upgrade yet. I was hoping they would fix the Fast Reply function long before now. IE7 is still in wide use. |
![]() |
|
| Swidden | Aug 11 2010, 09:39 PM Post #4519 |
|
Professional Gadfly-at-large; Provisional wRench-fly at large
![]()
|
I sense a conspiracy here...
|
![]() |
|
| 24thcenstfan | Aug 12 2010, 06:20 PM Post #4520 |
![]() ![]()
|
It just may be...
|
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| Go to Next Page | |
| « Previous Topic · Galaxy Plaza · Next Topic » |






















3:39 AM Jul 11