Manatee Mentors 2014 v.2 thread2 CLOSED (Poptart/pet pic bribes?) (Page 16)

Whine time.

Okay, first, the good stuff. #1: Mutti is happy and healthy. That's huge.
#2: I'm happy, as a state of being, and often a feeling.
#3: We have financial resources.

I'm going to have to fire Mutti's 1st caretaker when she gets back. The 2nd caretaker now can only work 2 days/week (occasionally more). What this means is that I need to find 2 new caretakers. For those of you who have been here through these endless cycles, you know how miserably difficult and time-consuming that is. A lot of it too is timing: the instant someone (really good) available gets posted, I need to be one of the first callers or it's not going to happen (and I need 5-7 happenings to get 1 fitting candidate, who then may or may not take the job of course). The catch is that in taking care of Mutti 24/7 (and I get -poor sleep 'cause I've always got an ear out for her and there's usually one or two nocturnal wanderings), I can't stay on top of trying to find a new caretaker.

We're also not going to have #3 if I can't squeeze in some minimum of work. Murphy's Law is happening with our company right now ...

So here are my great plans.

Above all, I'm going to pray and meditate. If there's a God, and I believe there is, and evidence for me personally to that end is great, daily, infinite, blah blah, God will help. If there's no God, doesn't matter. I'll stay (relatively) sane and out of jail.

1 - I'm going to offer a HUGE finder's fee to anyone who finds us a decent, even temporary, caretaker.
2 - I'm going to make my brother commit to a regular schedule of certain hours on Mutti watch so that I can do shyte that really needs doin'.

That's all I got. Any ideas? So tired tonight I shampooed my hair with acne wash and washed my body with conditioner. Whatever, I'm clean (enough).

Whine time.

Okay, first, the good stuff. #1: Mutti is happy and healthy. That's huge.
#2: I'm happy, as a state of being, and often a feeling.
#3: We have financial resources.

I'm going to have to fire Mutti's 1st caretaker when she gets back. The 2nd caretaker now can only work 2 days/week (occasionally more). What this means is that I need to find 2 new caretakers. For those of you who have been here through these endless cycles, you know how miserably difficult and time-consuming that is. A lot of it too is timing: the instant someone (really good) available gets posted, I need to be one of the first callers or it's not going to happen (and I need 5-7 happenings to get 1 fitting candidate, who then may or may not take the job of course). The catch is that in taking care of Mutti 24/7 (and I get -poor sleep 'cause I've always got an ear out for her and there's usually one or two nocturnal wanderings), I can't stay on top of trying to find a new caretaker.

We're also not going to have #3 if I can't squeeze in some minimum of work. Murphy's Law is happening with our company right now ...

So here are my great plans.

Above all, I'm going to pray and meditate. If there's a God, and I believe there is, and evidence for me personally to that end is great, daily, infinite, blah blah, God will help. If there's no God, doesn't matter. I'll stay (relatively) sane and out of jail.

1 - I'm going to offer a HUGE finder's fee to anyone who finds us a decent, even temporary, caretaker.
2 - I'm going to make my brother commit to a regular schedule of certain hours on Mutti watch so that I can do shyte that really needs doin'.

That's all I got. Any ideas? So tired tonight I shampooed my hair with acne wash and washed my body with conditioner. Whatever, I'm clean (enough).

I wish that I had some brilliant ideas on where to find good help. Is there a nursing school or anything nearby that might have people looking for a place to live?  They could attend classes and help with Mutti?  Or does Mutti need more of a housekeeper than a nurse?

Good luck with your brother!  I know Melanie is having problems motivating her sibling(s) to help

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If this doesn't get you straight, check out the DC Rainmaker post (link above) which has photos on how to set it up.

I wish I could be a part of the solution for this . Prayer is a really good place to start

My old school Aerodrink bottle (actually, the model older than the one linked here) is getting to the (disgusting) point of no return.  I've been thinking about going with a between the arms (BTA) setup but I like being able to refill the aerodrink on the go. The BTA setups look way easier to keep clean that the PD Aerodrinks.  I'm kind of thinking out loud here.  I want the refill function.  I feel that having the straw helps me to drink more often.  I think that something that can be easily cleaned would be a good thing.

• The Speedfil A2 will allow for refilling and if I add the Z4 I can mount my Garmin on it.
• Aerodrink HC looks like it wouldn't splash but is the refill tab sturdy? 
• Can you use the Speedfill Z4 cage system with the Profile Designs Aerodrink HC?

I like the look of the speedfil A2, but I have nothing to gauge that on, other than the pictures.  I have had one of my bottle cages set up BTA, with a straw, which made me a firm believer that the straw helps me drink more often.  It also lowers my chances of losing a bottle mid race, but keep in mind that I am not refilling it since I only race sprints at this point.

Are you using a tri bike?  Or is this possible with a road bike without aero-bars?

Are you using a tri bike?  Or is this possible with a road bike without aero-bars?

These are intended to go on the aerobars of a tri bike. Wouldn't really work for a basic road bike.

I've had the A2 for some time, but never really finished hooking it up as it seemed a bit big & clunky. Didn't like how the garmin would be sitting up top of everything. Take a look at the XLab Torpedo.

Swim training question:  My hip is really bothering me so I'm trying tobaby it as much as possible before my race on 8/17. you'rece swim is 480 yds and I'll be wearing a wetsuit.  My swim workouts will be 1,350 and 900 yds this week, and 1,100 yds next week.  Last week they were 1,650 and 1,100 yds.  Since kicking while swimming is one of the things that aggravates my hip, is it okay to just do 500 consecutive yds freestyle with kicking during each workout and the rest of the distance with a pull buoy?  Or should I try to do more free distance?

Thats pretty nice.  How is it for refilling?

Whine time.

Okay, first, the good stuff. #1: Mutti is happy and healthy. That's huge.
#2: I'm happy, as a state of being, and often a feeling.
#3: We have financial resources.

I'm going to have to fire Mutti's 1st caretaker when she gets back. The 2nd caretaker now can only work 2 days/week (occasionally more). What this means is that I need to find 2 new caretakers. For those of you who have been here through these endless cycles, you know how miserably difficult and time-consuming that is. A lot of it too is timing: the instant someone (really good) available gets posted, I need to be one of the first callers or it's not going to happen (and I need 5-7 happenings to get 1 fitting candidate, who then may or may not take the job of course). The catch is that in taking care of Mutti 24/7 (and I get -poor sleep 'cause I've always got an ear out for her and there's usually one or two nocturnal wanderings), I can't stay on top of trying to find a new caretaker.

We're also not going to have #3 if I can't squeeze in some minimum of work. Murphy's Law is happening with our company right now ...

So here are my great plans.

Above all, I'm going to pray and meditate. If there's a God, and I believe there is, and evidence for me personally to that end is great, daily, infinite, blah blah, God will help. If there's no God, doesn't matter. I'll stay (relatively) sane and out of jail.

1 - I'm going to offer a HUGE finder's fee to anyone who finds us a decent, even temporary, caretaker.
2 - I'm going to make my brother commit to a regular schedule of certain hours on Mutti watch so that I can do shyte that really needs doin'.

That's all I got. Any ideas? So tired tonight I shampooed my hair with acne wash and washed my body with conditioner. Whatever, I'm clean (enough).

Just signed up.  A couple of my races weren't there.  Maybe because they were small local races?

Originally posted by Richardsdrr

Originally posted by StaceyK

Originally posted by Richardsdrr Stacey - What groupset are you running on the bike now? If it is a decent one, perhaps you could get it switched over onto a new bike with a lower standard groupset to save a bit of cash.

Enjoy your camping Darren. Have fun with your family, forget about training for a week it won't kill you. OK totally dumb question but I can ask it here. What exactly does group set mean? It has something to do with your gears doesn't it? All the components on my current bike are Sora but I don't think that this answers Darren's question does it?

Yes it does

Yes, it's the brakes, derailleurs, shifters, brake levers, cassette, chainrings, chain. This is yours. At least the current version of it. Not all bikes are going to have exact matches on everything. Lower level ones may have some mix of Tiagra and Sora. I've seen these come with an Ultegra rear derailleur as well.