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[Gila Man]

I’d think 61° is cold too. However it’s so hot here, I could drive for hours and the interior wouldn’t ever get to 61°. Maybe at night, but the AC isn’t getting the car that cold when the sun is beating down. All my windows are tinted with ceramic film, even the windshield too. The sun

I’d think 61° is cold too. However it’s so hot here, I could drive for hours and the interior wouldn’t ever get to 61°. Maybe at night, but the AC isn’t getting the car that cold when the sun is beating down. All my windows are tinted with ceramic film, even the windshield too. The sun here is crazy strong.

Always park with your windshield facing away from the sun and don’t forget your driving gloves!

 

[Powerslider]

Always park with your windshield facing away from the sun and don’t forget your driving gloves!

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I swear I’ve gotten a mild burn from grabbing the seat belt buckle. So funny to start your car and the engine water temp gauge shows it’s already warm from just sitting in the heat.

 

[Gila Man]

I swear I’ve gotten a mild burn from grabbing the seat belt buckle. So funny to start your car and the engine water temp gauge shows it’s already warm from just sitting in the heat.

I’ve fried my hand on the seat belt buckle a couple of times as well. You forget how hot things get during the pleasant time of the year but always get a wake-up on that first burn. The cold engine light won’t show up again until October, even it does the snow-bird thing.

 

[Just gan]

I know it's terrible we're the same over here , but it's ice burns off the door handles .

 

[Gila Man]

I know it's terrible we're the same over here , but it's ice burns off the door handles .

I’ll try to remember to send my oven mitts to you once summer is over.

 

[The Hodge]

Riding down the Corckscrew 2027.

I want what Polar's got ..an Emtb time machine ...
Whats it like in the future then ..any significant news?

 

[Just gan]

I want what Polar's got ..an Emtb time machine ...
Whats it like in the future then ..any significant news?

Beam yourself and bike to top of any trail anywhere in the world which are all downhill no motors needed . Then I woke up.

 

[Polar]

I want what Polar's got ..an Emtb time machine ...
Whats it like in the future then ..any significant news?

I'm not a time machine, just ahead of my time.
There will be clear skies and sunshine tomorrow.

 

[Shamanic]

Great pics! Do you know why there is barbed wire wrapped around the posts?

To stop the grazing cattle from knocking over the signposts… they use the posts to scratch themselves and, weighing 900kg, simply knock them over as if they were toothpicks. That’s why barbed wire is wrapped around them, to stop them playing these pranks…

 

[Just gan]

To stop the grazing cattle from knocking over the signposts… they use the posts to scratch themselves and, weighing 900kg, simply knock them over as if they were toothpicks. That’s why barbed wire is wrapped around them, to stop them playing these pranks…

Thought a cow would like that , i sometimes scratch my back with a bread knife, only when wife is not looking.

 

[Stihldog]

Thought a cow would like that , i sometimes scratch my back with a bread knife, only when wife is not looking.

Okay okay , I just got a visual of that process. .

I keep a water bottle brush cleaner in my bedside drawer so I don’t have to wake up my wife in the middle of the night to scratch that itch in the middle of my back. (toilet bowl brush works also).

Pro Tip; Wash her toothbrush after you’ve used it in the bike cave.

 

[Just gan]

Okay okay , I just got a visual of that process. .

I keep a water bottle brush cleaner in my bedside drawer so I don’t have to wake up my wife in the middle of the night to scratch that itch in the middle of my back. (toilet bowl brush works also).

Pro Tip; Wash her toothbrush after you’ve used it in the bike cave.

Fisherman's tale here. Lad on boat was very bad to the apprentice a 16 year old . On top of that he used to steal his sweets . So the lad would unwrap a sweet and shove it where the sun don't shine . Oh did we laugh afterwards. He had a cold once and you can guess what happened with the Vic inhaler. Revenge is sweet. You bring out the worst in me

 

[steve_sordy]

Fisherman's tale here. Lad on boat was very bad to the apprentice a 16 year old . On top of that he used to steal his sweets . So the lad would unwrap a sweet and shove it where the sun don't shine . Oh did we laugh afterwards. He had a cold once and you can guess what happened with the Vic inhaler. Revenge is sweet. You bring out the worst in me

When I was 15, I had pneumonia and my Mum insisted that I put Vic on my chest before I went to bed. I hated the sticky feeling, so I put some on my upper lip instead. I did that once and never again! I must have spent the next 30 mins or so trying to remove the Vic and get rid of the terrible burning sensation. I didn't get to sleep for ages. What it must feel like somewhere even more tender I can only imagine!

Of course the Vic of 1966 may have been a considerably stronger version than it became in later years.

 

[Just gan]

When I was 15, I had pneumonia and my Mum insisted that I put Vic on my chest before I went to bed. I hated the sticky feeling, so I put some on my upper lip instead. I did that once and never again! I must have spent the next 30 mins or so trying to remove the Vic and get rid of the terrible burning sensation. I didn't get to sleep for ages. What it must feel like somewhere even more tender I can only imagine!

Of course the Vic of 1966 may have been a considerably stronger version than it became in later years.

1980s still strong then. I can remember him yet asking what we were laughing at. He died young of an asma attack , Vic inhaler had nothing to do with it I hope.

 

[Stihldog]

1980s still strong then. I can remember him yet asking what we were laughing at. He died young of an asma attack , Vic inhaler had nothing to do with it I hope.

Vic’s Vapour Tub seemed to be mother’s solution for everything. I hated it.

Bear spray incident last season. Only one trail, that I maintain, is like a black bear highway. Most of the time I can avoid an encounter with a verbal or physical warning. But this time I had no choice.

Narrow trail with thick foliage on both sides and a medium to large sized black bear wanting to pass. I gave several warnings but he just kept coming. When he got within 3-5’ of me and my bike, I discharged the spray.

This was the first time I ever had to use the spray. I didn’t really know what to expect. I flicked off the safety, aimed at arms length and pulled the trigger.

I couldn’t see the stream hit the bear because a cloud of orange spray surrounded my hand. I saw the bear turn and run through the foliage. I suddenly started coughing and quickly continued down the trail.

Further down the trail I met a hiker and his dog. I warned him and told him what just happened. During our short conversation I must have rubbed my lips …that was when I realized that I was contaminated. My glove, my sleeve and parts of my bike.

The burning sensation on my lips lasted for 2 days. All my gear had to be washed.
It took about 6 months before the affects gradually left the bike cave. That sh*t gets on everything.

 

[steve_sordy]

Vic’s Vapour Tub seemed to be mother’s solution for everything. I hated it.

Bear spray incident last season. Only one trail, that I maintain, is like a black bear highway. Most of the time I can avoid an encounter with a verbal or physical warning. But this time I had no choice.

Narrow trail with thick foliage on both sides and a medium to large sized black bear wanting to pass. I gave several warnings but he just kept coming. When he got within 3-5’ of me and my bike, I discharged the spray.

This was the first time I ever had to use the spray. I didn’t really know what to expect. I flicked off the safety, aimed at arms length and pulled the trigger.

I couldn’t see the stream hit the bear because a cloud of orange spray surrounded my hand. I saw the bear turn and run through the foliage. I suddenly started coughing and quickly continued down the trail.

Further down the trail I met a hiker and his dog. I warned him and told him what just happened. During our short conversation I must have rubbed my lips …that was when I realized that I was contaminated. My glove, my sleeve and parts of my bike.

The burning sensation on my lips lasted for 2 days. All my gear had to be washed.
It took about 6 months before the affects gradually left the bike cave. That sh*t gets on everything.

Well, when confonting an irritated black bear, you wouldn't want to take half measures. Like using the World Wildlife Fund version!

 

[Stihldog]

Well, when confonting an irritated black bear, you wouldn't want to take half measures. Like using the World Wildlife Fund version!

Most black bears on this mountain are pretty good. I haven’t seen or heard of any serious attacks. The big guys just keep eating or walking. Ya need to move out of the way. The juvenile bears run away. Momma with cubs …leave the area …or else.

This time of the year they seem to be everywhere. I ride by 3-4 every day with no problems.

 

[Gila Man]

Most black bears on this mountain are pretty good. I haven’t seen or heard of any serious attacks. The big guys just keep eating or walking. Ya need to move out of the way. The juvenile bears run away. Momma with cubs …leave the area …or else.

This time of the year they seem to be everywhere. I ride by 3-4 every day with no problems.

So far, I’ve never ran across a black bear that didn’t take off running when it saw me (maybe I’m not as handsome as I thought). A couple of years ago there was a man attacked and killed while building his house in the Prescott area. A neighbor managed to shoot and kill the bear during the attack but his neighbor succumbed to his injuries. Wild animals are unpredictable, and a person has to be on guard for the one that doesn’t behave like all of the previous encounters.

 

[Arminius]

In Japan they seem to have trouble with black bears, one attack at a steel mill was recorded by security cams. No fun if a bear is going for you:
Article incl. vid