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On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:08:11 -0600,
  sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
>  On 1/28/2026 9:59 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
> > On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 21:08:46 -0600,
> >    sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
> >>   First month of knee hell down.
> > 
> > Good to hear!
> 
>  Really didn't realize how brutal a knee replacement was going 
>  to be.  I sure hope the other knee holds up, cause I sure as 
>  hell don't want to go through this again.

Oof.  Fingers crossed for you!


> > When the weather is too cold to ride outdoors, I put my bike 
> > on rollers in the garage.  The last couple of weeks it's even 
> > been too cold in the garage.
> 
>  I keep my 3 car pretty toasty.

That sounds appealing, but it doesn't seem possible for my 3-car.  
It's a pretty new house and the garage is attached, but there's no 
HVAC to it.  I've tried running a space heater (even two!) and it 
doesn't move the needle much.  Maybe I need to just prop open the 
door from the house and position a box fan in it for air exchange?
Maybe I just need a bigger space heater (though I only have 110 V 
outlets, so that seems to be a limiting factor).



>      ...The wife was talking about how everything seems so 
>  expensive now and mentioned last months gas bill.  I told her 
>  to just pay it and not give it another thought.  ;-)

LOL.  I avoid such problems by just paying the bills myself.  ;)


> > So just the last couple of days I've taken to bundling up and 
> > walking in the neighborhood.  It helps my mental well being 
> > considerably.
> 
>  The wife has still been going out about 7:30 AM for about an 
>  hour and a half on the trail by our house.  When it got down to 
>  -10F she took 2 days off and just rode the bike down in the 
>  exercise room.  She's pretty dedicated to doing this.  I am 
>  looking forward to when I can safely go out and hike, and do 
>  like it this time of the year, but at 7:30 I still want to be 
>  warm in my chair drinking my coffee.

Yeah, the self propulsion has to work.  A friend is recovering 
from surgery to treat spinal stenosis, and his legs aren't yet 
working well enough to walk much.  Hoping he gets back to regular 
mobility.  I know it'll be hard for me when I'm no longer able to 
get around on my two feet.


> > As it happens, the wife and I plan to hike at a nearby nature 
> > preserve this afternoon, so good timing!
> 
>  Awesome!  I been monitoring the weather out by you and it does 
>  seem to get a little warmer than by us, but you do get a little 
>  bit more wind.

It was really nice to get out.  We'd gotten a bit over an inch of 
snow, so I tried out the Kahtoola MICROspikes (recent birthday 
gift).  There wasn't that much snow, so the spikes did a better 
job of picking up mud than anything else.  LOL

We did a bit over 3 miles, the wife's ankle was starting to bother 
her, or we would have done more.  It's hard for her, because she's 
much more intense about regular exercise than I am (sounds like 
your situation too).

I went out yesterday and did a bit over 7 miles.  Was whomped when 
done, but slept well last night!  I also discovered that my Garmin 
Edge 830 is not a good tracker for hiking.  It only logged 5 of 
the seven miles.  Web searches suggest switching off the autopause 
function and setting it for more frequent readings might help 
(it's not designed for such slow movement).  We'll see.


>       ...Glad you like the move and hope you continue living the 
>  dream!

Thanks, so far so good.


>  BTW, great hearing from you.  Been a little quiet around here 
>  and I've missed all you guys.

Same.  I'll try to be more regular about checking in and posting.

-- 
Ted Heise        <theise@panix.com>        Gretna, NE, USA

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Why we do it sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-01-26 21:08 -0600
  Re: Why we do it Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-01-28 15:59 +0000
    Re: Why we do it sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-01-28 20:08 -0600
      Re: Why we do it Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-01-30 15:21 +0000
        Heating garage (was: Why we do it) Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-01-31 16:35 +0000
          Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-01-31 12:54 -0600
            Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-01-31 22:12 +0000
              Re: Heating garage bfh <redydog@rye.net> - 2026-02-01 03:37 -0500
                Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-02 19:19 -0600
                Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-03 17:14 +0000
              Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-02 19:13 -0600
                Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-03 17:26 +0000
                Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-05 12:18 -0600
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                Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-07 17:48 -0600
                Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-08 15:32 +0000
                Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-08 11:09 -0600
                Re: Heating garage Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-09 15:23 +0000
                Re: Heating garage sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-02-12 10:06 -0600
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                Re: BS-ing Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-02-20 17:57 +0000
                Re: Heating garage bfh <redydog@rye.net> - 2026-02-04 00:47 -0500
        Re: Why we do it sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> - 2026-01-31 11:56 -0600
          Re: Why we do it Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> - 2026-01-31 21:52 +0000

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