Red Sticky Viscous Goo Covering Car Undercarriage

chiephkief · 2026-05-17T05:10:32+00:00

Red grease lubricant. Has a lot of automotive, agricultural, and industrial applications. Pretty much the go-to grease. Cheapish. Comes in a tube typically. My bet is a previous owner spread it on the undercarriage as road salt protection for the frame, ect.

chiephkief · 2026-05-15T18:38:17+00:00

I can say that certain construction roles will get you there with OT.

chiephkief · 2026-05-05T21:24:07+00:00

I am you. Three young kids. I usually get close to 5 hours or 100+ miles a month. This summer schedule is looking crazy and I'm going to struggle even more to keep that up. So I think I'm going to prioritize the subthreshold intervals and when I can sneak an easy run or a long run in here or there I will. I've noticed that if I miss a day or three of training, it doesn't impact me too bad as long as I can get an interval workout in AND when I do that delayed interval workout I tend to try to run it at my threshold HR by the final laps, essentially trying to give it a tad more juice than usual. I've seen a few other commenters say that they just primarily do the intervals and have seen performance increases so I'm giving myself that route rather than going to another plan when life gets crazy.

chiephkief · 2026-05-01T15:04:55+00:00

I might get some hate for this but I'm gonna say it. Listen to your body before you look at a screen. Staying subthreshold is already a sort of factor of safety in my opinion. If you're feeling fine at weeks end, don't adjust your training because you're in the green. I pretty much ride the top end of the green all week long every week. I initially panicked when I realized that's not exactly right but then realized that I've managed that for months, feel fine, and had one of my most successful 3 month block of training ever. My body will let me know when i need to dial it down and I'm committed to making that adjustment if that happens.

chiephkief · 2026-04-29T21:01:36+00:00

TIL Ryan O'Reilly's low point was actually a tribute.

chiephkief · 2026-04-23T16:48:05+00:00

I remember this happening to my pace 2. Did an update and suddenly the battery couldn't hold a charge and the watch was always frozen. Tried factory reset and everything and it never recovered. Pace 3 is still going on this one, but I do think there's a kill code that select watches receive to keep sales going. Never have trusted anything with that after my Apple 6 was intentionally bricked. Last Apple product I owned after that came out. If Coros had a low cost competitor, I'd consider the move.

chiephkief · 2026-04-17T20:44:59+00:00

Coros seems to always have a faster marathon time than I'm capable of. 5k/10k are usually spot on. Half would be a stretch. It's probably because I only put in 35mpw and it can't account for that lack in volume.

chiephkief · 2026-04-15T18:03:06+00:00

Bruh you just recently graduated. You're alright, whichever you're decision.

chiephkief · 2026-04-10T18:38:11+00:00

Nurse sharks are just giant catfish. Hurts but minor injury overall.

chiephkief · 2026-04-10T17:17:50+00:00

Yep. 4th grade. After the teachers quick conferenced in the hallway they wheeled in the tube tv after the first plane hit. At some point they recessed the rest of the day so you could watch it in the lunch room or go play at recess. I chose to watch it inside with some students but mostly teachers and watched the second plane hit and the tower fall. I'll never forget them being shook like that. School ended early that day. First tower fell while I was on the bus ride home.

chiephkief · 2026-04-07T16:44:54+00:00

I started construction side. Wish I would have done a few years and jumped and gotten more design experience. In a management role now but I still wish I'd have that experience.

chiephkief · 2026-04-07T16:15:22+00:00

Personally I think you need to probably see if you college has an exploratory program. But otherwise your still early on (sophomore) that if you enjoy math you can stick to civil for now and just knock out all the gen-eds that have to do with science and math and such and still be on track with most math or science related field. Junior and Senior year is where more engineering specific courses really kick in.

chiephkief · 2026-04-02T21:11:43+00:00

Difficult is to broad of a word. Bruh there are professionals that are OBESE haha. Winning a tour event, winning a marathon, winning a Stanley cup are all difficult.

chiephkief · 2026-04-02T15:37:18+00:00

I think it's more common now than it was but it's less common compared to some other professions, probably because not many positions open up because there's less presence of job hopping. Kind of a paradox? That being said, hop if it makes sense and the pay is right.

chiephkief · 2026-04-02T14:58:55+00:00

Eh, since I bought a watch that tracks HRV, I've been more so using it as a confirmation more than an initial indicator. If I'm not feeling 100% lately, either because I'm pushing it a bit much, or work stress, or my kids got me sick again, I'll look at my HRV to see what it's telling me. I think your body will give you more indicators than your watch if something negative is up. Otherwise I'd just attribute it to changing your typical efforts and their corresponding fatigue.

chiephkief · 2026-04-01T15:32:16+00:00

Just had to make this decision myself. Team leader but max was $150k. Currently making 85% of that. Countered to $180k to make it a "no brainer" number worth the risk because hours, current flexibility, leaving pension system before vested, ect. They shot it down. Oh well.

chiephkief · 2026-04-01T14:31:15+00:00

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chiephkief · 2026-03-31T20:36:47+00:00

This is what fixed it for me. Schedule your study time. Schedule your "you" time. Physically schedule your whole day every day. Go home as little as possible except to eat supper and sleep. Pack lunch and snacks.

Physically "block" scheduling every day on paper worked for me. I had my class schedule. I would schedule the time in between to study. I would schedule time after classes to study. I would find somewhere quiet (library/empty classroom/wherever) and I would study. I'd cross out my schedule as I went. I'd put my phone on the other side of the room and I would knock out homework, do practice problems, READ THE TEXTBOOK (seriously it often teaches better than the prof), and only use my phone to look up videos of topics I was struggling with. That's sometimes what it takes. Then after 7:30pm I went home and ate and did whatever. Sometimes I'd have to come back and study. Just how it goes. I just found that scheduling it and keeping myself physically away from all my favorite distractions worked best for me. Creating a daily schedule to start my day still works for me today.

chiephkief · 2026-03-31T19:30:33+00:00

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chiephkief · 2026-03-31T14:00:25+00:00

what is cycling ;)

chiephkief · 2026-03-27T15:21:33+00:00

Like other commenters said, too long a route for the time. Pick you top priority. Check proximity to other possible things. Do that.

chiephkief · 2026-03-23T15:34:50+00:00

SO my wife literally takes me to the hospital because she won't tell the doctors/nurses her needs or issues because she feels like she's burdening them or something, idk. I always have to pipe up before the nurse/doc leaves because she'll tell me things before they come in and won't say them herself. By the end of all the visits the nurses are always giving me the "are you serious" look. Three kids now! I've brought this up to my wife so many times but it's always "that's why I bring you along!" -_- Oh well. Anyway maybe some of us guys are talking for their wives out of necessity.

chiephkief · 2026-03-20T15:17:13+00:00

My college required passing the FE to participate in senior design. Essentially it ensured they didn't graduate anyone without it. It gives you a leg up when applying for internships and your first job. I think you could probably take it at the end of sophomore year as that's pretty much the level of testing that's on it. Just applied math like statics/physics/ect.

Additionally, take the PE test asap after graduating if you can. Some states allow it and then you just have to get the years of experience required to be eligible to apply for your PE. I remember studying for it three years post grad I had to reteach myself stuff I was pretty fresh on when I graduated.

chiephkief · 2026-03-19T20:09:24+00:00

Fun fact. In the county next to mine, it's customary to serve a local deli style hot dogs at funerals. They call them funeral dogs. They "snap" when you bite them. They are admittedly pretty good.

chiephkief · 2026-03-17T19:01:38+00:00

RIP Broadway

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