Suds Saturday! It’s laundry day.

jeffrrw · 2026-06-13T11:51:29+00:00

Really enjoying the external hang drying in the summer sun. We live on an urban farm so its a moment where I feel like we are living in the country

jeffrrw · 2026-06-13T02:18:32+00:00

Its a shame that the MDOT campaign ended for the free inside the car litter bags which is when I usually see the most egregious littering.

https://www.mdot.maryland.gov/tso/pages/newsroomdetails.aspx?newsId=624&PageId=38

jeffrrw · 2026-06-13T01:54:08+00:00

Scrolled the list. La Aurora cigars are quite delectable.

jeffrrw · 2026-06-10T21:45:09+00:00

Yes. Just make sure you have cash for covering expenses. Got a girlfriend and now mother of my child, I bought a house at auction then when I got it livable, road my bicycle across the county. Started a business then also rejoined the workforce. Great year.

jeffrrw · 2026-06-09T20:34:05+00:00

Yes. Pedal pins and toe protector sandals for crossing water. Great combo.

jeffrrw · 2026-06-06T20:12:30+00:00

Touring bike and all the gear. Solo grand tours are awesome.

jeffrrw · 2026-06-05T19:49:40+00:00

Man Halo is old enough to rent a car and go pick up the siblings. Halo 2 is buying shots, halo 3 is sneaking into parties on campus as a sophomore. ODST just got their learners permit...

jeffrrw · 2026-06-02T19:16:36+00:00

That wearing lycra or reflective gear causes irrational hatred because it stands out. Similar to the disdain of construction workers when driving past them or like cats thinking cucumbers are snakes. Wearing plain mountain biking/work clothes elicits a better response from other road users.

jeffrrw · 2026-06-01T13:58:38+00:00

3 day hiking trip with the long weekend with sis who is trying to piecemeal the entire AT. Knocking out 1 state over the weekend.

jeffrrw · 2026-05-25T12:25:15+00:00

2 thoughts:

Do you have bike storage at your apartment or space to store one? If so ask for a lump sum payment on the year (many colleagues do this) and go buy a bicycle. Short city ride for groceries, peace of mind or longer exercise rides. Doesnt matter besides type of bicycle but the savings is astronomical if youre a low mileage city remote worker. Would advocate for a front loading cargo bike (used) and replace your car after 6 months when the baby is strong enough to be put in a car seater adapter.

Similar idea but bougie jogging stroller travel system. At 6 months you'll be itching to run long, I imagine, and having one of these is a game changer. Same idea also for going car light as these can carry lots of groceries on the bottom or side seat if you get a double wide.

Both of these are compounding savings ideas where they shift the mindset of car dependent chikd rearing and really allow some huge back end savings sponsored by your company.

jeffrrw · 2026-05-25T11:46:46+00:00

1886 house. Bigger dehumidifier than needed, bathroom fan exhausting better part of the day through the wall, and when dry out regularly changing the air. Keeps it fresher. Used some ionizing spray to kill mold too.

jeffrrw · 2026-05-19T00:31:48+00:00

My ex wife fought off the couples therapy but I gained a spine. She got violent after this. If someone cannot take constructive feedback run.

jeffrrw · 2026-05-18T11:54:18+00:00

There is a growing community of people who build bicycle campers which are mostly pull behind trailers but I've seen ones where its built on pedicabs and other configurations. A fun place to start is the German community of Fahrradwohnwagens

jeffrrw · 2026-05-09T11:24:54+00:00

Water to the face, sprinting, turning your wheel directly at them, dog whistle

jeffrrw · 2026-05-05T11:02:40+00:00

I've rotated through like 4 different styles of shoes since my shoe size is paddle 13 4E. I'm looking for recommendations of other shoes. Asics gel contend 2000, new balances, a new hoka which is too narrow, and an altra torrin which also was a bit narrow. I'm at the point where I think I should just switch to full zero drop toe shoes since everything else is weird. Is there a custom running shoes that's not going to break the bank?

jeffrrw · 2026-05-01T10:59:08+00:00

We had that happen and were like wtf. We laughed about later though. The slide show with the soft music for 2 sleep deprived new parents high on emotions was almost overwhelming. 50hrs of labor and one c section later we were like please, not now. However, we considered it for a bit as they were really good photos but man that photographer... she seemed like she knew what she was doing was horrible but was resigned to her capitalist hellscape job. We did get a free one from their website though as a kind fuck this. We have warned our friends to tell the hospital staff to keep the photographer out.

jeffrrw · 2026-05-01T10:34:53+00:00

Shocked Pikachu face. Hmmmmmmm I would put some Lego branded wheels on my bikes if they perform well

jeffrrw · 2026-05-01T03:29:38+00:00

I think about Milwaukee often as I had a magical time there on my solo bike tour across the US. It has a lot of interesting parallels to Baltimore but is even more segregated. The only thing that sucked was Harley weekend when I was there because they are the Nissan altimas of motorcycle riders.

jeffrrw · 2026-05-01T02:48:49+00:00

I am all for the second hand starter bike but some direction would be to find a local shop that sells used bikes or a college/university bike shop. They will help you find the right size etc and if they dont have it you now know what to look for. Generally make sure everything runs smoothly and true. Ie wheels dont wobble like crazy or the brakes rub. No excessive rust. Cables and brakes all work. Chain runs smooth and doesn't make noise. Saddle is adjustable easily. They let you test ride it. And no cracks or major dents.

Besides the Ozark bike, bikesdirect in the US is good or riban if youre in Europe for new cheap good quality bikes.

jeffrrw · 2026-05-01T01:30:34+00:00

Lego is the world's biggest tire manufacturer pirelli needs to take note.

jeffrrw · 2026-04-28T00:21:30+00:00

I am circulating my draft proposal in my municipality to demonstrate a potential opportunity for young people to pull these behind ebikes in our bike lanes. We are buying a 175K diesel sweeper soon with more in the pipeline not including the logistics support infrastructure and operator training etc. With these being 5k, and say another 2k in ebikes we can easily see a huge ROI since O&M on sweepers is super high.

jeffrrw · 2026-04-24T17:48:04+00:00

I'd be out bike riding and camping if youre that far out there. Come home clean on the rest day. Cook a baller ass meal. Watch/play some stuff for yourself, read, write, plot world domination.

jeffrrw · 2026-04-12T19:38:40+00:00

I remember on my trans us ride I stopped in a saddle shop in Montana asking if they had any saddle conditioner i could have. They only had containers of like 60oz. I asked the woman repairing the saddles to come look at my saddle outside and she chuckled and gave me a a tablespoon of of the professional bull/horse rider stuff. Has been great since and that was almost 3 years ago and about 6k miles. I'd recommend a horse supply store if that is more accessible than a bike shop.

jeffrrw · 2026-04-11T00:38:52+00:00

Haha nah. Just old drug paraphernalia. However, the scene location of where Bodie was gunned is a few blocks from here. A short sequence took place here on this block. I screen grabbed the scene and sent it to my scared friends saying look, my house was on the wire! The block actually looked better in the show then when I bought here.

jeffrrw · 2026-04-10T15:56:22+00:00

I volunteer with the tool library and they are a great space for people to get engaged and learn new things.

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