tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post8189515664120969066..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Overheard in the Car:Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34174318655691179082011-01-19T21:44:51.345-05:002011-01-19T21:44:51.345-05:00... jogging down the Moron trail.... jogging down the Moron trail.Dr. StrangeGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349076338197668654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85515807643268900292011-01-17T16:08:01.148-05:002011-01-17T16:08:01.148-05:00The dismal city of Cortland, N.Y., is close by and...The dismal city of Cortland, N.Y., is close by and the home of the State University of New York at Cortland. The college douchebag quotient there is awesome. A couple of weeks ago, I was astounded to see a young male strolling across mainstreet in a t-shirt when the WX was fourteen degrees and a twenty knot wind blowing the snow sideways at nearly an inch per hour.<br /><br />I said, emphatically, "Hokay... *that* guy is Not From Around Here."<br /><br />You could hear the capitals.Billy Beckhttp://www.two--four.net/weblog.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-75675052004287476692011-01-17T15:01:52.736-05:002011-01-17T15:01:52.736-05:00Ever since I watched The Wind And The Lion, Captai...Ever since I watched <i>The Wind And The Lion</i>, Captain Jerome has taken over whatever part of my brain handles exclamations. <b>MILITARY INTERVENTION!</b><br /><br />He says, <b>EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS!</b>LabRathttp://www.atomicnerds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-34987017395840971262011-01-17T14:39:53.030-05:002011-01-17T14:39:53.030-05:00"with a good enough hat, you can run naked&qu...<em>"with a good enough hat, you can run naked"</em><br /><br />But then nobody notices how good the hat is!Old Grouchhttp://oldgrouch.mee.nunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36233058831291898342011-01-17T13:06:53.028-05:002011-01-17T13:06:53.028-05:00My personal policy is that I need to be just fit e...<i>My personal policy is that I need to be just fit enough to flee from anything I can't kill.</i> <br /><br />Ditto, which is why I carry weapons.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-91195356965332780572011-01-17T12:39:19.628-05:002011-01-17T12:39:19.628-05:00You lose 90% of your body heat through your head. ...You lose 90% of your body heat through your head. So, theoretically, with a good enough hat, you can run naked.<br /><br />BrassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-14576139755359828242011-01-17T11:48:27.039-05:002011-01-17T11:48:27.039-05:00When I was forced to workout every morning, I hate...When I was forced to workout every morning, I hated wearing sweats to run in. After stretching and warm up exercises, I'd peel down to shorts and a tee shirt for the run, no matter how cold. Sweats would just get me too hot to be comfortable, and running is painful enough. Yeah, I'd shiver for a couple of minutes as we got going, but after that I'd have steam pouring off of me. The last time I went jogging was the day before I signed out of the Army.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73046245324128908052011-01-17T10:43:11.237-05:002011-01-17T10:43:11.237-05:00You can get acclimatized if you do it often enough...You can get acclimatized if you do it often enough. Or so they say. There used to be an old guy where I live who dressed only in shorts and running shoes most of the year, when it got really cold he'd add a t-shirt. I never saw him personally, but he got into news about once a winter. Lots of people like to swim outside during the winter (you make a big hole in the ice), and I have tried that a couple of times, and it's horrible until you get yourself wet, after that it's fun, and it leaves you feeling just great. And there is a name for running in shorts when it's below freezing, it's a specialized form of exercise as that swimming in ice hole is (I live in Finland, cold winters).<br /><br />As far as I remember there are some studies which indicate that people who do that sort of stuff develop more brown fat, which both helps to keep them warm in cold weather and some other good things. Possible keeping slim easier was one of those benefits. And cold helps with some diseases like arthritis, one reason why there are lots of old folks into that winter outdoor swimming here. It's popular enough that some places have ice pools for summer use indoors.Marjanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-52995519632209934312011-01-17T07:40:10.636-05:002011-01-17T07:40:10.636-05:00I always wore whitey-tightys in lieu of a jock, ju...I always wore whitey-tightys in lieu of a jock, just put it inside the shorts and fold a couple of inches down over the waist band in front. <br /><br />I will however bow to the expertise of the snow machine folks. Going that fast for that long in cold air has got to be the ultimate test.tickmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756666072357726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28712897967483159372011-01-17T02:26:21.617-05:002011-01-17T02:26:21.617-05:00Gorilla tape doesn't stick bad, something abou...Gorilla tape doesn't stick bad, something about it doesn't adhere to skin that bad. I also use it on my face during night jumps-having once lost some skin when my NVGs touched my nose during the follow-on mission.<br /><br />It was recommended by snow machine racers... I figure they know a bit about being out in the cold. But I'm willing to give the washcloth thing a shot. How do you keep it in place?aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885463688090226606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-33085839215348897052011-01-17T00:36:39.519-05:002011-01-17T00:36:39.519-05:00~Looks at the temperature outside~ Hmm, approximat...~Looks at the temperature outside~ Hmm, approximately 35 degrees.<br />~Looks at the temperature inside~<br />Hmm, approximately 68 degrees.<br />~Looks at the treadmill inside~<br /><br />I guess you can figure out where I do my running...RevolverRobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68313937224333772442011-01-17T00:22:10.581-05:002011-01-17T00:22:10.581-05:00To each his own. I averaged 50 miles a week for a...To each his own. I averaged 50 miles a week for about 12 years because I truly enjoyed it, not to impress anybody or because I hated myself. If you can run, some can't, and after you get to the point that you can do 10 miles easily at about 7:30 per mile, it becomes sheer joy, at least it did for me.<br /><br />Duct tape? That's insane. Try the wash cloth, you will like it. Also bandaids for the nipples when it gets really cold.tickmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756666072357726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39190620032442576792011-01-17T00:21:12.538-05:002011-01-17T00:21:12.538-05:00You haven't met our local bike cop, have you?
...You haven't met <a href="http://cursesfoiledagain2.wordpress.com/2010/12/07/insane/" rel="nofollow">our local bike cop</a>, have you?<br /><br />A high of 19 degrees F, with single digit wind chills, and he'll be out patrolling on his bicycle wearing a balaclava, coat, and <i>shorts</i>.<br /><br />He's one of the better cops, and dedicated, but <i>insane</i>.Jake (formerly Riposte3)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02976718318892210404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30357745561740277302011-01-16T23:46:28.879-05:002011-01-16T23:46:28.879-05:00I live in Alaska.
I have to run at least 3 mornin...I live in Alaska.<br /><br />I have to run at least 3 mornings a week. Minimum. The .mil says so...<br /><br />24 is warm. 24 is completely shorts weather.<br /><br />-24, like what's going on outside my windows right now, is cold. But guess who'll be gearing up in sweats and a jacket to go run tomorrow morning. I think it's a 7-miler on the schedule.<br /><br />Little socks? That's a new one. Duct tape works. gotta be careful on the removal, but it beats getting frostbite there. Ask me how I know...aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885463688090226606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81246356366993595592011-01-16T23:37:03.512-05:002011-01-16T23:37:03.512-05:00You can get all the cardio you need inside without...You can get all the cardio you need inside without getting a bad case of milli vanilli chilly willy.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20733402068598471972011-01-16T22:58:53.170-05:002011-01-16T22:58:53.170-05:0024? That's warm!24? That's <i>warm!</i>Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141654754595945677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-42585625962274619772011-01-16T22:47:58.614-05:002011-01-16T22:47:58.614-05:00Well, the sock wouldn't have to cover his test...Well, the sock wouldn't have to cover his testicles; they'll have crawled inside his body to hide.Firehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8261420415714272852011-01-16T20:45:27.852-05:002011-01-16T20:45:27.852-05:00Some people are so dedicated to getting into shape...Some people are so dedicated to getting into shape that they'll do whatever they need to do even if it kills them. And no, they don't see the paradox.<br /><br />I never found jogging to be anything but slow torture, even when I was top fit in the Army and doing it every day, even on my own on weekends and after weekday final formation. I always had the time limit for the two mile run nipping at my heels, and ran my butt off to keep from being a p.t. failure.<br /><br />Funny, I found using weights and doing more push ups and sit ups increased my score in those p.t. test categories, but running more, and for more distance, never increased my time in the 2 minute qualification. I blame my current hip socket and knee joint agony on that running mania.<br /><br />Hell will be a 1/4 mile oval, a Battery XO, and a stopwatch. Forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58410142770815754072011-01-16T20:24:19.851-05:002011-01-16T20:24:19.851-05:00I recall winter days hovering in the teens where I...I recall winter days hovering in the teens where I would wear only a t-shirt and jeans at work (open air factory). Of course I was working at a constant 'quick-step' slinging sheets of steel measuring 6'x6'x3/16"* around on rollers for the shears. I didn't want to stop for my breaks because I'd cool down and freeze, but yeah...it can be done.<br /><br />I fondly recall the day my boot broke through the ice of a small puddle in the 'yard' and flash froze to the steel when I stepped on a plate. <br /><br />*~275-ish lbs each. I literally moved over 16 tons by hand one day.Phssthpoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-3913952910021056772011-01-16T20:08:25.799-05:002011-01-16T20:08:25.799-05:00Mental illness is sad.
I blame Sarah Palin.Mental illness is sad.<br /><br />I blame Sarah Palin.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36617823706049585432011-01-16T20:05:57.208-05:002011-01-16T20:05:57.208-05:00My personal policy is that I need to be just fit e...My personal policy is that I need to be just fit enough to flee from anything I can't kill. This does not involve socks or my junk, and I'm quite comfortable with that tradeoff.Discobobbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-70831371336617424712011-01-16T20:02:09.977-05:002011-01-16T20:02:09.977-05:00Watch it!Watch it!theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56483478583292718502011-01-16T19:59:28.019-05:002011-01-16T19:59:28.019-05:00That guy sounds like he is one of the everpresent ...That guy sounds like he is one of the everpresent "look at me" attention-seekers who must jog on a busy street at rush hour. Just could not be content to find a quiet street with less eyes.David, in NCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-28434732694046571752011-01-16T19:53:19.108-05:002011-01-16T19:53:19.108-05:00I'll stick with the wash cloth. It seems a li...I'll stick with the wash cloth. It seems a little more dignified. And you can pull it out and blow your nose if needed. (The washcloth.)<br /><br />Sadly, my running days are behind me.tickmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756666072357726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20150476192996393942011-01-16T19:23:53.044-05:002011-01-16T19:23:53.044-05:00Hope he had a sock on his junk! I used to work wi...Hope he had a sock on his junk! I used to work with a guy that said he had to wear a baby sock on his junk to keep it from getting too cold in the winter. I said TMI!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com