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[302BOB]

Still waiting for that wicked cold front to pass thru.........I think it petered out.......that's ok...a cold (leap yr) Thursday will be here anyway..........

 

[302BOB]

Leap year Thursday today!!!....get it while you can......The Boss is afraid of leap year days for some reason...maybe me too??....they're man made days to fit into a calendar we live by.....strange if you think about it, right?? What if we got rid of leap yrs??? How would our world change? How would you change???..Leap year supposedly keeps are time line together somehow.......I had a buddy at work who was a leap year baby (My age)...He would be 15 or 16 today in leap yr days.........Happy Birthday Manny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[302BOB]

I had my Boss out the other day and I realized (not for the first time) what a great car this is!!!!!!!!......I didn't even try to push it to the limit, not even half way, but I could tell where it could take me if I wanted to go there..............not today...................

 

[Dave_W]

What if we got rid of leap yrs??? How would our world change?

If I remember right, the extra day in a leap year is because the earth's period of rotation (24 hours*) doesn't exactly align with it's period of orbit around the sun (~365.2422 days) - if the Earth is at a particular point in it's orbit around the Sun at noon on January 1, 2024, then the next time it's at that same point in the orbit is about 5:49 pm on January 1, 2025. The extra day every 4** years makes up for that. If we didn't have leap days, the seasons would shift on the calendar by 1 day every ~4 years, so (if I did my napkin math is right) after about 753 years the US would have winter in July and Australia would have winter in January. Another 753 years after that, and the seaons would be back to where they are now.

* Don't get me started on leap seconds.
** Except for years evenly divisible by 100, except for years evenly divisible by 400; so 1600 and 2000 were leap years, 1700, 1800, 1900, and 2100 are not.

 

[dragoon]

If I remember right, the extra day in a leap year is because the earth's period of rotation (24 hours*) doesn't exactly align with it's period of orbit around the sun (~365.2422 days) - if the Earth is at a particular point in it's orbit around the Sun at noon on January 1, 2024, then the next time it's at that same point in the orbit is about 5:49 pm on January 1, 2025. The extra day every 4** years makes up for that. If we didn't have leap days, the seasons would shift on the calendar by 1 day every ~4 years, so (if I did my napkin math is right) after about 753 years the US would have winter in July and Australia would have winter in January. Another 753 years after that, and the seaons would be back to where they are now.

* Don't get me started on leap seconds.
** Except for years evenly divisible by 100, except for years evenly divisible by 400; so 1600 and 2000 were leap years, 1700, 1800, 1900, and 2100 are not.

That ain’t 3rd grade math there !!

 

[302BOB]

dragoon you could raise that up a few more grades and still be right!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[302BOB]

Dreary Tuesday here in Ct.........Sunday was Beautiful!!!!! Sunny , high 65 broke the old record of 58......great day!!!!!!!!!!....Monday, 10 degrees cooler with sun and clouds....today, rain and mist, damp and cold, 40's...............Tomorrow another rain storm moving in late into Thursday.........Heavy rain!!!!!!!!!!....Friday is the "pick of the week"...Sun mid upper 50's!!!!!!!!..Saturday brings another rain storm............I thank God all this is not snow.......We spring ahead this weekend to Day Light Savings Time, but spring don't get here til March 19th...."Gentlemen Start Your Engines"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dragoon]

Dreary Tuesday here in Ct.........Sunday was Beautiful!!!!! Sunny , high 65 broke the old record of 58......great day!!!!!!!!!!....Monday, 10 degrees cooler with sun and clouds....today, rain and mist, damp and cold, 40's...............Tomorrow another rain storm moving in late into Thursday.........Heavy rain!!!!!!!!!!....Friday is the "pick of the week"...Sun mid upper 50's!!!!!!!!..Saturday brings another rain storm............I thank God all this is not snow.......We spring ahead this weekend to Day Light Savings Time, but spring don't get here til March 19th...."Gentlemen Start Your Engines"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had 72* on Sunday with blue skies but very strong south winds. Yesterday, 62* high with blue skies but that changed by the afternoon. Evening storms brought pink lightning and 1.28” of rain. Today, nice with temps in the 50’s, light breeze & sunny. So, March in like a …………….

 

[302BOB]

March is like ...................what ever it wants to be............I'm just glad I'm still here for the ride!!!!!!!!!!!!!...................fasten those seat belts boys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[302BOB]

A break before the next rain storm comes later tomorrow........maybe I'll go for a "quick" spin tomorrow morning.......The Boss says go for it............Who am I to argue????????????.......which Boss said that???????????..............it doesn't matter, really.................................Giddy Up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[302BOB]

Too gloomy and wet to take the Boss out this AM.......rain moving in this afternoon....flood watch in effect for possible 2 plus inches...Friday is Boss DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!.....some sun low 50's, before the next rain storm moves in late Saturday into Sunday..........if this was snow, I'd be buried ............in more ways than one........................

 

[302BOB]

Rainy night.....Hon snoring, me too in a while, Boss in the garage sleeping.......All is good in this castle tonight..............

 

[302BOB]

going off on a different note here...........My favorite actor is Burt Young..........I don't know why, but He seemed to be most like me...He's gone now, but his memory still lives with me....anybody remember him from the Rocky movies????.........

 

[302BOB]

Hey Everybody............. I'm BAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......first time I'm back home at my castle and keyboard in over six weeks......I had a bad fall in my garage, badly bruising my al;ready bad knee and fracturing my ankle that needed surgery to put in a plate and some pins to help it heal right. Im on a non weight bearing status ( meaning my rt foot can't touch the ground) for 6-8 wks, which REALLY sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stairs are my worst enemy and my wheel chair has been my best friend....at least it's not my clutch leg/foot! What started out as going to the ER for xrays and an ultra sound to check for blood clots turned into a week in the hospital and 5 wks in a rehab/therapy facility.................and I thought my date with fate, 2 yrs ago was a rough ride, heck, that was a walk in the park compared to this adventure. I'm hoping to be back in Boss driving condition by mid May..........we'll see...............Glad to be back home and visiting the TMO clubhouse once again...................

 

[KazarS197]

Hey Everybody............. I'm BAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......first time I'm back home at my castle and keyboard in over six weeks......I had a bad fall in my garage, badly bruising my al;ready bad knee and fracturing my ankle that needed surgery to put in a plate and some pins to help it heal right. Im on a non weight bearing status ( meaning my rt foot can't touch the ground) for 6-8 wks, which REALLY sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stairs are my worst enemy and my wheel chair has been my best friend....at least it's not my clutch leg/foot! What started out as going to the ER for xrays and an ultra sound to check for blood clots turned into a week in the hospital and 5 wks in a rehab/therapy facility.................and I thought my date with fate, 2 yrs ago was a rough ride, heck, that was a walk in the park compared to this adventure. I'm hoping to be back in Boss driving condition by mid May..........we'll see...............Glad to be back home and visiting the TMO clubhouse once again................... View attachment 94706

Glad you're back buddy! Wishing you a quick uneventful recovery! Let's figure out how to put a Coyote on that wheelchair!

 

[302BOB]

I forgot to mention.........besides the wheelchair, I have a cute little knee scooter that keeps my foot off the ground and also a walker with a knee sling attached to it that also keeps my foot off the ground. These toys would be great except that my bruised knee starts complaining after a few minutes of being leaned on...................I know.........quit my bellyachin.....I don't have a leg to stand on....................also 6 wks without a pizza has got to be record territory for me..........Son will help me out with that, I'm sure....

 

[302BOB]

Mark, Funny you should mention that wheelchair mod.......there a caution sticker on my knee scooter that says it shouldn't go faster than walking speed.........they must have read your mind LOL!

 

[EF1]

Good to hear that you are recovering and are back at home.

 

[67GTA]

Hey Everybody............. I'm BAAAAACCCCCCKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......first time I'm back home at my castle and keyboard in over six weeks......I had a bad fall in my garage, badly bruising my al;ready bad knee and fracturing my ankle that needed surgery to put in a plate and some pins to help it heal right. Im on a non weight bearing status ( meaning my rt foot can't touch the ground) for 6-8 wks, which REALLY sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stairs are my worst enemy and my wheel chair has been my best friend....at least it's not my clutch leg/foot! What started out as going to the ER for xrays and an ultra sound to check for blood clots turned into a week in the hospital and 5 wks in a rehab/therapy facility.................and I thought my date with fate, 2 yrs ago was a rough ride, heck, that was a walk in the park compared to this adventure. I'm hoping to be back in Boss driving condition by mid May..........we'll see...............Glad to be back home and visiting the TMO clubhouse once again................... View attachment 94706

Welcome back Bob and best wishes on the recovery!

 

[dragoon]

Greetings Bob !! Get well soon, follow all your PT advice, if you don’t, they’ll know. Hope after recovery you still have plantar extension & flexion to mash the gas !!