Drifting off subject. N On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I’m getting ready to go buy a Walther 9mm PPQ M2 with a 5” barrel in a > couple of days, too. Then I’ll have to start laying in the 9mm ammo. > Youngest son gets back from his field study thing in AZ in another month > and he’s going to want to head to the range with his H&K VP40, so I need to > have something to challenge him with... > > 55 years old and he’s already had both hips replaced? What’s he been > doing? > > -D > > > > On Aug 12, 2017, at 4:07 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > GUNS!!!! OMG!!! > > > > Whoa Larry sounds like warranty repair time, or some JBWeld in that > bone... My FIL had a similar problem with a new hip, ended up having to > get it done again (this was #2 so it had to be replaced after replacing #1). > > > > My buddy is leaving next Saturday to start a Portland (OR) to Portland > (ME) cycling adventure, 3600mi or so in 39? days. He has artificial hips > and has been working hard to get the bike tuned to accommodate his range of > motion in each leg, one crank is longer than the other to accommodate that > aspect. He is gonna ask his ortho doc (who is a real gadget guy) to spring > for a power meter ($1500) to put on each pedal so he can monitor his power > on each pedal and total over the ride, and do something scientific with the > data. His bike computer logs all that data, including speed, cadence, GPS, > heart rate, and probably 6 other functions so he will download that every > night to a blog or something. It also apparently talks to his phone in > real time in some fashion so I can log into some web site and monitor it > all too. Crazy. He is an animal though, but feeling a bit intimidated by > it all. I can text him during the ride, it will show up on his computer, > so I figure every day I will be shooting him something to encourage him. > He's 55yo too, BTW, so if any of you are feeling a bit slack... > > > > --R > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
