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Rich,

Not too much information on where to rent or the trails here from my end but I would make some recommendations on other fronts.

First, MTB can be a little rough to start with. I would suggest doing some road work with bikes first. Even if you are a runner you will find that you are using different muscles and it won’t be the same. You are in pretty good shape so doing some basic road work will be easy. I would go climb some hills after warm up to get legs use to the hard push.

In MTB you have those constant little challenges of having to get over this little hill or that stump so you legs have to be ready to do a little peak performance push… Even on the easy trails. If you do a little prep work MTB will be more enjoyable and your first time out won’t be a tiring miserable experience.

If you are one of those guys that do spin classes…

Then you are more than ready to tackle MTB.

Also… Not to offend but the tracks here locally aren’t that tough. They tend to be more XC class than technical so again it won’t be a blood-fest. I rode a lot in AZ where the trails were very technical vs. what they have here.

I also agree with spd about the danger levels. For the most part you make it as dangerous as you want it. That being said even walking down the street isn’t without its risks.

Lastly before you go out on a MTB trail for the first time try out several bike with varying tire sizes first. This is a major choice for today’s MTB’er. A couple of years ago there was only one choice… 26″ wheel. Now there is 29″ and 27.5″ that serves as a compromise for those who don’t like the 29″ wheel. The 29″s feel strange if you are use to a 26″ but roll over everything much easier and since I don’t think you are biased like other having rode the 26″ for years you might prefer it making your first time out a bit more fun.

I think you could start out on some of the intra-canyon space open space trails as a nice first start.

Hope this helps…

BTW… Rode BMX from the ages of 6 to 18… Migrated to MTB during my college years (riding as much as 1500 Miles a month) then doing some road work when I was a consultant…

CE

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[quote=zk][quote=scaredyclassic]but back int he 1970s it seemed limited to new noses for jewish girls in my neighborhood. [/quote]

What a shame. I love a good Jewish nose.[/quote]

What about a WOP Knot?

CE

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My question to the room and the OP would be…

“How likely is it to rent a 1.1 million dollar home?”

I have no experience in this area but being an avid watcher of the market I see no end of million dollar plus homes being on the MLS for a very long time though the OP is at the lower spectrum of that and it would make things easier.

Now I know the readers are going “wait this guy just shifted gears between the last two sentences”.

But what I am thinking is that the selling and renting scenerios could be similiar in this price range. Anyone agree or disagree? There are a lot of million dollar homes for rent. Especailly on the beach front.

At the 500K to 700K there is a lot of roboust activity for sales and rentals but, agian, what is at the million plus?

SDR, sdr? I would think you two would have the wisdom in this area.

CE

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[quote=svelte]Follow up from me also.

I can say without doubt that my eyes are very very sensitive. Won’t go into the reasons why but there are some.

The reflective coating? Get it. Well worth the $$. You will notice it not only in what you can see, but also when your photo is taken. You can actually see you eyeballs in pics when you get it, while you’ll just see reflection when you don’t.

Scratch resistance? Hard to tell because I’m much easier on my lenses now that I’m older. But I can tell you this: I never get new glasses because of scratches now that I get scratch resistance. I get new glasses cuz the frames wear out. Also note that using lense wipes with SOFT rubbing is the way to go.

Bifocals versus progressive? Progressive without a doubt!!! And insist on Varilux without a doubt. The narrow part of the hourglass is MUCH wider on Varilux and that is very, very important. I have zero adjustment time with Varilux while other brands cause me to have weeks or even worse *never* adjustment time.

This stuff does matter. Your eyes are very important. Don’t skimp.[/quote]

I have the deluxe Varilux on my last set, not on my current, and I loved it. Be warned though… It takes your eyes 30 to 45 days to learn how to deal with progressives but it is well worth it…

Good advice from Svelte… I concur fully…

One other piece of advice. I had Lens Crafters do the Varilux using a computer the last set was done by hand measurements. The computer did a much better job than the opti using hand measurements. In fact they had to send the set back to be reground. Make sure your opti has the computer…

CE

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[quote=ucodegen][quote CDMA ENG]UV cannot pass through glass.[/quote]Actually, glass is transparent to longer UV wavelengths, reflective to shorter UV wavelengths. This is why you do use a UV filter on cameras, particularly film types. With film, it tends to expose all colors, washing out the sky (deep blue sky ends up looking baby blue). With digital sensors, I am seeing almost the opposite behavior, where the sky gets a deeper blue w/o a UV filter. Behavior could depend upon manufacturer. Glass passes 90% of light above 350nm, but blocks below 90% below 300nm.

NOTE: Blacklights use a glass bulb. Woods glass used to be used, but now it is only a coating.[/quote]

Good info…

I am going to follow up on that.

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My two cents…

Get it. Nothing worse that being in certian lighting conditions and seeing your own damn eyeballs…

Went once without it and I won’t do it again. That being said I have a really good vision plan and get everything for almost nothing…

There are other upsells I wouldnt go for like UV protection. If your lenses are indeed glass then there is no need for it. UV cannot pass through glass.

CE

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Favorite is Genius…

By James Gleick…

About the life of Richard Feynman.

CE

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UCgal,

I don’t get it. You home school but they are attending classes as well?

Can you elaborate on the schooling situation?

CE

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If it 20 to 25 latinos it might be a situation where they are illegals working for a company that has brought them up from south of the border.

There was a fast food company in Phoenix that was importing illegals to work in thier company and they had large amount of people living in one house and the company had four or five of these houses around the valley.

I want to say the company was Roberto’s…

Anyway these houses are common place in the PHX area and get raid by ICE all the time.

You might have something similiarly going on or a mule house…

CE

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Lol… Did the same analysis in my head last night!

CE

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Ironicly… Your dog, given the choice, would always chose you…

CE

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[quote=UCGal][quote=FlyerInHi]Raising dogs is like raising kids. Takes effort and dedication. Lots of people ruin it for everybody else.[/quote]
This.

I have more problems with some dog owners, than the dogs. Dogs that are well trained, are not a problem in public. But so few dogs are well trained.

That said – we take our dog for walks around the neighborhood, and sometimes for walks on the beach (before 9am when they must leave) but the dog stays home when we go out to run errands or eat. I don’t understand why you’d bring your dog with you to Lowes or Home Depot… to ask them advice about paint colors?[/quote]

Dogs make terrible home decorators…

For some reason they always suggest gray tones of paint.

I love dogs but really even the best trained ones have no business in places like Home Depot…

Ce

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THE ALL MIGHTY OZ HAS SPOKEN!

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I’m italian…

We believe in Omerta… 😛

CE

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[quote=CA renter]Was she doing this prior to being hired? If she started only after being hired, then she was fired when they found out about it and confirmed the situation.

Also, as spdrun has already noted, most dispatchers are civilians earning between $40K and $55K per year (CHP); they are usually not sworn officers. Some departments scrutinize applicants for dispatcher positions almost as thoroughly as they do for sworn officers, but some do not.

http://www.chp.ca.gov/recruiting/psdpay.html

Edited to add…

If a Qualcomm employee (or employee of any private company not doing govt work or under strict govt regulations) had a spouse who was a memeber of the Hells Angels, would they launch a full-on investigation of their employee?

It looks like it was this woman’s job with the CHP that caused LE agencies to step up the investigation. Would a Qualcomm employee’s case be treated the same way? No, of course not. Why? Because those who work for the government have access to greater power. They are in positions of trust; therefore, they are held to higher standards, as they should be. In other words, yes, they have more stringent hiring and employment standards for these positions.

Your examples are proving my point, nsr, not disproving them.[/quote]

Only to you…

CE

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