Pentagenarians & Beyond: 9/22/2024
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Today I did my usual yoga/mobility practice for 20 minutes. I can’t believe it’s the first day of fall! Our weather does not reflect that yet, but I hope that it will get cooler soon. Today we will be in the low 90s.
Diane Sue, nice job with P30 Perfect Pump Upper Body. Enjoy your rest day.
Hello to Valerie, Cathy, and Judy.
Diane Sue, nice job with P30 Perfect Pump Upper Body. Enjoy your rest day.
Hello to Valerie, Cathy, and Judy.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
Got back on the floor today and did all my therapy exercises. Felt very good, they help my back keep moving. some upper body weights. I feel I could have done them way before this but DH was riding herd on me and saying no. most of my stitches fell out tonight during dinner. feels like it healed very quickly but still respecting the rules. I have a dental appt wed for cleaning and to repair a mostly cosmetic filling that has a chip in it.
yes it's fall. we put a cap on our fireplace chimney and put the cover on the camper. we did not get the swifts( birds) in our chimney this year. this is the first time in at least 20 years, probably longer. no idea why. we cap the chimney during the winter but remove it in spring. we saw some swifts but they didn't nest so we checked the chimney for any blockages. we watched for the migration return this month but didn't notice it this year. we could have missed it.
yes it's fall. we put a cap on our fireplace chimney and put the cover on the camper. we did not get the swifts( birds) in our chimney this year. this is the first time in at least 20 years, probably longer. no idea why. we cap the chimney during the winter but remove it in spring. we saw some swifts but they didn't nest so we checked the chimney for any blockages. we watched for the migration return this month but didn't notice it this year. we could have missed it.
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Today I did Rock’m Sock’m kickboxing, timesaver, which was 35 minutes and 261 calories burned. My average heart rate was 135 and maximum heart rate was 166. My workouts will be hit or miss this week. We have several things scheduled that will interfere with my workouts.
Valerie, great job with your therapy exercises and some upper body weights. It’s probably best to go slowly with getting back to your routine.
Hello to Cathy, Diane Sue, and Judy.
Valerie, great job with your therapy exercises and some upper body weights. It’s probably best to go slowly with getting back to your routine.
Hello to Cathy, Diane Sue, and Judy.
WD
Cathlete
Yesterday was a rest day. Today I did Raw Lower Lift & Kick, 43 minutes, 141 calories, heart rate 103/137. I followed with CDorner Day 22 challenge Relaxing Lower Back Stretch day 22 and Upper Back and Neck day 24, 35 minutes, 46 calories. Total time was 78 minutes, 187 calories. No time for more today. Our e bikes arrived today, but still the front tires do not arrive till Thursday. We unpacked them outside to get them in the house. Too heavy to carry in. We were wondering why there was no front tire on both bikes and when I went on Amazon to say there was a problem, it immediately let me know the Fed X numbers and that they had shipped separately. I hope there is instructions and the right wrenches with the tires. They have wide tires. One of the neighbors came by on his bike as he was following his girls back from the bus stop.
Carolyn, nice work on the yoga yesterday and Rock'm Sock'm timesaver today. It rained and really cooled down yesterday. I am hoping it stays nice for a while anyway. Our forecast has us in the 70's most of the week.
Valerie, that is nice that you were able to get in some therapy moves and weights today. That is kind of sad that the swifts did not show up this year. It must have been kind of disappointing.
Hi to Cathy and Judy
Carolyn, nice work on the yoga yesterday and Rock'm Sock'm timesaver today. It rained and really cooled down yesterday. I am hoping it stays nice for a while anyway. Our forecast has us in the 70's most of the week.
Valerie, that is nice that you were able to get in some therapy moves and weights today. That is kind of sad that the swifts did not show up this year. It must have been kind of disappointing.
Hi to Cathy and Judy
Peaceful Rainbow
Cathlete
Yesterday I did 30 Minute Kickbox Express and P30 Stretch. This morning I did Live Slammin' Cardio Express and Pyramid Pump Upper Body. That's about the only upper body I can match Cathe for weights, but some of it is really tough. Derek and Aliah got back last night around 8 and he had to get up at 5:30 for work. They did have a really good time in CO.
Diane Sue great job with Raw Lower Lift & Kick, and the stretching. Hopefully it's easy to add the tires to the bikes.
Carolyn great job with the yoga and Rock’m Sock’m kickboxing.
Valerie great job with the therapy exercises and upper body weights. Some migrations seem late here this year with the hot weather we've continued to have. I think the last of the hummers we've had have left. Haven't seen one for two days now. And in the fall we get thousands of cranes in the area, and they are still very few around. We have finally dipped into the 60's, but going back into the 70's for about a week, before we drop back down. We'll see some 40's next week, too, overnight.
Hi Judy.
Diane Sue great job with Raw Lower Lift & Kick, and the stretching. Hopefully it's easy to add the tires to the bikes.
Carolyn great job with the yoga and Rock’m Sock’m kickboxing.
Valerie great job with the therapy exercises and upper body weights. Some migrations seem late here this year with the hot weather we've continued to have. I think the last of the hummers we've had have left. Haven't seen one for two days now. And in the fall we get thousands of cranes in the area, and they are still very few around. We have finally dipped into the 60's, but going back into the 70's for about a week, before we drop back down. We'll see some 40's next week, too, overnight.
Hi Judy.
irongrl
Cathlete
Saturday I ran 3 miles and did 45 minutes of Yin Yoga. Sunday I did 45 minutes of lower intensity Peloton rides and yesterday I did 45 minutes of Peloton mobility and core work. I had an early morning appointment today so I will have to get my workout in this afternoon.
Carolyn-Great job with your yoga/mobility practice and Rock’m Sock’m kickboxing.
Valerie-Great job with your therapy exercises and upper body weights.
Diane Sue-Great job with Raw Lower Lift & Kick and the CDorner Stretch. I hope everything goes well with the e-bikes.
Cathy-Great job with 30 Minute Kickbox Express, P30 Stretch and Live Slammin' Cardio Express and Pyramid Pump Upper Body. It is feeling more like fall here with the lower temps.
Carolyn-Great job with your yoga/mobility practice and Rock’m Sock’m kickboxing.
Valerie-Great job with your therapy exercises and upper body weights.
Diane Sue-Great job with Raw Lower Lift & Kick and the CDorner Stretch. I hope everything goes well with the e-bikes.
Cathy-Great job with 30 Minute Kickbox Express, P30 Stretch and Live Slammin' Cardio Express and Pyramid Pump Upper Body. It is feeling more like fall here with the lower temps.
Today I did P 30 Perfect Pump Upper Body. My time was 40 minutes with 145 calories burned. My average heart rate was 107 and maximum heart rate was 136. It looks like we are in the path of the newest hurricane. Heavy rain and winds are in our forecast for the next few days.
Cathy, great job with 30 Minute Kickboxing Express, P 30 Stretch, Live Slamming Cardio Express, and Pyramid Pump Upper Body.
Diane Sue, great job with Raw Lower Lift and Kick, and CDorner stretches. How disappointing that the bikes arrived without the front tires. You have a few more days to wait before you can try this new activity.
Judy, great job with running 3 miles, Yin Yoga, Peloton rides, and Peloton mobility and core.
Hello to Valerie.
Cathy, great job with 30 Minute Kickboxing Express, P 30 Stretch, Live Slamming Cardio Express, and Pyramid Pump Upper Body.
Diane Sue, great job with Raw Lower Lift and Kick, and CDorner stretches. How disappointing that the bikes arrived without the front tires. You have a few more days to wait before you can try this new activity.
Judy, great job with running 3 miles, Yin Yoga, Peloton rides, and Peloton mobility and core.
Hello to Valerie.
WD
Cathlete
This morning I did CDorner Hiit Style Step with dumbbells stopping at 20 minutes (workout is over 40 minutes), 91 calories. I was liking the workout, but I got a call from brother in law and my husband's sister passed away. Things altered the morning and I was not feeling cardio anymore. I did go back later and do Glow with Mira, Back and Spine Pilates stretch and mobility, 31 minutes, along with CDorner Neck stretch she did standing, for 13 minutes. Total time spent today was 64 minutes, 135 calories.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
Did a hike yesterday. not a lot of miles but very steep. a bit like going up a steep staircase for a mile and a half plus. took us an hour and 45 min because it was sunny and hot, 80 degrees. the goal was a lookout thats under construction. the buildings are just wooden frame and are exposed to serious weather all year. 2 volunteers working on this one today. we went with our neighbors. the top was not as hot as the approach on an open ridge winding through trees but climbing. we sat in the shade of the building. a fun day. took 4 hours (total time) to get back down. The dry loose gravel and steepness makes for a slow descent.
last night I could not get windows to boot up at all. I need to replace this desktop system, its not compatible with next windows version and is hard to keep running.
Judy I miss running very much. its not anything i can do anymore. enjoy it while you can.
all of our bikes have a lever you lift outward and rotate to tighten and then press back into place. sometimes the brakes need to be loosened to get the tire thru the space close to the rim. u tube probably has videos that match your bikes. I have never worked on an electric bike though most bikes have quick release hubs or whatever they're called these days.
sorry about the sudden loss of your SIL. that puts a damper on the day for sure.
Carolyn unfortunate you are in the hurricane pathway. the warming climate is making storms stronger and more frequent. the warm water in the gulf amps up storm strength. we just did a Great course on weather, and this was a big topic, effects of global warming on the real world.
got thru all my dental things this morning easily. I am thru all the rough stuff for now. we are finally getting the water heater fixed at our vacation house. we are having the plumber replace it. nobody could figure out what was wrong with it and replacing it is what finally sounded like the best option. it will cost a lot but it has been too unpleasant never knowing when the water heater would stop working, like in the middle of a shower.
last night I could not get windows to boot up at all. I need to replace this desktop system, its not compatible with next windows version and is hard to keep running.
Judy I miss running very much. its not anything i can do anymore. enjoy it while you can.
all of our bikes have a lever you lift outward and rotate to tighten and then press back into place. sometimes the brakes need to be loosened to get the tire thru the space close to the rim. u tube probably has videos that match your bikes. I have never worked on an electric bike though most bikes have quick release hubs or whatever they're called these days.
sorry about the sudden loss of your SIL. that puts a damper on the day for sure.
Carolyn unfortunate you are in the hurricane pathway. the warming climate is making storms stronger and more frequent. the warm water in the gulf amps up storm strength. we just did a Great course on weather, and this was a big topic, effects of global warming on the real world.
got thru all my dental things this morning easily. I am thru all the rough stuff for now. we are finally getting the water heater fixed at our vacation house. we are having the plumber replace it. nobody could figure out what was wrong with it and replacing it is what finally sounded like the best option. it will cost a lot but it has been too unpleasant never knowing when the water heater would stop working, like in the middle of a shower.
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Peaceful Rainbow
Cathlete
Today was a zoo walk day. Beautiful dat here for walking. Sun's coming and going, but it's a perfect temp for walking.
Carolyn great job with P 30 Perfect Pump Upper Body. My sister's houses in FL and NC are both potentially in the hurricanes path. Where she's at in NC they are supposed to get 5-12" of rain from it which will create flash floods and is the scenario that killed people a few years ago in SC. I hope it doesn't create any issues for you.
Judy great job with the run, yoga and Peloton workouts.
Valerie great job with the hike. Sounds like fun.
Carolyn very sorry to hear about your SIL.
Carolyn great job with P 30 Perfect Pump Upper Body. My sister's houses in FL and NC are both potentially in the hurricanes path. Where she's at in NC they are supposed to get 5-12" of rain from it which will create flash floods and is the scenario that killed people a few years ago in SC. I hope it doesn't create any issues for you.
Judy great job with the run, yoga and Peloton workouts.
Valerie great job with the hike. Sounds like fun.
Carolyn very sorry to hear about your SIL.
Today I did KCM’s Cardio Quick Fix, workout one. That was 26 minutes and 182 calories burned. My average heart rate was 128 and maximum heart rate was 148. I cancelled my Friday morning appointment. We will be in the middle of our hurricane event around that time.
Diane Sue, I’m so sorry about your sister-in-law.
Valerie, great job with the steep hike. I saw a news story yesterday about an older woman who was out on a steep hike in Washington state that made me think of you. She was injured and had to be rescued, but she seemed to be strong and fearless!
Cathy, our rain forecast is for a similar 9-12 inches as your sister’s over the next three days with two weather events converging. Right now we have heavy rain falling but this isn’t hurricane Helene yet.
Hello to Judy.
Diane Sue, I’m so sorry about your sister-in-law.
Valerie, great job with the steep hike. I saw a news story yesterday about an older woman who was out on a steep hike in Washington state that made me think of you. She was injured and had to be rescued, but she seemed to be strong and fearless!
Cathy, our rain forecast is for a similar 9-12 inches as your sister’s over the next three days with two weather events converging. Right now we have heavy rain falling but this isn’t hurricane Helene yet.
Hello to Judy.
irongrl
Cathlete
Last night I did 30 minutes of Peloton Interval rides and today I did 45 minutes of rowing and 45 minutes of restorative yoga. Back to work tomorrow.
Carolyn-Great job with P 30 Perfect Pump Upper Body and KCM’s Cardio Quick Fix, workout one. I hope the hurricane doesn’t cause too many problems for you.
Diane Sue-I’m very sorry about your sister-in-law.
Valerie- Great job with the hike. I know what you mean about running. I’m very happy to still be able to run 2-3 miles but I miss being able to do longer runs and to run with a training group every weekend. I miss training for marathons or half marathons.
Cathy-Nice job with the zoo walk.
Carolyn-Great job with P 30 Perfect Pump Upper Body and KCM’s Cardio Quick Fix, workout one. I hope the hurricane doesn’t cause too many problems for you.
Diane Sue-I’m very sorry about your sister-in-law.
Valerie- Great job with the hike. I know what you mean about running. I’m very happy to still be able to run 2-3 miles but I miss being able to do longer runs and to run with a training group every weekend. I miss training for marathons or half marathons.
Cathy-Nice job with the zoo walk.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
Carolyn I saw only a few words about a woman who got into trouble and got carried out by a young guy? I did not see or hear locally, but saw a story on WAPO but I dont subscribe so couldnt read it. I could not tell how recent it was. I sure dont want to be the person needing a carry. I've walked out under some pretty horrific conditions several times. my heart kept stopping back before the pacemaker, but we didnt know what it was at the time. I was very sick but kept getting up and walking until I got sick again, etc. it was a long several miles out. this was long before cell phones and in places with no coverage anyway. obviously I got out! once with a broken tailbone. I like to think I'm pretty determined and will keep on going. mostly I would just die from the embarrassment of needing a carry!
best of luck with the intense rain. we deal with a lot of rain here but nothing remotely like that. it might rain for several days but not that hard.
Judy I never could do big mileage and most I ever did was a 10K but I enjoyed it and used it as my main exercise for decades. I always liked the efficiency of it and how pleasant it was to get into a comfortable pace and go for a few miles. Knees got to not like it and its been a few years that I needed to switch to fast walking or bicycling.
multiple dental and medical appts today so no workout.
best of luck with the intense rain. we deal with a lot of rain here but nothing remotely like that. it might rain for several days but not that hard.
Judy I never could do big mileage and most I ever did was a 10K but I enjoyed it and used it as my main exercise for decades. I always liked the efficiency of it and how pleasant it was to get into a comfortable pace and go for a few miles. Knees got to not like it and its been a few years that I needed to switch to fast walking or bicycling.
multiple dental and medical appts today so no workout.
I didn’t work out today. We were scheduled to have HVAC repair work today beginning at 8:00, but they called at 9:00 to reschedule due to the weather. Some of the work needs to be done outside which can’t happen today. I hadn’t planned to workout and didn’t try to change my plans. I’m not sure how tomorrow will be. We are anticipating power outages with the impending storm, so tomorrow might not happen either.
The thing with hurricanes is not just the rain but the very high winds that can do so much damage. The heavy rain blows sideways, something that I remember from growing up in Louisiana. We were not in the coastal area, but we had a lot of rain and wind in my hometown when hurricanes came.
Judy, nice job with 30 minutes of Peloton rides, 45 minutes of rowing, and 45 minutes of restorative yoga.
Valerie, that was the news story that I saw. The woman stepped in a hole and broke her ankle and was unable to walk out. She seemed to have been hiking alone, but someone heard her calling for help. A young man carried her down on his back.
Hello to Cathy and Diane Sue.
The thing with hurricanes is not just the rain but the very high winds that can do so much damage. The heavy rain blows sideways, something that I remember from growing up in Louisiana. We were not in the coastal area, but we had a lot of rain and wind in my hometown when hurricanes came.
Judy, nice job with 30 minutes of Peloton rides, 45 minutes of rowing, and 45 minutes of restorative yoga.
Valerie, that was the news story that I saw. The woman stepped in a hole and broke her ankle and was unable to walk out. She seemed to have been hiking alone, but someone heard her calling for help. A young man carried her down on his back.
Hello to Cathy and Diane Sue.
WD
Cathlete
Today I did CDorner All Standing to the Beat 80's 90's music high or low, 29 minutes, 171 calories, heart rate 143/173, 3,307 steps. I then did Flow with Mira back pain relief, 34 minutes, 52 calories. Total time 63 minutes, 224 calories. I really do not think my heart rate was as high as 173. I was never breathless like that.
Carolyn, I hope you do not have any damage with the storms. Those high winds can do a lot of damage. My brother lives in Florida about 30 minutes from the gulf. I have not heard anything from him to know if it is hitting there. Nice work on Cardio Quick Fix yesterday.
Valerie, it is a shame you need to get a new hot water heater. The tires and other parts came today. My husband already has my bike put together and wires attached. He added mirrors that he bought. There are specific videos on Youtube that they sent me a list of and one for the tire on the bike. It was just the fron tire.
Judy, nice work on the Peloton Ride, Peloton Rowing, and restorative yoga Wednesday.
Cathy, nice work on the Zoo walk Wedneday.
Carolyn, I hope you do not have any damage with the storms. Those high winds can do a lot of damage. My brother lives in Florida about 30 minutes from the gulf. I have not heard anything from him to know if it is hitting there. Nice work on Cardio Quick Fix yesterday.
Valerie, it is a shame you need to get a new hot water heater. The tires and other parts came today. My husband already has my bike put together and wires attached. He added mirrors that he bought. There are specific videos on Youtube that they sent me a list of and one for the tire on the bike. It was just the fron tire.
Judy, nice work on the Peloton Ride, Peloton Rowing, and restorative yoga Wednesday.
Cathy, nice work on the Zoo walk Wedneday.
Peaceful Rainbow
Cathlete
This morning I did LIS Turbobarre, the barre part. Yesterday, I shopped. Haven't heard from my sister since the middle of the night. As of late yesterday afternoon, her part of NC had 15" of rain and was supposed to get another 15". She's worried the trees behind them might get so water logged they fall on their screened porch/roof. She said the ground is beyond water logged and so many roads are impassable. She'd done everything she could to prepare for power outages. I just checked their outage map (she sometimes has me check for her) they have no power. Hoping she didn't lose cell service, too, as she's posted nothing since the middle of the night. Her DIL's mother and her mother's BF in FL both lost their houses and cars to flooding in FL yesterday, sounds like neither evacuated. Have to take my brother for another injection this afternoon.
Diane Sue great job with CDorner All Standing to the Beat and Flow with Mira. My FitBit the other day had my heart rate up around 170 and it really felt like it was only in the upper 130's maybe low 140's.
Carolyn great job with KCM’s Cardio Quick Fix. I hope you weren't too badly impact by the hurricane.
Valerie we are also going to be getting a new water heater. It's leaking, and 30 years old, and the repair guy deemed it unfixable. My husband has a plan their Consumers and they will cover the cost. Sometimes those plans don't end up benefiting you, but so far we've gotten a dishwasher and now a water heater from it. I would be determined to get out on my own, too, though I'm often alone, so without cell service I'd be relying on me. Though I do tell someone where I'm going.
Judy great job with the rides, rowing and yoga.
Diane Sue great job with CDorner All Standing to the Beat and Flow with Mira. My FitBit the other day had my heart rate up around 170 and it really felt like it was only in the upper 130's maybe low 140's.
Carolyn great job with KCM’s Cardio Quick Fix. I hope you weren't too badly impact by the hurricane.
Valerie we are also going to be getting a new water heater. It's leaking, and 30 years old, and the repair guy deemed it unfixable. My husband has a plan their Consumers and they will cover the cost. Sometimes those plans don't end up benefiting you, but so far we've gotten a dishwasher and now a water heater from it. I would be determined to get out on my own, too, though I'm often alone, so without cell service I'd be relying on me. Though I do tell someone where I'm going.
Judy great job with the rides, rowing and yoga.
Traildoggie
Cathlete
Carolyn hope you are doing Ok. this storm sure did ramp up quickly. your family too, cathy. I would not want to live in hurricane territory ever and the more you read about a warming climate the more threatening these storms sound. no good way to plan for 15+ inches of rain. all going to flow somewhere. imagine trying to get flood insurance in florida!
I didn't do a lot yesterday, therapy work. raining here but normal light rain. another and last dental appt this morning.
the water heater is on-demand tankless water heater. it's not old. no one can figure out whats wrong. the problem is very intermittent and unpredictable. I dont think the plumber is well versed on very fancy electronics. we've messed around with this for a year and will replace it even if its costly. its dragging out way too long. if it was an obvious flaw it would have been detected by now. it must be something that occasionally fails. we will just pay for a new unit, in a different brand and hope for the best. basically cutting our losses. if you've never had an on-demand one, they are not at all like big water tank ones. great when they work, not so great isolating problems. he has talked to the company's tech service multiple times and its not helping.
I didn't do a lot yesterday, therapy work. raining here but normal light rain. another and last dental appt this morning.
the water heater is on-demand tankless water heater. it's not old. no one can figure out whats wrong. the problem is very intermittent and unpredictable. I dont think the plumber is well versed on very fancy electronics. we've messed around with this for a year and will replace it even if its costly. its dragging out way too long. if it was an obvious flaw it would have been detected by now. it must be something that occasionally fails. we will just pay for a new unit, in a different brand and hope for the best. basically cutting our losses. if you've never had an on-demand one, they are not at all like big water tank ones. great when they work, not so great isolating problems. he has talked to the company's tech service multiple times and its not helping.
Today I did P30 Perfect Pump Lower Body and the Extended Stretch. My time was 47 minutes with 129 calories burned. Average heart rate 101 and maximum heart rate 120.
We were fortunate and have no damage from the storm. My area got about 10 inches of rain over the last three days, but we are not prone to flooding. There is so much flooding in many areas and people are being rescued by boats. Many streets look rivers and trees are down everywhere.
Diane Sue, great job with CDorner All Standing cardio and Flow with Mira Back Pain Relief. I hope that your brother is okay. This storm was extremely dangerous.
Cathy, great job with LIS Turbobarre, Barre portion. I hope that your sister is safe.
Hello to Valerie and Judy.
We were fortunate and have no damage from the storm. My area got about 10 inches of rain over the last three days, but we are not prone to flooding. There is so much flooding in many areas and people are being rescued by boats. Many streets look rivers and trees are down everywhere.
Diane Sue, great job with CDorner All Standing cardio and Flow with Mira Back Pain Relief. I hope that your brother is okay. This storm was extremely dangerous.
Cathy, great job with LIS Turbobarre, Barre portion. I hope that your sister is safe.
Hello to Valerie and Judy.
irongrl
Cathlete
I worked 6 hours yesterday. Today I did Live PHA Super Sets #2, No Repeats.
Carolyn- I’m glad that you didn’t have any damage from the storm. I watched some of the live streams on YouTube last night and the storm looked very dangerous.
Great job with P30 Perfect Pump Lower Body and the Extended Stretch.
Valerie-I agree about the efficiency of running and how enjoyable it is to run at a comfortable pace. Fast walking is great too and I will probably be doing more of that in the future. I hope your appointments went well.
Diane Sue-CDorner All Standing to the Beat and Flow with Mira. I hope your brother is ok.
Cathy-I hope your sister is ok. Nice job with Turbobarre.
Carolyn- I’m glad that you didn’t have any damage from the storm. I watched some of the live streams on YouTube last night and the storm looked very dangerous.
Great job with P30 Perfect Pump Lower Body and the Extended Stretch.
Valerie-I agree about the efficiency of running and how enjoyable it is to run at a comfortable pace. Fast walking is great too and I will probably be doing more of that in the future. I hope your appointments went well.
Diane Sue-CDorner All Standing to the Beat and Flow with Mira. I hope your brother is ok.
Cathy-I hope your sister is ok. Nice job with Turbobarre.