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You don't see this type of accident report too often. . .

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While climbing today, this slipped through my thoughts

There was a time

I looked at the brakes, fore they had Disk and I did not... and I wanted
Then I looked at Forks, fore they had Forks and I did not ... and I wanted
Then I looked at Shocks, fore the had Fullys and I did not... and I wanted
Then I look at Frames, fore they had Carbon and I did not... and I wanted
Then I looked at Seatposts, fore they Droppers and I did not... and I wanted
Then I looked at Wheels, fore they had Carbon and I did not... and I wanted

And now...

I almost exclusively look at Bottom Brackets, fore they have have electricity and I do not....

There is a first time for everything!


(and really, my first glance at every MTB bike is at the bottom bracket today... anyone else?)
 
Ya gotta wonder what possessed the first person to do this...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/us/licking-toads-toxic.html

"National Park Service Asks Visitors to Please Stop Licking Toads
The Sonoran desert toad’s toxins create an intense psychedelic experience, but that’s not an excuse to put one in your mouth.

Tempting as it may be, please don’t lick the toads.
The U.S. National Park Service made the plea last week to help protect the Sonoran desert toad, which secretes a toxin unlike any other found on the planet.
The effects of the toxin depend on your perspective. Some call it a dangerous poison that can make people sick and can even be deadly. Others call it the “God molecule,” a hallucinogenic so potent it is often compared to a religious experience.
But maybe keep your tongue off the toads, the Park Service said in a cheeky Facebook post lined with puns.

“As we say with most things you come across in a national park, whether it be a banana slug, unfamiliar mushroom, or a large toad with glowing eyes in the dead of night, please refrain from licking,” it wrote alongside a creepy night-vision photo of a beady-eyed toad. “Thank you.”

Demand for the toad’s secretion has boomed in recent years, with a growing retreat industry serving those seeking the psychedelic experience. In some cases, the experience is treated as a ceremony, with participants paying hundreds or thousands of dollars. It typically lasts for 15 to 30 very intense minutes.

Licking the toads is not the way most people go about it. A substance in the toxins that the toad excretes when threatened, 5-MeO-DMT, can be dried into crystals and smoked in a pipe. It is illegal in the United States, where it is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, but it is legal in Mexico.

It was not clear how often people have tried to lick the toads; the National Park Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But smoking the toxin — commonly called Five or Bufo — is a practice that goes back decades.

Rising interest in the experience has brought new dangers to the animal, which is also known as the Colorado River toad and is found primarily in the Sonoran desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. They are typically targeted by predators like raccoons and run over on roads, but they are now also the target of poaching, over-harvesting and illegal trafficking.

People collect the substance by stroking under the toad’s chin, initiating a defensive response. It then releases a substance that can be scraped, dried and smoked."
 
Runs with Scissors said:
Ya gotta wonder what possessed the first person to do this...

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/07/us/licking-toads-toxic.html

"National Park Service Asks Visitors to Please Stop Licking Toads
The Sonoran desert toad’s toxins create an intense psychedelic experience, but that’s not an excuse to put one in your mouth.

Tempting as it may be, please don’t lick the toads.
The U.S. National Park Service made the plea last week to help protect the Sonoran desert toad, which secretes a toxin unlike any other found on the planet.
The effects of the toxin depend on your perspective. Some call it a dangerous poison that can make people sick and can even be deadly. Others call it the “God molecule,” a hallucinogenic so potent it is often compared to a religious experience.
But maybe keep your tongue off the toads, the Park Service said in a cheeky Facebook post lined with puns.

“As we say with most things you come across in a national park, whether it be a banana slug, unfamiliar mushroom, or a large toad with glowing eyes in the dead of night, please refrain from licking,” it wrote alongside a creepy night-vision photo of a beady-eyed toad. “Thank you.”

Demand for the toad’s secretion has boomed in recent years, with a growing retreat industry serving those seeking the psychedelic experience. In some cases, the experience is treated as a ceremony, with participants paying hundreds or thousands of dollars. It typically lasts for 15 to 30 very intense minutes.

Licking the toads is not the way most people go about it. A substance in the toxins that the toad excretes when threatened, 5-MeO-DMT, can be dried into crystals and smoked in a pipe. It is illegal in the United States, where it is classified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance, but it is legal in Mexico.

It was not clear how often people have tried to lick the toads; the National Park Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But smoking the toxin — commonly called Five or Bufo — is a practice that goes back decades.

Rising interest in the experience has brought new dangers to the animal, which is also known as the Colorado River toad and is found primarily in the Sonoran desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. They are typically targeted by predators like raccoons and run over on roads, but they are now also the target of poaching, over-harvesting and illegal trafficking.

People collect the substance by stroking under the toad’s chin, initiating a defensive response. It then releases a substance that can be scraped, dried and smoked."
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Damned Millennials! :Roflmao
 
SnakeCharmer said:
Huh. I've never seen them inside that far. Must have been too bumpy farther out toward the mouth.

The grey hills in the distance on the left is Montana de Oro.
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It's actually called Otter Bay, and they are there often. Very comfortable having people watching, and one of them had a baby on it's belly which was quite cool.

Ridden Montana de oro a couple times, but but not in the cards on this trip.
 
Danimal said:
It's actually called Otter Bay, and they are there often. Very comfortable having people watching, and one of them had a baby on it's belly which was quite cool.

Ridden Montana de oro a couple times, but but not in the cards on this trip.
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Wife and I have kayaked there several times just to see the otters ... So cool... If otters don't put a smile on your face... Time to just give up!
 
I'm loosing my 800 sq ft."man cave" in the basement.
I have 2 months to drywall, finish and paint, put in flooring, wire and hang lights, replace 2 windows, double up the insulation in the ceiling, finish the remodel in the bathroom, and whatever else comes up.
The spousal unit is going to move the operation of her embroidery business from upstairs to the basement.
I have 2 months, that's when her new equipment will be delivered.......
The good part is my "man cave" will now be in her old work space, which is 600 sq ft and with one of the best views on the property. Plus the door is right where my riding trail is going to start.
All this while working 50hrs a week.....
 
Y-not said:
I'm loosing my 800 sq ft."man cave" in the basement.
I have 2 months to drywall, finish and paint, put in flooring, wire and hang lights, replace 2 windows, double up the insulation in the ceiling, finish the remodel in the bathroom, and whatever else comes up.
The spousal unit is going to move the operation of her embroidery business from upstairs to the basement.
I have 2 months, that's when her new equipment will be delivered.......
The good part is my "man cave" will now be in her old work space, which is 600 sq ft and with one of the best views on the property. Plus the door is right where my riding trail is going to start.
All this while working 50hrs a week.....
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Was it feeling particularly tied up - that you had to "loose" it??? :Roflmao

Sorry, couldn't help myself. :bang:
 
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