Cold Starting Problem...

[clocker]

You guys are gluttons for punishment.

I have a tough week ahead of me as well. November in Texas is just brutal.

Jeez, that looks like heaven.

My daughter is dreaming for snow like that for 3 years now. I'll print your pics

I don't mind dreaming about snow, it's walking outside and shoveling it that I object to.

[Skweeky]

It's still raining here.

[PlayeR]

it's hot right here..

[brightsid]

You are probably right clocker although never experienced a situation like that.

[clocker]

I love a cryptic post.
Unlike Kev, you managed complete opacity using easily understood words...quite a feat.

[lynx]

Thank god we won't be getting any of that for a while (hopefully).

I have to sit in the forest tomorrow, tracking rally cars. It's going to be bad enough in the (predicted) rain.

Done that, and in pouring rain, to boot.

It can be very exciting in the rain.

Have you done it before?

I've been doing this sort of thing for over 30 years, on and off. Competing was best, also warmest and driest, but that's probably what ruined my back. I've been away from the sport for a few years but I've come back to it this year.

Now I'm doing radio tracking. Mobile radios need lots of power and have to be kept dry which means I get to go into the stages with my vehicle and generally stay fairly warm and dry. The down side to that is that I'm sometimes allocated to a stage start or finish, which means I don't get to see any action.

But that's balanced when something goes wrong. You can be the first to know if you are at the stage finish and a car hasn't turned up or, as happened recently, positioned at the start and getting the rescue services moving before official notification of an incident has come through. There's a lot of satisfaction knowing you've made a difference.

Just got very wet today though. Horizontal rain.

[j2k4]

Done that, and in pouring rain, to boot.

It can be very exciting in the rain.

Have you done it before?

I've been doing this sort of thing for over 30 years, on and off. Competing was best, also warmest and driest, but that's probably what ruined my back. I've been away from the sport for a few years but I've come back to it this year.

Now I'm doing radio tracking. Mobile radios need lots of power and have to be kept dry which means I get to go into the stages with my vehicle and generally stay fairly warm and dry. The down side to that is that I'm sometimes allocated to a stage start or finish, which means I don't get to see any action.

But that's balanced when something goes wrong. You can be the first to know if you are at the stage finish and a car hasn't turned up or, as happened recently, positioned at the start and getting the rescue services moving before official notification of an incident has come through. There's a lot of satisfaction knowing you've made a difference.

Just got very wet today though. Horizontal rain.

I heard that, but watching 'em in the messy stuff was great fun.

Never did enduros or rallying (never drove, I mean) but did checkpoints, timekeeping, flagging, etc.

After doing the dirt bike thing, I lost the compulsion to do much of the, um, berserk stuff off-road.

Keeping them out of trouble is pretty rewarding...been about eight years since I last did it.

[j2k4]

Liked this, btw...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzX9lRb8xYk

[clocker]

Oh, you rugged, rural types.
All my racing involved proper asphalt (well, at least in theory) but I've spectated the Pikes Peak Race to the Clouds three times.

All motorsport involves risk but few types add in the added danger of falling off a fucking mountain.

[Skiz]

Jeez, that looks like heaven.

It is. I really love Austin.

We have the perfect combination of hippy and cowboy that it just... works.

(Plus the beautiful weather, obviousment)