With the snowfall yesterday, I decided to be daring and take the recently fixed treadmill out for a little jaunt. I thought it would be an interesting test (not just for the treadmill repair, but for me as well) since I could not make a full mile the last time I decided to run... which was well over a month ago.
Needless to say, I changed into some running clothes and just started running. To my surprise, I ran quite well. I completed a mile well under the expectation I had set for myself for not having run in some time. I was not even breaking a sweat (proof that running on a treadmill is vastly different from running on the road). Regardless, I was pleasantly surprise by the run.
Perhaps this will motivate me to run more. Even with my son (Braden), who passed away a while ago, I always had this vision in my head that I would be one of those parents who ran while pushing our baby in a jogging stroller or something like that. Unfortunately, I never had that opportunity with Braden. This time around, the thought is still a possibility. (And for anyone curious, our baby is named "Ori" this week... in honor of four navel oranges.) But we'll see how things go with Ori.
Anyway, yesterday Karen and I also watched the next movie in her Netflix queue: Ghost Town. Now I suck at Ghost Town.
(The video below is a trailer for Ghost Town.)
Apparently, we have been on a Ricky Gervais run of late (having watched "The Invention of Lying" not too long ago as well.) The movie is about a very unfriendly dentist who ends up being able to see dead people. Truth be told, I thought the movie was okay. It was entertaining.
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
I Suck At Fixing A Treadmill
Recently, Karen and I have accumulated quite of list of broken items around the house that need repairing or replacing. Like I am apt to joke with Karen... "this is why we can't have nice things". And evidently, that statement is true because the item will most certainly end up on our list of broken items.
For quite some time now, our treadmill has been on this list of broken items. It's not that I did not want to fix the treadmill... because I suck at fixing a treadmill. It's because in this case, I did not have the parts to fix the treadmill.
A while ago, our treadmill literally died. The treadmill routinely makes a beeping noise before starting the belt. There was that one unfortunate day where the treadmill made the beeping noise... and then started to fade away. It was like one of those things you see in the movies when all the action is considerably slowed down and the frame rate decreases. Everything feels like slow motion. That was how the beeping noise sounded like before the treadmill's untimely demise.
Apparently, one of the circuit boards had fried on the treadmill. I actually got to look at the circuit board when the treadmill repairmen (Bob) installed the new circuit board and there was definitely a lot of black char. Who knew something so tiny could produce that much char?
Needless to say, the treadmill is now properly working again. I'm pretty excited about that. Sure, the repair cost an arm and leg... because treadmill repair technicians make a huge amount per hour. (I wish I had those rates, especially considering how little time it took.) But I guess the bright side is that the part itself was covered under warranty. It's a small victory, I realize.
Anyway, Karen and I can now cross the treadmill off of our broken list. Sadly, two of our computers have just been added to this list. It's a vicious cycle. This is why we can't have nice things.
For quite some time now, our treadmill has been on this list of broken items. It's not that I did not want to fix the treadmill... because I suck at fixing a treadmill. It's because in this case, I did not have the parts to fix the treadmill.
A while ago, our treadmill literally died. The treadmill routinely makes a beeping noise before starting the belt. There was that one unfortunate day where the treadmill made the beeping noise... and then started to fade away. It was like one of those things you see in the movies when all the action is considerably slowed down and the frame rate decreases. Everything feels like slow motion. That was how the beeping noise sounded like before the treadmill's untimely demise.
Apparently, one of the circuit boards had fried on the treadmill. I actually got to look at the circuit board when the treadmill repairmen (Bob) installed the new circuit board and there was definitely a lot of black char. Who knew something so tiny could produce that much char?
Needless to say, the treadmill is now properly working again. I'm pretty excited about that. Sure, the repair cost an arm and leg... because treadmill repair technicians make a huge amount per hour. (I wish I had those rates, especially considering how little time it took.) But I guess the bright side is that the part itself was covered under warranty. It's a small victory, I realize.
Anyway, Karen and I can now cross the treadmill off of our broken list. Sadly, two of our computers have just been added to this list. It's a vicious cycle. This is why we can't have nice things.
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