RunningAHEAD - Topic: Friggin' Murphy's Law!

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 11/20/2007 at 11:29 AM

My Garmie is on a truck for delivery TODAY and I am sicker than a dog (lung bug...I'm drowning in my own sputum). Between the virus and the holiday I likely won't be able to run until Fri., at the earliest... Cry

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

modal

posted: 11/20/2007 at 12:08 PM

You should take it out for a walk.

Vim

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 11/20/2007 at 12:12 PM

That's very tempting...the sun is shining and it's gorgeous (of course I couldn't be sick when the weather is utter crap, could I?). Though I think FedEx usually is in our neighborhood pretty late in the afternoon and it gets dark around 5:30. How long does that baby take to charge? I think my lungs could handle a walk around the block, at least. k

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

DrewEOB

Lazy idiot

posted: 11/20/2007 at 12:46 PM

This gives you two complete days to read the instruction manual. Evil grin

Tick tock

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 11/20/2007 at 12:49 PM

Quote from DrewEOB on 11/20/2007 at 12:46 PM:

This gives you two complete days to read the instruction manual.

Yeah, and I am a pretty die-hard RTFM kinda gal. While I waited for our little Mazda to ship from Japan I downloaded a PDF of the manual and read it cover-to-cover. Did the same thing before I used my first digital SLR, too. k

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

Run To Win

#2867

posted: 11/20/2007 at 2:24 PM

It states 3 hours in the manual; mine took about 60-90 minutes or so to charge.

Run to Win
25 Marathons, 17 Ultras, 16 States (Full List)

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 11/20/2007 at 2:28 PM

Quote from Run To Win on 11/20/2007 at 2:24 PM:

It states 3 hours in the manual; mine took about 60-90 minutes or so to charge.

Ahhh...I wouldn't be able to use it today, anyhow. I hope I'm feeling better by tomorrow--I should probably take it easy, though. Last time I had a bug like this I overdid it as soon as I *thought* I was on the recovery end and managed to spend our anniversary in the ER for a breathing treatment--ended up with bronchitis, pneumonia, and a raging sinus infection (and better health though chemistry with multiple scripts). Not something I am eager to repeat. k

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

modal

posted: 11/20/2007 at 3:39 PM

My 305 worked right out of the box. I did not charge it. I usually just skim manuals. I am not one to read manuals unless I can't get the basic features down. One benefit of doing this is that sometimes you find a feature you never knew about down the road and this features gives your device somewhat of a second wind Cool

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Vim

Run To Win

#2867

posted: 11/20/2007 at 4:21 PM

Quote from modal on 11/20/2007 at 3:39 PM:

My 305 worked right out of the box. I did not charge it.

I'm sure that mine would have, but since I wasn't going to use it right away and the manual said to charge it I went ahead and followed the directions.

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25 Marathons, 17 Ultras, 16 States (Full List)

Mississippi

posted: 11/20/2007 at 4:36 PM

Once I stopped smiling ear to ear from the shock of actually having a Garmin, I found the section of the book about having to charge it and promptly hooked it up. If it weren't for the fact of how expensive it was and how I had no idea of how to use it I would have just winged it and did my best to figure it out for the basic features. But my impatience wouldn't stand for that. Blush

I still have yet to read the entire book...which is probably why I still don't understand all of the features!

Michelle

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 11/20/2007 at 5:01 PM

Gah...it's still not here. My geek quotient is dropping with every minute that passes. *sigh* I feel the coolness creeping in and this just isn't right. Tongue

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

Mississippi

posted: 11/20/2007 at 5:12 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 11/20/2007 at 5:01 PM:

Gah...it's still not here. My geek quotient is dropping with every minute that passes. *sigh* I feel the coolness creeping in and this just isn't right.

My husband prefers the term Running Dork, but since I can no longer hear the word "dork" with giggling, he's resorted to calling me a Running Nerd every time I wear my Garmin.

Michelle

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 11/20/2007 at 5:13 PM

Quote from Mississippi on 11/20/2007 at 5:12 PM:

My husband prefers the term Running Dork, but since I can no longer hear the word "dork" with giggling, he's resorted to calling me a Running Nerd every time I wear my Garmin.

Nerds are cool. Big grin

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

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rectumdamnnearkilledem

posted: 11/20/2007 at 5:52 PM
modified: 11/20/2007 at 5:52 PM

Ha...how did I miss this? I just checked the tracking and found this...I've been home all day...those sneaky bastards: 11:43 AM Delivered Left at front door. Package delivered to recipient address - release authorized I was probably going potty... Tongue

Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to

remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.

~ Sarah Kay

rockenmamaof5

posted: 11/20/2007 at 5:58 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 11/20/2007 at 5:52 PM:

Ha...how did I miss this? I just checked the tracking and found this...I've been home all day...those sneaky bastards: 11:43 AM Delivered Left at front door. Package delivered to recipient address - release authorized I was probably going potty...

Damn! Go figure.

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

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