Split System. It’s an HVAC term. Used for small offices, former broom closets that are turned into commercial kitchens, and add-ons to a house. They don’t make a ton (HVAC pun) of difference if the space that you’re trying to heat/cool is too large or if you’re looking for a lot – or ton (pun # 2) – of air exchanges. But man, I’d give my left nut if someone put one of these in the stairwells at ER. There’s nothing around quite like them: hot, devoid of any fresh air, stale, and of course sometimes covered in poo. And that’s in winter. Some mornings it feels like someone has been running a humidifier (slight HVAC pun) in there all night. This am it felt like a terrarium in those bastards.
Thang: Outside, nice and cool. But that’s only in comparison to the stairwell. Your boy here couldn’t sleep from Parade of Horribles Excitment, so I got there at 5:00 and pre-walked the course at a nice 15:00/mile clip and was already soaking wet. With sweat. Keep your filthy thoughts to yourself, ok?
Warmups. Standard stuff, plus Jane Fondas included just to get some folk rattled about laying down in the dewey grass. Also did some Imperial Storm Troopers so my short as hell shirt (thanks Mudgear) would expose my gut for a few chuckles.
“There really is no better way to start the Parade of Horribles than with a lap of Old ER” – Cousin Eddie
“Is that a question? Do we have an option?” – Some smart assed pax
Once complete, Pick up the Six.
Mosey to the bottom of the hill between the deck and Bass/Smith funeral home. Needs a name. Less see, how about the Crematorium?
Next exercise was start at the bottom of Crematorium, using the right side stairwell, head to the top of the deck for 20 squats. Back down for 5 burpees. Then back up the stairs to the 3rd level for 15 squats, back down for 5 burpees. Then 2nd level for 10 squats/5 burpees. 1st Level: 5 squats/5 burpees.
Then same format but Hand Release Merkins at each level and 5 burpees.
Phlegm called 5 count Asheville Abs.
That took all but 4 minutes, so we moseyed back up to the top of the deck for 20 more merkins and then headed back to the flag.
COT, WOD, annoucements, etc:
Prayers for Twig’s dad, Swanson’s Mother in Law, my pops, and my aunt/uncle.
Convergence at Conover on 7/4 at 07:00.
Notes:
– this was the 1st of 14 workouts to complete the POH. I’m really curious to see how many pax complete it.
- Last year’s POH had 4 finishers.
- Only one of those is currently eligible.
- There’s nothing wrong with that.
- Herniator was 2 minutes late….someone give him a Red X
- That means that we have 8 ER’ers currently eligible.
- 7 from Devil’s Rope in Newton are also eligible.
- This number will quickly shrink after 20:45 tonight.
- Put your money on Goldberg to finish.
- Today’s COT quote was from Calvin Coolidge: “All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work”
- A while ago, I found a sweet picture of good old Calvin cruising in a canoe that’s named Beaver Dick. No idea why I remembered that picture during COT, but I shared that detail with the crowd as well as adding to that quote that that is also what you hear from F3. If you’re going to improve yourself, you have to be continually pushing your rock. You’re either in a state of improvement or decay. Stasis is not an option.
- See you out in the gloom.
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