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Joined: Mar 2009
Location: California
Oddometer: 17
Long Ride on a 1982 Honda XL500R
I did a trip across the USA last month. It wasn't a grand adventure of sorts, but my first long moto trip none the less.
This year I had itchy feet to take on another challenge. I have been stagnant for quite a while in the travel department and needed to get out on the road again. With reality weighing in constantly, I knew I wouldn't be able to completely escape as I did in 2007 for my big North America trip. I had customers that I needed to keep happy and my servers to keep online. A friend of mine on the East Coast, that owns an alarm monitoring company, needed some PHP software development work done. Which I might add is what I specialize in. I flew out to Charleston, WV for a couple weeks initially to start working on the project. As the days passed we realized the project would take much longer and I would need to be in town for a good amount of time. Other obligations required me to fly back home for a short duration before I could continue work on the project.
During my flight back to California I started playing with the idea of riding the 1982 Honda XL500R I had recently bought back to West Virginia. The idea was exciting and scary all at the same time. I have never done any multiple day trips on a motorcycle before, let alone riding across the whole country. Needless to say I had my own reservations about doing the trip. My friends and family also kept pushing me to just take my truck or fly back. Gas for the truck would be over 1000 bucks while the bike would only be about $200. The price definitely enticed me. Going back through photos of my North American adventure I remembered the similarities. Everyone was nervous and was essentially trying to get me to change my mind. Coming to that realization I knew I had to do it or I would never have another opportunity to take a bike across the USA. Sure, its possible I may later, but I never want to take a chance. With life the way it is, you never know.
I started to prepare the bike. Researching online for any other adventurers who've done a trip on an old bike was first on my list. What did they use? How did they load their gear? I parsed all sorts of forums and blogs then condense down to what would work for me. First thing first, I needed a way to strap my sleeping bag and a tent to the back of the bike. Being cheap I used a piece of 3/4 inch EMT pipe. I cut to length and flattened the ends for bolt holes. I bent the pipe in a sharp bend to fit the width of the rear seat. Bolting the front to the seat mounts and attaching the rear with some hose clams along the fender support. Not ideal, though should work with light loads. I made a trip to the store to grab a tank bag and dry sack. I found a cheap five dollar lunch box that, after some modifications, worked out for a tank bag. I did get lucky and found a 30 liter Seal Line dry sack on clearance for 17 bucks.
At my brother shop I started to organize my gear then loading it on the bike. I went through a few times and kept getting rid of things I knew I would never need. Then I realized I didn't have any tools or oil. I took an old tool bag and repurposed it as a front fender bag. I bolted it into place directly on the fender. Converting handles into cinch straps, I was able to keep the bag tight around the tools. Scouring my tool set I packed smaller bags with sockets and small wrenches. Next I moved onto the headlight. It was stock and very dim. Although I didn't want to ride at night, I did want a brighter light. Reusing one of my old Hella Rallye 4000 lights with a 50 watt bulb fit the bill. I created a new bracket to hold the housing and wired it up. Over a few weeks I worked on the bike and even replicated the classic XL500 sticker in a newer fashion. I did a few test runs up into the mountains near Idyllwild, CA and was happy with how everything turned out.
The day before departure I unpacked all my gear, double checked everything and repacked it. I also got rid of stuff I wouldn't need to eliminate weight. Most of the day I had a knot in my stomach. I knew the feeling from before. My big North America trip was the same. Its the gut feeling that you are about to leave. Many travelers will tell you the hardest thing to do is to walk out the door. This feeling is what they are talking about. To me its such a strong feeling of the unknown. You are about to take a big adventure and there is no guarantee. The instinct reaction is to cancel the trip, as if the trip will end badly or something will happen while you are gone. As strong of a feeling this is to stay and not take the adventure, the more you have to force yourself to do it. At least that's how I felt this time around. Usually a few hours after you leave you'll start to relax and the feeling goes away.
More to come...
Joined: Mar 2009
Location: California
Oddometer: 17
Unable to sleep most of the night I ended up getting going later that I wanted. I hit the road around 7 am and hit the highway around 7:30 am. It was a surprisingly cold morning, which was nice knowing I would be crossing the desert soon. From Beaumont, CA I took interstate 10 East through Palm Springs and into the barren land of nothing. The trip to Blythe was fairly easy and I didn't get tired like I thought. I had ear plugs to muffle the exhaust and was drinking plenty of water. I also had some electrolyte chews.
Stopping near Chiriaco Summit for a break.
I stopped in Ehrenberg, AZ for lunch and to take a break. After lunch I headed up the road a bit to the Texaco gas station I usually stop at my trips between Arizona and California. I intended it to be a quick stop so I only took my helmet off. I went inside and had to wait to put money on the pump. After the trainee finished with the few people in front of the line and myself I headed out to pump gas. I topped off the tank and went back to get my change and some water. Another wait ensued. Finally I got my change and started getting on the bike. I realized my helmet wasn't strapped on all the way and had to pull my gloves off to redo the strap. Then I noticed my jacket wasn't zipped. Finally I got everything sorted and felt I was getting hot. I started kick starting the motor but in my frustration I couldn't get it started quickly. Finally I got it thumping. Popping the shifter in first gear I slipped on the clutch handle. The bike lurched forward. As I regained my grip on the clutch, I re-engaging it. The motion threw me of balance and I started to drop the bike. Thankfully I caught it, killed the motor and set it back on the kick stand. I realized I was overheated and being stupid. The early signs of heat exhaustion. I got off and pushed the bike over to a parking spot and quickly started to shed my gear. I went back inside to where the restaurant side was and got a water. Even though I was drinking a liter of water per hour, wearing a jacket in the 100 degree heat still got me. I should of taken off the jacket initially at my fuel stop. Heat stroke was my biggest concern with this leg of my trip. I tried to find a ride-share to skip it, though nothing came up in my search. After I cooled off I realized just how loopy I had gotten. I'm glad I caught what was happening and stopped myself from trying to ride in that condition. Definitely a reminder to take it slow and pay attention to what you're doing. The rest of the day I made sure the first thing I did when I stopped was to strip down immediately.
Four or five hours into the trip things went smoothly again. Then I hit the front of a storm system moving through the desert. The wind was pretty damn strong. Strong enough my fender was touching my front tire. The extra weight from the fender bag probably didn't help. I made a stop off the highway to make a quick fix. With paracord I tied the front of the fender bag back to the handle bars. This helped keep it from flopping around too much. I took the time to take another break and move some gear from the fender bag to by backpack. Down the road my exhaust got louder. I didn't pay much attention since my ear plugs had worked their way out before. On my next stop I noticed my supertrap baffles and end cap were got. The motor shook them off somewhere on the road.
With the wind my legs started getting tired. I have never been on the interstate for long stretches with a bike before. So this was all a new experience for me. The wind was pulling my legs out and I was fighting to keep them in. I started stopping more to give myself a break. I wasn't in a rush and I knew it was a long way to ride on a bike. Most of my friends thought I was crazy for doing it in the first place. I'm glad there was a storm crossing California and Arizona for most of the day. It made for a less hot ride. Finally I made it to Phoenix, where the blast furnace kicked on. Heat radiated from the motor to my legs too. Freaking hot. And to think, I lived here for 17 years. I can't do the heat anymore apparently. I stopped at a coffee shop once in town to wait for my friend Tim to get off work. I planned on staying at his place for a couple nights to rest before I continued into New Mexico.
I got a message from Tim that Starr, his wife, was at their apartment. I walked outside to suite up and head over and noticed a haboob coming my way. No, not talking about breasts here. Haboobs are big dust storms that hit the Phoenix area, which I think are pretty cool. That was one aspect I do miss not living in Arizona anymore. Really they are called monsoons, but for some reason everyone started calling them haboobs. Its a technical term with Arabic origins, that also happens to include boobs. I think its become an excuse to say boobs within a conversation and no one can get mad, because its a real word. Look at the size of that haboob.
After the haboob passed, Tim, Starr and myself went to our favorite brewery. Four Peaks Brewery. I ordered an Oatmeal Stout and a margarita pizza. Enjoyed some time will beer and friends then headed back to call it a night.
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Mar 2011
Location: SE Missouri
Oddometer: 1,256
Nice Bike
I haven't seen that number plate sticker, must be a rarer one. I've seen on XL185s, but not the 500. Cool.
Joined: Mar 2009
Location: California
Oddometer: 17
I run a graphic/web shop so I had all the stickering capabilities and whipped something out.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Oct 2011
Location: Chengdu
Oddometer: 153
Nice job on packing lite. Had a twin shock xr 500 back in the day , great bikes . Best of luck.
the journey is the thing
Joined: Mar 2009
Location: California
Oddometer: 17
Joined: Mar 2009
Location: California
Oddometer: 17
I packed up and began carrying my stuff out to the bike. While strapping everything down a guy was walking by and came up to me. I can't remember how we got onto the topic, though he was from India and was educated in Switzerland. He traveled quite a bit and through the events of his live landed him in the Arizona desert. With the temperature rising I quickly packed the bike and hit the road. Following highway 60 out of town I headed for Show Low, AZ. The ride up to Globe, AZ was nothing special. It was early still but was hot most of the ride. That and I've driven it numerous times having lived in area. Having skipped breakfast to get a faster start I stopped in Globe to grab some food. While there I rearranged my gear. My backpack was getting heavy to carry and my arms were going numb. I strapped the backpack over the yellow dry sack. I took my time to do this since my laptop, camera and other electronics were inside. I didn't want them to slide or fall off. Once strapped down securely I make another stop for gas and hit the road.
The temperature started to cool down and rain clouds appeared on the horizon. It was a much needed change from the past couple days driving in the heat. I didn't rain much on me, though I will say rain drops at 65 mph sting when you're only wearing regular pants. Probably need to invest in some riding pants soon. Overall the ride was great and not having the extra weight on my back made it much more enjoyable. I stopped for a while at Salt River Canyon to take a break.
Arriving in Show Low, AZ I stopped for a break and for food. My plan was to camp outside of town off highway 260. When I headed that direction I ran into big storm. The temp dropped a ton and I started shivering on the bike. I kept pushing on, though after a heavy rain started, I decided to turn back. I went back into town at stopped at a camping supply store. I hadn't purchased a tent by now, since I wouldn't need one until I hit Albuquerque, NM. And I hadn't planned on a storm rolling through. I bought a small Hi-Tec 1 man tent, aka bivy sack. It was small so I could pack it on the bike without much change. I also got a hydration pack since I wasn't carrying my backpack on my back anymore and couldn't use that one.
Temporarily packed up my new gear and headed off to find a camp. This time I only made it to Pinetop-Lakeside where I pulled into a maintained campground within town. The storm was closer and I didn't feel like testing my luck. I rolled in and found a spot. Then began the fun of learning a new tent with rain right next door. Turned out to not be that bad of a setup. Two hoops/poles and some stakes. Within 5 minutes I had the tent up and started moving my gear inside. I started blowing up my fancy air mattress. The one you buy at wal-mart for a couple bucks. Ok, so its not an air mattress but a pool float. What can I say, I cheeped out. Crawling on to my mattress, with integrated pillow, I call it a night. A few minutes after I zip up the tent it begins to rain. Lightning and thunder roll in behind the rain as heavy rain drops pummel my dinky tent. I was warm and dry, so I couldn't complain. Later on that kind of changed. My ass and back were getting cold. The floor was cold as if it were wet. Thankfully it was just the cold from water sitting underneath the tent and not inside. My brand new air mattress turned out to have failed me. The air cushion was gone and my ass had sank to the ground. I thought I sprung a leak, but either my body weight or my foot popped the valve open. Playing twister with myself and the air mattress I eventually got it turned around within the 1 man tent to put some air back in. It was pitch black and the only light was from the static discharge of the pool raft as I flipped it around. Once I got it all pumped back up I laid back down and started twister again in reverse. Once my game was finished I crawled back on and went to sleep. This time much warmer.
Joined: Mar 2009
Location: California
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Today I slept in. No, not to be lazy. I wanted to wait till the sun came out and pack everything up dry. Around 7 am I finally got up and started breaking down camp. I laid everything out on a semi-dry picnic bench in my camp spot. While packing up another camper came over. He was asking if I was doing a long or short trip. I told him I was headed to West Virginia currently, but possibly further if I can pull it off. Turns out the guy was big into travel and had been to Central America a bunch. He even talked about a backpacking trip through Spain that he wanted to do. He also took the train through Copper Canyon. We shared a few stories from our trips for probably an hour or so. He had to run off and get his wife to town, so I went back to packing. The sun was directly on the picnic bench now which was great. Packing up went faster. The tent took some time since it was soaked and dirty. Once all loaded up I headed to the check-in shack. With the heavy rain last night no one came around to collect the fee. So I stopped in to pay it. From there I headed out to top off on fuel and hit the road.
Once on the road I was headed in the same direction as yesterday. Again rain clouds were on the horizon. This time there was small scattered clouds and one massive one. I didn't think I would end up under it. Wrong. Rode right through the sucker. Temperature started to drop. Then sprinkles of rain. Then light rain. Thats where it stayed. Didn't get any harder thankfully, though I was freezing my butt off. I was again only wearing pants. I definitely need to get some riding pants or something I can toss on over my pants quickly. It got cold enough I was shivering on the bike. The rain lightened and the air slowly started to warmed. As I came out of the treeline into Round Valley I finally started to dry out. I rolled in to town and stopped to finish warming up. The next big city I need to get some rain gear.
I stopped in Eagar, AZ to get something to eat and charge my electronics. While there I talked with a local who had some property out in the sticks. I told him I was planning on going to a friends cabin 30 miles North of Pie Town on dirt. He mentioned it was probably muddy as hell and I kind of agreed. I would have to skip Jim's cabin on this trip. The ride into New Mexico was great. I got away from the rain clouds that drenched me earlier. The sun came out for a bit. I pulled off onto a dirt road to take another break, grab some photos and take a leak. I headed East again to the VLA, but not before stopping in Datil, NM for fuel. While there a guy came over and made a comment he had the same exact bike years ago. Its kind of funny how many people are coming up to me saying they had an XL500R. He had nothing but good things to say, which is good to hear. Rain behind me started rolling in so I head out. This time I wasn't able to escape. I was hit with light rain and got cold again. Nothing too bad though. I dried out fairly quickly afterward.
Rolling into the valley where the VLA (Very Large Array) was I could see another storm cloud ahead. I stopped off the highway to take some photos of the VLA, then headed to the visitor center. Right as I parked I noticed an epic downpour coming up the rear. I wanted to get a photo of my bike and one of the antenna's, but I didn't think I'd have time. I quickly walked around the self-guided tour and snapped a few pictures. As I approached one of the antennas a loud clap echoed through the sky. This rain cloud was now arcing in a massive display of lightning. I quicken my pace, then abandoned the self-tour as the lightning became more frequent. I wanted to get all suited back up before the rain came. Right as I got back to my bike the rain started in. I hurried to get all my gear on. Jumping on the bike I attempted to kick start it. I had to give it a few kicks before it started. Usually I can get it in one or two, but in my haste I wasn't doing it right. I took off down the road at a good clip. In the back of my mind I thought I was going too fast. Turned out I was. I vaguely made out the shape of something crossing the road and slammed on the brakes. A group of Impala were making their way across. In my excitement of running from the rain I started acting stupid, which I should know better. I had to force myself to take it easy again and make it back to the highway.
The initial storm I was trying to avoid by stalling at the VLA.
Downpour started as I took this photo. Then headed back to the bike.
Eventually I caught up with the rain I was trying to avoid by killing time at the VLA. I was stuck between the two. I decided to say screw it and pushed on through. Daylight was burning and if I wanted to get dry again I would need to punch through the wet to get the last of the dry before night. This storm turned out to be way colder and way wetter. My feet were floating in my boots. Both pants I had on were drenched. I had to slow down to 45 mph to keep the wind chill down so I could partially stay kinda warm. I just sucked it up and made my way from the VLA to just outside Socorro, NM where the rain let up. I passed a decent spot West of Socorro on the 60 that I could camp, but I went into town to get fuel and food first. All topped off I headed back out into the rain to setup camp. I went probably 2 miles off the highway on a dirt road. The land was fairly barren with only a few bushes. I found a large enough one to hide the bike behind and stopped to setup camp. The rain let up and I was able to get the tent up and my gear inside all dry. My boots had partially dried out and my socks were still soaked. I also discovered my phone was almost dead. The charger I added on the bike wasn't working. I'll need to tear into that once the rail lets up.
The blood shot eyes & weary selfie...
Through the night a light rain came and went. I passed out for a few hours until around midnight. The sound of lightning overhead startled me awake. Shit! I didn't think about lightning at all. I was in a fairly barren area making my bike the tallest thing apart from a few hills near by. I couldn't go back to sleep after that. I was pretty scared to be honest. The lightning was intense and striking one right after the other. Mentally drained and physically tired I attempted to convince my self I should be good. And if not, well it will be quick. Yeah, a bit grim, but in a warped way it helped me relax. The storm slowly made its way North and away from me. Once it quieted down I passed back out.
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Joined: Feb 2012
Location: North Carolina
Oddometer: 31
Travis I am really enjoying your RR and the pictures are awesome. And extra points for just riding what you have and having a great time doing it. Thanks for taking the time to share your adventure.
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Joined: Dec 2012
Location: Utah, Great Basin / Intermountain West
Oddometer: 147
...another good RR to keep me occupied while work is slow!
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Mar 2006
Location: Evergreen Colorado
Oddometer: 464
Good on 'ya! I love seeing old bikes doing what they love to do. I remember as a teenager dreaming about riding my DT175 across the country.
Joined: Mar 2009
Location: California
Oddometer: 17
Thanks everyone! Onto the next day...
Moonscapes were the view from my tent in the morning as the sun came over the hills. Not a cloud in the sky. Crazy considering it was going to rain heavy again today according to the weather report. So much for forecasts. I started my new daily routine of packing all the gear back onto the bike. After that I headed for breakfast in town and then back on the road. My original intention was to take US highway 60 most of the way to the East Coast. To me route 66 was over done and I've always ended up living near some portion of the US 60. Not to mention the 60 ran through downtown Charleston, WV. Which is where I am headed. Leaving Socorro I head out on the interstate. As I got closer to the 60 turn off I had an uneasy gut feeling. Something didn't sit well. Having learned my lesson from ignoring that gut feeling in the past, I continue on to Albuquerque instead.
I arrived in Albuquerque around 9 AM and wandered through town looking for a coffee shop. I needed to charge my phone and laptop. After a while I couldn't find anything. My dead phone was no help either. I stopped for gas and asked a few people where I could find a coffee shop. I was told on Central was where everything was. Eventually driving a few miles down Central I found a Starbucks. I spent my time there while waiting for everything to charge to get some work done. A few hours later I packed back up and hit the road again. I went east on Central which was Route 66, till I hit interstate 40. From there I stayed on the interstate till Tucumcari, NM.
The ride was pretty boring most of the day. A few clouds rolled in and rained a little. That is till the sun started going down. Then the heavy rains came. Once again I got soaked. Riding though the rain next to semi's was kind of sketchy to say the least. I was going slower to keep from freezing and keep people from ridding my tail.
I was planning to camp again tonight, but with all my gear wet and more rain on the horizon, I decided to get a hotel room. Which turned out to be a good idea to help get all my gear dry. I laid all of my stuff out all over the room, and with a spark of redneck ingenuity, even washed some of my closes in the tub. Once I showered I stepped out of the hotel to find some food. On my return a wall of musk smacked me in the face when the door to my room was opened. Dang! I can only imagine what the cleaning ladies thought in the morning...lol.
Joined: Mar 2009
Location: California
Oddometer: 17
Today I wanted to get through Texas and all the flat boring land. I fueled up the bike and hit the highway. Just before I crossed into Texas a trucker tried to run me off the road. He decided he wanted to pass another semi while going uphill. Needless to say he didn't bother looking. I specifically mounted my headlight to point right at a semi truck's driver window so this wouldn't happen. The scary part was the road had a lip on the left side about 2 inches tall from being repaved. I almost lost control when I went over the lip in my quick jerking reaction to get away from the truck. Having flashbacks as a kid trying to get up a curb with my bicycle, I knew I'd go down if I tried to get back on the road. Especially going 60 mph. I was stuck between the rumble strip and the lip, a spot about a foot wide. Five miles or so the road flattened back out so I could get away from the edge. I stopped off at the next gas station to calm down. Mostly from being pissed off.
The rest of the day was pretty boring. Just driving through the flat lands in 95 degree heat. I stopped frequently to get water and fuel. At one stop I pulled up next to a gas pump and pushed the kickstand down with my foot. As I move to prop the bike on the kick stand it keeps going down. The kick stand wasn't fully down and the bike was going over. I stopped it from falling with thanks to my helmet pushing against the pump. I got it on the kickstand and went inside to pay. After filling up I walked the bike over to rest. I was exhausted. I need to take a break first before getting fuel on my next stops. Checking the weather it doesn't look like it will be cooling off and time soon.
I stopped off to take a break on the same exit I had used back in 2007. Yep, I'd been here before and crossed the USA before. Though that was a much larger 22,000 mile trip I did that literally went from corner to corner of the USA and Canada. Arizona, Florida, Nova Scotia and Alaska to name a the farthest reaches of that trip. More about that trip on my site. http://www.safaripacific.com/categor...ca-expedition/ I was in a sense good to be back on a similar trip and crossing my old path. Though, the flatness continues as I ride on...
I stop at a hotel again since I was beat from the long ride and heat. As I'm unpacking my bike a 7 year old kid comes up and starts asking questions about my bike. Then ask how much each of my things are. Hmmmm.... I wonder what he's up to. More so who's coaching him. I bullshitted the kid for a while until I discovered my key doesn't work on the room. I carry all my stuff up to the front office as I didn't want anything stolen. I got a new key card and told the lady at office about the kid. She said she will let security know who checks in around 9 am. Mean while I head back to room and notice a sign. "We're not liable for theft". I said screw that. I rolled the bike into my room and called it a night.
Joined: Dec 2012
Location: San Diego
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Great RR SierraPac ! That's the most pristine looking XL I've seen in a long time. Nice bike! (had a '83 500r back in the day..)
How'd the seat treat you?
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Location: California
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March 27, 2008 Rotating casterboards like Razor's RipStik and the Essboard are fairly well established as hyper-manoeverable alternatives to the skateboard, letting riders fishtail their way around and even climb hills without putting a foot down. Tierney Rides are now offering a totally flat casterboard with two fully rotating caster wheels - and the company claims its carving T-Board is the closest experience you can get to snowboarding on pavement.
With a single rotating caster under each foot, the T-Board is free to tilt as the rider leans into corners, so the experience of swooping down a long hill feels a lot like carving your way down a ski slope on a snowboard.
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I've had this hosta for at least 5 years and it only has 2 leaves each year. What am I doing wrong?
S&S likes some sun, and all hostas like a lot of humus and water. But I had no luck either with my S&S hostas, they did not grow well. Then I bought another S&S from another place and that grew beautifully, have now 2 mature ones. Some hostas come up for years with 1 eye, this is probably because they will be big when mature but got bought too small and first need to develop into that big-plant league, such as long roots.
Bernd, are your S&S container grown?
How deep is the container?
I have my 3d year S&S in a 14 x 14 square plastic pot and it is putting out its 5th leaf now. Previously it had been in the ground in zone 5B, and was doing great. I think it only had one big eye last August when I dug it up. However, this year it only came up with one shoot, and the leaves are all pretty big and really crisp.
I was wondering if it should go into a whiskey barrel this fall when it goes dormant, or maybe before then? In its present pot, I don't think it will have room for DEEP ROOTS.
Most giants take 5 to 7 years before they excel. Mine is big but it doesn't grow anywhere near as fast as my 3 year old Empress Wu. My S&S was a single eyed plant 20 years ago and stayed that way for a long time. It has been in the same spot for 11 years now and is about 5 or 6 feet wide.
I believe I'll put it in a container...I don't know why I haven't moved it before now, but each year I thought it would grow! Actually it was larger when I bought it...it's probably planted on a rock. We have a thin layer of soil over our rocks around here!!
Thanks everyone...
Before you dig it up you should check and see if you might have it planted too deep. The top of the crown should be at the top of the soil. Having a hosta planted too deep can stunt the growth. If this is the case and it isn't too far down you might be able to just remove some of the soil from around the top.
It should be like #3.
Moccasin, all my hostas are in the ground, except this winter's seedlings, and the nice 4 new ones I just got from Naylor Creek and potted up for now. Here is my larger S&S last June. It is about 30 inches tall and leaves are length+width= 30 inches. It is about 10 years old. Bernd
Bernd, is that an azalea in the foreground of your big S&S?
Do you get the Korean azaleas for your zone?
My ONLY S&S is putting out its fifth leaf now. I have it under the canopy of some tall ligustrum, and will be moving it when the sun climbs higher and it gets no more morning sun. Last year in Ma. zone 5B it was doing great in the afternoon sun, up to late Sept.,at which time I potted him up to go south.
I know other hosta can get gigantic, but this is the only one I have which develops the elephant ear sized leaves.
When I have more courage, I'll get him a girl friend, Empress Wu.
That azalea is nothing special, should be blooming soon. In my zone 5 I have no problem with azaleas which are listed as hardy, such as Exbury. Talking about "Korean", Korean dogwood is hardy here, does not get that fungus, are trouble free, is good for sun and shade, will be blooming in May (I think).


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Completely different girl in my new Creative Writing class wrote a poem for me. She was being a smart ass about a conversation we were having, and it wasn't creepy at all. So, everyone that disagreed with the basic premise of other thread is also wrong. I responded by writing her a poem where I picked on her for being an Objectivist, which was funny and also not creepy. Then she started telling me about her sexual tastes and that was mildly creepy, but awesome. Still, for being a Randroid, Other Girl is actually pretty tolerable. My point is,
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Pork Loin Roast
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11/11/2009 - 14:51
The directions for this recipe are very confusing. : Cover in an aluminium foil and roast for approximately an hour at 350 degrees. Before putting the pork inside, marinate the potatoes(cut into cubes) too with all ingredients and place on the sides of the dish?????????
02/08/2012 - 16:50
How is that confusing? Before you put the pork in the oven, marinate the potatoes, which are cut into cubes, with all the ingredients of the marinade, place them on the side of the dish... Sounds pretty simple to me!


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how to move a chrysalis
Hi, Today at work on the side of the building there was a monarch chrysalis. I recognised it because when I was younger I had one of the kits to hatch them. It must have just formed today because the people at my work are neat freaks, and they would have surley nocked it off if they had seen it. It is mounted on a piece of siding, on the building.
The building I work in, is a siding company, they always clean it, like obsessive compulsive. Consittering the siding is grey and the chrysalis is bright green, it really sticks out.
I understand I can remove the chrysalis with a tooth pick, but any sugestions on how to mount it? (I have a tank I can put it in). I know its best to leave it but I guatentee by tomorrow it will be gone if I do. I also saw a site that said to break whatever it is off, and mount the actual material; for example if its on a brantch, break the brantch. They may get mad at me if I cut part of the siding off, so its probally better to remove the actual chrysalis. Just dont know what to mount it on, or what to mount it with (I dont want to use any kind of glue which vapors can carry through the membrane- I was thinking possably mounting it to a wire, with a glue gun- just dip the tip of the wire in the hot glue, waiting for it to cool down alittle, and just before it hardens just attach it to the chrysalis... does that sound good?)
See if you can peel off the silk that is holding the chrysalis to the wall. I am curious if it is a monarch or a BST chrysalis. Both are green. The monarch chrysalis will have a black tip like a wick that will be attached to the wall with a mat of silk. If you can peel this off, you can attach tape to the silky mat and tape the monarch to the top of a container and watch it eclose.
If it is a Black Swallowtail Chrysalis, the chrysalis will be held to the wall with a sling. It's impossible to get the web with the chrysalis, but you can mount the removed chrysalis on a piece of newspaper or paper towel with a tiny bit of glue. I use Tacky glue as it sticks quickly. Then you can tape it on the side of a container. Put a stick in the container so that the butterfly that ecloses can hang on something while it dries out its wings.
I hope you are able to rescue it before the OC people you work with remove it from the wall!
I think its a monarch chrysalis from what you described, plus last night I opened the door to come into the building, and as I opened it a monarch flew inside. It was rather small and looked like it recently hatched, so I cought him and let it go outside. I figured there may be more arround somewhere, to my surprize I found this today! Here is a picture of it; I am going to bring it in tonight.
It's definitely a Monarch! BTW, that's a great picture. At the top of the black "stem" or "wick", you can see the silk holding the chrysalis to the siding. If you can gently pull this to loosen it from the siding, you'll have something to tape to the top of a container lid. A Glad plastic bowl will work great. Or any other plastic container. It doesn't have to be large.
Monarch chrysalis attached to lid of container:
Hi, just an update: I didnt realize how much silk holds it in place; I have seen pictures of chrysalises before; always wondered how it held in place so securley. It was almost like a web, expanding several inches away from the actual chrysalis, and all the strands go down to the main strand. Anyways, I was going to mount it on a paper towel but I had alot of silk on it so I made a loop with the silk then hooked it onto a wire. It didnt look very secure, so I used the glue I made the loop with, and attached that glue to the wire. Just to ensure its strength, I lowered it into the tank an inch from the bottom for now (incase it does break). Do you think this is a strong bond? Looks good to me, but I am not the expert. Here are some pictures:
Wow! Quite a set up there. Monarch chrysalises do not have to hang, however, for them to eclose properly. They just need something rough to climb up on so that is high enough for their wings to hang fully to dry properly! :)
Here's a nifty idea from MonarchWatch:
Kudos to your keen eye for seeing the chrysalis and rescuing it! Good luck!!
Sandy :)
Hi, well he's looking good! Should be hatching any day now, here is the latest picture (hard to see because I didn't want to take it out of the cage which would disturb it) But you can see the orange wing with the black top (upper wing) with white spots on it. I will take more when it hatches!
PS. I did moisten the chrysalis a few days ago, and also alittle over a week ago, should I do it again? The room is not particularly dry, but it isnt very humid ethere. I do have to raise the chrysalis (its hanging alittle too low right now) so if I should moisten it, I will do everything together. Thanks!
I was about to call it a day (or a night) and I looked at the chrysalis again, I was surprized how much darker it got in the past few hours. Also he's more visable now, see pic below. I tightened the rope too so its higher from the ground. (I didn't moisten it at all) Interesting though, when I was looking up close, I could actually see a tiney pocket of air move down, so it must be getting tight in there. Will update in the afternoon / early night probally with a butterfly pic!


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USC Track & Field
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Feb. 13,14 - Don Kirby - uscResults | Fullresults
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Mar. 20,21 - Trojan Invtl - Results: Full | USC
Apr. 3,4 - Florida Relays - Gainesville, FL
Apr. 3,4 - California Collegiate Invtl - UCSD
Apr. 3,4 - Stanford Invitl. - Palo Alto (Schd)
Apr. 11 - Jim Click Shootout - Tucson, AZ
Apr. 18 - Long Beach Invtl - Cerritos College
Apr. 16-18 - Mt. SAC Relays - Walnut, CA
Apr. 24,25 - Triton Invtl - UCSD
Sun. May 3 - USC/UCLA - USC
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May 16,17 - PAC 12s - UCLA
May 28-30 - NCAA Regionals - Austin, TX
Jun. 10-13 - NCAAs - Eugene, OR
Current Track News
OK, buckle up people we have three meets on tap:
Florida Relays: Here's your one-stop LINK.
Stanford Invite: Entries.
Calif. Collegiate Invite: Meet info.
I'll tidy this up as heat sheets and live result links become available. The Florida link has all that information ready to go.
3/31 - Seems like we've been on vacation, no? That's hardly the case. OK, we are all over the place this weekend with three meets: the Stanford Invite, the Florida Relays and the California Collegiate Invite (formerly the Cal-Nevada meet).
3/21 - Trojan Invite: uscResults | Full results. Friday recap. Sat. recap.
3/20 - Trojan Invite heat sheets. Live results.
3/17 - This weekend is the Trojan Invitational. Oregon, Wash. St., BYU, Hawaii and Long Beach St. are scheduled to compete. Hammer and discus will be Friday at Cal. St. LA starting at 1pm. The steeplechases and 5Ks will start at 6pm at USC. Schedule. Everything else begins Sat. at USC at 10am (HS Relays). First college race at 11am.
3/15 - NCAA Results: USC | Full | Photos / Ben Brown results: USC | Full
3/15 - New records set at NCAA Championships: Dior Hall lowered her hurdle mark to 8.01; Andre DeGrasse smashed the 200 school indoor record running 20.26 (old mark 20.53. Andre's time also breaks Aaron Brown's Canadian record.). The W4x400 shaved off 4 seconds running to a new record of 3:29.63. Add in Conor's new school record and I'd say we had a decent weekend.
Women tied for 12th; men tied for 9th.
3/13 - Dior Hall, Ky Westbrook and Andre DeGrasse advance to finals tomorrow. Conor McCullough takes 2nd in weight throw, setting a new school record of 80' 33/4. Women's 4x400 also race tomorrow.
Meet will be streamed on ESPN3.
NCAA Indoor: Heat sheets: W - M | Live results.
Ben Brown meet: Heat sheets | Live results.
3/10 - OK, another busy weekend on tap. The NCAA Indoor Championships and the Ben Brown meet at CSUFullerton.
3/8 - CSULA Meet: Recap | uscResults | Full results | Photos
3/5 - CSULA Meet: Schedule | Heat sheets: Friday - Saturday | Live Results.
3/4 - With the MPSF behind us, the indoor crew will most likely do rest/recovery training as they prepare for the NCAAs on Mar. 13. That leaves the rest of the team going to the meet at CalSt LA this weekend.
3/1 - Rossi Relays recap. Results: USC | Full | Photos.
2/28 - USC Women repeat as MPSF Champions; Men take 2nd pl. in their inagural MPSF Indoor meet. uscResults. Full results. Recap.
2/26 - Two meets this weekend:
MPSF Championships: Schedule. Live results. Heat sheets. FloTrack. (fee-based video subscription)
Rossi Relays: Schedule. Results. Heat sheets.
2/19 - Just a quick note, the team has another "bye" this weekend before traveling to Seattle for the MPSF Championships. We'll have all the links you need later next week.
Dior Hall was named Athlete of the Week for setting a new American Junior record in the 60mH.
2/14 - Kirby Indoor uscResults. Full results. Husky uscResults.
2/14 - I received word yesterday we lost another of our former Trojan track members. Dr. John Cherry was a miler on the '49 team, graduated from USC Medical School and went on to become Chief of Surgery at Scripps Hospital. As I get more information, I will post it.
2/12 - Meet links:
Kirby Indoor - Sched. | Heat sheets | Live results.
Husky Indoor - Sched. | Heat sheets | Live results.
2/10 - Services for Art Garcia: Thur, Feb 12, at 10 AM | Bobbit Memorial Chaple, 1299 E Highland Ave., San Bernardino. Internment is after at Pioneer Memorial Park, 211 E 9th Street, San Bernardino.
2/10 - I've just received word that former Trojan Track athlete Art Garcia has died. Art was the co-captain with Frank Flores of USC's 1952 NCAA Championship team. He ran both the mile and two mile and won the mile at 4:12.5 in the 1952 Pacific Coast Conference Championship Meet.
Art was also the captain of USC's first ever conference championship cross country team in 1951. He was undefeated in Cross country that year and was the individual Pacific Coast Conference champion as well as the individual Southern Pacific AAU cross country champion, both at 5,000 meters.
Art was also the vice president of Trojan Force and a hard working volunteer at our USC home track meets. He demonstrated that same competitive spirit as he fought a debilitating illness during the final years of his life. I'll post service information as soon as I receive it.
2/7 - USC results from the Sevigne indoor meet. Full meet results.
2/5 - Sevigne Indoor: Heat sheets: Fri / Sat | Live results.
2/2 - Next up this week is the Sevigne Invite in Nebraska. All the usual links will be posted once they're available,
1/24 - OK, the McCravy meet is in the books. USC results | FullResults. Sat recap.
1/24 - Friday recap. Live results.
1/23 - There's a live broadcast of the meet on Saturday.
1/22 - USC adds Conor McCullough to the team.
1/21 - The team travels to Kentucky for the McCravy Indoor meet. Heat sheets. Schedule.
1/18 - Recap from yesterday's meet. We had some good marks for this early in the year. Full results. uscResults.
1/17 - Live meet updates on Twitter.
1/16 - UW Indoor Live Results.
1/16 - Just'N Thymes, an All-America sprinter from Riverside City College, has been added to the 2015 Track team. Thymes has a 100m best of 10.18 and a 200m legal best of 20.61 (20.42w).
Welcome to the Trojan Family Just'N.
1/15 - UW Preview Indoor meet. Meet info. Heat sheets. Schedule.
1/8 - Something that may interest some of you, on Feb. 7 there will be Track & Field Reunion Luncheon billed as the "Golden Age of Track and Field" during the 20th Century. RSVP form.
1/1 - Happy New Years everyone!! Classes don't start up at school until Jan. 12, and that following Saturday (the 17th) starts the indoor season. Track season is here!!!
12/30 - Traveler will walk the Rose Parade route without a rider to honor Louie Zamperini.
12/19 - The 2015 Media Guide is now available.
The 2015 Track media guide is now available to download.


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Whilst in Koh Lanta Kerry and I decided to do a boat trip around the surrounding islands. As a treat we went for the speedboat option (mainly so we could pretend we were in a James Bond movie!). We pulled up at a couple of places to do some snorkelling and then had lunch on a beautiful beach. Part of the trip was to see a hidden beach, which sounds idyllic except they forget to mention the part that you have to swim through a pitch black cave in order to reach it! Given that I'm not ...
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The resort is located in a exclusive area where there are not really crowd around as compared to kuta area. But there was serenity and peace. The staff are friendly and nice. The breakfast was great! It was our special day and they even complimented us with a cake in the room and origami towels. The private beach is a distance away from the hotel but a shuttle is provided almost upon request. If you wish to have a relaxing stay in bali, this is a very good for value resort to look for. Security - Anonymous
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Consumer Perception of Value: Literature Review and a New Conceptual Framework
Academic journal article
By Sánchez-Fernández, Raquel; Iniesta-Bonillo, M. Ángeles
Journal of Consumer Satisfaction, Dissatisfaction and Complaining Behavior , Vol. 19 , January 1, 2006
Iniesta-Bonillo, M. Ángeles
Brand equity
Consumer attitudes
Article excerpt
Consumer value is a concept of continuing interest to scholars, marketing researchers, and to many marketing practitioners. However, the presence of multiple meanings, the use of different terms, and even the existence of a diversity of opinions regarding its features and nature reflect the complexity of its study and give rise to the possibility of confusion in its application.
This article presents a review of the existing literature on the concept of value in order to shed light on the confusion surrounding this construct. The analysis highlights the polysemy and the diversity of terms that have been used, along with the different definitions that have been proposed. Convergent and divergent elements are also identified. As a result of this review and analysis, the features that characterize the concept of consumer value are determined and a conceptual framework is proposed as a basis for future research.
Consumer value begins to emerge in the 1990s as an issue of growing interest to business and, in particular, to marketing, at both the academic and practitioner levels. This concept is considered to be one of the most significant factors in the success of an organization and it has been pointed to as an important source of competitive advantage for the firm (Mizik and Jacobson 2003; Spiteri and Dion 2004; Woodruff 1997). Consumer value has been recognized as the fundamental basis in every marketing activity (Holbrook 1994, 1999), and it has been envisioned as a critical strategic weapon in attracting and retaining customers (Lee and Overby 2004; Wang, Lo, Chi, and Yang 2004).
Recognition of the relevance of this concept has generated important research focused on the study of its composition and its relationship with other concepts of interest to marketers such as satisfaction, trust, and loyalty. However, even though there is a significant body of knowledge about the concept of consumer value, this research is rather fragmented. The extent and heterogeneity of the various studies have created a dispersed, sometimes confusing and still-inconclusive base of knowledge about consumer value. As Wang et al. (2004) contend, different points of view about the meaning of value are advocated in the literature, with no widely accepted way of pulling views together. In this same sense, Ulaga (2001, p. 318) regards that "the fundamental question of how to conceptualize value still merits further investigation." Moreover, relevant studies have not yet yielded any unambiguous interpretations of the nature of customer value. Inconsistency pervades the terminology used, confuses the meaning of the concept, and thus its conceptual component parts.
For these reasons, the objective of this article is to develop an integrative framework that clarifies the confusion surrounding this very important concept. Accordingly, we analyze the variety of terms and meanings found in the literature. We also classify and provide in-depth commentary on the conceptual approaches available, and identify a series of common and divergent elements among the various definitions. As a consequence of this review, a conceptual framework on consumer value is outlined, the main characterizing features of this construct are highlighted, and we propose a global definition. Finally, conclusions are drawn and future research directions are discussed.
Marketing scholars have recognized a need to agree on a common definition for the concept of consumer value (Lindgreen and Wynstra 2005; Parasuraman and Grewal 2000; Woodruff 1997; Zeithaml 1988). However, such an agreement has not been reached (Ulaga 2001). This phenomenon can be explained by the fact that value is a complex (Lapierre 2000; Ravald and Gronroos 1996; Woodruff and Gardial 1996), polysémie (Kashyap and Bojanic 2000; Zeithaml 1988), subjective (Babin, Darden, and Griffin 1994; Woodruff and Gardial 1996), and dynamic concept (Day and Crask 2000; Van der Haar, Kemp, and Omta 2001). …


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Deviant Art
WordsThe meeting of the support group was taking place in the Dusty Dictionary—a refuge from the world for the archaic and lesser-used words in the English Language.More Like This
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The word quivered a little. "My name is ruth, and I'm an archaic word…." It gave a sob. "I'm so sorry…"
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changed into all the colours they possibly
could and cluttered the streets.
The bitter crackling noises quietly
mocked me as I walked over the
leaves, crushing them into tinier pieces.
Winter's blizzards were no match
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wasted heart.
Dare I say, without your love
my heart felt colder than snow. Even
the snowman was better off and he
had no soul.
As bright and arduous
as the summer sun,
its heat waves cannot melt away the
feelings I had grown towards you.
In a battered, old box, I had
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thought. But they haunt me, and remind
me of how I feel.
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as the days turned into weeks
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