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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Make Your Own Gear › Heavier, Better Gravity Filter for the Lazy Backpacker
Feb 7, 2009 at 9:14 am #1233870
I finally got my hands on a Platypus CleanStream replacement cartridge to play with.
After making a very light (but not effective enough) gravity filter in THIS POST I decided that I would sacrifice a little weight for a more effective filter.
I just swapped out the Frontier Pro with the Platypus CleanStream filter.
Works the same way… just connect your drinking tube to it and let it go. So far so good.
Here's a quick comparison:
The Platypus filter has a hose nipple at either end. The blue covering is a rubber material similar to the orange stuff on
the Aquamira. The fins on both ends that protect the hose nipples are kinda "squishy".
They are about the same length, however the Aquamira filter would normally have the cap and bite valve
removed, making it a little shorter.
Platypus: 4.1oz rated at 1500 liters filters 99.9999% of bacteria and protozoa down to 0.2 microns flow rate 4 liters / 2.5 min
Aquamira: 2.2oz rated at 190 liters filters 99.9% giardia & cryptosporidium down to 3.0 microns flow rate unknown but slow
So this means it should fill the bottles WAY faster and you won't need to treat the water for bacteria, and should last MUCH longer.
Should bring entire gravity filter kit to about 5.5-6 oz which is still slightly less than my Katadyn mini, faster, and much less work.
In practice, the CleanStream seems to take about 5-6 min for a gallon. I still have a hose barb sticking up inside the water bag so that there is room for silt to settle. Also put one of the little fiber-fill type pre-filters from the Frontier Pro inside the hose barb fitting on the bag.
It weighs in at about 7oz wet and I shouldn't have to carry Aquamira to treat the water, but would carry a little as a backup until I get a chance for further testing.Feb 8, 2009 at 3:13 pm #1476301
There are serious viruses that even the 0.2 micron filter won't take out. The EPA recommended 2 drops of bleach per liter in your feeder bag will take care of the viruses and also retard growth of various flora in your filter. If you don't like the taste of chlorine, you can add yet another (charcoal) filter to your setup.
Thanks for posting the flow rate for the filter. I've been curious if the manufacturer's data were honest.Feb 8, 2009 at 6:29 pm #1476348
As far as I know, it's not possible to filter viruses with a commonly available consumer type filter.Feb 10, 2009 at 10:15 am #1476779
Sawyer makes a 0.02 micron filter they claim will filter viruses. That's right, 0.02 micron not 0.2 micron.
It is fairly costly, (somewhere between $100 and $200) which is why I suggested you add the EPA recommended 2 drops of chlorine to your dirty water instead. It will kill the viruses so you don't need to use the expensive filter. You're platy filter will remove the things the chlorine doesn't kill effectively.
If you don't like the chlorine taste, you can get a cheap charcoal filter which you can install below your platy filter to remove the chlorine.Feb 10, 2009 at 9:20 pm #1476986
Jim W.BPL Member
@jimqpublicLocale: So-Cal
Check into the known contaminants in your hiking area. Viruses are not known as problems in many areas.Feb 11, 2009 at 7:49 am #1477050
Problems come and go. Unless there is an ongoing monitoring program, there's no way of knowing what's in the water.
If you elect to take the risk of drinking untreated water, fine. If you don't, what I previously recommended will significantly reduce your risk of getting sick.Feb 11, 2009 at 8:05 am #1477055
Darryl RommMember
@lyrradLocale: Greater London
I was under the impression the Frontier Pro contains charcoal. Is it a fact that the platy one does not?
Also as stated already, neither seem to be a 'one product solution'Feb 11, 2009 at 10:11 am #1477077
You are correct. The frontier pro contains charcoal, the platy does not. If the Pro had a smaller pored filter, it would be an excellent filter solution. Since it doesn't, I made up my filter from a Sawyer 0.1 micron filter followed by a Katadyn charcoal cartridge. Both purchased from REI.
Sawyer is guaranteeing their filter for life now by the way.
When I get home, I'll post a photo of my filter. It is very similar to the one that's the subject of this thread except of course, it has the additional charcoal filter.Feb 11, 2009 at 4:34 pm #1477186
Here's the promised photo of my filter setup. At 9.2 oz, it's a little heavy, but still quite a bit lighter than my miniworks which is a 0.2 micron filter with a charcoal after filter.
The setup shown uses a platypus 2 liter dirty water bag with a side exit that allows for heavier things like sediment to settle out. The black canister is the Sawyer 0.1 micron filter. The gray canister is a katadyn charcoal filter that removes chlorine and many other dissolved contaminants that get past mechanical filters.
I also installed a platypus inline valve after the charcoal filter and a fitting that lets me plug the filter directly into my nalgene hydration bladder.
This filter is slower than the miniworks, but I don't mind since I don't have to pump, I can tend to something else.Feb 11, 2009 at 6:40 pm #1477222
> Sawyer is guaranteeing their filter for life now by the way.
So what happens when it eventually clogs?
Do they replace it free??Feb 11, 2009 at 7:07 pm #1477230
William PuckettMember
@beepLocale: Land of 11, 842 lakes
1. So far as I know, you can backwash the filter to restore it.
2. I strongly suspect the in-line Sawyer filter is also "vulnerable" to the same risk of cold as the MSR Hyperflow…that is that the filter elements , if frozen, are permanently damaged and non-functional thereafter. Anyone have first-hand knowledge of this?Feb 12, 2009 at 1:50 am #1477286
Roger CaffinModerator
@rcaffinLocale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe
> > Sawyer is guaranteeing their filter for life now by the way.
> So what happens when it eventually clogs?
> Do they replace it free??
Maybe they declare that it has reached its end of life?
CheersFeb 12, 2009 at 8:11 am #1477341
The Sawyer filter, (and the platy, and most filters for that matter) will be damaged by freezing. Damage by freezing isn't covered by the warranty. I'd say if you're expecting cold temperatures, put your filter in a ziplock bag and carry it inside your jacket.
When the filter clogs, you backflush it.
These and other questions about the Sawyer filter are answered at http://www.sawyerproducts.com.Feb 12, 2009 at 4:44 pm #1477444
Ok, I found it.
BTW, I tried very hard to research these filters and this company (they are only a distributor, I forget the manufacturer, but I posted it somewhere on here I think) a couple of years ago and found almost nothing… hadn't looked lately.
Anyway, it appears that these are indeed lifetime filters.
Along with the normal assurances for manufacturing flaws, they guarantee them for life (which I guess means the life of the company?).
From the Sawyer web site:
"All of the Sawyer® water filters and purifiers come with a MILLION GALLON GUARANTEE!"
Back flushing must be very efficient in this design (which appears to be the same technology as the Clean Stream and other MSR stuff).
I'm ordering one to test. Thanks for the heads up, Herman. How difficult is the back flushing, and is full flow restored?Feb 13, 2009 at 5:46 am #1477566
>How difficult is the back flushing, and is full flow >restored?
Sawyer sells an attachment for back-flushing from a faucet. As far as I can tell, flow is completely restored. I've never back-flushed on the trail, but I've never heard about any difficulty. Also, the water sources on my hikes are pretty clear. When I used the MSR MiniWorks filter, the element only needed cleaning about once a year.
Which filter did you order? The 0.1 or the 0.01 micron filter.
HFeb 13, 2009 at 1:37 pm #1477643
> Which filter did you order? The 0.1 or the 0.01 micron filter.
The .1Feb 13, 2009 at 7:19 pm #1477716
Matthew RobertsMember
@matthewjamesrobertsLocale: San Fernando Valley
I have a very similar set up on my platy : no pre-filter.
the attachment that comes with the filter works wonderfully.
only complaint I have is that the filter needs to be "primed" (for lack of a better word) before it flows well. It's pretty hard to suck water into the filter unless you already have water in the filter. Once you get some water in there it flows really well. I keep my hose dangling, and sip whenever I'm thirsty.
the filter rides on my Blast's shoulder strap.Mar 30, 2009 at 3:39 pm #1489862
Nico .BPL Member
@nickbLocale: Los Padres National Forest
I've been looking over a bunch of different posts about gravity filters lately, trying to decide which one to buy or build.
I purchased a frontier pro and some chlorine tablets, thinking I was going to go that route and then I saw this thread and learned about the sawyer and platypus filters, both of which filter to a much smaller size than the frontier pro can. Then I saw the sawyer 0.02 micron filter which can even filter viruses.
So that got me thinking. I'd like to find the ideal balance (for me) between minimizing weight and maintaining a high standard of filtration. I've been using a first need purifier (made by general ecology) for years with exceptional results. My only complaint has always been that it's a bit heavier than i would like (at about 16 oz.).
But a few moments ago I had an epiphany. The first need purifier has a gravity feed option. You're supposed to feed the dirty water through the pump still but you might be able to circumvent the pump and install the purifier cartridge inline. You may have to prime it somehow to begin the flow of water.
I'm not sure if it will work or what challenges might arise but I think I'm going to go home and try it. I believe the cartridges by themselves weigh about 5-6 oz. which would put it in the same ballpark as some of these other gravity filters but with the added benefit of it still being a chemical-free purifier.
If it works, i'll post some photos showing the end result. Of course, if any of you have already tried this, perhaps you can save me the wasted time…Mar 30, 2009 at 5:48 pm #1489902
"I believe the cartridges by themselves weigh about 5-6 oz. which would put it in the same ballpark as some of these other gravity filters but with the added benefit of it still being a chemical-free purifier."
Don't we wish! The First Need purifier core weighs 10 oz. dry — and it's still fairly bulky. The First Need will do everything that a Sawyer can do — plus improve water taste because it incorporates a carbon core that the Sawyer lacks. But the First Need requires quite a bit more sucking effort!
Due to its bulk and the sucking effort required, I opted to stick with my chlorine/Frontier Pro combo. YMMV.Mar 30, 2009 at 6:20 pm #1489911
Tad EnglundBPL Member
@bestbuilderLocale: Pacific Northwest
Nick, the First Need filter will work as a gravity system. If you read the instruction pamphlet it shows how, but they have it go throw the pump. First Need
I just omitted the pump and hung the system and it works great- I went through the whole Bowron Lake circuit (70 mile canoe trip) using it that way and had no problems. I also used it this way for 10 years when I had time in camp to hang a bag. Of course all of this was before my light weight days
There are lighter weight systems out there but none will filter/purify better.
I don't use it any more because of the weight and high cost of new cartridges.Mar 30, 2009 at 6:57 pm #1489928
Jared CookMember
@rooinaterLocale: Northwet
anyone know how much the sawyer .02 micron filter weighs without any of the adapters? the whole bucket kit, minus the bucket weighs 18oz according to the REI page for it…Mar 31, 2009 at 8:54 am #1490035
Nico .BPL Member
@nickbLocale: Los Padres National Forest
I put together the first need gravity purifier by putting the purifier cartridge inline between two bladders/hoses. It worked fine but was a little slower than I thought it would be. You really had to "prime" the setup to get it to start pulling water through the cartridge and even then it seemed to be flowing at a rate of only about 1L/5 mins… maybe even slower. It would probably be fine, it was just slower than I expected and the priming work was more than I expected.
Ben, you might be right about the weight of the first need cartridges. I didn't weigh it, my 5-6 oz figure came off a website that sells the replacement cartridges. I haven't verified it one way or the other.
I sent an email to the folks at Sawyer asking them about the 0.02 micron purifier. They said the purifier cartridge should be able to be worked into a gravity system. They also said purifier cartridge itself weighs "a little over 3 oz." They don't sell the cartridges by themselves so the cheapest means to get it seems to be either the bucket system or an older product of theirs (SP135) which is a bottle purification kit (it looks like a drink bottle, the cartridge and some hose). i don't know if the bottle system is still available.
If you want a chemical-free purification system and don't mind spending a little bit more up front, this might be worth looking into.Mar 31, 2009 at 9:35 am #1490046
If you are absolutely sure that wherever you go, all your water sources will be free of viruses and bad taste — then indeed Clear Stream is all you need. No more fussing with chemicals.
OTOH, reading a few posts below… if you find yourself supplementing your Clear Stream with a few drops of chlorine — then the Frontier Pro makes much more sense than the Clear Stream! The smaller and lighter FP's built-in carbon element will remove all traces of chlorine (and other bad taste in the water as well) — something the Clear Stream can't do.Mar 31, 2009 at 9:39 am #1490049
Aaron LastnameMember
Tad, what kind of flow rate were you getting with that First Need gravity system?
I tried this several different ways with a barely used cartridge (Used for 3 days with clear water) and was unable to get a faster flow rate than 1L / 10mins timed with a stopwatch. I gave up and just decided to take the pump too.Mar 31, 2009 at 9:40 am #1490050
I've written about this before so this may be a repeat to you… but just in case it isn't…
I've tried the Sawyer before and it's too bad the unit — like the Clear Stream — lacks a carbon element to deal with potentially bad water taste. But the real show stopper for me is the Sawyer's need to be primed prior to use. Once primed, the Sawyer performs beautifully — but once the core is dry (say when stored in-between trips) — it needs to be primed again — using the rubber faucet attachment. Manual priming (squeezing water through from a bladder for example) doesn't quite work — not nearly as well as using the force of a kitchen or campground faucet.
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Crookhat and the Kulanada EncoreSunday 21 August 2011, 1:30pm ABC1
In the arid desert country of the central Northern Territory there is a surprising strip of green where an underground spring feeds a waterhole. This country is full of surprises not least the huge Murray cod that can be found swimming in these creeks. But the story we're about to hear is of an even more fabulous creature Kulanada the rainbow serpent of the Dreaming and how he presented himself to the people when the first white men arrived.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: It's a big place this place. We came to tell the history of this place, what the old people have said. I'll share the story about this country.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: Me and my brothers, we are looking after this place now, and this is our Nana country. It's very important that we keep it going. I am talking for my Grannies' country. They would always walk here and sit round here in this country and this is Alyawara country.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: My name is Donald Kamarra Thompson and I am from Indaringrya. This one is my cousin, Alec Peterson. And my brother there, Casey Holmes.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: Black men lived together with the earth in this country for a long time before the white man. They were hunting and living with the hill kangaroos and porcupines. The cheeky white fellows came here at the same time as the bullock. They brought fear to the Aboriginal people, they killed them and made some leave the country in fear.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: My two grannies are the owners of this country and they are of the Jowah clan, the rain mob. This place is rain country, the main one, and that's why we came here to look around.
ALEC PETERSON: This is the water serpent's home and this is where he came out a long time ago.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: That water there, that's the main waterhole where he lived. He is still there now. This is what the old people told us in the early days. The old people told us that the water serpent is still here.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: This is the water serpent's place and his cave is just here under the rocks. The opening is just underneath the rocks.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: This is an old station here. And this is where the old men made the water serpent appear.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: The white men had a house across the other side of the waterhole, the south side. Women had been taken and were still living over there with the white men. 'Go away!' the women would say. 'Go away!' They were turning their husbands away. They were sitting down with the white men and working for them now. They were eating good tucker like flour and sitting pretty. They had sugar, flour and bullock meat too. The husbands were thinking about their wives and what they were going to do about them. One bloke lived in the hills and he came down himself from the hills.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: He picked up a stone. He sang the stone and threw it into the water. The others were still waiting up in the hills. They all watched the waterhole.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: The wind came first and all the trees started to be blown away.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: Their eyes were big like motorcar lights.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: Kulunada just came whoosh out of the water with his eyes fixed on the house.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: The water serpent came out from here... and those white fellows were over there. This one appeared first from the water and then another came up from over there out of the spring in the hill. The women and the white men were in the house and then the iron from the roof was blown off. It went flying through the air and straight into the water.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: The white man ordered them, spreadeagle right here! 'Spreadeagle, you mob.' They were all like cowboys, they had revolvers.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: Then he tied himself up to a rock with a rope and he pointed his revolver at the snake. He was shooting at the serpent, but every time he shot, water was just coming out. He kept getting higher and the other one too, every time he shot them, water would come out. They were both up in the sky looking down. The white fellow was thinking, 'I can't kill them!' Then he thought, 'What will happen if I shoot them in the eye?' He shot one in the eye and then he shot the other in the eye too. The serpents started coming down like this, see.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: Everything just stopped, the wind and everything, as the serpents came down.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: After that the white fellows left. They were too frightened to stay here.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: It's lunchtime now, we're hungry. Let's go and get some wood to make a fire. Come on, you two.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: Bill Reilly told him. He told old Barney Barnes. He told him to check how deep the water was here. He tried to go down all the way but he couldn't reach the bottom. He got down half way and then back up again. Bill Reilly told him to dive in and see how far down, you know.
ALEC PETERSON: He couldn't feel the bottom, it was only water. He couldn't feel the bottom, it was too deep. It was round like a drum now.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: I want to tell a story about the old station. Tim, old Tim. Apurrla was his skin name, father to me, a Kayteye man. He was from Barrow Creek country. There was also another Kayteye man working there. He was breaking in horses. He shook the horse's reins. He yanked the bridle and that horse started to move. He was pulling it too hard and the bit was hurting the horse. The horse pulled his head away and he jerked the horse again. That cheeky man, he looked too, and he seen what he was doing. 'Hey! What's that young fellow doing?' 'He's shaking that colt there!' He pulled out his revolver and shot him. Finish! He shot him dead. He was family for old Tim. He was really sad, but he couldn't cry because that white fellow might see him.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: He told Tim to drag the dead body away with the buggy. He told Tim to take him and drop him off west. He dragged him in the buggy to the Gidji trees.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: That old Tim, he made supper for him and the white man. Then, when night time came, Tim ran away. He got some charcoal and put it in the white man's billycan. He ran away frightened by that white man. He might have been shot too if he stayed.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: He went back to his country, Kayteye country. He was frightened because he lost his family back there. That young fellow. He cried all the way home. He got that story from him, he told us. He went back there to live and the old man Tim lived a long time too. When we caught up with him, he told us this story that we're talking about today.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: The Kulunada travelled from here to Bindarra near Canteen Creek. That's the serpent's other waterhole. That waterhole is still the same, like this waterhole.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: That's where this serpent's head came out. Those old bush people at Bindarra always drank water from there. They used to dig, dig, dig the soakage. It's a permanent spring.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: One day they were amazed. They said, 'Hey! Where did all these white man's billycans and bits and pieces come from?' Everything from here showed up over there. The men were shocked. 'Where'd all this stuff come from?' All the people from Bindarra country were confused, it was a big shock. It came from the house here. The serpent's suction dragged it all that way. That serpent shot it all out at Bindarra.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: They thought, 'Later on, that snake might get cheeky with people coming behind us. When the white men came, his head was this way. So we'll turn his head to Bindarra so the kids will be safe.' The people belonging to this country and the people from Karanja line. 'While there's no white men here, we'll turn his head to Bindarra. We'll do it for the people and the kids coming behind us. So the water serpent won't drown us.'
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: We know this place because our old people told us, but the young people need to keep it up. We want the young ones to be like us, and take and pass on the stories.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: I hope someone can carry on in my place and tell these stories.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: While I'm alive, the story is alive. I'm getting an old man too. Old people from Achillera, all gone. Old people from Jowah and Karanja are all gone. I'm representing the old people of Achillera, Karanja and Jowrah clans.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: All them you people will be looking at it. They'll say, 'That's my Granddad talking,' all the grandkids of Alec and I and Casey, my young brother. Casey's grandkids will see it too.
DONALD KAMARRA THOMPSON: It's important. This Kulunada story, it's older than the European settler's arrival. Those kids will hear the story of all our grandfathers and grandmothers' country. Jowah and Achillera country.
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Weight: 117 lbs
Body Fat: 9%
Hips: 34.5"
Waist: 26.25"
Pant Size: 0
Why I Got Started
I had always been active in high school and after I graduated. Even after having four children I always got right back into shape. I loved being in the gym and working out, running was my favorite.
Then 5 years ago I was in a car accident. My back was broken, and just walking was impossible. After 6 months on a walker and managing my pain with vodka and pain pills the fit figure I once had was memory.
I became heavier than I had ever been, at 165 pounds I was miserable. I continued to gain weight which only made my back hurt worse. With the additional weight, no muscle in my lower back or core strength, my back was in constant pain.
Finally I decided to get back to what I loved - the gym. I started out slowly using the elliptical machine to lessen the impact on my back, but I knew nothing about what kind of weight training I should be doing to build my lower back and core muscles.
I finally hired a personal trainer and after a year was back to 145. I could walk again without pain. I still was not able to run, but I could walk. I was not going to complain.
Over the next couple of years I stayed right around 145, I was "skinny fat," and still out of shape. One day I walked into my new gym Anytime Fitness in Meridian, Idaho and the manager asked me if I had ever considered doing a figure competition. I told her no, and at my age just kind of giggled.
She planted a seed in the back of my mind that grew daily along with my curiosity. I asked more questions and with every answer I thought she was crazy. How in world could I get from 145 and 24% body fat to 120 and 8-10% body fat. She convinced me that she could make the transformation if I was willing to make the commitment.
How I Did It
On April 17th I decided to give it a try. My trainer: Tanya Pennington, Manager of the Anytime Fitness Gym in Meridian, Idaho and NPC Women's Figure Competitor sat me down for our first meeting and measurements. She gave me my first work out regimen and diet, as well as a list of supplements.
The diet was easy as I never really considered myself a "foodie." I thought it was going to be easy to have someone tell me what to eat every day. As for the exercise, we started out pretty slow just reminding my muscles what it was to work.
Because the date of the competition was 4 months away, I was able to start slow and get my body used to the new routine. In addition to the diet and exercise program my trainer had given me, I discovered Bodybuilding.com.
I stayed motivated by creating a BodySpace account and tracking my progress. When ever my trainer weighed and measured me I entered the information. It made it easy to track were I was heading and see by the graphs that what she was telling me to do was working.
In addition to BodySpace, I was on Bodybuilding.com daily. I found every calculator I needed plus information on how to do specific exercises my trainer had given me. I was on the website every day searching for all the information I could find about figure competitions.
Posing, diet, cardio, supplements, every question I had I found an answer, even how to treat the shin splints I had developed from running every day. I have become a Bodybuilding.com junkie.
Soon the weight started to melt away, and muscles started to appear. I began seeing definition in my arms I had never seen, and my back really started taking shape. That is what kept me motivated.
I learned quickly the importance of "cheat days". They are needed to boost the metabolism, they help the physique, giving yourself permission to splurge a couple of times during the 12-week transformation helped me get through the super strict diet.
And finally, after eating such a clean diet then eating everything I wanted I felt horrible, I was sick for a day. It really helped keep me on track because it was not worth feeling so bloated and sluggish.
My diet changed from lower calories to higher calories, increasing fat and eliminating it, all strategically planned by my trainer to trick my body into believing I was not starving it.
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My training changed after about 2 months of training. I started with just running for 30 minutes each day, I then graduated to HIIT on the treadmill and spinning bike, and watched the fat literally melt away. As the weather has cooled down I have moved my running outside which is much more difficult for me than the treadmill.
I worked different body parts daily and always included five minutes of cardio in between body sets to keep my heart rate up. I followed up my weight training with 35 minutes of cardio.
- Legs: 3 sets of 20 reps
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Suggestions For Others
Make a plan. If you fail to plan, you will fail. I live by my calendar and schedule my workout time in my calendar so nothing could get in the way of my workout time. After about 1 month, everyone knew that 5:30-to-7 p.m. was my time at the gym.
Create goals that are attainable, not necessarily easy but attainable. One of my first goals was to kick my craving for sugar. I set goals a day at a time, then a week at a time.
Cook as much of your food ahead of time as you can so you are not left to just "find" something or resort to food that is not on your diet. Chicken, rice, oatmeal all can be cooked ahead and keeps for about 1 week.
Get a big cooler, pack everything you need for the day in your cooler except for dinner, and schedule your meal times. I get really busy during the day so I put my meal times in my calendar so I would remember to eat regularly. After about 8 weeks, I did not need a "reminder" to eat, as my body did a really good job of that.
And last but certainly not least find a qualified trainer you are comfortable with. I became comfortable with my trainer, and she got familiar with me and how my body reacted to the changes she would make. She knew why my body was doing what it was and what it was going to do next.
Stay tuned, I'm taking a couple of weeks off then back at it again for the Wild Wild West 2009 NBA State Championships in Yuma, Arizona. This has become an addicting hobby, it is great to watch and see what a well oiled machine will do when trained properly.


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- Minimum stay:30 nights
- Sleeps:5
- Bedrooms:3
- Bathrooms:2
- Property type:House
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:No
- Wheel chair accessible:N/A
About the Property
House, 3 Bedrooms + Convertible Bed(s), 2 Baths (Sleeps 5)
well as complete privacy. The property is in the community of
Plantation Key Colony. This is one of the best communities in the
Keys. Ample roads, large lots (space between homes), very quiet, very
family oriented community. This property is part of 'The Village'.
Meaning as a resident you have access to Founders Park that is
considered to be one of the most complete parks in the Keys. This is
a solid home that has been kept in a pristine condition and has all
the comforts I high standard living. The location is ideal for all local activities and is still close to Miami.
Vacation Rental Amenities
The property has 3 bed rooms and 2 complete bathrooms.
One bedroom is equipped with a king size bed and an entertainments center (Flat screen TV, DVR Satelite with Full Subscription (HBO, Showtime, FOX, CNN etc., Surround Headphone, Computer with wireless key board & DVD player).
The other bed room is equipped with a bunk bed set up with an additional trundle bed (3 twin size beds in total). This room also has an Flat screen TV, DVD Player, Satellite TV and stereo.
The third room is on the 1st floor and is considered a man cave. It is air-conditioned (split unit / high efficiency) and has a full size futon. TV and refrigerator.
The TV room has a complete entertainment center. This
includes a 42 inch High Definition Flat Screen TV, JVC Receiver,
DVD/Blue Ray Payer, Satellite receiver, bedroom and includes a complete package with all HBO's, Showtime,
Cinemax etc.,) and an X-Box with wireless controls. This is all seen
from a large custom sectional sofa that has a recliner and sleeper
sofa (an additional queen bed with upgraded air dream mattress).
Then you go to the kitchen and find a maple wood cabinets protected by a granite counter with under mount sink. Appliances are all stainless steel and the customary utilities are included (toaster, coffee maker, plates, cups, silverware etc.,
The bathroom is beautifully decorated with a keys like theme. The
bath is a shower with a oversize head for a complete and relaxing
shower after a long day at the beach.
The home is also equipped with a modem front loading Maytag washer and dryer combo. All, linens and towels are also included. The property is also equipped with many security features. It is equipped with an alarm that not only includes perimeter and motion sensors but it is also has an integrated fire and CO2 sensor. In addition, the property is accessed by specific combination for each renter this includes all entry points (entry gate & main door). No one gets a key and every renters gets a unique code that is never repeated.
On the first floor you find a full size bed room / man cave. An entertainment open area with overhead fishing rod holder, refrigerator with ice maker, an entertainment center, professional ping pong table, domino table, dart game, ring toss game (traditional Bahamian game of trying to hook a metal ring by swinging it until it is caught by the hook). There is also a complete bathroom also nicely decorated so that you do not need to run upstairs.
New flooring downstairs with custom fish designs / pictures throughout.
A newly installed 6 person SPA / hot tub.
Half Court: Custom Miami Heat half basketball court with adjustable height hoop.
There is also comfortable chairs, beach chairs (easily taken with back pack feature), a twin size stand alone hammock that can be placed between the trees on installed rings and a gazebo with a stainless steel BBQ with protective cover. Another gazebo with a ceiling fan, lighting and 6 person outdoor table. The back area is large and full of tree's that offer shade and lots of privacy. In the center of the yard is a custom build Miami Heat basketball court with adjustable back board. The property is completely fenced in with a chain link fence in addition to a privacy mesh along the rear wall for privacy and to avoid the basket ball from going into the neighbors home.
There are two covered areas. A large one with a 20 feet tall opening a 15 feet wide opening that is 40 feet long. This one is reserved by the owner which leaves his boat on site. However, accommodations can be made if needed. This oversize canopy can easily accommodate a RV and has a 30 amp electrical plug for RV's in addition to a sewer. Yes, bring your boat and further enjoy the Florida keys with no waits and hassle in our private ramp! Meaning inside the perimeter you can park your boats and cars. There is also more space for guests in front of the gated area.
Activities and Attractions
Community private ramp! Several nice spots close by for fun or
fishing. Can provide GPS points to all needed locations (make you
look like a local). Minutes from the famous tiki sand bar 'Whale
Harbor'. Great to hang out or go to the ocean side for one of the
best fishing areas in the Key's.
Founders Park (3 miles South)
See Founder's Park Pictures on link!!!
The park includes:
Basketball Court (Full Court)
Soccer Field
Pet Friendly (Dog entertainment area)
Tennis Court
Large Large Olympic Pool (Includes 2 standard diving boards, 2 10 feet
diving boards and a kid slide)
Kiddy Pool (Nice playground type pool)
A full size professional skating and bicycle ring (several Half
pipes?) Well the place has it all if you take your kids they will never
leave. Believe me the word lets go home is not easy.
Volleyball Court
Kids Play Ground
Within the same community you have a Restaurant and supermarket (this is literally two blocks from the home).
No need to drive or cross US-1.
1 mile north of the property is a large shopping center that includes
a Winn Dixie, Blockbuster, McDonalds, Chinese Restaurant, Italian Restaurant, Movie Theater, CVS Pharmacy and Baptist Hospital. Yep, I don't think you need anything else.
Well, also if you do not have a boat there are several boat rental
places in the surrounding area. Well, please feel free to call or
write me for more information and details.
This property is equipped with a 30 am plug for travel trailer or motor-home as well as sewer connections. Also, two 115v outlets! Plenty of space to park your rig and full hook ups for those travelers who need a break.
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Property Type
- House
House Rules
- Children Welcome
Non Smoking Only:
This is a smoke free home. Obviusly smoking is allowed in the outdoor areas....moreless
- Pets Not Allowed
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
Onsite Services
- Housekeeper Optional
- Massage
Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 5, Beds for 3-5
- Bedroom 1
- Bedroom 2
- Convertible bed(s)
Man Cave: 1 sleep sofa /futon
Airconditioned room located on the first Futon, fridge & TV....moreless
- 1st Bedroom 2nd floor: King size beds (1) King Size Bed in Master with High End Pillow Top Mattress. 2nd Bedroom (3),Bunk style Beds (2) In the bunk bed and a pull out trundle twin size bed. Sleep Sofa (1) In the family room there is a pull out sofa equipped with a full size air dream mattress that is both cushioned and inflatable to provide a firm type mattress feeling., 3rd Bedroom (1) Downstairs in the man cave there is a medium size leather futon. This room is air conditioned thru a high efficiency split unit....moreless
Bathrooms: 2 Bathrooms
- Bathroom 1
- Bathroom 2
- 2 Full Bathrooms First Floor: Full bathroom toilet, shower and sink. Not hot water in this bathroom. Designed for entertaining and for showers after the and before Jacuzzi use. Also, after coming from beach, boating etc., Second Floor: Full bathroom equipped with toilet, sink and full size shower with large shower head. Also, had frameless glass doors. ...moreless
Other Amenities
- This is a newly remodeled home that is equipped to entertain and to relax. This home sits in a quiet neighborhood in which many of the neighbors are rarely home. The street is wide to maneuver for trailers etc., Also, it is one of the few streets that is lighted by the city. The light post sits right at the home perimeter. Also, it is exceptionally located because it is near it all. You have a super market, a restaurant, a gas station and a bank within a very short walking distance. You have a full shopping mall (key's style) less than 1/2 mile north with a movie theater, Mc Donald's, Win Dixie Super Market, Chinese restaurant, Pub/Bar, Liquor store, Dunkin Donuts and more. Also, adjacent to it is a CVS pharmacy and a fully equipped and functional hospital. Very few homes in the keys have so much convenience within such a short distance! +++++ Also, you have founder park which has all your entertainment needs covered. They offer water aerobics, diving lessons and swimming courses too....moreless
- CD Player
DVD Player:
Blue ray equipped for living room / TV room and master bedroom....moreless
Miami Dolphins custom Dominoe table, professional folding aluminum ping pong table, ring toss (Bahamian style) and darts (rubber tip kind)....moreless
- Ping Pong Table
Satellite / Cable:
(4) The master bedroom and family room are equipped with DVR's which let you record your favorite shows and have an extended rage of channels including HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, ESPN, CNN, FOX, etc., The 2nd Bedroom and 1st floor are a standard satellite with a large selection of channels except HBO, Showtime, Cinemax and others. It does have CNN, FOX & more...moreless
Stereo / surround sound equipped in living room / TV room. Also, stereo for down stairs equipped with outdoor speakers for entertaining the open area down stairs. Stereo is kept inside the man cave....moreless
- Adventure
- Family
- Historic
- Romantic
- Sports & Activities
- Tourist Attractions
- Botanical Garden
- Churches
- Cinemas
- Festivals
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Marina
- Museums
- Playground
- Restaurants
- Ruins
- Theme Parks
- Water Parks
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/Bank
- Fitness Center
- Groceries
- Hospital
- Laundromat
- Massage Therapist
- Medical Services
Leisure Activities
- Beachcombing
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Eco Tourism
- Miniature Golf
- Outlet Shopping
- Paddle Boating
- Photography
- Scenic Drives
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Walking
- Wildlife Viewing
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Basketball Court
- Cycling
- Deepsea Fishing
- Fishing
- Fly Fishing
- Golf
- Hiking
- Jet Skiing
- Kayaking
- Paragliding
- Parasailing
- Pier Fishing
- Racquetball
- Sailing
- Scuba Diving Or Snorkeling
- Skiing
- Snorkeling
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Sound/Bay Fishing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Water Skiing
- Water Tubing
- Wind-Surfing
Convertible table that sits 6 when fully built. 2 chairs left at kitchen when table folded, other 2 kept in living / TV room and the other 2 at the balcony. ...moreless
- Dining Area
- Seating for 6 people
Air Conditioning:
Central Air. This property is equipped with a High Efficiency Air Conditioner that also has heat. Digital Programmable Timer. Plenty of Fan in all living areas including bottom outdoor floor....moreless
Broadband Access:
High Speed internet provided. Secured Wi-Fi on property....moreless
- Clothes Dryer:
- Hair Dryer
High Speed internet provided. Secured Wi-Fi on property....moreless
Linens Provided:
Home is equipped with plenty of linens for all beds....moreless
Large parking area behind gate for plenty of cars or boats etc., Also, plenty of parking space in front of gate along home perimeter....moreless
Parking For RV/Boat/Trailer:
Plenty of space for small or large boat or RV. There is easy access and power available. Special 30amp outlet for RV and well as sewer. Full hook up for RV on site....moreless
- Coffee Maker:
- Cooking Utensils:
Dishes & Utensils:
All dishes and utensils provided for renters and guests....moreless
- Dishwasher:
- Ice Maker
High end wood kitchen with granite counter, backsplash and under mount sink. Also, equipped with garbage disposal. ...moreless
- Microwave:
Oven provided by a Stainless Steel range oven combo appliance....moreless
Second Floor: Large Stainless Steel side by side with ice maker and water in the kitchen area. First Floor A mid size top bottom door with ice maker in the first floor room / Man Cave....moreless
Range is provided by a Stainless Steel ceramic flush top range....moreless
- Toaster:
Large wooden balcony overlooking large trees, backyard and basketball court....moreless
- Bicycles:
- Boat
Deck / Patio:
Half Court (a bit smaller that a the official half court size) with professional hoop that is height adjusted. Flooring is custom showing the Miami Heat logo....moreless
- Golf:
Kayak / Canoe:
Available across the street right at Tavernier bridge. For rent on right side (ocean side) including paddle boards and free ramp if you have your own at bayside also at the Tavernier Bridge entrance....moreless
Lanai / Gazebo:
Large covered slab with outdoor table and 6 matching chairs....moreless
Outdoor Grill:
Full size stainless steel grill with LED lights. Individual covered platform with gazebo and outdoor BBQ cover....moreless
Several options. Within walking distance there is one that is free on the adjacent school grounds accessible when classes are not ongoing. Also, founders park has 4 professionally maintained courts....moreless
Water Sports Gear:
Two water ski's, a knee board and raft will be left on site. However, must request if you will be using them....moreless
Pool / Spa
Communal Pool:
Founders Park is accessible for all residents that live in the area. You must register as a tenant showing proof of residency such as a lease to get free access. A small charge is paid to use pool....moreless
House Cleaning
- Housekeeper Optional
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My Standard Rate
30 night min stay
Additional information about rental rates
Fees and Rental Conditions:
- Property Damage Protection $99
- Refundable Damage Deposit $500
Owner will be keeping his boat under the covered canopy in front of the property. The owner will come from time to time in order to service his boat and in rare cases to use the boat. However, this is not a common occurrence specially during cold periods. Visits are mainly to run the engines and it would be most likely every other month and advance notice will be given. Your needs will be considered to avoid visits while you are using the area down stairs. Furthermore, the home is equipped with a hot tub that requires care. In order to avoid problems with the unit the owner will hire a private company to service the hot tub once a week. In the event you have no interest in the hot tub it can be drained and the service will not be required. A discount would be provided for this option. Also, we have a cleaning lady on call that can clean the home for you if you desire. Just let me know and I will provide you with this persons number. Security, this home is keyless. No one has a keys to this home. Each guest has a unique code to access to the property that is removed after there term. The front gate lock will have this code as well. Furthermore, the property also has bi-weekly lawn care. The home does not have green areas but it does have an abundance of trees all around. The lawn care service will enter the property thru the boat gate, which is a separate lock and they will not have your code. Please keep in mind that the property does produce a lot of leafs during the months March and April. The city provides curb side pickup. You will have a large rolling garbage tank and also a large rolling blue recycling tank. On site you will have an additional 4-6 open containers that are used for tree trimming only. All utilities are included but we ask that the guests use of power is moderate. Any excessive use that is considered overuse will be subject to extra charges. We have over 10 year consumption history on the property that will serve as a base for regular use.
Owner's cancellation policy:
100% refund if canceled at least 30 days before arrival date.
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Car: Not Necessary
Property has a great convenient location with options to go to Key West for day trips as well as go to Miami which is only one hour away. Very quite neighborhood with lots of privacy and space!
Owner info
Year Purchased: 2005
About the owner: My wife and I both work in the medical field for over 15 years. This has been our summer vacation home for 8 years now. We do lots of camping and ATV trips with the family in the winter which is why it available during the winter time through the end of May.
Why the Owner Chose Tavernier, FL, USA:
This property is built to entertain. You have plenty of options within the property to spend quality time in. Also, the property is so well located that you have many options for entertainment from venturing to Key West for a day trip as well as a short distance from Miami. In addition, the neighborhood is very quite providing lots of privacy. There is a restaurant 'Craig's' and supermarket 'Pay Fair' within a short walking distance. There is also a large shopping center on mile north of the property that say a chain super market, movie theater, multiple restaurants (Chinese, subways, MC Donald's, etc.,), pier one imports, ice cream parlor and more. There is also a Hospital next to this shopping center 'Mariner's Baptist Hospital'. In addition, you have 1/2 mile north a open marina with boat rentals, tours etc.,
The Unique Benefits at this House:
Space! You have a large open area with plenty of entertainment options from a ping pong table to a basketball court. Close to many restaurants, parks and amusement parks. Centrally Located with easy access to all parts of the Florida Keys!
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Front view of home. Fully fenced in with rolling gate and lock.
Rear angled view as seen from backyard.
Downstairs view showing folding ping pong table and full bathroom.
Backyard Half Court with covered 6 person table and covered full size BBQ.
Downstairs air conditioned (split unit)man cave. Futon, fridge & TV.
Upstairs family room with entertainment center & large sofa with pull out bed.
Master Bed room with entertainment center.
LG Stackable front loader, high efficiency washer and dryer.
2nd bedroom bunks with additional pull out bed.
Full bathroom with frameless glass door.
Super Market, Restaurant & Gas Station within walking Distance.
Founds Park Beach, beach volleyball, soccer, baseball, dog park, tennis court.
Front view of bottom floor.
Downstairs angled view showing man cave.
Downstairs SPA view!
Backyard Covered BBQ.
Downstairs full bathroom with cold water only.
Upstairs, fully equipped kitchen with SS appliances and convertible dining table
Master bedroom with King size pillow top orthopedic mattress.
2nd Bed Room side view.
Side view inside 2nd bedroom.
Community private boat ramp. Within property.
Founders Park within 3 miles south of home. Olympic swimming pool.
Theater of the Sea 5 miles south of home. Dolphin & sea lion encounters.
This listing was first published here in 2012.
Date last modified - Tuesday, May 16, 2017
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Most of the improvement manifested in the form of his three-point jump shot. Jackson actually had made his name as an underclassman based on long-distance shooting, but on the 2013 EYBL circuit he became a more reluctant marksman from distance. No one complained much, given that he scored at an absurdly efficient clip from the middle- and short-range areas.
I commented in July that he had become a full-time set shooter, pitching his three-pointers that became flat and lacked the smoothness he showed from elsewhere. He still knocked down threes, but his game looked more mechanical from 20 feet and beyond.
But at the HSOT, he clearly had tweaked his delivery. Jackson jumped into his threes, and while he'll never be confused for Glen Rice that bit of elevation made him far accurate in Raleigh. Exploding into their jump shot is a prime way for flat shooters to compensate for that issue, and Jackson will need to give the three-point deprived Tar Heels pop from deep.
Arc aside, he also remains a dynamic, tricky scorer from everywhere else. Jackson goes from catch to shot extremely quickly, and he doesn't need a clean look, to have his feet under him or to be at all on-balance. He uses the glass well, slides under shotblockers and feels defensive help quickly to maneuver for better options.
Addressing his lack of muscle looms as primary need for improvement, and unlike his three-ball his body likely will require a longer-term fix. He's a naturally slight player who can get bulled around defensively and under the backboards, and thus he projects as a very tall wing rather than someone who could slide down to the four spot for long stretches.
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A young girl with a bad attitude battles a toad.
"Listen, you don't want to kill me I--"
"Don't tell me what I do and don't want to do," Aubree said sharply while pointing her sword at him, sharply. "I'm going to do what my father should have done a long time ago. Cut off your useless head."
Clem shuttered and let out a very weird noise, "Eeagh-ceckeck."
"What was that?" Aubree asked tilting her head slightly.
"Oh, nothing.. Just the sound of my heart breaking." Moments after the last word left Clem's mouth he dropped to his knees and began to sob.
"No amount of crying can mend a broken heart," Aubree said coldly. "Now get up you're not impressing anyone." Then glancing at a nearby toad she added, "Am I right?" The toad did not answer.
"It may not mend it, but at least it will blur my vision, preventing my seeing what an ugly thing you've becom--" But before he could finish his insult his head was quickly severed from his body.
"What an ugly thing I'VE BECOME?" Aubree asked the severed head leaning over, then turned asking the toad with a chuckle, "What did he pay someone to protect him from mirrors?" The toad appeared to shrug and then began hopping away. "It was rhetorical you stupid toad! I don't need your judgement, what could a toad know anyway? How to catch a fly with it's tongue? I bet I could do that." Aubree said, but the toad by that time was gone.
The wind blew briefly sweeping back the tunic of her recent victim and revealing a small rolled up piece of parchment.
"What could this be?" Aubree asked.
"Looks like a dead body" said a mostly toothless man.
Aubree turned abruptly and glared at the seemingly poor man that happened by. "I.. Wasn't asking.. You." Aubree said slowly, and according to a pair of vulture's nearby, too deliberately.
"Then who's was you asking? Tweren't nobody here" the man said matter-of-factly.
"Not that it is any of YOUR business but I was asking a toad."
"That don't make any at all sense, they don't even speak our languag--"
"I don't have to justify myself to a DIRT MERCHANT!" Aubree screamed and scared two nearby birds into flight.
The man followed the birds flight with his eyes causing him to twist his body about as the birds flew over head. After a moment he said, "I'm no merchant. I'm a far-" but just then Aubree's blade pierced his heart and he no longer felt it appropriate to speak.
Aubree pushed the man off her blade and began to regain her composure. "Now" she said resolutely and then remembering the recent events that occurred from her speaking aloud, said "Now what's in that parchment" silently to herself. She walked over to her first victims body, dropped her sword, retrieved the parchment, unrolled it, and then began to read it in precisely that order.
Aubree, I asked Clem to deliver this note to you because I have something very important to tell you--something I couldn't bring myself to tell you in person. I'm not your natural Grandfather. I took your mother in thirty-five years ago and did my best to care for her and protect her through these wretched times but; I regret that I haven't been as involved in your life. I hope that what I'm about to say, though perhaps a secret best kept from you, will give you at the very least understanding. You're mother's parents, your true grandparents, were--
Just then the wind blew harder than before and separated the parchment from Aubree's grasp. "Tits!" Aubree yelled taking a few hurried steps forward then, losing sight of the note, calmed herself. "How predictable." Suddenly the wind blew again and she could see the note twirling in the distance. Keeping her eye fixed on it she ran after the note, the truth, the incomplete sentence that vexed her so. The note flew too and fro, mostly fro, before settling behind a rather handsome hedge.
"Ah-ha" Aubree exclaimed, my pursuit was not in vanity. I'm ready for the disappointing conclusion to my impostor Grandfather's ill couriered note." But as she rounded the hedge she soon realized her journey was not yet complete. Her stomach churned as she beheld the toad she so recently berated and, clasped in it's slimy jowls, the parchment she so recently pursued.
"What could you possibly wan with that? You can't read!" Aubree screamed. "Can you?" The toad didn't respond.
"Give me that now, if I had my sword I'd--" but before she could finish the toad dropped the note in front of it, and then hopped a bit back.
"Oh, you're not a horrible thing at all are you? You're a nice toad, I'm sorry I shouldn't have jumped, or that is to say hopped *chuckle* to conclusions like that." Aubree, smiling, approached the note, but as she bent down to retrieve it, it suddenly disappeared. She looked up and saw the vanishing note back into the mouth of the toad she suddenly regretted giving the benefit of the doubt.
"You! I'm going to smash you to a fu--" Just then the toad did something that both surprised and censored Aubree, it dropped the note and, again, hopped a bit back from it.
"What do you think I am? An idiot?" Aubree asked, "You think my parents shared the same Mother?" Just then Aubree recalled the first part of the note she read. Maybe they where. If here former Grandfather was indeed telling the truth, which he always had. Well, I guess other than telling her he was her Grandfather, which he's now saying he's not. Just then the toad flinched, perhaps involuntarily.
"I saw that!" Aubree screamed, "You understand what I'm saying. You have this whole time! You are a liar! And a thief! And... and.. very uncivil, even for a toad."
The toad lashed out it's tongue, snatching the note back into its mouth, then dropping it for the third time.
"I wasn't even going for it that time," Aubree said, "You're just being spiteful."
The toad opened it's mouth displaying it's tongue, and staring at her.
"What?" Aubree asked. The toad, if it could, would have looked annoyed, but instead it closed it's mouth and then quickly darted it out towards the parchment tapping it slightly, but this time not retrieving it. He then continued to stare at Aubree.
"What? What you want me to grab it with my tongue? Don't be silly I can't do tha--" Aubree's voice suddenly betrayed her, not letting her complete the last word and thusly completing her last thought, therefore making her sound eerily like the toothless man she recently killed that insisted he wasn't a merchant.
"That's right. I said I could do this." Aubree said then, in her head, heard herself screaming STUPID TOAD! WHAT COULD A TOAD KNOW ANYWAY? HOW TO CATCHA FLY WITH IT'S TONGUE! BET I COULD DO THAT!
"I was right," Aubree said voice quavering, "You were being spiteful. Out of all the people in the world why am I the one that has to suffer the justice of a toad?" Aubree's eyes began to tear, but she refused to weep she kept hearing her cruel words repeat over and over again in her head. "My words hurt. I didn't know I sounded so beastly"
"What did you pay someone to protect you from echoes?" Aubree turned around to see the surprisingly animated head of Clem.
"No amount of crying can mend a broken ego." Clem said with a half-grin.
"Great now not only the toad, but by some retarded coincidence you're here to torment me too." Aubree began to wipe the tears from here eyes, "I don't have to take this from you. I'm imagining this. Probably some hallucinogenic side effect from consorting so long with a toad. You aren't real."
"I won't argue the relevance of that statement, lord knows if I am in you head we would never find the end of it." Clem paused for a moment. "Don't worry about whether or not I'm real, am I right?"
Aubree's mouth smirked and then seamlessly morphed into a sneer. "Right about what?
"Um.. I don't remember." Clem said looking left which, because of the position of his head, was towards the ground. "Hey do you really think I'm just a manifestation of your mind?"
"What? Um, no I--I don't know or care what I care about," Aubree said now turning to the toad, "Is getting that note!"
"And this means more to you then your pending sanity?"
"Better to lose my sanity now, in the pursuit of a question, than later in the agonizing regret of inaction. It will torment me to the end of my days." Aubree's muscles tensed, her eyes appeared manic, as she prepared herself for her next note-stealing attempt.
"Wait!" Clem exclaimed.
Aubree jerked abruptly at the sound of Clem's voice nearly falling over.
"If it matters this much to you I'll just tell you. I didn't mean for all this, I'll tell you what's in the note."
"You read it?" Aubree asked in disbelief.
"Read what?"
"The note. The note!" Aubree yelled.
"What about the note?" Clem asked bewildered.
Aubree screamed, "Never mind! Ugh, it doesn't matter, I'm after resolution, and even if you did read it, I doubt you're retelling would be accurate enough to achieve that. So now, if you don't mind." Aubree said composing herself. "I have business with a toad." Aubree crouched down like an awkward leopard, then took in a deep breath and held it. This is it she thought. Then slowly counted down. Three.......... Two.......... On--
"OH! Did I read the note!" Clem yelled all of the sudden. "Yes, I read it."
Aubree jerked forward prematurely and then completely off balance and uncoordinated she ineptly approached her target. Her feet desperately tried to find traction in the sloppy terrain that, she could only assume, was the toad's home. Her left knee gave out and then shortly there after the right knee, ever the conformist, followed suit. Aubree fell face first into the muck as the toad hopped away, leaving the prone Aubree to here muddy feast.
The dismembered head of Clem rolled over to Aubree until it was parallel with her, "Oh, so you wanted to know if I read the note. I get it now." He said surely. "Why?"
Aubree ignored him and sat up. She was completely covered in earth bi-product and was curious about why she didn't taste it. Her mouth was full but unaccompanied by the biting taste of dirt and filth. She turned to the detached head of Clem who was trying to blow dirt out of his eye.
"Oh you found the note!" Clem said settling to just keep his left eye closed. "Things are really starting to look up! Of Course, me being a disembodied head, all I can do is--"
Aubree quickly spat out the contents that recently took residence in her mouth "All you can do is look up--ha ha--how amusing." Aubree quickly cleared the mud from her eyes which revealed a more slimy version of the parchment the wind previously took from her.
"There it is!" Aubree said excitedly.
"There what is?"
Aubree rolled her eyes and then, picking up the note, focused them on the sentence she last read.
"Oh the note!" Clem realized, "What does it say?"


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Perrin Harkins <email@example.com> wrote: > > I am opening a handle before apache forks. However, I was > > able to verify that Apache::DBI wasn't loaded yet at that point (no > > $INC{'Apache/DBI.pm'}), and I was issuing a disconnect() before the fork > > took place. > If Apache::DBI wasn't loaded yet at that point, it won't work. It has > to load before DBI in order to work. The point here was that I *wanted* the disconnect() to take place. So I made sure Apache::DBI wasn't loaded when disconnect() was called before the fork, so that it wouldn't trump my attempt to disconnect the handle owned by the parent process. > > such luck. Inexplicably, I'd get a dead handle back, that said something > > like "postgres server shutting down during query" (I don't have the exact > > error message anymore, but it was something like that). > That doesn't sound like a dead handle to me. It sounds like a handle > that is active, but won't work because it is being used in multiple > processes. Perhaps, but how would that explain this paradox: - After receving this error, calling a disconnect() on the handle says "handle already disconnected", yet: - After attempting to re-connect() or connect_cache() to the database, the *new* handle also exhibits the same screwed up beahviour? > > ... so *then* I tried explicitly calling disconnect() on > > these handles if ping() fails. disconnect() would fail because the handle > > was "already disconnected", and the handle did *not* disappear out of > > CachedKids. > As Tim pointed out, it doesn't need to be removed from CachedKids for > this to work. Fair enough, but I still think it should always be removed from CachedKids on disconnect(), even if the handle is already disconnected: to prevent any driver-specific buffers it had from sitting around forever, or it's DESTROY from being called at an unexpected time way down the road where a potential error won't have enough context to debug, etc... > > Maybe Apache::DBI should push a PostConfigHandler into the > > server that disconnects *every* DBI handle active before apache forks? > It already has code that prevents handles opened during startup from > being cached at all. If that code has bugs, it should be fixed. It's > possible that a PostConfigHandler is more robust, but I don't think > there's any equivalent for mp1. Hmm. I'll chat with gozer about that and see if there's a way to hack similar functionality in for mp1. > > When Apache::DBI refreshes it's database handle [~line 127], > > it doesn't look like it's disconnecting the old one. What if the old handle > > is in a connected, but unpingable state? > For this purpose, "connected" and "pingable" are the same thing. Yes and no. If you can't ping the server, but the TCP socket is still open, that means you essentially have this TCP connection to the server that's not being used, in an open state, for the rest of the lifetime of your apache server instance. This could be a Bad Thing, say, if it's in mid-transaction, keeping a table lock open... > Apache::DBI could be changed to rely on connect_cached internals, but it > pre-dates connect_cached by years. It also does important things that > connect_cached doesn't do, like automatic rollbacks and voiding > disconnect() and not caching handles during startup. (I didn't want to > the disconnect behavior, which is why I stopped using Apache::DBI.) When I just let a database handle fall off the face of the earth I generally get a warning like "DESTROY: issuing ROLLBACK for handle destroyed without disconnect". So it seems like a part of that logic is already in the new DBI. > > Is there an easy way to enumerate *all* cached database > > handles in DBI? > See ChildHandles in a recent DBI. Ah, I missed that. So installed_drivers only returns drivers you've actually use()d at some point, and gives me handles for each? That's awesome :) > At this point, I think we don't know what the problem was with your > database connections, and I'm not convinced it was a result of an > Apache::DBI bug. I do know that after refactoring my code to not use Apache::DBI at all, and not depend on connect_cached() to behave properly, (adding the PostConfig and PreConnection handlers to be very paranoid about what happens to the handles), the problem has gone away. > I do think it would be cool to change the code in Apache::DBI to use > connect_cached for some of the caching mechanics, although that would > require changes in DBI as well. Hmm. What changes in DBI? Thanks, Tyler
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