The first Christmas Miracle of the season??

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fatcat216v2

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I am putting together the XMAS elliptical I bought #2 and the hubby before the BahHumbug I hate the holidays spirit overtook me....

It is enough to bring a tear of joy to my Scrooge eye.

Behold the hardware neatly sorted. (As well as all machinery clearly labeled, instructions & diagrams which are easily read by feeble old eyes.)
 
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It actually has two motors- one big lug, and one mighty mite. I'll see if I can post pictures of the duo later.

It's going to take another Christmas miracle for the hubby to use this thing more than he uses the vacuum. But, tis the season of hope and all that. (Actually, I am kidding. He vaccuums a lot. Kinda lucky that way.)

It was actually fun to put together because everything matched up like it was supposed to and had exactly the right number of parts etc. Not quite the disaster working on my bikes can prove to be. At least, not so far. I'll let you know when someone gets an eye poked out by a flying bolt or breaks a leg because things aren't REALLY put together like they should be. Lol.
 
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I should have this little miracle moved to fitness to track the pound weight loss program, eh? he he he. Every husband loves it when his wife posts his weight loss progress on the internet. Right??
 
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RYDMOTO

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Perhaps you can do a poll and make things interesting!!!!

Better yet put a generator on it and have it power your home theater I see in the background...lol
 
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fatcat216v2 said:
It's going to take another Christmas miracle for the hubby to use this thing more than he uses the vacuum.
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Or you could just be really blunt on Christmas morning and tell him you bought because you think he's fat. :think:
 
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RYDMOTO said:
Perhaps you can do a poll and make things interesting!!!!

Better yet put a generator on it and have it power your home theater I see in the background...lol
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Rydmoto---That would be way cool. :cool: This is well suited for him because he needs to keep his mind busy- magazines, books on tape, movies, news, sports, anything to distract his mind while trying to burn calories. He absolutely hates exercising so hopefully he'll be in his element now.

#2 (daughter #2) likes all the gadgets and bells and whistles- distance and calories burned, that sort of thing. She was working up a head of steam setting goals and accomplishing them within 15 minutes of me making sure all the bolts were tightened proper.

An elliptical or treadmill has been on her wish list for several years. Never was one in my price range til this year. State of the economy undoubtedly because most of the ones we looked at were $1000 off the list price.

Anyway- nice addition to that room, and it went together very sweet, even for the mechanically challenged like me. Nice and solid. And... I wasn't Scrooge this year, lol.
 

RYDMOTO

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At least you won't shoot your eye out kid!
 

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fatcat216v2

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LongGone said:
Or you could just be really blunt on Christmas morning and tell him you bought because you think he's fat. :think:
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Nah. I'll leave that to his second wife.
 
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RYDMOTO said:
At least you won't shoot your eye out kid!
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Roy- I love this movie!! A true Christmas classic. (Although we aregoing to see Sherlock Holmes this X-Mas for our Christmas movie.)

My daughter and I have contemplated BB guns (if not the official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle) in the last few years (as well as paint ball guns) to shoot at the peepers (yes, there apparently are more than one) lurking in our neighbors' bushes...

Meanwhile my second Christmas miracle occurred when I actually went X-Mas shopping a second time, and came home and put up Christmas lights outside and some really cool ornaments in my Redbud tree! Yay me.

But The TRUE Spirit of Christmas descended on me when I read the Yuletide poem written by DRN members & fellow Wisconsiners Tammy Fleming and Sierra Dortch. Thanks for keeping me motivated with your Poem, your riding, and EN-thusiasm!! Aaron is just waiting for me to bring my bike in so he can get the right size studs! Bring on the cold and snow. I am ready. See their Yuletide poem below. :cool:
 
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RYDMOTO

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This is what you need instead of the 200 shot Red Ryder.
Condor air rifle from Airforce.
When you see the peeper your first "over the bow" shot goes past his ear by 1/16th of an inch.He will get the hint.If not....2nd shot says Merry Christmas from Fatcat with a "keep the change you flithy pig" yelled from the bushes.lol
 

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