Taming the unruly colonists

 Posted on January 22, 2019  |  4 minutes  |  663 words  |  

**Note: this is an account of Arsenal’s Q at Claymore, as reported by YHC, Pickles. Most of the facts here are actually true.** A couple of weeks back when YHC realized that Arsenal would be in town the idea sprang up that he should Q Claymore. Brilliant! Now, this was Arsenal’s first attempt at taming the unruly PAX of CARPEX. He had Q’d YHC and Arts n’ Crafts on a few of our business trips, but nothing official. [Read More]
arsenal  arts-n-crafts  disco-duck  earhart  ezekiel  open-out  pickles  press-on  shut-in 

Hot! Hot! Hot!

 Posted on January 21, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  296 words  |  

Here’s what 4 HIDA’s did in 19 degree windy weather with kettlebells. First exercise, the Pledge of Allegiance. Pick a kettlebell that you want to use for 45 minutes. WarmUp Leave your kettlebell and jog the pickle, with ass kickers, karaoke both directions and high knees. Circle up for SSHs, Cotton Pickers, Steve Earles, Sir Fazio arm circles both directions, and Merkins (on down AND up). The Thang Split Dora - PAX partner up. [Read More]
earhart  red-ryder  sub  trike 

Windchill Warrioring

 Posted on January 21, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  436 words  |  

Advice about being out in the cold from the Boy Scouts: layer up. Advice about being out in the cold from “To Build a Fire”: keep moving (and learn to build a fire) Advice about being out in the cold from Costco: Little Hotties are $30 for a box of 40. Advice about being out in the cold from my wife last night: “You’re an idiot” The PAX at A-Team this morning I think agreed with all of the above. [Read More]
bartman  cataracts  coxswain  crimson  deuce  disco-duck  flip-flop  hanson  hasselhoff  hello-kitty  hotspot  jigglypuff  michelob  pierogi  press-on  smokey  sooey  two-factor  www  yogi 

Finally Cracked that Whip

 Posted on January 20, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  489 words  |  

January 19, 2019 Pax: Banjo, Biner, Buddy the Elf, Build a Bear, Chanticleer, Chinese Downhill, Denali, Half, Fava, Frey Daddy, GTL, Grease Monkey, Hi-Liter, MacGruber, Michelob, Morse Code, Old Maid, PBX, Red Card, Red Sea, Shut In, Slim Jim, Squatter, Sub, Sunshine, Wonderbread, Several handfuls for 3.1 miles EC, some are listed here: Banjo, Build a Bear, Chanticleer, Denali, Michelob, Old Maid, Red Card, Red Sea, Slim Jim, Squatter, Sub, Sunshine, Wonderbread, [Read More]
banjo  biner  buddy-the-elf  build-a-bear  chanticleer  chinese-downhill  denali  fava  frey-daddy  grease-monkey  gtl  half  hi-liter  largemouth  macgruber  michelob  morse-code  old-maid  pbx  red-card  red-sea  shut-in  slim-jim  squatter  sub  sunshine 

4 Ruck Horseman

 Posted on January 19, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  460 words  |  

QIC: WWW PAX: Ezekiel, Katniss, Lawn Dart, WWW Bartman sent a post on 1stF channel stating that he was going to make the traveling Rolling Stone AO a permanent AO. The AO of choice to share the real estate was none other than Gran Torino. Unfortunately, the post also was Q shopping because Bartman had to travel this week. As soon as YHC saw the post, I immediately jumped at the opportunity to sign up to Q. [Read More]
ezekiel  katniss  lawn-dart  www 

F3 Dads - Pierogi & Co edition

 Posted on January 19, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  423 words  |  

Will keep this brief as YHC wants to get back to enjoying his Saturday but had to get this down, ASAP. Thank you all for the awesome morning today. I loved it, my kids loved it and I hope all of you did as well. Boone and Rosie have been wanting to Q for months and am glad we finally did. It’s awesome to think that when we first came out, Rosie didn’t want to even say her name at COT and now she’s out there throwing down a beatdown. [Read More]
build-a-bear  choochoo  denali  hello-kitty  joe-smith  lite-brite  mookie  pierogi  shut-in  slide-rule  the-commish  thurston  trike  warbucks  wonderbread 

I've Never Seen Vertical 4 Corners

 Posted on January 18, 2019  |  1 minutes  |  158 words  |  

In keeping with the spirit, I’ll be brief. 11 PAX (including Great Britain’s ambassador to Carpex; great to have Arsenal out) showed up in downtown Carpex for some parking deck fun. Jogged to the little used Town Hall parking lot for warmups (The usual) Mosey over to the top of the parking deck for some vertical 4 corner 7’s (or, as some people call them “Sabans”). Starting at the top with 6 Burpees. [Read More]
angry-elf  arsenal  callahan  hello-kitty  jigglypuff  ollie  pickles  prodigal  saban  term-paper  the-joker 

WE READY

 Posted on January 18, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  372 words  |  

AO: Slippery When Wet QIC: Staubach It was an honor to do my VQ with this great group of men. I am very appreciative for F3 and all that is has done for me in my life. Thanks to @bluewater for getting me out there last June. Here is my VQ backblast: It was pretty nice, about 40 degrees and a little damp. My nerves were high as I headed out for my VQ. [Read More]
bluewater  coxswain  denali  grease-monkey  jigglypuff  joe-smith  oofta  shank  smokey  staubach  term-paper  wonderbread 

Well, That Sucked

 Posted on January 18, 2019  |  3 minutes  |  454 words  |  

Nicely put, Pickles. More on that in a minute. As for any Q YHC rolls in about 15 minutes before the start to walk the grounds. (This was not as necessary today as I had been there the afternoon before with my 2.0 and 2.1 to scout and confirm a few things. North Cary Park is truly the nicest park in Cary.) Shortly behind me the Site Q runs in carrying the shovel flag. [Read More]
arsenal  ck  coney  leprechaun  pickles  press-on  random-house  saban  sabre  theismann  yogi 

Cold Open

 Posted on January 17, 2019  |  2 minutes  |  375 words  |  

On “The Slack” when I see Hotspot’s week of upcoming Q’s. Hmmm. No Q at DZ. That ain’t ‘bout to happen. Snatched that bad boy up and came up with the plan. Warm Up: Harder than normal this am since everyone was in their own world conversating. Could not get this bunch of 12 in gear at all. Saben even gave me the eye. Never have I felt so inadequate as a Q. [Read More]
burt  ck  coney  flip-flop  gap-year  leprechaun  ollie  pickles  random-house  saban  sabre  sosa