My knees are screaming and I have been feeling like I had gained weight for weeks . I ' ve cut out sodas almost entirely , having maybe one or two a day , trying to cut out extra fat , eating more vegetables and salad . I ' ve now dropped the extra 6 and am now down to 190 . Hoping to keep this up and drop another five in two weeks .

A: Why might my knees be hurting ?

He basically went into training , studying with a good friend who did make the line and then with an accomplished quad teacher . ( I still have n't figured out why they are called quads when there are five drums on the rig . ) He practiced while awake and in his sleep . He used his fingers to practice while sitting at the kitchen counter or while stopped at traffic lights ; he used chopsticks waiting for meals at Chinese restaurants , wooden spoons while making chocolate chip cookies , well , you get the picture . I am very happy to report that his dedication and hard work paid off .

A: Why is the subject banging so much ?

It was raining , but we could n't be stopped . Our hair was flying every which direction and I was driving 15 miles over the speed limit while thinking I needed a cigarette and singing " Stop me if you think that you ' ve heard this one before , " when Carina looked over at me with her feet on the dash , " Can we have a pause moment right now ? " she asked .

A: Why may driving conditions have worsened ?

The last picture I took on my first gawking venture down Highway 11 . It was about a week before they were letting people back into New Orleans . There was a marina , called Tites , at the end of Hwy . 11 before the bridge .

A:
What 's the most likely reason people were n't being let back into the city ?