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Downhill Fast

Rheannon & Tamara www.downhillfastpod.com
This is a podcast of two friends telling stories that just might go downhill fast.

Episodes

Season 6 Ep 17: Land lines cut and spring cleaning

This week's episode has Tamara and Rheannon reunited to podcast in person. Tamara's weeks of dog sitting continues, but Rheannon would say she is back on the better side of the mountains. To kick off the episode Tamara and Rheannon start with a history refresher of a phone land line being connected to the internet. Tamara might have cut some wires while under the house. She was not harmed in her adventures under the house, but the internet was not so lucky. The saga with Diego trying to bring st...

Jul 20, 20221 hr 14 minSeason 6Ep. 17

Season 6 Ep 16: The audacity of pets and their issues

This week's episode kicks off with an update on John's most recent mischief. After destroying the gate trying to keep him out of kitchen Rheannon had to put in a replacement baby gate. Only to learn that John can jump it real easy and the mischief continues. Not to be outdone the cats have also been causing problems. Rheannon woke up to noises in the night. An unknown animal might have been in the house, but it is unsure. Tamara has been staying busy hanging with the family, and decided to lend ...

Jul 06, 20221 hr 8 minSeason 6Ep. 16

Season 6 Ep 15: pretty cats are blankets that purr

Rheannon is very upset with her dog. John has decided that when there is thunder the only person that he wants to be around is Theresa. Even if she is making fun of him, John still only wants to be around her. It was an eventful weekend when one of the toilets stopped working. After a lot of googling, renting equipment, and trying everything it took a plumber to fix. Tamara perhaps has been watching a little too much criminal minds, and was very startled when a closed door opened on its own. Tur...

Jun 07, 20221 hr 2 minSeason 6Ep. 15

Season 6 Ep 14: Hey buddy, bye buddy

This week's episode kicks off with Rheannon's feedback for Tamara signing off her emails with "best". Lots to ponder for Tamara moving forward. This week Tamara didn't do a lot of work since she was recovering from being sick. Rheannon made the mistake of drinking extra pulp orange juice. Tamara laughed so hard she cried. Rheannon has started picking movies in less than 60 seconds. Tamara takes this as a chance to quiz her on the titles of the movies she has picked recently. It went downhill fas...

May 31, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 6Ep. 14

Season 6 Ep 13: Lawn Mower Saga

This week's episode kicks off with the saga that was the lawn mower chamber of secrets. Everything that could go wrong went wrong. It was a one step forward and two steps back. Tamara did her best to help out and managed to get a little work out in while helping. Decisions were made using the tried and true method of rock, paper, scissors. Which left most people satisfied. Let's just say that it went downhill fast.

May 12, 20221 hr 21 minSeason 6Ep. 13

Season 6 Ep 12: The trials of dog sitting murderous pick pockets

This week's episode kicks off with a surprise taste test. Rheannon is not a big fan of soda, so we are off to a rough start there. There were points for bubbles and the fun color of the soda, but overall the after taste is what soured the overall experience. Tamara had a rough week while dog sitting and then driving on the freeway. Accidents outside of her control that went downhill fast. John makes a couple of appearances trying to ask for his dinner. Rheannon had her own downhill fast experien...

May 03, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 6Ep. 12

Season 6 Ep 11: Toilet trenches where no one could leave or join until it was over

This week's episode kicks off with a recap of the adult easter egg hunt, which included hunting for airplane shots hidden around the yard. Tamara maybe pushed the rules of it not being full contact by literally pushing Rheannon. It was fun once "all" the bottles were found and it was time to negotiate and trade for peoples favorites. Jury is still out if all the bottles have been found. There was enough food for 19 people. Rheannon and Tamara had a hard time remember just how much food there was...

Apr 26, 20221 hr 14 minSeason 6Ep. 11

Season 6 Ep 10: The urban legend of dog cat

This week's episode kicks off with a major update to the bathroom remodel. Dry wall happened, and painting was completed. Finally the tile was able to go in. It took all four roommates, but the house is days away from getting a second toilet. Tamara had a fun time hunting a fly with Diego. John has taken up some cat like tendencies and now likes napping in the sun on the pool table. Tamara had an adventure of hot tubbing in a hotel. The water quality was a little questionable and it was defiantl...

Apr 12, 20221 hr 11 minSeason 6Ep. 10

Season 6 Ep 9: The only person in the mask wearing the hot tub

This week kicks off with Rheannon plotting what Tamara's projects will be since she missed out on bathroom remodel this weekend. Rheannon was also worried that Tamara hasn't been working out. She has been working out, but not wearing her watch. Tamara for the first time in a very long time was able to go for a swim and a hot tub. There is some confusion on who should be blamed for roommates getting sick. John has come up with a new level of bad dog behavior. He was found sleeping on the pool tab...

Apr 05, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 6Ep. 9

Season 6 Ep 8: Shocking revelations about wetsuits

This week's episode kicks off with Tamara being late running on Tam time. Although she is happy to be dog sitting a pup that lets her sleep to 8:00 am. Rheannon had an amazing weekend filled with yard work and being productive around the house. There were some struggles in Rheannon's household trying to get all the animals to get along at night. Tamara has her world rocked when she learned that people would pee in a wetsuit to warm it up. Rheannon is convinced that everyone pees in a wetsuit. Ta...

Mar 29, 20221 hr 2 minSeason 6Ep. 8

Season 6 Ep 7: Murky water and cold hard bass

Fishing adventures happened. Tamara was cold all day. She was promised gloves and that didn't happen. It wouldn't have solved everything, but it would have helped. Rheannon was the only person who successfully caught a fish. Everyone had fun fishing, and lots of people almost caught a fish. Tamara was not one of those people. The things people said fishing had Tamara giggling all day. Tamara is really upset that Diego is sleeping on top of the stove. She is not convinced that he won't hurt himse...

Mar 22, 20221 hr 10 minSeason 6Ep. 7

Season 6 Ep 6: How many days do you think it has been?

This week's episode kicks off with Tamara and Rheannon catching up on their weekends. Tamara stayed home for a relaxing movie weekend and went out to a relaxing lunch. Rheannon went for a family ski weekend. Rheannon did not have a very restful weekend. The last ski weekend of the season also brought some crazy wind. Everyone tried to make the most of the bad weather and Rheannon wanted to reward her nieces and nephew their hard work with some froyo. Her mistake though was trying to take four ki...

Feb 28, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 6Ep. 6

Season 6 Ep 5: Should someone go check on that noise?

This week's episode kicks off learning about how the baking challenge went. The obstacles mounted after a few failed trips to the store. Starting the cake bake with gluten free pancake mix wasn't ideal, but no one was willing to go back to the store. Emotions were high for the bake and Tamara did not thrive in that team building exercise. Weirdly it was easier to team build with the children and work together to frost a cake. Lots of pool and foosball played, and the winner of the foosball was t...

Feb 21, 20221 hr 9 minSeason 6Ep. 5

Season 6 Ep 4: Relaxing Sunday?

This week's episode kicks off with an update of the remodel work that has not started just yet. A lot of movies watched this week. Kicking things off with a review of Spencer. No one should be surprised that Tamara liked it more than Rheannon. Things got interesting this week with a trip to the movie theater to see Scream 5. An empty movie theater with reclining seats was a good time. Rheannon was happy to see the fifth movie in a series having seen none of the other movies. There of course is a...

Feb 15, 202255 minSeason 6Ep. 4

Season 6 Ep 3: Hostile Tech Support?

This episode kicks off with the question of if we were recording. New recording gear means a need for tech support. Rheannon was not loving her drink, perhaps partially because Tamara refused to go to the store. Tamara did her best to fix the problem by fetching grenadine. Turns out Tamara really only likes to go to the store when it is her idea. Thankful for the TV recommendations from folks, and there are a couple of good options. Rheannon had a horrible migraine and to make it worse she found...

Feb 07, 20221 hr 19 minSeason 6Ep. 3

Season 6 Ep 2: Venn Diagram of Murder and Titillating Television

This episode kicks off with an update on the remodel work. One step closer to using the heated floors, and Rheannon really wants the pellet stove to know their days are numbered. Tamara had a great time working on remodel stuff with Rheannon and her buddy. Tamara thrived having a buddy to talk to and was able to work with supervision. The dry wall lift worked and managed to not crush anyone. Tamara wants to try cross country skiing, and even though Rheannon thinks she will hate it she is still w...

Feb 01, 20221 hr 4 minSeason 6Ep. 2

Season 6 Ep 1: Vegas adventures and bunny hill crossfit

This week's episode kicks off with Tamara's adventures in Vegas. They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. In this case it is what Tamara saw in Vegas will stick with her forever. Although it did confirm that Tamara when face with a confrontation will freeze. Rheannon in the meantime went skiing with her family and now is up to teaching three nieces and a nephew how to ski. After bunny hill crossfit with a giant toddler Rheannon was relieved he finally learned to put all hist weight on his ...

Jan 25, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 6Ep. 1

Season 5 Ep 32: Packing for Vegas and prepping for dry wall

This week's episode is recorded from the same house, but different rooms due to a little technical difficulty. Tamara is getting packed and ready for her trip to Vegas. Rheannon has been adjusting to Tamara moving in by doing more of the cooking. Which is a side effect of being the only person in the house still working from home. Poor John is struggling with the snow and not being able to go on his walks. Rheannon was pleased to get Tamara on board with her plan for her record players. Her hope...

Jan 19, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 5Ep. 32

Season 5 Ep 31: The cleanse and the truck struggle

This week's episode kicks off with Tamara explaining her chunky soup and her cleanse to kick off the new year. Rheannon's new year has been filled with a whole lot of snow. Turns out things got a little crazy with the snow today and trying to move her truck to help a stranger. Tamara had some trouble with her headlight repair and her windshield wiper repair, but lucky for her she had a couple people she could call on to lend a hand. Rheannon learned some important lessons about her new set up fo...

Jan 11, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 5Ep. 31

Season 5 Ep 30: House remodel and working the bull dick

This week's episode kicks off with a story of perseverance and stubbornness as Rheannon takes on a battle with a giant stump. She got her wife 100% bought in and committed to move this 350 pound stump in a foot and a half snow. Fancy boots might have been a bad idea. Tamara has scheduled an appointment to pay someone to fix her headlight. Rheannon is very disappointed that Tamara would pay someone to fix something so easy. Gift giving can be hard picking gifts and finding something the other per...

Dec 27, 20211 hr 6 minSeason 5Ep. 30

Season 5 Ep 29:Struggles from the workout challenge and dogs wearing jackets

Tamara kicks this episode off with Tamara having some questions about different adapters for a massage gun. Rheannon answered some questions, but mostly just heckled. The workout challenge is still going, but Tamara is struggling with some muscle pain from a lot of cycling workouts. Rheannon quizzes Tamara on a new tire prices. Tamara did some baking with the family. She did time it so she did minimal work. It turns out if she does sub par work then she gets to eat more of the baked goods. It is...

Dec 21, 20211 hr 9 minSeason 5Ep. 29

Season 5 Ep 28: Downhill fast after dark

Just when Tamara’s Dad fixes her podcast chord the kitten has her heart set on destroying the mic chord. Tamara shares about watching the Matrix movies gearing up for the new movie. Rheannon has been doing the whole walk the animals thing wrong. She has been discouraging Diego from walking with them. Tamara thinks Diego should be put in a harness and invited along on the walk. Rheannon and Tamara come up with a new dating app that lets your friends/family act as a wingman. Rheannon goes on a tan...

Dec 14, 20211 hr 30 minSeason 5Ep. 28

Season 5 Ep 27: Holiday movie reviews and attempted critter home invasion

This week's episode kicks off with an update on the workout challenge. There is still not a winner, and the workout challenge continues. Rheannon has some complaints about Tamara's movie recommendations. Tamara then goes on a bit of a rant with her new idea for a tv show she wants to write with Rheannon. John then decides to join the podcast with his frustrations. Turns out he is busy defending the house from possible critter invasion. One such critter is a cat. A once perceived stray cat shows ...

Dec 07, 20211 hr 11 minSeason 5Ep. 27

Season 5 Ep 26: Thankful for fishing and babies

This week's episode is coming out just after Thanksgiving week, and we kick of the episode checking in on adventures from the week. Tamara's week involved a lot of time with the family. There were some dipper changes and some sweet moments with the niece and nephew. Rheannon got to do some fishing. John was living his best dog life when he got to make a new friend. Playing with a great dane made John look tiny in comparison. Tamara is having fun dog sitting. Unfortunately, the streak continues o...

Nov 29, 20211 hr 9 minSeason 5Ep. 26

Season 5 Ep 25: Fancy restaurant adventures and flying first class

This week's episode is the first one back with Tamara in the States. Which means back to podcasting in the evenings, so Rheannon can enjoy a drink while Tamara enjoy's some tea. With Tamara back in town it is now Rheannon's turn to head out of town. Will the workout challenge continue over the holidays or go downhill fast? No one really knows. Tamara did have a great time at a fancy dinner and managed to not embarrass her friend or herself too bad. Adventures were had trying new foods and helpin...

Nov 22, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 5Ep. 25

Season 5 Ep 24: Weird things happen in the middle of the night...

This week's episode we have a guest. Turns out Tamara maybe hasn't been the best house guest, and that is only partially because of a cracked dinner plate. The evidence is a little unclear and she is unwilling to take the blame. Rheannon has had a crazy last 24 hours after the theft of her generator. Middle of the night thud as something hit the floor. Tamara decided to check the house with a 22 pound dog for "backup". Turns out it was just her phone, but she didn't communicate that very well to...

Nov 16, 20211 hr 12 minSeason 5Ep. 24

Season 5 Ep 23: Gesture of friendship

This episode kicks off with Tamara sharing how she messed up and didn't know the difference between a wine decanter and a vase. Her friend, who she was visiting, did not appreciate the kind gesture of getting flowers due to the mix up. Apparently they are very difficult to dry. Not to worry Rheannon is a problem solver and was able to google possible solution. Rheannon also had a very productive weekend making a lot of progress with her carport. Tamara had some questions about the logistics of i...

Nov 08, 20211 hr 8 minSeason 5Ep. 23

Season 5 Ep 20: Solo adventure planning for a fun downhill fast

This week's episode kicks off with Tamara sharing her adventures from some solo shopping trip. The most exciting purchase being mostly candy. There was some confusion around trying to cook some rice, but Tamara did manage to figure it out. Rheannon had some tips for Tamara's solo adventuring coming up, and did her best to help with offline maps. Jury is still out if Tamara can use the maps successfully while off of wifi. Rheannon is getting the bug to go fishing. so much so that she might even g...

Oct 25, 20211 hr 7 minSeason 5Ep. 20

Season 5 Ep 19: Catching up on Copenhagen and Carports

This week's episode is all about Tamara's Copenhagen adventures and Rheannon's success in getting winterized, and that includes the carport. Luckily Tamara has not gotten lost on the public transit, but that is largely due to her friend picking her up from the airport and navigating all public transit. Rheannon had a very productive weekend completing part one of the carport. Which is one step closer to being ready for winterization, which is good timing since it has already snowed once. There a...

Oct 18, 202155 minSeason 5Ep. 19
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