Disappointed

Only 3 of us showed up Sat. to go riding. What's wrong? Then we only went to 3 M/C dealers and did not go anywhere really. Many "excuses" were made to not show up.


Later Linda and I went to China Wok. The food was dried out and not tasty as usual. We did see 2 good DVD's. Deja Vu and Night in a Musesum.


Sunday is better. I went by myself on my sport bike, to Sierra Blanca, except for a Semi tailgating me it was good. I drove Rte. 1111 from Sierra Blanca and Carlsbad Hiway, 42 miles, without seeing another car.


Today we are watching 2 more DVD's In Pursuit of Happiness and Rocky Balboa.


I still have not opened up the pool. Usually it is been in the 90's by now and low 70's at night, but not this year. Opening the pool would require heating the water from 80 to 90. Since natural gas prices are still at high winter rates that's going to be expensive.


El Paso gas prices are the highest in Texas. Took $13 to fill up the bike today. Linda spent over $40 to fill up the car. I do not fell sorry for the SUVs, trucks and pick ups spending over $100, they are the one's causing our high prices. At least my bikes get 45-70 mpg. The car gets 21-23 mpg.

The bike above is the sport bike, but is even better now. It has a really nice, newer, red tank now.

1st Quote on Roof

$5900 includes 30 year roofing, down tube for A/C, and new flashing.

Waited around for 6 hours that were late, typical for EP.

Got an email from a fellow Suzuki 1100 owner. Our carbs have a defect in them after 20,000 miles they wear out the internals prematurely, causing reduced performance and increased gas consumption. It can drop from the mid 40's to the high 20's if not fixed. His idea spurd me on the do a much cheaper fix. His cost to others $160, mine cost $10 but is 2-3 hours work.

Picture to the right is from a series sent to me. It is the "Road of Death" in S. America. It's a 1 lane road used by trucks going both directions. They all have scrape marks down both sides of the trucks. The mirrors are never turned out. Very scarey!

3rd Blog

Well today State Farm Adjusters came by for 2 hours to evaluate the roof, ceiling, fence, pool, and shed for Hail Damage. We are suppose to get a new roof and enough to have someone else fix the ceilings. They also gave us a new pool cover, the plastic seperators around the pool, a new shed, and the privacy slats on the fence in the back yard. I won't see a check for a few days. I will probably do most of the work inside so to help us pay for the $1500 deductible.

As to my other big duty I cleaned house today, I make the mess, I clean the mess and get paid, Linda is so good to me, I want to be so good to her, if she would let me!

As to my bikes. Yesterday I tried to wire up the turn signals so they act in conjunction with the brake lights, but it never worked right. I could get them to come on with the brake lights but could not figure how to make them over-ride the brake lights if the signals were on at the same time. Took me 6 hours to figure that out. Life is great in retirement, when something does not work, no time was really wasted, besides what day is it? I don't even wear a watch in the house.

2nd Posting- Accident

If you got my email you've already read this.
6 of us went to the Aspencash M/C rally in Ruidoso. 4 of us (Me, Card, Mel, & Mike Rhodes)met Benny and Sue & Sam Faraone up there. Sam had already gone to the Trade show so he decided to go home alone. It was 10:00 am. The other 5 went to the Convention Center about 8-10 miles further up Ruidoso. As we were leaving about 11:30 Benny got a phone call from Pam (Sam's wife) that he was in an accident but was OK. We jumped on our bikes and headed back to Tularosa. Sam was following a jeep, but a lady did not see him behind it and turned left in front of him. There was a bicycle rally taking up the entire right lane with 200 bikes, They were traveling on a 70 mph road obstructing traffic, but when Sam had the accident they were going the opposite direction but still very annoying and distracting to all car/trucks in both directions.
Sam is very sore, 2 small abrasions. He will be even sorer tomorrow. His bike's front end is totaled. If it bent the frame the entire bike is totaled. Peter's taking Sam to see a doctor.
We waited 2 hours for Sam's son Peter to bring a pick up truck so the 6 of us could put the bike in it. Sam was very quiet. It was very heavy loading it up in the truck.
3 things we must do.
1. Stay together. 2 or more bikes can be seen much easier.
2. Wear your helmet!!!!! If Sam had not had it on he would be much worse. It is scratched. You can not control your head in an accident, it is like lead shot, I know, I fell twice in one day, my face would have been so bloody without a helmet I probably would be dead. I was 125 miles out in the desert on a road where maybe 1 car comes by per day!
3. Always drive with your bright lights on DAY and night.
This is our 2nd accident in our group, every one of us has dropped our bikes, this is a message.
Thank God he is OK, Thank You Lord!

My first blog

I'm having so much fun blogging with my son so far far away, I'm hoping he will comment on my stupid things (oops sorry) important, creative and unique concepts and projects with far reaching social implications with down right fun repercussions.
Well today I went to my 6th anger management class. We BS'ed for 1 hour and 45 minutes and they taught for 10 minutes with 2 minutes of summarizing. Today I realized I have almost no problems compared to all the brown people. I'm the oldest, only Caucasian, only volunteer, paying half what the others are because they are all on criminal probation. But it is helping me realize nothing we get angry at is worth it, but we all get upset anyways.
Afterwards I bought Church's chicken and went to Charlie Thomas' house to eat and then we went for a ride to Edge of Texas. Charlie what's your doctor's name and phone #. He needs to know you went riding a week too early after surgery.
Then I came home to relax, it was way too hard riding and BS'ng all day.
Read my son's Blog and love to ridicule his weather. But he's lost 50+ lbs. WOW.
Linda showed me how to start this Blog, since it's free (spell that CHEAP) and if my life's got any worth while revelations they might get posted here.
Then Linda and I....ho I can't say that.
Called all my friends to see if they will go with us to Ruidoso for the bike rally, Aspencash.
Of 30 friends only 5 are going, they got no commitment or life compared to me!