Tidbits II

Thanks for the well-wishes and concerns on the new bike. I’m slowly breaking it in. I went for a ride last night. In a word, SWEET! I had sold my scooter but the guy backed out. No biggie, it’s paid for and I have the space.

As for the safety issues, yeah there is that. However, as Joe pointed out a lot of guys get bikes to increase the perception of coolness, manhood or likability. Not so in my case. I could care less really. I upgraded for a variety of reasons but the biggies were based on practicality.

• 1) While the scooter was great for tooling around the city, I had a really hard time w/it during rain or poor weather days. It is so light that any rain makes it very dangerous to slide around on the street.
• 2) I can afford a car but don’t want the hassles of parking, storage, fees, etc. I have a garage space so storage isn’t bad however, parking is simplistic w/a bike. Fees even less hassle.
• 3) I’m no longer citybound. I can actually get on the freeway and drive over the bridge. While not a primary factor it is nice to have the added mobility.

Working where I do, I hear/see a lot of the accident calls that come in. I’m fully aware of the hazards involved and *cross my fingers* will do my best to avoid them.

In other news, I locked myself out of the apartment yesterday. Completely stupid mistake. Score one for Kletus. Sixty five bucks and an hour and half later, I’m back in. I hate wasting money and that was a waste.

At work, I’ve been on an early shift the last few days training for the upcoming dynamic deployment with fire side. It’s playing havoc w/my sleeping. I have to get up at 6:00am. Today, is the last day, THANK the LAWD! Tomorrow, I’m back on my regular shift.

I haven’t forgotten about the work out routine stuff. I’ll be posting it probably early next week.