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Friday, May 17, 2013


“A sure cure for what ails ya!”
 
The Stars pick up date has been delayed by miserable weather; rain and hail, wind and cold, and I have been afflicted with a cold. It’s not just an ordinary cold but a stop the world, I am incapacitated, my mother told me to go to the doctor, of course I ignored her, there is no cure for the common cold – cold!
Today I finally arrived at KTec to pick her up and no one paid any attention to me as I stuffed the bags full of my work day paraphernalia. I had already paid for the oil change on Monday when I stopped by to let them know my death by cold was imminent and I didn’t want to leave an outstanding debt (really I didn’t want to sneeze, cough, drip or drool in the new helmet.) So, without fanfare I was ready to ride - sort of, after all it’s been 7 months.
So, after 7 months …“I forgot how much stuff I have to wear. Really, I didn’t bring my socks, how could I forget my socks? Do I remember how to ride this thing?  I don’t think it feels as heavy as it did last year. Freak, it’s not going to start – right, it’s cold, it’s a Yamaha - where the heck did the choke go?” Chu, chu, chu, Bruum, bruum!  I eased out the clutch and rolled, ever so gently, on the throttle … “Am I going to make it out of the parking lot without dropping it? Crap, I should have picked a different day – what was I thinking, Friday night on a long weekend? Am I in third gear or fourth. Man, it’s been a long 7 months. Did I cancel the signal light, oh ya, I did – but I think I’ll do it again just to be sure. If I cough in the new helmet will the germs stay there all summer, hey my nose stopped running.  Is the new helmet going to be too much of a distraction for the first ride? Better take that throughway behind the shopping centre to get a few curves in before I have a serious corner to take. Traffic – what was I thinking! Oh yeah, I’m all alone inside my helmet again, I’ve got way too much time to think. Hey, I like this new helmet, it isn’t distracting at all (as a matter of fact it’s quieter and I’ve got better mobility, I’m going to have to blog about that.) Yeah! I made it home!"
As I opened the door one last time tonight to look at her, I swear I could almost smell the lilacs – almost. Maybe, just maybe, bringing a motorcycle home can cure the common cold.

Take two wheels along with a healthy dose of sunshine, double digit temperatures, add in a Friday night (on a long weekend) and it’s sure to “cure what ails ya!”

14 comments:

  1. Karen:

    we have the same problem here. No fun with traffic on a Friday afternoon at the beginning of a long holiday weekend. There were long lines everywhere with gridlock

    glad to see your *Star enjoying her first day out of Jail.

    so glad to see you riding bobskoot style, NO SOCKS, NO PROBLEM

    enjoy your weekend. I think I'm going to ride Nu2Me too

    bob
    Riding the Wet Coast

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    1. Bob - my head (cold) wasn't really ready for a ride yesterday but I had errands to do (I hate errands on the bike - too much work, for so many stops,) but did it out of necessity. I had a glorious route (socks included) planned for today ... unfortunately the clouds rolled in and while I was waiting for sunshine the rain started to fall instead. Moved to plan B and did homework for most of the day (that's a good and bad thing!) The count down is seriously beginning.

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  2. I had to smile at your description of getting on for the first time after 7 months. It was spot on. I think we all go through that to some degree no matter how long we've been riding.
    Anyway, congratulations on being back on the road. Looks like a great weekend for the two of you to get reacquainted.

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    1. Canajun - this year seems to be a bit wobb-lier ... must be because the respite has been considerably longer. Was raring to go today, until the showers moved in - maybe tomorrow.

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  3. Aww. A touching story of a girl and her motorcycle. :) I think you saved it from the dank and darkness of the garage and it was just as happy on those curves with you.

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    1. She did seem to perk up when I started to pack her bags ... she's looking forward to the summer and freedom once again.

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  4. Motorcycling is the cure for many things! Glad you're finally on your star!

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    1. Dar, do you think there's a relationship to the helmet and pressure point therapy (every time I put the helmet on, the sinus clears)... just another reason to wear a helmet :o) It's good for your health!!!!

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  5. Hooray for bringing the bike home - boo for having a cold.

    Hubby has one too, managed to catch his third cold this year (more than he has had in the last 10 years). Does he need to bring a bike home to cure it? Don't tell him that.

    Glad you made it home safe and sound and thanks for sharing the story with that special sense of humor and making me smile.

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    1. Trobairitz did Troubadour and I miss something - I thought it was the year of the snake not the year of the cold! (we should compare symptoms ... would we get more sympathy?)
      As far as bringing home a motorcycle to cure a cold - I won't tell him if you don't (but it seemed to work really well! Or maybe it was coincidence!)

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  6. I so glad to hear your riding season is beginning. It sounds like it happened at just the right time. Just think if you hadn't been able take a curative ride when you did, you might just have died.
    ~k

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    1. Keith, I am sure it was only the knowledge I was going to pick up the bike that kept me alive through "the cold." And just when I could smell the lilacs again, the rain started. I thought somebody told me this was going to be a glorious weekend! Maybe tomorrow.

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  7. I enjoyed the story on bring the bike home from the shop. I always wonder what goes through folks minds...

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