Rainy Days and Wednesdays…

I slept through the alarm on Wednesday and had to hustle to get the Blog posted, my aching body cleaned and dressed and then get to work on time. I was only 15 minutes early!

It was a weird weather day. It was either sprinkling or sunny and got up into the high 60 degrees F. in the afternoon.

Regarding my new two capped teeth, both my jaws and gums hurt. So, I was glad that they hadn’t come in before my Easter road trip. I think the jaw pain came from opening my mouth so wide and the gums were probably from all the probing and fitting. The pain/ache lasted all day long.

I couldn’t walk outside in the morning, but did successfully do it in the afternoon (although I got sprinkled on).

I took a late lunch and grabbed a chicken salad pita roll and a cup of potato-bacon soup at Time Out (the chicken salad was as good as always, but the soup was excellent). Then I went home to meet Steve, one of the owners of Detroit Iron Cycles. He was delivering my new toy: The Royal Enfield Military bike I bought.

Yes, I bought it. And, here’s why: I do have the old Triumph to restore, but at the rate I’m going and the cost of replacement parts, I figure I will get it finished in about 10 years. I am not sure just how much riding time I will have left at 75 years old!

So, I bit the bullet (I blame the smartphone, BTW).

H showed up at 1:00 p.m. and unloaded the bike. He spent a long time going over various things, including break-in. I signed a few more papers and gave him a check for the bike and $30.00 cash for delivery (it was cheaper than buying a ramp). The bike already has temporary plates on it and it came with a care package. Inside was spare tube, various stick-on reflectors I’ll never use, a couple of spare cables, a small can of matching paint (did somebody tell him about me repeatedly dropping the last bike?), a big metric wrench and the owners guide.

BTW, he noticed the Triumph (in pieces) and we talked a little about it. As I said, he and his partner had restored a 1968 one (a year newer than mine) and he said they had assembled quite a list of reliable parts providers that he would be willing to share with me. I told him that would be great!

He also suggested that the first oil change (oil, filter and cleaning a screen) be done at his dealership. He said that the price would be just for the oil change, but he and his partner would inspect and tighten every bolt and nut. He said, “These big thumpers have a lot of vibration and things work loose.” I said I would probably see him then.

Sidebar: I bought a “big thumper?”

He left and I headed back to work about a half hour late (already cleared with my boss).

I did walk outside in the afternoon in the sprinkles.

I got home after work and left the truck outside for a bit, so I could take some photos for the Blog and Facebook. Then I pulled the truck in and buttoned up for the night.

I worked on the computer for a while and quit just after 8:00 p.m.

I warmed up more brats and the last of the sauerkraut for dinner. I am tired of both.

I watched one show on TV and then went to bed. It had been a long day…