Ready For Monday

I am tired and ready for a nice Monday , to rest..You know you have had a good weekend when you are wore out on Monday..As I said earlier I went down south and rode ,  great weather put in 30 miles and enjoyed the afternoon..Got home in time to watch the Jets-Patriots game..Oh well no big deal but I would have thought the Patriots would have won..My team the Eagles are all ready out so I am just watching now..

Here is a typical pic from the area I was riding yesterday..As I said I like this area , it is not that hard to really get remote..Ride for miles and see nothing , nor pass any cars..Now dogs are another story..Everybody and there brother has a damn dog down that way and nobody has ever heard of a leash or a fence..They just buy-no they just take a mutt from someone , nobody would pay for these mutts..And put him out in the yard and hope for the best..They feed it and it stays until it gets run over by the 1 car that comes by all day long..Yea I got chased a lot yesterday..I usually don't rant about this but I don't know if the snow had them kept up to long and they wanted to run or what but it was annoying ..Saturday wasn't that bad..

So anyhow checkout these 2 pics from the same spot , I made a loop around and from where I was ,  I could see where I had been..I wish I had thought about it I would have taken a pic from the church looking back to where I was..That is about a 7-8 mile span ..Not bad for a small camera..

Beyond that I had a good ride..We used to ride dirt bikes down this way , there are old abandoned sand pits all over this area of SC..For one reason or another they have all been closed to riding..I went by about 3 different pits we used to ride in..Oh well I blame it on the lawyers..The world would be better of if it had no more lawyers and no interior decorators....

In this pic , I know its hard to tell but this was the entrance to the best riding spot in the world..Not anymore...

And for the truck of the day..This truck sold for 5000grand on ebay..1979 model..Just like my first one..The one I had a wreck in..And no the wreck was not my fault..Just thought I would clear that up , in case you were wondering..

No ride today , it is rest day..Tomorrow night if the rain holds off I will hit it again..The legs are tired today........

Sunday AM

Well we decided to skip races today..Cody don't want to go and I am going to South Carolina again to ride road bike..

Here are pics of a catastrophic tire failure , went out the other night and road..It was dark , got home and found this , tire failure..But still holding 125psi , not the best pic but you get the ideal..So then we had to go thru the process of going to bike shop get new tires and mount em up..Oh the pain of being a cyclist..It's a tough job but what the hell I am up for it..

I know you might not be that impressed but it looks good with the new skins..Do you realize how stressing it is to pick out new tires , way to many choices..I have been using race tires for the last few sets and only getting a few thousand miles out of them so this time we went with a middle of the road tire and hopefully I can get a few more miles..I will let ya know..

So went to SC , luckily from my house I can be in Pageland SC in about 25min..I go down that way because of the roads..No traffic hardly at all and long hills to climb..I always park at the same store and they like us..LOL..They got more snow down there than we did this week..My bike looks as bad as my truck now with all the salt on it..

So anyhow talking about my new tires ,,first ride on them today and had the first flat I have had in forever , about a year..Don't that just make ya ill..Old tires coming apart no flats new tires and flat..At least I didn't have it till I was almost back at the truck..Had about 2 miles and made it..

And that started a chain reaction , came home to fix it,,, and ended up fixing all the tires on all the bikes..Changed out 3 sets of tires on mtn bikes..So this is the pile of tires going to the trash..

You know ya ride a lot when you have this many wore out tires..Got about twice as many used tires laying in the garage..Nice to have a selection..

On to the trucks check out this one , ain't much to look at but cheap..Plenty of potential..All it would take is a pile of money..........Got to love the steel wheels in the back..

Ok time to carb load Karen's been cooking while I have been doing this so its time to eat..I will get some pics from down south today , put some on here..

Friday

Well I keep trying to load videos on here with no luck..Starting to get kind of ill..I want to put some video's with snow sledding on here and some pics of the kids , it ain't working..I can pull pics I got of the Internet and pics I have taken with my other camera but my Bloggie just won't work..

So here are my favorite truck pics for today this truck is a show truck with 1500hp and gearing to pull up to 131mph..Now that is a west coast truck..Long low and fast very fast..The fastest truck I had would run out about 110..And that was an 87 model..When I bought my new truck in 97 the computer would not let it run over 99..That sucked..LOL..I had it going that fast across Missouri one time and got pasted!!!!!!!

Oh well on to other things..It is still cold , and I am tired of it , I might have said that before but I mean it..

The phone started ringing today and the emails flying..The winter series starts Sunday..All of a sudden everybody wants to know who is doing what..I ain't made my mind up yet..I have a bunch of maintenance to do to mine and it is spotless right now..Don't know if I want to ride in the mud this winter , if it is going to be in the 50's Sunday I would rather ride my road bike..So don't know I will worry about that tomorrow..

Cody is still hung up on bmx and wants to head to town sometime this weekend..I keep waiting to get run off by some rent a cop.. When we are playing behind a store on the loading dock..Yea I am 42..Oh well you have to have fun..It wouldn't be the first time , we got chased off many a time when I was a kid..We lived in the city and played every where..That's right I was mobile when I was a kid..

OK since I sat down and wrote this blog I have tried to load a video with no luck...............................

Ouch!!!!

Ok finally found out how much my Pugsley bicycle would cost 1500.00..i knew it would be around that price but was hoping it would be cheaper..No such luck..I did find one on e-bay for a 1000.00..Now I need to find somebody really broke and ready to sell..

You got to agree that looks like a fun bike..I would ride it..It would work great over at Uawharie National Forest..My friends would think I am crazy , but I out grew pier pressure years ago..You either lead or follow..I like to be the leader..And the sooner in life you figure that out the better your life will turn out..That is my "word's of wisdom" for the day..

Next subject..Back to the trucks , I put this truck pic on here a few days ago..Different angle..Now check out the side angle..That would be a large pain in the ass to back in some of the places I have had the pleasure of going in the course of my travels..I still like it though , but he ain't running around New York city I can promise you that..While I am on the subject of trucks , yesterday went by my neighbors trucking company..Yes I live next door to a trucking company..Best neighbors I have ever had..Hung out for awhile and listened to the dispatcher giving out loads and damn how quick you forget the bad parts of a job..If I had to truck like those guys do I would drop over dead!! All I remember are the easy loads..Not the multiple drops and making the delivery times..Oh well I am a lumber salesman now..Actually I am a broke lumber salesman..But not broke enough to drive a truck..

Oh well back to the weather now..It is still cold very cold..Maybe next week it will finally warm up..Then we can pedal again..The snow is about gone now but the ice isn't..

Since I am all over the place with this post how about we go back to bicycles..Surly the company that makes my Pugsley also makes this one here..The name is spot on for me , "The Big Dummy" No shit that is the name..It is the perfect bike for running errands you could haul a lot of grub on it ..And go to the mall..maybe next year..Right now I am working on the Pugsley..

Also today I found out I am a trend setter..There is a guy in New York who writes a blog everyday and does a column for Bicycling magazine..And guess what he had a picture of and was talking about today..Hold onto your hat folks , he had a picture of his new Brooks Saddle..Says he has never had one before either..The only difference between his and mine..He got his for free , I got mine for Christmas..I can't wait tell I start getting free crap in the mail just so I will talk about it..And yes the pic of the Big Dummy is his bike after he went to the post office to pick up mail..As you can see he lives in New York and it snows there so much people are used to it..Not like here..They even still commute by bike in the snow..

That is also called a long frame bike..See ya later................

Tomorrow is Today

As much as I hate it tomorrow will be the day I go back to work..All my lottery tickets were crap and the scratch offs weren't any better..So if I want to keep eating tomorrow is the day..

Went sledding again yesterday , tried to put video on here and can't get it to load..So tomorrow I will take it to my personal I-T guy and let him show me how to do it..We had a group of Cody's friends show up and join us..If ya notice the one kid , his dad took apart his wheel borrow for the kid to play on..Worked pretty good , no control but they had fun..

So back to today , nobody wants to play..I am mad..Not really , have been cleaning the house all morning , looks good too..So now need to hit the garage and do the same , might wait for it to warm up before we tackle that..

And the big truck of today will be something kinda of corny but what the hell it ain't my truck..This guy is a nut..

Kinda corny ain't it , found it on one of the custom truck builder sites..And he paid somebody to come up with this for him..I would like it better if he had the bike mounted only by itself , but with the weight bench it killed it..

So back to bicycles , this is what 2 people traveling on 1 bike carried with them..That's a lot of crap..I can guarantee you I won't have as much stuff..And all that fit on 1 tandem bike..I will have a flag though , got to have a flag..

Notice the title to my post today..Yea I forgot to hit the post button , better late than never....................

TUESDAY-NO WORK

Ok another snow day , I think we all are tired of it now..Karen got put on call today so after I got the truck windows cleaned and let it run for about 30min they called and said don't bother even the doctors can't get to work..So off to Knife and Fork..Good food at a great price..LOL..The kids stayed home and waited for takeout..I didn't have that option..So anyhow put a nice pic of the driveway yesterday, looked real cool....Then this morning couldn't get out , all the trees are iced over and leaning over the driveway..Had to use 4-wheel drive to get out..

So that is my project for today..Fix driveway so I can get out easier..And I can't even drink beer , somebody has to stay sober so they can drive the wife to work if they call..That sucks she is on call and it effects me..LOL..Oh well I like it when she gets paid..Price to pay......By me....

So at the moment I am watching the wife take the Christmas tree down and listing to a show about Yeti...That's right they have a Bigfoot in China..I must be bored..

So did ya notice I changed the big truck on the main page..They don't make cab over trucks anymore , everybody had to have a hood about 20 years ago and they quit buying them so they quit making them..The one on the page is a double bunk cab over..Just like the one BJ and the Bear used to ride around in..One of these days I am gonna buy me another truck..Yes it will be a cab over..

Checkout the pic of the interior , yes that is button tuck , sweet..I used to have a cab over although it wasn't this nice..And the best part is nobody wants these trucks still , so you can buy them pretty cheap(for a truck)..

I need to get back on the bike before I go crazy and buy a new big truck..Oh well in reference to a bicycle..This weather has been perfect for a Pugsley remember that from a prior post..So every chance I have had I have made mention of this fact..Not making much progress but I am trying..

That just ain't right , the kid is going to smother..Still a funny pic..The Internet is a wonderful time killer..

SNOW....AGAIN

Well here we go again two snows in 2 weeks is a new record for us..It is fun though..And I got the day off work..Driveway shot..

Well anyhow the weekend went by with not to much action , the weather is still the shits , cold , real cold..Cody and I went and rode the bmx bikes yesterday(Sunday)..Road from the house to downtown Monroe , pedaled around town for about an hour and then back to the house..That is a long way let me tell ya , a total of probably 12miles.. Not much overall but on a bmx bike that is a long way..My shoulders and back are sore today and my thighs feel like they are jello..

So anyhow so much for training this weekend , if I ain't got the training in by now there ain't much use in me racing this coming Sunday..I will show up and watch the expert race at 2:30 but I doubt I will race this week .. The weather is supposed to be rainy and in the 20's anyway..When it comes to the cold I am a wimp..And I spent enough on parts last year when we raced about every week in the rain..We ain't doing that this year..

Well that's about all I have to say on this snowy Monday morning..Time to go be a redneck , that's right I got a four wheel drive !!!! Only get to use it a few times a year but well worth the extra money..LOL..When I get back I will finish this post and add some ride around pics...

OK if you haven't figured out this is a 2-stage post..We have been out all day and now it is 8:30.. Went to wal-mart got groceries..came home and went sledding over at the church..Went walking in the snow..Got some great pics as you can see , for us in this area this is unusual for us to get this much snow and this is some rough stuff ..(for us)..Oh well won't be going to work again tomorrow , school is out again and Karen has to work ..So no matter what is happening with the weather in the am I got to hit the road..At least she only works 10min from here..So tomorrow I will get some sledding pics ...Later..