Weekly Sunday morning Jamba Juice ride

[DRKWNG]

is it shitty up there?  The clouds have broken down here and I can see out to Diamond Head.  Maybe it will clear up in your area soon too.

[eltristo]

Yeah, there's sun out there, but not a lot of dry yet. 

[teddy037.2]

lol. there's always the golf course for eats 

[MadDuck]

Hey Mac, let me know if you want to do a later run.  I'm a bit down for the count atm, but might want to go out later. 

And how did you go about letting them take out our parking lot?

It surprised the hell out of me. The sawhorse road barriers were all lined up one day so you knew there was some road work coming but I thought it just might be a slight repave or repaint of the parking stripes. That's where all the City & County workers park during the day.

The next day the curb was up and I mean a high curb. I bet it's 8" or more high and the asphalt lot on the other side was stripped down to bare dirt. There won't be any parking on the curb side as it's right at the edge of the road. Yesterday a group of four riders were parking at the gate to the City County yard. That might work for small groups unless someone wants to get in & out of the yard. I don't know if more than four can fit in that driveway.

I don't have this on any authority but my guess is that it's a part of the community association reaction against all the drug dealing - drinking that goes on there at night and also they want to eliminate the staging area for motorbike racing up & down the road on the weekends.  People will still make passes but it'll be tougher and no hanging out for smoke breaks and general BS'n.

It also might be in part reaction to the bike head on collision up on 13 turns a couple of weeks ago. Supermotard into a Kawasaki liter bike. Everybody is pointing fingers at the other guys but the point is that citizens are getting up in arms against the street racing hot dogging that's going on.

BTW,  the Sunday morning Starbucks fast crew went through here just a bit ago. Two passes at just under warp speed. Make your own judgment call. For myself I like to go fast enough to make it interesting but not to where I get the residents more than just irritated. Don't want to piss them off and pissing them off is what a lot of riders are doing.

[DRKWNG]

Yea, I hear you.  Going to be a sad day when we put ourselves out of a hobby.  Especially when you consider how much we have spent on this flippin' hobby.

Anyhow, what are your plans for the rest of the day?  I am about to go get Alex from work and come back home.  We might take the bikes out, or I might take the 675 out.  Depends on what else is on offer...

Tristan also said something about something, but he hasn't said anything in a few hours so... 

[MadDuck]

I think I'm hanging out here. Maybe I'll take the Monster down to get gas and some cat food that I forgot this morning. I have the feeling that getting jeans on will be an event unto itself. 

In my semi-incapacitated state I think someone will have me doing light housework. I've also done some more thinking/checking on the alternative bike and will post that separately as I don't have anything better to do and will try to sandbag on the domestic stuff as much as possible. I don't have to fake anything. My body looks all fat on the left side. Weird looking.

[DRKWNG]

I've also done some more thinking/checking on the alternative bike and will post that separately as I don't have anything better to do

So?  Guess it is true what Tom Petty said, the waiting truly is the hardest part...

[MadDuck]

So?  Guess it is true what Tom Petty said, the waiting truly is the hardest part...

I'm taking my time collecting my thoughts. As scattered as my brain is that takes a while.    I have the time too as the one guy who's interested in the T9 has flaked out two weekends in a row to just even come down to have a look at it.

[MadDuck]

Is this weekend a "snoozer"?  I think Ben has a work exercise Sunday. Teddy has a second job? (Which is?) -- not much in the way of action or comments on Desmotropic this week.

[DRKWNG]

Yea, I'm afraid I can't come out to play.  Got to be at work at noon tomorrow, and will be working 12s until either Thursday or Friday night. 

[eltristo]

I, too, have to work on Sunday, even though it's only for a few hours.   

[DRKWNG]

BOO work!

[DRKWNG]

Ok guys, who is up for riding tomorrow? 

[eltristo]

working today.   working tomorrow.  who's up for monday?

[DRKWNG]

I'm free today and tomorrow, work on Monday and then am free until the following Tuesday.