A streak that ends.

This has been the state of my SUV since the addition of the motorcycle. She just sits and waits for her next travel, often with a sad look as I ride away to work in the morning. Just after buying the motorcycle on that Wednesday morning, I came out with the intentions of taking the Blazer (as I did not have my license to drive the motorcycle yet) and it was like the Blazer knew the end was near. She was already running, as if to say, "Please take me, we've done so much together, please...." (I must have hit the auto start in the house when coming out.) Anyhow, the follow day, on Thursday I got my motorcycle license and hadn't driven the Blazer to work until today. The streak ended at 13 days of riding the bike to work as there was a steady rain this morning.

By afternoon, the clouds had parted, and the sun was shining. I needed to get to Redfield to get the title moved over, and paperwork finished, so I took off around 3:00. I wasn't quite to 281 yet just out of Huron, and I took a big bug off the chin again, and as it exploded on me, I thought to myself, "Self, you're going to spend the evening putting a windshield on the bike, so why torture yourself like this, just wait until next week when you behind the protective glass."

So I turned around and came back to Huron. Wow did that prove to be the smartest move I've made with the motorcycle yet. Not 10 minutes later, nasty thunderstorms were popping up right where I'd have been at the time. Hail, wind, lightning, and driving rain. I was at home in the comfort of the garage before any drops fell, and I was dry and happy! And, the windshield, by the way, is now installed, and works perfectly.


It will get more tests tomorrow with a morning trip to Woonsocket, and an evening trip to Lake Byron, and a trip tomorrow to Church, back to town, and back to the lake in the evening for supper. Gonna get some miles, and not get pelted by bugs again!