All that bright sunshine is misleading as all get out.. Unwrapped the green One this morning.. Cheeez .. what a mess.. Since the mexican is home today, I decided I better run down to the nearby carwash to give 'er just a quick hose down and a wipe or two.. That's a mile and a half .. Finally got that cold bitch cranked and let 'er warm up for a bit.. Neighbors all started looking out their windows after about five minutes and I decided "it" was time to leave before someone called the law.. These old V-Twins sure keep up a fuss, don't they ? About halfway to the damn car wash.. I was so damn cold, my teeth were chattering and I was shaking.. hmmm.. I thinking "hell.. how can I be so cold with the sun shining like a diamond in a goat's ass". Cut straight to the chase, here... that motorcycle ain't this damn nasty, anyway.. Whipped into the Minyard's and picked up a few little things the mexican wanted (what I was really doing was getting inside where it was warm).. I found the longest check out line and enjoyed that nice warm store, as long as I could.. Mounted the Vulcan and froze my ass off on the ride back home.. Checking one of the weather channels, I learned that the temp's were 27 degrees with a slight north wind that brought the temperature down to about 12 degrees.. Now . I'm a tough old geezer, but I'm not nuts.. That's too damn cold for this Texas country boy, to be skinnin' down the street on a damn motorcycle.. After seeing all this sunshine, I'd made some elaborate plans to do some ridin' today.. Instead.. I lovingly covered that Green Vulcan, give a kind pat on the rump and called it a day.. Sez to myself.. "Self.. yo' mama didn't raise no rocket scientist, but she sure didn't raise no fool, neither".. I'm parked.. I'm stayin' parked till it warms up a bit.. at least to freezin' temperature.. I realize that we got a whole slew of tough dudes out here, that love to ride, no matter what's going on.. I'm sure going to enjoy reading all their ride reports and such.. My ride report for this week is gonna hafta consist of "I couldn't even make it to the car wash.. It's too damn cold for me"... Piss poor excuse for a ride report, but it's the best I can do this week.. Have a good one.... Your friend in Irving Bill Walker
