Feels Good

Feels so darn good outside. I was able to put 110 miles on the cycle yesterday.

Flooding

I do not feel sorry for those who live adjacent to any body of water that is prone to flooding. Sure the view from your back door is nice most of the time, but there is the high risk you took when you bought the property that you would be flooded out at least once or twice a year. BTW you should not whine about the high premium for flood insurance or expect the government to bail you out every time your property gets damaged from the floods.
My solution to these people is:

• the first claim is paid so you can rebuild

• The second claim the State or the Federal government now owns the property

This would save the taxpayers and insurance companies money, create a buffer zone around the river/creek or lake. By creating the buffer zone it would help in cleaning up the pollution that plagues the area water bodies.

Tired and Sore

Me and the better half were in Arkansas from Wednesday until Monday helping my pops do clean up from the ice storm that hit back in late January.

2009 Motorcycle Rant

I feel I need to bring this up again since riding season is about to start.

Tailgating: this is not acceptable unless you are on a race track. Tailgating a bike is dangerous to the biker. If we have to stop in a hurry,the truck/car/minivan/SUV behind a bike will severely injure the biker and passenger.

Secure/cover your load: this one applies to all those dump trucks, pickups, and those who haul stuff to the dump. Please cover your load so it is not blowing out of the truck. It's not so bad when you are in a car, but on a bike it can be very bad. I have been pelted by a fine dust from the back of a dump truck and it felt like I was in a sandblaster.

Awareness: be aware that there are motorcycles out there. Just because you don't here one, there might be one.

Blindspots: On a bike the blindspots are larger. They have no rear view mirror, just the 2 that are on the handlebars. If we can't see you, we don't know you are there.
Racing: Just because I have a sportier looking motorcycle does not mean I will race you down the road.
Respect: When you see a motorcycle rider either on the road or in a restaurant,bar, or where ever treat them the same way you want to be treated. They could be a doctor, lawyer, judge, engineer or any in other profession. We are not all in the Hells Angels.

More bloomin Snow

Just as the alley got clear again we got more snow

Weather Porn

Good i got your attention.
I have a question for all the news & weather people, Why do y'all get so damn exited every time there might/is snow coming to southeastern Wisconsin??? It's not like we never get any, for goodness sakes we got enough last year. Sure, we the average blokes want to know if it is coming but get a grip. We don't want to hear from 15 different reporters spread around the area as to what has fallen or not fallen every 10 minutes.

SNOW

Oh my god we are going to get snow.  You think the world is going to end!  They are claiming we will get anywhere from three to six inches of the white stuff.  But the way the media is talking this is the storm of the year.  Watch we will only get about one to three inches.  But that will be OK with me. 

 

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Panic

OMG, we are suppose to get SNOW tonight. Lock the door and get out the firewood!

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Milwaukee Weather

Wow, did the weather people mess up. Initial predictions were 2-3 inches of snow max, we have at least 5 ½ in our yard from that mess by Sunday morning! But hey nobody is perfect. This is not the only time this snowfall season they messed up with the prediction, at least it snowed this time. Well then again, they were technically correct. Everyplace that matters to them (Milwaukee Media) was hit with three or fewer inches (see my post Milwaukee Media). Thankfully this gave me the excuse not to watch the Packer debacle.

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