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blues2cruise wrote:

Nalian wrote:Everytime I see your pictures of Vancouver I miss it a little more. If only it were more feasable to move there!

Have a great trip, I can't wait to see the photos!

Did you used to live here at some point or were on vacation here?

I lived in Vancouver for about 3 months two years ago - it was for work. I stayed right in downtown and I loved it. It's a beautiful city!

I saw this on another motorcycle forum and found it quite amusing. Leave it to the Australians to come up with good commercials.

http://www.pleaselooktwice.com/videos/56large.wmv

blues2cruise wrote:I saw this on another motorcycle forum and found it quite amusing. Leave it to the Australians to come up with good commercials.

http://www.pleaselooktwice.com/videos/56large.wmv

it was both good and bad.

im gonna copy it though.

noodlenoggin wrote:

especially to show the Michigan folks....

Hey, now!

Actually, those beach pictures could've almost been taken at the Traverse City beach...it's just more mountain-ey than here.

Also warmer. We're in the "50* and rainy all week" phase of the year.

I did put a couple of pics in my blog to compete with ya...

Monkeys! I have a friend up there - heh, small world


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blues2cruise wrote:I saw this on another motorcycle forum and found it quite amusing. Leave it to the Australians to come up with good commercials.

http://www.pleaselooktwice.com/videos/56large.wmv

That was a surprise ending... I didn't see where it was taking me until the end. Funny and true....

I said I was going to take a break from riding after I came back from my road trip. I have done so much riding this season, I felt burnt out.

The break lasted precisely a week.

Either I can't say no or I love this hobby more than I realize.

Two weekends ago it was a ride to Boston Bar and back after which I said that's it.
Then last week a short ride was planned...you guessed it. I went for a ride. There were five bikes and six people.

We had sun, cloud, heavy rain, cold winds, and then more sun. Our reward for such endurance....lunch in Horseshoe Bay in front of a fireplace.

After lunch we headed back into town and went to Port Moody for a end of ride drink. I don't imbibe, so I had a hot tea. If they go there again, I will have to bow out. They sat in the smoking area so I had my tea but didn't linger. I had a headache when I left.
Other than that, it was a great day.

Unbeknownst to me, one of the fellows snagged this picture of me as I was slowing down for the red light. I was in the left turn lane across from the meeting place. He snapped this from the gas station where he was waiting.

That is a truely epic picture. Sets a good tone for the whole trip if you ask me.

Yep, great picture.

OK, so this isn't motorcycle related, but it kinda funny.

First I must start by saying that several times when I have been travelling in my car and have seen people who may need some help I have thought about stopping but don't.
For example I saw a cyclist riding up a long hill on a rainy day and thought "Should I stop and offer him a lift?" (I have a bicycle roof rack on my car).
After having these thoughts several times, I decided that the next time I see someone that might be in need, I would stop and ask.

Last Saturday on my way home from my rainy hike, I saw a pickup truck with a flat tire stopped in the triangle of where a highway divides. The driver had a cone out, the doors were open and his flashers on.

When I saw it was "just a flat tire", I kept going. But then I remembered my promise to myself. So I drove to the next exit and doubled back.

When I went past again I could not see the person. I figured he must have found a ride to go get help. I had to recross the bridge to the north shore to be able to get across the highway. When I made it back to where the truck was, I could see him underneath his truck.
It had taken me 20 minutes to do the turnaround and get back to him.
I figured if he was still there after this much time, he really must need some help.
I had to go past by about a block to find a safe place to leave my car and then I walked back to where this fellow was.

I asked him if he needed a ride somewhere to go get help? He then asked me if I knew how to change a flat tire.
Talk about a role reversal. So-o-o-o-o, I talked him through changing his wheel over to his spare "temporary" tire.

He knew he needed his jack, but he didn't seem to know what to do with it. So, with me guiding him, and he doing the work, we got his tired changed.
I made sure he understood that his spare was strictly a temporary change and that he needed to get his flat tire fixed ASAP. I also made sure he knew he had to tighten the lug nuts very tight. Otherwise I think they may not have stayed on until he could get to a repair place.

In the end I was glad I had gone back and helped him otherwise he might still be there on the highway trying to figure out how to use his jack.

Very cool pic Blues.

As for the fella with the flat tire, how random is that? Lucky for him you did go back.