Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...............

[Steve S]

Good morning Venture Riders. 

It's a brisk sunny 9 degrees in Hopkinsville Kentucky this morning. I do believe it would be a wonderful idea to fire the bike up and go for a ride.  Oh WAIT, I still have a broken ankle, and I can't ride yet. 😢

I guess I will have to wait a few more weeks so I can put my boots on and ride.  😁

[Freebird]

Brutal.  2 degrees here.  Supposed to drop  to 0 tonight and -10 tomorrow night. 

[sleepy2]

-15cel(5deg F) here in Ontario Canada! Just got in from plowing sidewalks and lane-ways(12) Had snow-suit on but didn't help much!

[bpate4home]

Not as cold as y'all but should get down to about 17 here in the Houston area.  Also, Snow 4 - 6" which they just don't see here.  They are putting Brine on the roads.  I have to try and fly out Wednesday morning, should be interesting. 

[Woody]

it was 18 when I got up this morning too cold to ride, but I keep this fire place warm today 🥶

[PastorCurt]

If we don’t have at least one -20° night, we haven’t had winter!!🥶

[uncledj]

Underground water line to my brothers apartment froze up......When I put that line in 15 years ago I had one point where the tree roots were pretty thick / crazy so I only buried it about 16" at that point.    I sure hope it thaws before May.

[bpate4home]

2 hours ago, uncledj said:

Underground water line to my brothers apartment froze up......When I put that line in 15 years ago I had one point where the tree roots were pretty thick / crazy so I only buried it about 16" at that point.    I sure hope it thaws before May.

Growing up in NE Ohio we always put the water lines at least 32" underground. My dad was a pipefitter at Ford so we put the majority at 40". When we moved to Houston area about 20 years ago our first house had the main water line in iron pipe coming out of the ground and then into the house. To top that off the hot water tank was in the attic. I asked the realtor what idiot was doing this type of work and she said that's how it's done here.  

[etcswjoe]

At least I was the only one on the road to work this morning. 

[Chaharly]

17 hours ago, etcswjoe said:

At least I was the only one on the road to work this morning. 

You are tougher, braver, and dumber??? than I! Just joking, take out the dumber part lol

[saddlebum]

1 hour ago, Chaharly said:

You are tougher, braver, and dumber??? than I! Just joking, take out the dumber part lol

Sooooo,  Whats wrong with a little snow?

 

Edited January 23 by saddlebum

[Chaharly]

56 minutes ago, saddlebum said:

Sooooo,  Whats wrong with a little snow?

 

I tell ya what! It's not the snow that scares me in that picture, its the nut connected to the handlebars!!! You boys are something else!

[dueyk1111]

what bothers me is all the salt they put on them there roads!!!!!😐

[PastorCurt]

6 hours ago, dueyk1111 said:

what bothers me is all the salt they put on them there roads!!!!!😐

Well, I am not a big fan of salt, but I am not a fan of ice either! It makes life better now but takes forever to wash the roads in the spring!

[dueyk1111]

what i meant was i don't ride on salt covered roads cause it takes to long to get the salt washed off the bike. if you can get it washed off.  went against my rule of not rid'n when there is salt on the road a few years back on christmas day, it actually got warm enough to ride around here. when i got home that day you couldn't tell what color my bike was. spent 2 days n probably 30 dollars at the next town overs car was with the bike on the trailer try'n to make sure i got all the salt washed out of the nooks n crannies on the bike. vowed to never do that again when there is salt on the road!!!!😧🤣

[etcswjoe]

20 minutes ago, dueyk1111 said:

what i meant was i don't ride on salt covered roads cause it takes to long to get the salt washed off the bike. if you can get it washed off.  went against my rule of not rid'n when there is salt on the road a few years back on christmas day, it actually got warm enough to ride around here. when i got home that day you couldn't tell what color my bike was. spent 2 days n probably 30 dollars at the next town overs car was with the bike on the trailer try'n to make sure i got all the salt washed out of the nooks n crannies on the bike. vowed to never do that again when there is salt on the road!!!!😧🤣

They salted the roads here, so I will be on 4 wheels until the next good rain.

[uncledj]

Rode my old CB750F through a few miles of 4" deep saltwater, riding from Key Largo up to the mainland.    Probably 3 miles or so.   It tarnished all the aluminum.  Was never the same again.

That was on Cardsound Rd.    It was the only other route besides US1.   I rode that way a lot, but never again when there were heavy rains / flooding.

[uncledj]

On 1/21/2025 at 5:14 AM, uncledj said:

Underground water line to my brothers apartment froze up......When I put that line in 15 years ago I had one point where the tree roots were pretty thick / crazy so I only buried it about 16" at that point.    I sure hope it thaws before May.

   Water's back on....Bad part is my brother had a minor stroke.   Not sure if he'll be coming back to that apartment.   Sorting it out now.

[WIZ]

8 hours ago, uncledj said:

   Water's back on....Bad part is my brother had a minor stroke.   Not sure if he'll be coming back to that apartment.   Sorting it out now.

Sorry to hear about your brother, prayers for his recovery.

[Woody]

Sorry to hear about your brother, thoughts and prayers for his recovery. I don't ride the bike in the rain or snow, or should I say I don't leave the house on the bike if it's raining. 

[Chaharly]

On 1/26/2025 at 3:03 PM, uncledj said:

   Water's back on....Bad part is my brother had a minor stroke.   Not sure if he'll be coming back to that apartment.   Sorting it out now.

Sorry to hear about him. Hopefully he can make as good of recovery as possible and be back on his feet. 


It's been a nice week this week in Omaha. I've put 140 miles on the bike going back and forth to work and took the lady out for a ride along the Platte River.

 

Shes still doing good riding for being 5 months pregnant. 

[uncledj]

Been a busy couple of weeks.   

Jeff is now in a local care facility.   Pretty much a nursing home.   

His condition is such that we can't care for him at home anymore.   He doesn't seem to mind, and might even like it.   It's a decent place and I think he likes the idea of having 3 meals a day served to him.   It was a bit of a hassle to get him enrolled onto Medicaid to get the cost of care covered, but we got it done.   

I actually got 6 letters in the mail on the same day.   2 told me that his Medicaid application had been denied,  2 saying that he'd been approved, and 2 telling me that his SS Disability amount had been reduced, as the amount was now to be paid to the care facility.

I stopped at the facility and spoke with the business manager who said she had just gotten an e-mail from the State saying that Jeff had been approved.

He seems in good spirits as he begins this next chapter in his life.       I never thought him to be much of a burden when Lisa and I cared for him at home, but now that he's gone I realize just how much effort went into his care.

Kinda sad, but after 20+ years as his caretaker, it's a weight off my chest.....sigh....

[Marcarl]

There are going to be times when you remember and will miss him big time. It's amazing how when we care for each other often times it's not a burden, work? yes, time consuming? yes but not a burden.

Blessings to you all as you discover a new part of life and share the memories.