30 Mile Trip Today!

[oldandcrotchety]

No big deal you say? Well, yeah, I know, but ya see, I haven't been able to ride at all since May. I injured my left hand pretty good while cutting firewood about the 1st of June and haven't been able to close it except partially and with effort and pain. I went out a week ago and sat on the bike and worked the clutch a time a two but felt the hand was still too weak to trust for a ride. But it's finally improved to the point that I can almost make a normal fist and put some strain on it, so.....well, as I was about out of booze anyway, and the liquor store I patronize is 15 miles away, I thought that I could try it, and did. No problems at all going up there and back other than discovering I had no back brakes due to an undiscovered leak in the low pressure hose at the master cylinder. About an hour later my hand stiffened up some and is still a little sore now, 6 hours later. But I think I have it whipped now, and will ride to my VA appointment Monday morning which is about a 70 mile round trip. Was nice to be able to ride again and nice too to be able to stop and fill up for ten bucks.....think I'll go make me nice cool stout one and relax. Between the medicinal alcohol and the physical therapy with the clutch I should be normal in no time. Well, at least as normal as I was before.

[Venturous Randy]

Way to go, Fred. Good to see you got a little seat time....I mean hand time.

Good luck.

RandyA

[flb_78]

Was nice to be able to ride again and nice too to be able to stop and fill up for ten bucks.

 

 

Where are you filling up for 10 bux at? Costs me a 20 dollar bill!!!

[sarges46]

Excellent news! Some things take time...

[hipshot]

Fred, i didn't know that people in arkansas, BOUGHT bonded stuff!!!

i thought everyone up there , drank white whiskey.

congrats on the hand getting better.

just jt

[oldandcrotchety]

"Where are you filling up for 10 bux at? Costs me a 20 dollar bill!!!"

 

I filled up from half a tank.

[oldandcrotchety]

"i didn't know that people in arkansas, BOUGHT bonded stuff!!!

i thought everyone up there , drank white whiskey"

 

Sometimes there just ain't no gettin' around it. My long time supplier got religion (not the pew settin' kind, the getting arrested kind] and got out of the business. However, nowadays you can buy fancy professionally made home stills and I been planning on buying one that costs about 700.00. They even make one now that's kinda like a coffee pot. Just brews up some shine on the counter top. In case any treasury agents is reading this, I'm just kidding about buying the still heh heh (wink wink)...........

[Ozark]

I bet that was one of the best 30 mile rides you've ever had. Glad to see progress is being made. Good luck on the 70 mile trip to VA.