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[ST] I think I'm cursed
- Subject: [ST] I think I'm cursed
- From: pattib@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 01:05:57 -0700
I think motorcycles have it in for me. Tonight I left the bike at my
office while I went off to see Rent, and got back to it around
midnight.
I hopped on the bike. "Hmm, that feels funny... it shouldn't be
sinking that far. I was screwing with the suspension this morning,
but I'm sure I stiffened it. It feels softer. Weird."
So I pulled into the road. "The road feels off-camber, and I feel
wobbly. Weird. This is *not* right." (You know what's coming next,
right?)
"Grr. It's not the road." Pull over into a convenient parking lot.
"Aha! That would explain it; there's no air in the tire."
I found the nail, pulled it out, screwed around with a plug kit for
half an hour before I could get one in, filled it with CO2 enough to
be ridable, and took the two miles between office and house very
slowly, stopping at a gas station on the way to bring the pressure up
from 20PSI.
I'm so glad that I carry a plug kit with me; it usually just makes me
feel like a boy scout, but sometimes it's good to be prepared.
- -P
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