Weekend Incident

 Naaaaaa, it doesn't have anything to do with unintended dismounts, or crashes,
or blood and
guts. <g>
Grab a libation from Shirley on my tab, and listen to this little tale of 'Karma
Points
Bank'.

There must be a bank somewhere that stores all your Karma points and does
deductions as
needed, and deposits as they are earned. It has to be automatic and hidden
somewhere so that
no one knows what their balance is until all the points are used up. You know
all your
points are used up because 'shit' happens. If you are only a little overdrawn,
it's little
shit. If you are majorly overdrawn... well you can imagine. I think this
incident was due to
the bank making an error in my account, and then correcting it.

Friday, after checking the weather channel and weatherunderground.com, I left
for the
MAMMARY run at 0700 with rain threatening and 50 degrees F. I was heading south
on I-81
dressed in Leather coat, chaps over my dungarees, raingear pants and Exigent
gators because
I was gonna hit rain somewhere in Southern New York. Well, it started raining
just as I
crossed into Pennsylvania. I usually stop at the first exit anyway for gas and
after filling
up, I donned the rain jacket, my gloves and pulled my Exigent rainmitts over the
gloves. I
love these things in the shape of a big mitten, made of totally rainproof
material,
relatively inexpensive (about $12) that take up 'no' room at all when packed. If
your hands
get damp when wearing these things it's because your hands sweat. <g> Did I
mention that I
love these things?.

After getting all the gear on and heading south again, the rain stops and the
sun appears.
Suddenly it gets very warm and humid. I had just stopped to put all this stuff
on about 10
miles ago and I don't want to stop again. The first thing to do is get the mitts
off. Using
my teeth I pull the mitt off,unzip my rainjacket and stuff it inside. I put the
other mitt
in my teeth and pulled and the mitt came part way off and I lost my grip on the
mitt with my
teeth. With the position my arm was in it put it in the airstream and my mitt
flew over the
back of my shoulder. I saw it land in the road and pulled over to the side.
Traffic slowed
(really) cause they saw me pull over and my mitt laying in the road. I am off of
the bike
going back to get the mitt, and a tractor trailer rolled over the mitt.... and
the mitt
disappeared... poof! DAMN! Did I mention that I love those rain mitts? <g> I
figure I'll
just order another pair when I get back home, but in the meantime my hands are
gonna get wet
because there is gonna be more rain.

Damnit, I'm mumbling and ranting and rolling along not being able to get over
this little
shit happening and as I pass this 18 wheeler, I look over and there is my rain
mitt caught
in his running board. Whoolly Shit! I flip up the clear screen on the Nolan full
face helmet
and pointing and yelling, and pointing at my glove on my hand, and blowing the
air horns, I
get the drivers attention and he pulls over and I do too. I give him enough room
so he can
watch me walk back and know that I'm not a threat.<g> He's looking down by his
truck but
doesn't see the mitt. He said he saw it fly off my hand and had slowed down so
not to cause
too much draft and he lost track of it after he passed by. I reach down and
pluck it from
the back side of his steel grate running board, thanked him profusely and take
off.

I was smiling, grinning and yeeeeeHawwwing for the next few miles all the while
thinking
about Karma points and what my totals were. I decided that I hadn't overdrawn my
account and
the bankers must have made a mistake. <g>

Shirley, set 'em all up again.
(Standard disclaimer: I have no pecuniary interest in Exigent.)
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       BEAR        Reply-To: gtodd at eye_ex dot netcom dot com

 Bear wrote:


Whew! Had me worried for a moment there.


<snip>

Great tale, Bear. Hard to believe you retrieved it, but you've prolly got
plenty of karma points earned and stuck back for these odd occasions.

Next round's on me. Hope to see you next week.

Mutt
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 JC wrote:

Thanks! See you Friday.
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       BEAR        Reply-To: gtodd at eye_ex dot netcom dot com

 On Mon, 29 May 2006 17:45:13 GMT, Bear@anywhere.invalid wrote:


or blood and

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deductions as

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all your

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for the

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material,

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mention that I

sun appears.

on about 10

mitts off. Using

other mitt

mitt with my

flew over the

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of the bike

the mitt

figure I'll

gonna get wet

this little

mitt caught

full face helmet

air horns, I

room so he can

truck but

not to cause

pluck it from

off.

thinking

my account and

    That story almost deserves a hand, butt then you'd need
another mitt to cover it, so just have a drink on my tab & thanks for
an amusing tale................8^)


Jinks ('86fxrs,'02 K1200LT,'95 Triumph Sprint)
#64

Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"

 
<snippage>


Amazing where things you drop land. Too bad I wasn't behind you... it's my
turn to play catch<g>

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