Another reason to remember my brother's birthday, Aug. 24, 2016

Yesterday was a very memorable day with these spoken words by someone who will remain nameless for now, "I wouldn't have done that if I didn't love you."  Those words were not the exact quote, but they are close enough.

Bike Troubles

Thanks to Rick, who everyone knows by now is my guardian angel, things are getting done around my house and my toys are getting repaired.

Over the weekend we took both bikes out for a ride to Boonesboro State Park and while there Rick discovered that my big red trike had a flat rear tire.   If it wasn't for those two side wheels I don't think we could have made  
it to Love's Truck Stop miles away on the interstate, but we did, and Rick aired up my tire and to my surprise, it is still holding air today.










My flat tire, as it turned out, wasn't the only mishap for that day.  While at the truck stop Rick's bikes clutch cable broke as he was moving his Suzuki out of the way so that I could move my trike closer to the air hose.  This didn't slow Rick down.  He's a man of Steal.  He kept on with the task at hand, aired up my flat tire and then he dealt with his broken frayed clutch cable.  I know he must have been very frustrated by this time, but he did all he could do and we pressed on towards the nearest motorcycle shop.  

We were in Winchester, with two broken bikes, and the nearest shop was in Richmond, Kentucky.  The shop was a Yamaha shop so they couldn't help Rick, but I was able to schedule an appointment to get a new tire put on, plus some other needed repairs done to my trike, at a later date. They referred Rick to Lexington for a clutch cable where the nearest Suzuki shop is located.  He will order the cable there once he gets a day off from work. 

As Rick had traveled all the way from Winchester to Richmond in second gear, he traveled on to Berea the same way never being able to get the motorcycle to go any faster, or into any other gear.  He limped on home taking side country roads so as to stay away from heavy traffic areas.  The only way to stop the bike was to hit the kill switch if he came upon a STOP sign.  It wasn't an easy ride by any span of the imagination.  Both bikes got hot, we got hot, but we didn't get mad and he didn't get upset at me for selling him a lemon of a bike.  Well, he might have, but he didn't take out his frustrations out on me.  I told you....he's an angel and the best friend that I've ever had.  I wouldn't trade him for anyone else!

Happy Happy Happy

My friend happily reconsidered his decision of taking a break and we are back on track, as friends.  He called me on Sunday night, and on Monday we met for lunch, and I saw him again on Tuesday after work.  He asked me to call him on Wednesday during his lunch break if I want to, and of course I want to!  We still have plans with two other relatives which should be fun.  

It's always nice having a good friend.  It beats being lonely and by ourselves.  We try to enjoy the simple and inexpensive things in life together.  Everyone can always use a good friend don't you think? 

Good Friends Are Hard To Find, But I Found One!

I'm in a pretty good frame of mind considering about twelve days ago I was dumbfounded and a bit confused as to why things had gone bad between Steve and I.  I thought everything was going great, but I was wrong.  But that's all water under the bridge now and I'm feeling much better thanks to my good friend who shall remain nameless for now.

My friend calls me from time to time and I meet him for coffee or a meal.  He's a good friend and has been a very good friend for some months now, and I treasure his friendship more than he will ever know.  He is there when I fall, or shall I say, when I'm dumped, and he cheers me up and makes me laugh.  Last weekend he said that he hadn't seen me look so happy in several months, as I was looking that evening.  He was right, but I replied that Steve made me laugh too and I was happy with Steve.  But of course now I don't have to worry about Steve anymore.  He is a thing of the past, he wanted to be free, and he is now.  So my life is going in a different direction than I had planned, and I don't know where I will land or end up.

But for now I will enjoy spending time with my good friend, who I adore immensely and always have.   He's a treasure who cannot be caught.  Someday some lucky woman will catch him I'm afraid and I will lose him.  But for now, I will spend as much time with him as I can.  

It's not Mr. Wonderful as my brother Ron calls him either.

I'm smiling because someone phoned me from work during their lunch break today, just because they were thinking of me and wanted to make sure that I was alright.  Now that's what I call sweet!