O’Ryan of Michigan, Surfing. This former citizen of God’s Country (ND/MN) has a deep and abiding irrational fear of Great White sharks. I have watched Shark Week for YEARS, and there is no going back; I cannot unknow what I know. And what I know is certain: they are waiting - with their soulless black eyes and rows of razor teeth - WAITING for me down there in the deep. So, this rules out surfing unless it’s in my swimming pool on a windy day. And so far that has met with poor results. Also on the list of irrational fears: flat tires, furniture shopping, and necrotizing fasciitis. But, the right boots to wear surfing would be ones with a wicked blade affixed to the toe for self-defense against the shark.
Back to bike trips. So we all gathered at breakfast and J asked, “Well, did we decide what we’re going to do this weekend?” I did my best pitch. I emphasized BEACH TOWNS and OCEAN SIDE and COOL FOOD VENUES and casually mentioned there would be a little tiny bit of 40 miles of biking and I was met with silence and suspicion emanating from three pairs of eyes at the table. I could see them telepathically working together to thwart my 40 mile bike ride plans. Ganging up on me silently, that’s what they were doing. There comes a time when a woman knows she’s going to have to switch tactics. “You know what I’d really like for my birthday next month?” I said in a velvety voice. They were left defenseless. There was really no other option when I pulled out the birthday card. “Can I rent one of those bikes with a motor on it?” asked J. I winced. “Ok,” I said, “so we just leave the Clem home?” “No, we need the Clem for the pictures!” he said. “We’ll simply hide the e-bike and pose with the Clem.” So, I am just going to strap the Clem to my rear rack. Because pictures are important! And also, family harmony. So that, my friends, is the current plan. There’s a 3 day weekend coming in Feb, and I’m pointing my Bosco bull moose bars toward it. Sent from my iPad > On Jan 16, 2019, at 7:27 PM, 'Abcyclehank' via RBW Owners Bunch > <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Leah, > > What kind of boots would God loving North Dakotan wear surfing 🏄♀️ exactly. > Would love to see pics of you attempting to hang 10. Request to keep as much > of this on list until final > details; us cold weather Michigander’s like to live vicariously through > others and dream of California riding. Hard to top Michigan but fair weather > riders only get 5 months die hards 10-11, Just Ride classified borderline > insane riders...365, 24/7. What is a little rain, sleet, snow, headwind out > headwind back squall like ice sleet in the face all in the same ride got on > us. > > Ryan > West Michigan > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/6-tSV3FTWMM/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
