Pic a Day and random thoughts from db
The Gist of it is that instead of leaving at 12:30 and getting home at 3:00... we left at 12:30 and got home at 10:00 p.m.!!!
Pamela's motorcycle blew a fuse just when we left Calgary. We replaced that fuse and when we were about 10 minutes out from Vulcan the fuse blew again. We put in another got maybe a kilometer down the road it blew again. The next 8 fuses only took us about 200 meters. So we decided to take my bike to Lethbridge and bring my truck back to get Pamelas
Unfortunately both our bikes were loaded with stuff and we had no room so I ripped off to Vulcan on my bike and dropped my stuff off at the local Petro Can with Frank the friendly service station guy. From there I went to napa got some fuses and ripped back to my poor abandoned fiance. We put her bike on the side of the road and hopped on my bike and went back to the Petro Can and dropped her stuff off.
We then pushed on through the WIND and RAIN and got to lethbridge in time to go to the Chiropractor after switching into my chevy. Then we went down to Princess Auto and picked up some straps and found a make-shift ramp in a dumpster nearby and headed back out to Vulcan.
An hour later we picked up our stuff from friendly Frank at the service station and got back to the bike and pulled into the ditch to get the tail gate close to the ground for loading. Before we even got that set up two very friend guys stopped on the side of the road and offered to help us 'just lift it' into the truck. So out of the ditch I come and between me and this other guy we get the front tire up and then the back tire up with Pamela steadying it from up in the box. Our helpers then gave us 3 pounds of wire, told us to look them up for a drink or two if we were ever in Vulcan and left. After taking off the windscreen and mirrors we were able to get the bike secured up tight and began our hour journey home. Total kilometers today?
Calgary to North of Vulcan: 100 km
Where the bike stopped to Vulcan: 27 x 5
Vulcan to Lethbridge: 96 km's x3 (to Leth. and back and Leth. again)
Total - 523 km's!
Ended up being a long day but the bike is safe and sound here in Lethbridge now which is nice. Pamela had to miss work unfortunately but was able to get in touch with her boss. I will be looking into all the wiring in the weeks to come, but if we can't get it sorted may be bringing my truck with the bike in tow up to Calgary, or maybe to the farm depending on what is most convenient - prayers for it to be something easily fixable! But it's late for me so I'll talk to ya'll later!
dREW~
