There she blows!

That has been this last week.  Things are blowing up around me with the Hot Tub pump going first, then the dryer input shaft, and now another pool motor this morning.  I might have to camp out here tonight with my laser sighted rifle to get rid of the Gremlins!  Pretty sure they are sneaking cookies out of the Bistro after midnight and wrecking havoc on all my daily plans!

Here was my last two days in Pic:

So that is the drum of the dryer sitting on the floor and the center of that plate is their shitty weld that broke!  The removal was interesting too.  The length of the drum is 39" and the space between the dryer and the sink is 36".  Oops!  So I had to lay on my back lifting the drum with my feet, while lifting the front of the dryer off the ground with a bar to make room to get it above the sink.  Yup, worked the same putting it back in.  Oh did all that while rebuilding the pump that was keeping the hot tub down, and doing a little of this:

Yup, hanging out at the Laundromat! They are still as interesting as I remember!!

Now lets throw in some of this:

Not sure were the day went but had to use the trainer to get my ride in on Tuesday night.  Then got some of this last night:

Got cold when the sun went down!  Makes you work on your skills when you cant see the ice ruts in the road!!  Good thing for studded tires!!

Then in my spare time I booked another warmer weather trip as well as lodging and registering the team for all non WORS related events through June!  Here is my list as of now, hope to see you at the races!

Big "D's" Bike

If anyone is interested in purchasing my fine race machine from 2012,  see below.  Feel free to contact me with any questions. 

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/bik/3613550923.html 

Thanks and happy riding!

Big D

Hangry!!

Valley Girl Fever

Like Whatever!!

Can't believe I am on vacation and caught a cold again!! That really sucks.  Seems much better today but yesterday I spent most of the morning sleeping then we met up with the Matters later in the day. I still decided to ride but did a sub chilled pace around Fantasy Island for a couple hours. Too many cactus right along the trail to snap any shots, plus Andrea was already behind me.... "Chris!! The sign says stay on the trail!!". Good thing Stans seals up all those cactus needles!! Yup, we have all moved away from the day of slime tubes:-)  Was there ever a day riders used those?? Bet ya Scott would know!

So today is a relax day and we have massages booked to prove it.  So hopefully the downtime today will allow me to kick this Valley Girl Fever I picked up and I can get back down to business tomorrow.   Which thanks to Brian's nice chill outlook means just some fun riding around the Tucson area.

On yer left!

Yup, might have to say that a little louder this year!  One cause I am nearing 40 and two after the Pyro and loud music at the concert on Saturday.

The concert, Michelle and I have been wanting to see Shinedown for sometime now and they were in Madison with POD and Three Days Grace.  I was a little unsure of Three Days Grace with the fill in singer from My Darkest Days but they rocked and the drummer can rock!!  It was also sweet cause we had some good seats:

Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace Backdrop

Shinedown

So if we are already in Madison then we should probably catch a flight somewhere warm to ride bikes since we just got Michelle's new SWORKS Epic!  Hmmm, where should we go??  Well the Matter's just got to Tuscon why not visit them, Andrea is fun!!  OK Brian is too!  So Sunday we hopped a flight west.  We got in late and did not see much of the scenery driving in, but from what I remember there is not much to look at anyway between Phoenix and Tuscon.  After a short night of sleep we did wake to this out the back of our patio:

I think this will work for the week.  So day one we rode part of the AZ trail.  Loads of fun and Brian and I ripped for a few hours not knowing what the girls were up to.  I found out once I was done with a text message that read, call me when you get cell coverage.  I was hungry and immediately thought, sweet, they want us to meet up with them for Burritos and Margaritas!!  Nope, hello, we are in the ER.  Michelle lost!

I was not even there and still want to faint!  Yuck!  8 Stitches to stop the leaking! She is fine!

So day one in the books and that is the only picture I got??  Must of been riding a lot harder then when Tyler and I were here??  Oh wait, I did get a secret shot of Brian's recovery drink!  Top Secret, do not share!

I was too nervous to try anything that creates fog like that in a sink???

Day two: Mt Lemmon to Bug Springs, I want to rip the entire trails till the wheels fall off my new bike! Sweet!

Loads of fun!  Time for some food and beer then wait and see what day 3 brings!!