so every thing was going according to my master plan. work, cash, budgets, contacts .. it was all starting to come together.
then in a few short minutes everything was turned all helter-skelter and my carefully laid plans found their way straight into the shitter.
I couldn't be in a better mood..
you see, I've been planning an august trip back to my native homeland of new england to do some family visitation and to get my bike. then I was going to get on that very bike and ride it back to SLC. I kinda need the vacation, and nothing would do me better than two weeks on a bike, sleeping on people's couches, and living out of a leather suit and one pair of shorts.
bliss on top of bliss..
I've been to the dealerships and drooled over the latest and greatest $10k bikes that the japanese have to offer up, but I had resolved to going back to maine to get the best bike on the planet .. mine. couple that with a chance to get to know my machine again for two weeks and all the shiney red paint in the world could wrangle me into paying out every month for the next two years.
then, as I headed home from work tonight, I happened to see a nice little machine parked in a lot with an 81/2 x 11 piece of pink paper stuck to it. I was curious so I swung around for a closer look. as I pulled into the lot I knew I had made a mistake .. as I opened my door I secretly prayed the paper would say 'only$10k' so I would be able to sigh, have pleasent thoughts about the winning the megabucks (that's a lottory for all you utah people), then go home and finish working out the details of my trip ..
what I saw, however, was a great deal. we're talking the sort of deal that makes you read the line five or six times because you think you misread it. it was still marked a bit high for me and my budget .. but I found myself thinking 'shit .. you lived for three years on icecream, ramen, and peanut butter n' jelly .. two months would be nothing. and look what you get!'
so with a shakey hand I copied down all the info and headed home to work out the figures and call the guy ,, both of which I did. I'll go down and meet him tomorrow morning and we'll talk deals and owner finance and all that good stuff.
sadly this means that there is not going to be any maine for me this august. no family, no lobster down at camp, no hanging out with my old pals for a few days, and no cross country trip. this also means I have to find something to do with my bike, as my dad has been hinting that I need to get it out of his shed to make room for his lawn mower. oh, he wouldn't ever tell me I had to get it out, but I know him and out is where he wants it. the obvious course of action would be to sell it, which is what I think I'm going to do. I've joked about it, but I never thought I would actually consider it .. my bike is like my left arm and I had planned to gut it and track race it when I got a new ride. but if I sell it then I can get the new ride a lot sooner, and my dad won't have a quiet heart attack when I tell him I won't be back to pick it up this summer.
at any rate .. if all goes well I'll be riding this: http://www.bikez.com/bike/index.php?bike=511 in about two months. the guy will even toss in a matching helmet.
kick ass.
then in a few short minutes everything was turned all helter-skelter and my carefully laid plans found their way straight into the shitter.
I couldn't be in a better mood..
you see, I've been planning an august trip back to my native homeland of new england to do some family visitation and to get my bike. then I was going to get on that very bike and ride it back to SLC. I kinda need the vacation, and nothing would do me better than two weeks on a bike, sleeping on people's couches, and living out of a leather suit and one pair of shorts.
bliss on top of bliss..
I've been to the dealerships and drooled over the latest and greatest $10k bikes that the japanese have to offer up, but I had resolved to going back to maine to get the best bike on the planet .. mine. couple that with a chance to get to know my machine again for two weeks and all the shiney red paint in the world could wrangle me into paying out every month for the next two years.
then, as I headed home from work tonight, I happened to see a nice little machine parked in a lot with an 81/2 x 11 piece of pink paper stuck to it. I was curious so I swung around for a closer look. as I pulled into the lot I knew I had made a mistake .. as I opened my door I secretly prayed the paper would say 'only$10k' so I would be able to sigh, have pleasent thoughts about the winning the megabucks (that's a lottory for all you utah people), then go home and finish working out the details of my trip ..
what I saw, however, was a great deal. we're talking the sort of deal that makes you read the line five or six times because you think you misread it. it was still marked a bit high for me and my budget .. but I found myself thinking 'shit .. you lived for three years on icecream, ramen, and peanut butter n' jelly .. two months would be nothing. and look what you get!'
so with a shakey hand I copied down all the info and headed home to work out the figures and call the guy ,, both of which I did. I'll go down and meet him tomorrow morning and we'll talk deals and owner finance and all that good stuff.
sadly this means that there is not going to be any maine for me this august. no family, no lobster down at camp, no hanging out with my old pals for a few days, and no cross country trip. this also means I have to find something to do with my bike, as my dad has been hinting that I need to get it out of his shed to make room for his lawn mower. oh, he wouldn't ever tell me I had to get it out, but I know him and out is where he wants it. the obvious course of action would be to sell it, which is what I think I'm going to do. I've joked about it, but I never thought I would actually consider it .. my bike is like my left arm and I had planned to gut it and track race it when I got a new ride. but if I sell it then I can get the new ride a lot sooner, and my dad won't have a quiet heart attack when I tell him I won't be back to pick it up this summer.
at any rate .. if all goes well I'll be riding this: http://www.bikez.com/bike/index.php?bike=511 in about two months. the guy will even toss in a matching helmet.
kick ass.
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i did get the jewelry. i thought i thanked you, but maybe you didn't get it. thanks for the advice!