It had to happen sometime. We haven't had any snow this year, until Sunday and early Monday morning.
That's great for riding. Last year I had already missed out on a number of days. This year I haven't missed much..... until this week.
We woke up to this on Monday morning:
If you look close you can see tracks out to the treee. One of our cats always thinks he will want to go outside for the day even when it snows, but eventually changes his mind and comes back inside. This morning he went out to the tree and back, then decided it wasn't worth it. Too cold on them paws.
Max is safe and sound in the garage with his new cover that he got for Christmas.
Now you might ask why Max uses his cover even though he is safely in the garage. Well, it's partly because of the cats. They like to sit on his seat and you don't know how many mornings I come out to find cat hair on my seat.
There was about 3" of snow, not really a lot, but more was possible during the day on Monday. Schools were cancelled in some parts of Kansas, but not in Wichita. But the streets had not been plowed and travel was very slow on Monday morning. There were the usual accidents. Wichita has a plan regarding accidents in these conditions and they call it "EARP", the emergency accident reporting plan. In effect it says that if there is a fender bender and nobody is hurt and no one has been drinking, then just exchange insurance information with the other driver and fill out an accident report at the police substation later in the day.
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I drove "Monty", the famous Canadian Subaru, (the one with the heated seats) to work. We didn't have any problems, but don't think I got out of second gear except for a brief moment or two. I followed a Volvo sedan downtown for much of the way, I noticed the car had a "Ron Paul '08" sticker on it. Don't they know that the election was 2 years ago? And he didn't even make the finals?
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Thw weather is supposed to turn very cold this week, so the snow may stick around for awhile. Usually, with a snow like this, it's gone in a few days. Maybe I can ride again later this week, but I sort of doubt it.
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Oh well,,,,,,
cpa3485:
ReplyDeletewhat colour is your Canadian Subaru ? We also have a Canadian Subaru WRX and ours is silver. I just love those heated seats. I have a Civic EX and NO heated seats, but I have heated mirrors. I was thinking that heated seats would be great on a scooter/motorcycle.
Oh, forgot . . . think Mothballs. Put a mothball on your scooter seat. Cats don't like the smell and stay away. Cheaper than a scooter cover. If you have dogs in your area who like to leave their calling card, sprinkle pepper around the area. Dogs will stay away too
We had snow too but it all melted the next day. Still some slush around but roads are bare
bob
Wet Coast Scootin
No kidding. I understand why Max prefers to stay indoors for a few days. As Bob mentioned our snow is almost gone, roads are clear and the snow stays on the mountains where it belongs.
ReplyDeleteDear JimBub:
ReplyDeleteYou and I are in the same boat as far as the weather is concerned. We got 5 inches of snow last Tuesday, which has hardly melted. The main road and local streets are open to blacktop, but there are still smears of ice in the driveweay. Salt and sand cover everything an I gave no desire to season my bike with this stuff.
The salt plays bloody hell with my aluminum engine cases. While it is not likely to cause mechanical problems... I'd rather not deal with salt stains and pitting on the castings.
Fondest regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads
Fondest regards,
Jack • reep • Toad
Twisted Roads
There goes Jack using salt as an excuse, again. This is at least the second blog I've seen today where he's used that excuse!
ReplyDeleteI'll buy driving instead of riding in the snow, but HEATED SEATS? Oh, well, tough guys named Bub ought to enjoy a bit of luxury once in a while.