Gang aft agley,"
Part of a verse, of a poem.
I've had the last three days(two nights) off, still got one more before I go back to work on Saturday, and had planned on doing a quick turn-around and making the most of my time off.
Yet my quick turn around on Wednesday did not happen and I woke up around 2pm. So, after a meal and a "cold" caffeine. No ride... :( Yet the rest of the afternoon was spent between the pool and doing laundry. So the day was not totally lost! I can say that my "rider's" tan is beginning to even out a bit. A few more days and I might have to actually start carrying my passport with me.
Thursday morning, as I went to sleep at 3am, I set my alarm for 7am. I figured I would force a turn-around... Well... after a snooze... or four, OK... five, I finally got up at 8am. I partook of a complimentary breakfast of scrambled eggs, potatoes, sausage and bacon, and OJ! Even took a to-go box of bread and some peanut butter and jam to make a sandwich for lunch later...
Got back to my room, and fell back to sleep sometime prior to 9am. As a healthcare professional, that would be classified as a post-prandial "nap!" And that my friends, explains the time honored tradition of the afternoon "siesta!"
I missed my 10K service appointment. As I awoke with a start, because I realized that I had actually fallen asleep, it was now noon. I called the HD Dealership and was lucky enough to reschedule my appointment for today.
This is an important service, as I am planning a trip to Las Vegas to attend a two day class next week. Round trip will be almost 600 miles and I am less than 250 away from the 10K point. As I mentioned earlier, I have noticed a slight difference in the way my bike has been running, since my ride down to Yuma. Likewise, I have to get to Vegas, without a breakdown, for two reasons. First, I invited my parents to meet me there. This will be the first time in over a month that we will have the opportunity to visit. Second, the class and hotel arrangements have already been paid for, and are pretty much non-refundable at this point.
So this morning, I once again awoke in time to partake of the free breakfast, and I am happy to report that my 10K service was completed at Bobby's Territorial Harley Davidson today!
I'm glad I got it done too! The reason my bike was running a bit rough was that the oil level was at factory level when I left Phoenix. A long ride, heat in excess of 100 degrees, with sustained speeds in excess of 70mph caused the oil to get hot, expand a bit, and thrown up into the intake. My air filter was basically clogged. The solution... a new air filter and don't fill the oil all the way to factory level, keep it in the "full hashmarks zone," just don't add up to the specifications.
And if you can't recognize that tidbit of a stanza of the poem at the beginning, here is the full verse in standard English:
But little Mouse, you are not alone,
In proving foresight may be vain:
The best laid schemes of mice and men
Go often awry,
And leave us nothing but grief and pain,
For promised joy!
"To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough"
Written by Robert Burns in 1785... a Scot...
There's a modern joke that is a play on this premise...
"If you really want to make God laugh... Then tell him your plans!"
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