Fair Weather riders?

On Jul 12, 7:24 pm, BrianNZ wrote:
> How many of you guys take time off work to riding? I don't mean planned
> trips during holidays, but when you look out the window and decide 'Sod
> this, I'd rather be riding'.
>
> After 9 tornado's in two days last week followed up with torrential rain
> and big wind gusts. I'm looking out the window to beautiful sunshine and
> no wind in sight (still trees). It's 11.22am and I'm out of
> here.......It's KTM vs.the gravel backroads time!

We had a week-long heat/haze/humidity bombardment end yesterday. Now
it's gorgeous, low 80's with no humidity. I left work at noon to go
to the gym for a workout. When I came back to the compound at 2:00
PM, there was a steady stream of people leaving early. The security
guard at the gate - a fellow rider - looked at my badge and then said
"I'd be doing you a favor if I told you your badge expired and you
have to wait til tomorrow to get a new one - you're going the WRONG
way, dude!" What could I say? He was right, but hell, I need the
billable hours. I didn't get out of there until 7:45PM. <Heavy
sigh.>
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"BrianNZ" wrote in message

> How many of you guys take time off work to riding? I don't mean planned
> trips during holidays, but when you look out the window and decide 'Sod
> this, I'd rather be riding'.
>
> After 9 tornado's in two days last week followed up with torrential rain
> and big wind gusts. I'm looking out the window to beautiful sunshine and
> no wind in sight (still trees). It's 11.22am and I'm out of
> here.......It's KTM vs.the gravel backroads time!

I've been know to call in and say I'm having trouble with my eyes.

I can't see going to work.... Although I must admit that I used that excuse
for big powder ski days more than riding.
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On Jul 12, 7:24 pm, BrianNZ wrote:
> How many of you guys take time off work to riding? I don't mean planned
> trips during holidays, but when you look out the window and decide 'Sod
> this, I'd rather be riding'.
>
> After 9 tornado's in two days last week followed up with torrential rain
> and big wind gusts. I'm looking out the window to beautiful sunshine and
> no wind in sight (still trees). It's 11.22am and I'm out of
> here.......It's KTM vs.the gravel backroads time!

I put the trailer hitch on the xs650 and head to the lake where I pull
my trailered sailboat into the water. What could be better than that?
Oh, yeah, I forgot, Internet porn....
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BrianNZ wrote:
> How many of you guys take time off work to riding?
>I'm looking out the window to beautiful sunshine and
> no wind in sight (still trees). It's 11.22am and I'm out of
> here.......It's KTM vs.the gravel backroads time!

Back to work, you slacker! Don't you realize the prosperity
of New Zealand depends on everyone bracing themselves
to their duties and doing their bit? Look, your country's
already torn into two chunks because too many blokes
were too busy goofing off to hold it together.

Now sharpen your shears and get your butt back to
Footrot Flats, ON THE DOUBLE!

Sean_Q_
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On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:24:59 +1200, BrianNZ wrote:

>How many of you guys take time off work to riding? I don't mean planned
>trips during holidays, but when you look out the window and decide 'Sod
>this, I'd rather be riding'.
>
>After 9 tornado's in two days last week followed up with torrential rain
>and big wind gusts. I'm looking out the window to beautiful sunshine and
>no wind in sight (still trees). It's 11.22am and I'm out of
>here.......It's KTM vs.the gravel backroads time!

During the winter if we have a Chinook blowing in I'll take a lieu day
and go riding while the warm wind lasts.

Summers are too busy at work to do that, but the sun doesn't really go
down until near eleven PM here this time of year, so there are lots of
daylight hours to enjoy an evening ride.


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On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:24:59 +1200, BrianNZ wrote:

>How many of you guys take time off work to riding?

Don't need to. I work in the evening. I have all morning and most of
the afternoon to play. Ya gotta get your priorities straight.

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Turby the Turbosurfer
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Turby wrote:
> BrianNZ wrote:
>
>> How many of you guys take time off work to riding?
>
> Don't need to. I work in the evening. I have all morning and most of
> the afternoon to play. Ya gotta get your priorities straight.

You must be lucky. I have yet to find a job that works swing shift within
my field of interest.

However, I have when things got hectic and weather was fine, took a day
off and spent the day riding. Heck, I've taken a cold rainy day off and
rode.

The worst ride beats the best day of work, IMHO.

--
HPT
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"High Plains Thumper" wrote in message

> Turby wrote:
>> BrianNZ wrote:
>>
>>> How many of you guys take time off work to riding?
>>
>> Don't need to. I work in the evening. I have all morning and most of
>> the afternoon to play. Ya gotta get your priorities straight.
>
> You must be lucky. I have yet to find a job that works swing shift within
> my field of interest.
>
> However, I have when things got hectic and weather was fine, took a day
> off and spent the day riding. Heck, I've taken a cold rainy day off and
> rode.
>
> The worst ride beats the best day of work, IMHO.

<heh> and damn sure beats wasting my time trying to fish...I couldn't catch fish
if I used Union Carbide lures.

--
Keith Schiffner
"I was just out walking my rat and seem to have got lost." J. Bond
Dum vivimus, vivamus
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"BrianNZ" wrote in message

> How many of you guys take time off work to riding? I don't mean planned
> trips during holidays, but when you look out the window and decide 'Sod
> this, I'd rather be riding'.
>
> After 9 tornado's in two days last week followed up with torrential rain
> and big wind gusts. I'm looking out the window to beautiful sunshine and
> no wind in sight (still trees). It's 11.22am and I'm out of
> here.......It's KTM vs.the gravel backroads time!

Good for you.

I'm riding to work today, and riding a 600 miler tomorrow. Going up to Bass
Lake for some fine Cuban's (Cohiba) and then ride back home.

A good meal and a couple of Cohiba's will get me outta the house.
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On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:26:45 +0900, High Plains Thumper
wrote:

>
>> Don't need to. I work in the evening. I have all morning and most of
>> the afternoon to play. Ya gotta get your priorities straight.
>
>You must be lucky.

Yeah but just try to get him to join you for an eight AM breakfast
call before heading out on a ride.

The smart money is on him catching up to you some time later. <g>


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On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:36:21 GMT, Calgary
wrote:

>On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 18:26:45 +0900, High Plains Thumper
> wrote:
>
>>
>>> Don't need to. I work in the evening. I have all morning and most of
>>> the afternoon to play. Ya gotta get your priorities straight.
>>
>>You must be lucky.

A bit. I paid my dues at my company for 3 years. They promoted me into
a horrible daytime position. Lots of stress and responsibility, and no
appreciation. I did it without complaint and did it well. After three
years, I told the director I wanted my old job back. He said OK. I
said I wanted to work 2nd shift. He said, "Fine, we don't want to lose
you." I'm the only person in the engineering department who works 2nd
shift. The luck comes in finding a good company to work for.

I don't understand why more people don't work later. I'm far more
productive, I don't have to deal with any of the daytime politics,
it's much quieter without all the interruptons, and I have a life
outside work. When I worked days, I'd get home at dark and turn into a
couch potato. I couldn't get anything done in my life.

>Yeah but just try to get him to join you for an eight AM breakfast
>call before heading out on a ride.
>
>The smart money is on him catching up to you some time later. <g>
>
Friggin weirdos. Who was the moron who invented the alarm clock,
anyway? The guy oughta be castrated. Chickens wake up early - look how
smart they are. Life is too short to get up early every day.

It's now 10:30am. I think I'll head for the beach. The bikini babes
should be showing up about now.


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Turby the Turbosurfer
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BrianNZ wrote in


> How many of you guys take time off work to riding?

The beauty of being retired is I never have to take a day off work in
order to go riding.

-Keith
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"Turby" wrote in message

>
> It's now 10:30am. I think I'll head for the beach. The bikini babes
> should be showing up about now.
>

Yeah but I work on a college campus. Classes start at 8am. Then I take a
break when classes change and I go site seeing.
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