The Squamidian Report – Sept. 12 / 15
Issue #694
Hi All,
You know, sometimes coming up with a topic for this Squid is as
difficult as coming up with an idea for a song. Seems the well is dry
more often than not and this weeks seems to be a dry well week. I guess
I could tell you that I'm not at all happy with the Michelin tires that
are on my motorcycle. I had been running Dunlop tires and they
performed quite well. Then, because the OEM Dunlop tires are stupid
expensive and their aftermarket American Elite tires, while not quite
as expensive are still more costly than some of the other makes, I had
switched to the Michelin Commander 2's which were supposed to be a
great tire. And yes, they handle very nicely but it turns out they wear
out very quickly. I've only put 22,000 clicks on my front tire and the
tread is down to the wear bars. Not good, very disappointing. So, I
decided to go back to the Dunlop A E's which should get close to double
wear that the Michelin's seem to be getting. To that end I ordered a
new front tire through our local Yamaha dealer and 2 days later it was
in, and on. Funny how easily you can feel the difference, different
tires make when riding, or driving for that matter. Anyway, I shouldn't
have to worry about the rubber under my bike for a season or two now.
Oh, we figured out how to use our share of the reward for that stollen
dirt bike we and a neighbour found, we decided to utilize it, or part
there of, to take ourselves out for dinner in celebration of 84 years
of marriage. A very little known fact was the fact that a few days ago
marked 42 years, but of courser that applies to both of us, hence, 84.
Anyway, we went to the only place that we would go out to for dinner,
the gondola. They were having a wine tasting evening which we were not
at all interested in, but the 'normal' restaurant function was also
available and we sat out on the upper deck, surrounded by sun lit
mountains and enjoyed the food as well as the classical orchestra that
was playing. And of course we went there on the bike with it's new tire
so it was a very nice evening. It was packed up there but we had made
reservations so we had a nice table to ourselves which was not at all a
surprise because that place tends to treat us pretty good. Sort of like
VIP's a lot of the time. Kinda cool.
Then, after we got home and as the sun was finally dropping below the
ridge to the west, we drove down to Porteau Cove to enjoy the early
night sky and the ocean. That made for a nice end to the evening,
except for one thing.... the highway will be closed on Saturday morning
for a stupid bicycle race from the city to Whistler. How they can close
a major highway that is the only road or highway from point A to point
B is beyond me but they do. I guess its because the bicycle lobby is so
strong out here that they can get away with anything. That race
basically shuts down the town because no one can get in or out or even
cross the highway. I digress. Because the highway will be shut down,
all the Friday evening crazy people headed for Whistler from the city,
and all the Saturday morning crazy people headed for Whistler are
headed there at the same time. That makes being on or any where near
the highway scary, dangerous and stressful. However, we got home ok
although we certainly saw our share of stupid stuff being done by
crazy, stupid, impatient drivers. Anyway, aside from that, it was a
great week and a great evening.
doug
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Have a good one..
the doug
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