It's That Sad Time Of Year For Me.....

[Rocky]

My daughter's dog is also afraid of fireworks and thunder.
No matter how much you comfort her she trembles so intensely we think she may have a coronary.

 

[Qship]

Hmmmmm! Sounds like our dog.
Newfoundlanders often celebrate Guy Fawkes day as well due to their close ties to England.

 

[Qship]

Getting this derailed trainwreck of a thread back on track, I had to put my bike away for the winter.
Went for a short ride(was a rather warm +6C today) of about 40 kms, changed the oil and stored it in the shed.
Just have to clean her up and wax the shiney bits and cover it up.
Sad day indeed.

 

[Mad On Triumphs]

There was a news article on TV the other night on just how many Newfoundland dogs have saved peoples live's due to their fantastic swimming abilities
Anyway

Glad that you managed to get one last ride in before the white stuff comes down in bucket loads.

 

[Qship]

We had a Newfoundland dog when I was a young lad. They do indeed love the water.

 

[turtleman]

you could ride to east TN. stay at my place for winter, we could rideeeeeeeeeee

 

[Qship]

Hmmmmm! Don't temp me.

 

[Village Idiot]

Even sadder time for me, now.....................my local dealer is closing this month (only 10 minutes from my house); they were very good and I could always trust them to do the job right the first time. I think that it's more of a problem with their location and being unable to sell the property so that they could re-locate. Going to miss them. Gotta find out where the techs are going.........they were good.
Jim

 

[Qship]

Jim, hopefully some local dealer picks up the franchise and hires all the experienced techs.

 

[Village Idiot]

I went over there today and talked with some of the people; there were lay-offs a month ago and while they couldn't find a buyer for their property, sales were just not supporting the business. I spoke with Jen, who took over the business from her dad, and she said that she "grew up" with the place, it having been there for 40 years; now...................... Too bad, just too bad.
Jim

 

[triumph david]

Being in a private business i am always sad to hear of a business closing, they always make up the backbone of the economy of any country.

 

[Village Idiot]

Well, going back the origins of this thread, I finally pulled on the cold gear and went out on the T100 this morning.......temps in the high 30's F. Gotta' love that Gerbing's jacket liner and gloves!!
Jim

 

[Rocky]

Well....it was bound to happen......and it usually does.
We're having a short run of mild November days and bikes are out all over the place.
13C (55F) isn't exactly warm, but it's sunny and decent riding weather.
it won't last and I'll be glad that my bikes are inside where it's warm and dry.
It makes no sense to "un-winterize" a bike just for the sake of an hour or so - and then have to reverse it all again.

 

[Qship]

Same here, Rocky.