Darn weather still wants to rain and I have a new wheel I am wanting to ride so Tommy can correct spoke tensions before I head out.
Tim called and said rain and wet slippery rocks left him saying no ride. Called Gracie w/ that info. I went off to get propane, shampoo, magazine, & propane. Success all way round.
Drove to Trailhead to hang. Decidede to ride roads to park Land Trust land and ride the slippery rocks up aways to stress ride the wheel. Rocks get very slippery when wet but no rain but no sunshine to dreally dry rocks. Took a ride gamble & rode rocks climbing up. Rocks were not wet but not baked dry from previous rain. Freaked by slippery potential but didn’t slip. Started raining and decided tht being off possible slippey rocks was to head back down to shop.
Beth Thames from Huntsville newspaper called me this AM and asked for an interview. She is the MOL of Lee whom I met @ racer meeting. We agreed on a time & place.
Dropped bike off @ shop and took a shower. Wheel remained true and Matt cleaned my bike up, & then drove to coffee shop for interview w/ Beth. She bought for me & I drank a medium latte and no stomach acid reflux. Wow.
Beth is a stringer for paper and teaches English in real life. She let me talk w/ few guiding questions. She toured my van and said it harkened her back to the hippy days she remembered living. An interview w/ print media, how about that?
Dinner tonight @ Morgan & Jamie’s.
Rain might cancell work project.
Van casualty: 2 of 4 hinges attaching bed to van body broke dropping the bed transferring strain to 2 remaining hinges. The hinge metal snapped. All the noise I heard when the frame racked stress was coming from the hinges. I purchased stouter hinges & screws & Home depot where Don & I should have gone instead of poorer choice of convient ACE hardware. I need to find a neighbor Bill to install hardware. Wedged bed up w/ foam roll & van is quiet. Replace hinges & wedge bed upright will solve noise.
Raining pretty good.
Off to dinner.