Ways to Fall

Fall from grace
Fall in love
A windfall
Fall through the cracks

FALL OFF YOUR MOTORCYCLE!

Yes, it finally happened. I took a fall on the bike. Thankfully, there is no significant injury to me or the bike. And unfortunately the fall was caused by my own silliness. I spent the day working my way through the garage, more on that later, and in the process moved the bike from the the parking lot by the garage to the front of the condo. While the bike was parked by the garage I put a lock on the front tire, this prevents the bike from being pushed more than a foot as the lock interferes with the rotation of the tire. Later in the day when I went to start the bike I totally forgot about that lock. While that has happened in the past I am usually alerted to my forgetfulness before I actually get the bike in gear simply by rocking the bike. Not this time. I took off in first gear. The bike started to go and then fell over to the right. As I was hitting the ground I thought "Wow, that wasn't such a hard landing." Moments after I hit the ground I thought "Awesome, I am OK. I can move my right leg. I am not trapped under the bike. AWESOME" And because I am blessed in ways I am not even aware of, a neighbor appeared out of nowhere to see if I was OK. He helped me lift the bike and assess for damage. With the two of us, the bike was easily lifted and the only scratches on the bike are on the tail pipe an a little on the lever for the front break.

As I was standing there and before we lifted the bike, I have to say, I was certainly rattled. But all I could think was that this was a great fall. I know that sounds a little nutty but bikes go down. Typically a rider will take their bike down at least once, and more often than not, that happens in the first year of riding. This was my first fall; I have been riding for about four years. This was my first fall and I am A-O-K!!! Nothing is broken, the bike is fine. I am scratched up and I am sure tomorrow I will be sore but I AM FINE!!!! Hooray! CAN I GET A WITNESS!?!?!?!?!?

Back to the Move

I continue going through boxes in the garage. Today, I found Teva sandals that I have been looking for since I moved to Delaware. TWO YEARS I've been looking for those bad boys. Just so you know, I promise to only use my Tevas for good and to never wear socks with them. I found the Tevas in a box of summer hats. How handy, I will be needing those wide-brimmed hats in the town with the merciless cloudless sky.

I took more photos of items I am trying to off load. Today's items are a book shelf with adjustable shelves and a small cabinet. If you were ever in my place on Rochelle it was the liquor cabinet int he kitchen. There is a glass cabinet on top and then a wide drawer and storage underneath.

Also, I have devised a floor plan for the garage. I am using one corner of the garage for boxes that are ready to go to CA. As I go through the rest of the garage items will either get donated, sold, chucked or packed and moved to this corner. As we pack boxes in the house, I hope to bring them to the garage in order to create space in the condo, beautiful marketable desireable space.

We continue to meet with Realtors. Our last interview it tomorrow night. Soon after that we will certainly know who will be selling the condo and we'll have a better idea of when the unit will go on the market.

That's my story for tonight. Oh, and might I also take this opportunity to remind drivers to share the rode with motorcyclist. And to be aware of motorcycles on the road. Many riders, the ones that aren't going down the Shuylkill doing 95 wile riding on their rear wheel, can often seem to be invisible on the road. As Fall approaches riders will be out in mass to enjoy the weather, keep an eye out for them. Thanx!