tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post2833569341482317715..comments2024-01-30T22:53:34.269-08:00Comments on Musings of an Intrepid Commuter: irondadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821323482397075170noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-53337818779265041642008-09-28T04:22:00.000-07:002008-09-28T04:22:00.000-07:00Beautiful scenery you have out there. Nice picture...Beautiful scenery you have out there. Nice pictures. <BR/>Glad there wasn't a worse problem w/ the eye. I bet he would have stung, if he'd had time to think about it. <BR/><BR/>Hey, Bryce - <BR/>Once you can't see the other side, lakes are all the same size. ::grin::<BR/>Kinda like once you can't touch the bottom, depth doesn't matter... unless you're scuba diving. Then only the first 130' matter. <BR/><BR/>-Krysta in MKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07101287869577972478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-40723333493796910142008-09-27T14:09:00.000-07:002008-09-27T14:09:00.000-07:00Bee in the face, OUCH! Sorry you didn't get to ri...Bee in the face, OUCH! Sorry you didn't get to ride down through the Palouse country. Those are some seriously sweet roads. However, I understand that homing instinct better than most. It's amazing how hard you can push (And how long you can go without a bathroom stop) when you're heading home after a long absence. Pend O'Reille is a great lake, one of the most beautiful spots in a beautiful area. I'd love to spend a week up there in a nice lodge in late summer. <BR/><BR/>Did you know the US Navy has a submarine base up there? They test scale model submarines since that lake is one that has no thermocline, i.e. is the same temp from top to bottom. The subs are autonomous electric models (1/8 to 1/4 scale, so still pretty big) that are programmed to make runs at night when there is less activity on the lake. I had a friend who was an electrician up there. He had great stories. :)<BR/><BR/>Glad you made it home in one piece.<BR/><BR/>Dave T.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003653784810150167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-32998356290919507072008-09-27T09:44:00.000-07:002008-09-27T09:44:00.000-07:00Battling wind, bugs, bees, shaking lofty bridges a...Battling wind, bugs, bees, shaking lofty bridges and the temporary diversion of the perfect cup of java on a placid lake that makes us motorcyclists warriors at heart.Kanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061130052392660661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-76509018803476684962008-09-26T21:37:00.000-07:002008-09-26T21:37:00.000-07:00Let's see. 31 mpg instead of 41 mpg. How fast ove...Let's see. 31 mpg instead of 41 mpg. How fast over the limit did you say you were going? <BR/>If you lived in Florida and had a chance to take a winding road, let me tell you, you'd take it- wife or no wife.Conchscooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016331487463993200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-89792178322613137062008-09-25T17:23:00.000-07:002008-09-25T17:23:00.000-07:00HI Dan,I know all too well about bumble bees and b...HI Dan,<BR/><BR/>I know all too well about bumble bees and bikes. Back when I first got my street bike in 1979 I caught a bee inside my helmet. You remember the full face helmet of the day. There was no such thing as a flip up visor thingy. This bee blasted me on my right cheek strung me then fell down in my shirt and stung me again! Needless to say it didn't take me long to get to the side of the road and do a dance trying get that bumble bee out! Growing up on the farm I have been stung many times. But it never feels any better none the less.<BR/><BR/>Well it is bike night here so it’s time to hop on Whiskey and go have a few tacos.<BR/><BR/>Great story, thanks for the great read.<BR/><BR/>Ride safe and have fun,<BR/>fasthairAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-12804387702798824322008-09-25T17:02:00.000-07:002008-09-25T17:02:00.000-07:00Great posting.Maybe you've found a destination for...Great posting.<BR/>Maybe you've found a destination for you and Katie to escape to at some future date. <BR/>Those of us who live close to or on the edge of large bodies of water are so darn lucky. I live at the northwestern end of Lake Ontario,<BR/>not Hamilton Ontario rather Burlington. The lake is an easy twenty minute walk from home and when you realize how small Lake Ontario is compared to lake Superior, you appreciate the water even more. <BR/><BR/>Even on small cottage lakes, the water is the reason you're there, in most cases. Others who read this blog are near the shores of the Great Lakes so they can attest to the feeling about water in a lake.<BR/><BR/>As to the insect attack photo, at least you took the photo beside Sophie. Maybe wash and clean both machines? And if you can afford to keep Sophie for now and maybe come the spring make a decision about disposal. How many miles on her?Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760433604853253299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-21134922552159502092008-09-25T16:17:00.000-07:002008-09-25T16:17:00.000-07:00irondad,given your experience with that bee in the...irondad,<BR/><BR/>given your experience with that bee in the face...you gotta wonder how the guys who don't bother with helmets with visors get by? Perhaps because they don't ride enough to be hit by bugs as they travel between bars perhaps.redlegsrideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10927757855921321097noreply@blogger.com