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A Bump in the Road

By Paul Crowe

With all of this nasty weather going on, tornadoes and flooding rivers here in the USA, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes elsewhere, most of us keep hoping it will pass right on by, but sometimes it doesn’t. Our cold and very wet Spring saturating the ground put some water in places it shouldn’t be. I’m a bit busy with things offline, but I’ll be back as soon as possible after cleaning up and getting things back in order.

I’m still here checking regularly, making sure things are running smoothly but it may be a day or two before I can get back to regular updates. In the meantime, check out the archives, there’s some great stuff to keep you entertained. Back shortly.

Posted on May 25, 2011 Filed Under: Kneeslider


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Comments

  1. Susokary says

    May 25, 2011 at 8:08 am

    Good luck from France.
    ;]

  2. gildasd says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:14 am

    And Belgium 🙂
    (darn those french buggers are fast)

  3. sfan says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:31 am

    … and from Canada. Good luck with your clean up Paul.

    Yes, with all the horrible news I am reminded of the put-things-in-perspective advice from an older friend, every day we are on the right side of the grass is a day to be grateful for what you have.

  4. pierre says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:33 am

    good luck…
    from Elsass

  5. B50 Jim says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:37 am

    It’s been a rough year for bad weather — our best thoughts to you and everyone affected, especially those folks in the tornado zones. Best of luck!

  6. anders says

    May 25, 2011 at 10:03 am

    Ditto …

    ACE

  7. Tommy says

    May 25, 2011 at 10:11 am

    We’ve got to experience a little bad to appreciate all the good… Best of luck!

  8. David says

    May 25, 2011 at 10:46 am

    Good luck from New Orleans. We know about water in the wrong places and hope you are okay.

  9. Jasper says

    May 25, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    Good luck from the Lowlands..aka Holland.
    We are experts in flooding houses here and it sucks they told me.

    So may the force be with you

  10. Madra Benelli says

    May 25, 2011 at 1:16 pm

    And Ireland

  11. Chaz says

    May 25, 2011 at 2:16 pm

    Oh, yeah. It’s almost June and no riding yet!!

  12. Hawk says

    May 25, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    The best to you Paul from the “wet” coast of Canada. We have our share of fires and floods but, thankfully, not tornadoes.

    I do hope your problems are relatively minor ….

  13. fluke says

    May 25, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    Good luck from France 2, end of May and I have gotten a almost a years worth of riding in already, 3 months of almost perfect weather every single day. An 88° cloudless day today, though it looks like this year will be a major and catastrophic drought so we all have weather related issues to deal with.

  14. Papasan says

    May 25, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    The very best of luck!

    Wish I was close by to give a helping hand…

    Raining again here in Oakland, California, isn’t it almost June!

    Papasan

  15. woolyhead says

    May 25, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    Rode 100 miles round trip last night……short sleeves…….antique Katana 1000 still is a thrill…….in Mississippi nowhere near the Great Flood….

  16. Primer says

    May 25, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    Best of luck-hope things are back to normal quickly!

  17. David says

    May 26, 2011 at 1:50 am

    Good luck from Spain!

  18. Chumma says

    May 26, 2011 at 3:57 am

    Best of luck Paul. Will be in touch with you soon.

  19. Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" says

    May 26, 2011 at 6:48 am

    Thanks, guys. Made a lot of progress yesterday, but still lots to do, feeling all of those non-keyboard muscles today. Like anything else, you just do it and keep doing it until you’re done. Later.

  20. michel crockwell-laurent says

    May 26, 2011 at 7:33 am

    hope all is good from Bermuda!!!!

  21. Sasha says

    May 26, 2011 at 8:17 am

    Also from StPetesburg Russia. Tomorrow is expecting rain for St Petesburg day so I hope we won’t be the same situation as over ther! Good luck!

  22. Hooligan says

    May 26, 2011 at 9:43 am

    The weather is bad all over the over the world this year .Off from London to Namibia, Botswana & Zambia tonight. They have just had the worst floods in 40 years. The roads in the Caprivi Strip up by the Angolan border are passable now. Botswana is a bit rougher down in the Okavango, An adventure awaits.

  23. Rich says

    May 26, 2011 at 11:38 am

    All the best. We’ll be here. Thanks for the update…

    Rich

  24. Pushrod says

    May 26, 2011 at 12:03 pm

    Hope all is well, Paul! Remember, ‘Lift with the legs!”

  25. B50 Jim says

    May 26, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    Best ‘o luck from Chicago, Paul! As one who has suffered a flooded basement more than once, I can relate. Keep everything of value well off the floor. We’ve had the coolest spring on record and LOTS of rain. No more than 50 degrees today (in late May!) Too chilly to get the Beeza out yet!

  26. Speedwagon says

    May 26, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    Good luck from Arizona!

  27. Paulinator says

    May 26, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    Good luck from Florida. Livin on a boat – its a real bummer when the basement leaks.

  28. Drew says

    May 26, 2011 at 7:26 pm

    Hey Paul,
    Keep ya chin up and a smile on your face. We went through something similiar with the floods and mini cyclones down here in Oztralia just recently, so our thoughts are with you.

  29. Dawg says

    May 27, 2011 at 5:09 am

    Hope things are getting back to normal, All the best. Looking forward to the next post.

  30. hoyt says

    May 27, 2011 at 2:49 pm

    Sending some “sun breaks” from the great NW to much of the country

  31. Eric Cherry says

    May 28, 2011 at 9:35 am

    G’luck from Huntsville, AL (what’s left of it). My motorcycle mechanic’s house was destroyed in the recent tornados up here, only a half mile from my house… got hit by a mile wide tornado. The whole experience has been a real pants loosener for everyone around here.

  32. Luc Gagnon says

    May 30, 2011 at 8:32 am

    I hear you and wish you luck and keep courageous, our thoughts are with you.

  33. Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" says

    May 30, 2011 at 9:36 am

    The water problems we had were one of those things you only find out about when it won’t quit raining for weeks, but, on the bright side, we found them and fixed them … I think. When your house has a basement, you find out how ingenious water can be finding ways in. The work isn’t over but it will be in the background instead of taking up all of my time. A bit of a mess, lots of things tossed, sore back, but the weather is nice, the sun is out and we’re about to get rolling again. Now, … where was I?

  34. Adrian says

    May 30, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    Good luck from down under!
    We’ve had all kinds of floods here in Australia this year, makes a change from the drought though!

  35. Susokary says

    May 31, 2011 at 2:56 pm

    Indeed.
    =]

  36. Larry Wilson says

    March 31, 2012 at 11:06 pm

    Eric, Missed you in Stanton this year….heard from Randy that you were working in N Dakota… keep in touch… Lar

  37. Larry Wilson says

    March 31, 2012 at 11:09 pm

    Missed you in Stanton this year.. heard from Randy you were working in N Dakota..doing any more hill climbs this year let me know… Lar

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