{"id":1046,"date":"2011-01-14T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2011-01-14T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T09:00:00","slug":"two-wheel-winter-blues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=1046","title":{"rendered":"Two-Wheel Winter Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TSohE0o39PI\/AAAAAAAACuY\/TsFz5pup4aE\/s1600\/Garaged.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TSohE0o39PI\/AAAAAAAACuY\/TsFz5pup4aE\/s400\/Garaged.jpg?resize=400%2C211\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Only another biker knows how I feel when I look at the back of my garage and see my beloved Harley tucked in safely from the cold, with a Battery Tender connected.&nbsp; Only another biker would know the irony of having the Harley&#8217;s Battery Tender propped up on a snowblower stored next to it&#8230;&nbsp; \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TS4XE6m4LhI\/AAAAAAAACvU\/jO7S8AB2q-8\/s1600\/Cold.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TS4XE6m4LhI\/AAAAAAAACvU\/jO7S8AB2q-8\/s1600\/Cold.jpg?w=584\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Some words for how this biker feels this time of year, when it is cold, icy, snowy, and non-conducive to riding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Forlorn<\/li>\n<li>Sad<\/li>\n<li>Heartache<\/li>\n<li>Sigh<\/li>\n<li>Cabin Fever<\/li>\n<li>F&#8217;kin Winter&#8217;s never gonna end!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TS4XPriBv6I\/AAAAAAAACvY\/P9sKCZarMeI\/s1600\/Snowwesco.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_yytsDp42pSs\/TS4XPriBv6I\/AAAAAAAACvY\/P9sKCZarMeI\/s320\/Snowwesco.jpg?resize=320%2C137\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Oh well&#8230; that&#8217;s how us bikers feel this time of year.<\/p>\n<p>But I vowed that I will remain positive, so I will continue to repeat this phrase, &#8220;Spring will come,&#8221; &#8220;Spring will come,&#8221;&nbsp; &#8220;Spring will come,&#8221;&nbsp; (&#8230; and the partner won&#8217;t cram my limited weekend time with so many chores that I can&#8217;t ride!!!!)<\/p>\n<p>Life is short:&nbsp; keep dreaming.&nbsp; And to my fellow bikers:&nbsp; I know how you feel!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only another biker knows how I feel when I look at the back of my garage and see my beloved Harley tucked in safely from the cold, with a Battery Tender connected.&nbsp; 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