{"id":266,"date":"2008-12-26T10:47:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-26T14:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=266"},"modified":"2008-12-26T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-26T14:47:00","slug":"riding-on-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=266","title":{"rendered":"Riding on Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We had a sunny, dry, and pleasant day on Christmas Day, and it warmed up to above 50\u00b0F (10\u00b0C), which was great motorcycle weather!<\/p>\n

After preparing and serving a hearty Christmas breakfast and watching my mother-in-law open her gifts, I wanted to go visit my family. And, as is my custom if weather permits, I go on my Harley. So I changed into my biker leathers and boots, and got the Harley out of its storage area in the garage. <\/p>\n

I checked it over carefully doing my usual T-CLOCS review. I am glad that I did, because I noticed that I must have knocked one of the cables sideways when I had parked it as close as possible to the back wall of the garage. I straightened out the cable and checked to make sure it operated correctly. I also checked the air pressure in the tires and put air in the rear, as it was a couple pounds low — that happens when bikes sit idle.<\/p>\n

Off I roared on my trusty iron horse. I went to a niece’s house. Her little ones had already torn through their gifts and were playing with them, but they sure enjoyed a short ride with Uncle BHD! After that, I dropped by a nephew’s house, and got his kids all riled-up. It’s fun to see the kids on Christmas, and share a little joy with an unexpected ride on their uncle’s big Harley.<\/p>\n

I have a child-sized leather jacket and kid-sized boots that I let them wear when they ride with me. I make them wear gloves, and a helmet that is their size, too. We don’t ride far, but we make sure their friends hear us roar (slowly) by while they wave to them.<\/p>\n

I was tempted to go to another niece’s house, but she lives about an hour away, and I needed to get back to get our Christmas dinner started. My mother-in-law sure can eat, and my partner wanted the whole she-bang, so I had to get home by early afternoon to begin preparing our meal.<\/p>\n

Life is short: show those you love that you love them! Rumble…rumble, uncle!<\/p>\n

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