{"id":601,"date":"2009-11-08T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=601"},"modified":"2019-04-10T07:32:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T11:32:56","slug":"ride-or-wuss-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=601","title":{"rendered":"Ride Or Wuss Out?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I admit it… I “wussed out<\/a>.” That is, my motorcycle club had a ride scheduled yesterday that revisited an annual odd but fun<\/a> event that I went to last year.<\/p>\n

However, unlike last year, it was 32\u00b0F (0\u00b0C) at the time I would have had to leave my home to meet up with the others. That’s freezing. Man-oh-man, that’s below my limit of tolerance. I do not have heated riding gear, and do not intend to get it. While I love to ride my Harley, I have my limits. Riding in freezing weather, even with heated gear, is just no fun. Plus, this ride yesterday included going over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge<\/a>. Man, if it’s cold on the highway, it’s absolutely frigid on the bridge.<\/p>\n

So I made the tough but realistic decision not to go on the ride. Some avid cold-weather bikers may imply that the decision was an act of cowardice. Some may simply say that I “wussed out.” However, I dealt with competing choices. Did I really want to be exposed to that deep morning cold for a ride? How would I feel about being gone for a whole day and not seeing my elderly aunt who needs daily attention? Would my three sweet old ladies who I take grocery shopping be able to wait a day with short notice? How would I feel about my partner struggling through his disability in doing autumn chores such as raking leaves and preparing our home for winter, which he would try to do without me?<\/p>\n

While I would have enjoyed going on the ride, the weather contributed to my decision not to go this year. Had it been warmer, I would have worked it out. The cold really made the decision for me. The results are a cleaner yard, leafless gutters, and a happier partner (not necessarily in that order.)<\/p>\n

After doing all the work around the house, I did get the Harley out and gas it up and take a short ride, so all was not for naught. <\/p>\n

Life is short: do what you have to do!<\/p>\n

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