Itβs good to be back on the road after COVID
I think throughout the month of December into January I only rode into work a handful of times in part because my brake reservoirs was low, I had the lock bounce off my bike, I was out for a while it got cold and I got COVID.
My parents are still both sick with colds, and that kind of scrambled plans for the day. I havenβt seen them since before Christmas when we went to the Nutcracker. Mom turned 76 and Dad is turning 78, itβs really hard to know how much time they have left. Theyβre always is see you next time until there isnβt with older people. On the other hand people sometimes do live longer than expected. Truth is time is short. Kind of really screwed up my plans. Now I got to plan to get to the laundromat and maybe groceries. Not going to fire up Red today as I donβt need to. Canβt drop my cans off for recycling at my parents house trash can so I got to find room in my can. If I known they were still sick I done the laundry yesterday and the transfer station. Practical stuff but I miss them too. Sunday dinner with family is special.
Got my bike up and running , once I used the proper adapter and did it right I was able to top off the fluid and pump out the bubbles. I got brake fluid on the front calipers so they sqweak and donβt stop really strongly but have good brake capacity now. I do need to replace the pads, I have them but didnβt do them. Brake cleaner would fix both things but Iβm not applying that indoors. Rode out to Five Rivers, itβs a nice day so lots of people out here but I donβt know what my plans are after this. I think I want to Hannaford and get a few things but I canβt get too much without a freezer.
Iβve done my best to clean my apartment and get things ready for the landlord to swap out the fridge though nothing is perfect. But you can only polish a turd so much. A lot of things just are worn out or need extensive repairs and itβs not my building. Iβm the paying customer and Iβm fine with it the way it is though I need a refrigerator. Iβm filling the ticket for repair on Monday for the fridge. Iβll do it first thing in the morning. Nothing for me to worry about, Iβve been at the unit for over seventeen years now and thatβs a long time for only minimal maintenance not that anything was new when I moved in. Even if I kept it spotless it would need extensive renovations before the next tenant moved in. Buildings donβt last forever, especially with inexpensive contractor grade materials. Iβm my toughest critic, but I always pay my rent early and rarely ask for repairs.
Iβm hoping Friday to take off to camp during the long weekend. Probably Madison County for the horse camp but it depends on the snow and ice levels and the weather. I also am considering the Adirondacks. I just want to have a fire , smoke some pot and relax up in woods enjoying the cold and the woods. Itβs been tough recovering since COVID with the cold. I still donβt have the energy I had before COVID, I got to build myself up again and itβs been tough with the cold weather. Itβs January!