tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post6278736015966887798..comments2024-02-03T23:48:14.712-08:00Comments on The Trailer Park Cyclist : JourneyTim Joe Comstockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-14322174532560741352012-03-05T07:38:02.263-08:002012-03-05T07:38:02.263-08:00I wondered about that. Heading over to your place...I wondered about that. Heading over to your place now to see what's up.<br /><br />TJTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-14141673980769732062012-03-04T20:37:22.597-08:002012-03-04T20:37:22.597-08:00I finally wrote one back at ya TJ. I've been ...I finally wrote one back at ya TJ. I've been lurking a bit too much lately but should be back in the saddle soon.<br /><br />HWayward Sonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047261638209232831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-35400229953503878902012-03-02T06:31:06.635-08:002012-03-02T06:31:06.635-08:00Uh huh - I went down to the basement for a station...Uh huh - I went down to the basement for a stationary bike ride and my trust Mullet is sitting on a flat rear tire. It wasn't flat the evening before and I haven't ridden it. Oh well, getting a flat at home is better than in the woods.<br /><br />Steve ZSteve Z (swampboy62)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-33405480808587233372012-02-29T19:33:12.354-08:002012-02-29T19:33:12.354-08:00My whole life is a story problem. But now that yo...My whole life is a story problem. But now that you mention it, there WERE a lot of numbers in that post. Somewhere at Langley an entry level cryptologist is probably sweating it out wondering how to make sense of it all. And knowing MY luck it probably will solve out into some dire message and my next post will be from Guantanamo.<br /><br />Agent Tim JoeTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-21857902306910960672012-02-29T19:16:09.249-08:002012-02-29T19:16:09.249-08:00LOL Ryan! I think he had $20 in his pocket, thoug...LOL Ryan! I think he had $20 in his pocket, though. How much would that be worth in rubles in St. Petersburg?jponoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-43016325246298272502012-02-28T13:21:33.283-08:002012-02-28T13:21:33.283-08:00There aren't going to be any Story problems on...There aren't going to be any Story problems on this blog are there? <br /><br />Tim Joe leaves home on his trusty bike with $5.37 in his pocket, there is a 5 mph tail wind, goat heads litter the trail, and gas is $17.75 a gallon in standardized-for-inflation 1975 dollars. How much did Tim Joe's post ride beer cost?<br /><br />Ryan "Story problems still give me a cold shiver down the spine" SurfaceRoadieRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900109046198641775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-19917794114912419432012-02-27T15:53:25.184-08:002012-02-27T15:53:25.184-08:00Jim, in my long and sordid career as a carpenter/...Jim, in my long and sordid career as a carpenter/contractor I have learned many hard lessons that involved adding and subtracting. <br /><br />I had an offer to teach bike mechanics at the local graduate high school but...they were looking for someone a little more mainstream, I think.Tim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-12477618101391742472012-02-27T15:20:29.810-08:002012-02-27T15:20:29.810-08:00Tim Joe,
I think you should be giving the lecture ...Tim Joe,<br />I think you should be giving the lecture on supply and demand economics at the local community college.<br /><br />Your blog today tells me, after you figured the going hourly rate of a carpenter, and cost expense to income realized....Tim Joe has lost money on a job somewhere in his history and found himself working for free.<br />If you have to work for free....you might as well do it pedaling your bike!!<br /><br />But, you kept those dollars moving through the economy even if it was purchasing an extra tube, tool, and air that you did not intend to at the start of your day.<br />Thanks for the story!<br />JimJimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-34429104895695019072012-02-27T12:36:27.831-08:002012-02-27T12:36:27.831-08:00Oh Hugh, don't get me started. The Blonde me...Oh Hugh, don't get me started. The Blonde messed up last night and took me with her to the Winn Dixie to get burrito fixin's and I ranted up and down the aisles all the way to the check out. Have you seen how much food costs? It ain't right. It's scary. <br /><br />Your LBS stocks an $8000 bicycle? Now THERE'S an impulse purchase that will leave a mark!<br /><br />"Honey, I'm going to drop by the Bike Shop on the way home. I need some chain oil..."Tim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-71851414292692327252012-02-27T11:42:45.970-08:002012-02-27T11:42:45.970-08:00Hey Tim Joe,
There is something fundamentally wron...Hey Tim Joe,<br />There is something fundamentally wrong with paying for air. The worst (maybe not the absolute worst) part about getting older is remembering how much things once cost. The day of the 10 cent Coke machine and free air are just a fading memory. Hell the %$# &%@! quarter car wash cost $1.75 just to get the damn thing started. The other day I was in the LBS and was looking over an $8,000.00+ road racer. I told the kid at the counter, I remember when you could buy a new Corvette for less than that.<br /> Anyway I bet that beer tasted damn good! Good to hear you like the wrench. Any day that ends with a new tool can`t be all bad. <br /> Cheers,HughHughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986498277947032639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-74125851372010919802012-02-25T05:45:33.907-08:002012-02-25T05:45:33.907-08:00Greg, my pals and I must have drove those gas sta...Greg, my pals and I must have drove those gas station guys nuts. Free air and ten cent sodas and the summer seemed to last for ever...Tim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-4890871291936401802012-02-25T01:03:10.240-08:002012-02-25T01:03:10.240-08:00No kidding TJ, what the heck is with that? I'm...No kidding TJ, what the heck is with that? I'm 7 years your junior and can't ever remember getting flats on the Stingray or the Sports Tourer. I do remember that one time filling the Stingray tire at the gas station after replacing the tube at home (we didn't have a floor pump). Picture a 9 year old bent over the wheel with an air chuck from the compressor at the gas station. WOW!! That was loud! I still remember that flat and the long walk back home.<br /><br />Greg DGreg Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393370864796254084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-73014722807586089392012-02-24T13:53:03.633-08:002012-02-24T13:53:03.633-08:00I guess flats are just part of the deal, Ryan. O...I guess flats are just part of the deal, Ryan. On the way home I was trying to remember getting flat tires as a kid. I remember fixing flats, but somehow I don't remember ever getting them.Tim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-85345989459497543722012-02-24T11:14:19.731-08:002012-02-24T11:14:19.731-08:00Tim Joe gotta agree with the Swell guy any day tha...Tim Joe gotta agree with the Swell guy any day that includes a bike ride and a new tool can't be all bad ;-) Glad that you are able to get back in the saddle, sorry to hear about the trails of the flat. I have a piece of, what I think is, an aluminum window frame that was on the shoulder of a country road where I was doing a group ride a few years back and in the space of about 30 seconds it caused 6 flats! I brought it home with me and it sits in my garage shop with the legend "Six flat Fanny" on it in sharpie. May your rides be flat free for the foreseeable future Velo Brother.RoadieRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15900109046198641775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-26472616557558841692012-02-23T13:58:11.294-08:002012-02-23T13:58:11.294-08:00KAZ, the Blonde reads the Blogs but I don't t...KAZ, the Blonde reads the Blogs but I don't think she reads the comments so I'll take a chance and say that while her potato salad is better than others her daughter Kimberly has set the bar and it took three times before I learned not to compare. But as a Barbecue Dude 'tater salad means far more than a Ron White clip. Plus Beans. "What? OW! hang on! Stop slingin' that dish towel! Ow!"<br /><br />Turns out she reads the comments...Tim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-27740030181431604892012-02-23T13:03:32.013-08:002012-02-23T13:03:32.013-08:00The other winter Lady D was out with The Girls and...The other winter Lady D was out with The Girls and I went for a Saturday afternoon ride. It was cold, but I figured I was good in heavy gear as long as I did not stop. About 5 miles from the house I was thinking of other stuff, like real life stuff, and I ran over some rebar which double flatted me. I could fix one tire, but not two and I had no way to do a repair or get home except walk...in cleats. After thinking about how much it sucked and walking the first mile I realized there was nowhere else I wanted to be.<br /><br />Keep it up, Tim Joe. And oh, how was the tater salad?The Swell Guyhttp://theswellguy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-90606757118169425082012-02-23T08:55:16.273-08:002012-02-23T08:55:16.273-08:00It's a mystery, Swampboy. This puncture was ...It's a mystery, Swampboy. This puncture was a tiny hole closer to the inside of the rim than the side. But not a pinch, as near as I could tell. At least not a snakebite.<br />But I HAD just come through that unlucky four leaf clover, so who knows. My fault for not being prepared. There's a pump and tube and that cute little crescent wrench in my messenger bag now.Tim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-48376580500745238172012-02-23T06:46:20.381-08:002012-02-23T06:46:20.381-08:00TJ,
Well, looking at the bright side - at least y...TJ,<br /><br />Well, looking at the bright side - at least you got out on the bike for a ride, and you did get a new tool...<br /><br />I've heard some people say exercising when you're sick makes you feel better, but for me it just seems to compound the misery. Damn chest infections are the worst, too. Hope that the bug leaves you soon.<br /><br />Ah yes, the joy of crossing a cloverleaf intersection on a bike. It's just nuts - a barrier to all who aren't driving. And really it wouldn't take that much extra planning to make it better for pedestrians and cyclists. In my town the county rail trail greenway and the city bike path are separated by a cloverleaf intersection - and thusly no one rides from town out onto the Greenway. Amazing. Makes my head hurt thinking about it.<br /><br />I know I'm shooting myself in the foot even mentioning it, but I seem to be strangely flat resistant. I think I've had two in the last four years. Must be that I ride most of my miles on dirt or rail trails, and keep off of the street for the most part. Or maybe it's just that I always carry a patch kit and pump with me, so bicycling gremlins pass over me and look for other riders to bedevil.<br /><br />Keep on riding.<br /><br />Steve ZSteve Z (swampboy62)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-61013866219968808212012-02-23T05:30:59.621-08:002012-02-23T05:30:59.621-08:00Hoosier Power, Brother! I'm glad you made it ...Hoosier Power, Brother! I'm glad you made it through!Tim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-84281813788149440232012-02-23T05:05:45.031-08:002012-02-23T05:05:45.031-08:00Tim Joe,
I enjoy your good work on the blog. Your...Tim Joe,<br /><br />I enjoy your good work on the blog. Your writing resonates with me for a number of reasons, mostly cycling (big weakness for the old Schwinns, & Cetera) related and lets face it, I too am fifty-six. In past my attempts to comment have failed for reasons unknown, but perhaps related to my own delusions of competence.<br /><br />This time I choose the "Anonymous" option just hoping to get the job done.<br /><br />I really have a name.<br /><br />Your Hoosier Reader,<br /><br />Bill Hopp <br />wbhopp@msn.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-44785554029788630162012-02-23T04:35:14.160-08:002012-02-23T04:35:14.160-08:00Dee, I have written about flats in the past. How...Dee, I have written about flats in the past. How a tire can be perfectly fine when you roll up to place and then be pancake flat when you come out will forever be a mystery to me.<br /><br />http://trailerparkcyclist.blogspot.com/2011/06/pinch-flats-and-politics.htmlTim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3267224089554889479.post-34947938223185813862012-02-23T02:02:43.148-08:002012-02-23T02:02:43.148-08:00yesterday I worked late and when I went to roll ho...yesterday I worked late and when I went to roll home I had a flat. I changed the tube and rode home and realised I had left my key in the door at work. I keep my place locked up pretty good so I had to be clever to get through the gate, and lucky to get into the house. I thought I was having a pretty sucky day. Your day wins hands down in the sucky stakes. Love your work, wish you better luck on your rides.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12707182204683657771noreply@blogger.com