Modern Vespa

It was the Kymco's turn this morning.
50's but windy as heck again.
Merry Christmas to you folks!

O.S.

63 and windy here as well in your neighboring state but was still a great day to commute. Merry Christmas.

You guys are real troopers! My scooters are all winterized and under their covers in the garage until March/April. I did consider taking off on the bicycle today but that wind was off the charts. Tomorrow I will revisit that even though the high temp is supposed to be 43. I've ridden 70 miles so far this December. That is a first (riding in December) for me!

Stay safe and ride on!

Bob

Merry Christmas everyone, I will spend it in bed at my house doing PT at home.

Merry Christmas all. No riding for a while but I have a bunch of new hardware to play with! Safe, healing and thankful.

It always amazes me when you see x-rays like this!

It really does look like they've bodged it with 3" woodscrews and some old Meccano

Happy Holiday to all.

Tell me... with three wheels is better, yes or not?

It was misty so the roads were wet. I always feel more confident riding on wet roads with the MP3.

I took one of the scooters out yesterday to run into town. The weather was warm, the scenery was drab but rich and the ride was fulfilling.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.

I got a run in yesterday morning, a lovely sunny 50F.

Last night we had 55mph gusts and this morning it was about 34F...

If only it could make up my mind... store the bikes... ride the bikes...Oi!

Merry Christmas All!

Oldschooot,

Best low light photos ever. I am thinking with all these night photos, you might
secretly be Dracula. Of course, we will require a photo of you reflected in a mirror.

Love your posts, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.

Bob Copeland
Watch out for that fresh garlic.

Merry Christmas Enjoy your Family and those you Love.

Brought a load of Christmas gifts to my 19 year old daughter who currently has Covid 19. She was pretty stoked when I showed up on Salvatore all lit up for the occasion. I brought her all these sweets and candies and the poor kid can't even taste anything. I think me & Sal (and a lotta presents) cheered her up quite a bit. I hope so anyway.

I remain convinced that orthopedic surgeons are children of parents who refused to allow them to take Woodwork as a subject in High School.

I was full of admiration for my orthopaedic surgeon. At the age of 22 I slipped on ice one winter's morning whilst out on my racing cycle and broke the neck of my femur.

The surgeon operated later the same day by putting an angle plate in me to help reattach the femur. The plate was due to be removed some 6 months later in the middle of the cycle racing season, so I wrote and asked him if the plate removal could be delayed until later in the year and he duly obliged.

I was given the plate as a souvenir along with the 4 3" screws which held it in place.

I went to the airport for a flight yesterday for the first time for a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina to attend family Christmas. The brace contraption made the X-ray scanner unhappy. I offered to take it off. So the brace went through the scanner in a plastic tray and then I went through with the pins and plates holding my elbow together and the machine did not object or alarm. Hopefully that means in the future I won't need special scanning every time I fly. Yea!

Merry Christmas to all of you. Looking forward to 28C on Christmas Day here in Kirikiriroa, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Blessed, Merry Christmas to all.
Snap on the 28C expected temp on the day in Pretoria.
(Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm)

Even the titanium of the hip prosthesis?

Merry Christmas to all!

Rainy yes…windy yes here….but my baby is always ready..

Yea, indeed!

Merry, happy and HoHoHo to all.

Titanium is non-ferrous, so won't trip metal detectors. Same with the platinum in my wife's head.

Merry Christmas!! I have enjoyed reading all of your thoughts during the past two years. You are all part of my morning routine - coffee and MV. Thanks for everything. I wish you all the happiest of New Years.

Merry Christmas,

Chris from CLE

Merry Christmas everyone !!

For the record: when I got the hip replacement (titanium), the surgeon gave me "a card" to present when going through TSA scanning. With no other metal on my person, I set off the alarm 2 weeks ago; TSA agent didn't care that I had "a card"... I got a "4 minute" pat down. I know that because the TSA agent said, "This will be a 4 minute pat down - do you want to do this here or in a private room?"

I said, "Here's fine - do what you need to do." I won't know until New Year's Eve, but I think we're dating now. Kidding of course, my wife still doesn't let me date. Now, if I could talk her into a 4 minute pat down... well, nevermind.

Merry Christmas to all. I got out for a ride this morning (72º at 8:30 am, sunny, and building wind)...

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All I want for Christmas is the fender I ordered last July.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all on MV.

Snow only comes occasionally in the Portland area, but here is the scene at my place this morning. Ho, ho, ho.

That's more hardware than my splintered fibula got! Safe and good healing prayers going your way.

Santa wants a test ride.
Merry Christmas.

The old fella has lost a few pounds. 2021 has been tough I guess.