[TheForge] weather reports

[Andy Vida]

Ries Niemi wrote:
> 
> As far as I am concerned, the weather was too damn good in the puget
> sound area on sunday.
> 
> Nine million dentists and lawyers on harleys were parading up and down
> in front of my house, and for some reason there is a direct
> relationship between how much you paid for your bike and how fast you
> go.

	You mean INDIRECT relationship, no?

> The hells angels, who steal their bikes,preferably from cops, go a
> hundred miles an hour. The guys who buy theirs new for 25grand, then
> buy the matching HD black leather jockey shorts, go about 35.
> 
> I have become spoiled, thinking of Chuckanut Drive (a 7 mile long
> glorious mini Big Sur, with mountains on one side and cliffs down to
> the pacific on the other) as my private racetrack. I have an old 300zx
> and I know every line thru every curve. So on a bright brisk sunny day
> like yesterday, when I come around a corner at 65 only to come up short
> behind an entire orthodontic convention of harleys going 20, looking
> like a shriners parade, I can only curse the nice weather.

	I can sympathize with this, but you have to agree that last
	summer was absolutely glorious.


> My two fair weather bumber stickers-
> "if its tourist season, why cant I shoot one?"
> and
> "We love tourists around here- they taste just like chicken"

	I like those.
> 
> why is it the snotty kids on the riceburners actually ride them, but
> the true blue americans cant seem to get them out of second gear?

	It's the dilletante syndrome, I would imagine. See and be
	seen is what counts, which is also OK.  It's just often
	mo' better when they do it in someone else's neighborhood.