so its 90+ today and i'm on the bike. quittin time rolls around on a friday in athens and we all knock off a little early. been packing up our offices for a monday morning move and we're grubby and hot. i jump on the bike to sprint to five points eye care to pick up my new specs w/groovy new rectangular frames BUT i have a flat which i notice after10 feet or so after i finish checking the very wet brakes, post daily afternoon thunderstorm. hmmm, 20 minutes til closing, i lock the bike back up, flag down an officemate for a ride and she helps me out and i arrive only to find...the glasses came in and they were all bulging, and not the right shape kyle says, oh and they forgot to call me and tell me they had to send them back. cool, no worries, i'll be back next week. um hey, can i have a drink of water? thx.
its 90+ still and sticky (post rain) and now i'm on foot without my new specs that i rushed over for. no worries, the outfitter that ordered my keen's 2 weeks ago says they are in, so i hoof it over there b4 closing time and schweet, grab my new keen's. i put 'em on, stow the flops in my timbuktu bag and go downstairs to the Hub to see bout fixing a flat that i dont have with me, and avoid buying a 3rd pump, and maybe find a ride or whatever. the owner and i chat about what i might do: mini pump, CO2 cartridge, new tube, combo pump, yada yada and closes with oh, we're having microbrew happy hour, feel free to join us.
well that's the best plan yet! so i crack open a magic hat, meet graham who rides and went to my college, and lives in montana now w/her hubby tommy and is making a documentary on microbrewerys. cindy and i talk about work on campus and her husband owns the shop. nick, one of the jittery joes team riders and i compare notes about the dudes at five points eye care. all in all a great happy hour that i totally snowballed into. good thing i had a flat.
p.s. offered to buy aubrey a burrito if he'd come get me and haul the bike home...its good to know your neighbors.
