A Day of small Firsts for me

[lauraelmore1033]

At those speeds I really don't want to turn my head and take my eyes off the road, and glancing at my mirror every few seconds tells me there is no one behind us for a LONG ways so I can then safely stay slightly to the left of the righthand white line, on the good pavement -instead of flying along on the risky shoulder of the road, with it's cracks, crumbles, glass, roadkill, etc.- I would not want to do that.

That's a good idea to stay off the shoulder when you're going that fast. My husband has pointed out that when you're tearing down a hill like that, it is likely that you are at or above the speed limit and might as well take the lane. I think my top speed down hill was 34 mph (even with a death grip on my brakes) and it was terrifying because I knew that I couldn't stop if a car passed me and did something squirrely like make a sudden turn in front of me. Since the speed limit was 35, I could have taken the lane and prevented any of the above.

An impressive list of firsts, nonetheless!

I think I'm about to have my first tire change as well; I've got a bump about the size of a lentil above the rim of my rear tire. I think I'll be sticking close to home until she blows, though....

[margo49]

Well done, Lisa!

[oxysback]

Impressive list, Lisa. Good job!!

I think I'm about to have my first tire change as well; I've got a bump about the size of a lentil above the rim of my rear tire. I think I'll be sticking close to home until she blows, though....

Lauraelmore, why not fix it now so you don't have to worry about it later?

[lauraelmore1033]

Impressive list, Lisa. Good job!!




Lauraelmore, why not fix it now so you don't have to worry about it later?

now that would be the smart thing to do wouldn't it?