all work no ride

[NbyNW]

smilingcat, I'm in pretty much the same boat lately, except no consultant to babysit . . . my rides lately have been just the 5 miles to/from work. Hopefully that changes this weekend.

I hope things settle down for you soon.

[arielmoon]

(((smilingcat)))I hope you get to ride again soon!

I have been dodging thunderstorms all week but managed to ride everyday

Love the visuals! I have some very scenic rides but no mountains!


I agree with above postings, bring your own lunch!

[smilingcat]

Thank you for thw pictures. Its wonderful that you can get away like that.

And thank you all for comiserating with me.

Yes I did offer to take the consulant to an Itallian restaurant. "NO. makes me sleepy afterwards"

Chinese then? "My wife is from Beijing. She cooks REAL chinese."

He likes Thai. He likes fast Greek place. He likes Wahoo fish taco place. did get him to El Pollo Loco, a regional chicken place. Better than Church's... He didn't care for that too much. Fatburger where they have turky burger besides real burger was ho-hum.

Or he does like suhi, but I have a hard time submitting an expense report for $100 lunch bill. My boss wouldn't approve after a while anyway. Once was bad enough.

I also did ask one of the engineers to take him out. He FORGOT!! When asked, he says he doesn't eat lunch but when I invite/drag him or others out for lunch (I drag them out on rotation), he is more than willing come. I even told him just expense it out. Still, the engineer didn't take him out. Frustrating. I asked other engineers and none of them would have any part of it. I just don't understand. If my boss asked me to take a customer out for a lunch or dinner, I would.

And I know at my last company and my previous boss, they would on occasion take a customer to a titty bar or a strip joint. OMG!! And on one occasion, one of the marketting reps took bunch of Japanese to a shooting range. That, appearently went quite well. All the Japanese were beaming with big smile the next day. They also loved a huge bar-b-q at the office. Something they can't do and get in Japan.

Well, I just have to go for a ride this weekend. My chores be damned.

smilingcat

[maillotpois]

Here's a photo for you - this is my daughter waiting to cheer on riders at the Death Ride. It was hailing and raining at the time, thus the umbrella.

[Blueberry]

MP - Very cool photo!!

CA

[chutch]

[QUOTE=smilingcat;343771

Well, I just have to go for a ride this weekend. My chores be damned.

smilingcat[/QUOTE]

This is what I am working on. I martyred myself regularly so that the house always looked nice and the errands were run and all that other life stuff that gets in the way. But then I realized it's okay to say that after a day of working (or a week of work) that my first priority is getting on the bike. Turns out, I'm still able to keep the house presentable (as long as you don't open the guest room door ) and the world has not fallen apart and I am a much happier (and healthier) person.

That said, it's still hard sometimes to keep that perspective. (Though my hubby has no problem with it )

[smilingcat]

Hi Sarah,

It doesn't look like Ebetts, Carson pass??

The sky don't look all the purty. And your riders managed to finish in that weather?? holy molly. One year I rode was like that, I grabbed a trash bag and punched a hole in the bottom for my head and two on the side and I was still drenched and COOOLLLLDDDD.
I threw my towel in that year. brrrrrr...

And thanks for the beautiful shot. Reminds me of home growing up in the mountains of Utah.

Smilingcat

[maillotpois]

Yup, it's between Woodfords and Picketts, on the way up Carson. There was rain and hail (and thunder and lightning). It was pretty awful. She was a darned good cheerleader. It was freaking cold.

[spokewench]

I rode that ride two times and I never got through it without a huge downpour! Has anyone ever done it when they did not get rained on and really cold?