Run Seal Beach 2013

Or in my case Walk Seal Beach!

Today we participated in the annual Seal Beach run / walk to aid local charities.
We enter the 5K walk and I have two goals:
1) Finish the walk without having a heart attack.
2) Improve on last years time.

Today was a success on both counts.
Last year my time was a shade over 54 minutes.

THIS YEAR!

(Run Seal Beach Results) Hi Norman! Your time was 47:44 today! The RaceWire Team

I might even have to train for next year's event to beat that time.

Of course Madame does better her time was 45:22.

Ready for the OFF

 

Change in Comments

The setup for comments has been changed.
You now need a google account and password to post comments.
I have been having trouble with the other settings.
The comments will still come to me for review prior to being posted..

Thanks,
Norm

Backyard Complete

After only four days, the backyard restoration is complete.

There are a few pictures below of the final product; there is also a picture of one of the "Plumbers" who worked on the project.

 

The picture of the "Plumber" was taken remotely using the webcam in the backyard. The camera is accessible worldwide via the internet. That way I can keep an eye on the dogs and Madame!

 

 

More soon about the trip to Laughlin!

Getting Ready

The travel season is about to get under way again, well at least for me it is.
Madam has already been to NY-NY for a week.

Just over three weeks to go and it's time for Laughlin and the River Run.
Jeff and I are polishing up our chaps and are eager to get out again heading for the river.
It will be three years since our last visit to River Run, in the intervening years we went to Sturgis and the Euro Harley Rally.


On to more mundane stuff.
We have a back yard project under construction or more like destruction right now.
We decided to have the concrete cut and colored to break up the old grey look.
Today they started cutting the pattern and filling in the gaps.
Of course to make room the old jacuzzi had to go!

 

This is the pattern.

And this is the representation of what the finished project should look like.

More soon as the project progresses.

 

Finally

At long last we rode the Triumph.
After owning the bike for 29 years, we eventually got to ride it.
On Sunday we rode from home to Seal Beach to have lunch at the Grill with the usual suspects.

Anne rode with me and was not a happy camper. It is not like the sofa on the back of the Harley, this seat is more like a 2 x 4.

Still, we made it there and back safely despite the shifter being on the wrong side and it only having cable brakes.


Anne told me when we got home that this was the first and last time for riding this bike.

When we were ready to leave, the guys in the Grill came out to see how long it would take to get it started.

Fortunately, it cooperated and started before my knee gave out.

It is only a 650 cc bike, but back in the day that was about as big as they got.

The next challenge will be to ride it to work and put on a few miles before it goes back to the shop for a quick check and re-torque of the bolts.

If There's One Thing That I Like!

Check out the video!

http://youtu.be/yWUH21yCOu0


Norm.

Misty Morning

On Sunday morning we took the dogs for their early morning walk to Sunset Aquatic Park, we call it the boat yard.

Check the pictures, pretty ethereal.













Yes I know the last one looks like the first one, but I swear it is a different picture.

Norm

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Triumphant Return (almost)

A Year In The Making!

Almost exactly one year ago I took my 1967 Triumph Bonneville to Century Motorcycles in San Pedro for restoration.
The initial estimate for time was five months, even that seemed a long time.
After the months passed, I contacted the shop and one thing led to another, eventually I became resigned to getting the bike back when it was ready. I reasoned that since I had it for 20 years and didn't fix it what was a few more months.

Earlier this week I got a call from Tim Rutherford, the guy who owns the shop saying that it was almost there.

So today after work I ran over to San Pedro to check it out.

 

Looking Good

 

 

 

I should be able to pick up the bike next week. The crew at Century will put a few miles on it during the week and recheck the bolt torques, then it will be mine all mine.

 

Next up!

The Ariel Square Four

This one just needs a little TLC and some electrical work.

 

 

You know the old joke:

How come the UK never put a man on the moon?

Lucas Electrics.

Wallsend

The title will mean more to some than others!

The great wall project is now complete.
The gate is installed and the new house number is on the wall.
The grass is green and the trees are growing.

Birthday!

My Birthday

 

 

 

As most of you already know, my birthday was earlier this week.

 

 

"Will you still need me will you still feed me when I'm 64"

 

 

Well I guess now I'll find out the answer to that question asked by the Beatles in 1967.

 

 

Here are my birthday cards, and I must say that I'm worried about my reputation.

 

 

 

 

The cards on the right have some reference to beer, the cards on the left don't.

 

The card at the top center mentions beer and curry!

 

Before the card from our friend Cheryl who lives in England, arrived, the split was 50 - 50 with the tie breaker being the beer and curry card!

Fortunately, Cheryl's tipped the balance to 7 - 6.

I did not count ecards in this as they are a bit more difficult to reproduce.

 

If you sent a card, THANK YOU.

If you sent a card about beer, THANK YOU.

If you sent a card about something other than beer, "You don't know me very well do you?"

 

Thanks to you all for your wishes and messages of commiseration!

 

 

To paraphrase the old saying "You are what you drink"