The weekend is almost over and I did very little online, everyone needs a break and my eyes feel better from not looking at this screen for long periods of time. I did a lot of thinking about all the time I devote to this convenience of communication. I’m sure I will still spend time on here, but I think I need to prioritize my usage of time for other things.

Bill and I were able to get 2 days in of riding and we stopped to look at a trike. When we get older I’m sure we will consider that option. I think we are going to test drive one soon to get the feel of course Bill wants to keep the Ultra Classic, but I don’t know if that will be economical for us considering the trike is close to 30,000 dollars, but we’ll see.

I’m sure it will be a lot different because he wont have to worry about holding the weight of the bike and he wont have to put his feet down when we stop. We wont have to worry about windy days blowing us out of whack and I really think there will be less chances of accidents although they can happen at any time under any circumstances.

They aren’t just for the elderly and disabled even though many disabled people switch over to trikes because they just can’t get riding out of their blood, even after losing a limb. I think Bill thinks he wont seem so cool (which he always will be) because he’s been riding all his life and riding a trike maybe makes him feel like he’s putting training wheels back on.

I see many young guys riding trikes and a lot of women. I personally would love to have one because I think they are cool and they run just as fast and the way they are made now the suspension is much better than it use to be so it will corner well. To tell you the truth I would feel safer because the way Bill takes corners sometimes makes me think the bike is going to go one way and we are going to fly off in the opposite direction.

My personal choice is not to wear a helmet even though Bill does. I’m sure many people think I’m nuts, but I could care less what other people think any more. Of course if they bring back the helmet law in PA I will be forced to wear one again. They make my head sweat and itch and I don’t like it. I have also seen and heard of people dying with or without wearing one in accidents.

We rode up to the open flea market today and of course my hair was a wind blown mess. I thought we were simply going for a ride and I wasn’t expecting the stop and having to walk around and have people look at me like I was a bum and wouldn’t you know we ran into one of the biggest gossips I know. I always try to look presentable, but couldn’t this time.

After  chatting for a few minutes and telling us all the gossip she kept looking at my hair and Bill said something about the bike and she said, “Oh are you riding today?” All I could do is look at her and flip my fingers through my hair and say, “Couldn’t you tell?” Irritating old Bitty now she’ll go around telling people that I looked like a wild woman that doesn’t comb her hair.

Oh, well my choice for not wearing a helmet. I hope we will be able to ride for many many years, it’s such an exhilarating experience with or without the helmet, with 2 wheels or 3!