This post is an answer for Patsy who is also having a problem mounting their passenger armrests on their Harley trike her comment was “Hi I just noticed that you were having problems putting arm rests on your trike. We too are in the same boat. We have a Harley Trike and need to get our arm rests on our bike. Could your friend Bill tell us how he did make them work?” As you can see from the photo below Bill did figure out a way to attach my passenger armrests.

The 2nd photo  Bill removed the seat so I could take a picture of the steel bar which he got at Lowe’s. It’s the one that is unpainted and it’s a 12 inch long 1-1/2 inch by 1/4 piece of stock steel. He had to drill 4 holes. From each end they were 1-1/2 and 2-1/2 on center and they were 1/4 inch holes, he had to use the spacers and it’s connected where the tour pack should have been, but he had to move the tour pack back.

It should have been a piece of cake to mount them, but there was no room to attach them to the tour pack where they would normally have gone. If it had been a regular bike there would have been no problem what so ever. I’m really glad he figured out how to make them work because I really love them and I was afraid he’d have to send them back. I hope the information helps and if you have any more questions Patsy please don’t hesitate to ask.

I am updating to add that we lowered the air pressure in the back tires to 25 they had them at 40 and we have one of those small somewhat expensive pumps we got at our Harley shop for our shocks Bill pumped them up to 35 since we are 2 up and it really feels different when you go over bumps it seems to flow easier and not hit so hard. Those are things that you can play with and adjust till you find what feels best for you and everyone has a different opinion.

I’m certainly happy with the trike and feel so much safer in traffic around all those drivers that besides finding me invisible that don’t seem to see motorcycles either this thing at least stands out to them. We don’t have reverse on ours and so far we’ve never needed it, it rolls so easy, but we always try to take care where we park and we like the special places they let us park at the motorcycle events, we’re getting spoiled. Have a great weekend.

My view of the world and people are certainly changing as I grow older and apparently become invisible with age. People pay no attention to me what so ever and I realize that I like it. I don’t have to worry about how I look and when I don’t wear glasses I don’t see all my wrinkles even though those with good eye sight do and I realize if I don’t mind then it doesn’t matter, how liberating and empowering. I sort of like feeling invisible because I can now get away with so much more without people noticing, no nothing criminal just things like going without makeup and wearing whatever I darn well please and being comfortable.

Latin “Cogito, ergo sum”or “I think, therefore I am” is attributed to Descartes, Principles Of Philosophy which I have been reading lately or French “Je pense, donc je suis” (“I think, therefore I am”), in Discourse on the Method. Lately I don’t even know how to think so I’m beginning to doubt that I actually exist. I wish I had used my mind to learn more when I was young. People like to pretend homeless people are invisible also, we do see what we want to see. They aren’t invisible to me and I’m seeing way too many lately, it’s heartbreaking.

Recently on some site somewhere I entered my url and got graded, the grade was good, but not something I would post. It also decided that I write so secondary and high schoolers can understand. I didn’t take offence because I’ve never seen the point of trying to talk over someones head. I know many people that try to show how intelligent that are by throwing around technical terms and large words that lay people simple don’t understand, what’s the point? Sure they may learn a new word, but will they ever use it in their conversation?

I have no clue what I’m rambling about so I think I’ll go heat up some of the Spanish rice and beans I made last night, which was very good actually for my first time. I even bought new seasonings that I’ve never used before like, recaito, sazon, and sofrito. I’m glad they have the Goya brand in our grocery store. Bill said it was good and I believe him of course I’m sure it didn’t taste the same as the rice and beans he had years ago that a Spanish family made, but I liked it and now I’m going to pull my invisible act for awhile.

I tried to update Commentluv and my whole blog disappeared because I didn’t have the latest WordPress upgrade. I couldn’t get back into the admin part either so luckily I’m not as senile as I was beginning to think I was, I simply used my ftp program and deleted the offending plugin and my blog was back. I used the WordPress Automatic Upgrade plugin and it makes the whole process very easy.

It backs up your database and deactivates your plugins then reactivates them. Hopefully all your plugins have been upgraded, but if there should be a problem with one it will show you which one so you can delete it using your ftp. I really don’t like the this layout because I was so use to the other one, but I guess I’ll get use to it by the time they do another upgrade and change everything around again. I guess now I’ll wait and see if Commentluv works again.

I will continue to drop from my inbox and return all drops unless I’m away or sick so this new change that starts today wont bother me. Maybe since there are no more paid ads people will start advertising more, I know I’ve been using up credits by advertising lately. I like the traffic over the credits so I hope this new change doesn’t interfere with the way people drop, but I guess we’ll see what happens and what other changes may be in store for us. I don’t have much to say today so I guess I’ll close this down and get ready for bed.

Update: Maybe I am senile after all I just noticed I posted about the same darn thing back in June with the same problem with the plugins. Oh well I guess somethings are worth repeating.

It’s funny that I had never been aware of these conifers, the Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar before seeing my first one at M&S Harley Davidson in Chambersburg a couple of years ago and now I see them everywhere since I planted mine. Actually I saw the whole landscape picture and nothing in specific on our rides, but now my favorite pastime while riding is looking for them. We found a monster in Gettysburg last weekend, but I didn’t have my camera so we’ll definitely be making a trip back so I can get a photo for my collection.

I guess just like anything we see only what we want to see. The ones below are within a mile radius of us and I now have noticed them in front of the dentist office, 3 in front of the church down the street and smaller versions popping up all over the neighborhood. I know some of these huge monsters have always been there, I just never saw them before. They grow a foot to a foot and a half a year so the one below has to be really old and it’s supported with a suspension system to train it to grow out as a living fence. I’m sure in a few years the other one next to the house will start sprawling.

The 3 below are of the same Weeping Blue Atlas Cedar which we found by accident and I was in awe of this assume looking specimen. I was happy I had my camera with me and Bill was nice enough to pull over so I could get some photo’s of this monster. He did tell me people are weird and someone might come out and shout at me for taking pictures, but I really didn’t care. I think I will start carrying my camera everywhere because I might miss some cool specimens otherwise.

Like I said in another post Bill thinks these are creepy looking, but he let me have one anyways. I already have my one and only lead training to go up in the air instead of grow closer to the ground like the one sprawling above because I certainly don’t have room in my back yard to let it grow like that where ever it wants. In a couple years I will put together a support system so I can train it to go where I want it. According to articles I’ve been reading it takes about a year to harden the way you want it to grow.

In the mean time I’ll keep having fun looking for all the different shapes and taking photo’s.