Day 1898

 I woke up about 8, did the pet stuff, then played games in bed until about 9.  Then it was breakfast and outside to the garage.

I started by putting away all of the loot that arrived yesterday.  The most time consuming was attaching the T handle wrenches to the pegboard.  Then I went through the box of old bicycle stuff.  Some of it went in the garbage.  Some I'm keeping, some is going to Goodwill, and some is going with the old bikes.  I put all of the miscellaneous bike stuff in an extra storage box I had.  It was just the right size.

One of the things I got yesterday was a drill bit to drill larger holes in the cargo tray for the bike lock.  It was advertised as a drill for steel.  It lasted 1 1/2 drill holes.  I tried sharpening it, but with no luck.  So I threw it away.  I finished the second hole with some carbide router bits that I'd bought on sale a while back.  They were slow, but they worked great.  Finally, something that was just what was advertised.

I used a file to smooth out the holes and then I painted them.  That was the end of the garage work.

Both of the bikes needed to be run today because their batteries were fully charged.  Ellen was filling sick, so I ended up riding both of them.  I rode around the development twice - about 5 miles.  I'm beginning to get the hang of riding the bike - when to shift, when to change modes, and when to use the throttle.  I noticed the fork on Ellen's bike is leaking oil.  I emailed Rad about it.  The auto reply said it would take a couple of days for them to reply.

While I was riding Ellen finished painting the flamingos.  They look pretty good.

After the ride I went back into the house for lunch.  I looked over a map of a state park that I picked up at REI.  It looks like it has some neat biking trails.  I might go scout it out tomorrow.  I also called the doctor to make an appointment for my yearly examine.  The first available date is mid June.  I made an appointment for November.

Ellen fixed steak for dinner.  Lucy got some scraps.  After dinner I looked for a phone mount for the bicycle.  The state park has some neat online maps of the trails.  I'd like to see what it's like to navigate them using the phone.

I did a lot of game playing today.  I make actually finish second in one of the competitions.  I haven't done that in a long time because I don't play much any more.