tragedy

Tragedy #1 happenned last week as I was headed out of town for California. It was super windy and my front kayak rack broke, while on the freeway going 70. All of a sudden there was a kayak coming off my car. VERY SCARY. I got to my Aunt Nancy's and thought everything was ok until Sam gets home and Says LaNell how did you get a dent on your car? I am sorry what (I hadn't even noticed the dent and probably wouldn't have for a couple of days). I didn't have an emotional meltdown but I was borderline. I will be getting the dent fixed and in the mean time looking for a new kayak rack.

Tragedy #2 happenned while biking today. I noticed a few weeks ago my tires were looking awfully old. But I kept riding because why buy new tires until you have to. As my luck would have it I got a flat 26 miles into my ride. Normally I would just fix it on the side of the road but in this case I looked at the tire and realized that wouldn't do any good. There were about 7 different spots on my tire that you could see the tube. Below is the longest puncture wound. I feel ok about buying new tires now. These ones have lasted at least 4000 miles. Not so bad for the life of a bike tire. Luckily it happenned in Oroville so my Mom just came and picked me up.