Only now, after a few hours of calm can I bring myself to put fingers to plastic. The last few days have been glorious, too bad I had to work I thought, but never mind at least I am working. Still, human nature being what it is(or is it just me) I wanted to skive off and go for a ride. Cant do that on this job , its a big one and the pressure is on with deadlines. Five thirty PM , my son Connor phones " Can we go for a ride Dad?". " No problem, I'll be home in half an hou,r tell Harry and get ready to go" I replied. Real Do.
So back to work , finished on a straight edge and home for six. Ran upstairs, got changed ,said hello to the boys (Who were ready!!), got our bikes from the garage and I had a flat rear tyre!,. " Right lads , you get yourselves off, because its golng dark, and ill fix this puncture." I said, so off they shot. Took the wheel off, and three people decided to phone me( which was nice) .fixed puncture, got wheel back on the bike and the boys landed home looking happy and sweaty in equal measures."Okay boys , Im just nipping out , for a hard twenty minutes loop, because it is nearly dark now and I dont have a front light thats charged. See you in a bit." Thats when I realised the back tyre had gone down again....I felt like throwing the bike over the garden wall David Millar style, but I managed to reign myself in to a few choice esoteric words and phrases. Ill try again tomorrow afternoon.
The puncture fairy is related by marriage to the water-leak and burst-pipe fairies. Never underestimate their collective abilities to spoil a perfectly formulated plan.
ReplyDeleteIf I may offer constructive criticism I think you'll find that a fully-charged front light would have prevented the puncture fairy her moment of glory. It's a well known fact that fairies like dusk and creeping darkness and the bright light of a cycle-light would have kept the ethereal interloper out of the way (or at the very least discussing the relationship between PTFE tape and Teflon lube with her afore-mentioned relatives).
Better luck next time.