ITS ALL VERY PRETTY, BUT.......
ITS ALL VERY PRETTY, BUT.....
The Mountain retreat of Cozy Comfort
This Christmas postcard stuff is all very well but its getting a bit much ! It goes well with the Winter
Olympics but we have way more than Whistler and its becoming a bit of a drag. Last Saturday after a
rapid departure from the pool competition I walked home in the falling snow and it continued all day
Sunday culminating in a fierce blizzard Sunday night. Now we have yet another NINE inches on the
ground and digging starts all over again!
Welcome to Dolores
Mid February and 2 months to the next competition some 800 miles away in Oklahoma....... lets hope
its all gone by then as I can seriously say I have had enough and after last weeks pleasant excursion
to warmer climes in Arizona I'm really looking forward to spring.
No chance !
The Census work has dried up again as the game plan keeps changing or perhaps we are too
efficient for the system so I'm left with little to do and once more and I can't get in the workshop thanks
to the bloody snow! The wiring harnesses for the Ducati Elefants arrived and I'll be doing that as soon
as I can herd the beasts into the shop.
A few oil changes on the Cub and Gun Carriage are planned although true to form the Enfield like a
Harley seems to do its oil changes a bit like having a self cleaning oven.
Yet more changes and yet more snow! The Census Bureau has changed its mind again, the 15 Crew
Leaders of which I was one have now become 7 and I'm due back in Grand Junction for further training
next week. More snow fell again and yesterday was spent digging through that lot to make a path back
to the workshop. Sooner or later I will be in a position to unload the trailer and get my tools and bikes
back in and get on with some maintenance and then set about the Ducatis.
More digging required !
Today was to be a skiing day but after working last night Brenda has decided her time is better spent
resting. Finally the workshop is in sight and now with daytime thawing and overnight freezing I have a
perfect curling rink outside to try and get the bikes and equipment back in the shop.
A new burst of energy was met with yet another 2" so its back to hibernation again as the nasty crisp
wind kept me inside watching Superbikes from Aus. Maybe when I get back from Grand Junction this
ice will be in retreat and normality will be the order of the day.
TONY DOWN
Good evening, Tony.
I haven't had the pleasure of seeing you at TEAM Arizona for over a year now, and was curious as to your current status. I truly enjoyed reading your "Tails of Woe" section. Having had labs (Syrinx and Chrissy) in the past, I am quite familiar with the affection that comes with the priviledge of owning them. Had I known that you also enjoyed hunting, I would have invited you out to see my Braque du Bourbonnais work his magic on quail and ducks. He is one of those European "versatile" breeds. As it is, I'm still in the process of restoring my wife's old '74 TY-250, with plans of riding a vintage trial or two, as time allows. With best wishes and hopes that all is well with you, I bid you a good night.
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