CATAGORIES: GAS FUEL ENERGY,PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-LX3,PHOTOGRAPHY,SMALL CUBICLE INSURANCE COMPANY — Yarbz @ 7:26 am

[0658hrs] – Hartford, Connecticut - Today is Friday and it’s also United Way Denim Day. Anyone who wants to can wear jeans if you pay $5 towards the United Way charity. It’s a little steep as last year was $1… Still, our big boss hates denim and therefore it’s rare to wear jeans.

In any case, since I was wearing jeans I decided to ride the bike in even though it was only 43 degrees this morning. I have no windshield but I don’t take the highway and didn’t go above 45 mph. It was still a bit nippy but this afternoon it’ll be perfect and that makes it worth the numb nose.

Another plus is that while cars have to pay Small Cubicle Insurance Company something like $120/month to park in this garage, bike park free! Yes, that right boys and girls, bike park free! This is a great motivator to save on gas at the expense of body heat.

While it looks like mine is the only bike in the bike area, there are actually about 4 others that are parked on the opposite side behinds the concrete wall on the left. Also, as I rode in, I noted several other bikers, most however, with windshields and fairings.

There are not too many more days left to ride here in the Northeast. There may be another two weeks of day riding. The mornings are just about over. Then, once the first freeze hits and the sand and salt are applied to the roads, the bike stays in the garage and the battery comes out and sits in the basement. Last year I left the battery in and tried to start it once a week instead. That was a bad idea because by December the battery had run out of juice. I bought a battery tender and took the battery out and hoped it would start in the spring. I did end up saving the battery and it has never failed to charge the starter yet. This year I will be playing it smart and keep it warm.

One of the nice things about my new Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3 is that it fits in my leather jacket pocket when I ride. That is about all for this morning. Happy Friday!