Once in a lifetime.....

Kind of a sad day really...

  I suppose its kind of stupid...I sold my 1979 Ford Bronco this evening..

date of the original ad..

This was like the Craigslist of its day....

Yes, Its been more of a decrepit lawn ornament and eyesore more than anything...but it was the last thing I bought before i got married.....What does it mean?  Does it mean that those times are now fully behind me.  Is time finally gaining on me?

Crap...now I have the Talking Heads song "Once In A Lifetime" stuck in my head...How did I get here?  This is not my beautiful house.


What is it with me and vehicles named after animals..I've owned a 69 Cougar, 79 Bronco, and 2 Triumph Tigers....

Ps.  Anybody want to pick up Bud E. for the motoblog gathering..he is quite the party animal.. He finds new ways to get me into trouble...
I will be riding around the California Central Coast during that time.

Thanks Ohio, ......Or .........Dare to be Stupid?

Okay, so I am driving around Cincinnati today, in this CHEAP, POS, Chevy Aveo.

  So, unlike our current weather at home,  the sun is shining and it is upper 70's maybe low 80's. I am blasting through trafficand I notice something is not right.  To my far right two lanes over is what looks like somebody standing in the lane.  Granted, my view is somewhat obscured by the very fact that in the Chevy Aveo my as is sitting approximately 15" off of the pavement, (I may be givivg it to much credit).  Upon closer inspection the the individual is not only standing in the lane of traffic stopped for the red light but is simultaneously straddling a motor scooter, with no helmet on.....Gasp. Gasp.... Who would ride without their helmet... Back to reality..something must have happened to it or it was stolen while at work. 
  So I am cruisin around looking for a place to eat and I somebody else with no Frackin' lid. Then another, and another,...too many to be coincidence..Ohio must not have a helmet law... Got back to the hotel room and popped on the laptop....Sure enough found  this:

Safety Helmet:	Required by law for novice riders, required under age 18
Eye Protection:	Required by law unless equipped with windscreen
Passenger Age:	No Restriction
Helmet Speakers:	No Restrictions
Mirrors:	One required by law
Headlight:	Modulating headlight permitted
Turn Signals:	Required if manufactured in 1968 and after
Handlebars:	Maximum of 15" above seat
Muffler:	Muffler required.
Noise Restrictions:	Counties and Townships may adopt regulations that establish Max A-weighted sound level based on measurement at a distance not less than 50 feet from center line of travel (Title 45, 4513.221): 1)82dBA at 35 mph or less; 2)86dBA at more than 35 mph.
Riding Two Abreast in Lane:	Persons riding bicycles or motorcycles upon a roadway shall ride not more than two abreast in a single lane, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles or motorcycles.
Lane Splitting:	Not referenced in Administrative Code or Statutes
Insurance:	Compulsory Liability (Minimum Limits)(12.5/25/7.5)

So, I am kind of an ATGATT believer.  I also don't think that personal safety should be mandated by the state..(Personally, I think the world would be a safer place if people would be allowed to die from their own stupidity).  I guess I was more shocked to see people, without even the stupid novelty imitation DOT stickered skull caps, just riding around with the wind in their hair.  Seeing it in real life gave me a very uneasy feeling and honestly just frightened me.  Sometimes I think, yeah, that would be nice, to not have to wear a helmet.  Now its, NO FRACKING WAY ARE YOU GETTING ME OUT THERE WITHOUT MY DOT, SNELL, ECE, RATED FULL FACE HELMET.