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Ooooooo, Knobby

AAA said it couldn't be done. I had resigned myself to bumming rides all the way home (which still isn't completely out of the question). But lo and behold, a town here-to-fore known only for cheese comes to the rescue!

After attempting Julie's idea of thumbing it out of the town of Yacht Hats (what's the deal with not picking up a scrubby forlorn looking fella and his 200 lb bike!?), I tried Ma's idea of AAA. Sho 'nuf, AAA came to my rescue, again. Since I had precisely 100 miles of free towing, that's exactly what I used. They pretty much told me there isn't anywhere on the coast to get a motorcycle tire fixed, so I was on my own. They dropped me off in the parking lot of the Tillamook Les Schwab last night at 9:30 and bid me good luck.

This morning, after thinking I lost my keys (only to discover they were safely placed in plain sight in scoot scoot's ignition in the Les Schwab parking lot) I was feeling pretty down. But after doing some leg work, I found a new (used) tire and some helpful fellows to put it on for me...all for $20!! Granted the tire isn't an exact replacement, but if I ever need to go off-roading, it will be just the ticket! Whatever the case, although I didn't think I would be saying it this soon, it feels good to be back in the saddle again.

Now I'm off to tour the Tillamook cheese factory!

Saturday May 26 2007

File under: travel, road trip

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on Sat 26th May, 2007 12:25 pm PDT Sweet Julie said:
Cheezy man! I LOVE tillamook- and you Love Cheez! Can you get towed another 100 miles on the following day? :)
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on Sat 26th May, 2007 01:51 pm PDT Saxtor said:
What does a scooter being towed behind a tow truck look like anyhow? It must be a goofy sight! And please save some cheese for the rest of us!
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on Sun 27th May, 2007 09:16 am PDT Siri said:
Mmmmm, CHEEEESE!
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on Sun 27th May, 2007 09:17 am PDT Siri said:
Sorry, what was the story? All I could read was cheese. . .
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on Sun 27th May, 2007 10:00 am PDT Sean said:
The cheese should go good with all your whine (haha get it!?)
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on Mon 28th May, 2007 10:16 pm PDT jenelle said:
knobby and cheesey... good to read that things are on the up and up. by the way, i met a juggler from anacortes at folklife this weekend--there's more than one juggler from anacortes? your island is much larger than you lead on, my friend.
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on Tue 29th May, 2007 12:34 am PDT Klaus said:
What happen to the plan of having some cute chick pick you up in her truck and take you back into the Seattle area....
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