Reminded about distraction this morning

[Gone in 60]

Ok, summer can end now, thank you. We are getting our late-summer heat spike, and are bumping into to triple-digits. I'm running some fans in the shop at work, and have been keeping my garage projects at home to late night, but I think my brain juice has evaporated. Something ain't right.

I've always preached to not let distractions interrupt a rider's sequence of getting on or off of a bike. This can lead to forgetting to put the side stand down, leaving the key in the ignition, etc.

This morning, I trudged down to the garage, loaded my top box for the day, grabbed my gloves, zipped up the jacket, turned on the GoPro and the Brake light on the helmet, put in the earplugs, and donned my helmet liner.

Wait, where's that old sprinkler head from Mom's yard? I need to take it today so I can find a matching one at the hardware store.

Got on the bike, backed out of the garage, and started to pull around the front of the house. Mrs. G was out front watering her plants. I waved to her, and she gestured a definite WTF back at me.

I stopped and shrugged. What did I do now? She poked at her head with her finger. I poked at my head and didn't hit a helmet. Oops.

Somewhere between the helmet liner and Where's Mom's Sprinkler, I forgot the helmet part. Ugh.

[the Ferret]

[Gone in 60]

At least I remembered the important part.

[peterbaron]

Gone, is it already snowing in your area?

[Gone in 60]

Snowing? No, it's 102 at my house right now.

Only snow we'll get is ash once the fires kick in come fall.

[Nachodaddy]

At least I remembered the important part.

Snowing? No, it's 102 at my house right now.

Only snow we'll get is ash once the fires kick in come fall.

It was 116 in Phoenix yesterday. We are hosting our friend and her tricycle Harley. She is returning to Hampton, VA, after her ride across the US on Rt 66.

[Gone in 60]

Bleh! Yeah, summer can end now, thank you.
We're supposed to have an early dinner with friends tomorrow at a skyscraper rooftop restaurant a few blocks away from the museum. I asked Mrs. G to look at options... not sure I want to be a couple hudred feet closer to the sun to eat.

[the Ferret]

[Gone in 60]

Following up, museum was mobbed with people looking for air conditioned activities. Thankfully, Mrs. G moved our dinner reservation to an indoor restaurant, and we retired to the rooftop digs for a few drinks later that night after it cooled off just a bit, but was still rather 90-ish. The rooftop was rather swanky, with a pool and large gas fire pit with seating around it. The pool was pretty popular, but the fire pit was decidedly not.

Speaking of distraction, I think Southern Californians are at the end of their nerves with the heat. The overall discomfort is coming right as most parents are sending their kids back to school, and the combined aggrivation of the heat and added school traffic is noticeable. I've been on extra high alert with more aggressive and distracted drivers. There were two multi-car accidents this morning just along the 12 miles of freeway that I take to work. Still, I'd rather ride in the heat than sit in the traffic.

Luckily, this is supposed to be the last day of our triple-digit spike, and things should get back to normal by mid-week.

[Cormanus]

I’m not looking forward to summer this year. It’s already been unseasonably hot.