I drove to my Honda dealer today .... in my Impala. It was cold, raining and windy.
When I came back there was a Redwing Blackbird pushed against the garage door trying to get out of the weather. It didn't move when I opened the garage, so I left the car out. As I went up to it, it moved a little farther into the garage where it was dry, and made no attempt to flee or fly. I left the garage door open and went in the house.
A few hours later when the weather had improved I went back to the garage. The blackbird was not on the floor. But just to be sure I checked the garage, as we have a large male Persian cat that likes to sleep on my workbench there. I found it between two storage bins on the top shelf of a bay of shelving. It made no effort to escape and did no cry when I picked it up. But since it had made it to the top of the shelf, I was pretty sure it could fly. Took it outside and gently tossed it in the air. It immediately took flight and disappeared around the front of the house. I guess even the birds are getting fed up with the cold and damp.
But every cloud has a silver lining. The Powersports Canada manager said my 2017 CB1100 EX is in a roadrailer heading east from Vancouver. They cannot ensure it will be here next Monday for my 71st birthday, but expect delivery no later than mid-May. I guess it's time to start some serious negotiating on the purchase price and trade-in, and get the paper work done.
