Playing Catch-Up

 I was mildly shocked to realize how long it's been since I recorded anything in this dingie bloggie thingie.
Almost a month, weird.  We've been busy, so maybe I could use that for an excuse for laxity.
I still ride around on my trike, usually every other day or so.  A poor showing for my "goal" of riding - at least a mile or two - every day.  OH Well.
Here are a few mileage reports from the GPS on the Catrike :

2.18 miles
3.23 miles
1.25 miles
1.89 miles
5.37 miles
6.23 miles
1.13 miles
1.01 miles

We've had wonderfully mild warm weather up until about 5 December.   We confess if this is global warming, we LIKE it.
Trouble is, winter temps strike intermittently and often without warning.  Our last 2 days have been freezing, and uncomfortable.
We went to NC to pick up a 3-year old Air Conditioner/Heat Pump system from Jacque's cousing and then to Tennessee for Thanksgiving, our first out of town trips in quite a while.  Our Ford heater had died, and the temperatures were COLD, and driving long distances with quilts on our laps was not all that enjoyable, though we surely enjoyed the visits.
We got home safe and sound in spite of ourselves, so we give thanks to Heavenly Father for preserving us in our old age - so far.
Sunday last, 5 December, 'twas sunny but cool, so in the afternoon after Church we dragged out our trikes for a short ride around our town square.  We didn't get very far before I noticed an unnatural rumble/Pop/Thump, so I finally pulled over to see if I had something stuck on one of my wheels.
Nothing found on the tires, BUT the rear tire was almost totally FLAT, causing the noise as the almost airless rubber met the road unevenly.  I tried to ride slowly and carefully back to the house, but had to give up and lift the rear of the trike and drag it home with the rear tire held above the ground.
I spent Monday removing the cumbersome tire with the greasy gears in the way, painfully removing the tube with  the hole in it, and installing a new tube.  I normally prefer putting in a new tube rather than trying to successfully patch a wounded tube.
I was able to do the check-ride thing with it shortly afterward, and it passed inspection.
It was cold enough to require a quick grab of winter riding accessories.

GPS Track: 

Ride Started: 4:26 PM           Ride Ended:  4:36 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.7   Ending Battery Voltage:  13.0
Lowest Temp: 35 F Highest Temp: 39 F
Beginning Blood Glucose:  158   Ending BG: 65
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  0.89
Overall Average Speed      Moving Avg       Max Speed
  5.5 MPH                              8.4 MPH            13.4  MPH
Total Trip(s) Time                Moving Time      Stopped Time
 9 minutes 41 secs                6  mins 21 secs    3  mins 21 seconds