The Amazing People the Eagle Finds!
THX to Spoke123.com (Jeff Kistler), pictured below, I had the Eagle out today, not for a training ride, because I can't ride this damaged wheel very hard, but more for a see, thank and remind the locals here in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Mountain View, that we are still here.
But not before I washed the bus. But to do that I had to repair the leak in the 100 foot hose I found headed for the dumps while riding behind Stanford and then asked John E Cabrera to retrieve. Well, Park Automotive Don suggested some 5/8" pipe and his friend Tim, who was visiting, cut me a piece of copper pipe from the plumbing portion of his general contractor's truck. After Don supplied a couple metal hose clamps, I had a working hose.
But Don was not finished. He asked me what I was going to use to do wash the bus. When I told him I had rags, dish soap and a pot, he whipped out a bucket, car wash soap and a soft brush affixed to a long pole. Armed with the right tools I was done in an hour instead of three. WoW. Don has such a huge heart. No wonder his customers have been with him for decades.
The road and my repaired Eagle were calling out to me. Even tho I stayed within a five mile range I still got a slow 20 mile ride in. And it was fun and marked by my giving out lots of flyers and meeting many interesting people.
Carol, below, for example, was walking along with a hula hoop spinning around her waist. I said hi and asked her how long she'd been doing that. When she said an hour, I stopped and got some other students to take the picture below.
The object of countless photos, here is some video that was taken of me getting on and off the bike in the Stanford Church courtyard -
