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Tonight was one of those rides you just have to laugh about. It
was just one thing after another, right from the start. Nelson
forgot the batteries for his lights, so I gave him my handlebar
lights. The cord for them is a bit short for putting the battery in
your pack though, so he was pretty tightly tethered. Then I forgot
to turn on the GPS until we got to the bottom of Bottom Feeder
(I think that is where we were ;-). next up, Nelson got a flat,
or at least his tire seemed to go flat. After he changed the tube
though, we could not find a leak in the old tube. Charging on, we
found that without his headlamp, Nelson was getting a bit mixed up
and heading down unusual paths. Then George's head lamp died. And
he doesn't have another. So I dug my little LED flashlight out of
my hydration pack (George's comment: man you carry a lot of stuff
in there!). He wedged the flashlight into the webbing of his helmet
strap and we all decided to ride out at that point. On the way out I
was chuckling because I realized the three of use were all using my
lights only. And the finishing touch, when I got home I discovered
that the soles of my shoes had come apart during the ride. You
really do have to laugh. Still better than being at work though!
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