TAKEN!!!!!

Well the weekend was going to be an epic one. The weather was going to be phenomenal, rides with Boni, Doug, and Felix were planned. I was going to be buying a new car on Fri. I was finally going to be practical and economical. I decided to get a used Honda Accord, not only to save on gas mileage and wear and tear on the Tundra, but also to reduce my carbon footprint as much as possible. I found a great used car from a retiree in Denver. Only 71k miles, and immaculate. I took it for a test drive and everything looked great. The seller was in town for the weekend for his son's wedding. He lives in CA and CO partime. The accord was his CO car. So I offered him to use the car through the weekend for his sons wedding. He refused to take the cash, so I left with the intentions of receiving the car on Monday, no biggie!! Here is where everything fell apart. I drove the 2 blocks to Doug's house to meet up with him to go ride my first ever ride at Buff Creek. I was excited!!!!!! We were taking Doug's Element to save gas on the drive up, so I loaded my belongings into his car and off we were. We'll I didn't leave the cash (6500.00) in my truck as I didn't trust it in Doug's alley (previous problems). I figured safe in Pine, CO, right??? WRONG!!!!!! We got back from our 2.5 hr ride and someone smashed Doug's window in and took everything. When I say Everything, I mean EVERYTHING!!!!! I am still painfully compiling the list, but every CoMo kit that I owned for the past 2 years is gone, EVERY bike tool I own was in my tool bag, also GONE, wallet, cell phone, car keys, Watch, Sunglasses, Yeti Hoody, etc, etc, etc. Total so far is just over $15k, that is just what I lost!!!!! So as I am pissed at the world, I realize I will make more money, I can replace ALMOST everything that was stolen except the cash. I am more pissed about the time those ASSHOLE's took out of my life. Hours in Wells Fargo on Sat, Hrs on the phone trying to straighten my life out again. Not to mention I have never had a pleasurable experience at a DMV office, Looking forward to that enlightening event tomorrow! Also, they got to have a 1600.00 shopping spree on my credit card before I could drive back to Denver and find a phone to cancel it. So someone has a nice new something for 989.00 from Best Buy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At least they didn't ID me at the bar last night, because I might have ripped someones head off!!!!!!! Hope everyone else had a better weekend!!!! By the way if you see some Mexicans rolling in some CoMo kits or a Yeti Hoody, whoop their ASSES for me please!!!!!!!!!!!

Killer Tomato!!!!

I was attacked!!!!!!! That's the only thing I can think of. After work on Thursday, I bucked up and dressed warm to go and preride the Teva Mtn Games course in Vail in the rain. Getting pumped for what turned out to be a pretty brutal race on Sat. They had to reroute the course because of the record snowfall this winter, but somehow maintain about the same amt. of climbing in less distance. Go Figure!!!! Anyway, getting myself mentally prepared to race on sat, I worked Fri am, then went home to cut the grass. I started getting light headed and decided to head in to eat something. Things quickly turned for the worse. I found myself in the fetal position around 3:00 Friday afternoon. Woke up about 8:30, was able to choke down some food and TONS of fluids, took some Tylenol PM, and next thing I knew it was Sat AM. Needless to say, I wasn't able to race on Sat. I would have had to have a Porta Shitter every 1/4 mile on course just to finish a lap. I had a sandwich for lunch on Thurs, from the cafeteria at Vail Valley Med. Center, and all I can think was I got a good case of the Tomato Salmonella that is going around. I was able to get a ride in on Sun, with a jersey full of TP, but felt better. Now it's Tues, and I think I am on the mend, I feel good and things are starting to solidify a bit!!! Sorry if anyone is eating lunch reading this........ Missed out on a great training race on Sat, but I will hopefully be ready for the Butte! STAY AWAY FROM TOMATO'S!!!!!!!!!!!!