Re: First Ride in 50+ years: Ice Cream and Catfish
Thanks Kingfish! Nice way of putting it :lol: And one of my favorite Grateful Dead tunes
You're so right Luke, I think riding gets his mind of all the things he worries about, though he always is a bit cheeky
Glad to have you along with Youthgeye, thanks!
Thanks Jerry, I'll almost forgot to post today, oops
So I stuck with the easy meal choice and headed to Wendy's again
First time I had a shake and it didn't help wash down the burger too well (though FIL had no problem :lol: )
Last time I got pop and I was later Jonesing for ice cream, this time I got a Root Beer Float, ahh, just right
FIL got a Strawberry shake and single cheeseburger and me a double, ketchup and mustard only for both
I'm learning FIL's statement , "that's a lot of food" is just one of his standard lines, no matter how hungry he is
I laid out the fries for both of us and he can't help not eating them :lol:
We went looking for the new location of a favorite LBS but just couldn't find it (maybe next week)
FiL didn't get impatient and he was up for a visit to another one: Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee Bar
http://angrycatfishbicycle.com/
It's a pretty cool place and I put up a set of used Velo-Orange Belleville bars for $8 at there booth at a Swap meet recently
They had some pretty cool bikes and FIL was up for posing with them this week
The shop is a little higher end but I saw some interesting new twin top tube Civia bikes
http://civiacycles.com/bikes/twin_city_ ... gle_speed/
Plus a cycle truck and some Surleys
They even had some rat rod bikes but from the prices on them, they didn't really want to sell them :lol:
Nice Bare-Metal 51 Schwinn
FIL and me hung out and FIL found a super comfy chair to chill a bit
I showed him some of the tall bikes in the Bone-Shaker magazines that they had in the lounge area
He got a good laugh
I've never seen the magazine before and it is very cool
They have an article about a bicycle "Wall Of Death, Wheels of Life" in the #11 issue
So as we headed home, FIL saw the DQ and asked if it was open
I said yes and maybe we'd stop there next time. He says "Oh, next time?"
Sorry FIL, the puppy-dog eyes won't get you 2 ice creams in one afternoon :lol:
We both had an interesting time
Thanks for looking
Steve