Another Member joins the Old-As-Dirt-Club

Ed had a milestone birthday this past Saturday - he turned 50. Ha ha, ok, so it was only 40, but he looks good...for 50.

Alright, enough kidding around. Anyway; Sue had asked us (the crew) to get Ed out of the house for a few hours on Saturday afternoon so that she could set up and also have folks come by and surprise Ed when we brought him back. The plan was to have us show up unannounced at his house, tell him to get his ass on his bike and come out for a birthday ride. Everyone was on board, the weather was looking like it would cooperate, things look good!

Then Saturday morning arrived and the weather forecast changed; cold and showers in the afternoon. Bleah. Then, Sue mentioned that Eddie had commented about dropping his bike off at the dealership for some work, that morning. Egads, we can't force him to go on a ride if he doesn't even have his bike! To make things harder, Ed was working on a side job and we couldn't really figure out what he was going to do - would he have his bike or not?

The confusion was piling up so Sue made the (smart) exectutive decision to just go ahead and tell Ed about the party. This way, not only would he be there when we arrived, but his bike would be there, too. The departure time arrived and we swung over and grabbed Ed for a few hours to get him out of Sue's way and also to share some pavement - it was the first time all of us had ridden together this year; Flex, Zig, Brother Bill, Mike and myself. Oh, and Ed, or course.

We kept the route simple and local - after all, this was just a diversion for a few hours, nothing more. A few of us peeled off early to retrieve 4-wheeled vehicles for the late night that lay ahead of us, finally meeting back up and settling in for the par-tay. And what a par-tay! We whiled the night away with good friends, a bit of fire on the deck, and more good memories.

And that was Saturday - and a fine Saturday at that.

Welcome to your 40's, Ed. Good luck. LOL