Old Can Ride
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Nana Chou like Humpty Dumpty had a big fall. Now the parts have arrive, and I started putting Nana Chou back together again. First I looked at the 3 bags of bolts, then I looked at all the new parts. Then I commenced to look at the 3 bags of bolts, then I looked at all the new parts. After repeating this process about ten times, I knew something was going wrong up top. Why can't I remember taking this bike apart. Bingo, got the answer. I did not tear this bike down, my wife did it!
So running into the house we go. "Honey, can you please help me put Nana Chou back together again?" Answer "No".
Just a plain and simple "No". Now my wife loves to work on motorcycles, and it's early in the new day, and I can not remember doing anything to piss her off yet! So I ask "Honey, are you sick!" Answer "No".
Now for you young fellows out there who just got married, start calling your wife "Honey" now. When you get old, fat, short, and ugly like me, "Honey" sounds so loving and natural, especially when you can not remember her name. You just got to learn how to talk to your wife properly with respect.
So one more time with respect and charm, "Honey, will you pretty please with sugar on top, help me get poor old Nana Chou up and on her two little tires again". Answer "No".
"Honey, do you have something more important that you just have to get done today, if so I understand and we can do it together tomorrow." Answer "No".
Now you got to read a little body language here also, when a woman is standing in front of you with both her arms crossed that is not a good sign. Ain't nothing that you can say could possibly get through to change her mine. Best to just walk away clean when those arms are crossed in front of her. But I lost it. That did it, I used the trigger word that no rational man should ever even consider saying to his wife - "Why". That opened the flood gates, and did I hear it. Answer "We will fix Nana Chou after the doctor says it is alright for you to ride again, and not one second before then."
After making this critical error it was time to find a escape route. So, out the back door I did go.
Spent the entire day working on Nana Chou with one hand. You can not even begin to image how many times bolts will hit the ground with just one good hand to work with. Got the front brace and head light back on Nana Chou today. This will be a record setting rebuild, this two day job could last weeks. However, that is better than 14 weeks before the doctor releases me. But as soon as Nana Chou can ride, we will ride and ride, and ride. "Wife's ?"
So running into the house we go. "Honey, can you please help me put Nana Chou back together again?" Answer "No".
Just a plain and simple "No". Now my wife loves to work on motorcycles, and it's early in the new day, and I can not remember doing anything to piss her off yet! So I ask "Honey, are you sick!" Answer "No".
Now for you young fellows out there who just got married, start calling your wife "Honey" now. When you get old, fat, short, and ugly like me, "Honey" sounds so loving and natural, especially when you can not remember her name. You just got to learn how to talk to your wife properly with respect.
So one more time with respect and charm, "Honey, will you pretty please with sugar on top, help me get poor old Nana Chou up and on her two little tires again". Answer "No".
"Honey, do you have something more important that you just have to get done today, if so I understand and we can do it together tomorrow." Answer "No".
Now you got to read a little body language here also, when a woman is standing in front of you with both her arms crossed that is not a good sign. Ain't nothing that you can say could possibly get through to change her mine. Best to just walk away clean when those arms are crossed in front of her. But I lost it. That did it, I used the trigger word that no rational man should ever even consider saying to his wife - "Why". That opened the flood gates, and did I hear it. Answer "We will fix Nana Chou after the doctor says it is alright for you to ride again, and not one second before then."
After making this critical error it was time to find a escape route. So, out the back door I did go.
Spent the entire day working on Nana Chou with one hand. You can not even begin to image how many times bolts will hit the ground with just one good hand to work with. Got the front brace and head light back on Nana Chou today. This will be a record setting rebuild, this two day job could last weeks. However, that is better than 14 weeks before the doctor releases me. But as soon as Nana Chou can ride, we will ride and ride, and ride. "Wife's ?"
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