Get Out & Ride!

Saturday! It's finally arrived. Though to be honest, without a job to enjoy the time off, it's not as anticipated. Yet, when working a busy schedule and Friday rolls around, the weatherman says that it's supposed to be nice. What are motorcyclists thinking? Time to pull out the pride and joy! The majority here in my neck of the woods will not ride back and forth to work on their motorcycles. I'm not saying that NO ONE does - because a few do! I applaud them and would like to join them, especially as "Ride to Work Day" approaches on the June 21st. I just happen to know a few friends who could use the option to commute to work, or at times just ride on a great day ... and don't.
It's a little frustrating to know some who have the opportunity to jump on their "ride" and go but don't. Now the gist of this blog... ~blog~. b/l/o/g. B-L-O-G. (sorry, just noticed how much the word blog makes no sense and actually sounds like BLAH! You know, like when people keep talking and go "blah, blah, blah"?)
The gist of this blog is how nice it would be to be someone who could ride to work from the perspective of one who currently is looking for a job to be able to ride to. It also brings to mind the current price of gas! Why is it that once spring hits, WHAM! The price of gas ALWAYS goes up? Demand. Ok, I get that, the gas & oil business is, well, a business. What I have difficulty comprehending is the whole tale given about 'so-and-so is scaling back production so we have to raise the price'. Or the current exchange rate. Whatever. I'll readily admit that I don't understand it, but I do know when I'm being given a "story". Example? Heading to the mountains in Bellingham. Smaller city/ town gas station. Price of gas? $3.25 a gallon! There's an oil refinery just down the highway. Drive down the road, 'cause we ain't paying that! We come to another filling station. Same yellow logo featuring a thing you can find on the beach. Price of gas? $3.16! What happened during the 6-mile or so drive east that the price drops 9 cents? And why after filling up for this better price did we have to see another gas station about two blocks up with the price of regular gas for sale at $3.09!!! We should have been more patient. The farther the delivery truck has to drive the bigger the discount?
Back to my whole theme. Motorcycles can sip gas at up to some 60 miles per gallon. If that's not a reason to ride in itself, I'll also take the joy it brings on the way to work and back.
"Will Work for a Ride". I think I'll see if someone will give me a motorcycle as payment if I work for them? That would be cool! I guess the family couldn't really eat that though. And the creditors would want it when I could give them their due.
Oh well, back to the old job search come Monday.