hahaha loved the dead poet society-reference! well done a3!!
2010/1/22 Eric Guldemond <[email protected]> > WOW great report. Thanx :-) > The *"former rider parked next to the road" *was non-other than frequent > flyer (Jan) > > > 2010/1/22 Jacques Booysen <[email protected]> > > O Captain! My Captain! >> >> Well said Adri! DarknDirty FEELS to me like the dead poets society, coming >> out at night, doing something that FEELS illegal, and then writing reports >> about it. >> >> See ya soon, >> The Mummy Man >> >> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 1:50 AM, Adri Van der Westhuyzen < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> So this is morning time after DnD. I did not ‘earn’ the report writing >>> privilege, but had to write about a feeling I get… And also had to >>> write about it before the day turns as I might forget about the >>> feeling. >>> >>> After 2 days of rain, I spent at least 2 office hours on Thursday >>> afternoon conversing with a few colleagues whether it would be raining >>> Thu eve in Centurion or not. Everyone said yes, and the nifty hourly >>> weather man on HTC said yes for 16h, 19h and 23h. But working in >>> Fourways gives a better forecast than all of the above. Our weather >>> generally moves North, so Joburg gets the handout about an hour or so >>> before Pretoria. At 3h30 it stopped raining and from the office back >>> door the rolling green hills and back yard of the Northern Suburbs >>> opened up and there was it again… the horizon. Earlier on Thursday I >>> was going to see what the weather looked like at 15h before confirming >>> with the others if I was going to do the ride or not. At 16h55 my dog >>> was getting a walk, at 16h57 I opted to go see Avatar, but at 17h02, I >>> stepped out the office and as I walked under the cloudy skies that has >>> been crying its heart out for the past 2 days, I had a feeling. I have >>> the same feeling when I pack my bike & gear for DnD on a Thursday >>> morning. I have the same feeling when we ride through the MooMall boom >>> gate on our way out every week. I have the same feeling when I run. I >>> have the same feeling with Ciro Dinner Date coffee, home made pesto >>> and the music of Bon Iver at the moment. And I wanted more. >>> >>> My car left the office and drove down Cedar Rd towards Lanseria to get >>> more of the feeling. Skies didn’t open up completely, but the clouds >>> lifted. There was a window of opportunity, and I had a feeling that >>> it’s gonna be a good night. Down the N14 a combination of Parlotones, >>> Die Heuwels Fantasties, Viva La Vida and Bon Iver set the mood for a >>> perfect ride. Get to the MooMall and the cars trickle in very slowly. >>> Everyone probably hosting the last feelings of should I or should I >>> not. But we did it again: talk about the weather of course, but also, >>> we did a Mild-to-Wild again. Donald as trailmeister, Eric as his >>> advisor and Oupa Gert wearing the green light at the back. Counting 17 >>> riders and no new-comers we set off round the corner through the >>> veldt, breathing in the fresh smells of luscious green bossies. Half >>> way up left, to the tar road and to a greeting face of a former rider >>> parked next to the road. The oldies greet him, talk about riding and >>> Oupa Gert tells me he’s good on the down hills. We go left down >>> Cornwall and right up the tar road for speed. Left up past the shebeen >>> for some speed and status of the queen. Slippery slide to Blair Witch >>> and first low speed collision and fall just before the road. >>> >>> A few conversations later we came round the back of Quad Busta and >>> easy to the top. What a great feeling. It was Eric(Gadget)’s birthday >>> in the week and after our hiep-hieps and whoop-whoops, the “blanc de >>> noir” JC Le Roux made a quick pop on top of the hill. Everyone >>> complimenting the evening for treating us well and the view a treat as >>> always. Big boeing with “Happy Birthday Eric” and “Go Bokke” flags >>> cross us whilst the white caramel cupcakes lace our throats for the >>> Busta, backwards. From Smuts the tar road down to the green light for >>> another speed zone along the railway. Last part heading home: a tight >>> single track with a thorn bush on the right, couple stops and some >>> explaining they’re not good on single track, even not when in front. >>> Couple rocky sections, last portions of kakiebos, something lemony, >>> something tropical in Nando’s water bottle, something herbish and at >>> the fence we count 17 again and head back. Window of opportunity well >>> used. We didn’t clock 35kms or even 25 I think, but we did it; despite >>> the weather forecasts. We used the opportunity. See, they come and go >>> and you can feel for it, or not. But act upon it, whilst it’s around. >>> You can get this feeling when holding your guitar, your wife, your >>> kid. Perhaps whilst traveling or buying a new gadget. But act upon it, >>> use the opportunity to tell others what you feel, write about it, so >>> that those who were there can live in the feeling a while longer… And >>> those that were not, can maybe at least smell or experience a couple >>> minutes of it when listening us. >>> >>> Life happens now. >>> Shalom >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> ********* >>> "Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If >>> you love what you are doing, you will be successful." >>> -Herman Cain >>> ********* >>> www.darkndirty.co.za >>> >>> To subscribe to this group, send a mail to: >>> [email protected] >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >>> [email protected] >>> Yahoo! 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