Dropped my bike AGAIN FFS

I decided to join the biker’s coffee bunch this morning at 6am…

I woke up at 5:30, and decided to snooze for a bit, and eventually got going at just before 6m, knowing that they would still be there if I got there about 6:10 or so.

I didn’t remember that I had to turn left as if to go to Sage Corporate Park, and went straight instead. I then, as soon as it was safe to do so, turned right and wanted to turn around in a drive way, but was on too steep an incline to push the bike backward. I decided there was nothing for it but to do a circle in the bundu. I know that I will not drop the bike if I keep moving, so I try my best to keep going, but the ground is soft from the rain yesterday, and I slip and stall. Then I drop the bike and fall quite badly., trapping myself under it the deepest I have yet. I manage to get out, and although I am little hurt, actually have hurt by back quite a lot, I jump up so that the passing motorists know that there is not an emergency…

One man does stop and help me lift the bike though. I am very greatful as in trying to lift it up myself, on an incline, and a bit shaken, I cannot do it myself.

I then go to the coffee place and find out that although they do serve coffee for the bikers, they don’t start serving breakfast until 7am, which is when I have to leave for work.

Anyway, at 7, I leave, after having met a few more friends, and I make my way to the shopping centre (Benmore Gardens) just over the road from my offices, only to find everything shut (Fair enough at 7:17 in the morning I suppose) except for Fornos. Thank God for Fornos. I order a toasted chicken mayo and wait. The lady who placed the order didn’t do it properly, and it has to be reordered since the manager keeps asking me if I am ok, and eventually he figures out that I am waiting for a take away, and he reorders it. I guess having a biker menacingly standing at the till is not godo for business. Ha ha.

The sarmie was very delicious, and despite the challenging start to the day, I am determined that it will be a good one.

Janis, out.