Sat 30th, ride in as per usual, but left about 10 mins later than I wanted, so I only picked up bottles/cans for the 1st half of the ride, not enough time for the whole trip. 1.5 miles from work I got a puncture. I didn't hear it, but I could feel it right away, my rear tire all squirmy when I leaned to make slight turns. A couple 100 metres and I was changing tubes! Argh! Arrived 10 mins late. When I get in, the graveyard guy tells me of all the 'fun' that happened the previous morning (around 03:30 and on for a couple hrs). One of the morons (who thinks he is some kind of Bindy Johal) and his other drunken/doped up buddies arrive in the parking lot, mill about for a while, and then he takes a handgun out of the car. He and one guy mildly dispute posession of it and the magazine. The other guy fires it into the air 2x. Then they continue their usual partying behavior as if nothing had happened. They were quite surprised when the cops arrived (about 10 cars by the time they all arrived). The morons spent about 2hrs lying handcuffed face-down on the parkinglot. Some of them even passed out/fell asleep. All captured on security cameras.
Sunday, left 8 mins early. 2 miles dow the road I'm changing tubes again. In my haste the other morning, I had forgotten to check my tyre's wounds. The embedded piesce of glass, while not an immediate threat while the tyre was under inflated, had made a new puncture in the replacement tube as I had stopped by the 24hr Esso to pump up to 65lbs. Unfortunately, the spare tube I grabbed as I left was not up to snuff. I thought it was ok, but after installing it and pumping madly, I discovered the error. Not knowing the exact nature of its flaw(s), I went back to the 'original' tube, found the puncture, and patched it. And yes, I removed the shard of glass, and checked for other hazards. When it was all done, I was some 30 mins behind. I could not catch up fully because the patch would not be fully cured yet and unable to take full pressure. Underinflation = more resistance = late again. 17mins. All that crap on the road is next to impossible to see in the dark, even when I have all 3 lights on. I'm going to build some sort of extra bright lighting system, but the negative side is the extra weight. I lug around enough as it is.
Sun/Mon/Tues all crazy @ work due to "limited" fleet size. All limos now 2003 or newer, but the morons didn't believe that the company would stick to it (YVR gave them a 6mo extention, Sept 30 was IT). So now there are so few cars it causes several problems, and the effects all trickle down the the dispatchers. Work is busier now for me than during the height of the cruise season. I have to go in Fri Day-shift while the other guy is at an LRB hearing (about stuff the morons did in July). Groan. I've seen what was in the system so far, and it will be a very crazy, stressfull day. I don't think the other afternoon guy will last much longer. He is actively seeking employ elsewhere.
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