Friday, April 25, 2014

Ups and Downs


Been a bit of a rough week. On Wednesday I learned that there was the potential that the Greenline (and my primary mode of daily transportation) were possibly going to be shut down until Fall of 2015 thanks to TDOT.

Wednesday, when I went to dismount in the construction zone on the Greenline (under the I40/240 interchange) I slipped on loose construction debris and messed up my leg nicely.

I vowed not to make the same mistake Thursday, which resulted in me being physically acosted by the construction trolls under the overpass.

A notice and some pictures sent to Shelby Farms resulted in more bad news, TDOT and its contractors are banding together to shut down the Greenline and Memphis' aterial bicycle/walking commuting path.

So Friday morning I got up nice and early, determined to avoid the trolls and get in a brick workout to prepare for Memphis in May. After an awesome workout I was abused yet again, this time by a Federal judge who refused to show his ID badge at the door, instead opting to dump his McCafe on me. Might have to call on the Commercial Appeal to air my grievances on this one.

All I have to say is that this weekend had better be good! And it should be with Memphis Velo's Crank It Up mountain bike races at Herb Parsons starting tomorrow afternoon.