Comments on: Mechanic Off-Duty

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:04:25 +0000

bob skoot: Gearing up to shoot 4x5 sheet film, especially chrome, just sounds daunting even in the best of circumstances. I just shake my head thinking about all those years I worked in that medium.

There's no way you and Dom will get to Saint's before I fix the Vespa unless you are already on the road heading East.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:59:30 +0000

Dear Mr. Riepe: I don’t remember making any deals. I think my soul is still intact…

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:58:38 +0000

David Masse: If the Vespa isn’t on the road by then I must be dead.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:31:07 +0000

karlu: I’ll look into the new parts. I”m not far off now from a belt and roller change.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:19:05 +0000

Anonymous: Been there, done that generally isn't an issue for me. I suffer more from shutdown as a response to the thought of too much to do. Takes me awhile to step off that wheel.

And winter didn't help. Let's hope we both change with the longer days.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:17:22 +0000

jason.ewert: Thanks for the nod to my attempt at prose. Hopefully soon I’ll be waxing on about the ecstasy of accomplishing a repair!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:15:11 +0000

Charlie6 (dom) Hibernation at least. Suspended animation maybe. Or if I'm honest he left the farm and was on a sloth bender of epic proportion.

I don't worry about going to the same spots. I know I could visit the same place every day and see something new, feel something new, experience something new. That may be why my pictures don't seem repetitive to you. They do to me a lot of times but that doesn't stop me from taking them. Practice is always a good thing. It's why I still practice panic stops and slow speed figure eights.

I'll be back on the road soon. Was just in the garage trying to figure out how to get to the Vespa...

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:11:40 +0000

Peter Sanderson: Determination is powerful stuff. Mix it with desire and often the malady retreats. Like you, I look for the balance between work and riding -- work being a catch all term for family, career and much more.

Good luck with your Vespa maintenance. Hope it goes fast and easy and you are on the road in no time!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:08:02 +0000

Marilyn Elmore: Perhaps, you, I and many others should just learn to chalk these doldrums up to the distracting spell of winter. Warm air and bright light will transform us all.

Thanks for your kind words about this post. Always good medicine to have someone respond.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:05:08 +0000

Martha Tenney: There's something attractive, useful surrounding the idea of going back to zero. Like closing a checking account and starting all over to put all the accounting chaos in the rear view mirror.

I keep thinking about these things...