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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>READY TO ROLL !</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">by John Del Santo<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Getting prepared for the Big Ride !<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Over the mountains,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>across the desert,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Through the Heartland, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">and Beyond. Wow !<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I’m pretty sure that I’m prepared for the trip.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The last time I had the Bike tuned-<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">up was last year at that neat little shop we found in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cache Peak</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The altitude was about 12,000<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">feet, and I <I>am </I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>going through <st1:place w:st="on">Death Valley</st1:place> next week, which is about 280 feet below Sea level, but I don’t think I need to be concerned about the carburetor setting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>What the heck ! This baby just takes a kickin’<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">and keeps on tickin’ !<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I changed the air filter just last year, just before that dust storm in Arizona,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the oil and filter were only changed about 8,000 miles ago…this modern oil really lasts !<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I did check the oil level last month, so it should be O.K.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And the tires look round, so the air pressure is probably fine.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">We have pretty much just described a rider who must spend a lot of time sitting next to the highway, and spends so much time in the back of a Pickup Truck that he gets Frequent Flyer Miles there.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>All of us recognized what the rider was doing wrong,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and none of us would start a trip this way….But how often could we start out when our <I>physical<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></I>condition is less than it could be ?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Some possible results are:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><I><o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Sleep Deprivation:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>That sounds like a pretty fancy term, but if I spent a lousy night on that lumpy mattress, but then ended up getting a few good hours of sleep,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and started out on a long days ride, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">then <I>that</I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>is sleep deprivation. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our body needs the down-time…and we didn’t get enough of it to last the day.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Dehydration:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Is one that can sneak up on you. Lower or higher elevation, hot or cold temperature , <o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Drink!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Drink!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Drink!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><U>Gallons each day !<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></U>And <I>not</I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>diuretics like coffee or alcohol drinks… they just make it worse. Our body needs the liquid, and if we don’t get enough, gallons, our body will let us KNOW about it, sometimes with…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Heat Exhaustion:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">That can make us feel like just stopping and laying down next to road and going to sleep.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Maybe forever.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We can fall asleep as easy on a bike as we could driving a car… and “falling” asleep has a whole ‘nother meaning when it happens on a bike.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Drink!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Drink!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Water and Sports drink, Get in someplace cool,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>dump water on your head and down your shirt,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>rest.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Because next in line comes the worst…<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Heat Stroke:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> which can worsen from heat exhaustion with little warning.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Our body’s temperature control<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Stops<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>working</SPAN></U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hot dry skin, severe headache, exhaustion, hallucination.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B><U>THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE POSSIBILITY OF DEATH.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B><U>First</U></B> call <B>911 !!!!</B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Move the victim to a cool place,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>douse with water, fan breeze onto the victim.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If we act quickly and correctly,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>maybe we can prevent permanent
brain damage or death.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Once someone has suffered a heat-related illness,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the chances of it happening again in the future are higher.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Feel like the road is beating you up?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Take a day off ! ! !<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sleep late.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sit by a brook with water running over your feet.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Look at some scenery.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Take a nap. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sack in early.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And start the next day as a whole new person.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We may get there a day later,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>but So What!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Journey <B>is </B>the Goal.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">And then as we climb up the mountains, up to 12,000 feet….It’s Cool,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s Beautiful, but if you don’t live at this altitude for most of the year, then <B>Altitude Sickness</B> may be the next thing to affect you.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>From what I know, you can’t beat it,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>you can’t stop it,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It’s just THERE until it decides to go away, maybe in a couple of weeks.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There’s a fuzzy kind of feeling,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>your timing is a little off, when you’re walking, the ground is just a little bit further down than your head thought it would be.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Your Perception and Reaction time is just a bit off,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and your Blood Pressure goes DOWN.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Follow the old rule found on medicine bottles:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>“Don’t use any power tools or operate heavy machinery.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The local Pharmacist said there <I>is </I><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>an over-the-counter med that might help a bit.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Any one of these maladies can affect us and be a serious health problem.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If we are traveling and we ignore the symptoms, and these sicknesses double-up on us, we can expect<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Big Time Trouble.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Drink,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Drink,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Drink,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rest,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rest,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Rest,……. How the heck are we supposed to get any <U>riding</U> done ???<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">We WILL get it done,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and finishing the ride in good shape will make the Journey that much better.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">BE WELL,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>RIDE HEALTHY,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>AND………RIDE SAFE !!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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