WEDNESDAY!  Hey everybody, it's HumpDay!  We hope you're all over the hump and we definitely hit a hump!  Actually, it was most likely a piece of steel or some other southern junk laying around on all the roads here in the South.  We're in New Bern, North Carolina and we're probably here for a few days.  Not because it's so exciting (it's not, but the Golden Corral buffet ROCKS!) and not because the strip clubs are great (they are, but that's beside the point), but we're here for awhile because we have a flat rear tire on the Harley!

Now a flat tire on a motorcycle usually isn't a big deal - ya just "plug 'em and ride 'em" (we're talking about fixing tires here -get your minds out of the gutter!).  But this was no ordinary flat!  Our rear tire was sliced by some sort of road debris and is now destined to become rubber dust in some recycling plant.  The good news is that there actually is a Harley dealer here in New Bern.  The bad news is they don't normally carry those "new fangled" things like tires!  Yup Mickey, it's on order from some warehouse in Raleigh and should be here in a day or two or three... or a week.

Folks, it could be worse.  At least our son and daughter live here so we can sleep on their sofa and eat their food for free.  Also, the Harley folks were real nice when we explained what tires do and they even invited us over for a fish fry while we wait for UPS, or Pony Express or whatever to deliver the tire.  In the meantime, we've staked out a few local bars (of low reputation - YEAH, BABY!) and we plan on making the Riding4Beer Magical Mystery Tour (sponsored by Budweiser - Hey, send us a check , this tire is expensive!) a household name around town - or at least with law enforcement...

      
They thought Kevn was nuts when he walked in with this!            But they sure didn't mind saying, "pay in advance!"

      
    They never even frisked us to get on base - damn it!              It's Matt, a real live U.S. Marine!  Do you feel more safe?