Lost Count

Had a great night ride again Friday night,,,, Weather, legs were good, 45 miles , rounded the city,
don't get tired of it.....Saturday night I left about 5:00 pm, had plenty daylight the river ride was beautiful, rabbits running about , chubracabras flying over the bature, whistling ducks cat calling at every chick that passed,  St Charles , its usual Saturday night "date" busy, life was wonderful..The quarter was warm,
heat rose off the cement, ice cold a/c reached out the bar doors doing its best to lure you and your ten dollars inside. Bourbon was crowded toward the end, some kids with a tuba and 2 snare drums drew a crowd of tourist that blocked the street, I had to move over to Burgundy to get to Esplanade.  As I cross Ursuline and Burgundy I have no stop sign but the cross street does, I roll through slowly as I should since drunk drivers are unpredictable, and big as shit a BMW driven by a 6 foot turd rolled through the stop sign and caught my back wheel, the street was very smooth, I am noted for being agile and balanced, learned that doing the Harlem Shuffle ,  I managed to stay up though my back wheel slid 4 feet around, I had my right foot out the strap ready to jump on the hood and grab on taking the bike with me so he couldn't run over me. .  I didn't stop, turned around and took chase, he was going so fast I couldn't get close enough to get his license plate number.  Hit and run, all he had to do was stop and say are you alright .  But no , usually when the driver runs it's cause they've been drinking.  I was pissed then so I took St Bernard Ave to the Lake,  if you have to ask why you 've never been down St Bernard Ave.. I saw the Triangle bar is still there, shot pool there at 14.. Didn't see the Continental Liquor Store, you could buy booze there with your school ID Card
Then the rain came. . That was ok,  then on the lake path on my right is a tremendous thunderstorm in the lake headed my way, no problem I'll outrun it , I did, all the way to the lightening at Transcontinental , passed through it to find more in front of me at Williams, had to get off the lake , aluminum bike are a big target.
Got home feeling like , hey, beat the odds again....... Living on the edge.....
Seen this light many time but never read it.....

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