Now that we are well past the freezing season, I went to turn on the outside water spigots. That’s when I remembered the valve to the back spigot is leaking. When the plumber comes, I want to get as many issues solved as possible. I made a list of all the minor plumbing issues. The plumber will be here tomorrow.

Tuesday Danita and I are looking forward to attending the play “Murder is in the Heir” at Charlestown with Mom. It’s a production put on by resident volunteers. It should be fun.

There’s bad news on the bike front. An essential bracket broke. (Inside the yellow circle.) Fortunately, I was near the end of my trip and pretty close to home. This was tremendously discouraging. I took it back to the dealer. They can get another bracket. There have been so many problems with this bike. After I upgraded the brakes a month ago I thought that all the issues have been resolved and are behind me. All of a sudden, I’m back to walking home. And this from metal fatigue on a solid metal bracket. It’s the last straw for this bike. From beginning to end, this bike has been a terrible disappointment. I decided it’s the end of the road for this Hase.

The old bike was a tadpole configuration — two wheels in the back. I decided to switch to a delta configuration — two wheels in the front. Two and a half years ago, delta bikes had the rider basically laying on his back inches above the road. Today you can get a delta with a more upright position. Behold my next bike — a Trident Stowaway II. Like many deltas these days, the bike can be folded in half for transport. My bike should be in sometime this week. Mine will be blue. Here’s hoping this bike will be reliable. While waiting, I cleaned the deck and porch.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.