Motivation

As I am sure you recall, the motorcycle I am purchasing is up in Seattle. At first I thought this was a pain and wished I could have found a bike here in Portland. Now, I think it might be a good thing. If I found a bike here, I would have got it and stuffed it in the garage. With the current situation, I had a few days to burn. So, I made the best of it by cleaning out the garage:

• The workbench, which had stuff on it from the very first day I moved in, is clear
  
• New light over the workbench replaces a much smaller, non-working one
  
• An additional shop light in the garage (I already converted the little ceramic light holder to a double-gang outlet and had two shop lights)
  
• Added a ceiling mounted retractable extension cord
  
• Two garbage cans worth of crap removed
  
• A ton of empty boxed recycled
  
• A new clock radio so I can see how far past midnight it is while listing to NPR or 94.7.
  

It feels really nice to have that done. I know I'll be much happier working in a clean garage.

The pickup is all set for 6:00pm on Sunday. The trailer is reserved. Kevin is nice enough to let me borrow his rig (I don't think he has a pet name for it). I received my Clymer and Haynes Repair Manuals from Amazon today. I think all is ready.