The bicycle pump!

The bicycle pump!

A flat tire! And that on a Sunday, well, I noticed already something last Friday, my rear tire from my bicycle was soft, softer then usual. I was on my way to my Doctor's appointment. After the appointment I tried to figure out what to do, it was Friday so I actually had two days to let this soft tire be repaired. If I will let it repair I will loose my bicycle for one day, if I hand it in I can pick it up tomorrow. But what if my tire isn't flat, but just soft? Maybe it just needs some air? Decisions, decisions! I couldn't hand my bike in the next day (Saturday), cause then I can pick up my bicycle on Monday in the afternoon. Monday I need my bike early in the morning, for work. I decided to pump up both tires at the repairer, just fingers crossed that the air stayed in, lol.

Saturday morning, I checked my tire just before I went to my Aunt and Uncle. The tire was pretty hard still but it felt a bit awkward, did some air went out or not? I forgot to check it again later that Saturday, I wish I head. Not until Sunday around noon I checked and yeah, flat, well pretty much flat, lol. Damn, all registers open! It was Sunday, all stores are closed. Thinking, my tire was pumped up last Friday, it's Sunday now, so that means that when I pump it up again, it will last 'let's say' for one and a half day. I need as pump! I went to Facebook and asked a friend who lived near, no answer. I Googled for some stores who could be open in Almelo on this Sunday. My luck, a garden centre near my house was open, they are only open on Sunday's once a month.

This garden centre has sometimes these awkward sells, so I figured they sure have a bicycle pump, ofcource! I walked, it wasn't even a fifteen minute walk, though trough the snow was tough. It was pretty crowded there in the garden centre, but, but, but, yep, no pump! What the.....! I turned around and walked out of the store, I decided to walk to Ina, a friend of mine, she definitely has a pump, oh yeah! Another twenty minute walk, I thought, What am I doing? LOL! Ina had a pump, she even had two pumps. I took the small one, but not before I had a coffee with Ina, it was needed, lol. On my way home I hoped the pump would work, but it did not, damn, damn you pump! ''No worries, lol I am laughing while I write this!'' When I was with Ina she told me that there were more stores open this Sunday. 

The best (classic) Dutch bicycle pump there is!

I did not even think, I went on my bicycle, with a soft but not flat tire, and went to the stores what were open. Another fifteen minute ride! I leaned a bit forward to ease the rear tire a bit while cycling, yeah, I am handy like that, lol.Cold and a hard wind didn't stop me, I was on a mission, never mind the Sunday rest! Though I longed for it, but, couldn't I fix my tire not by myself? Yes, and no, yes I can, but no, cause I know myself that at this moment I won't succeed. I went to the store where I planned to go, I saw a nice bicycle pump, for not that much money. Such a pump is always handy, I should have bought it right away when I bought my bicycle. I pumped up the soft tire and drove home, this time faster cause the tire wasn't soft anymore. Hopefully the air stays in the tire until Wednesday... 

Then I will get a brand new tire. This tire has been flat already two or three times. two times in one month. Before going to bed I will check my tire again, just out of curious, to see if it went soft again. Tomorrow morning I will probably have to pump the tire up. In worst case I will take the pump with me to work, in a even worse case, 'when the tire is flat and a pump doesn't help,' I will walk to work, yikes, pretty far but it is to do. But let's not look ahead to far, lol. I trust on my pump, this pump is the best. A old classic one, but a good one. And for now, rest, my bum on the couch, legs on the couch and flat. Time for a nap, it was a pretty good Sunday, different but good.