2009-06-21 20:28:04 -Ball Ups. #172

Up early and out the door to Etnies. I was there and in the park before 10am. Just me and one other kid. I pumped around the flow area and then into the street area. I was feeling good. Did some stretching and decided to ride a section I never get to touch cause there are usually too many people. I drop down and feel out a grind on the taller across ledge and the thing is super buttery. Another pass and I Luc-e feeler it. The thing seemed like gold, so nice.

On my third pass as I hop onto the ledge my right knee makes the loudest pop noise. I come down from the grind and I can't pedal. When standing there I feel fine, but when I pedal I definitely feel a lot of pain. I go off to the side to stretch out my leg and evaluate everything. It feels like there is just a bunch of pressure in the area but I can't work it out like I usually would. There is also a new lump on the side of my knee and I cannot tell if it is the cartilage bulging out or maybe just a knot in the muscle.

So after 15 minutes of session I head out of the park, get back in my car and head home. Bummer. When i get close to home I figure I will stop off at Pep Boys to see if they can actually get the Alignment right this time. I brought it in a month ago for a balance and alignment. It took twice the amount of time they said it would and I had to call to see what was taking so long. The said it had been done for a while and they of course didn't call to let me know.

I tried one other night to have it fixed but they were backed up for hours. Two trips away for a week each, work, busy schedule, I decide today was going to be the day. I talk to the guy he says they will take a look. I tell them exactly what they didn't do and he said it would be a little bit if I could leave my car. I say that's fine, grab my bike and try to pedal home. It hurt too much to I walked most of the distance.

Fast forward through several hours of being at home I look at the clock and it is just about 6pm. I dropped the car off at like 10:30am. I try to call and the phone just rings forever. I check their hours and they close at 6. I ask Rachael if she could take me up there so I can hopefully catch someone and get my car back.

When we get there the place is on lock down and my car is in the exact spot I originally parked it in. I go up to the front doors and get someones attention and tell him what's up and that I need my car back. He does some checking and will only give me my keys and my car if I take responsibility that they may have touched it and I could mess it up by driving. I tell him fine, that the car hasn't been moved.

He lets me in so I can grab my keys and my car is the only job left on the board. I get my keys, chirp the alarm and that is when I know no one had touched it. Earlier I just used the door lock to lock my car since I didn't have the remote to arm the alarm when I grabbed my bike. 7 hours sitting there, no phone call when it was promised on the paper work to me by 12:30p, and no work done. What is with the way they run this place? I got the managers info and I need to give him a call tomorrow.

Today was a bit of a harsh one coming off such a rad week in Austin. Not sure what is wrong with my knee. I will probably chill on it for a few days, but there is definitely some junk floating around in there or my muscle tore away from the bone. I can walk fine and the pain I feel when I do feel it is manageable. All in time I guess.

bdubblevision was here.

posted by pdxbmx @ 11:44 PM