Teach you to oversleep on me David. I got your message later in the day though. My phone was in my bag on my bike so I could not hear it ringing. I have an equipment problem and since I was alone retreated home. I had the same results as you though. A birdie told me he had a few good minutes today though. He was getting jiggy with it. Same place we usually meet up.
"Love is like a snowmobile racing across the tundra then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come." Matt Groening, Life In Hell
I think I know the area with the lane drop. It does stink when your trying to be a nice guy and not call the cops. Problem is if you do file a claim, the insurance co. won't pay without an accident report on file.