The problem noted by riders is that Louis leaves the house at the exact minute every day, whether the other riders are there or not. "We can be three feet from the car and Louis will still leave us," one anonymous rider complained. Neighbors frequently see Louis’ Imperial pulling away from the house with one of his slightly-tardy riders sprinting behind him, work boots slapping and lunchbucket swinging.
Then, Louis drives the six miles to the Doswell 7-Eleven, buys a cup of coffee, then strolls around the store sometimes up to 30 minutes, looking at his hair in every reflective surface until he can get a free refill.
"If we are as little as three seconds late to his house he leaves us," John Workman the anonymous rider complained, "but then he strolls around the 7-Eleven for half an hour, sipping coffee and smoothing his hair." On the plus side, his coffee-drinking habit usually gives any tardy riders about half an hour to run the six miles necessary to catch him. While this doesn't do anything for their friendship, it does get all the riders in terrific physical shape.
Nobody says anything mildly critical to Louis because he apparently has a horrible temper and the forty-five minute drive to work in his Chrysler is the epitome of comfort, especially when compared to the other riders' vehicles, which include a motorcycle, a pickup truck and a bicycle.
Just don’t touch or make fun of his hair.
