(One had a flat tire; the other a slipped chain.... what are the odds of that?)
So I suppose I said something inappropriately sarcastic, like "two in one night, Mistress.... now that's a record.....", probably motivated by the fact that it would be Slave's duty to don my "bike mechanic" persona and fix both of them before a big ride we contemplate over the weekend.
Yes, I suppose it was that imprudent comment which tipped my secret accumulation of demerits for the week that Mistress had been adding up into the red penalty zone. (It made me wonder what's been going on over in Suzanne's domain this week, and whether Tammy has done anything of equal impertinence to justify a month in that infernal chastity device.... but I digress.)
In any event the consequences were swift.
"I've had enough of the surliness, Slave.... you deserve a punishment."
Mistress, still in her wet biking attire (did I mention she was riding in the rain.... or rather walking after the chain came off), closed the door to the Executive Suite, and told me to roll over and pull down my shorts. She groused a bit more as she searched for the riding crop in our closet that had accumulated a bit of dust over the last few weeks of my "good behavior".
"I hope the girls don't hear this Slave."

Ouch.
Then she snapped this photo with her I-phone and emailed it to my account.
"I want to see this posted in the morning, Slave."
"Yes, Mistress....."
Afterwords, I redeemed myself with some worship to Mistress's damp and well exercised clean shaven folds.
At least then I did not have to worry about "holding my tongue" for that task.