September 15, 2009
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Before the snow flies
…I know I will have to get a good used vehicle, but in the interim bike and bus has served me well. The fact that we have no frost yet and an extended summer with good weather also helps!
Yesterday: Max Temp.27.0 °C, Min Temp.7.5 °C, Precip.0.0 mm
Today: Sunrise:7:05, Sunset:19:52, Moonrise:1:16, Moonset:18:02
Amazingly I have been able to do shopping at the local Safeway, Java Jive for coffee and Alley Kat local microbrewery, hit the farmer’s market, get to church, the outdoor pool ( Sunday the last day
) and dogs in ravine. Back alleys usually with a strong SLOW as we approach intersections. Things do break down though and I made another attempt at handy woman with the pull leash the dogs broke ( see the dogs at tug a war…smells of hamburgers too much ) and left bike petal that fell off....no NOT at the same time.
After these repairs on Saturday I got down the lane a block and the handle bars came loose…that was enough to call it quits with that bike after I could not find the right sized bolt to fix it! However, back to the garage for my other mountain bike, a stop at United Cycle to lower the seat as the bolt was stripped, get a night light and flashing red one for my helmet will keep me going for a few more weeks with these shorter days.
I must admit that initially with the comments below I was about to make some remark about loving my smart assed daughter but it has been ok….only addendum is my inexpensive bikes from the police auction have served me well and dog carrier not in this life time
"welcome to my life, bike commuter! it is glorious. and, don't worry, even without a gelseat, it gets more comfortable. it just takes a while. maybe you should just buy a good quality bike, and a "dog trailer" and forget about a car all together. you would be classified as "green" and concerned for the environment
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