Bike to work day
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
Software Zen:
delete this;I barely got out of bed under my own power!
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down!
Are corduroy ones OK?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down!
Are corduroy ones OK?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
:rolleyes:
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No, I walked to work like I normally do ... Got up. Got dressed. Walked out to my car. Drove 25 miles Parked Got out of car, walked all the way from the parking lot to the building, up the stairs to my office. See. Walked to work. ;p
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
Bad Astronomy |VCF|wxWidgets|WTLBah, you stole my joke... I walk to work every day... Walk out of my apartment building... Walk to the subway... Read for ten minutes or so... Walk out of the subway... Walk to the office. Whatever happens while I'm reading has nothing to do with me.
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i'm pretty wary of riding in traffic. i've been hit, riding, before, and it's much less fun than you might expect. when i got down off the windshield and picked my bike up from the back of the car, the front and rear axles were touching. wear a helmet!
It sounds like you were lucky. One of the regular bike commuters here where I work was hit about ten years ago. He spent several weeks in the hospital, and has the most amazing scar running around the side of his head. I'm religious about wearing a helmet. I spilled the bike two years ago, and was knocked out for a few seconds. I probably would have had a skull fracture without the helmet.
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
Software Zen:
delete this;I'd love to bike to work, unfortunately so may obstacles in a way. 1. My work is 25 miles one way. It takes me 40 minutes driving and will take forever biking. 2. I have considered half-drive, half-bike, but no place to put the car and change commuting. 3. The biking will be done on narrow state highway which does not have enough shoulder path. To dangerous to bike. 4. I am considering taking a bike to work and biking during lunch time. Does this considers as "bike to Lunch Day" :^) :doh: :sigh:
Yusuf May I help you?
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I barely got out of bed under my own power!
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
Too much to drink the night before, eh? :laugh:
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Bah, you stole my joke... I walk to work every day... Walk out of my apartment building... Walk to the subway... Read for ten minutes or so... Walk out of the subway... Walk to the office. Whatever happens while I'm reading has nothing to do with me.
Ian Shlasko wrote:
Walk to the subway... Read for ten minutes or so...
That's one thing I really wish we had more of here in Atlanta, is better public transportation. This city really has far too many cars on the road. I've looked into riding the bus, but I would still have to drive to pick-up area, the closest one to my house is about 10 miles (almost half my trip). Then I would spend 2 hours on the bus, but only to go to a central station, where I'd have to catch a connection, back to my office. Just doesn't make sense ... Van pools, not available in my area, and my schedule's too inconsistent for it to be practical in my world anyway. What I need is a jet pack ... a hydrogen fueled jet pack ... :-D
:..::. Douglas H. Troy ::..
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
Software Zen:
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
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Dragged myself off the couch where i'd fallen asleep watching TV, made coffee and called in late to a meeting, eventually managed to get half awake before the wife showed up. A grueling walk, but i do it for my health. And no bathrobe involved!
Shog9 wrote:
And no bathrobe involved
Now there's an image I didn't need :rolleyes:.
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It sounds like you were lucky. One of the regular bike commuters here where I work was hit about ten years ago. He spent several weeks in the hospital, and has the most amazing scar running around the side of his head. I'm religious about wearing a helmet. I spilled the bike two years ago, and was knocked out for a few seconds. I probably would have had a skull fracture without the helmet.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
It sounds like you were lucky.
i definitely was. i once rode through a small stream of pink-ish liquid running down the side of the road, on a small hill. i didn't know what it was until i got to the top of the hill, where an ambulance was sitting idle, next to a woman covered by a white sheet. her bike was next to her and the driver of the car was explaining the situation to the police. the pink-ish stream, of course, started at the woman. i didn't see a helmet anywhere.
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That sounds like a pretty nasty climb.
dan neely wrote:
even on a cool morning I'd need a shower by the time I arrived
That's a given for me; my body's best athletic event is sweating :sigh:. Fortunately, we have a locker room with showers here at work. I'll end up showering three times today: once on arrival at work, once at lunch (I ran 7.5 miles), and then once after I get home tonight. Normally I don't run on days I bike to work, but I missed Wednesday and yesterday, so I'm making up for lost time.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
Fortunately, we have a locker room with showers here at work.
There's a gym and locker room in one of my companies other buildings. It's about a half mile from mine. :doh: I don't run (at >300lbs it would do bad things to my joints :sigh: ), but most dry evenings in the summer walk 3.5-5 miles (with the shorter routes compensating somewhat with more hills).
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It takes me six minutes to walk to work. I have *so much* free time; it's unbelievable!
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
It sounds like you were lucky.
i definitely was. i once rode through a small stream of pink-ish liquid running down the side of the road, on a small hill. i didn't know what it was until i got to the top of the hill, where an ambulance was sitting idle, next to a woman covered by a white sheet. her bike was next to her and the driver of the car was explaining the situation to the police. the pink-ish stream, of course, started at the woman. i didn't see a helmet anywhere.
Oh my. The worst I've ever seen was some pretty amazing road rash. That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path, when either of them aren't wearing a helmet. Adults on their own I figure are old enough to be responsible for protecting themselves. Parents with kids ought to set a good example and wear a helmet themselves, and damned well should force the kids to wear one.
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Oh my. The worst I've ever seen was some pretty amazing road rash. That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path, when either of them aren't wearing a helmet. Adults on their own I figure are old enough to be responsible for protecting themselves. Parents with kids ought to set a good example and wear a helmet themselves, and damned well should force the kids to wear one.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary Wheeler wrote:
That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path
sounds like a good policy! i rarely ride anymore, and i absolutely stay away from busy roads when i do. and i've become one of those drivers who gives cyclists a full lane, when i pass. they used to piss me off when i was riding, because it always seemed so completely unnecessary. now i know!
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Gary Wheeler wrote:
That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path
sounds like a good policy! i rarely ride anymore, and i absolutely stay away from busy roads when i do. and i've become one of those drivers who gives cyclists a full lane, when i pass. they used to piss me off when i was riding, because it always seemed so completely unnecessary. now i know!
Chris Losinger wrote:
i rarely ride anymore, and i absolutely stay away from busy roads when i do
I'm lucky. I live at the junction of four bike paths, which gives me routes of 20 to 50 miles (one way) on those alone. I've also got a lot of country roads in the area, that are only a couple of miles from home. Most of them are safe for cyclists.
Chris Losinger wrote:
i've become one of those drivers who gives cyclists a full lane, when i pass
Thank you :thumbsup:. When I rode in on Tuesday, I had a pickup pass me close enough I could have used his side mirror to count the hairs in my moustache. A few years ago I had a minivan pass me close like that, and the backwash blew me into the ditch.
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Today is Bike To Work Day[^]. How many of you commuted to work under your own power this morning? This is the second time this week I rode in; I've got a 12 mile (one-way) commute. And no, this does not include you yahoos that telecommute from home in your bathrobes and bunny slippers; quiet down! :-D
Software Zen:
delete this;Ha ha ha! I put another hundred solo miles on the SUV today!! :-D I did bike sometimes when I was in southern California, particularly when it was a three mile commute.
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I hate you.
I didn't get any requirements for the signature
I'm sorry! I hope you find yourself in the same position, one day. It really is wonderful to have so much "private" time!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Oh my. The worst I've ever seen was some pretty amazing road rash. That's why I yell "HELMETS!" at parents with kids on the bike path, when either of them aren't wearing a helmet. Adults on their own I figure are old enough to be responsible for protecting themselves. Parents with kids ought to set a good example and wear a helmet themselves, and damned well should force the kids to wear one.
Software Zen:
delete this;When I used to do a lot of aggressive inline skating[^] at the skatepark, I was always amazed by the kids that wouldn't wear helmets, even though the park rules explicitly required it. I once saw a kid just flip backwards off his skateboard and whack the back of his head on the ground. I heard the *smack* of his noggin on the concrete. X| He was fine, just a bit shaken up and probably had a killer headache. Once I saw he was ok and was starting to get up, I just rolled over to him, looked him in the eye and tapped on the side of my helmet, before skating away. He told me to "go away", using slightly more colorful language. :laugh: Imagine your skates sticking when you're doing this[^
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