How come I seem to be the only one at work today?
I think it's important to commute to work no matter what. But, is it easier to say it's too bad out to drive or too bad out to bike? I'm stumped. To me it's too dangerous to drive but fine for biking. Only two people said I was crazy to be riding a bike in this weather on the way into work. I must admit I did almost bite it a couple of times but what a rush.
I wrote this the other day explaining to a friend that riding a bike, even if it's cold and snowing out, is worthwhile.
"...there is plenty you can do when it's negative zero. First you must have to say to yourself that it's not cold. It's "INVIGORATING." Yes, it's too cold to sit on a ski lift but classic skiing you can get great kick with just polar wax. Granted not much glide. Also, you get really excellent icicles in your beard that makes for a dramatic entrance to the ski center. Little kids stare in motionless wondermint and mother's run away. Okay, you won't get an icy beard so leave tufts of hair exposed so your breath vapor can attach to the strands leaving a halo effect around the face which should include the eyebrows and eyelids.
You can commute by bicycle and have tourists in Lake Placid point at you and exclaim, "Look at that crazy person riding their bike in this weather! That should be illegal." Those folks were probably from New Jersey. On other sub zero days, you could stop at Starbucks in Wauwatosa and the girl at the counter says, "This one's on me." In this case, you either impressed the heck out of her with your manly biking brovado, laughing into the face of winter's onslaught. Or, she thought you were a pathetic chump without a car and this would be her Christmas good deed even though I enthusiastically gave her the ol' "IT'S INVIGORATING" line to convince her I like riding my bike. Women?"
Come to think of it last night at the grocery store the cashier asked if I was on a motorcycle. She saw my bike helmet in my hands. I replied, "No. Bicycle." She had to think about it longer than I expected. She responded with a dumpfounded, "oh', and in a subtle way slightly shook her head as she handed me my change. Have a nice night... as I rode out of sight. Ho, ho, ho...on donner, on blitzen, on kona,
CHEERS and GOOD SHOVELING,
DJB
6 comments:
OMG, look at the old equipment. I have the same single speed setup. The adjustment screw to align the rear deraileur...o/o
You are insane! I admit it, I'm a wuss. I would have been at home wearing an electric blanket. I'm tracking on worldcommute now..
kicking on Blue, Yeah!!
You know I just love reading your blogs! Been a while...but on another note...
Here in Fresno, when you see see grown men riding bikes to work that means either:
A) You are into saving the environment and "going green" or
B) You just got out of prison and you've no transportation except your little cousins Schwinn which you just stole from him because you needed transportation to go to the liquor store and check in down town with your parole officer.
BTW You coming to California?
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