Hi, Neighbor!...
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Hi, Neighbor!...
I was 8 miles from the house and one mile from the office when my cell phone rang. I wear an earbud and clicked to answer the call.
"Hey Bob it's your neighbor, R______."
My wife had left for work, and my mother-on-law was at the house alone. R______'s house faces ours...could there be a problem?
No, wait, R______ was backing out of his driveway earlier just as I pedaled out of mine, and I waved to him as he passed me.
"...are you down by Lake Street?" he asked, "cause I think I drove past you!"
Yes, I told him, it's a long light and I always have to stop there.
R______ was all excited. He told me he didn't realize I biked all the way down to this part of town everyday. I told him I've been doing it 28 years. I'm almost 60, he might be almost 40. I guess when you don't bike, 8 miles seems like a lot. He said he had stopped at a drive through before we crossed paths. Then he said, "So, your heart must be in good shape." I told him that's my goal.
When I got to the office I checked my helmet cam and saw his truck cross the intersection at Lake Street. I texted him a screen grab, which he also thought was pretty cool.
"Hey Bob it's your neighbor, R______."
My wife had left for work, and my mother-on-law was at the house alone. R______'s house faces ours...could there be a problem?
No, wait, R______ was backing out of his driveway earlier just as I pedaled out of mine, and I waved to him as he passed me.
"...are you down by Lake Street?" he asked, "cause I think I drove past you!"
Yes, I told him, it's a long light and I always have to stop there.
R______ was all excited. He told me he didn't realize I biked all the way down to this part of town everyday. I told him I've been doing it 28 years. I'm almost 60, he might be almost 40. I guess when you don't bike, 8 miles seems like a lot. He said he had stopped at a drive through before we crossed paths. Then he said, "So, your heart must be in good shape." I told him that's my goal.
When I got to the office I checked my helmet cam and saw his truck cross the intersection at Lake Street. I texted him a screen grab, which he also thought was pretty cool.
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Oh wow, He just passed by me at an intersection a mile from the house on the ride home. We've been neighbors 5 years and have never crossed paths outside the neighborhood before.
Freaky day.
Freaky day.
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My one neighbor of nearly 2 years and family ride bikes. Not socializing with them because they don't like dogs.
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Hi, Neighbor!... Over the years, I have posted about (friendly) encounters, including acquaintances,“Anyone been honked at lately?”:
…Over the years on my commute I have routinely encountered several people, and I like to give them nicknames …
There was a driver in a windowless white van often approaching in the opposite direction who would give me a friendly toot. This was during the time of the Washington DC sniper who also drove a windowless [white] van, so that driver became the “stalker.”
I eventually met him at a coffee shop I routinely stopped at near my destination... He was very friendly:
There was a driver in a windowless white van often approaching in the opposite direction who would give me a friendly toot. This was during the time of the Washington DC sniper who also drove a windowless [white] van, so that driver became the “stalker.”
I eventually met him at a coffee shop I routinely stopped at near my destination... He was very friendly:
"People honking at me triggers my RAGE"
A good piece of advice I read on Bike Forums (for commuters at least) is that as you get closer to work, contain your rage, in case it’s a co-worker, or even your boss.![EEK!](images/smilies/eek.gif)
A good piece of advice I read on Bike Forums (for commuters at least) is that as you get closer to work, contain your rage, in case it’s a co-worker, or even your boss.
![EEK!](images/smilies/eek.gif)
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My mother, who is 60 years old and never exercised consistently or intensely in her life, is always telling me I ride too far and too frequently. I go for a quick 15 mile ride after work and she tells me I am going to harm my heart. 15 miles to her sounds like 15,000 miles.
People who don't ride bikes just don't understand how easily you can put some miles behind you. I took my 7 year old son for ride on Saturday and he rode 18 miles and wasn't even slightly wore out. Biking is as intense as you want to make it.
People who don't ride bikes just don't understand how easily you can put some miles behind you. I took my 7 year old son for ride on Saturday and he rode 18 miles and wasn't even slightly wore out. Biking is as intense as you want to make it.
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I hope your neighbor is inspired to try cycling now that he realizes it is within the realm of possibility
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Poor neighbor, trapped in that steel cage missing out all the fun
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