Looking Like A Goof
01-05-23, 05:18 AM
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Looking Like A Goof
I'm trying to help out a elderly man who can't get around that well anymore. I was thinking of picking up his food at the local food bank with a bicycle/trailer combo. How do I help this man out without looking, "strange". Everyone else will roll up in a car (Or something.) Is it ok to come on a bike?
01-05-23, 08:12 AM
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I don't understand why it wouldn't be appropriate to arrive on a bike. You are doing a good deed, so who cares what others think of your mode of transportation.
01-08-23, 04:26 PM
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Why do you care? Just do it.
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01-08-23, 06:53 PM
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I have queued up in car lines before. Nothing bad happened.
One of our local food banks forms a 1/3 mile line where a bike lane is being considered. I was surveying the situation and couldn’t help but think how our built environment forces us to prioritize transportation spend over food.
One of our local food banks forms a 1/3 mile line where a bike lane is being considered. I was surveying the situation and couldn’t help but think how our built environment forces us to prioritize transportation spend over food.
01-08-23, 07:54 PM
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maybe get a cool sign for the trailer? "meals on wheels' etc?
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01-11-23, 01:47 PM
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A lot of the people who drive to the food bank probably have to get food from the food bank because they spend too much to own and maintain a car. A few years ago it cost $8,000 to own and maintain a car; It must be a lot more now. Granted that a lot of people need a car to go to work, but some just think they need a car, or are afraid of what others might think of them if they don't have a car.
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03-10-23, 06:22 PM
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Honestly, I would think it would make you look like you worked harder to get the supplies to him
03-17-23, 04:09 AM
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I think it would look fine. Nobody's going to judge you in such a way that makes you look like or feel like you shouldn't be there. As someone mentioned above, a lot of the others collecting for themselves turning up in fancy cars are probably somewhere going to be envious that you don't have the same bills and money to pay out for a car.
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A fancier car than they need, a bigger house than they need, more kids than they need. The Big Three of working people going broke even if everyone is relatively healthy.
05-04-23, 04:02 PM
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I'm trying to help out a elderly man who can't get around that well anymore. I was thinking of picking up his food at the local food bank with a bicycle/trailer combo. How do I help this man out without looking, "strange". Everyone else will roll up in a car (Or something.) Is it ok to come on a bike?
