Eatadonut

I moved. To a smaller house with higher rent. But the rent isn't that much higher, and instead of being built in 1967, this house was built in 2007. ...aaand:



yes, that is the 1 mile marker right near the end there.

Podolak

So this means you have more time for rec. riding and training right?

noisebeam

That sucks, are you gonna start walking it now?
Al

jyossarian

But you live in Oklahoma!

acroy

Brand new state!
Brand new state, gonna treat you great!
Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters,
Pasture fer the cattle,
Spinach and termayters!
Flowers on the prarie where the June bugs zoom,
Plen'y of air and plen'y of room,
Plen'y of room to swing a rope!
Plen'y of heart and plen'y of hope.
Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma,
Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk
Makin' lazy circles in the sky.
We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say
Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!
We're only sayin'
You're doin' fine,
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma O.K.
Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma,
Ev'ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk
Makin' lazy circles in the sky.
We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say
Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!
We're only sayin'
You're doin' fine,
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma O.K

Eatadonut

Yup yup. Saves me almost 2 hours every day over where I used to live. So now I'm training for a marathon. So, actually riding less, but training more

And I've walked it a couple times. Depends on the weather, and how much time I have to kill. It's not a particularly pleasant walk, the sidewalks suck. So I usually ride, or jog on the street.

SDRider

So what's that? About a 6 mile commute? That's too short.

JustBrowsing

I used to live really close to work and it actually kinda sucked. You have no excuse for ever being late. Ever! And if there's a chance of you being on-call, you will get called since "it shouldn't be a problem for you to stop in for a moment" (which usually means 2-3 hours). That said, if you're happy with your place, then congrats!

MMACH 5

+1

Being in TX, I particularly liked that one!

gbcb

I agree with what JustBrowsing says... I miss my 6-mile commute

Eatadonut

The people I work with are still stunned every day that I ride my bike. In Oklahoma, you drive. There is no other way of life. I hate being late, anyway, but if I am, I can always claim a flat. The only thing more unconscionable than riding to work would be walking.

And I NEVER work on call. One of my basic tenets of life

texasphil

Oh GREAT!! Another Oklahoma fan. One step below an Aggie! Congrats on the new place, see you on sports page.

This thread is hereby reserved for UT fans only!

Mchaz

Haha, I know the feeling. I work 1 mile from my house, and OU is 3 miles. A guy in one of my classes once exclaimed "you ride 3 miles every morning?!" Ugh.

What do you ride? I may have seen you around town. I commute on an old Cannondale mountain bike with fenders, and a rack. The frame is dark green/black with an odd design (2 triangles in the main tubes), and has a headshock.

Eatadonut

I'm pretty sure I've seen you parked on campus corner before, if I'm imagining the right bike.

I'm either on Boyd (or just around campus) on a blue fixie with moustache bars and a dummy brake on the right, or on a 1960's green AMF 3-speed cruiser.

Otherwise, I'd be on a blue Pinarello, anywhere east of SE 24th, possibly on Lindsey headed to or from 24th (it's where I start pretty much every ride)

Old Dirt Hill

You don't actually ride your bike that short distance, do you? Seems more trouble than it's worth unless you add a few miles of detours.

I have a 5-6 mile shortest path commute, but can't remember the last time I actually took that route.

Is it just me?