I say ride the bike as commuter. Beth, how Did you know I was eating dinner and staring at my Saluki?
On Jul 9, 7:44 am, Beth H <[email protected]> wrote: > Bike Therapy time! > My thoughts: > > 1. The guy who brought it over cradled in his arms like a baby had > much bigger issues than you do. > > 2. It's a bicycle. Remember those? We used to hang them on hooks in > the garage, pull them down and ride them places and then return them > to said hooks when we were done (when our mothers called us in for > lunch). Nothing's changed except that now some of us park them in our > living rooms and eat dinner on the couch so we can watch our bikes -- > literally, stare at them like a tv set -- while eating. Sometimes we > do this while trying to tune out the plaintive voice of our spouse/ > partner who wonders aloud (and annoyingly) why we can't just watch a > tv > set like everyone else. > > (And you thought you were the only one with issues.) > > 3. How many bikes do you have? More than 5? Sell one. You have too > many bikes to ride any of them often enough to assuage your guilt. > Especially without the others becoming jealous. > > 4. Does the new bike fit you comfortably enough that you want to ride > it a lot? > Great. Keep it and ride the crap out of it. (If it's too small, give > it to a family member or sell it -- and get the LHT in your size. And > then ride the crap out of it.) > > Our Bike Therapy session is over for today. I'll send my bill under > separate cover. We accept most major medical plans. > > Seriously, just go ride your bike and enjoy yourself! > > Beth in [slightly] less hilly Portland -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
