Things You Missed If You Haven't Been Commuting By Bike
Posted by Byron Watkins Thursday, May 05, 2011
If you haven't been commuting by bike the last week or so you have missed a lot of wonderful things. There is something about having the time to take in your surroundings while biking that can produce some interesting finds.
Here is my list from approximately the last seven days:
- 11:30 PM. Three girls digging around with flashlights in a large bush in the middle of the median. I have no idea.
- 6:45 AM. A man setting up to beg for money on a street corner drawing an elaborate picture of a buxom bikini girl on his square of cardboard. How this increases earnings, I am unsure.
- 7:55 AM. A man who was also riding his bike had gotten off his bike, parking it temporarily via kickstand in the middle of the sidewalk. He was on his cell phone and he was either; A.) Yelling at someone on the other end, or B.) Rapping.
- 10:20 PM. A man yelling at me from across the parking lot screaming, "HEY! Are you one of them church dudes?!"
- 5:43 PM. Two guys in a Honda Civic hatchback completely baffed that I was making a left turn using the left turn lane. I quote, "WHHHHHHAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT!!!!! That dude is using a car turn lane on his bike!"
- Everyday this last week. Really wonderful weather that has made being outside and commuting by bike the perfect choice.
What are some wonderful things you have seen on your bike?
