On my way home, after a Saturday night of Bicycle Jeopardy, I was riding by the mall parking and stopped to pick up ~120 lbs. of honey.
It was 4 degrees, raining and windy when I thought I heard somebody shouting. Off to my right I spotted a shape running across the parking lot. Expecting a to be solicited by a crack addled panhandler with an unbelievable story, I wasn't interested in stopping. Then I made out the person was lost and seeking directions. A healthy blonde angelic 20 something from Victoria was befuddled by Heather Street's discontinuous nature. Her destination was still two kilometers away and two blocks south of my home.
I explained how to get there, as a bike would travel, when it started raining harder. So, I shrugged and offered her a ride on the rack. I was surprised when she accepted and straddled the rack without hesitation.
I took it easy over the speed humps and picked the smoothest line through the patches and potholes. I didn't want to leave her with bruises or over stress the rack.
She thanked me for the ride but figured it was her karmic payback. Sweet kid. -- zk
On my way home, after a Saturday night of Bicycle Jeopardy, I was riding by the mall parking and stopped to pick up ~120 lbs. of honey....
I had a similar experience a few weeks ago, except that I was loaded up with groceries so I couldn't give her a ride. My lost pedestrian had been a city bus rider who's new in town, got off where the driver told her to, started walking. After going the wrong way for probably a mile, in fancy what-business-women-are-supposed-to-wear-for-dress-shoes, getting colder and more confused, up rides her angel in yellow with blinkie lights.
I considered having her start heading back the correct direction while I raced home and returned in the four-wheeler, but that would mean walking past the campus where we've been having an unfortunate series of predatory experiences. And she was already shivering. So I rang up the boys in blue, put my fleece gloves on her while we waited. The calvary showed up and took her home.
This is not the first time I've been percieved as flag-downable by someone who needed help. Feels good.
So what does Bicycle Jeopardy entail? "I'll take LA for $20."
So what does Bicycle Jeopardy entail? "I'll take LA for $20."
The questions in all categories are bicycle related. LA was the answer for a few questions. Some of the questions were based on the local advocacy, political and cultural scenes. Books, Movies, People, Bike Parts, and Manufacturers were also some of the categories.
I scored big in the TdF and Quotes categories (thanks to reading <r.b.m>😉 and won a chromed revolving bell. -- zk
So what does Bicycle Jeopardy entail? "I'll take LA for $20."
The questions in all categories are bicycle related. LA was the answer for a few questions. Some of the questions were based on the local advocacy, political and cultural scenes. Books, Movies, People, Bike Parts, and Manufacturers were also some of the categories.
I scored big in the TdF and Quotes categories (thanks to reading <r.b.m>😉 and won a chromed revolving bell. -- zk
On my way home, after a Saturday night of Bicycle Jeopardy, I was riding by the mall parking and stopped to pick up ~120 lbs. of honey. ------------------------------------------------
Some time ago, I was pulling a Kayak set upright on a bike trailer. After I pulled out from the University, onto a main street, a young freshman-type had her thumb out. She smiled and just as a joke (I thought), gestured with her thumb at me. I stopped and also as a joke, told her to get in. She did, without hesitation. My bluff was called and I could only ask how far she was going. It turned out to be 4 miles and she rode in the Kayak's seat, just as if she was paddling it. We got a lot of strange looks on the way, but no cops came after me. She wasn't even wearing a life jacket. When we pulled up to her family's home, they all had to come out and see this spectacle and snap some photos. I imagined she wouldn't forget that soon and I was right. About a dozen years later, I was pulling another Kayak in a park and was stopped by a young mother with two kids. It was her and she had apparently told her kids the story, as they asked, "This is that guy!?". "You said he was some kind of superman, but he doesn't look like all that much!". The candor of kids can be humbling.
I had to carry my daughter home from a music lesson on my rack last night. Due to miscommunication, apparantly I was expected to collect her by car rather than escorting her home on her bike, so she didn't have her bike with her and I didn't have the car. However, she weighs a lot less than 120 lbs.
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:48:40 -0800, <[email hidden]>,
(Steve McDonald) said:
Zoot Katz wrote:
On my way home, after a Saturday night of Bicycle Jeopardy, I was riding by the mall parking and stopped to pick up ~120 lbs. of honey. ------------------------------------------------
Some time ago, I was pulling a Kayak set upright on a bike trailer. After I pulled out from the University, onto a main street, a young freshman-type had her thumb out. She smiled and just as a joke (I thought), gestured with her thumb at me. I stopped and also as a joke, told her to get in. She did, without hesitation. My bluff was called and I could only ask how far she was going. It turned out to be 4 miles and she rode in the Kayak's seat, just as if she was paddling it. We got a lot of strange looks on the way, but no cops came after me. She wasn't even wearing a life jacket. When we pulled up to her family's home, they all had to come out and see this spectacle and snap some photos. I imagined she wouldn't forget that soon and I was right. About a dozen years later, I was pulling another Kayak in a park and was stopped by a young mother with two kids. It was her and she had apparently told her kids the story, as they asked, "This is that guy!?". "You said he was some kind of superman, but he doesn't look like all that much!". The candor of kids can be humbling.
Great story. A friend of mine pulls his dogs and camping gear in a canoe. That looks cool too.
Had this honey been headed uphill instead of down, I don't think I'd have been as gallant. The wheels on this bike might be considered overkill but I'd rather them generally too heavy than too weak once. -- zk
