Dag nabbit!

[ardvark71]

Puppy? PuPPy?!?!

THAT'S THE SECRET WORD FOR THE DAY!!!!

Sorry, guys, you didn't win the million dollars.

[SteveRiley]

You just need to get a bike with a basket in front.

If you fill that up with bread and milk, where are you supposed to put your puppy?

[Qqmike]

or rig one up with a detachable basket, front and/or back; temporary clamping? bolts? C-clamps or some such?

[whatthefunk]

The only real drawback I've noticed is grocery shopping is more difficult. You really have to plan your load, but it certainly saves on the impulse buying.

You just need to get a bike with a basket in front.

[capt-zero]

I've been biking and using public transport for about 10+ years. It's sometimes inconvenient and you don't take trips on a whim as I used to with a car, but it instills a certain long view towards planning and one developes a certain appreciation for ones enviornment I never got with a car (you get to smell the flowers). I also get to enjoy a lot more reading waiting on buses and such, and don't have to feel guilty about taking the time to do so. The only real drawback I've noticed is grocery shopping is more difficult. You really have to plan your load, but it certainly saves on the impulse buying.

capt-zero
Pedestrian

[Qqmike]

The shortest distance between two points is often intolerable.

(I can't recall where I heard that. It MAY be a Charles Bukowski quote. I'm just not sure.)

[woodsmoke]

My best chum used ta say that the shortest distance between two points is always and alley!

woodsmoke

[claydoh]

No, as I have none. It was only 85 dollars anyway. As I said, more annoyed at myself than the actual loss. Small town boy getting used to big city realities and all that

[SteveRiley]

In 1995 my wife and I bought our first house in Columbus, Ohio. It was so close to where I worked (American Electric Power) that I quit driving and instead started biking and busing. In 1997 I sold (snif!) my Mustang and we became a one-car household. Eventually I quit driving altogether and I haven't been behind the wheel of a car since 2007. I don't even have a driver license anymore. And I don't miss it one bit. Driving is a frustrating exercise; I'd much rather leave that responsibility with someone else and just enjoy the bus ride. And the supreme weirdos who populate the public transit systems here in Seattle make for good entertainment, too

Clay, can you make an insurance claim to cover the loss of your bicycle?

[claydoh]

We've all heard it said that sometimes it's faster to walk than to drive, or close to it. I see several personal examples of that in my neighborhood. Going to the US Post Office nearby: Driving takes about 14 minutes round trip with opening & closing the garage door (electric), starting, parking, negotiating traffic, etc. Walking round trip takes me 17-18 minutes, and it's free and green (edit: ... and relaxing!).

Oh, I agree with that. I keep up with podcasts when I walk. It does relax me most of the time.

[claydoh]

Thank you, Ardvark71, much appreciated.
The wage situation should only be temporary if I am on the ball here Luckily the bike was used so I am not out a lot of money or anything, I think I am mostly annoyed with myself over not using it today, and for not securing it well enough

[ardvark71]

Hi Claydoh...

You're not a flunky, minimum wage work that is honest is just as valuable even if it's not always the most exciting.

I have and will pray about your loss, hang in there!

Regards...

[Qqmike]

We've all heard it said that sometimes it's faster to walk than to drive, or close to it. I see several personal examples of that in my neighborhood. Going to the US Post Office nearby: Driving takes about 14 minutes round trip with opening & closing the garage door (electric), starting, parking, negotiating traffic, etc. Walking round trip takes me 17-18 minutes, and it's free and green (edit: ... and relaxing!).

[claydoh]

Oh, no doubt. I have been walking/pedaling for years. Here things are close enough, but still far enough to make it not fun, such as a 30 minute walk one way to the closest laundromat for example. But groceries are much, much closer.

Actually I really really want a scooter lol, as well as a good bike.

[Qqmike]

Icorken has the right perspective! You are ahead of the game! I have a new car (2009 Honda Civic), but lately I'm trying to walk as much as possible in the surrounding neighborhood shops--on average, say 1/2 mile to 2 miles per trip out. (I say the Civic is "new" because I bought it that way and I expect to keep it as long as possible. My Corolla made it to 18 years before burning oil. Friends tell me my Civic will still be in good shape in 18 years.)

You are lucky if you live in a town/city where car ownership is not necessary.