Bike Bitch

[liveonearth]

I rode my bike to school today. It is a lovely sunny pleasant day, and I left hours early and took it easy on the ride. In Lake Oswego I must ride in the road for about 12 blocks because there is no bike lane and the sidewalk is nearly impassable with posts and benches and signs. I was cruising about 1/3 of the lane out from the curb to miss all the gutters, when this old lady in a shiny new black cadillac crept up on me. I didn't realize how close she was until her rear view mirror hit my handlebar. I wobbled but regained my balance, and shouted at her "I can't believe you did that". After that I rode in the MIDDLE of the lane until I was out of the rich old people zone.

It took me a full hour to ride in this morning. I wasn't pushing as hard as I did the other day when I made it in 47 minutes. And there was a headwind. So I think an hour is a good estimate for my biking time.

I have an hour and a half before classes start. I'm going to see about indoor bike storage and visit the book store. This is my first opportunity to simply loiter about the school.

Comments

Ani

[xplorher.livejournal.com]

hey grrrl, yes, I was quoting Ani. :o)
on my way to work yesterday I had a brush with death. some jackass veered into my lane and was driving about 50mph head on with my truck! it was a shiny new maroon trans-am..the driver was a large clean cut native american..with both his hands on the wheel..as if it were an intentional act of insanity. I ran off the road and cried...but am alive!!

intentional insanity

[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry that you were tormented yesterday! I also have been run off the road in what seemed to be an intentional manner. It makes me wonder.

intentional insanity

[xplorher.livejournal.com]

and now OWCP denied my claim! (for knee surgury)I'm going over the edge!

Re: intentional insanity

[liveonearth.livejournal.com]

Don't give up, and don't burn any bridges. Those fuckers always deny the claim at first. Get a lawyer. =-] And keep that edge in sight, even if you go past it for a while. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe.