Believe me, Mike, Being sore is part of the job, just as I suppose it is for any other physical labourer.
I've been doing this for about 7 years now, and I am getting a bit long in the tooth. Sore left hip (early "pre-arthritis"?), sore left ankle, sore right knee, sore neck/back, sore wrists. Every morning I wake up with some pain somewhere. This will likely be my last year (I've been saying for 3 or 4 years now!). I'll do the winter (which I hate with a passion), only so I can do one more spring and summer, since those seasons are so much fun to ride in. Predicting 15-25 cm (5 -10 inches) of snow starting tonight and into tomorrow. Ugh! I'll earn my money tomorrow... Ah well, it's a living (barely!). cheers, frank Mike Johnston wrote: > Frank, > Well hats off to you. I always thought bike messengers had to be young (and, > er, crazy, no offense) to withstand the rigors of the job. My body feels as > if it's falling apart just doing more than sitting here typing! > > Seriously, every now and then I will pull something doing something > incredibly minor, or make myself sore doing something silly like raking. I > can't imagine riding my bike all day without leaving pieces of myself > behind. > > --Mike -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
