I have thoroughly enjoyed all these tales! I’m in MN surrounded by my very large family and have been slow to read and respond to any of these stories, but wow!
Roberta, I love your story. My absolute favorite stories are the ones where someone sets a goal, works to it, accomplishes it, and then cherishes the outcome. I think that we are often looking for the next best thing instead of enjoying what we’ve got/been blessed with, so stories like Roberta’s are so refreshing. I’m so sorry the white bike got stolen after you earned it and had a 15 year relationship with it. And I’m REALLY glad you’ve got a lovely Joe App and a Homer that you now get to ride to your heart’s content. Here is a 51 second clip of an elderly lady treasuring and riding her trusty, creaky old bicycle in her 90s. To be out riding in my 90s and having a mixte that I treasure and trust and ride exclusively - I aspire to be her! https://youtu.be/1Kk0weQwG8M Sent from my iPad > On Dec 24, 2019, at 7:06 PM, Roberta <rchas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > So many great stories here! Sharing these is a fabulous holiday gift. > > Matt--I wonder if your parents knew what went on that fantastic night. > > Leah--We both share the love of cycling with loved ones. Having a baby > sister myself, I can totally see you trying to include her in your play. > > Erl--you are a super friend to share your knowledge, time, and gift of that > bike to your friend. > > My story is about me giving myself a gift, not necessarily a Christmas gift, > but it was one of the most exciting gifts I ever got. I was a freshman or > sophomore in high school, mid 70’s, years before I got my driver’s license. > > Literally, I saved my babysitting money. I walked to our main street and > bought myself a brand new bike--white with drop bars and skinny tires, the > kind of bike a grown up, not a child, would ride. I gave them $105 for the > bike and tax in cash and I rode my way home. I remember riding that to > friends’ homes, school, library, grocery store, and to my college jobs. > > I rode the bike for the next 15 years, through high school, college and my > move to Philadelphia, until it got stolen at a well-traveled, well-lit, and > “safe” place. > > It wasn’t exactly a “just ride” type of bike, but I rode it that way, and > that was just fine for me. > > Roberta > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/lKaAbGrprzI/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b252c6d5-f488-4e6c-a218-e3bef5e5ee92%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/541C1C70-8C47-44C6-BFD0-1D7DD6BA26AC%40gmail.com.
