So good to hear you got out there. Even though you fell, now you have a story that'll probably last a lifetime. My mom was over at my house a while back when the washing machine popped a hose. As we were mopping up she exclaimed "We're making MEMORIES!!" See? Some people think appliance failures are bad, but now I have a story I can laugh about! ;-)
On Saturday, December 21, 2013 7:40:17 PM UTC-8, Cecily Walker wrote: > > In a fit of inspiration? stupidity? I decided to try to ride my bike to > work on Friday. I should mention that the city of Vancouver had about > 10cm/4in of snow fall overnight, and I soon grew weary of waiting for a cab > that never came. I managed to make it two blocks before I fishtailed, and > not being nearly as savvy a rider as I make myself out to be, I stopped, > phoned in to work and told them I wouldn't be coming in, and spent the next > 45 minutes taking pictures and playing in the snow on the plaza in the > middle of my neighbourhood (the plaza is about 100 steps from my front > door). > > After realizing that standing on snow for 45 minutes when you have RA > makes just about as much sense as shoving splinters under your fingernails > for fun, I headed back home. I was within 10 feet of my door when I wiped > out and fell on my well-padded tuchis in the middle of the street. Luckily, > I'm able to laugh at myself. > > Pics prove the playing in the snow happened, a bruise proves the fall > happened (no photos of that, though). > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cecily/sets/72157638899404975/ > > Cecily (the mad librarian) > > On Friday, December 20, 2013 2:37:37 PM UTC-8, PeterG wrote: >> >> Cecily, >> As someone who has, from time to time, been physically prohibited from >> riding, I can feel your frustration. Almost every time I thought my cycling >> days were over, my body healed itself and allowed me to have another season >> of riding. I hope you have the same outcome. Keep your thoughts positive >> and keep reading this wonderful blog. There is a lot of inspiration here >> and a lot of people who care...Merry Christmas Cecily... > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
