Co-Workers, Geez.

At my old workplace I was the extreme sports chick. After all I used to walk to the grocery store, and that must've been around 1K. :rolleyes: But in the north of Norway people take their car out to move 150m, even if they have to dig the car out first. I just couldn't get myself to understand the priority: spend 20 minutes to dig out the car, or walk 10 minutes each way to the store? On mad days I would even go skiing before going shopping (snowy mountain side a four minute walk away)... :eek:

I didn't mind the extreme sports label, what pissed me off was my colleagues' tendency to place extra work on me - after all I couldn't have enough work to do when I had the time to walk to the village centre or even go skiing in the afternoon. :mad:

I still need to get the jersey I blogged about a while back...
Pictures & Link to Purchase...

That could be the solution to some of my Memphis driver problems :D

What really drove me nuts with my coworkers was that they liked to do "practical jokes" on my bike, like scotch tape up the mirror. When I explained it was my car they were messing with and how would they like it if their driver's side mirror suddenly disappeared one day, people left it alone. Most of my coworkers were supportive, I do have to say. Even when the Dept. of Health came for a visit, my boss let me put my clothes (hang up ones) in her office. They call my cubee "the closet.":)

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Originally Posted by 7rider

I'd dare!
But only in the most loving, respectful way!

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And I know you would be kind to Godiva, 7rider! ;)

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Originally Posted by 7rider

I don't think I'd ride my Seven to work - even my old Seven.

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pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?;)

We´re lucky that our office is very cycling-friendly. In fact every so often they run out of bike rack space. One of the big health insurance companies even did a bike to work promotion last summer. You had to log your rides in teams of four and they they gave out prizes at the end of the summer for teams who had ridden a minimum number of days.

My race numers go up on the wall of my office, so all of my co-workers know what I have been up to.

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Originally Posted by Bron

We´re lucky that our office is very cycling-friendly. In fact every so often they run out of bike rack space. One of the big health insurance companies even did a bike to work promotion last summer. You had to log your rides in teams of four and they they gave out prizes at the end of the summer for teams who had ridden a minimum number of days.

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Reason #65 that I want to live in Europe!

Not everywhere in Europe is cycle-friendly, alas, and there are still plenty of Germans who are in love with their cars (after all, I live about a mile from BMW headquarters). Still, it is definately seen as a valid mode of transport here.
I have a colleague who hates sport, but he cycles to work - he probably does more exercise that way than many people who go to the gym four times a week.