Barb wrote ...."I wonder what she will think when the snow flies and I attach my bike plow?!!!!!!"

a couple a recent only-on a bike happenings. on my way home yesterday, there's a left turn right before I roll up my street. got into the left turn lane, there's a red light and cars facing me so I signal left.

on my left a young family, mom, dad, todler in a stroller are getting ready to cross the street. they see me point left and stop dead in their tracks as if I've pointed a gun at them not just pointing left.

I laugh and wave them through. as they approach I smiled and said "c'mon, I'm just signalling. I know you've never seen a cycleist obey the traffic laws and I'm sorry for the confusion that's causing you." They laughed.

my biking to work has caused a stir in my work locale (10 story bldg, we're a Fortune...uh, I think we're Fortune 50 so big co.) several folks have approached me and want to start riding a bike to work, one actually does now!!! I guess they think if this just-this-side-o-50 gal can do it ;-) one co-worker stopped me on the way out "guess with the price of gas close to $3.00, plus parking that bike saves you a bundle" "yes it does, and it's fun and good exercise too" I said. I didn't want to think about how many gallons of gas my road bike costs ;-)