Bus Stop Conversation - "Poor Mama"

[Trek420]

Keep talking and/or shrugging, and answering questions. The nice thing about public transpo is you get to know people you'd never meet in a car, same as riding. Maybe bus passenger gal will be inspired by you, she rides, sibling will ride and then Mom. Junior already rides so there is a foothold in the fambly.

Someday you may arrive and there she is on a bike .... you never know what will inspire anyone to take up a sport at any age. Did you think you'd be riding at 62? Did any of us think we'd be? Life's just full of surprises, ain't it.

I've had some gems of quick conversations in the elevator at work. Like guerilla bike ed AM, on the way up:
coworker #1: I could never do that, I live in Concord.
Trek420: I live in Hayweird, it's as far or further from here.
coworker #1:
Trek: how far are you from BART?
C #1: oh I drive a couple miles.
Trek: Me too, ride 2 flat miles to BART, get on the train, exit and here I am. It's faster than driving
C #1: ohhhhhhhhhh now I get it, I never thought of that.


PM, on the way down:
coworker #2: doesn't that make you tired riding to work?
Trek: no! I arrive energized, cheerful rather than my usual rasty self, get a little work out in, relaxed. Going home it's the same thing. It's fun.
coworker 2: Oh! Hmmmm.