One day driving down the freeway in central California I an semi-truck hauling an almost empty flat bed trailer. The only thing on the trailer was a little girl's pink bike, complete with pink handle bar streamers, and training wheels. The pike was strapped in upright right in the middle the trailer - all I could think of was that Daddy was coming home, with quite the presentation for his little girl!
I hoped it didn't get too many bug splats before he got home - for all I know he may not have had had far to go. I couldn't imagine driving a long haul with the bike unprotected.
There it was in all it's glory - a little pink bike on a big flat bed semi trailer!
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05-04-2009, 05:06 AM #1
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05-04-2009, 05:56 AM #2
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A few days ago I was cycling on a residential quiet street. Noticed a guy cycling quite slowly with a long bike box at the back. When I got closer, it was a long wooden planter over 10 inches deep, filled with fresh soil.
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Last summer on our way to Eastern Washington we saw a guy pedaling a mountain bike going backwards. He was pedaling forward like a normal bike, but was moving backwards. Weirdest thing I ever say. It was like a movie being rewound. He must have rigged the bike up somehow to be able to pedal forward and move in reverse. He was obviously doing it for attention. I just hope he had a mirror to see where he was going.
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Originally Posted by bmccasland
One day driving down the freeway in central California I an semi-truck hauling an almost empty flat bed trailer. The only thing on the trailer was a little girl's pink bike, complete with pink handle bar streamers, and training wheels. The pike was strapped in upright right in the middle the trailer - all I could think of was that Daddy was coming home, with quite the presentation for his little girl!
I hoped it didn't get too many bug splats before he got home - for all I know he may not have had had far to go. I couldn't imagine driving a long haul with the bike unprotected.
There it was in all it's glory - a little pink bike on a big flat bed semi trailer!Christine
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