How Was Your Commute Today?

[7rider]

Good for you, Rebecca! Welcome back!

The back story:

Occasionally, I go grocery shopping at lunch at the grocery store across the street from my office. Inevitably, I buy way more than I can carry in my Arkel pannier - which is usually already full with my clothes, towel, and lunch bag. So, I got a grocery pannier with the intention that it will live on my rear rack for those occasional lunch-time trips. Most of the times it's empty, but it's there for those "just in case" needs to carry some crap or other.

This morning, the pannier was empty, and I hit a bump in the road just right, and launched it off the rack and into the street (I really need to dial in the bungee, so it's tight enough to stay, but loose enough to conveniently remove). So, I stop, swing back to go get it, waiting for passing cars to clear. Every car - except for this one big black SUV (figures ) avoided it. The SUV hit it smack - dead on. Grrrrr....You did that on purpose, you turd!! I yelled after it. Fortunately, it was empty and there's not much to it, so it's fine. But geez....did that grate my cheese for the morning.

This afternoon, I'm heading up the hill to my neighborhood - the last 3/4 mile includes 1/2 mile on a sidewalk to avoid a busy 6-lane road. On the sidewalk, by the Baptist church, there was a bunch of broken glass. It's been there for at least the past two days that I've ridden.

Grrrr...Somebody's got to do something about that, I thought.

So I decided I would be that "somebody". I rode home, grabbed a broom out of the garage, and went back and swept up the glass. There. Done.