How Was Your Commute Today?

[lph]

The more we have the less we share. When we are struggling we are generous and compassionate.

To a certain point, I think. Desperate people will also do desperate things in self-preservation. But I do think that a little struggle makes us feel vulnerable, we need other people's support and are more likely to offer support back. If you never experience really needing anything it's harder to imagine that someone else needs something more than you. And our capacity for wanting more is umlimited.

I was thinking something similar this weekend. We help run a local ski slope for kids and teenagers. The municipality pays the electricity and other bills, local parents work for free. Entrance is free for members and we charge a symbolic fee for a year's membership - less than half the price of a day ticket at a commercial ski slope. We loan out skis and snowboards and helmets for free. The slope is open 4 times a week, freshly groomed with professional equipment and big jumps. We lend out shovels so they can build their own jumps, help the newbies onto the lift, make sure no-one's squabbling in line or being mean, comfort the ones who hurt themselves, call parents if necessary.

Even then, we have parents coming in grumbling about not getting a discount if they have several children, or why can't we offer ski instruction as well, and can they try for free for just one day? It's amazing.

[tulip]

I commuted to a meeting I had today. It's not far, about 2 miles, but there is a huge hill between my house and that meeting. I wore regular clothes and it was fine. Luckily, my meeting was after the morning's thunderstorm (no hail down here, though!)

[malkin]

I needed to take 30 lbs of potatoes and a food processor to work today, so I drove my car.

We're making hash browns this week.

[tulip]

Ha! Divingbiker took a crock pot or two of chili to work one time. And she has a far commute. But that was with an Extracycle. I think you are forgiven for driving with 30-lbs of potatoes.

What kind of work do you do that requires that you bring 30-lbs of potatoes and a food processor?

[redrhodie]

Tonight's commute was snowy! Well, it was really light, and I rode between the flakes. Hardly even got wet.

Note to self, exposed skin on legs when it's snowing hurts. Wear long socks or leg warmers, even if you think it's not that cold out. Next time you do that, I'll dock ya! (anyone get the movie reference? hint, you know-for kids ).

[7rider]

I think I set a record today.
For my slowest ride all season.
Today, I intended to do a "brick" - ride to/from work. Come home, throw on the sneakers and head out for a 2 mile run around the neighborhood. Perhaps my last chance to run before Friday's 5K and Sunday's 8K.
But as I started riding in this morning, my legs were telling me that they had other plans in mind. Like, the left hamstring was singing a lot...and the right quad - which I pulled at the gym last Wednesday - was singing in harmony. Coming home, I stayed in the small ring to try to spin-spin-spin-to-win, but the legs just had no power. No pepper. No umph. And that quad kept singing along - quite out of key I might add.
Used the TENS on the leg this evening. Might do it one more time before I hit the sack. I may try my brick again tomorrow. We'll see what my legs say about the matter.

[Catrin]

Good for you for listening to your legs! I learned about that the hard way last year... and I do hope that you are feeling better tomorrow.