Engineer, I'm Not!

Another bike story :-)...I bought a crate and bungee cords (I think that is what they are called) to put on the back rack of my bike. Sunday was the big day to try it out grocery shopping. It seemed pretty stable. Once I put my groceries in, however, it was a bit wobbly. So, I had to ride my bike with one hand on the crate. I have to say I am getting more stable on my bike. When I got to my street, the crate started sliding around more, so I decided to get off the bike and walk it the rest of the way home. When I got off the bike, everything fell apart. The crate and my groceries went plunging to the ground, and the bungee cords were still somewhat attached to the bike. After picking everything up and putting the crate back on the bike, I started walking again. All of a sudden my bike would not move forward any more. What now?! So, the bungee cord had hooked onto one of the spokes of my wheel and was now tightly wrapped around the wheel. While figuring that out, the groceries in the front of my bike (in the basket) fell out. I then decided to just take all of my groceries home and then come back to deal with the bike. While walking back to my bike, it started to rain. The day was getting better and better. I was able to save my bike and release the bungee cord (it is in pretty rough shape). I think I'll be walking with my groceries from now on.

I did have a successful journey on my bike to drop off and pick up my laundry. I was able to balance my laundry without dropping anything to and from the laundry mat. I pictured a big crash with my underwear sprawled out all over the street.

You'd be surprised at the bike riders around here. I once saw a man riding and balancing a TV on the handlebars. I guess with no car, that is the only way to get it home. Yesterday, I saw a man carrying a bag of 3 pies with one hand and driving the bike with the other. And, I've seen plenty of women in heels and short skirts successfully riding their bikes - pretty amazing!

On another note, I didn't end up going to the beach on Sunday since it rained. So, Steve, I will post beach pictures another time. Maybe it will be nice this weekend.