tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post3371485971684369040..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: The StrangerVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-58000520431011257002011-03-26T20:10:31.521-04:002011-03-26T20:10:31.521-04:00Last summer I came out of a restaurant after dinne...Last summer I came out of a restaurant after dinner and found really nice pair of sunglasses on my bike rack. In great condition, too. I wear them almost everyday. Sometimes it does work out.She Rides a Bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269615938898501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-48177100780161572872011-03-24T23:20:30.706-04:002011-03-24T23:20:30.706-04:00Mr. Haramis posits the most plausible, if not equa...Mr. Haramis posits the most plausible, if not equally potent, interpretation of heavenward supplicating gleaming lenses.ydrakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11141146938670250341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-46931106402678511072011-03-24T19:45:13.870-04:002011-03-24T19:45:13.870-04:00i wouldn't take it personally. if it was some...i wouldn't take it personally. if it was someone else's bike in that spot, they would've gotten some garbage, too. nonetheless, it's really annoying! i have a small basket ziptied to the rear rack and i've yet to find stuff in there (mostly because i usually park sandwiched between other people's bikes). although i am continually surprised to find no one steals my lights when i forget to take them with me. i need to break out of that habit, but it does give me a good feeling that people respectfully don't steal them.Ridonkulushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270308575611795934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-68831905858826038222011-03-24T16:37:19.178-04:002011-03-24T16:37:19.178-04:00Anonymous said...
"... In the right circumsta...<i> Anonymous said...<br />"... In the right circumstances, who knows, the Hotdog might disappear as well."</i><br /><br />Mmmmm hotdog pre-chewed by a stranger!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-35294533883512032842011-03-24T11:59:30.674-04:002011-03-24T11:59:30.674-04:00I've often found strange objects on my bike......I've often found strange objects on my bike... once I found a jacket I still use, and some months ago I found that:<br /><br />http://biciene.blogspot.com/2010/12/la-caja-de-mi-bici.htmlManehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16786738576547785994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-1670973076947249382011-03-24T09:27:28.924-04:002011-03-24T09:27:28.924-04:00Did you hear the one about the Priest who saw a ma...Did you hear the one about the Priest who saw a man limping down the street with only one shoe?<br />He was struck by the fact that the man looked so happy and cheerful and wondered how he maintained such a good attitude , so he goes up to him and asks,(insert Irish, German, Minnesotan or whatever accent you can tolerate in your humour) "My son, how is it that you can be so joyful in the midst of such trouble?"<br />"Why Father, what do you mean? What trouble?"the man replies, "Well you're obviously having a bit of a bad day losing a shoe and all" says the Priest,"Why no Father, it's a gloryuos day! I FOUND one!"<br /><br />So how nice would a single shoe left in your basket have to be before you would wear it?<br /><br />SpindizzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-29604269734269490192011-03-24T09:06:30.203-04:002011-03-24T09:06:30.203-04:00I would certainly wear nice shoes left in my baske...I would certainly wear nice shoes left in my basket, albeit after a little inspection and maybe a shot of Lysol. In the right circumstances, who knows, the Hotdog might disappear as well.<br /><br />Mr. Absolutely unwilling to identify myself in any way whatsoeverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-87398091876285239262011-03-24T08:06:20.462-04:002011-03-24T08:06:20.462-04:00"And to skeeve Velouria and Adam out, I'v..."And to skeeve Velouria and Adam out, I've worn quite a few pairs of used perfectly good free shoes found on the streets of Portland. "<br /><br />And it's extra moist in the Pacific Northwest, so I'm sure the microbes and bacteria are working overtime. ewewewewewewAdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289745556219478251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-31048573625920307992011-03-23T21:18:23.331-04:002011-03-23T21:18:23.331-04:00I think too many people equate basket with trash c...I think too many people equate basket with trash can.<br /><br />The thing that used to drive me bonkers was passerby ringing by bell. I had a job at a store where I locked my bike up in front of it, and at least once or twice a day someone would ring it. I know it shouldn't be that big of a deal, but a bike is a personal thing. <br /><br />And to skeeve Velouria and Adam out, I've worn quite a few pairs of used perfectly good free shoes found on the streets of Portland.adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-42134206574234267892011-03-23T21:14:08.108-04:002011-03-23T21:14:08.108-04:00Hey Lynne, I'd love to know if it's the sa...Hey Lynne, I'd love to know if it's the same dude. I think his story needs recording(as one great big cautionary tale to the whole of humanity) and am sort of collecting it piecemeal. If you really do know Mr. "Triple A Rearview" and have anything interesting to relate I'd like to hear from you.<br /><br />jon.redbarn@gmail.com<br /><br />SpindizzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-86413834662203940062011-03-23T18:51:25.931-04:002011-03-23T18:51:25.931-04:00Michael: That's not "energy", that&#...Michael: That's not "energy", that's "microbes".<br /><br />And what steve said - people see a pickup truck without a canopy or cover as <i>their personal convenient trash bin</i>, which drives (no pun intended) otherwise well-meaning and mild-mannered drivers to spasms of murderous rage.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-71968620827489711092011-03-23T18:08:33.535-04:002011-03-23T18:08:33.535-04:00It's not just bikes. Sometime take a look at ...It's not just bikes. Sometime take a look at what passersbys will put in the back of a pickup. I've also found stuff placed on my car. the bike and car, I think somebody put something down and forgot it. The pickups, they look at those as a handy trash canstevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-86126948683181991592011-03-23T16:42:32.330-04:002011-03-23T16:42:32.330-04:00Poor Linda!Poor Linda!Erin Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387038151574307429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-32428512721329748242011-03-23T14:50:17.367-04:002011-03-23T14:50:17.367-04:00"Like it or not doing this is a form of disre..."Like it or not doing this is a form of disrespect for cycling and YOU! There is nothing friendly about trashing another persons property. Nothing...........<br /><br />Also there's a message that much worse could have been done to your bike much like stalking"<br /><br />Or possibly the person could have been rummaging through their pockets, or unlocking their bicycle, placed the items on the closest flat surface and it was a perfectly honest and absentminded mistake. Leaving a pair of sunglasses seems like a particularly ineffective expression of disrespect. Loogies, urine jars and used shoes, on the other hand...Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289745556219478251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-76944562629400639822011-03-23T14:41:31.392-04:002011-03-23T14:41:31.392-04:00Okay, I didn't pick up that they were new. I ...Okay, I didn't pick up that they were new. I have no issue with used clothes that can be washed thoroughly, with the exception of clothes that come into direct contact with our nasty bits... LIKE USED SOCKS! ewewewewew...*<br /><br />*acknowledging that I may have a foot phobia.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289745556219478251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-79473813855853019942011-03-23T14:32:54.620-04:002011-03-23T14:32:54.620-04:00I'm with Adam, insofar as I don't like wea...I'm with Adam, insofar as I don't like wearing second hand clothing from people I don't know. But it's a personal choice.<br /><br />New shoes in the basket? That's pretty unusual!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-84987098375918357892011-03-23T14:29:16.902-04:002011-03-23T14:29:16.902-04:00Velouria said...
"So... some idiot left some ...Velouria said...<br />"So... some idiot left some stuff on my bike. What is the big deal? I don't know."<br /><br />Like it or not doing this is a form of disrespect for cycling and YOU! There is nothing friendly about trashing another persons property. Nothing...........<br /><br />Also there's a message that much worse could have been done to your bike much like stalking.Walt Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-42880699978260418212011-03-23T14:19:36.535-04:002011-03-23T14:19:36.535-04:00@Adam: you missed the part that they were *new* sh...@Adam: you missed the part that they were *new* shoes, in the box. :)<br /><br />But feet aren't *that* gross :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-3647595382946604082011-03-23T14:12:25.355-04:002011-03-23T14:12:25.355-04:00"[strangers shoes] ...Luckily, they were the ..."[strangers shoes] ...Luckily, they were the right size for his girlfriend :D"<br /><br />EEEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!! GrossGrossGrossGross... I'd rather find a jar of a stranger's pee in my basket than wear used shoes!<br /><br />I find trash in my basket from time to time. Given that most people in my town throw garbage in the street it's actually an improvement over the alternative, I suppose. I try to not let it get to me. A month or so ago I was riding home from the grocery store and realized that there was a big and thick loogie dangling from my basket. Clearly, someone at the grocery was expressing their contempt for my transportation conveyance. Luckily there was snow on the ground, so I was able to push show through the basket for force it out without touching it. Thank God it wasn't a stranger's shoes though, because then I'd have to throw the whole bicycle away.*<br /><br />*FEET ARE GROSS!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289745556219478251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-46342844463813224222011-03-23T13:36:05.723-04:002011-03-23T13:36:05.723-04:00It is no accident that the lenses point upward as ...It is no accident that the lenses point upward as to express that the bicycle could be the "universal" solution to the impending apocalyptic doom of our environmnent.<br />The artist gives us much hope in this piece.Mr. Haramishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693886876649928414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-49261224601440381162011-03-23T12:57:03.016-04:002011-03-23T12:57:03.016-04:00I guess my one experience with trash left on my bi...I guess my one experience with trash left on my bike isn't as bad as some of the ones posted here: I came back to my bike once to find a half-eaten hotdog in the Wald basket. Luckily I had a packet of ketchup with me... No, seriously, luckily I had a napkin on me so I could lift it out and pitch it into a nearby trash can.somervillainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13903377050982678550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-75868404431229237322011-03-23T12:51:00.734-04:002011-03-23T12:51:00.734-04:00Ryan said...
"...1L seltzer bottle of pee in ...<i>Ryan said...<br />"...1L seltzer bottle of pee in my basket"</i><br /><br />Oh no : ((Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-13683373502813189972011-03-23T12:41:07.835-04:002011-03-23T12:41:07.835-04:00I remember one time Marc from Amsterdamize said he...I remember one time Marc from Amsterdamize said he came back to his bike after being parked for a while, and there was a pair of new women's shoes in the crate on the front. Probably someone set them there while unlocking their own bike, and forgot them when they left. Luckily, they were the right size for his girlfriend :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-28365116810813065012011-03-23T12:22:00.792-04:002011-03-23T12:22:00.792-04:00This could be the beginning of a new trend. Inste...This could be the beginning of a new trend. Instead of http://www.stuffonmycat.com/ , it could be stuffonmybike.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488626150901992145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-76472787855681731702011-03-23T12:19:30.675-04:002011-03-23T12:19:30.675-04:00Mr. Haramis - I considered that as well and looked...Mr. Haramis - I considered that as well and looked for the cigarettes. Alas there were none. I guess the smoking bans have been effective and this aspect of our culture has been relegated to stylised memories in episodes of Madmen.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.com