Karma

Tuesday evening when I got home from work, I noticed that my old Schwinn mountain bike (we call it the Dog Bike) was not parked in the yard. Since the kids often use this as a backup bike if they have a flat or something, I didn't think too much about it. When Luke got home, he was riding his own bike (affectionately called the Big Red Machine), and told me that he hadn't taken it, it was outside when he left that morning. I had talked to Jamie earlier, and knew that she hadn't taken it either. It made me sad to think that someone would risk going to jail over that POS bike. The bike was registered with the Flagstaff PD, but all the info was on my work PC, so I decided that I would report it stolen the next day after work, just in case the bike was recovered at some point.

The next day was Wednesday, the day I have lunch with my grouping sisters at my house. Rode my bike home, had lunch, then returned to the Library. As I was walking in the front doors, I glanced to my right, and noticed a Schwinn mountain bike like mine. A closer look reveled that IT WAS MY BIKE! Right in front of the Library, and not secured in any way! So I stole it right back...

I did stop by the Reference Desk and alert them to what I had done and to ask that if anyone had the nerve to ask them to call NAU PD because their bike was stolen from out front, that they call me- I wanted to have a word with them! But no one did. My hope is that someone made a bad decision on the spur of the moment- they were walking by the house and spotted my bike just sitting there (it was unlocked) and took it- and then it got stolen from them less than 24 hours after they stole it from me. And they learned a lesson about honesty and karma. I can hope.

Deliveries by bike

With the proper equipment, doing things by bike is pretty doable. This morning we made lunches at the Food Kitchen. I rode my bike, with my new Carry Freedom City trailer hooked up. It was super easy to lock my bike in the rack, then disconnect the trailer and take it inside with me. After making the lunches, I made two deliveries before heading into work. Nice way to start the day! I think this trailer is going to be really useful- it only weighs like 10 pounds, collapses easily, and is easy to pull along like a hand cart for shopping- plus, it can be pulled by any size bike and I can fold my Raleigh, Pixie, and strap it on top so that I can take it on the bus or the Amtrak.

After work, there is a planning meeting for Bike to Work Week. With all the attention that alternative transportation modes have been getting, I am hopeful that this year the turn out will be good. I love BTWW!