help

somebody. So I had a strange experience with a woman in need. I was biking from my house back to the downtown and I was in a bit of a rush as I was trying to meet some friends for a concert and they were holding a spot for me on the lawn and as it was a free concert holding prime spots can be difficult. I was making a sharp turn onto the ATT and a elderly woman in an electric wheelchair was sitting still with her cell phone out. I looked at her and she pleaded "can you help me?" I stopped and asked what she needed. She had run out of power in not just her wheelchair but her cell also. She lived,"just at the corner" and could I ,"push her to her house" I am if nothing else a good person at heart so I locked my bike and pushed her to the corner. When we got there she informed me that now she could ,"see her house." It was another half a mile distant. It was about a thousand degrees out and I was already late but I couldnt just abandon her though there were more people around at that point so I pushed on and after much sweating and lamenting my kind nature i finally arrived at her home. I swear the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I finally got back to my bike and found 3 hoodlums standing around it looking at the lock and cable. I gave them a hard time and biked into town in time to catch the last of the concert but not in time to get a seat. Eventually I met up with the folks I was going to meet and had a beer, so in the end no harm no foul. But really who goes almost a mile away on an electric wheelchair that may or may not make it back and further why didnt she have a charged cellphone. To rely on the kindness of others is a bad policy, I dont know if I would do it again. Then again I would because many people have helped me when I was in a bind and I feel like somehow I can work it off. Its a hard life working off all the good that has happened to me. I should be thankful to be so in debt.

hey hey

so i am biking again. i love it. I have a nice 3-4 miles to work and I plan on riding every single day. It is amazing being on a bike. the wind the sound of tires rolling along. Almost all of the ride it on trail so I dont have any traffic just me and the trees. It is one of the best parts of the house here in durham. I also get to ride to go out for a night. I live like 2 miles from the downtown again along the trail so I love it. I cant recommend riding a bike strongly enough. It is just joy. I am working with a few others that ride to work, I plan on getting a parking space assigned to me and putting a container garden in it. I think it will be great. looking forward to settling in and going for a nice long ride, so far 10-12 miles is the farthest I have gone, but the trail continues for like 30 miles so I will do that soon. I love being mobile.