Commuting - New vehicle

My wife unexpectedly got her mother's 1996 Mercury Mystique.
I admit, it's nice (and it was free. Now that's my kind of bargain! ;) )

So my brother-in-law says, with a straight face, "Pete, now that you have two cars, you won't have to ride a bicycle to work anymore!"

:eek:

After choking on my own breath, I regained composure enough to thank him for his kind thoughts.

:D

Right now you couldn't give me a car (unless of course, it had a good resale value). Think about it, they have to be maintained, registered, fuelled. And what about the space it takes up? :eek:

Originally posted by Pete Clark


So my brother-in-law says, with a straight face, "Pete, now that you have two cars, you won't have to ride a bicycle to work anymore!"

:D

Pete, give him a bike and tell him, "Now that you have a bike, you won't have to drive a car to work anymore."

Originally posted by mike


Pete, give him a bike and tell him, "Now that you have a bike, you won't have to drive a car to work anymore."

I'd just love to see him do that... :rolleyes:

velo

Pete you sholed have asked him, "Why would I want to drive"
optional add ons:
a S**t box
and contribute to the destuction of the world.
and waste our resources
and gain to my waist, like you
and lose a valuable aid to my fitness and my sanity

Ride Militant
Pat

Just yesterday my wife said, "You know, we should go ahead and buy the pickup truck you've been wanting now with all the manufacturers are offering 0% financing and low prices." I said "Why buy another vehicle when we haven't missed the second one since we got rid of it months ago?"

Originally posted by RainmanP
Just yesterday my wife said, "You know, we should go ahead and buy the pickup truck you've been wanting now with all the manufacturers are offering 0% financing and low prices." I said "Why buy another vehicle when we haven't missed the second one since we got rid of it months ago?"

Don't do it!!!

She's trying to get you to take up rednecking. ;)

Originally posted by mike
Pete, give him a bike and tell him, "Now that you have a bike, you won't have to drive a car to work anymore."
Good one! :D :D

I want all my family to enter the spiritual door I have entered (through cycling.) But it seems like there is this "wall" that is hard to get over. It reminds me of the old saying, "They only want to hire people with experience, but I can't get any unless someone hires me!" In the same way, no one will understand what I'm trying to tell them about cycling unless they already are a cyclist. What to do?

:confused:

(Still, NO ONE has overlooked my "new" physique...) ;)

Originally posted by RainmanP
Just yesterday my wife said, "You know, we should go ahead and buy the pickup truck you've been wanting now with all the manufacturers are offering 0% financing and low prices." I said "Why buy another vehicle when we haven't missed the second one since we got rid of it months ago?"
That's it! You passed the test, Raymond.

Resist temptation and you will overcome! ;)

Originally posted by pat5319
Ride Militant
Pat
You know, there are times I feel as if I am in a war of sorts.

First, my wife tried to stop me. Then my coworkers and aquaintances. Of course, the occasional uneducated driver tossed their hat into the ring.

Yet I have emerged, without too much "smell of smoke," with the exception of a scar under my lip and some pretty strawberries. ;) But those are merely badges of honor.

Originally posted by Pete Clark

Yet I have emerged, without too much "smell of smoke," with the exception of a scar under my lip and some pretty strawberries. ;) But those are merely badges of honor.

They aren't the strawberries of the 'orgasmic' kind by any chance? It really bothers me that I never got to try those.

Originally posted by Pete Clark

That's it! You passed the test, Raymond.

Resist temptation and you will overcome! ;)

Nah! Not buying the truck just helps me justify the money I spend on my bikes. :D

Originally posted by RainmanP
Nah! Not buying the truck just helps me justify the money I spend on my bikes. :D
So it was, "no contest!"

;)