View Poll Results: Have you ever called in Sick to ride your bike?
Yes
30
57.69%
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22
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Ever call in Sick to ride?
10-01-03, 07:37 AM
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Ever call in Sick to ride?
Have you ever called in sick to work or school to ride?
10-01-03, 07:42 AM
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As a matter of fact, I am home "sick" today....and it is gonna a a BEAUTIFUL day today!
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10-01-03, 08:23 AM
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Sick of being inside at work when it's beautiful outside!
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10-01-03, 09:39 AM
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I voted no, although I can feel a 'sick' day coming on... not too much trail time left this year!
10-01-03, 09:53 AM
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Whenever my Schedule allows for it! My work is very cyclical, sometimes I'm slammed and other times I'm snoozing at the office. During those snooze periods, I'm more inclined to take an afternoon or day to enjoy the day.
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"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "WOW, What a Ride!" - unknown
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10-01-03, 10:01 AM
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Never called in sick, but I've taken my share of leisurely starts and early finishes in the name of cycling....
My work is pretty hot and cold too. I'm either busy as hell on an out of town consulting project, or snoozing in the office doing customer support and helping the sales guys out.
My work is pretty hot and cold too. I'm either busy as hell on an out of town consulting project, or snoozing in the office doing customer support and helping the sales guys out.
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10-01-03, 10:44 AM
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Ride forever, work whenever.
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Eat more mud, mountain bike 'till you die!
https://www.pnhp.org/
10-01-03, 11:02 AM
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I only called in 3 times this year.I love being paid to ride makes me feel like a pro rider.
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10-01-03, 09:38 PM
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Gosh that is a good idea. I'm worried someone I work with would see me though.
Gosh that is a good idea. I'm worried someone I work with would see me though.
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10-01-03, 09:45 PM
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When I was a dispatcher for the courier company I was always paranoid about running into one of my drivers now I don't dispatch and our drivers all drive the same routes so I just ride other places. What surprised me was that there are almost as many no's as yeses
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10-01-03, 10:10 PM
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Yep. I took a "mental health" day and halfway thru the day just felt like getting out for a ride. Ended up going out for a 4 hour ride. Felt great.
10-05-03, 08:48 AM
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I dressed it up by having a few errands to take care of, but the real reason was to ride.
Then again, I was sick of not riding.
Then again, I was sick of not riding.
10-07-03, 08:14 AM
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I've only called in sick 3 times in 6 years.
All of a sudden I feel like a pretty honest guy.
I take vacation days and ride all the time, and of course after work.
FXjohn
All of a sudden I feel like a pretty honest guy.
I take vacation days and ride all the time, and of course after work.
FXjohn
10-09-03, 12:06 PM
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How about adding a "Not yet, but I know it's coming" option?
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10-09-03, 01:20 PM
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Throw the stick!!!!
Just occasionally. However when I do it I don't lie to anyone, I just tell the receptionist that I need a sick day. So see, I'm not saying that I'm sick. Plus this way if I do get hurt I'll just say that is why I couldn't come in.
10-09-03, 05:58 PM
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Boy are we bad! 
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Oh to be just a little bit faster....
Oh to be just a little bit faster....
10-09-03, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by chaztrip
Have you ever called in sick to work or school to ride?
10-11-03, 05:44 PM
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last Friday..... Needed a good ride, long and fast... 119 miles in just under six hours of riding. How can something hurt so much and feel so good?
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"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking." - Arthur Conan Doyle
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"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking." - Arthur Conan Doyle