I was walking my bike up the hill I live at the bottom of ( one block - I like to get "warmed up" before I start taking hills ) and saw the back door of my car open. That's not right - the battery will die. When I shut it, I saw things strewn all around the interior. And then it dawned on me what had happened. I've had to take the day off work to deal with this, and so far, the response I've been getting has been especially ironic, since I commute by bike.

The only thing missing seems to be a check book. I keep one in the bottom of the glove box for emergencies, eg if I ever lost my wallet on a hike and had to buy gas or food. I've had to freeze my account, which meant buying a few odds and ends this morning, and withdrawing some cash. I'm doing this on my road bike, not my commuter. When I got to the coffee shop, the barista said "Hey. You got a new bike. That looks nice!" I told her that my car was broken into, etc, etc, and she gave me a blank look then asked "If you have a car, why do you come in on a bike every day on your way to work?"

The ironic thing is that I'd be in a really foul mood if someone had messed with my bike; luckily, it's "just" the car. Of course, the bike gets stored on a hook coming from my bedroom wall, while the car is just left outside on the street, where criminals can prowl. There's no where else to put it, it's just too big. While I get nervous parking my commuter temporarily at work, or outside of stores, it doesn't leave me vulnerable in the way a car does.

Anyway, I needed to rant, and I figured some of you would appreciate the shock people are giving me when I show up on my prized bike, complaining about my perfectly usable car.