Originally Posted by
pdlamb
I've now got the perfect comeback -- although I don't recommend anyone else "qualify." According to my cardiologist, I'd be dead by now if it weren't for all the cycling (including commuting) I did over the previous 19 years. If a drunk kills me on my home today, I'll have lived two years and a bit longer after my heart attack than if I never got back on a bicycle.
Plus, I enjoyed my commute in today. Did you?
Another good response!
That last really says it all, IMO. And although they mostly won't believe it - what about the effort, what about the rain, what about ... every other excuse - regardless, it conveys that it's your choice, for your reasons, and you don't feel the need to justify it for
their concerns.