I recently had this discussion with the Office Manager or whatever-title-he-is-this-week person, and I had locked my bike up temporarily in the patio area at my company.

He said someone had mentioned that my bike is an "eye sore". I asked him who it was...he had no answers with my inquiries, or why they would say that.

I usually park it in the storage area of the warehouse, but sometimes it's difficult to find someone to lock up the gate or get it out when it's time to come home.

Most people are supportive of my riding at work, but there are those people who just can't understand, and feel that you're some freak. (I just figure these people lead really boring lives, and would rather put people who are "different" under their microscope than remind themselves that their lives are just a really bad caricature.)

Anyway, the good news, hopefully, is that I've switched departments and my boss there said he wouldn't mind having my bike next to my desk. My previous wouldn't allow me to bring in my bike. The only catch is, I know that the StormTroopers(aka security--"Star Wars" reference folks) might have a problem with that... However, my contingency plan is to store it in the server room, once I get access to that area.

Also, there's this "Bike to Work Day" that I want to have the company write up something on their propaganda newsletter, just to promote the whole bike riding thing at work. Okay, it might not convert a whole lot of riders, but even if we can get another rider amongst our midsts, why the hell not? :thumbup: