pinguwin
Retro Guru
I often want to ride my good bike around but don't carry a lock, so I don't feel funny about taking care it. For some reason, I thought about the time I brought it into a subway.
I was going out for a short ride but ended up doing a nine-hour ride that took me far from home. I only took $5 with me and ended up using up my money to buy food. I was about 25 miles from home and getting tired from lack of food and the only place around was a subway. I stop in and say, "Look I'm doing this really long ride and I only have 50 cents left. Can I just buy a bun?" The young girl said, "I don't know how to ring it up." "Just a bun, nothing more." "It's not on the register." I reply, "Ok, how about one of those buns that you dropped on the floor, can I buy one of those for fifty cents?"
At that point, two groups of people saw the absurdity of the situation and both offered to buy me a complete meal. After talking to them for a few minutes, one couple gave me their address and said if I was ever in San Jose, CA, to give them a call. It was a good ride that day.
Ok, now that this thread has been totally hijacked...
Pinguwin
P.S. One thing I learned that day, carry a $20 rather than a $5, it doesn't take up any more space.
I was going out for a short ride but ended up doing a nine-hour ride that took me far from home. I only took $5 with me and ended up using up my money to buy food. I was about 25 miles from home and getting tired from lack of food and the only place around was a subway. I stop in and say, "Look I'm doing this really long ride and I only have 50 cents left. Can I just buy a bun?" The young girl said, "I don't know how to ring it up." "Just a bun, nothing more." "It's not on the register." I reply, "Ok, how about one of those buns that you dropped on the floor, can I buy one of those for fifty cents?"
At that point, two groups of people saw the absurdity of the situation and both offered to buy me a complete meal. After talking to them for a few minutes, one couple gave me their address and said if I was ever in San Jose, CA, to give them a call. It was a good ride that day.
Ok, now that this thread has been totally hijacked...
Pinguwin
P.S. One thing I learned that day, carry a $20 rather than a $5, it doesn't take up any more space.