tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514589635991570772.post4298321116069879560..comments2024-03-16T04:19:22.484-04:00Comments on Urban Simplicity: Things That Can be Carried ona Bike (#460)...and a quick commentJoe Georgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04896010205120222575noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514589635991570772.post-88629434675883783142012-07-15T23:17:25.921-04:002012-07-15T23:17:25.921-04:00WNY-L...On big trips such as this I usually shop a...WNY-L...On big trips such as this I usually shop at multiple places for the simple reason that I don't like large supermarkets. I just park the bike out front and hope for the best, so far I've had nothing taken. But I do take certain precautions, such as I wouldn't leave valuables on the bike or bottles of wine within view (which would undoubtedly be snatched).Joe Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896010205120222575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514589635991570772.post-17159654449828503412012-07-15T22:40:23.977-04:002012-07-15T22:40:23.977-04:00Ok, this is a two-part question:
1)Do you shop in...Ok, this is a two-part question:<br /><br />1)Do you shop in one place, or multiple places in a trip like this?<br />2)If multiple, what do you do with the stuff already on the bike? How do you secure it while in the other stores?WNY Liberalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17949654690054727584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514589635991570772.post-18300747777637874562012-07-15T21:03:02.459-04:002012-07-15T21:03:02.459-04:00O.F. Nice to hear from you. And I couldn't agr...O.F. Nice to hear from you. And I couldn't agree more. It's crazy how--to some--getting by without a car is not even in their thought process, even for the smallest things. I scratch my head in disbelief, for example, when I see people drive their cars short distances to the health club to ride a stationary bike.Joe Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04896010205120222575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2514589635991570772.post-61419060002960931562012-07-15T17:10:22.329-04:002012-07-15T17:10:22.329-04:00I no longer concern myself with people who put min...I no longer concern myself with people who put mind limits on what can be done or is done with a bike. I believe that some here would starve to death if they had no car to go to the store. There are three stores and convenience stores a mile and a quarter from here. My remaining auto is out of service yet we still have all we need and it has been raining everyday. I haven't been wet once. I have carried everything from rocking chairs (big) to propane tanks to other bikes (two at once) to daily groceries to logs (big ones on a trailer) etc. People look, shrug and write it off as imaginary.<br />An automobile requires no thought or imagination but I see little of that around here anyway.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.com