Impromptu Rack Test

Zoot Katz said:

On my way home, after a Saturday night of Bicycle Jeopardy, I was
riding by the mall parking and stopped to pick up ~120 lbs. of honey....

I had a similar experience a few weeks ago, except that I was loaded up
with groceries so I couldn't give her a ride. My lost pedestrian had
been a city bus rider who's new in town, got off where the driver told
her to, started walking. After going the wrong way for probably a mile,
in fancy what-business-women-are-supposed-to-wear-for-dress-shoes,
getting colder and more confused, up rides her angel in yellow with
blinkie lights.

I considered having her start heading back the correct direction while
I raced home and returned in the four-wheeler, but that would mean
walking past the campus where we've been having an unfortunate series
of predatory experiences. And she was already shivering. So I rang up
the boys in blue, put my fleece gloves on her while we waited. The
calvary showed up and took her home.

This is not the first time I've been percieved as flag-downable by
someone who needed help. Feels good.

So what does Bicycle Jeopardy entail? "I'll take LA for $20."

--Karen D.

14 Nov 2005 04:43:19 -0800,
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Veloise said:

So what does Bicycle Jeopardy entail? "I'll take LA for $20."

The questions in all categories are bicycle related. LA was the answer
for a few questions. Some of the questions were based on the local
advocacy, political and cultural scenes. Books, Movies, People, Bike
Parts, and Manufacturers were also some of the categories.

I scored big in the TdF and Quotes categories (thanks to reading
<r.b.m>😉 and won a chromed revolving bell.
--
zk

14 Nov 2005 04:43:19 -0800,
<[email hidden]>,

Veloise said:

So what does Bicycle Jeopardy entail? "I'll take LA for $20."

The questions in all categories are bicycle related. LA was the answer
for a few questions. Some of the questions were based on the local
advocacy, political and cultural scenes. Books, Movies, People, Bike
Parts, and Manufacturers were also some of the categories.

I scored big in the TdF and Quotes categories (thanks to reading
<r.b.m>😉 and won a chromed revolving bell.
--
zk

Zoot Katz wrote:

On my way home, after a Saturday night of Bicycle Jeopardy, I was
riding by the mall parking and stopped to pick up ~120 lbs. of honey.
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Some time ago, I was pulling a Kayak set upright on a bike trailer.
After I pulled out from the University, onto a main street, a young
freshman-type had her thumb out. She smiled and just as a joke (I
thought), gestured with her thumb at me. I stopped and also as a joke,
told her to get in. She did, without hesitation. My bluff was called
and I could only ask how far she was going. It turned out to be 4 miles
and she rode in the Kayak's seat, just as if she was paddling it. We
got a lot of strange looks on the way, but no cops came after me. She
wasn't even wearing a life jacket. When we pulled up to her family's
home, they all had to come out and see this spectacle and snap some
photos. I imagined she wouldn't forget that soon and I was right.
About a dozen years later, I was pulling another Kayak in a park and was
stopped by a young mother with two kids. It was her and she had
apparently told her kids the story, as they asked, "This is that guy!?".
"You said he was some kind of superman, but he doesn't look like all
that much!". The candor of kids can be humbling.

Steve McDonald

I had to carry my daughter home from a music lesson on my rack last night.
Due to miscommunication, apparantly I was expected to collect her by car
rather than escorting her home on her bike, so she didn't have her bike with
her and I didn't have the car.
However, she weighs a lot less than 120 lbs.

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:48:40 -0800,
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(Steve McDonald) said:

Zoot Katz wrote:

On my way home, after a Saturday night of Bicycle Jeopardy, I was
riding by the mall parking and stopped to pick up ~120 lbs. of honey.
------------------------------------------------

Some time ago, I was pulling a Kayak set upright on a bike trailer.
After I pulled out from the University, onto a main street, a young
freshman-type had her thumb out. She smiled and just as a joke (I
thought), gestured with her thumb at me. I stopped and also as a joke,
told her to get in. She did, without hesitation. My bluff was called
and I could only ask how far she was going. It turned out to be 4 miles
and she rode in the Kayak's seat, just as if she was paddling it. We
got a lot of strange looks on the way, but no cops came after me. She
wasn't even wearing a life jacket. When we pulled up to her family's
home, they all had to come out and see this spectacle and snap some
photos. I imagined she wouldn't forget that soon and I was right.
About a dozen years later, I was pulling another Kayak in a park and was
stopped by a young mother with two kids. It was her and she had
apparently told her kids the story, as they asked, "This is that guy!?".
"You said he was some kind of superman, but he doesn't look like all
that much!". The candor of kids can be humbling.

Great story.
A friend of mine pulls his dogs and camping gear in a canoe. That
looks cool too.

Had this honey been headed uphill instead of down, I don't think I'd
have been as gallant. The wheels on this bike might be considered
overkill but I'd rather them generally too heavy than too weak once.
--
zk

Zoot Katz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On my way home, after a Saturday night of Bicycle Jeopardy, I was
riding by the mall parking and stopped to pick up ~120 lbs. of honey.

Ok, I have to ask. What does one use 120 lbs of honey for? I assume you
meant the bee kind.

"Dukes909" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Zoot Katz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

On my way home, after a Saturday night of Bicycle Jeopardy, I was
riding by the mall parking and stopped to pick up ~120 lbs. of honey.

Ok, I have to ask. What does one use 120 lbs of honey for? I assume you

Duh! Nevermind. Haven't had my coffee yet...

Thu, 17 Nov 2005 07:56:24 -0600, <[email hidden]>,

Dukes909 said:

Ok, I have to ask. What does one use 120 lbs of honey for? I assume you
meant the bee kind.

Oh, about 40 gallons of mead.
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zk