I’ve been commuting by Coker almost every day since this summer except those days when it rains. I don’t like riding fast with wet pedals and shoes…even grippy pedals.
A few days ago, as I stood on the pedals holding the crosswalk sign at the entrance to campus (about a nine foot reach) I heard a sweet voice call out, “hey, buddy.” I looked along the line of traffic on 45th street and there was a carload of girls with one leaning way out the window with a camera. She repeated, “hey buddy, smile.” I quickly replied, “don’t you mean hey, stud, smile?” She politely responded, “oh, yeah, hey stud, smile.” I gave her the cheeziest grin I could muster.
It rained today so I didn’t ride the Coker, I rode my bike. I had forgotten how fast and easy it is to ride a bike to work. And how pedestrian. There was no real effort to riding in. There was also no carload of coeds.
See you in a week. I’m flying into the eye of the Hurricane. New Orleans, here I come.
Great story… it’s not everyday a car load of girls make you smile eh !
Enjoy your trip !
Darren
P.S. I don’t think I thanked you for the root beer at the convention this
summer…
Thanks ! It was awesome.
harper wrote:
> I’ve been commuting by Coker almost every day since this summer except
> those days when it rains. I don’t like riding fast with wet pedals and
> shoes…even grippy pedals.
>
> A few days ago, as I stood on the pedals holding the crosswalk sign at
> the entrance to campus (about a nine foot reach) I heard a sweet voice
> call out, “hey, buddy.” I looked along the line of traffic on 45th
> street and there was a carload of girls with one leaning way out the
> window with a camera. She repeated, “hey buddy, smile.” I quickly
> replied, “don’t you mean hey, stud, smile?” She politely responded, “oh,
> yeah, hey stud, smile.” I gave her the cheeziest grin I could muster.
>
> It rained today so I didn’t ride the Coker, I rode my bike. I had
> forgotten how fast and easy it is to ride a bike to work. And how
> pedestrian. There was no real effort to riding in. There was also no
> carload of coeds.
>
> See you in a week. I’m flying into the eye of the Hurricane. New
> Orleans, here I come.
>
> –
> harper - Gearhead
>
> -Greg Harper
>
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Cycled to the State Fair, just a few blocks from work. All the suits and skirts mosey down out of the office buildings for lunch to get 'em some of that holesome fair fare. I stoped by the petting zoo, road through the stables, then picked my way through the throng of pedestrians. As I a passed a couple skirts, one says to the other ‘Dork.’ the other cut sultry eyes in my direction and said, ‘Ya? I gotta get me some Dork, then.’
