 Re: Riding in the hood.
Today I rode to home depot to buy some parts for the weed whacker bike project. I was coming home with a 36" piece of very sharp metal on the back. I was having a problem managing it of course since I lost my front basket. I was getting scraped on my angle pretty good.
I look in the mirror an this black car is pacing me. He wont pass though he has had plenty of opportunities to do so. Finally I pulled over because I was going to make a left at the next intersection and would have had to pull in front of him.
As I waited he pulled beside me and asked me to wait a second while he pulled over. As I have often said people stop me to ask about the bike all the time. I wasn't surprised but I was annoyed because I was bleeding into my shoe.
The guy turns out to be the morning news guy from the local tv station. He wanted me to agree to an interview on camera. He took my name and number then promised to call.
I'm hoping he loses it frankly. On the side of the road it seemed like a good idea after thinking it over I really am not sure I want get that kind of publicity since it won't benefit me at all.
Anyway with the price of gas we are getting more and more publicity. I told him I had the bike almost a year before the gas prices jumped so dramatically, but he still wanted to do the interview. |