Never mind...I think you're still doing a great thing...it's awesome and it's good that you're not preachy about it
Interestingly, in Winnipeg, there's some discussion about teaching cycling skills and making it part of the curriculum...so kids will have the necessary tools to cycle safely for transportation, which is something to be encouraged. Unfortunately, as we know, you can't control every outcome and poor driving does not end well for the cyclist on the receiving end. That being said, I admire you for getting out there and riding with your kids to school and I think you've got quite a number of fans on this list and in your neighborhood...too bad there are a lot of communities in the US and Canada that make the simple act of walking or riding your bike to school challenging (beyond bad weather) On Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at 12:39:23 PM UTC-6, LeahFoy wrote: > > Bill - I feel like we may need to hear a story about your BA mom! > Ray, housecoat and slippers, never! But always boots and broth! I would > also add your niece is lucky. > Garth, yes, the distinction must be made. Although, I don't think my sons > have figured out that I'm not cool and that they should put a respectable > distance between us. Actually, I think they'd wear this hat if I'd let them > - it's rabbit fur and they LOVE rabbit fur. That Mad Bomber hat is from my > college days back at North Dakota State, when I wore it to withstand the > subzero temps as I trudged to class on the coldest of winter days. So, if I > got it in 2000, is it vintage yet? After living in the desert for 13 years, > I don't know why I've hauled it with me on all three moves through the > Southwest, but I'm so glad I did! > > Linda - loving your gloves and looking at them on Amazon today! > > Ryan, the bicycle bus is mostly just us. They're dropping like flies out > there, and especially now that the highs are in the 50s. People have asked > me, "What are you going to do now that it's too cold to ride?" They don't > know about my hearty northern roots, so I try not to give them a withering > look. Instead, I give them grace and spare them the lecture. I just chirp, > "There is no bad weather, there is only bad clothing!" The first crossing > guard we ride by on our route told me he loves to see us ride. It reminds > him of something his mom would have done with him, only he says it would > have been frowned upon in the 50s so she didn't. I don't know why? Also, we > may have a convert in the near future, as a mother has recognized me and > said, "My sons want to ride to school with you. They think you guys are so > cool. But my older son was hit by a car on his bike while in the crosswalk > a year ago, and we haven't gotten the courage to let him ride again." So, > maybe in the future they'll join us. Maybe. The thing I still get all the > time is this: "I just don't know how you make it up that hill on that beach > cruiser!" > > Ah, well. Back to the search for gloves. > Leah > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
