I have only occasional use of the family automobile. I get almost everywhere on one of my bikes or by public transit.
I've had the experience of getting in the car and not remembering where the controls are, or what they do. And we've had the car since 2000. Joe On Dec 11, 12:31 pm, Joe Bartoe <jbar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Reminds me of those times when I'm walking and here something behind me and > instinctively look to the left upper corner of my sunglasses to check my > rearview mirror. > > I hate it when that happens! > > Joe > > Joe Bartoe > > Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc. > email: j...@synapticcycles.com > website:www.synapticcycles.com > Twitter: @synapticcycles > > phone: 949-374-6079 > > > > > Subject: [RBW] A recalibrated subconscious > > From: jimcwar...@earthlink.net > > Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:15:51 -0800 > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > I have a little Rivendell saddlebag story to tell. I've been commuting by > > bicycle with extreme regularity for awhile now. > > > Yesterday, instead of riding a bike I was driving my backup vehicle (an > > automobile), and before getting into the car for my errand, I threw some > > essential items into the Rivendell saddlebag (that's usually on my bike) > > and put that in the back seat of the car. > > > A few minutes into my drive, without consciously realizing what I was > > doing, I reached my arm back to the saddlebag in the back seat to make sure > > that I had closed the rear of it. You see, you have to do that when you are > > traveling on your vehicle to make sure the stuff in the saddlebag doesn't > > fall out just in case you carelessly forgot to close it. > > > I came to my senses and realized what I was doing (the car is not a > > convertible so there was no danger even if saddlebag was open), and then I > > smiled, knowing that my subconscious is now calibrated to commuting by > > bicycle as the norm. > > > -Jim W. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
