Monday, January 11, 2010

One instance I might approve of bike theft...

I was coming down this hill (which is somewhere between 15 and 20 percent gradient) with a dog and a stroller, when I encountered this painful sight.

One time I might not be opposed to bike theft on Twitpic

Upon reflection, I don't want the guys bike to be stolen but I won't cry if he drives it into the top of his garage. It was impossible to get the stroller past the car without going onto the road, which meant hopping the curb, while managing the grade. And note - I was hopping a curb, which means this particular "cyclist" decided to park in the driveway and out onto the sidewalk instead of in either of the two legal, open, on street spots in front of his building.

grr...

The stroller was tied to my body or I may have just started beating on the car until he moved it, without that safeguard I'm not sure I would have tried to go around.

For reference - Douglass St just North of Clipper.

3 comments:

Yokota Fritz said...

I was completely puzzled until I clicked through to the larger image - the bike on the roof rack is invisible in the smaller image.

murphstahoe said...

It's not the greatest photo ever taken, but may be the greatest photo ever taken on a 20% grade while holding onto a stroller and a dog...

musicbid.co.cc said...

I was surprised until I clicked the image to see it large.
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