http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/10/14/on-walking/ Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:21:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/10/14/on-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-10389 cmf Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:52:30 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/10/14/on-walking/#comment-10389 There were so many cool cruiser bikes here this summer -- it was really fun to see them all. The gas crisis had everyone digging out their old bikes and actually riding them -- lots of kids (and groceries) in carriers -- and there's one older, heavyset person on oxygen who I see riding his three wheeler all over town -- oxygen tank in the basket behind him -- may I be so undaunted by age and ill health. And it's nice to build nodding acquaintances with people -- there's nothing sadder than those subdivisions with no sidewalks! Yargh ... There were so many cool cruiser bikes here this summer — it was really fun to see them all. The gas crisis had everyone digging out their old bikes and actually riding them — lots of kids (and groceries) in carriers — and there’s one older, heavyset person on oxygen who I see riding his three wheeler all over town — oxygen tank in the basket behind him — may I be so undaunted by age and ill health. And it’s nice to build nodding acquaintances with people — there’s nothing sadder than those subdivisions with no sidewalks! Yargh …

]]> http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/10/14/on-walking/comment-page-1/#comment-10388 Brenda Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:45:42 +0000 http://livingsmallblog.com/2008/10/14/on-walking/#comment-10388 Over the summer, while it was hot and humid, I started getting up at 5AM to take a walk before work. I was surprised at how many women were out walking on their own, or in groups of two or three. I would see about the same people every morning, and now when I see them in the grocery store or the library, I feel that I know them a little, and we say, "hi" and chat. Walking does give you a feeling of community and get you out and about with your neighbors. I also just bought a big, old-fashioned cruiser bike, and ride it to the three coffee shops/diners in my 'hood that have outdoor seating. That is a good way to meet people, too---my bike is black with pink flames and rims, and all the old guys especially have to stop and ask me about it. Over the summer, while it was hot and humid, I started getting up at 5AM to take a walk before work. I was surprised at how many women were out walking on their own, or in groups of two or three. I would see about the same people every morning, and now when I see them in the grocery store or the library, I feel that I know them a little, and we say, “hi” and chat. Walking does give you a feeling of community and get you out and about with your neighbors. I also just bought a big, old-fashioned cruiser bike, and ride it to the three coffee shops/diners in my ‘hood that have outdoor seating. That is a good way to meet people, too—my bike is black with pink flames and rims, and all the old guys especially have to stop and ask me about it.

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