Drive Up
I needed cash on my way to the farmer's market. I didn't want to get out of my vehicle and be forced to park it and chain it up...because that would have taken SO MUCH TIME. So I used the drive up. Is that so weird? I got some slack jawed stares. Not an attractive stare, in case anyone was thinking of trying it out. Not a good way to get a bride, that's for sure.Five reasons to ride your bicycle to do your grocery shopping:
Convenience- Have you ever found yourself cursing the parking situation at the grocery store parking lot? Have you ever found yourself circling like a vulture for a spot closer to the front of the store? If you ride your bicycle you get the best parking spots EVER. Right up front. So close you don't even have to drag your butt for more than a few feet, and since you had to work to get there, you will actually deserve to get such a convenient spot.
Your My fat ass- Ha ha. I've seen pictures of many of my readers and know that only 30% of you actually have a fat ass like me. Never the less, whether you have a skinny rear end or a cushy one, riding your bicycle to run errands like grocery shopping will help to keep your heart in shape AND at the same time accomplish an otherwise tedious* errand. You need more reasons than that?
Economics- it's really a shame that home economics as a serious subject in school no longer exists. Consider how many miles your grocery store is from your house. Consider the rising price of gasoline. If you're one of those people who clip coupons that save you twenty five cents then you need to stop spending your money on unnecessary gas consumption. So your store is several miles from you? You can totally do it. It costs zero dollars to power your bicycle. Furthermore, a bicycle doesn't need $400 tune ups, oil changes, and its transmission will never go out.
Fresh Air- if everyone did all their grocery shopping on their bicycles (or walked!) just think how much more fresh air there would be to enjoy. Fewer cars+less exhaust fumes= nicer atmosphere for all those kids everyone keeps having. Anyone who has a kid or any number of kids must want a cleaner and safer world. Don't you?
Economics- it's really a shame that home economics as a serious subject in school no longer exists. Consider how many miles your grocery store is from your house. Consider the rising price of gasoline. If you're one of those people who clip coupons that save you twenty five cents then you need to stop spending your money on unnecessary gas consumption. So your store is several miles from you? You can totally do it. It costs zero dollars to power your bicycle. Furthermore, a bicycle doesn't need $400 tune ups, oil changes, and its transmission will never go out.
Fresh Air- if everyone did all their grocery shopping on their bicycles (or walked!) just think how much more fresh air there would be to enjoy. Fewer cars+less exhaust fumes= nicer atmosphere for all those kids everyone keeps having. Anyone who has a kid or any number of kids must want a cleaner and safer world. Don't you?
Cool Factor- you will look way cooler and savvy riding a bicycle than riding in your souped up pumped up stupid mullet-wearing giant sized rumbling vehicle. Seriously. Anyone (apparently) can buy idiotic enormous gas guzzling brand new cars and cause accidents with them but it takes muscle power to zip past cars on a bicycle, something it's getting easier to do all the time what with the traffic every one's so busy complaining about all the time.
I hope to be on my bicycle a lot more this year. It takes a while to get into the swing of bicycling to run errands instead of hopping on my trusty gas-run scooter. But I've bicycled at least fifteen miles this week and it feels great.
*I don't actually think it's tedious to go grocery shopping. In fact, it's one of my favorite things to do.
Labels: bicycling, green living, making choices