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[holytoastr]

Today is Bike to Work Day. I'm a little sad I couldn't participate. I like
bike riding. But I work so far from home, it would be impossible.

This area isn't very well built for bikes at all. It needs bike lanes or
something. I remember once I tried to bike to work when I worked in Great
Falls. (My car was getting repaired and ben borrowed a bike from friends.)

I thought I would die. There was no way to get to work without riding next
to a very scary road of death with drivers passing far too close to me to be
comfortable. I had to bounce around in the slippery gravel along the road to
avoid getting clipped by passing mirrors.

I would still like a bike for more pedestrian-friendly destinations (food
store, farmer's market, library) but I have no place to store one. The apt
complex doesn't really have any place to lock up bikes and I can't manage to
get a big bike up and down the stairs ever day. Not that there's room in the
apartment to begin with.

Would it be horrible if I added a fold-up bike to my future wedding
registry? :P