tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post3674876227052116889..comments2024-03-28T12:10:39.472-04:00Comments on Life's Funny Like That: The BikeDebbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-84123547460173588282022-07-14T14:54:24.126-04:002022-07-14T14:54:24.126-04:00Good for the micromanager! She was probably trying...Good for the micromanager! She was probably trying to keep you off the streets. :)Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-17997290744975564732022-07-14T13:34:47.428-04:002022-07-14T13:34:47.428-04:00It's sad that so much good stuff is thrown awa...It's sad that so much good stuff is thrown away. The Micro manager has brought home about a dozen bikes over the years some needed a lot of work. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-16433534798802719742022-07-14T13:10:29.380-04:002022-07-14T13:10:29.380-04:00I am so very sorry that you're dealing with th...I am so very sorry that you're dealing with the 'black dog'. It's a struggle for me as well. I need to keep my focus very small sometimes. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-9761964944311750412022-07-14T12:56:52.283-04:002022-07-14T12:56:52.283-04:00I am glad this is the first blog I visited after m...I am glad this is the first blog I visited after my depression sabbatical because I needed some good news. Thank you, Debby. Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-6414795308116873072022-07-14T12:39:54.728-04:002022-07-14T12:39:54.728-04:00I'm taking my cues from a London gent! ;)I'm taking my cues from a London gent! ;)<br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-24761032188641064232022-07-14T12:38:45.755-04:002022-07-14T12:38:45.755-04:00Here, we have at least three garbage companies tha...Here, we have at least three garbage companies that pick up in the area: Fitch, Veolia, and Raccoon. We've never had a big pickup, so I'm not sure how it works, actually. I suppose we'd get extra tacked on to our bill. I've never heard of 'tickets' though. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-75036452960103665772022-07-14T12:36:46.957-04:002022-07-14T12:36:46.957-04:00It is the small things that are the day brightener...It is the small things that are the day brighteners, isn't it?Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-88394460772053840612022-07-14T12:35:56.918-04:002022-07-14T12:35:56.918-04:00I'd like to see if we couldn't set somethi...I'd like to see if we couldn't set something up like that here. We don't have the space for it at our house, but...Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-78787982636766869402022-07-14T12:35:24.261-04:002022-07-14T12:35:24.261-04:00It was quite a funny sight to see. He was complete...It was quite a funny sight to see. He was completely unselfconscious about it. <br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-43378048589581626732022-07-14T12:34:38.319-04:002022-07-14T12:34:38.319-04:00It's a happy thing to picture, isn't it?It's a happy thing to picture, isn't it?Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-72565361251256001672022-07-14T12:34:19.009-04:002022-07-14T12:34:19.009-04:00I don't understand it, myself. Tim just loaded...I don't understand it, myself. Tim just loaded up a trampoline frame and hauled it home. The circle is going to be assembled in halves, and used as the framework for a polytunnel (ala Northsider Dave's)Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-21587537585731686142022-07-14T12:34:18.686-04:002022-07-14T12:34:18.686-04:00Bravo! Good for you! It drives me crazy to see per...Bravo! Good for you! It drives me crazy to see perfectly good stuff thrown out as trash. I just don't understand people.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-50813596148878358472022-07-14T12:31:45.920-04:002022-07-14T12:31:45.920-04:00I agree. Quite honestly, the Goodwill is just down...I agree. Quite honestly, the Goodwill is just down the road, a mile and a half away. How hard is it to drop those things off there?<br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-84636487179204987002022-07-14T12:30:29.674-04:002022-07-14T12:30:29.674-04:00We don't really have a place to set this up ri...We don't really have a place to set this up right this minute, but it certainly would be something worth discussing with others. <br />Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-51324090293716718022022-07-14T12:29:36.652-04:002022-07-14T12:29:36.652-04:00We just never really thought about it as children,...We just never really thought about it as children, did we? I mean, this was an exceptionally nice bike. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-73235353382222596332022-07-14T12:28:23.930-04:002022-07-14T12:28:23.930-04:00I have no idea why. The problem was, the dining ro...I have no idea why. The problem was, the dining room table, for instance. It was disassembled. We couldn't be sure it had all its pieces. The stuff in boxes would have required going through all the boxes to find out what it was and whether it could be salvaged. There were all sorts of things that I'm not even sure what they were. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-17131683636646849482022-07-14T12:26:18.142-04:002022-07-14T12:26:18.142-04:00We are a wasteful nation, that's for sure.We are a wasteful nation, that's for sure. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-7563058497249215772022-07-14T12:25:53.839-04:002022-07-14T12:25:53.839-04:00There has never been a more important time to be a...There has never been a more important time to be a good person. Seriously.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-24887727071623463112022-07-14T12:25:21.059-04:002022-07-14T12:25:21.059-04:00It was such a small thing, to offer it for free. I...It was such a small thing, to offer it for free. It cost us just a few minutes. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-70196120779848594322022-07-14T10:21:42.783-04:002022-07-14T10:21:42.783-04:00Will they just do that kind of pick up? It would c...Will they just do that kind of pick up? It would cost about a million bucks in extra stickers here. Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-44215989338126291812022-07-14T09:02:55.824-04:002022-07-14T09:02:55.824-04:00Thanks for rescuing that bike and sharing the stor...Thanks for rescuing that bike and sharing the story! It lifted my spirits!Ellen D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-50563961401346245302022-07-14T08:17:41.650-04:002022-07-14T08:17:41.650-04:00Good for you! I once saw a news story about a man ...Good for you! I once saw a news story about a man who saved bikes from the dump and gave them away to anyone who needed one. I remember that first bike I had as a kid. Those were good times!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-79518713130732282012022-07-14T07:37:10.605-04:002022-07-14T07:37:10.605-04:00Debby couldn't help but smile at the idea of y...Debby couldn't help but smile at the idea of your guy on that bike, but this was sweet & awesome to read--good for you guys. :^)ApacheDughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520433539816634566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-62010156693837150582022-07-14T05:32:11.699-04:002022-07-14T05:32:11.699-04:00What a pleasing story - a little girl somewhere is...What a pleasing story - a little girl somewhere is happy I hope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3721950935860033351.post-5068410706765750722022-07-14T05:03:46.692-04:002022-07-14T05:03:46.692-04:00Good for you! It is a shame to see so much being t...Good for you! It is a shame to see so much being thrown out..and often enough being intentionally damaged before being dumped in the rubbish skipgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.com